Rainbow () was a South Korean girl group formed in 2009 by DSP Media. The group was composed of seven members: Woori, Seungah, Jaekyung, Noeul, Yoonhye, Jisook and Hyunyoung. They debuted on November 12, 2009, with their first EP, Gossip Girl. The group went on to release two studio albums and four more extended plays before disbanding in 2016. They reunited in November 2019 for their tenth anniversary, releasing their sixth extended play.

History 2009–2010: Formation, debut and rise in prominence

During late October and early November 2009, DSP Media released daily teasers in the form of pictures of Rainbow, and then a music video for "Gossip Girl" on November 6, 2009. 신예 걸그룹 Rainbow(레인보우), 데뷔곡 티저 영상 공개! . The Star. November 6, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2010. 걸그룹 레인보우 '가쉽걸' 티저공개 '청순+깜찍+섹시 매력발산'. Newsen. November 6, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2010 On November 12, the five-song EP Gossip Girl was released. 레인보우 (Rainbow) – 미니앨범 : Gossip Girl. YES24. Retrieved July 5, 2010 On August 12, 2010, Rainbow released the single "A". A second single, "Mach", was released on October 20.

In April 2011, Rainbow released their second EP, So Girls. One song from the EP, "To Me", was released as a single. On September 7, 2011, Rainbow topped Recochoku's weekly download rankings for the Japanese release of their "A" music video. On September 14, 2011, Rainbow released their debut single in the Japanese market, "A", and reached No. 3 on Oricon's daily single chart, selling 10,141 copies.레인보우, 日 오리콘 3위로 데뷔 `기염` naver.com. September 15, 2011. Retrieved on July 1, 2012. The single release included a Japanese remake of their debut single "Gossip Girl", as well as an exclusive DVD. Rainbow made their Japanese TV debut on the show Sukkiri, performing "A". On December 7, 2011, the group released their second Japanese single, a Japanese version of the song "Mach" (), and reached No. 9 on Oricon's weekly chart.

2012–2013: Rainbow Pixie, Over the Rainbow and Rainbow Syndrome

On January 3, 2012, DSP Media announced that a section of the group will be formed as a trio. On the same day, DSP drops a teaser image with revealing "Rainbow Pixie" as the trio's name. On January 4, 2012, another image revealed the members of the group as SeungAh, Jisook and Hyunyoung. The group released their debut song, "Hoi Hoi", on January 12, 2012, 레인보우, 3인조 '픽시'로 유닛 활동. Naver. January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012 and held their first performance on Show! Music Core.

Rainbow released a Japanese single on March 14, 2012, entitled "Gonna Gonna Go!" (). Their Japanese debut album, Over the Rainbow, was released on March 28.

The group released the first part of their first studio album, Rainbow Syndrome, on February 13, 2013.

2014–2016: Rainbow Blaxx, Innocent, Prism and disbandment

A second subunit named Rainbow Blaxx, was formed in January 2014 consisting of Jaekyung, Woori, Seungah and Hyunyoung. Their special album, RB Blaxx, was released on January 20, 2014. The music video for the title track, "Cha Cha", was directed by Digipedi and was the fourth-most viewed K-pop music video globally in January 2014. The music video, as well as the song's choreography, drew controversy for being "too sexual".

Rainbow's third EP, Innocent, with the title track "Black Swan" were released on February 23, 2015.

Their fourth EP Prism and the music video for its title track "Whoo" was released on February 15, 2016. They also held their commemorative showcase at the Yes24 Muv Hall in Seoul's Mapo-gu, which was broadcast through Naver's V App on the same day as the album release.""단지 느릴뿐, 올해는 빵 뜬다"...레인보우, 일곱 빛깔 매력(종합)" Xports News via Naver. Retrieved February 20, 2016. Rainbow held their first comeback stage with "Whoo" through SBS MTV's The Show on February 16."'더쇼' 레인보우 컴백, 건강 섹시미란 이런 것 'Whoo'". Daum. Retrieved February 20, 2016.

On October 27, 2016, it was confirmed that Rainbow would be disbanded on November 12 as the member contracts were set to end.

2019: Tenth anniversary comeback In November 2019, on their tenth anniversary, the group was re-formed. Their self-produced single, titled "Over the Rainbow", was released on November 14.

