2nd generation · CUBE Entertainment
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4Minute worked with heavy beats and strong visual impact, which put them on the sharper edge of the second generation.
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Jihyun, Gayoon, Jiyoon, HyunA and Sohyun run from the electro pop of the early singles through the concept work of Volume Up into the harder late material.
Pick this for an early look at how CUBE Entertainment built an aggressive image for a girl group.
ジヒョン지현 · JihyunView in Japanese
ガユン가윤 · GayoonView in Japanese
ジユン지윤 · JiyoonView in Japanese
ヒョナ현아 · HyunASoloView in Japanese
ソヒョン소현 · SohyunView in Japanese| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ジヒョン | 1990-01-09 | 36 | 167cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ガユン | 1990-05-18 | 36 | 165cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ジユン | 1990-10-15 | 35 | 165cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ヒョナ | 1992-06-06 | 34 | 164cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ソヒョン | 1994-08-30 | 32 | 162cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
Ages are as of 2026-09-17.
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
Hot Issue MVHot Issue is the debut, and the hook plus the electro production date it precisely.
Volume Up MVVolume Up is where the concept work gets dense and the group starts sounding older.
Crazy MVCrazy is the hardest thing they made, carried by rap and dance in equal measure.3 awards · 2 No. 1 finishes (compiled by KPOP DISCOVER, as of September 17, 2026)
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What anchors 4Minute is a hard hook and a shifting sense of girl crush. CUBE Entertainment debuted the five-piece girl group in 2009, pushing the individuality of Jihyun, Gayoon, Jiyoon, HyunA and Sohyun to the front, and the hard beats and visual impact carved out one of the sharper positions in the 2nd generation.
The way in is Hot Issue, Volume Up, Crazy. Catch the early hook in Hot Issue, see how thick the concept gets in Volume Up, then move to the strength of the girl crush and the rap and dance of the later years in Crazy, and the shift across 4Minute is easy to follow in a short sitting.
What's Your Name? widened a mainstream catchiness, and Hate stepped into a sound heavy with EDM. Set next to the solo work of HyunA, the strong image of women built inside and outside the group also comes into view. Hot Issue, then Volume Up, then Crazy covers the hook, the concept and the girl crush.
Editors' take Hot Issue / Volume Up / Crazy — a hard hook and a shifting girl crush, held in 3 songs from a CUBE five-piece.
No. 158 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 75%)
The denominator is the 210 groups, out of 525 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-09-17).
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