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[nono:)bbz]

In my eyes if they want to be the best dance group, they've somehow got to have better skills than 2NE1's Minji.

[Kireny]

^I was just thinking that. lol

Hopefully they'll be pretty good at least

[nono:)bbz]

Here is some additional information about the girls.

Amber
Ethnicity: Chinese, American.
Birth Year: 1992.

Luna
Ethnicity: Korean.
Birth Year: 1993.

Victoria
Ethnicity: Chinese.
Birth Year: 1987.
Work Experience:
Model for the "2008 Spris Summer Collection" with Lee Junki
Model for the "2008 Smart School Uniform Collection" with SHINee
Model for the "Chinese Samsung Series 6 LCD Phone" CF
Model for the "Chinese Anycall Anydream Phone" CF with Rain
Featured in SHINee's "Replay" MV
Featured in Super Junior M's "U" MV
Model for the "2008 Vogue Girl Magazine, December Issue" with SHINee

Sulli
Ethnicity: Korean.
Birth Year: 1994.
Work Experience:
Won the "2005 Pretty Children" Award
Was a "Maru" Child Model
Casted as an SM Trainee in 2005
Was a child actress whilst training with SM
Model for "Pepero" CF

^Sulli's real name is Choi Seol-ri.

Krystal
Ethnicity: Korean.
Birth Year: 1994.
Work Experience:
Featured in SHINee's "Juliette" MV
Model for the "Yuhan Kimberly" CF
Model for the "OhDdooKi Curry" CF
Model for the "Lotte Chilsung Cider" CF
Model for the "EO" CF
Model for the "SK, LG Telecom" CF
Model for the "Professor Yoon English Class" CF

^

[Nouciel]

Any idea of the meaning of "Lachata"? lmao.

^LMAO I have no idea either.
It sounds like a milk shake drink~!
Since Leche is Milk in spanish. (And it sounds similar)

Sorry to interrupt, but "lachata" does mean something in Spanish . "chata" actually though. It's slang for short girl. Not sure if it's used in other countries
But it's probably a mix of two Korean words... hopefully D:

I don't have an opinion on this group yet but they look pretty promising from that teaser video. Though it's kind of strange to think Jessica's little sister is in a group that has a more "mature" concept than SNSD.

[Kireny]

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SM Entertainment's new girl group f(x), consisting of members Sulli, Amber, Krystal, Victoria and Luna will make their first debut on September 2nd, 2009 at 5:00pm KST!

They will be showing off their fashion and music, as well as interact with fans and put on their first performance at the Seoul Samsung dong Fashion Center (삼성동 섬유센터)!

The event will last 1 hour, in which they will unveil their single LACHATA and the music video, as well as show off their special talents.

To support f(x), senior's Girls' Generation and SHINee will be in attendance at this showcase of SM Entertainment's newest girl group f(x)!

Oh and we finally get a good look at the mysterious Amber!

ngl I'm pretty excited

[Nayok-Kihara]

^ I love that picture of them. And I'm looking foward to seeing the full MV.

I think Amber is working on being my favorite, but I'm going to have to wait for their MV, and for them to do some other things to be sure.

[MatchinColorGurl08]

I can't wait for this group to debut. I heard SM was making another girl group since Girls Generation are going to promote in other Asian countries.

f(x), a “declaration of war” against 2NE1: ‘YG vs SM’, who’s this year’s best rookie group?

The battle of the girl groups this year is just getting more and more interesting.

f(x)’s presence has become a declaration of war against this summer’s reigning rookie group, 2NE1.

On August 24th, via Youtube and SM’s broadcast, SM Entertainment revealed new five-girl group f(x)’s debut music video “Lachata” teasers.

f(x) is a girl group that consists of group members Victoria, Amber, Sulli, Luna, and Krystal. This time, SM Entertainment’s goal is not only Korea, but also all of Asia and perhaps even the whole world’s entertainment industry, by preparing long and hard for a global, international girl group. According to SM spokespeople, f(x) will be performing powerful dance moves and songs.

This produces a "powerful" image for the girl group, which discards the old “cute” girl band image, thus becoming a formidable rival for successful girl group 2NE1. SM Entertainment has come out with a statement, saying that through the "powerful" group rivalry, f(x) will gain more popularity.

