KPOP 3rd generation · JYP Entertainment
15&
フィフティーンアンド / 피프틴앤드
15& was a vocal duo of Park Jimin and Baek Yerin, judged on singing and R&B texture rather than on formations.
- 2012DebutOct 7, 2012
- 2Members
- 3thGeneration
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In 30 seconds: 15&
Both were teenagers at the debut, and the name carries that; the pair are a useful starting point for the history of women's vocals at JYP Entertainment.
Pick this if you want singing without choreography, and want to hear two voices that later went very different ways.
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Key facts
- Group name
- 15&
- Reading / Hangul
- フィフティーンアンド / 피프틴앤드
- Company
- JYP Entertainment
- Debut date
- October 7, 2012
- Days active
- 5,137 days (14 years, 0 months)
- Debut song
- I Dream
- Generation
- 3rd generation
- Fandom name
- (未公表)
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Member guide
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ジミン | 1997-07-05 | 29 | 160cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| イェリン | 1997-06-26 | 29 | 165cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
Ages are as of 2026-10-31.
Selected releases
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Start here
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
Love is Madness (feat. Kanto)
I Dream MVI Dream is the debut and puts the singing forward before anything else.
Somebody MVSomebody is the brightest of the three, and the call and response between the two voices is easy to follow.
Can't Hide It MVCan't Hide It moves toward R&B and shows the more grown-up texture of the later material.05
From debut to now
- 2012A teenage vocal duo of Park Jimin and Baek Yerin debuted from JYP with I Dream.
- 2013Somebody is the signature song that pulls the singing of the two towards friendly pop, easy to enter even on a first listen.
- 2014Around Can't Hide It and Sugar, the layering of the voices leans towards a more adult R&B and soul.
- 2015Park Jimin moved under the name Jamie and Baek Yerin into solo and band settings, so the usual view shifted from the duo to individual paths.
- 2019Coming in through the solo work of Yerin makes it easy to return to the role each voice played in the 15& years.
- 2020Set beside the Jamie era of Jimin, 15& stands as the prehistory of vocal acts at JYP.
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Achievements
Key milestones
Verified information
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Official links
Official site
Official social accounts and platforms
Shopping guide
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KPOP DISCOVER's 15& note
The axis of 15& runs through two things: the line of genuinely strong singers at JYP, and the solo paths that followed for both members. Park Jimin, known for winning K-pop Star, and Baek Yerin, later highly rated in solo and band settings, formed a female vocal duo. Both debuted as teenagers, and the youth and the possibility in that are folded into the group name itself.
I Dream, Somebody and Can't Hide It make the entry. I Dream holds the singing at the time of the debut, Somebody brings bright pop, and Can't Hide It moves into an adult R&B leaning texture, which together make the role of each voice and their standing inside JYP easy to follow.
Jimin widened into solo work as Jamie, while Yerin moved into solo releases and the setting of The Volunteers. Even with a small number of releases under the duo name, 15& is worth returning to from the later careers of both, and it is hard to skip for anyone reading how JYP raised female vocalists. I Dream, then Somebody, then Can't Hide It runs from singing through pop to R&B.
Editors' take I Dream / Somebody / Can't Hide It — the prehistory of female vocal acts at JYP in three songs, from a duo built on real ability.
Trivia worth knowing
Age
15& ties the youth of a duo that debuted in their teens to the impression of real vocal ability.
Voice
Jimin sings with force while Yerin keeps a softer, R&B-leaning texture, and the contrast between the voices is the draw.
JYP context
Next to miss A, DAY6 and NMIXX, the JYP Routes for vocal training, bands and R&B become visible.
Solo route
Coming back to 15& from Jimin as Jamie, and from the solo work of Baek Yerin and The Volunteers, sharpens what the duo years meant.
Live
Live footage of Rain & Cry and Not Today Not Tomorrow shows singing that the MVs alone never reveal.
Note
The song count is not large, but official MVs, live footage and the solo paths together go a long way.
Frequently asked questions
What defines 15&?
Both were teenagers at the debut, and the name carries that; the pair are a useful starting point for the history of women's vocals at JYP Entertainment.
Why should a new listener start with 15&?
Pick this if you want singing without choreography, and want to hear two voices that later went very different ways.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with I Dream, Somebody, Can't Hide It, then continue to the official video index.