In this series we remember songs that have been forgotten or were never even given the attention they deserved. Today's Hidden Gem is Sugar by 15&
JYP's most talented group vocally and also their most underrated. Park Jimin (Jamie) and Baek Yerin, what a powerful duo. Individually they were somewhat popular but this little project never got the support it deserve. This song is so much fun and I love the runs throughout the song. I think of all their songs, this shows off their vocal ability best.
15& released one more song in 2015 and then we never heard from the duo ever again. It was more of a project than a duo JYP was going to seriously promote. The both debuted solo under JYP, with Yerin achieving greater success. Jimin was successful internationally as the host for Afterschool Club. They officially disbanded in 2019 when their contracts with JYP ended and both have continued solo careers. There were rumors that they didn't get along when they were younger, but they support each other's careers now. Yerin has been successful releasing the first ever full-English song to top the Korean charts. She has done a few successful OSTs including a song for Crash Landing On You and she frequently collaborates with other solo artists in the industry. Park Jimin changed her stagename to Jamie and has mostly been releasing English songs. She hasn't achieved as much success as Yerin, but she has a decent following particularly among international fans.
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