Red Velvet is a charming 5-member girl group born to attract the world through their unique and sophisticated music and performances. With members IRENE, SEULGI, WENDY, JOY, and YERI, Red Velvet has become one of Korea’s (and the world’s) biggest girl groups, known for their versatile talents and charms.
Red Velvet debuted with their 1st single ‘Happiness’ in August 2014. Their following albums ‘Ice Cream Cake’, ‘The Red’, ‘The Velvet’, and ‘Russian Roulette’ have all charted in the top spots in Korea immediately upon release. In 2017, ‘Rookie’, ‘The Red Summer’, and ‘Perfect Velvet’ all achieved No. 1 on Billboard’s World Albums chart, earning Red Velvet the top girl group status. ‘Bad Boy’, the lead single from ‘The Perfect Red Velvet’ album, debuted at No. 3 on Billboard’s World Albums chart and earned them their best U.S. sales to date.
Red Velvet’s title track ‘Psycho’ from ‘The ReVe Festival: Finale’ album charted No. 1 on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart after release in December 2019. The group set record as the first female K-pop act to top iTunes Top Albums chart in 44 countries with ‘The ReVe Festival: Finale,’ and further proved their status as an international powerhouse through their appearance as the K-pop Trolls in DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Trolls World Tour’ in April 2020, with star-studded casts Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake, and their participation in the film’s soundtrack, ‘Just Sing’.
Red Velvet has also performed at headlining concerts all over the world, including successful shows in Bangkok, Taipei, Singapore and Japan. With a handful of No. 1 Billboard albums and multiple visits to the U.S., Red Velvet has established themselves as one of the leading girl groups in the region and took their “REDMARE” World Tour to North America in February 2019.
Most recently in August 2021, Red Velvet released their long-awaited 6th EP, ‘Queendom’ once again proving their global popularity as “Summer Queens” topping Korean and international music charts, most notably iTunes Top Albums chart in 51 countries around the world. Consisting of six tracks of various sounds and genres including the title track, ‘Queendom’, their new album was a global summer hit showcasing the group’s unique charm and color with a positive message that we are all “queens” of our own lives and that we shine beautifully when we are all together.