I. April's Profile
April (에이프릴) was a 6-member K-pop girl group under DSP Media.
The group's formation was first announced by DSP Media on February 9th, 2015, following their previous girl groups Fin.K.L, Kara, and Rainbow. April consists of Naeun, Yena, Rachel, Chaekyung, Jinsol, and Chaewon.
April debuted on August 24th, 2015, with the mini-album Dreaming and it's title track Dream Candy with past members; Somin from KARD and Hyunjoo.
The group's name origin is made up of 'A' and 'pril'. 'A' means 'the best girl group' and 'pril' means lovely girls.
When combined, 'April' makes the meaning of 'the best, lovely girls'.
II. Disbandment
On January 28, 2022, DSP Media officially announced APRIL’s disbandment and released the following statement:
Quote from DSP MediaDisplay MoreHello, this is DSP Media.
We are informing you that our artist APRIL has disbanded. After a long period of discussion and debate, our agency and the APRIL members decided to have the group disband and go their separate ways.
We ask that you give lots of support and interest to the six members, who will be walking a new path that is not part of APRIL.
Furthermore, we would like to once again thank the fans who supported and cheered on APRIL for the past six years.
III. Meet The Members
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Name: Naeun (나은)
Birthday: May 5th, 1999 Position: Vocalist, Rapper, Visual & Face Of The Group Sub-unit: Naeun & Jinsoul Instagram: @betterlee_0824 |
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Name: Rachel (레이첼) Birthday: August 28th, 2000 Position: Main Rapper, Lead Dancer & Vocalist Instagram: @castlechel_0824 |
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Name: Chaekyung (채경)
Birthday: July 7th, 1996 Position: Leader & Vocalist Instagram: @yunvely_0824 Previous Girl Groups: PURETTY | I.B.I |
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Name: Chaewon (채원)
Birthday: November 8th, 1997 Position: Main Vocalist & Rapper Instagram: @chaeni_0824 Youtube: Honey챈 [허니챈] |
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Name: Jinsol (진솔)
Birthday: December 4th, 2001 Position: Lead Vocalist & Maknae Subunit: Naeun & Jinsol Instagram: @truesol__0824 |
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Name: Yena (예나) Birthday: May 22, 2000 Position: Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, & Vocalist Instagram: @sheepyn_0824 |
IV. Past Members
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Name: Somin (소민)
Past Position: Leader & Lead Vocalist |
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Name: Hyunjoo (현주)
Past Position: Vocalist, Visual & Lead Dancer |
V. Members Solo Activities
VI. Discography
VII. Music Videos
VIII. Naeun, Jinsol Subunit
On January 31, 2018, DSP revealed that members Naeun and Jinsol will be part of a special unit. The unit would eventually release two digital singles together. "My Story" (내 이야기) on February 7, 2018, and "Matter of Time" (시간차) on March 1, 2020, as the "spring" portion of the Four Seasons project.
