Fanxy Red

Fanxy Red
Fanxy Red promotional busking in Hongdae, November 2019
From left to right: Roy, K, Shawn, and Marco
Background information
Also known as
  • FFC-Acrush
  • Acrush
OriginJinhua,[1] Zhejiang, China
Genres
Years active2017 (2017)–present
Labels
  • FFC
  • TOV
Members
  • K
  • Roy
  • Marco
Past members
  • Joel
  • Yu Xuan
  • Jun Qian
  • Shawn
Websitetovglobal.com

Fanxy Red (Korean팬시레드), previously known as FFC-Acrush or simply Acrush,[1] is a Chinese girl group. They debuted in 2017 and released their first single album, Activate, in 2019.[2][3]

Artistry

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Image

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Fanxy Red's style is often described as androgynous or tomboyish,[1][4] being mentioned in Chinese media as "meishaonian" (美少年) which means "handsome youths".[5] In 2017, Dazed described the group as "cisgender girls, whose hair, make-up and clothes make them look uncannily like Korean boy bands – which don’t really dress like girls, but also don’t really dress like boys."[6]

In the past, Lu Keran stated the company doesn’t allow her to discuss her own or her teammates’ sexual orientations,[1] and has since corrected anyone calling her a boy, instead stating that she is a girl.

Members

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Current

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Name[5][7] Stage name[8]
Lu Keran (陆柯燃)

K (케이)

An Junxi (安俊浠)

Roy (로이)

Lin Fan (林凡)

Marco (마르코)

Former

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Name Stage name
Peng Yiyang (彭亦阳)

Joel (조엘)

Feng Yuxuan (冯舆轩) Yu Xuan
Min Junqian (闵俊千)[5][7] Jun Qian
Peng Xichen (彭兮辰) Shawn (숀)

Discography

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Single albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[9]
Korean
Activate
  • Released: 28 August 2019
  • Label: TOV Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Holla"
  2. "T.O.P"
  3. "T.O.P" (Korean version)
  4. "守望星"
  5. "T.O.P" (instrumental)
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Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[10]
Chinese
"Action" (行动派) 2017 Non-album singles
"I’m Sorry"
"Sanlitun Girls" 2020
Korean
"T.O.P" 2019 Activate
"—" denotes song did not chart or was not released in that region.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Huang, Zheping (30 March 2017). "China's hottest new boy band is actually made up of five androgynous girls". Quartz. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ Hwang, Ji-yeong (2 September 2019). "[인터뷰] "中걸그룹, 보이시"…팬시레드, 편견에 정면도전". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ^ Haas, Benjamin (30 April 2017). "Acrush: the boyband of girls winning hearts in China". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  4. ^ Suen, Zoe (5 August 2019). "Why Luxury Is Banking on Tomboy Influencers". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Bergado, Gabe (3 April 2017). "China's Hottest Music Group Acrush Is Completely Blurring Gender Norms". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. ^ Bram, Barclay (25 September 2017). "A week with China's most exciting boyband, who are all girls". Dazed. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b "中国偶像团颜值爆表 竟全是女生". Kwong Wah Daily (in Chinese). 18 March 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  8. ^ "TOV Artist". TOV Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean).
  10. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean).
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