What's interesting is that both groups have been through long periods of time as trainees, and are both elegant and have long histories. 2NE1’s Sandara Park was a teenage star in the Philippines, who later returned to Korea to become a member. Gong Minji, stage name Minzy, has also raised a lot of attention, and Park Bom and CL, also YGE trainees, have become celebrities.

f(x) also has impressive history. Krystal, SNSD's Jessica's younger sister, has already been a hot topic among netizens. Victoria, a natural born Chinese citizen, has been through various interviews and auditions in China in order to be accepted into SM Entertainment. Sulli has also been a child actress since she was young.

What's more interesting about the rivalry between 2NE1 and f(x) is the competition between the pride of their two management companies. 2NE1's company, YG Entertainment, and f(x)'s company, SM Entertainment, are traditional rival entertainment companies when it comes to idol groups. Also, being the management companies for the two largest national bands, DBSK and Big Bang, the competition has now been transferred to the two girl groups.

Judging from the aforementioned points, in the future there should be growing tensions between the rival groups.

source newsen
Korean to Chinese translations Chika @ 21.Impact
Chinese to English translations pasta & Luragon @ YGL / pasat & Lucy Miao @ soompi
Edited by Luragon @ YGL

Edited by Matchin' Color Gurl, 26 August 2009 - 06:50 AM.

[Nayok-Kihara]

On top of her other acting credits, f(x) member Sulli played a child version of Princess Sunhwa in the drama "Ballad of Seodong", which aired in 2005.

[HC-Amber]

better quality of the group pic :



I'm rather excited for their debut.

[Haro-Chan~!]

Love the group pic~!
I really love how Amber has a tom-boyish style.
And wow, she really does kinda look like Donghae~!
I have a feeling she's gonna be my favorite.

[J3T7N8Y9]

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[itsmiina]

^ Lol, I'm older than all of them except Victoria.
And woah, I just noticed that Krystal will be the maknae of this group. Yay!

Pictures of Amber are currently out and she really does look... boy-ish.

[Nayok-Kihara]

Amber revealed.

f(x) member Amber has been revealed! Often mistaken for a boy, this little tomboy made it into SM Entertainment's upcoming girl group during SM's 2007 Global Auditions.

Amber is a 16 year-old Chinese-American from Orange County, California. She's been receiving vocal, rap, Korean and dance training in Korea, since the beginning of 2008. ...

Fluent in English, Chinese and now Korean, Amber's main strength's are her voice and powerful rapping. She also stands out a lot, due to her charismatic and tomboyish looks.

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[MatchinColorGurl08]

Wow!!! No wonder I was so confused when I saw the teaser. I thought someone was making a mistake that this is going to be a girl group. Then I saw only 4 girls and 1 boy.

[pink4ever]

Seriously when I first saw Amber I was like "WTF?! JONGHYUN?!!!" then I saw it was a all girl group and I'm like "Oh...ok" She really looks like JH in that picuture ><!!! She's my favorite already >.>

[itsmiina]

Aaannd new Krystal pictures are out.
According to akp's translations / pick ups from other sites, she can speak Japanese. 8D

[Nayok-Kihara]

^ Here it is.

f(x) member Krystal revealed.

Another new member from SM Entertainment's new Asian Pop Dance Group "f(x)" has been revealed - this time it's Krystal Jung!

Krystal is the youngest at 14 years old and has been receiving vocal, acting, ballet and jazz dance training since 2006. In addition to that, she can even speak Japanese, adding onto her arsenal of talents.

Krystal was also featured in SHINee's "Juliette" music video and of course everyone knows her as SNSD Jessica's younger sister.

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Luna is revealed.

Although there is still very little info on Luna, the teaser photos are out.

Update:

Luna has been receiving dance, vocal and English lessons since 2006 and is said to be extremely talented.

Although she's only 16, SM is stating that she sounds a lot more mature, with extremely powerful vocals and amazing dance abilities.

[pigmin0239]

Krystal really look like YoonA from SNSD
But the girl who caught my eyes is Victoria, she's soo pretty

[Nayok-Kihara]

^ Lucky for you. - The final member and Leader, Victoria, is revealed.

Meet Victoria! Victoria was signed in 2007 in Beijing and was attending a dance school over there - she is said to be an amazing dancer.

Victoria has already been featured in many music videos, CF's and other ads. She was featured in music videos for Kangta, Super Junior-M's "U" and SHINee's "Noona is so pretty." She had also filmed an Anycall CF with Rain, called "Anydream," for the Chinese market. And finally, she also posed for Spris with Lee Junki, as well as modeled for Samsung's LCD TV's. That's quite an impressive portfolio!

[deukkae]

Krystal's Jessica's sister.

She does look a lot like Yoona.

I like Victoria and Amber though.

I can't wait to hear this group debut.