Biography

Debuting in 2015, GFRIEND has established themselves as a prominent and distinguished girl group within the K-pop scene by scoring successful releases in a row, beginning with the School Trilogy. Composed of six members, SOWON, YERIN, EUNHA, YUJU, SINB and UMJI, the name GFRIEND stands for both a “lovely girlfriend” and a “best friend to count on”. The name also bears the group’s wish to approach their listeners with music that is as great as any friend would be, staying close to them like good buddies do. With sentimental lyrics and melody accompanied by their signature powerful performance, the group has forged their very own genre of “Powerful Innocence” and “Passionate Sentimentality”. Storming domestic music charts with tracks such as “Rough”, “NAVILLERA”, “Time for the moon night”, “Sunrise” and “FEVER”, GFRIEND has become the first K-pop girl group to achieve the 100 million streams milestone with “Me Gustas Tu” according to Gaon chart. They have also been recognized by global music award shows, including the MTV European Music Awards. 2019 Won Best Female Group Award at Golden Disc Awards 2018 Won Best Female Group Award at Golden Disc Awards 2018 Won the New Artist Award at Seoul Music Awards, Rookie of the Year at Golden Disc Awards 2017 Best Korea Act at MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) 2016 Won Best Dance Performance (Female Group) at Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) 2015 Named the Best New Artist at Melon Music Awards (MMA)