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Red Velvet (Korean: 레드벨벳 Rom: Redeu Belbet) is a South Korean girl group consisting of five members. Founded in 2014 by SM Entertainment

Red Velvet 레드벨벳 "행복 (Happiness)" MV

𖤍 Pre-debut 𖤍

Three of the four members of Red Velvet were part of S.M.'s pre-debut team. Rookies. The first to join Seulgi's agency, she auditioned in 2007. Irene was next and came in 2009. Wendy came to SM Entertainment through SM Global Audition in Canada in 2012. Joy, who was not a member of S.M. Rookies, auditioned for 'SM Global Audition' in 2012 in Seoul.

In July 2014, there were rumors that SM Entertainment had assembled a new girl group to debut, consisting of the three members of S.M.Rookies - Irene, Seulgi and Wendy - along with another trainee, who turned out to be Joy. SM Entertainment has made an official announcement that four-member girl group Red Velvet will debut on August 1, 2014.

𖤍 Career 𖤍

2014: Debut, "Happiness" and "Be Natural"

The video for the lead single was released on August 1, 2014, and the band performed at Music Bank on the same day.

The song "Happiness" was released on August 4, 2014 through various online music charts such as Melon, Genie and Naver Music. The new single performed well for newcomers and was ranked first on the Genie online music chart immediately after its release, and also ranked in the top 10 on Melon, Naver Music and other charts. The song also peaked at number three in Singapore and Taiwan, number four in Malaysia, number five in Thailand and number nine in Hong Kong. The single peaked in the top 10 on the iTunes Songs Chart upon its release on August 5. Additionally, the “Happiness” video reached a million views in just 11 hours.

On October 9, Red Velvet performs on 'M! Countdown" and releases a video for their second single, a remake of the group S.E.S., "Be natural".

Red Velvet 레드벨벳 "Be Natural (feat. SR14B TAEYONG (태용)) MV

2015: First mini-album “Ice Cream Cake” and a new member of the group.

On March 11, SM Entertainment announced the group's new mini-album titled "Ice Cream Cake" and set a release date of March 18. On the same day, a video of the group's new member, Yeri, was shown. She trained at S.M. Rookies. Yeri will join the group with the release of the album. On March 14, the group released a pre-release video for “Automatic.”

Red Velvet 레드벨벳 "Automatic" MV

The mini-album "Ice Cream Cake" topped the Gaon weekly chart for the first week. It also debuted at number two on the Billboard World Albums chart and the song "Ice Cream Cake" was at number three on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart. On March 27, Red Velvet won their first award on the music show Music Bank. On March 29, the members won their second award on the music show Inkigayo. On the music show The Show on March 31, Red Velvet won their third award. Another award was taken for music. Show Champion. The fifth award was taken on April 2 at M! Countdown. They took the sixth award at Music Core.

Red Velvet 레드벨벳 "Ice Cream Cake" MV

First full-length album “THE RED”

On September 3, through their Instagram account, the band members announced an imminent comeback in the form of the first full-length album THE RED, which was released on September 9; the album consists of ten tracks, including the single "Dumb Dumb". The music video for the song is about a teenage girl who starts acting stupid while falling in love. The video was filmed at a doll factory and released on September 8. Overall, the album was received positively by critics. On September 9, THE RED's first full-length album was released, which reached number 1 on Billboard and the South Korean Gaon chart. THE RED was also named one of Billboard's 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015, where it was described as "one of the most enjoyable and experimental pop albums of the year.

Red Velvet 레드벨벳 "Dumb Dumb" MV

2016: Second mini-album “The Velvet”

Back in October 2015, Wendy announced the follow-up album to their first full-length work. On March 2, it became known that the video for the title track for the new material had already been filmed. On March 10, teaser photos for the future comeback began to be uploaded on the group’s official Instagram account, and the name of the title track of the future mini-album, “7월7일(One Of These Nights),” also became known. The single has been described as an R&B ballad with a steady beat.

But ten minutes before the official digital and physical release, an announcement was made that the comeback would be postponed from March sixteenth to March seventeenth. S.M. Entertainment explained this by saying that it was necessary to improve the quality of the material and improve the quality of the work done. The group apologized for the incident in morning broadcast"Good Morning FM", during which they talked about their new mini-album and lead single.

Red Velvet 레드벨벳 "7월 7일 (One Of These Nights)" MV

Third mini-album “Russian Roulette”

On September 1, the name of the title track “Russian Roulette” became known. It also became known that the track was recorded in the synth-pop genre. It has become clear that the new mini-album will be based on the Red Velvet concept. Information has appeared about the track list of the mini-album, it contains 7 tracks in total. On September 6, a screenshot with the names of new songs was posted. On September 7th Korean Time (KST), a case study was broadcast on the V app.

The group's images in the video were inspired by Disney princesses: Irene - Snow White, Yeri - Sleeping Beauty (Aurora), Wendy - The Little Mermaid (Ariel), Joy - Belle, Seulgi - Cinderella. Yeri also mentioned this feature in the online broadcast.

Red Velvet 레드벨벳 "러시안 룰렛 (Russian Roulette)" MV

2017: Fourth mini-album “Rookie”

January 20, 2017 S.M. Entertainment announced the group's comeback in February. On February 1, Rookie's fourth mini-album with the single of the same name was released. Red Velvet has achieved a number of victories at various music shows. The first single "Would U" for the second season of SM Station was released on March 31

Red Velvet 레드벨벳 "Rookie" MV

Fifth mini-album “The Red Summer”

On June 23, the release of the fifth mini-album The Red Summer was confirmed, which will be the group's first summer release. On June 30, the track listing was released, with the lead single titled "Red Flavor (빨간 맛)". The release took place on July 9.

Looking at old pictures Irene it becomes clear that her eyes have changed, they have become larger and more expressive. They became so thanks to her - upper blepharoplasty (possibly with correction of ptosis), epicanthoplasty, canthoplasty, as well as surgery to create « aegyo sal"(cute, according to Korean women, bags under the eyes).

Before plastic surgery:

2. JOY/Joy

Pre-debut photos show that Joy was a little fuller than now, but the corners of the jaw, as we all know, cannot resolve on their own, since they are bones. Therefore, she had surgery to resection the angles of the jaw, possibly in combination with resection of Bichat's lumps (cheek fat pads) to make the oval of the face appear more refined. These operations are quite often practiced in South Korea; not only idols, but also ordinary local people resort to them, since Koreans consider a v-shaped face attractive. Unfortunately, few Asians are blessed with this coveted oval face, so they resort to this operation at their own risk, because the beauty industry dictates its own rules regarding what a beautiful face should look like.

In addition to maxillofacial surgery, she has had augmentation rhinoplasty (creating a higher nasal septum), upper blepharoplasty and epicanthoplasty.

Before plastic surgery:

3. WENDY/Wendy

U Wendy the facial features have not changed, but the contour of the oval has become clearer, the face has acquired oval shape instead of round. Most likely, she achieved this thanks to resection of the angles of the jaw.

Before plastic surgery:

4. SEULGI/Seulgi

U Seulgi in the pre-debut pictures, the eyes were quite small compared to how they are now. Most likely, she had a simple eyelid surgery where part of the eyelid is not cut off, allowing for a natural result. She did not change the shape of her eyes.

Before plastic surgery:

5. YERI/Yeri

Regarding the maknae Yeri, then in her case there is nothing to complain about, except that one can assume that she, like Seulgi could create a double eyelid with threads. However, such rumors do not spread on the Internet, so she can be called a natural-looking idol.

Pre-debut

Three of the four members of Red Velvet were part of S.M.'s pre-debut team. Rookies. The first to join Seulgi's agency, she auditioned in 2007. Irene was next and came in 2009. Wendy came to SM Entertainment through SM Global Audition in Canada in 2012. Joy, who was not a member of S.M. Rookies, auditioned for 'SM Global Audition' in 2012 in Seoul.
In July 2014, there were rumors that SM Entertainment had assembled a new girl group to debut, consisting of the three members of S.M.Rookies - Irene, Seulgi and Wendy - along with another trainee, who turned out to be Joy. SM Entertainment has made an official announcement that four-member girl group Red Velvet will debut on August 1, 2014.

2014: Debut, "Happiness" and "Be Natural"

On July 27, 2014, Red Velvet released a teaser video for their debut song "Happiness enru".
The video for the lead single was released on August 1, 2014, and the band performed at Music Bank on the same day.
The song "Happiness" was released on August 4, 2014 through various online music charts such as Melon, Genie and Naver Music. The new single performed well for newcomers and was ranked first on the Genie online music chart immediately after its release, and also ranked in the top 10 on Melon, Naver Music and other charts. The song also peaked at number three in Singapore and Taiwan, number four in Malaysia, number five in Thailand and number nine in Hong Kong. The single peaked in the top 10 on the iTunes Songs Chart upon its release on August 5. Additionally, the “Happiness” video reached a million views in just 11 hours.

On October 9, Red Velvet performed on "M! Countdown" and released the music video for their second single, S.E.S.'s remake, "Be natural."

Shortly after the release of the "Happiness" video, Japanese media reported that it contained images referencing the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as the September 11 attacks. S.M. Entertainment explained that the images were only used as collage sources and there was no intention behind them.
The spokesperson added that the agency would remove the material that caused the confusion as soon as possible: "We will make sure that such things do not happen in the future."
August 3 S.M. Entertainment removed the original "Happiness" music video and uploaded an edited version without the controversial scenes.

Red Velvet is a South Korean group that consists of a lot of beautiful and talented performers. This team was formed music company"SM Entertainment" They were able to debut in August 2014 with their single "Happy". The group consists of: Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy and Yeri.

As soon as the group was able to break into Korean show business, they immediately won the hearts of many listeners not only in their homeland, but throughout Asia. Their first album was written in early 2015 and was able to get a title in the form of “Ice Cream Cake”. Some singles managed to get to the top of the most popular charts in Korea and win an army of thousands of fans, but their journey did not end there, as more and more new events awaited them.

All subsequent albums and singles were also able to become one of best compositions in many Asian and even foreign charts. In 2017, their very commercially successful project called “Perfect Velvet” was released. Thanks to their active and talented activities, young and very ambitious girls were able to win many awards in the musical field, which is a good bonus to their career. Almost all participants are also actively involved in television programs and willingly take part in them. In addition, some are also involved in modeling and acting.

In addition, the group was able to travel to a large number of countries, since Red Velvet’s fans are scattered all over the globe and not just a few people, but several thousand.

Born on March 29 (according to the horoscope Aries) 1991 in Daegu (South Korea). Real name: Bae Joo Hyun. Sweet, but at the same time determined and optimistic, Irene is the leader of the group and tries to put as much strength and vigor into it as possible so that they can convey their music to absolutely every listener. They are ready to captivate the world with their music and let them know what real K-pop is. Among other things, Irene also takes the place of the lead rapper. Her height is 160 centimeters and her weight is 42 kilograms.

Seulgi

Born on February 10 (according to the horoscope Aquarius) 1994 in the city of Ansan (Gyeonggi Province, South Korea). Real name: Kang Seul Gi. Seulgi is a very romantic person who believes in true love and is ready to share it with everyone, because this is one of the most beautiful feelings that a person can experience. So, in her creativity, she gives any project her romantic and attractive nature. In addition, she holds the position of lead vocalist, as well as the main dancer. Her height is 165 centimeters and her weight is 41 kilograms.

Wendy

Born on February 21 (according to the Pisces horoscope), 1994 in Seoul (South Korea). Real name: Song Seung Wan. A big bundle of real positivity and vivacity called Wendy, she is ready to charge anyone with her unique energy, which simply bursts into full swing and touches others.

Everyone is simply mesmerized by Wendy, thanks to her optimistic attitude and cheerfulness that she brings to the group. Occupies the position of main vocalist. Her height is 159 centimeters and her weight is 41 kilograms.

Joy

Born on September 3 (Libra according to the horoscope) 1996 in Seoul (South Korea). Real name: Park Soo Yeon. Joy herself is an image of true good manners and elegance, which she demonstrates to us more than once in front of the cameras. Such a girl will definitely guide you on the right path and help you in difficult times, which is what she does as part of the group. Occupies the position of one of the main rappers and lead vocalists. Her height is 170 centimeters and her weight is 49 kilograms.

