Red Velvet became the first K-pop girl group to chart a debut single on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart, where it peaked at number four. 'Happiness' was the second-most viewed K-pop music video worldwide in August 2014. The original music video for 'Happiness' gained more than two million views on YouTube in its first 24 hours of release before being removed due to controversy over problematic background images and replaced with an edited version. It is an urban Europop song with 'strong synth sound' and ' African tribal beat', penned by Yoo Young-jin and composed by Will Simms, Chad Hugo ( The Neptunes), Chris Holsten, and Anne Judith Wik ( Dsign Music). Their first single, ' Happiness', was released digitally on August 4. Red Velvet made their official performance debut on August 1, 2014, on the program Music Bank. With the addition of member Joy, the quartet went on to debut in 2014 as SM Entertainment's first girl group in five years and first idol group since 2012. Rumors of a group debut gained traction in July, which were subsequently confirmed by SM Entertainment. In March 2014, Wendy, then credited as a member of SR14G, was introduced through the release of 'Because I Love You', her first solo soundtrack for the Mnet drama Mimi. Irene and Seulgi made cameo appearances in the music videos for ' 1-4-3 (I Love You)' and ' Fantastic', respectively, by then-labelmate Henry Seulgi also featured in Henry's 'Butterfly'. Preparations for Red Velvet's debut began in late 2013, with the introduction of Irene and Seulgi in December 2013 and Wendy in March 2014 through SM Entertainment's trainee group SM Rookies. In 2012, Wendy and Joy were cast through the SM Global Auditions in Canada and Seoul, respectively. Irene was cast in 2009, and Yeri in 2011.

Red Velvet began forming in 2007, when Seulgi was cast as a trainee by SM Entertainment via audition. Career 2007–2015: Formation, early years and domestic breakthrough Their wide domestic influence has been recognized by Forbes Korea Power Celebrity (placing 11th in 2018 and fifth in 2019) internationally, they were named one of the most popular K-pop groups by Time and Billboard and are the fifth most streamed K-pop artist worldwide on Spotify as of February 2020. Red Velvet have received numerous accolades, most notably the Golden Disc New Artist Award, the Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Female Group, the Korean Music Award for Best Pop Song, and the Asia Artist Award for Song of the Year. The group also ventured into the Japanese music scene with the extended plays #Cookie Jar (2018) and Sappy (2019). Their singles ' Red Flavor' and ' Power Up' were number one hits on the Gaon Digital Chart, whilst ' Dumb Dumb', ' Russian Roulette', ' Rookie', ' Peek-a-Boo', ' Bad Boy', ' Psycho' and ' Feel My Rhythm' all reached the top three. Red Velvet's Korean-language discography includes two studio albums, one reissue album, one compilation album, and ten extended plays-twelve of which have topped the South Korean Gaon Album Chart.

Their genre versatility and catchy hooks have garnered critical praise. Sonically, the music of Red Velvet reflects their group name: their predominantly- pop 'red' side experiments occasionally with electronic and funk, while their 'velvet' side focuses on '90s-influenced R&B with elements of ballad and hip hop. A fifth member, Yeri, joined in March 2015, following the release of their first extended play, Ice Cream Cake. They originally debuted on August 1, 2014, with the single ' Happiness' with the four-member line-up of Irene, Seulgi, Wendy and Joy.

Red Velvet ( Korean: 레드벨벳 RR: Redeubelbet) is a South Korean girl group formed and managed by SM Entertainment.

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