- LPG (group)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Long Pretty Girls
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Origin =South Korea
Genre =K-pop
Years_active = 2005 - present
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Current_members = Yoonah (윤아), Yeonoh (연오)
Past_members = Hanyoung (한영), Sooah (수아)
Notable_instruments =LPG (an acronym for "Long Pretty Girls") is a manufactured girl group inspired by the success of "semi-trot" singer
Jang Yoon Jung . Their name showcases the fact that all four members of this group were pageant participants, with two of them even making it into the Miss Korea pageant. Their first album, "Long Pretty Girls", was released in fall of2005 . Although most of the record consists of dance tracks, their first (and only) single from the album was called "캉캉 (Can Can)", being (obviously) aCan-can song. The novelty of the song brought them a lot of attention from the press, but neither the song nor the album were commercially popular. However, it has been referenced and parodied by many Korean variety shows, including SBS's "X-Man" and KBS's "Star Golden Bell ".On
August 2006 , they attempted to break into the Chinese market [ [http://soompi.com/?q=node/704 LPG, Kang Ta to Appear on Chinese Music Show | soompi.com ] ] , but it is unknown if they were successful.Their second album was released at the end of
September 2006 , accompanied by a sexier image. The first single, "팔베개" (literally "Arm Pillow"), is quite different than "Can Can", having more of a Latin feel and a more rhythmic beat. Although limited promotional activities were done, the album sold poorly, entering at #33 on the Music Industry Association of Korea's monthly sales chart with 2,359 copies sold [ [http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/Kpop_200610.htm 10월 가요음반 판매량집계 ] ] ; it has since dropped off the chart [ [http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/Kpop_200611.htm 11월 가요음반 판매량집계 ] ] .Even with poor sales of previous albums, LPG released a single in the summer of 2007. Titled "바다의 공주" ("Princess of the Sea"), it is a remake of comedian
Park Myung-soo 's "바다의 왕자" ("Prince of the Sea"); the release contains both versions. The group promoted this song during the summer of 2007.On
December 13 ,2007 , LPG released a winter single, entitled "Winter Story". The first track, "스키장 가는 길" ("The Road to the Ski Hill"), was their first promotional single.On
March 19 2008 , it was announced that Hanyoung and Sooah would be leaving the group due to their individual projects; the management group said that new members would be chosen. [ko icon Korea News. [http://news.korea.com/journal/read.asp?seqno=43660304&ds=T0&dt=2008-03-19&pg= 한영-수아, LPG 탈퇴..5월께 2기로 재탄생] . March 19, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2008.]Members
* Yoon Ah (윤아, Hanja: 尹雅)
* Yeon Oh (연오, Hanja: 燕吴)Former Members
* Han Young (한영, Hanja: 韓英)
* Soo Ah (수아, Hanja: 秀雅)Discography
Albums
*"Long Pretty Girls" (2005)
*"LPG2" (2006)ingles
*"바다의 공주" ("Princess of the Sea"), released
July 12 ,2007
*"스키장 가는 길" ("The Road to the Ski Hill"), releasedDecember 13 ,2007 Links
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