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◦ Record Label: DSP Media (Korea), Universal Sigma (Japan)
◦ Official Debut Date: November 14th, 2009
◦ Official Fan Club Name: Rainnous (Rainbow+Luminous)
◦ Official Fan Club Color: 7-Color Rainbow (Often represented with multi color towels)
◦ Official Youtube Channels: DSPMEDIA | OfficialTheRainbow
◦ Official Twitters: Jaekyung| Woori | Seunga | No Eul | Yoonhye | Jisook | Hyunyoung
◦ Official Websites: Korean | Japanese | UMJ | Daum | Twitter | Facebook
◦ Fansites: VisualGlow | Rainy7 | DCINSIDE
Fun Facts:
◦ Rainbow had been in the works since 2009, with many member changes, the last member to be added was Hyunyoung. Jaekyung was one of the original members.
◦ Their name was picked out by SS501, and their first mini album had some songs even written by SS501, including Kiss, which was written by Jungmin
◦ In 2010, they released their single "A", which caused much controversy, do to their belly dance, which involved them lifting their shirt.
◦ Each girl represents one of the seven colors of the rainbow.
◦ The rainbow girls were picked so that their beauty would be on par with that of FIN.K.L
MVS to date (Chronological order)
Gossip Girl, A, To Me, Sweet Dream, A (Japanese PV), Mach (Japanese PV), Hoi Hoi, Gonna Gona Go, Candy Girls
◦ Name: Kim Jaekyung
◦ Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
◦ Nicknames: N/A
◦ Date of birth: December 12, 1988
◦ Image Color: Red
◦ Skills/Talents: Dance, drawing, playing the flute, fashion design
◦ Hobbies: Playing piano, playing the flute, fashion design, nail art.
Fun Facts
◦ She is one of the original members of Rainbow.
◦ She participated in SS501's A Song Calling for You video, A'ST1's Dynamite video, and SS501's Love Like This video.
◦ She has a younger brother
◦ She enjoys going on bike rides and often calls her bike her "boyfriend".
◦ She was a JYP trainee for a short period of time.
◦ She was a permanent guest on 100 Points out of 100.
◦ She has a "unique" type of laughter that she considers a short coming.
◦ When she's happy, she often bursts into laughter and says that she can't control the sound of her laugh.
◦ She considers Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Avril Lavigne and Lee Hyori to be her role models
◦ In high school, she ran for class president, to help develop her leadership skills, and won.
◦ While class president, she reported a teacher for being corrupt to the principal.
◦ When in school, she once made designer dog collars in order to raise money to see an idol group that she liked.
◦ She says that if she wasn't an idol, she would be a fashion designer.
◦ Loves Western dishes especially those mixed with cheese or cream.
◦ Unlike her Goddess image for tv, she is actually really humble.
◦ During Rainbow's first year, she used to have a yorkie that lived with Rainbow and slept in her bed.
◦ Name: Koh Woori
◦ Position: Main Dancer, Main Rapper
◦ Nickname: Grandma
◦ Date of birth:February 22, 1988
◦ Image Color: Orange
◦ Skills/Talent: Rapping, Ballet
◦ Hobbies: Watching movies & dramas
Fun Facts
◦ She was one of the last members to join Rainbow
◦ She was previously apart of the SM School for trainees
◦ She had a small mini series called "Rap School", where she met with different rappers and asked them for advice. These rappers include Outsider, Supreme Team, DayDay formerly of Dalmatian, and Drunken Tiger
◦ She attended Korea's National Sport University majoring in "Life Long Dance", but has since taken a hiatus from school.
◦ She is popular with many male rappers because of her looks and rapping skills.
◦ She says that if she wasn't an idol, she would be a ballerina.
◦ She was a member of Invincible Youth 2, where she formed a close relationship with SNSD's Hyoyeon.
◦ She was also a fixed member of Let's Go! Dream Team's second season
◦ She made her acting debut with KBS Sitcom I Need a Fairy.
◦ She was in the Korean version of Kimi wa Petto, where she played across from Jang Geun-suk as Momo's ex girlfriend.
◦ Though she was in Kimi wa Petto with Jang Geun-suk, she said that the two of them aren't close.
◦ Her aunt, who lives with her family, has Downs Syndrome, and when Woori was in school, she often pretended that they weren't related, and went as far as to yell at her aunt in front of her friends, causing aunt to run away from home.
◦ She has since then learned the error of her ways, and her fans often donate to special needs children and foundations in her name. Woori does the same.
◦ Name: Oh Seunga
◦ Position: Lead Vocalist, Visual
◦ Nickname: N/A
◦ Date of birth: September 13th, 1988
◦ Image Color: Indigo
◦ Skills/Talent: Singing, Acting, Piano, Voice Imitations
◦ Hobbies: Studying Japanese, Reading, Knitting, Watching Disney movies
Fun Facts
◦ She enjoys reading books about finance and technology
◦ She is a big fan of Disney movies, in particular Tangled.
◦ She auditioned for DSP during the same period that label mates Goo Hara and Kang Jiyoung from KARA did
◦ She was in SS501's "A Song Calling Out for You" and "UR MAN" videos.
