Glam (band)

Glam
Background information
Origin South Korea
Genres K-pop
Years active 2012–2015
Labels
Past members
  • Zinni
  • Trinity
  • Jiyeon
  • Dahee
  • Miso

Glam (Hangul: 글램) was a South Korean girl group that debuted in 2012 under the management of Big Hit Entertainment and Source Music.[1] The group consisted of five members: Zinni, Trinity, Jiyeon, Dahee, and Miso.[2] Glam disbanded in 2015 after a court found Dahee guilty of blackmailing actor Lee Byung-hun.[3]

History

Pre-debut

Before officially debuting, GLAM collaborated with label-mates 2AM and Lee Hyun. They featured on 2AM's Alone from their album Saint o'Clock, and Lee Hyun's single You Are Best of My Life. Prior to GLAM's debut, member Dahee voiced South Korea's first official Vocaloid, SeeU under Seoul Broadcasting System in both Korean and Japanese. GLAM's first publicized performance as a group was at Japan during the Nico Nico Chokaigi festival. On May 25, Big Hit Entertainment announced that the group would make their debut on July 16 in collaboration with Source Music. A representative revealed, "GLAM is comprised of five members talented in singing, and dancing . The name means ‘Girls Be Ambitious’, and we hope that they’ll follow their name to produce ambitious, bright music." As a means to introduce the group to the public, GLAM had featured in their first reality show 'Real Music Drama: GLAM' which aired on SBS MTV from June 6 up until the group's official debut[4]

2012: Debut with Party (XXO), Five Fingers soundtrack and member changes

On July 16, GLAM released their first single Party (XXO). The music video for the song was uploaded onto their official YouTube channel on July 19, 2012.[5] Their second single was released on October 26, for the soundtrack of SBS' drama, Five Fingers.[6] On December 24, Big Hit Entertainment released a public statement announcing that Trinity would be leaving GLAM due to personal reasons and announced she had no desire to be a celebrity,[7] which caused rumours that it was due to her alleged past as a sasaeng fan of Super Junior member Leeteuk.[8] Allegations included that she had posed as a CEO's daughter and the daughter of a producer in order to try to meet Leeteuk, and was known as "Cussing Granny" due to her aggressiveness and tendency towards swearing.[9][10][11][12]

2013–2015: I Like That, In Front of the Mirror, Dahee blackmail scandal and disbandment

On January 1, 2013, GLAM released their second single, I Like That. GLAM also performed on various music programs to promote their new single.[13] On March 15, GLAM made their second comeback of the year with In Front of the Mirror. GLAM started their promotions via Music Bank and various other music programs as well.[14]

On September 2, 2014, the actor Lee Byung-hun made a report at Gangnam Police Station claiming that two women were blackmailing him by using a compromising video as leverage. Dahee and model Lee Ji-yeon were identified and they have since admitted to blackmailing the actor.[15] The final trial was held at the Seoul District Court on January 15, 2015, and Dahee was sentenced to one year in prison[16] until Lee Byung-hun released her before leaving for the U.S. on March 20.[17] On January 14, the company confirmed the contracts of the members ended at the end of 2014 and the members decided to go their separate ways. Former member Jiyeon, currently known as Lucy, made her solo debut on March 22, 2017 with her single "B-Day".[18]

Former members

  • Zinni (Hangul: 지니)
  • Trinity (트리니티)
  • Jiyeon(지연)
  • Dahee (다희)
  • Miso (미소)

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (DL)
KOR
Gaon
[19]		 KOR
Hot 100
[20]
"Party (XXO)" 2012 66 —
"I Like That" 2013 57 54
"In Front of the Mirror" (거울앞에서) 37 47
"Give It 2 U" 2014 — 79 N/A
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Album
"The Person I Miss" (그리운 사람) 2012 Five Fingers OST

Collaborations

Title Year Album
"Just Me" (바로 나야)
2AM feat. Glam		 2010 Saint o'Clock
"Bad Girl"
Lee Hyun feat. Glam & BTS		 2011 You Are the Best of My Life

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network
2012Real Music Drama: GLAMThemselvesSBS MTV

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Eun-jeong (January 15, 2015). "이병헌 협박한 가수 소속된 걸그룹 글램 해체". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ Han, Je-hui (June 6, 2012). "빅히트, 글램 멤버 공개…이미소·지니 등장 '이목 집중'". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ Kim, Hyung Woo (January 15, 2015). "GLAM Officially Disbands Following Da Hee′s Trials". Newsen. Translation by Grace Danbi Hong. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ "GLAM PRE-DEBUT POST". Omona they didn't!. June 5, 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "GLAM releases debut track "Party (XXO)"". allkpop. July 15, 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "GLAM Five FIngers OST part 4". kpopexplorer. October 26, 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Female Idol Group GLAM Loses Member Trinity". soompi. December 24, 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Gay Friendly Girl Group Glam is Back with a Ninjariffic New Single". Popdust. 2 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "Shinee Sasaeng Rumoured to Be SM Trainee". KpopFans. July 2014.
  10. ↑ 글램 트리니티 이특사생 윤수진? (in Korean). Won3chon. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25.
  11. ↑ "신인 걸그룹에 트리니티 얘 사생이였음". Nate Pan. 20 July 2012.
  12. ↑ "http://pann.nate.com/talk/315304772". Nate Pan. 20 March 2012. External link in |title= (help)
  13. ↑ "Glam Performs I Like That for Inkiyago". soompi. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "GLAM make their comeback with "In Front of the Mirror" on 'Music Bank'!". allkpop. March 15, 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "이병헌 협박 가수, 글램 다희에 "첫 경험이 언제냐"…가벼운 음담패설?". TV Daily. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  16. ↑ Shin Na-ri (January 15, 2015). 이병헌 협박 혐의 이지연-다희 실형 선고…법원 "연인 아니다". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Kim Dahee Of GLAM, Model Lee Ji Yeon Receive Suspended Sentences For Blackmailing Lee Byung Hun After Actor Requests Leniency". KpopStarz. 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  18. ↑ "GLAM Officially Disbands Following Da Hee′s Trials". Mwave. January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved October 3, 2018.
    • ""Party (XXO)" charting".
    • ""I Like That" charting".
    • ""In Front of the Mirror" charting".
  20. ↑ "K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
    • ""I Like That" charting".
    • ""In Front of the Mirror" charting".
    • ""Give It 2 U" charting".
  21. ↑ Sales of "Party (XXO)":
    • "2012년 30주차 Download Chart".
  22. ↑ Cumulative sales of "I Like That":
    • "2013년 1주차 Download Chart".
    • "2013년 2주차 Download Chart".
  23. ↑ Cumulative sales of "In Front of the Mirror":
    • "2013년 12주차 Download Chart".
    • "2013년 13주차 Download Chart".
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