2nd generation · SM Entertainment

The Grace

ザ・グレース / 천상지희 더 그레이스

The Grace could sing and dance in equal measure, which is why they were sometimes described as the female counterpart to TVXQ!.

  • 2005DebutApr 29, 2005
  • 4Members
  • 2thGeneration
  • ShapleyFandom
One More Time OK / Official MV

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In 30 seconds: The Grace

Lina, Dana, Sunday and Stephanie worked in Korea and Japan and fill the gap in SM Entertainment's female roster between two much better-known groups.

Come here if you are following the lineage of women's groups at that label and want the missing piece.

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Key facts

Group name
The Grace
Reading / Hangul
ザ・グレース / 천상지희 더 그레이스
Company
SM Entertainment
Debut date
April 29, 2005
Days active
7,811 days (21 years, 4 months)
Debut song
Too Good
Generation
2nd generation
Fandom name
Shapley(シャープリー)
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Member guide

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
リナ1984-02-1842168cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
ダナ1986-07-1740171cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
サンデー1987-01-1239164cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
ステファニー1987-10-1638168cmONot 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.

Graceful 4 artwork

November 14, 2007 · Album

Graceful 4

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View all official videos →View in Japanese
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From debut to now

  • 2005
    Appearing from SM Entertainment as a female four-piece, the early activity put singing ability to the front.
  • 2006
    Dance tracks ran in parallel with work under the Japanese name, an important year that widened the route into Japan as well as Korea.
  • 2007
    The Korean full-length album period left the signature dance track, which is the most important way into The Grace.
  • 2008
    Releases in Japan accumulated, forming a shelf that can be followed as a discography under the Japanese name.
  • 2009
    After the Japanese releases, group activity narrowed and the stage work and solo routes of the members came forward.
  • 2011
    One More Chance by Dana & Sunday opened a way back from The Grace itself to the spin-off unit.
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Key achievements

Key milestones

2005Launched as an SM female vocal four-pieceSinging ability was pushed hard from the debut, carving out a distinct place in the history of SM female groups.
2007One More Time OK? reaches the music show number 1 conversationWidely discussed as the signature song of the Korean run, it also left a trail of covers by later groups.
2007-2009Several releases rolled out in JapanThrough Piranha, Graceful 4 and Dear..., it can be followed as an early case of SM expanding into Japan.

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Official links

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KPOP DISCOVER's The Grace note

What holds The Grace together is singing ability and dancing kept in balance. Lina, Dana, Sunday and Stephanie made up the SM Entertainment four-piece, sometimes introduced as a female counterpart to TVXQ, and they link the history of female groups around the second generation at SM.

Too Good, The Club and One More Time OK? make the entry. Ballad-leaning vocal power, then a dance line that includes a track featuring Yunho, then the signature song of the Korean full-length album period: taken in that order, the outline of the group rises into view.

In Japan, releases such as Sweet Flower, Piranha and Graceful 4 came out under the Japanese name. Rather than stopping at the Korean work, following the Japanese releases and the later thread of Dana & Sunday shows the thickness inside a run that looks short. Too Good, then The Club, then One More Time OK? covers the singing, the dancing and the signature song.

Editors' take Too Good / The Club / One More Time OK? — a four-piece linking the history of female groups around the second generation at SM through singing and dancing.

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Japan activity score

KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 74/ 210 groups

No. 74 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 35%)

  • 4Japanese releases
  • 6Japan-related tracks
  • 0Members from Japan
  • 3Official Japanese accounts

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).

How this score is calculated →View in Japanese

Frequently asked questions

What defines The Grace?
Lina, Dana, Sunday and Stephanie worked in Korea and Japan and fill the gap in SM Entertainment's female roster between two much better-known groups.
Why should a new listener start with The Grace?
Come here if you are following the lineage of women's groups at that label and want the missing piece.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with One More Time OK, Dancer In The Rain, Too Good, then continue to the official video index.