◦ She participated in musical theatre during high school.
◦ She said that if she wasn't an idol, she would be involved in musicals.
◦ She looks up to Lee Hyori.
◦ She was paired with JJ Project member JB during the first season of The Romantic and Idol.
◦ She gained recognition with her impersonation of Son Dambi on Weekly Idol.
◦ During 2010, along with member NoEul, she was a permanent guest on Kiss the Radio.
◦ Member of Rainbow Pixie with Jisook and Hyunyoung.
◦ Name: No Eul
◦ Position: Rapper, Visual
◦ Nickname: N/A
◦ Date of birth: May 19, 1989
◦ Image Color: Blue
◦ Skills/Talent: Singing, Dancing, Voice Imitations
◦ Hobbies: Watching Movies, Listening to Music, Piano
Fun Facts
◦ She appeared in SS501's "A Song Calling for You"
◦ Childhood friends with Girl's Generation Kim Taeyeon.
◦ She has a younger sister, No Ara, who's a VJ.
◦ She is a big fan of Hello Kitty items and likes to collect them.
◦ She looks up to Lee Hyori.
◦ She believe one of her short comings is that she nags people.
◦ She once mage a joke about how her mother stopped watching shows involving rainbow because her mom says that she knows No Eul won't get screen time.
◦ She had a recurring cameo on MBC's drama "Time Slip Dr.Jin"
◦ Name: Jung Yoonhye
◦ Position: Lead Rapper, Visual
◦ Nickname: Bunny
◦ Date of birth: April 14, 1990
◦ Image Color: Violet/Purple
◦ Skills/Talent: Aegyo, Rapping
◦ Hobbies: Watching movies, collecting accessories, taking selcas
Fun Facts
◦ She makes "cute" expressions when she eats.
◦ She lost approximately 20kg before debut.
◦ Both of her parents are classical musicians.
◦ Her cousin, Roy Kim, won season four of Super Star K.
◦ She says that she considers herself to be a bunny due to her large eyes, but doesn't like carrots.
◦ She's good at taking selcas ad considers herself an expert at the selca angle.
◦ She gained attention for sharing similar looks to Son Dambi.
◦ She likes to talk a lot, to the point that she often talks to herself at times.
◦ She considers Spring to be her favorite season because her birthday is in spring.
◦ She looks up to Britney Spears.
◦ For a short period, her and Jisook hosted ShimShimStapa while Shindong was unavailable to do so.
◦ She's a big fan of KAT-TUN, in particular Kamenishi Kazuya.
◦ As a child, she participated in swimming, skiing, and skating lessons.
◦ She's afraid of roller coasters.
◦ Name: Kim Jisook
◦ Position: Main Vocals
◦ Nickname: Sook, Sookie
◦ Date of birth: July 18, 1990
◦ Image Color: Green
◦ Skills/Talent: Singing, Aegyo, Calligraphy
◦ Hobbies: Listening to Music, Writing diaries, Floral Arrangement, Calligraphy, cooking, baking, nail art
Fun Facts
◦ She was given the color green because she has a tomboyish image.
◦ She looks up to SNSD's Taeyeon, whom she also has similar looks to.
◦ She's short tempered, and considers her short coming.
◦ She can drink yogurt really fast and considers that a spectacular talent.
◦ Also known for being able to fit into small spaces, such as suitcases, lockers, oversized backpacks, and closets.
◦ Was a permanent guest on Strong Heart, replacing Leeteuk when he left to join the army.
◦ She was apart of a rock band in high school and this bad even won some competitions.
◦ Is known for her wit.
◦ Was a premnant guest on Heechul's Young Street.
◦ She once cooked for all of the Youngstreet cast, which was enjoyed by everyone there.
◦ Member of Rainbow Pixie with Hyunyoung and Seunga.
◦ She lost her mother on July 4th 2011, to cancer.
◦ Name: Cho Hyunyoung
◦ Position: Main Vocals
◦ Nickname: superNATURAL HY, Cho Eh Jok (Amazonian)
◦ Date of birth: August 11, 1991
◦ Image Color: Yellow
◦ Skills/Talent: Singing, Dancing, Rapping, Speaking Chinese
◦ Hobbies: Listening to Music, Watching Movies
Fun Facts
◦ She, like Woori, was apart of the SM Trainee school, i the same class as 4Minute's Gayoon
◦ She's afraid of heights, going as far as crying on television when Rainbow had to do a bungee jumping challenge.
◦ She has a low tolerance for alcohol, once getting drunk after only one glass of alcohol at a DSP dinner.
◦ She enjoys getting naked which is where the nickname superNATURAL, and Cho Eh Jok come from.
◦ She has the nickname "overdoes" as well because of her kitten imitation.
◦ Due to her fear of heights, she doesn't sleep on a top bunk in her bedroom.
◦ She has an older brother, and has said that she would like to introduce Seunga to him the most, and Woori to him the least
◦ Member of Rainbow Pixie with Jisook and Seunga.
◦ In 2012, she was diagnosed with vocal cord polyps and received surgery to remove them.