15&

15& (Korean: 피프틴앤드, also known as Fifteen And) was a South Korean duo formed by JYP Entertainment in 2012. The duo consisted of Park Ji-min and Baek Ye-rin. The name means '15' being their age at debut and the ‘&’ in '15&' means that they can have success into the future.[1] They debuted with and released their debut single "I Dream" on October 5, 2012.[2] Following a four-year hiatus which began in February 2015, the group de facto disbanded upon the expiration of both member's contracts with JYP Entertainment in 2019.

15&
Also known asFifteen And
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2012–2015[lower-alpha 1]
LabelsJYP
Associated actsJYP Nation
Website15and.jype.com
Past members

History

Formation

In 2012, Park Ji-min was the first-place winner of the South Korean reality TV competition, "K-pop Star".[3] With the opportunity of signing with three major record labels (YG Entertainment, SM Entertainment and JYP Entertainment), she had chosen to sign with JYP Entertainment on May 21.[4][5]

When Baek Ye-rin was ten years old, she was introduced as a "R&B genius" on Star King.[6][7] In 2008, she auditioned with Beyoncé’s "Listen" and was accepted as a trainee at the same time as 2PM's Wooyoung and Highlight's Doo-joon.[8] Baek had been a JYP trainee for over four years before she officially debuted with Park.[9]

2012–2013: Debut with I Dream and Somebody

15&'s debut single I Dream was released on October 5, 2012. The duo's debut officially began on October 7, 2012, performing on SBS Inkigayo.[10] On October 12, 2012, 15& held their ‘school attack’ guerrilla concerts. The girls performed at the Chungdam Middle School, Eonnam Middle School, Sungil Information High School and Dankook University. For a total of eight hours, 15& held a surprise concert at each school, performing their debut song and their cover versions of Alicia Keys's "Put It in a Love Song", and Sistar19's "Ma Boy". The event attracted a total of 5,000 in attendance. Not only the students who attended the schools were there, but also the citizens living nearby who heard the news of the free concert.[11]

15&'s second single Somebody was released on April 7, 2013. The music video showed the two parodying the "K-Pop Star" judge panel while reacting to staged auditions/cameos by Park Jin-young and some of Park Ji-min's fellow contestants from K-pop Star 1. On April 7, 2013, 15& made their comeback performance on K-pop Star 2 finale with "Somebody". Upon its release on the same day, the song rose to the summit of music charts on Olleh, Melon, Daum and others.

2014–2019: Can't Hide It, Sugar, Love is Madness, and unofficial disbandment

15&'s third single Can't Hide It was released on April 13. On the same day, they made their comeback performance on K-pop Star 3 finale with "Can't Hide It."[12] It was also revealed that their first album is scheduled to be released in May 2014. 15&'s first album Sugar was released on May 26, 2014. They made their comeback on Mnet's M Countdown on May 29, 2014.

15& released the fourth single Love Is Madness, featuring Kanto of Troy on February 8, 2015. They performed the song for the first time along with other songs on February 14, 2015 for their Valentine's Day concert for singles.[13]

Following four year of hiatus, the expiration and non-renewal of Park Ji-min's contract with JYP Entertainment in August 2019 led to the group's de facto disbanding.[14]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[15]
Sugar 9

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (download) Album
KOR
Gaon
[17]		 KOR
Hot 100
[18]
"I Dream" 2012 611 Sugar
"Somebody" 2013 310
"Can't Hide It" (티가 나나봐, Tiga Nanabwa) 2014 13
"Sugar" 1736
"Love Is Madness" 2015 2— Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[17]
"Rain & Cry" 2014 46
  • KOR: 52,613 (DL)[24]
 Sugar
"Star" 85
  • KOR: 25,834 (DL)[24]
"Not Today Not Tomorrow" 95
  • KOR: 23,805 (DL)[24]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2013
22nd Seoul Music Awards
 Best New Artist N/A Nominated
2015
24th Seoul Music Awards
 Bonsang Award Can't Hide It Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Nominated
7th Melon Music Awards
 Best R&B / Soul Song Love is Madness (feat. Kanto of Troy) Nominated
2016
25th Seoul Music Awards
 Bonsang Award[25] Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Nominated

Notes
  1. Hiatus began in 2015, de facto disbandment occurred in 2019.

References
  1. http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1349391600396559010
  2. "15& Official Website". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  3. "JYP Entertainment Opens Park Ji Min's 15& Homepage". enews world. September 24, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  4. "K팝스타' 박지민, JYP와 전속계약 "데뷔 앨범 준비" (in Korean). Nate. May 21, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  5. "'K-Pop Star' winner Park Jimin signs with JYP Entertainment". allkpop. May 21, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  6. "JYP '천재소녀' 백예린 알고보니 김조한 제자" (in Korean). Nate. October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  7. "15&'s Baek Ye Rin revealed to be a student of singer Kim Jo Han". allkpop. October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  8. "JYP Reveals ′K-Pop Star′ Park Ji Min′s Fellow Member for 15&, Baek Ye Rin". Mnet. September 27, 2012. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  9. "JYPE releases childhood photos of 15& members". allkpop. September 26, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  10. "Rookie duo 15& debuts with "I Dream" on 'Inkigayo'!". allkpop. October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  11. "15& successfully completes their 'school attack' guerrilla concerts". allkpop. October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  12. "15& releases 'Can't Hide It' digital single!". allkpop. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  13. "15& welcome you to their Valentine's Day concert with a poster". allkpop. February 5, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  14. Lee, Eun-jung (August 6, 2019). 박지민, 7년만에 JYP 떠난다.."피프틴앤드 사실상 해체 [Park Ji-min, leaving JYP after 7 years.. "15& de facto disbanding"]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2019 – via Daum.
  15. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  16. "Gaon Album Chart - 2014년 5월 (May 2014)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  17. "Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  18. "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  19. Cumulative sales for "I Dream":
  20. "Gaon Download Chart - 2013년". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  21. "2014년 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  22. Sales by month:
  23. "2015 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  24. "2014년 23주차 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  25. "Seoul Music Awards Global (scroll to K-POP STAR 2015 [LIVE VOTE] and click "Main and Popular (Overseas)" to reveal the nominees)". Seoul Music Awards. SportsSeoul. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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