KPOP 3rd generation · TS Entertainment
SONAMOO
ソナム / 소나무
SONAMOO take their name from the Korean word for a pine tree and opened with far more hip-hop weight than the market expected.
- 2014DebutDec 29, 2014
- 7Members
- 3thGeneration
- SolbangulFandom
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In 30 seconds: SONAMOO
Deja Vu is heavy and stern, CUSHION turns the group toward pop, and the later singles are lighter still.
Choose this if you want a girl group that started hard and got friendlier rather than the other way round.
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Key facts
- Group name
- SONAMOO
- Reading / Hangul
- ソナム / 소나무
- Company
- TS Entertainment
- Debut date
- December 29, 2014
- Days active
- 4,324 days (11 years, 10 months)
- Debut song
- Deja Vu
- Generation
- 3rd generation
- Fandom name
- Solbangul(ソルバングル)
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Member guide
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| スミン | 1994-03-03 | 32 | 168cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ミンジェ | 1994-12-18 | 31 | 165cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ディエナ | 1995-09-10 | 31 | 170cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ナヒョン | 1995-12-09 | 30 | 169cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ウィジン | 1996-10-08 | 30 | 168cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ハイディ | 1996-12-21 | 29 | 165cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ニューサン | 1997-06-19 | 29 | 174cm | O | 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.
Orange Cappuccino
Deja Vu MVDeja Vu is the debut, with low rapping and the sternest group dance in the catalogue.
CUSHION MVCUSHION is the pivot, and it keeps the rapping while adding a proper hook.
I Like U Too Much MVI Like U Too Much is the summer single and the warmest thing they recorded.05
From debut to now
- 2014Deja Vu launched the 7-member TS Entertainment act, shaping an early image from hard rap and low-centred choreography.
- 2015Keeping the early hip-hop colour, the sound moved toward something catchier and added more entry points.
- 2016Swinging from a dark early image toward something friendlier showed the range of concepts and of seven faces.
- 2017I Think I Love U, Friday Night and I (knew it) covered everything from light dance pop to grown-up expression.
- 2019We Are Legendary arrived as a song tied to Legendary: Game of Heroes, filling out the later streaming route.
- 2021After changes at the agency the group itself shrank sharply and individual work by each member took over.
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Achievements
Key milestones
Verified information
Verified English information is not yet available for this section.
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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 SONAMOO note
SONAMOO is the 7-member girl group TS Entertainment sent out on December 29, 2014. The name means pine tree in Korean, and the fandom name Solbangul comes from the word for pine cone. The debut song Deja Vu put low-centred choreography and the heavy rap of D.ana and NewSun at the front, starting with a stern mood that set them apart from other third-generation girl groups of the time.
The clearest way in is the run from Deja Vu to CUSHION to I Like U Too Much. After the debut song delivers the hip-hop weight, CUSHION in 2015 holds the strength of the rap while moving closer to pop, and I Like U Too Much in 2016 brings summer brightness to the surface. Lining up those three tracks alone makes the change in the group come into view naturally.
In 2017 they released I Think I Love U, Friday Night and I (knew it) in quick succession, widening the range from light dance pop to grown-up expression. We Are Legendary and Orange Cappuccino followed in 2019, but around 2021 the situation at the agency changed, group activity shrank sharply, and individual work by each member became the focus. In the order Deja Vu, I Like U Too Much, I (knew it), you pass the hip-hop weight, the summer pop and the grown-up expression.
Editors' take Deja Vu / I Like U Too Much / I (knew it) — a TS Entertainment 7-piece whose shift from hip-hop to summer pop and then grown-up expression comes through in three songs.
Trivia worth knowing
Name
SONAMOO romanises the Korean word for pine, a name that suits the fierce early concept.
Fandom
Solbangul means pine cone, so the fandom name pairs directly with the tree in the group name.
Musical style
Deja Vu and CUSHION show the hard TS house style, with low rap and block choreography pushed to the front.
Shift
From I Like U Too Much onwards, brighter pop and a different facial performance become the way in.
Members
D.ana and NewSun on rap, Minjae and High.D on vocals, and Euijin on dance sorts out who does what.
Videos
Lining up the music videos with Choreography and Dance Practice clips plus the M COUNTDOWN and Music Bank stages shows how the seven-piece formations work.
Frequently asked questions
What defines SONAMOO?
Deja Vu is heavy and stern, CUSHION turns the group toward pop, and the later singles are lighter still.
Why should a new listener start with SONAMOO?
Choose this if you want a girl group that started hard and got friendlier rather than the other way round.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Deja Vu, CUSHION, I Like U Too Much, then continue to the official video index.