[Please answer 2009] The unique charm that no one can replicate: f(x)

• Debut: 2009-09-05
• Members: Victoria (captain), Amber, Luna, Krystal
• Outgoing member: Shirley (exited in 2015, passed away in 2019)

In 2009, SM Entertainment launched the girl group f(x) after four years. The f in the group name means flower, and it is like a mathematical function. With the different x in parentheses, each member can show a different style, charm.

And f(x) is not only a special group name, their style is also unique among girl groups. The common pure and cute, retro, sexy, Girl Crush, these nouns can not represent them, I can only say that f(x) has f (x) their own style, and their music type is usually electronic music combined with kpop, listening and listening will lead the audience into a slightly psychedelic world.

In 2010, "Nu ABO", which was famous for "Masquerade Dance", made the function's momentum soar, and "Hot Summer" in 2011 is still a classic song that everyone recommends to listen to in summer!

Compared with some seniors, although they are foreign members, they are actually Koreans who are inseparable from South Korea, and f(x) especially has the Chinese captain Victoria, who is completely foreign, and the Taiwanese American Amber. Krystal, a Korean-American, was a rare "multinational" girl group at the time.

Among them, Krystal's sister is the sister of Jessica, a former member of the girl group Girls' Generation, which also belongs to SM, and the member Shirley is a child star actress. In addition, Amber is displayed in front of the public in an atypical girl group's neutral dress, each member is special The background and personal color of f(x) made f(x) attract attention as soon as they debuted.

The individual members also have representative works in variety shows and dramas. For example, in 2010, Captain Victoria and 2PM Thai member Nichkhun of JYP Entertainment played "The Pooh Couple" in "We Got Married". The popularity has greatly increased.

Shirley, who was a child star actress, acted in 2012 as the work "To the Beautiful You", which was adapted from Japanese comics and remade idol dramas in Japan and Taiwan (originally as the heroine of "Boys and Girls Over Flowers", and was paired with popular idol SHINee member Minho. As a male protagonist, it also caused a lot of topics at that time.

Krystal has also actively participated in the performances of many Korean dramas, and is still active on the screen in recent years. The more famous ones are "Highkick 3 Short-legged Counterattack", "The Heirs", "Witty Prison Life", etc., which are all classic Korean dramas.

Although the style of the group is very distinctive, and the members are well-known to a certain extent, one of the mysteries of the SM family (?) is that they are very partial to the group f(x). As soon as the group debuted, there were fan names and cheering colors. Slowly, they should be announced within 1-2 years of their debut, but the function waited 4 years after their debut to finally have their exclusive support color "Changchun Color".

The name of the fans was also delayed until they debuted more than 6 years before it was announced as "MeU". The announcement was also the first time they held a concert, the first and last time, the only solo concert, tour concert, and then f(x) It has rarely appeared in front of the public in the name of the group. 2015 was the last time the group came back. In 2016, after the group released the song "All MINE" through the SM STATION project, the group was completely released by the company for a long time, and the members announced in recent years. Not renewing contract with SM.

There is a school of opinion that SM released the function because Shirley, the most popular person at the time, quit, but in fact, the "4 Walls" album of the four-person function also has a good response, and each member already has a certain popularity. I can't say that the withdrawal of members has no effect on the group, but the degree of impact should not directly freeze the group... So this is really the mystery of the SM family that will never be solved.

Some people also say that it is because Victoria has been active in China for a long time, so the group cannot return in Korea, but I am more inclined to her because she has no activities in Korea, so she focuses her career completely on her hometown~

When it comes to Sulli leaving the group, it is common for members of the Korean group to come and go. Everyone has their own life plans, especially many people debuted at a very young age. At that time, they may not know what they really want, and adults will want to change After working, why should idols who debuted as teenagers be bound by the word "group soul" for a lifetime? The members of the function have also expressed their wishes for Shirley to develop smoothly by herself. As long as the group is well coordinated, quitting the group or not renewing the contract, I will not hold a negative view of such a member.

However, many netizens still blame the members who left the group for the release of the function. In addition, Shirley is different from the pure and lovely image that was packaged when she was an idol in the past. After leaving the group, she is brave to be herself and always shows a bold private life style. She bravely touched the issue of feminism in conservative South Korea, but was riddled with bad reviews. Shirley, whose psychological condition has always worried the outside world, passed away on October 14, 2019. At the most beautiful age of 25, maybe she has suffered too much, so she chose to leave this world and become the most beautiful angel.

When Shirley passed away, I found a sentence on the Internet quite ironic, "When you are gone, the whole world starts to love you." Many people who follow the news and stay in RIP... I really can't guarantee that they have never slandered her. The sour people...and the news and content farms that used sensational headlines to amplify her private life and lead the Internet to bad reviews. After she left, she began to use special reports to review bad reviews on the Internet. The issue of women's rights in South Korea is also ironic... Maybe her departure has awakened some people in the society, but if possible, I really hope that it is not awakened in this way.

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please answer 2009

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• The years of debut and release of the singers reviewed are about 2003-2012, mainly the second-generation groups, there may be solos, and the so-called 2.5th generation to the beginning of the 3rd generation may appear blurred.
• 2️Most of the works after 2009, I also entered the kpop pit in 2009, and the Korean wave began to spread to the whole Asia and the world around 2009, so I chose "Please answer 2009 Reply 2009" as the project name.
• A plan that is quite selfish, just like Cheng Shiyuan in 1997 has selfishness towards HOT. I will post a lot of groups I like, and some groups may not be posted at all. Don't take it seriously.