LedApple (레드애플), commonly stylized as LEDApple or Ledapple, is five-member South Korean rock band formed by Startory Entertainment in 2010. The band currently consists of Youngjun, Hanbyul, Hyoseok, Kwangyeon and Kyumin.
Why LedApple?
The part "Led" in Led Apple stood for "Logic Egoism Delete" and was promoted during their debut but they stopped referring to it since their CODA mini-album was released. Instead they replaced it with a practical explanation of "shining as brightly as LED whenever they perform" which was eventually referred to as a tribute to their role-model, Led Zeppelin. The word "Apple" in the band's name is supposed to represent their fresh image as idols and fresh music that they release.
In 2011, fans of Led Apple are officially known as "LEDAs"
History of LedApple :
2010
On October 6, 2010, Led Apple performed their debut promotional single "Dash". The MV was released on the next day.
The band's single was released alongside their single album, Logic Egoism Delete.They later performed the promotional single on November 11, 2010 on Mnet's M! Countdown as their first debut stage.
2011
On February 1, 2011, member I-OH announced his departure from the group on Twitter due to tuberculosis.
Vocalists of the group Minyong and Sunghyun later left due to personal reasons that were not publicly revealed.
Three new members joined the band for the release of their mini-album, Niga Mwonde (니가 뭔데; lit. Who Do You Think You Are); Hyoseok, Jaehoon and Kyumin with Jaehoon becoming leader of the band.
On June 13, 2011, the band released a comeback teaser for their mini-album and title track of the same name. The teaser was criticized for featuring the band in a club and drinking alcohol because three members of Led Apple were minors at that time.
The band's first mini-album, Niga Mwonde and lead single of the same name were released on June 15, 2011 alongside two different music videos; a regular version and a drama version. Many internet communities claimed that Led Apple's single "Niga Mwonde" had plagiarized CN Blue's song, "Love".However, Startory Entertainment later released a statement addressing the plagiarism issue, stating that both songs were composed by Lee Sang-ho which is why they sounded similar.
On July 19, 2011, Led Apple released their second promotional single from the mini-album Niga Mwonde, "Birthday Killer". The song was released in an attempt to make anti-fans realise that their hate comments can cause idols to do extreme things out of their misery.
After ending their promotions for the Niga Mwonde mini-album, leader Jaehoon left the band citing personal reasons; no other information was disclosed.
On October 28, 2011, the band announced a new member would be joining them for their upcoming single, Keon U who is well-known as the son of famous composer, Park Kwang-hyun.
Another new member, Hanbyul was also announced on November 3 as the new appointed leader of the group alongside teaser photos of the rest of the band, thus making them a six-member group.
The music video for their next single, "Eojjeoda Majuchin" ( 어쩌다 마주친; lit. Ran Into You By Chance) was released on November 11 .
On December 15, 2011, Led Apple was nominated for the "Anticipated Super Rookies for 2012" award at the Wave K Super Rookies Awards.
2012
On January 29, 2012, Led Apple revealed a teaser for their newest single, "Time Is Up".It was later announced that Led Apple appointed the new leader of the band to be Youngjun, since Hanbyul who was leader at the time didn't like responsibilities.
On February 2, the band made the their comeback stage on Mnet's M! Countdown with their newest single, "Time Is Up" and the song was released the next day. The music video was released on February 6.
On February 12, it was announced that Led Apple would star in their own reality television show titled, Led Apple Entertainment. The show began airing on February 15 and the final episode aired on March 21 on SBS MTV.
On March 5, Led Apple announced on their Facebook page that the band would cease their promotions for "Time Is Up" and be releasing a new digital single titled, "Sadness". Their single was released on March 9 and they also performed it on KBS's Music Bank as their comeback stage.
On March 16, the band made their Japanese debut after attending the K-Rookies Party, Vol. 1 concert that took place in the Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo, Japan.
On March 26, Led Apple released the music video for "Sadness" and the song peaked at number 58 on the Gaon Chart.
Their first solo concert titled, Now Playing – Led Apple in Seoul, Vol. 1. The concert took place on May 11, at the Soundholic City in Seoul.
Due to the success of their first solo concert, the band held two extra provincial concerts in Daegu and Busan on May 18 and 19, respectively. The group also announced their return to Japan with their second solo concert.Their second solo concert was held on June 23, at the Shinagawa Prince Stellar Ball in Tokyo, however Keon U was unable to perform alongside the group due to health problems.
On July 5th, 2012, Led Apple released a music video for their song "Run To You" from their third mini-album "Run To You". KeonU departed from the group due to health issues shortly after the song was released.
On October 5th, 2012, Led apple had their " Now playing Led apple vol.2" concert at Hongdae, v-hall.
On November 15th, 2012, Led apple released their newest single "Let The Wind Blow".
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