2nd generation · NAP Entertainment

C-REAL

シーリアル / 씨리얼

C-REAL sat squarely in the clean teen-pop lane of the early 2010s, with Chemi, Re Dee, Effie, Ann J and Lenny.

  • 2011DebutOct 12, 2011
  • 5Members
  • 2thGeneration
  • C-realismFandom
No No No No No / Official MV

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In 30 seconds: C-REAL

The label was small and the run was short, but the three singles map that moment in girl-group styling precisely.

Useful when you want to see the whole shape of a year rather than only its biggest groups.

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Key facts

Group name
C-REAL
Reading / Hangul
シーリアル / 씨리얼
Company
NAP Entertainment
Debut date
October 12, 2011
Days active
5,454 days (14 years, 11 months)
Debut song
No No No No No
Generation
2nd generation
Fandom name
C-realism(シーリアリズム)
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Member guide

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
ケミ1993-06-2533160cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
リディ1994-07-1532163cmBNot disclosedSouth Korea
エフィ1994-06-1332162cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
アンジェイ1995-09-2630164cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
レニー1996-11-2829161cmABNot disclosedSouth Korea

Ages are as of 2026-09-17.

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

Danger Girl artwork

December 14, 2012 · Single

Danger Girl

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From debut to now

  • 2011
    Round 1 arrived through NAP Entertainment, and No No No No No set out a clear-toned teen pop image for the five.
  • 2012
    The 2nd EP Love Diary and Joma Joma opened a slightly more grown route for the singing and the stage than the debut song had.
  • 2013
    Singles running from late 2012 into 2013 make the key shelf when working back through a short catalogue.
  • 2014
    Group-level updates thinned out, and the usual way back to the songs became member news and older footage.
  • 2024
    Looking back at small girl groups of the early 2010s, C-REAL gets revisited for the five names behind the title and for its clear-toned songs.
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Key achievements

Key milestones

2011Introduced as 5-IU idolsPresented in connection with the production team around IU, they drew notice from the debut as a group expected to sing and to sound fresh.
2012Love Diary enters the Gaon album chartLove Diary keeps a chart record for a group with a short run, and it props up the core C-REAL catalogue.
2012Sorry But I moves into digital chart territorySorry But I is the song that still carries a chart trail, so it opens the change that came after Joma Joma.
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Official links

Official site

Official social accounts and platforms

Shopping guide

Verified English shopping links are not yet available.

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KPOP DISCOVER's C-REAL note

C-REAL was a five-piece girl group sent out by NAP Entertainment, starting in October 2011 with the debut EP Round 1 and No No No No No. The names Chemi, Re Dee, Effie, Ann J and Lenny are where the group title itself comes from, and the clear voices of those five still stand for one corner of the early 2010s that ran a pure teen pop line. Working at a smaller scale than the big agency acts is exactly why the colour of the era survives here in undiluted form.

Three songs make the entry: No No No No No, Joma Joma and Sorry But I. The debut track fixes the first impression of the five and their cool tone, while Joma Joma, from the EP Love Diary of March 2012, shows singing that had matured a little and a brighter pop spread. Stepping on to the ballad-leaning Sorry But I, the expression in the voices tilts towards ache, proof that the group was never only cool pop. The catalogue is not large, and that scarcity makes the job of each song stand out.

Late in 2012 the later single Danger Girl joined, letting the colour of the sound shift near the end of a short history. After 2014, updates under the group name shrank. When small girl groups of the early 2010s come up for discussion the name returns, and rather than digging deep into each member it settles best as one point on the map of girl groups from that time. No No No No No, then Sorry But I, then Danger Girl runs from early clarity through vocal ache to the later change.

Editors' take No No No No No / Sorry But I / Danger Girl — three songs from pure teen pop to the change of the later years, from a NAP Entertainment five-piece.

Frequently asked questions

What defines C-REAL?
The label was small and the run was short, but the three singles map that moment in girl-group styling precisely.
Why should a new listener start with C-REAL?
Useful when you want to see the whole shape of a year rather than only its biggest groups.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with No No No No No, Joma Joma, Sorry But I, then continue to the official video index.