Apink

Article summary

Apink ( ; ) is a South Korean girl group formed in 2011, currently consists of five members: Chorong, Bomi, Eunji, Namjoo, and Hayoung. Apink was originally a septet; Yookyung left in 2013 to pursue her education and Naeun left to pursue her acting career in 2022. The group debuted on April 19, 2011, with the extended play (EP) Seven Springs of Apink. Since their debut, Apink has won awards at shows such as the Golden Disc Awards, the Seoul Music Awards and the Mnet Asian Music Awards. Their first music program win was on M Countdown on January 5, 2012, for "My My" from their second EP Snow Pink. To date, Apink has released nine Korean EPs, five Korean studio albums, and three Japanese studio albums.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. members: 100,000 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2011-04-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2011-11-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2012-05-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2021-04-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2026-01-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of formation is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the members is "100,000 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2011-04-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2011-11-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2012-05-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2021-04-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2026-01-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
13. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374822374