GFriend – South Korean k-pop girl band
GFriend debuted in Seoul in 2015. Its lineup includes five young women, Yerin, Sowon, Yuju, Eunha, SinB, and Umji. The decision to create a band belongs to the label Source Music. It helped the girls record their first EP, Season of Glass. The album featured five songs, “Season of Glass”, "White", "Neverland", and two versions of “Glass Bead". The latter reached the 25th spot of South Korea Gaon Digital Chart. The EP earned great reviews from critics and listeners. It reached the 9th spot of South Korea Gaon Albums Chart. In just a couple of weeks, the group became famous all over the world. On 28 January 2015, Billboard put GFriend on its list of the groups likely to become famous in 2015.
In just a few months, the band presented its second EP, which the artists called Flower Bud. At about the same time, they recorded a music video for the single "Me Gustas Tu". At the moment, the video has over 15 million views on YouTube. The single sold 2.5 million copies in South Korea. The EP itself reached the 6th spot of the national chart.
In September 2015, GFriend became the only South Korean girl group to be nominated for "Best Korean Act" at MTV Europe Music Awards. The rest were boy bands. At that time, many fans wanted to book GFriend for their private events.
