Fin.K.L

Korean

Fin.K.L (핑클) was a South Korean girl group. Their name stands for Fine Killing Liberty, which is intended to mean ending the oppression of all freedom (fin means ending in French). This name was selected before its inception, from a polling of potential fans of the upcoming group. This is the reason for the lack of clear meaning in Fin.K.L's English name, for the Korean counterpart (핑클) was selected first. Fin.K.L was one of the most popular girl groups in Korean music of all time, along with rival S.E.S. To this day, they are known as legends in the Korean music industry and paved the way for female pop groups. Its members are: * Lee Hyori (이효리; 李孝利) * Oak Joo Hyun (옥주현; 玉珠鉉) * Lee Jin (이진; 李真) * Sung Yu Ri (성유리; 成宥利) Fin.K.L won numerous music awards until its unofficial end in 2002, when all of the members pursued solo careers in different areas. Although they regrouped for a digital single in 2005, the group has since unofficially disbanded again, as each member had left their record company DSPent signing with different companies. There has been no official word on the group's status. The first member to be discovered for Fin.K.L was its lead singer, Ock Ju-Hyun. She was discovered through a radio singing contest, which she won by singing Mariah Carey's Hero. Ock told her friend Lee Jin about this group and encouraged her to join; she was selected after singing Eco's 행복한 나를 for her audition...