3rd generation · SM Entertainment
レッドベルベット / 레드벨벳
Red Velvet run two catalogues at once: a bright pop side and a darker, more ornate one, and the songs announce which is which.
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Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy and Yeri settled into the current shape when Yeri joined in 2015, and the two sides have alternated ever since.
Start here for the most interesting double concept in Korean pop, executed by the same five people every time.
アイリーン아이린 · IreneSoloIrene & SeulgiView in Japanese
スルギ슬기 · SeulgiSoloIrene & SeulgiView in Japanese
ウェンディ웬디 · WendySoloView in Japanese
ジョイ조이 · JoySoloView in Japanese
イェリ예리 · YeriView in Japanese| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| アイリーン | 1991-03-29 | 35 | 158cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| スルギ | 1994-02-10 | 32 | 161cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ウェンディ | 1994-02-21 | 32 | 160cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea · Canada |
| ジョイ | 1996-09-03 | 30 | 167cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| イェリ | 1999-03-05 | 27 | 160cm | O | 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.
Red Flavor MVRed Flavor is summer in three minutes and the brightest thing they have made.
Psycho MVPsycho is the other side: tense, R&B-leaning and beautifully sung.
Feel My Rhythm MVFeel My Rhythm borrows from classical music and is the most elegant of the singles.3 awards (compiled by KPOP DISCOVER, as of September 17, 2026)
Seoul Music Awards SMA
MAMA Awards MAMA
Golden Disc Awards GDA
Source: announcements by each award ceremony and official chart
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What anchors Red Velvet is the two sides of Red and Velvet. SM Entertainment debuted the girl group on August 1, 2014 with Happiness, and after Yeri joined in 2015 the five of Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy and Yeri settled as the line-up. The bright Red side and the refined, uneasy Velvet side are switched between by the same five.
The summer pop and vivid colour of Red Flavor, the R&B-leaning tension of Psycho, the classical beauty of Feel My Rhythm: each song moves into a different world. Watching the performance videos and dance practices as well shows the grace of the choreography, not only the singing and the visuals.
The polish of the Velvet side on Bad Boy, and following through to Cosmic in 2024, show the maturity of a long-running group and the routes into the solo and unit work. Red Flavor, then Psycho, then Feel My Rhythm covers the Red side, the Velvet side and how well they digest a concept now.
Editors' take Red Flavor / Psycho / Feel My Rhythm — three songs cover the two sides of Red and Velvet in an SM five-piece.
No. 48 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 23%)
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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