Red Velvet

Red Velvet is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. Originally debuted as a quartet on August 1, 2014, the group is now composed of five members: Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy and Yeri, with the latter member joined the group since March 2015. Regarded as one of the most popular K-pop groups worldwide by Time and Billboard, Red Velvet has received several awards for their discography, choreography and popularity, including the Golden Disc New Artist Award in 2015 and the Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Female Group in 2017. The group was also hailed as a major contributor and one of the country's most talented idol groups who have "largely promoted K-pop", according to the director of the Korea Foundation for International Cultural Exchange while discussing the Korean Wave in 2018.