Members Woori () Seungah () Jaekyung () Noeul () Yoonhye () Jisook () Hyunyoung ()

Discography Korean studio albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSalesKORJPNRainbow SyndromePart 1 Released: February 13, 2013 Label: DSP Media, CJ E&M Formats: CD, digital download 2 164 KOR: 14,179 JPN: 1,850Part 2: Sunshine Released: June 4, 2013 Label: DSP Media, LOEN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 6 234 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Japanese studio albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSalesJPNOver the RainbowReleased: March 28, 2012 Re-released: December 12, 2012 Label: Universal Sigma Formats: CD, digital download 10 JPN: 31,559 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Extended plays TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSalesKORGossip GirlReleased: November 12, 2009 Label: DSP Media Formats: CD, digital download 2 KOR: 15,000 So GirlsReleased: April 7, 2011 Re-released: June 22, 2011 Label: DSP Media Formats: CD, digital download 3 KOR: 27,697 JPN: 1,422RB BlaxxReleased: January 20, 2014 Label: DSP Media Formats: CD, digital download 3 KOR: 6,436 JPN: 554InnocentReleased: February 23, 2015 Label: DSP Media Formats: CD, digital download 5 KOR: 4,176 JPN: 369PrismReleased: February 15, 2016 Label: DSP Media Formats: CD, digital download 8 KOR: 3,809 JPN: 422Over the Rainbow Released: November 14, 2019 Label: DSP Media Formats: Digital download — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Korean singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbumKORGaon KORHot USWorld"Gossip Girl" 2009 62 — — rowspan="2" Gossip Girl"Not Your Girl"2010 84 — —"A" 9 — — KOR: 1,617,074So Girls"Mach" 19 — — "To Me" ()2011 5 — — KOR: 1,484,948Total sales for "To Me" and "Sweet Dream":"Sweet Dream" 8 — — KOR: 1,266,120"Tell Me Tell Me" 2013 14 13 — KOR: 754,331Rainbow Syndrome"Sunshine" 13 8 — KOR: 401,939Total sales for "Sunshine":"Black Swan" 2015 43 — 16 KOR: 47,132Total sales for "Black Swan":Innocent"Whoo" 2016 40 — — KOR: 66,968Total sales for "Whoo": Prism"Aurora" 2019 — — — Over the Rainbow Rainbow Pixie / Rainbow Blaxx / Rainbow18 "Hoi Hoi" ()(as Rainbow Pixie)2012 35 35 — KOR: 664,610Total sales for "Hoi Hoi": "Cha Cha"(as Rainbow Blaxx) 2014 20 26 — KOR: 342,833Total sales for "Cha Cha": RB Blaxx "Festival"(as Rainbow18) 2025 — — — Festival "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Japanese singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum JPNOricon JPNHot"A" 2011 3 4 JPN: 45,000 Over the Rainbow"Mach" 9 15 JPN: 22,000"Gonna Gonna Go!" 2012 7 23 JPN: 17,000 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs TitleYear Peak chart positionsAlbumKOR"Sad But Romantic" () 2010 62 The Sparkling OST Part.1"Kiss" 115 Gossip Girl"So Cool"2011 104So Girls"I Said You're The One" () 111"I'm With You" () 61 City Hunter OST"A Story You Never Knew But I Know"()2013 143*Rainbow Syndrome"Golden Touch" 200* "*" denotes releases on domestic chart only.

Soundtracks

YearTitleTV series/Film2010 "Love you, Like you" () KBS2 Secret Agent Miss Oh 2011 "Sad But Romantic" () MBC Sparkling "I Love Zoobles" SBS Zoobles! "The Adventures of Zoobles" "You and I" () SBS City Hunter2012 "Candy Girls" TV Tokyo Zoobles! "Sweet" () TV Tokyo Rainbow Rose

YearTitleArtist(s)TV series/Film 2011 "Galpangjilpang" Hyunyoung, Gyuri MBC Hooray for Love 2012 "We Shall Love" Jisook, Min Hoon Ki tvN I Love Italy

Awards and nominations Award ceremonyYearCategoryNomineeResultCyworld Digital Music Awards2010Rookie of the Month – September"A"Mnet Asian Music Awards2010Best New Female ArtistRainbowGolden Disc Awards2011Hallyu Icon AwardAsia Model Awards2012New Star Award

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