에이오에이

k-pop

AOA (Hangul: 에이오에이; an acronym for Ace of Angels) is a five-member South Korean girl group/band formed by FNC Entertainment in 2012. AOA has two subunits: AOA Black and AOA Cream. The group originally consisted of eight members: Choa (초아), Jimin (지민), Hyejeong (혜정), Seolhyun (김설현), Mina (권민아), Yuna (유나), Chanmi (김찬미), and Youkyung (서유경). Youkyung was originally only a member of AOA Black, and on October 15, 2016, she officially left the group following the termination of her contract. On June 22, 2017, Choa announced her departure from the group following a long hiatus. In May of 2019, Mina also departed the group to focus on acting. AOA originally started out with a combination dance-band concept. The idea was that they would function as both a seven-member dance unit and a five-member band unit. The members of the dance unit were all of AOA minus Youkyung, while the members of the band unit were: Jimin (guitar, harmonica, piano), Choa (guitar), Yuna (keyboard), Mina (bass), and Youkyung (drums). For their debut, FNC Entertainment revealed their concept to be angels. AOA's first single album Angels' Story, was digitally released on July 30, 2012. The music video for the title track, ELVIS, was released on the same day. The group made their official debut on August 9 at M! Countdown. On October 10, AOA released their second digital single WANNABE. The album featured the members dressing as different fictional characters, f...