4minute was announced in May 2009, along with two of the group's members, Kim HyunA and Nam JiHyun. Jihyun is known as the leader and Hyunah is a former member of Wonder Girls[1]) On June 11, 2009, the silhouette teaser video was released online, along with their official website.[2] The remaining three members' identities were kept a secret until June 12.[3]
Cube Entertainment had released a teaser for their first single "Hot Issue" on June 10 and debuted on June 18. The girls promoted the song from its release, continuing promotions until August. At the end of August, 4Minute released a mini-album called "For Muzik" which was alongside their second single, "Muzik". 4minute won a mutizen award and a mnet award for their second single "Muzik". Their third single was "What A Girl Wants" and was revealed not long after the release of their EP.
On June 21, 2009, after the first week of "Hot Issue" promotions, fans stole various items from the group's van, including clothing and other items. Cube Entertainment said, "It was very unfortunate that such an ordeal occurred."[4]
On August 27, 2009, Korean broadcaster KBS banned playing of the 4minute song "Won't Give (안줄래)" for what they considered to be overly sexual lyrical content.[5] The lyrics in question, in the style of a first-person narrative, express an unwillingness on the part of the subject to "give" herself or her heart to her partner. Cube Entertainment responded to the ban by stating that the song was intended to be "about the pure feelings of a girl to a guy" and that they were very disappointed by the decision.[6][7]
4minute was featured in fellow label-mate Mario's Christmas digital single "Jingle Jingle", which was released on December 2, 2009; the music video premiered online on December 3, 2009.
They also recorded a remix with American artist Amerie for her song 'Heard 'Em All' that was released on the Asian version of her fourth album.[8]
2010: Hit Your Heart and debut in Japan
Cube Entertainment announced that Universal Music Group would be assisting 4minute with an international launch of their album.[9]
They embarked on their Asia Tour that started in January and followed into other countries such as Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Japan.[10] They had their first solo concert in Japan on May 8, 2010.[5] Cube Entertainment announced that the tickets to the concert had been sold out in a very short period of time. For their first solo concert in Japan, they performed in front of 4,000 people.
On April 23, 2010 a new repackaged album of 4minute was sold in Taiwan adding in the Hyuna's solo debut "Change" featuring Junhyung of Beast and their duet song with Amerie "Heard 'Em All", as well as a bonus DVD of their concert in Taiwan.
4minute released a new mini-album entitled HuH (Hit Your Heart) for their comeback on May 19, 2010. Along with this, they also released the first single from it, titled "HuH". In the first track "Who's Next?" 4minute's fellow label mates, the members of Beast, were featured and also appeared in the music video for "HuH" and "Who's Next".
They released a new music video for "I My Me Mine" their second single from "Hit Your Heart" on July 5, 2010.[11] Cube Entertainment also announced "I My Me Mine" as their next Japanese single. Three different editions of the single were released.[12]
On July 19, 2010, the song "Superstar" was digitally released for the Korean TV show Superstar K season 2.[13] 4minute also performed the song live, to further promote the show.
They performed for Celebration at Marina,[14] the warm-up concert for the Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010, on August 13, 2010 together with BEAST, successfully becoming the first Korean artists to perform for the Youth Olympic Games.
In September, Far Eastern Tribe Records announced a third Japanese single and their first double single, entitled "First/Dreams Come True". After a teaser was released, the full music video for "FIRST" was officially released on 21 October 2010. The single was released on October 27, 2010.
4minute had their second solo concert entitled Energy Volume Live 2: Diamond. It was held for two nights in Tokyo on December 4 and December 5, 2010 in Osaka. It also marked the start of their promotions Diamond which was released on December 15, 2010. It debuted at number 18 on the Oricon charts.
2011-present: Heart To Heart and 4minutes Left
On January 13, 2011 4minute participated at DiGi Live K-Pop Party 2011 in Malaysia at Stadium Negara together with B2ST and G.NA.[15] The group was awarded with the Bonsang Award at the 20th Seoul Music Awards on January 20, 2011. On February 6, the group attended the 2010 Billboard Japan Music Awards, being awarded with "KPop New Artist Award".
On January 19, 2011 was revealed that 4minute will be releasing their fourth Japanese single, “WHY” on March 9 and that is the theme song to TV Asahi drama, "Akutou~Juuhanzai Sousahan". The MV teaser for "WHY" was released on January 21, 2011 and the music video was released on February 7, 2011.
On February 23, 4minute modeled for the well-known bridal designer Yumi Katsura at her "2011 Paris Grand Collection Tokyo fashion Show" held in Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan. At the end of the show they performed their songs Muzik (Japanese version) and WHY. They performed at 50th Anniversary Music Wave Concert in Thailand on March 12, 2011.
On January 12, 2011 Cube Entertainment initially revealed that 4minute will be returning with a full official album in March.
After Several teasers were released with the name "Steal 20". 4minute dropped their third mini album, titled Heart to Heart featuring 5 new songs, with a title track titled "Heart to Heart". The MV teaser for "Heart to Heart" was released on March 28, 2011 and the music video was released on March 29, 2011. The MV also stars CN Blue's Jungshin. With the release of the third mini album, it confused many fans, but Cube Entertainment revealed that it was a new way of marketing, and that a full Korean Album was Coming in April. This was confirmed after an alternate version of the Heart to Heart intro track "4minutes Left", featuring a much heavier dance beat, leaked.
On April 5, 4minute released their first full length Korean album titled 4MINUTES LEFT.[16] Along with the highly anticipated video for their Shadow Title Track "Mirror Mirror". The album consists of all the tracks the Heart to Heart digital EP had, along with "Hide and Seek" and "Already Gone" which were from their debut album in Japan, DIAMOND, as well as the new shadow title track ""Mirror Mirror"" ,another new song titled "Badly" and a Korean remake of their Third Japanese Single "First". The Album and two lead promotional singles are maintaining their positions in the top 10 of many Korean REAL TIME Charts.
4minute made their first live comeback stage after a year hiatus through M.net's M! Countdown on April 7, 2011, to further promote the album.
Despite the song's success, controversy followed because of the song's provocative spread leg choreography for ""Mirror, Mirror"" with various Korean music program's demanding it be changed or 4minute would not allowed to be perform the song on their shows.[17] Their new choreography debuted on M! Countdown April 14, 2011.
Korean Discography
- Studio Albums
- 2011: 4minutes Left
- EP's
- 2009: For Muzik
- 2010: Hit Your Heart
- 2011: Heart to Heart
- Digital Singles
- 2009: Jingle Jingle
- 2010: Superstar
- Studio Albums
- 2010: Diamond
- Single Albums
- 2010: Muzik
- 2010: I My Me Mine
- 2010: First/Dreams Come True
- 2011: Why
- 2011: TBA (June 2011)
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