Infinite F
| Infinite F | |
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Associated acts | Infinite |
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Infinite F (Korean: 인피니트F; stylized as INFINITE F) is the second sub-group of South Korean boy group Infinite formed by Woollim Entertainment in 2014. The sub-group consists of Infinite vocalists: Sungyeol, L and Sungjong. The sub-group made their simultaneous Japanese and Korean debuts with the single albums Koi no Sign and Azure.
History
2011: Pre-debut and first performance
Infinite F first performed as an unofficial unit at Infinite's 1st Inspirit Inauguration on August 17. The trio did a cover of Orange Caramel's "Bangkok City" which was well received by fans.
2014: Debut
Infinite F was officially announced at the One Great Step Returns encore concert, held February 28 and March 1. They also performed the song "Heartthrob" for the first time. The song was eventually revealed to be the main OST for the KBS drama Hi! School: Love On, starring group member Sungyeol and Infinite fellow member Woohyun.
The unit would have their first official release on Infinite's second Korean studio album, Season 2. The song "Going Crazy" was composed by Konan of indie Korean rock group Rocoberry.
On October 14, Woollim Entertainment officially announced that Infinite F will be debuting in Japan with Koi no Sign on November 19.[1] Akiko Higashimura, creator of Princess Jellyfish, provided illustrations for the album jacket. Koi no Sign debuted on the Oricon Weekly Chart at #6, selling 31,287 copies.[2]
As part of Japanese promotions, a pop-up store was set up in Harajuku from November 17 to 30, selling various Infinite F goods and clothing items. In addition, the sub-group did a five-show showcase tour, performing in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo.
On November 5, the album cover for Azure was revealed, closely followed by the announcement that Infinite F would be debuting in Korea the following week. Azure and its music video for "Heartthrob" was released on December 2.[3][4] The sub-group made their official music show debut on Music Bank on December 5. On December 12, Infinite F became the first Infinite sub-group or solo to be nominated for first place on a music show.[5]
Discography
Single albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
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| KOR Gaon |
JPN Oricon | ||||
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| Azure |
Track listing
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1 | — |
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| Koi No Sign |
Track listing
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— | 6 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |||||||
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| KOR Gaon |
JPN Oricon | ||||||||||
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| "Heartthrob" | 2014 | 23 | — | Azure | |||||||
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| "Koi No Sign" | 2014 | — | 6 |
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Koi No Sign | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |||||||
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| KOR Gaon |
JPN Oricon | ||||||||||
| "It's You" | 2014 | 64 | — | Azure | |||||||
| "My Girl" | 67 | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||
Awards and nominations
References
- ↑ cloud. "Infinite F to make official debut in Japan this November". Daily K-pop News.
- 1 2 "Oricon Top 10 Singles and Albums, Week 48, December 1, 2014.". Jmanmoonwalk.48.
- ↑ "Japanese Side Project INFINITE F To Release Debut Korean Single 'Blue' December 2". KpopStarz.
- ↑ "INFINITE F makes Korean debut, making your "Heartbeat" in new MV". Koreaboo.
- ↑ "A Pink win #1 + Performances from December 12th 'Music Bank'!". allkpop.com.
- ↑ "2014년 12월 Album Chart" [December 2014 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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