4Ten
| 4TEN | |
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 4TEN at Hello, Mr K! Concert, in April 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | POTEN |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Jungle Entertainment |
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4Ten (Hangul:포텐, formerly POTEN), commonly stylized as 4TEN, is a South Korean girl group formed in 2014 by Jungle Entertainment. The group currently consists of four members: Hyeji, Hyejin, Heeo, and Yun.
Name
The group debuted under the name 4TEN in 2014. The name comes from the word "potential".[1]
In 2015, the group changed their name to POTEN after having revealing a new line-up with five members. The new name also has the same acronym of their original name.[2]The group later used 4TEN name again after continue as quartet.
Career
2014–15: Debut with Tornado, Why, Line-up change and Go Easy
4Ten released their digital single Tornado on August 26, 2014.[3]The group made their official debut stage on M Countdown two days later, on August 28.[4]
4Ten released their second digital single Why on January 5, 2015. The video for the song was shot in New York City.[5]
On June 19, Jungle Entertainment announced that TEM and Eujin left the group, and the group was adding three new members: Heeo, Yun and Hajeong. The group also changed their name to Poten.[2]The group released their third digital single Go Easy on July 3, 2015 and performed the next day at Yongsan Garrison for the annual 4th of July celebration.
2016: Hajeong's departure, Jack of All Trades, Yun's surgery
In early 2016, member Hajeong had left from the group and the group continue as a quartet under name 4TEN. 4Ten's first mini-album Jack of All Trades was released on February 23. The same day, they made comeback stage on SBS' The Show.[6]
On September 11th Yun announced through a hand-written letter on their fancafe that she has had to get surgery, which was the reason that a comeback was delayed. She gave out in the letter that she had suffered from neck pain even before debuting with 4Ten. The surgery was scheduled to be on the 19th of September, but got delayed. It then got re-scheduled to September 27th. The sugery went well and Yun started recovering without any complications.
Members timeline
Timeline
Discography
EPs
- Jack of All Trades (2016)
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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| "Tornado" | 2014 | — |
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Jack of All Trades |
| "왜 이래 (Why)" | 2015 | — |
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| "살살해 (Go Easy)" | — |
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| "지독하게 (Severely)" | 2016 | — |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Filmography
Television
Variety show appearances
| Year | Date | Channel | Title | Members | Ref. |
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| 2014 | December 2–16 | MBC Music | Idol School | 4TEN | |
| December 4 | OBS Gyeongin TV | Music & Movie | 4TEN | ||
| 2015 | February 9 | Mnet | Yaman TV | 4TEN | |
| February 19-20 | MBC | Idol Star Athletics Championships | Hyeji, Eujin | ||
| 2016 | June 22 | MBC | Weekly Idol | 4TEN |
Others
| Year | Date | Channel | Title | Members | Ref. |
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| 2015 | February 9 | Mnet | Mwave [MEET & GREET] | 4TEN | |
| February 14 | Arirang | K-POPULOUS | 4TEN |
References
- ↑ Ghim, Sora. "Girl Group 4TEN Released Debut Song 'Tornado!'". BNTNews. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- 1 2 http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/06/4ten-rename-themselves-poten-reveal-3-new-members
- ↑ url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/08/new-girl-group-4ten-whirl-in-like-a-tornado-with-debut-mv
- ↑ "4TEN's Tem releases a short rap track ahead of their August 26 debut". Koreaboo. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/02/4ten-are-back-with-severely-mv-1st-mini-album-jack-of-all-trades
External links
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