KPOP 3rd generation · Baeksang Entertainment
TREN-D
トレンディ / 트랜디
TREN-D made cheerful dance pop for a small agency and kept going through several changes of line-up.
- 2013DebutOct 2, 2013
- 5Members
- 3thGeneration
- Trend StarFandom
Last updated:
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In 30 seconds: TREN-D
Ruru, Bona, Eunbyeol, Hayoung and Ryu-Z anchor the group as it is usually remembered, across a handful of releases.
Worth a look if you are filling in the girl groups of 2013 that never reached the charts.
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Key facts
- Group name
- TREN-D
- Reading / Hangul
- トレンディ / 트랜디
- Company
- Baeksang Entertainment
- Debut date
- October 2, 2013
- Days active
- 4,777 days (13 years, 0 months)
- Debut song
- Candy Boy
- Generation
- 3rd generation
- Fandom name
- Trend Star(トレンドスター)
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Member guide
ルル루루 · RuruView in Japaneseボナ보나 · BonaView in Japaneseウンビョル은별 · EunbyeolView in Japaneseハヨン하영 · HayoungView in Japaneseリュジ류지 · Ryu-ZView in JapaneseProfile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ルル | 1991-07-08 | 35 | 162cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ボナ | 1992-02-14 | 34 | 164cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ウンビョル | 1994-05-11 | 32 | 163cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ハヨン | 1995-08-20 | 31 | 165cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| リュジ | 1996-01-27 | 30 | 161cm | AB | 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.
Candy Boy MVCandy Boy is the debut and the brightest thing in the catalogue.
Jung MVJung belongs to the later period and shows what changed.05
From debut to now
- 2013TREN-D debuted with Candy Boy, arriving as a small scale girl group of five with bright dance pop.
- 2014Pitapat extends the bright line of the debut song and fills in the early picture within a short catalogue.
- 2015Jung is easy to watch through official broadcast stages such as Music Core and MBC every1, which shapes how the later line-up reads.
- 2016Taking in Whoo and the tidying of the line-up, TREN-D sits not as a big hit act but as a group that fills in the record of short runs.
- 2018Candy Boy also turns up in later distributor and official uploads, so anyone new can get back to the debut song easily.
- 2021Jung is available through official and distributor uploads too, which keeps it in place as the signature song of the later period.
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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 TREN-D note
Baeksang Entertainment sent out TREN-D on October 2, 2013, a girl group of five made up of Ruru, Bona, Eunbyeol, Hayoung and Ryu-Z. Alongside the flagship groups of the major labels, the K-pop scene of the 2010s held many acts from smaller companies. Placing TREN-D in the same context as CHI-CHI, She'z and Blady brings out the working conditions of the time and the differences that came with company size.
The way in is the debut song Candy Boy. Bright dance pop, it mirrors the early picture of the group directly. Pitapat from 2014 sits on the same line, and the two together give the colour of the debut period. By Jung in 2015 the mood has shifted, and it is easy to follow on music show stages. Put the three side by side and the changes in the music read clearly even inside a short catalogue.
Whoo arrived in 2016, and activity continued while the line-up was tidied up. This was not a group that recorded a big hit, and that is exactly why it shows so concretely the conditions small scale girl groups faced in the early 2010s. Play Candy Boy, then Pitapat, then Jung for the early picture, the colour of the debut period and the change in the later stretch.
Editors' take Candy Boy / Pitapat / Jung — the move from bright dance pop to the later years in three songs, from a five-piece out of Baeksang Entertainment.
Trivia worth knowing
Entry point
Candy Boy is the way in, and it carries both the bright, of-the-moment feel promised by the name TREN-D and the small-agency air of the early 2010s.
Live performance
Adding M COUNTDOWN and Music Core stages to the music videos shows how the songs came across on the weekly programmes.
Line-up
Ruru, Bona, Eunbyeol, Hayoung and Ryu-Z anchor the line-up, keeping the individual paths clear across a brief run.
Later years
Jung represents the later period, and set next to Candy Boy it shows how both the sound and the presentation changed.
Comparison
Against other small girl groups of the same years, TREN-D is remembered above all for bright dance pop and for what survives of the broadcast stages.
Note
Direct official streaming links and a fandom name are hard to verify here, so confirmed video and release information is the firmer ground.
Frequently asked questions
What defines TREN-D?
Ruru, Bona, Eunbyeol, Hayoung and Ryu-Z anchor the group as it is usually remembered, across a handful of releases.
Why should a new listener start with TREN-D?
Worth a look if you are filling in the girl groups of 2013 that never reached the charts.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Candy Boy, Jung, then continue to the official video index.