Fanxy Red Explained

Fanxy Red, previously known as FFC-Acrush or simply Acrush,^[2] is a Chinese girl group. They debuted in 2017 and released their first single album, Activate, in 2019.^{[3] [4]}

Artistry

Image

Fanxy Red's style is often described as androgynous or tomboyish,^{[5] [6]} being mentioned in Chinese media as "meishaonian" (美少年) which means "handsome youths". 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."^[7]

In the past, Lu Keran stated the company doesn’t allow her to discuss her own or her teammates’ sexual orientations,^[8] and has since corrected anyone calling her a boy, instead stating that she is a girl.

Members

Current

Name[9] [10]	Stage name[11]
Lu Keran (陆柯燃)	K (케이)
An Junxi (安俊浠)	Roy (로이)
Lin Fan (林凡)	Marco (마르코)

Former

Name	Stage name
Peng Yiyang (彭亦阳)	Joel (조엘)
Feng Yuxuan (冯舆轩)	Yu Xuan
Min Junqian (闵俊千)[12] [13]	Jun Qian
Peng Xichen (彭兮辰)	Shawn (숀)

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR [15]
Chinese
"Action" (行动派)	2017	—	rowspan="2"
"I’m Sorry"		—
"Sanlitun Girls"	2020	—
Korean
"T.O.P"	2019	—		Activate

External links

• • TOV Entertainment's official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: China's hottest new boy band is actually made up of five androgynous girls. Huang. Zheping. 2017-03-30. Quartz. en. 2019-09-06.
2. Web site: China's hottest new boy band is actually made up of five androgynous girls. Huang. Zheping. 2017-03-30. Quartz. en. 2019-09-06.
3. Web site: [인터뷰] "中걸그룹, 보이시"…팬시레드, 편견에 정면도전]. Hwang. Ji-yeong. 2 September 2019. JoongAng Ilbo. ko. 6 September 2019.
4. Web site: Acrush: the boyband of girls winning hearts in China. Haas. Benjamin. 30 April 2017. The Guardian. 30 April 2017.
5. Web site: China's hottest new boy band is actually made up of five androgynous girls. Huang. Zheping. 2017-03-30. Quartz. en. 2019-09-06.
6. Web site: Why Luxury Is Banking on Tomboy Influencers. Suen. Zoe. 2019-08-05. The Business of Fashion. en-GB. 2019-09-06.
7. Web site: Bram . Barclay . 2017-09-25 . A week with China’s most exciting boyband, who are all girls . 2024-09-13 . . en.
8. Web site: China's hottest new boy band is actually made up of five androgynous girls. Huang. Zheping. 2017-03-30. Quartz. en. 2019-09-06.
9. Web site: China's Hottest Music Group Acrush Is Completely Blurring Gender Norms. Bergado. Gabe. 3 April 2017. Teen Vogue. 12 June 2017.
10. Web site: 中国偶像团颜值爆表 竟全是女生. 18 March 2017. Kwong Wah Daily. Chinese. 6 September 2019.
11. Web site: TOV Artist. TOV Entertainment. ko. 6 September 2019.
12. Web site: China's Hottest Music Group Acrush Is Completely Blurring Gender Norms. Bergado. Gabe. 3 April 2017. Teen Vogue. 12 June 2017.
13. Web site: 中国偶像团颜值爆表 竟全是女生. 18 March 2017. Kwong Wah Daily. Chinese. 6 September 2019.
14. Web site: Gaon Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
    • Web site: Activate charting. 6 September 2019.
15. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko.