28 Facts About Apink

1.

Apink is a South Korean girl group formed by IST Entertainment.

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2.

Since their debut, Apink has won awards at shows such as the Golden Disc Awards, the Seoul Music Awards and the Mnet Asian Music Awards.

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3.

Apink remained a member of Apink until April 8,2022, before withdrawing from the group.

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4.

Apink recorded the song "Uri Geunyang Saranghage Haejuseyo" for the SBS drama, Protect the Boss, the soundtrack of which was released in September 2011.

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5.

In November 2011, Apink began recording a reality television show called Birth of a Family with boy band Infinite.

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6.

Still in November, Apink received their first award, the Female Rookie Award, at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards held in Singapore.

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7.

In January 2012, Apink won their first music show award on Mnet's M Countdown for "My My".

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8.

For season 3, which began to air in June 2012, Apink members contributed as writers, camera operators, directors, and in other production jobs.

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9.

In January 2013, Apink recorded another single with Beast to promote Skoolooks.

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10.

On January 13,2014, Apink released "Good Morning Baby", a song composed by Duble Sidekick, to celebrate the 1,000th day since the group's debut.

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11.

Apink won six music show trophies for "Mr Chu", and the song was the eighth best selling digital song in 2014, according to Gaon's year-end chart.

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12.

From September to November 2014, Apink raised funds for the Seungil Hope Foundation to build a hospital for ALS patients.

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13.

On November 13, Apink received the Best Female Dance award at the 2014 Melon Music Awards for their video of "Mr Chu".

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14.

On January 10,2015, Apink became the first group to win five consecutive awards on Music Core.

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15.

Apink released a Japanese version of "Mr Chu" on February 18,2015, which included a Japanese version of "Hush".

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16.

In February 2015, Apink entered Forbes Korea Power Celebrity for the first time at number 18.

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17.

In November 2015, Apink announced their first tour in North America and were scheduled to perform in Vancouver, Dallas, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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18.

Apink released their third full-length Korean album, Pink Revolution, on September 26,2016, following a hiatus of one year and two months, the group's longest since debut.

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19.

Apink worked with Black Eyed Pilseung for the title track, as well as well-known producers such as Shinsadong Tiger and Dsign Music for the B-sides.

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20.

In November 2016, Apink began their Pink Aurora Asia Tour, performing at numerous destinations throughout eastern Asia including Taiwan and Singapore.

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21.

On November 30, Plan A Entertainment announced that Apink would be returning on December 15 with their first special album, Dear, despite rigorous activities and promotions throughout the end of 2016.

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22.

Once again, Apink worked with frequent collaborator Black Eyed Pilseung for the title track, who had previously produced "Only One".

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23.

The album itself topped the Gaon chart and led Apink to reach their highest-ever position on Billboards World Albums chart at number 11.

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24.

The success of the song and album further led to Apink making their debut on Billboards Social 50 chart, opening at number 39.

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25.

On December 1, Apink received the Top 10 Artists award at the 2018 Melon Music Awards for their song "I'm So Sick".

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26.

On February 14,2022, Apink released their fourth studio album Horn, as well as the lead single "Dilemma".

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27.

Apink started with a documentary program titled Apink News, which aired on the cable channel TrendE for three seasons.

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28.

In 2014, Apink appeared on another reality show, MBC Every 1's Showtime, and were the subject of the third season.

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