Yeri

Born on March 5 (according to the Pisces horoscope) 1999 in Seoul (South Korea). Real name: Kim Ye Rim. Yeri is the youngest member in the group, and therefore, with her character and antics, she resembles a small child who always demands attention. In addition, she loves to sleep, play games and, of course, eat, like all normal children. He takes the place of the main rapper in the group. Her height is 160 centimeters and her weight is 44 kilograms.

The Oryol group Red Velvet plays in the style of RID, tours Russia and the world, actively participates in musical projects and loves his fans very much. Today the musicians are busy recording an EP (mini-album) and plan to release a video...

When does Red Velvet celebrate their birthday?

We don't remember the exact date. I think it was in the spring, April 2011. Let our birthday be April 12, a good date.

Who brought you all together?

Initially we played on different teams. I played together with drummer Alexander Kartukov. Smith, aka Alexander Kharitonov, offered to join their “orphaned” group. Later, guitarist Ivan came to us. This is where it all started. In general, we have known each other for a very, very long time.

Why Red Velvet?

The name appeared before the first concert, because... We had to be announced somehow in the poster. We didn’t think about the name for a long time. The day before, I watched David Lynch's Blue Velvet. Having slightly modified the name, we decided that we would be called Red Velvet.

On your official page vk.com/red_velvet_band one of the subscribers said that there is also a Red Velvet group in Korea. Do you like this or are you planning to claim your copyright?

I have no doubt that there is. I think there are about a dozen such names. But this doesn't bother me at all. Why not?

Tell us about Red Velvet’s participation in the musical projects “Cinema in 4G+”, “Our 2.0”, “Reanimation”, “Rock at Night”, “Shchi Factory”.

“Cinema in 4G+ format” is a new interesting experience for us. We are, so to speak, in " live» dubbed the movie. I hope that Misha Orlov (pseudo DJ Ptitsa) will send us a video soon and we can watch it in our group.
“Our 2.0” is an Internet project of “Our Radio”. Red Velvet's songs are participating in this project. It's basically just network rotation, but we like it.
Are the other projects performances? which need to be seen, listened to, but there is no point in talking about it. The only thing "Rock at Night" is international festival, which took place in Kharkov.

Who promotes the group?

We do promotion together. We have contacts on our page; if necessary, you can contact us.

We can say that the Oryol group Red Velvet is touring the world. Not long ago we were in Belarus. How are you received by the foreign public? What countries are in the future?

We also played in Ukraine in Kharkov. If Ukraine and Belarus can be called peace, then yes, we tour the world)

The group’s lyrics often contain phrases that are, as they say, “the topic of the day.” Who is the author of the lyrics?

Vocals and lyrics are my “area of ​​darkness.”

Preference only to the Russian language. Why?

Not at all, we have a decent number of songs on English, they’re just not all recorded yet. You can find tracks Paradise, Play on the Internet. However, I prefer to write in Russian, because... I think in this language.

Have you tried making cover versions?

Yes, and they accumulate like a snowball. We participated in projects where the presence of a cover is a necessary condition. For example, the Pink Floyd party at the Mezzanine cafe, the birthday of Radio 7. We are very interested in this process, when a song can be given a second life, read differently. We usually play them at concerts: covers of the Sex Pistols, The Cure, Pink Floyd.

Why RID style (Indie - rock - disco)?

To the point. You are very insightful, this is exactly what this abbreviation stands for. In general, everything was conceived as funk, in the end we play what happens, it always happens)

So the fans are asking for more funk? Are you ready?

We play what we feel at the moment. If it's a funky mood, it'll be funky. I don’t want to force myself into any limits.

Which song is Red Velvet fans' favorite? What are they asking for an encore?

I think it's Violetta and Paradise. But it’s better to address this question to the listeners.

What to expect from Red Velvet? When is the next performance in Orel?

We are now paying more attention to rehearsals, recordings, and developing new material. Information about upcoming concerts will appear online.

Brief information:
Red Velvet Group
Stylistics: RID
Compound:
Dolgov Roman - vocals
Kosichkin Ivan - guitar
Kharitonov Alexander - bass
Kartukov Alexander – drums

Band website: redvelvet.bandcamp.com
VKontakte page.