Celeb Five

Celeb Five (Korean: 셀럽파이브) is a South Korean girl group composed of female comedians. The group is composed of four members: Kim Shin-young, Song Eun-i, Shin Bong-sun, and Ahn Young-mi. Originally a five-piece group, Kim Young-hee later departed from the group in late 2018.^[1]

Prior to the group's debut, all the members of the group have been experienced comedians in the industry. The group presents a fresh, creative, and fun concept by performing with 1980s-era glitzy outfits and often barefoot while employing the choreography and vocals of a 1980s-1990s K-pop group, a concept that drastically contrasts with those of most other K-pop groups in South Korea.^[2][3] They officially debuted on January 24, 2018 with the song "I Wanna Be a Celeb", a parody of "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" using the concept and choreography from Tomioka Dance Club. The music video was directed by Super Junior'sShindong.^[4]

On October 11, 2018, FNC Entertainment stated that Kim Young-hee has graduated with honor from the group while the rest of the members would continue as a 4-member group.^[5] Kim later explained that her decision was because she wanted to pursue theater acting and that she also did not want to burden her other members with her poor dancing skills.^[1]

On November 19, 2018, the group made a comeback with Shutter, a disco track that incorporates 1980s synth pop with a feature of South Korean actor Lee Deok Hwa.^[6] Korean singer Muzie participated in producing and composing the track, while leader Kim Shin-young wrote the lyrics and member Song Eun-i co-directed the music video.^[7]

Además de participar en múltiples programas musicales como Show Champion de MBC Music y M Countdown de Mnet , también participaron en varios programas de variedades como Infinite Challenge de MBC , Knowing Bros de JTBC y Weekly Idol de MBC . También participaron en 2 temporadas de la serie web de Vivo TV "Round Throwers", que revela el proceso de creación de canciones de Celeb Five. ^{[ 8 ]}

Celeb Five actuó en el Festival Internacional de Comedia de Melbourne de 2019 como acto de clausura de "Upfront", un evento de comedia exclusivamente femenino que presentó a artistas de todo el mundo el 17 de abril de 2019. ^{[ 9 ]} También actuaron en otros programas del festival, como "Very Big Laugh Out" y un evento del Festival Club. ^{[ 10 ] [ 11 ]}