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Jewelry
ジュエリー / 쥬얼리
Jewelry ran from the end of the first generation deep into the second, changing members repeatedly while the dance pop kept working.
- 2001DebutMar 30, 2001
- 4Members
- 1thGeneration
- Jewelry BoxFandom
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In 30 seconds: Jewelry
Park Jung-ah and Seo In-young anchor the early and middle years, the One More Time period brought Baby J and Eunjung in, and a later line-up closed things out.
Come here for a long-running girl group where each era has its own line-up and its own sound.
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Key facts
- Group name
- Jewelry
- Reading / Hangul
- ジュエリー / 쥬얼리
- Company
- Star Empire Entertainment
- Debut date
- March 30, 2001
- Days active
- 5,025 days (13 years, 9 months)
- Final activity date
- 2015
- Debut song
- I Love You
- Generation
- 1st generation
- Fandom name
- Jewelry Box(ジュエリーボックス)
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Member guide
ベイビー・ジェイ베이비제이 · Baby JView in Japanese
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| パク・ジョンア | 1981-02-24 | 45 | 169cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ソ・イニョン | 1984-09-03 | 42 | 158cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ベイビー・ジェイ | 1986-06-16 | 40 | 165cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ウンジョン | 1986-11-28 | 39 | 167cm | 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.
Happy Ending
Super Star MVSuper Star is the early hit and the best picture of the group before the second generation arrived.One More Time MVOne More Time is the biggest of the singles, built on a hook that repeats until it sticks.
Look At Me MVLook At Me belongs to the final line-up and shows how much the group had changed.05
From debut to now
- 2001Debuting from Star Empire Entertainment, they set out as a long-running girl group carrying from the end of the first generation into the second.
- 2002Again and Tonight widened how early Jewelry presented its pop and R&B leaning side, laying the ground toward Super Star.
- 2005Popular dance pop spread the name Jewelry and opened the hit line that would lead on to One More Time.
- 2008A repeating hook and the dance made it widely known, and it remains the largest song that stands for Jewelry.
- 2009The album Sophisticated brought Vari2ty and Love Story, leaving one coherent set before the shift from the signature line-up to the later one.
- 2011Back It Up marked the start of the new member era, and Pass moved on to a later Jewelry centred on the stage.
- 2012Look At Me arrived as the signature song of the later line-up and fixed the impression of Jewelry with its new members.
- 2013Hot & Cold came out with Hyung Sik of ZE:A taking part, a late single that also shows the connections inside Star Empire.
- 2015The long run came to an end, and the members went on to acting, solo music and television work of their own.
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Achievements
Key milestones
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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 Jewelry note
Jewelry is a K-pop girl group that debuted from Star Empire Entertainment on March 30, 2001. Their career ran straight from the close of the first generation into the second and continued until 2015. There are broadly three phases: the early and middle years with Park Jung-ah and Seo In-young, the period around One More Time once Baby J and Eunjung had joined, and the new member era from 2011 onward. The name carries the idea of individuality cut like a gemstone, and the fandom was called Jewelry Box.
Super Star, One More Time and Look At Me are the three easiest to pick as an entry. Super Star landed in 2005 as a hit of popular dance pop, and One More Time, released in 2008, became the biggest signature song of all, widely known for its repeating hook and its dance. The 2009 album Sophisticated also holds Vari2ty and Love Story, which shows how thick the peak period really was. The genres sit on K-pop, Dance Pop and R&B Pop, with a grown-up texture surfacing depending on the year.
Back It Up and Pass announced the start of the new member era in 2011, and Look At Me in 2012 settled the look and the sound of the later line-up. Hot & Cold in 2013 featured Hyung Sik of ZE:A, making the ties inside Star Empire visible on a single. The long career closed in 2015, and each member stepped on toward acting, solo music or television. Super Star, then One More Time, then Look At Me moves from the popular hit to the biggest signature song to the settling of the later line-up.
Editors' take Super Star / One More Time / Look At Me — the popular dance pop spine that crosses three line-ups, held in three songs by a Star Empire Entertainment quartet.
Trivia worth knowing
Line-up
The run was long enough that the line-up is best learned single by single rather than all at once.
Entry point
Start at One More Time, then put Super Star and Look At Me on either side of it to see the change.
Agency
As the senior act at Star Empire Entertainment, this is the prehistory for anyone following ZE:A and 9MUSES.
Video
Official videos for the early singles circulate unevenly, which makes broadcaster stage footage an important way in.
Name
Jewelry Box as a fandom name follows straight from the jewel image in the group name.
Catching up
Coming back from the solo careers of Seo In-young and Park Jung-ah makes their presence inside the group easier to gauge.
Frequently asked questions
What defines Jewelry?
Park Jung-ah and Seo In-young anchor the early and middle years, the One More Time period brought Baby J and Eunjung in, and a later line-up closed things out.
Why should a new listener start with Jewelry?
Come here for a long-running girl group where each era has its own line-up and its own sound.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Super Star, One More Time, Look At Me, then continue to the official video index.