Do you know about the retro group The Barberettes which was nominated for Rookie of the Year at the 2015 Korean Music Awards? In this article, there’s detailed information about The Barberettes starting from the member profiles, facts, activities, promotions, formation changes, discography, and concerts. Don’t skip any information in this article and find out more about The Barberettes!
The Barberettes’ Group Profile
The Barberettes (Hangul: 바버렛츠) is known as a South Korean group that consisted of 3 members, Shinae An Wheeler, Grace Kim, and So-hee Park. However, in 2015, there was a lineup change when Grace Kim announced that they will leave the group, and the position was replaced by the new member, Sunnie Lee Kyeong. Let’s get straight to know The Barberettes’ full member profiles in the session below!
The Barberettes’ Shinae An Wheeler’s Profile
Stage Name: Ahn Shin-ae (Hangul: 안신애) Born: Songnam, South Korea, July 30, 1986 Position in the Group: Creator, producer, leader, guitarist, main composer, and writer Education: Seoul Institute of the Arts
The Barberettes’ Shinae An Wheeler’s Facts
The Barberettes’ Sunnie Lee Kyeong’s Profile
Stage Name: Lee Kyeng-seon (Hangul: 이경선) Born: South Korea
The Barberettes’ Sunnie Lee Kyeong’s Facts
The Barberettes’ Grace Kim’s Profile
Real Name: Kim Eun-hye (Hangul: 김은혜 ) Stage Name: Grace Kim Born: Seoul, South Korea, April 11, 1987 Position in the Group: Vocalist Education: Chung-Ang University
The Barberettes’ Grace Kim’s Facts
The Barberettes’ So Hee Park’s Profile
Stage Name: Park So-hee (Hangul: 박소희) Born: Suwon, South Korea, April 10, 1991 Position in the Group: Maknae, Lead Vocalist Education: Sungshin Women’s University (Modern Contemporary Music)
The Barberettes’ So Hee Park’s Facts
The Barberettes’ Formation Changes and Future Activity
On October 20, 2015, Grace Kim announced that she was leaving the group through Facebook. The last broadcast recording was ended on November 2. She said that she didn’t leave because of a quarrel with the other members, but she was preparing for a solo career. The Barberettes’ Grace Kim’s position was replaced by The Barberettes’ Sunnie at this time. Park So-hee, the youngest member of the group, was a student that Shinae Ahn taught at a practical music academy. On March 29, 2018, she said goodbye to The Barberettes for a new path, and her departure announcement was revealed on The Barberettes’ official YouTube account. The Barberettes was then a female two-member vocal group. It was also called a self-proclaimed time travel retro girl group. There is the English word barber meaning “barber.” The name was given to the group after asking a foreign friend to do a “barbershop acapella,” a genre derived from the singing of a black male quartet. The suffix “ettes” at the end of the group’s name is the plural form of “ette” and means “small” or “female.” So, in Korean, it’s like “barbershop sisters.” In line with the nickname of a time travel girl group, they arranged and covered songs with an old-fashioned feel from the 60s and 70s, and everything from the style of the songs to the outfits seemed to be a retro concept. On November 10, 2014, The Barberettes appeared on KBS, and the members said they did not know that the words they joked about would come true. The Barberettes was active in Hongdae clubs and performed as a guest at SG Wannabe’s Kim Jin-ho’s pop-up concert before its debut. In May 2014, The Barberettes’ made its official debut with the release of the full-length album Barberetts Collection #1.
