Bolbbalgan4, a hidden gem among Kpop idols, profile and fact

With 185+ million streaming at #1 most stream song as shown by Gaon chart, this duo singers popularity is skyrocketed nowadays. Bolbbalgan4 (볼빨간 사춘기) is an indie female duo consist of Ahn Ji Young (안지영) and Woo Ji Yoon (우지윤) under Shofar Music.

Acoustic duo Bolbbalgan4 swept the charts with the release of their latest single “Tell Me You Love Me.”Introduced as a “hidden track” from their full-length album “Red Planet,” the group’s latest hit number one on almost all music sites upon its release on Wednesday. They were able to overtake charts such as Melon, Genie and Naver Music despite tough competition from idol groups, most notably Big Bang.

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The duo (Bolbbalgan4) participated on Superstar K6 in 2014 and signed a contract with their current agency, but didn't make their debut until 2016 with the release of their first mini album Red Planet on April 22, 2016. They quickly gained popularity in South Korea after appearing on Yu Huiyeol's Skecthbook on September 10, 2016

They also sang ost for hit drama, Misaeng in 2014, also make some featuring in Kim Ji Soo single and separation restaurant. With such remarkable achievement in 2016 alone (reaching several Melon roofs), we can expect them to have long time career as musician and let's hope them to create more good songs for us, listener.

Bolbbalgan Sachungi (볼빨간사춘기) means Blushing Adolescent. Where Jiyoung represents the Adolescent(Bolbbalgan) because of her bubbly act, and Jiyoon represents the Blushing (Sachungi) because she's a shy one. The 4 at BOL4 came from Sachungi where Sa=4 to make it shorter.

Members profile:

Ahn Ji Young (안지영)

Born Sept 14, 1996

Blood Type A

Height 165cm

Position Vocal

Woo Ji Yoon (우지윤)

Born January 06, 1996

Blood Type A

Height 160cm

Position Bass

Their first album - Red planet track list:

01. 우주를 줄게 (Galaxy)
02. 싸운날 (Fight Day)
03. You(=I)
04. 심술 (Mean)
05. 나만 안되는 연애 (Hard To Love)
06. 초콜릿 (Chocolate)
07. 프리지아 (Freesia)
08. X Song
09. 반지 (Ring)
10. 사랑에 빠졌을 때 (When I Fall In Love)

WEBSITE: http://shofar-music.com/blush

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/bolbbalgan4/\

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/bolbbalgan4

Several facts about Ahn Jiyoung and Jiyoon:
- She’s perform in the opening ceremony at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
- Ahn jiyoung and Woo jiyoon are childhood friends: The girls were both raised in Yeongju city, Gyeongsang, in South Korea, and were classmates. As children, they dreamed of becoming singers, and they made that dream a reality.
- The girl group, also known as Blushing Youth or Bolppalgan Puberty, has taken the music world by storm with awesome songs like “Fight Day”, “Galaxy”, and “Tell Me You Love Me”.
- Ahn jiyoung isn't only a singer, but she also write & compose almost all of Bol4 songs in the album.
- although jiyoon didn't sing much on Bol4 song, but actually she has a good vocal too.
- Jiyoon often cover dance popular idols group.
- Jiyoung drive a range rover cars, in south korea European car is a symbol of high status.
- Because of bol4 success, both members, jiyoon and jiyoung are able to live independently alone, without the need to stay in a parent house. The duo don't live together.
- Bol4 manager is actually the CEO of the agency (Shofar music)

Read their magazine interview here

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