Biography
April (Hangul: 에이프릴) also styled as APRIL is a South Korean girl group formed by DSP Media in 2015. They debuted on August 24, 2015, with the mini-album Dreaming. The group is currently composed of six members: Chaekyung, Chaewon, Naeun, Yena, Rachel and Jinsol.
From 2012 to 2014, former member Somin and member Chaekyung were members of DSP Media's Japanese girl group Puretty. The group released the singles "Cheki☆Love" in 2012, "Shwa Shwa BABY" in 2013 and then disbanded in 2014 with plans for the members to re-debut into other groups.
In mid-2014, former member Somin and members Chaewon and Chaekyung participated in Kara Project, in which seven trainees competed to become the new members of label mates girl group, KARA. Chaekyung was eliminated, while Somin and Chaewon made it into the final round where they finished in second and fourth place respectively.
In early 2016, member Chaekyung, along with fellow trainee Cho Shiyoon, represented DSP Media in the reality girl group survival show, Produce 101, where she finished in 16th place. She also participated with other competitors of "Produce 101" to "The God of Music 2" and joined its project group C.I.V.A in July 2016. In August 2016, Chaekyung and the Produce 101 members of C.I.V.A joined LOEN Entertainment's project group I.B.I.
On February 9, DSP Media announced that they will debut a new girl group, April, in the first half of 2015. They would be labeled as sister group to Fin.K.L and Kara. The name April is a combination of "A" which means the best, and "Pril" stands for a lovely woman you can't help but love.
April debuted with the original six-members Somin, Chaewon, Hyunjoo, Naeun, Yena and Jinsol on August 24, 2015 with the mini-album Dreaming. They released the music video for their debut album's title song, "Dream Candy".
On November 9, leader Somin announced her departure from the group to pursue a different career. DSP Media revealed that the group will be rearranged with the 5 remaining members, Chaewon, Hyunjoo, Naeun, Yena and Jinsol.
On November 25, the group released their first single album Boing Boing that includes the title track "Muah!", "Glass Castle" and an instrumental of the title track. "Muah!" is produced by MachWave and Lee Jun-yeop. It is a fresh pop dance track that features the cute charms of April. It was followed by a special winter album Snowman released on December 21.
On February 12, DSP Media announced that the group’s fan club name as "Fineapple" (Hangul: 파인에플). The name "Fineapple" is a combination of the words "Fine" and "Apple", which is a shortened form of April. On February 14, the group hold a mini-concert "Everland Romantic Concert" for Valentine's Day.
On February 18, April won the Girl Group Rookie of the Year award at the "22nd Korean Entertainment Arts Awards".
On March 6, the group held their first Japanese fan-meeting titled "April JAPAN FANMEETING 2016～The First Fairy tale～" with 2,000 fans. The event was presented by label-mate and former KARA member, Heo Young-ji. A mini-fanmeeting of similar concept was also hold in Seoul, on February 27, with 500 fans.
The groups's second mini album Spring was released on April 27, 2016. The album contains six tracks, including the lead single, "Tinkerbell". During the Spring promotions, member Hyunjoo took a temporary hiatus from the group due to breathing problems and frequent headaches.
On August 21, the group held their first solo concert "Dream Land" at the Baek Am Art Hall in Seoul to celebrate their first anniversary. Another concert was held in Tokyo Japan on October 15.
On October 29, Hyunjoo announced her official departure from April after her 7-month hiatus to pursue an acting career. The same day, DSP Media also announced that the four remaining members Chaewon, Naeun, Yena and Jinsol would be rearranged with the addition of new members for an upcoming comeback set for in early 2017.
On November 11 and 23, it was confirmed that members Yoon Chaekyung and Rachel will be the newest addition to the group, for a comeback goal set for January 2017. Chaekyung is a former Puretty member, Kara Project and Produce 101 contestant, as well as a member of project girl-groups I.B.I and C.I.V.A.
On December 20, 2016, DSP Media announced that April will release its third mini-album Prelude on January 4, 2017. The title of the album Prelude represent the group's new beginning with their new line-up consisting of Chaekyung, Chaewon, Naeun, Yena, Rachel and Jinsol. The album includes 9 tracks with 5 new songs, a special version of 3 their previous tracks "Dream Candy", "Muah!" and "Snowman", and an instrumental version of the title track. On December 28, the release of a teaser of Rachel showing the key point dance moves for the choreography confirmed that the title track of the album would be "April Story".
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