F-ve Dolls

F-ve Dolls (Korean: 파이브돌스; sometimes stylized as F-VE DOLLS, formerly known as 5dolls) was a South Korean girl group formed by Core Contents Media in 2011. The group was composed of six members: Hyoyoung, Seunghee, Yeonkyung, Hyewon, Eunkyo and Nayeon. They debuted with two single tracks, "Lip Stains" (입술자국) and "I Mean You" (너 말이야), in 2011.[1][2] The group was known as "Female Unit" of Coed School until CCM's announced that the group became independent in 2013. The group disbanded on March 10, 2015.

F-ve Dolls
F-ve Dolls in 2013. (L–R: Hyewon, Hyoyoung, Seunghee, Eunkyo, Yeonkyung, and Nayeon)
Background information
Also known as	5dolls
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop dance-pop
Years active	2011–2015
Labels	Core Contents Media GM Contents Media (2012)
Associated acts	Coed School The SeeYa Speed T-ara
Past members	Soomi Seunghee Nayeon Chanmi Hyoyoung Yeonkyung Eunkyo Hyewon

History

2010: Formation

On December 2010, Coed School broke into sub-groups. The female members Lee Soo-mi, Heo Chan-mi, Ryu Hyo-young and Jin Hye-won, with the addition of new member Seo Eun-kyo, became 5dolls.

2011: Debut with Lip Stains, Charming Five Girls, Time to Play

On January 20, 2011, 5dolls released two promotional videos featuring Jay Park, one called "Lip Stains" and the other one called "I Mean You" (or "It's You"). The group released its first mini album on February 16, 2011 and debuted on M! Countdown on February 17, 2011.[3] During their live performances, the group received criticism for presumably lip synching.[4] 5dolls released their second mini-album Time To Play on May 11, 2011 with their lead single "Like This Or That" (이러쿵 저러쿵) and the music video. "Like This or That" stands as the highest selling song for a rookie of 2011 with $192,000 USD grossed.

2012–13: Line-up changes, Since 1971, First Love

2012 saw the departure of both Soomi[5] and Chanmi from the group, in February and summer respectively. Han Na-yeon and Shannon were announced as replacements and, in February 2013, trainee Choi Ji-hyun was also said to be joining the group, thus becoming six.[6] On July 8, 2013, the group officially announced that they would be returning at the end of the month with a new single called "Soulmate #1" as well as a new stage name, F-ve Dolls. However, of the three new members announced, only Nayeon stayed, and the other two gaps were filled by Cho Seung-hee and The SeeYa member Oh Yeon-kyung, who simultaneously promoted the two groups.[7] On July 31, 2013, their first digital single "Since 1971" was released with the music video of the title track "Soulmate #1". The song charted 62 on the Gaon Chart and 44 on the Billboard Korea Hot 100. F-ve Dolls promoted "Soulmate #1" from July 31 through September 1, 2013.

F-ve Dolls followed-up promotions with a new mini-album called "First Love", which was released on September 17. The group promoted with the song "Can You Love Me?", which features new T-ara N4 member Kim Dani, making it her debut. On 17 September 2013, a second version of "Can You Love Me?" music video and a music video for the song "Deceive" were released.

2014-2015: Disbandment

On November 2014, it was reported that F-ve Dolls was disbanded after their labels were renamed, and subsequently F-ve dolls was deleted from the official label's website.[8] On March 10, 2015, the label confirmed the official disbandment of the group. It was stated that those members who still had a contract with the agency will be part of a new group.[9] On September 2015, Cho Seunghee re-debuted with new group DIA, but she left the group the following year.

Members

Past members

• Lee Soo-mi (이수미)
• Cho Seung-hee (조승희)
• Han Na-yeon (한나연)
• Heo Chan-mi (허찬미)
• Ryu Hyo-young (류효영)
• Oh Yeon-kyung (오연경)
• Seo Eun-kyo (서은교)
• Jin Hye-won (진혜원)

Temporary members

• Shannon (샤넌)
• Choi Ji-hyun (최지현)

Timeline

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR
Charming Five Girls	Released: February 16, 2011 Label: Core Contents Media Format: CD, digital download Track list Your Words (너 말이야) Lip Stains (입술자국) Jjureureureureu (쭈르르르르) You're So Great (잘났어) Wait A Second (거기 잠깐)	42[10]	KOR: 2,351+[11]
Club Remix Time to Play	Released: May 11, 2011 Label: Core Contents Media Format: CD, digital download Track list Time to Play (Intro) Like This or That (이러쿵 저러쿵) Without You (네가 없이도) Your Words (Remix Ver.) (너 말이야) Lip Stains (Remix Ver.) (입술자국) Jjureureureureu (Remix Ver.) (쭈르르르르) You're So Great (Remix Ver.) (잘났어) Wait A Second (Remix Ver.) (거기 잠깐)	10[12]	KOR: 2,442+[13]
First Love	Released: September 17, 2013 Label: Core Contents Media Format: CD, digital download Track list Can You Love Me? (사랑한다? 안한다!) (Feat. Dani) Deceived (사기쳤어) LOV NONONO Soulmate #1 (Original Ver.) (짝1호) Soulmate #1 (Remix) (짝1호)	14[14]	KOR: 2,384+[15]

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart position		Downloads	Album
		Gaon Chart[16]	Hot 100
2011	"Lip Stains"	80	—	N/A	Charming Five Dolls
	"Your Words"	6	—	KOR: 480,547+[17]
	"Like This Or That"	16	—	KOR: 1,162,285+[18]	Time To Play
2013	"Soulmate #1"	62	44	KOR: 27,106+[19]	First Love
	"Can You Love Me?"	39	19	KOR: 78,852+[20]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

Music videos

Year	Music video	Length
2011	"Lip Stains"	7:43
	"I Mean You"	7:40
	"Like This or That"	3:38
2013	"Soulmate #1"	5:02
	"Can You Love Me?"	3:26
	"Can You Love Me?" Ver.2	3:28
	"Deceive"	3:27

References

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    • "Gaon Download Chart - April 2011 (see #75)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
18. Cumulative monthly sales of "Like This Or That":
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    • "Gaon Download Chart - June 2011 (see #34)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
19. Cumulative weekly sales of "Soulmate #1":
    • "Gaon Download Chart - Week 32 (2013) (see #62)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
20. Cumulative monthly sales of "Can You Love Me?":
    • "Gaon Download Chart - September 2013 (see #92)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 31 July 2015.