Lollipop F
Lollipop F | |
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Lollipop F at Four Dimensions Tainan autograph session in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Lollipop 棒棒堂 |
| Origin | Taiwan |
| Genres | Dance-pop, Mandopop |
| Years active | 2006–2017 |
| Labels | Gold Typhoon (formerly EMI Music Taiwan) (2010–2013) Seed Music Co., Ltd. (2014–2017) |
| Past members | Owodog A-Wei Fabien William Liljay Wang Zi |
Lollipop F (Chinese: 棒棒堂; pinyin: Bàng bàng táng; Japanese: ロリポップF; Korean: 롤리팝 F) was a Taiwanese Mandopop boy band gaining popularity throughout Asia. The group started off with six members, all chosen from Channel [V] Taiwan's show Bang Bang Tang (模范棒棒堂, 'BBT'), a show which sought to create new male artistes in the entertainment business of Taiwan.
Towards the end of 2009, it was announced that the group has split up, with members Liljay and Wang Zi leaving the group. In October 2010, the rest of the members, Owodog, A-Wei, Fabien and William, were regrouped to form Lollipop F, with 'F' representing "four", the number of members in their group, as well as their belief in continuing the Lollipop spirit "forever".
Lollipop signed with EMI Music Taiwan on December 2, 2006 and released their first EP in January 2007. With Gold Label Records' acquisition of EMI Music Taiwan, Lollipop was signed under the label Gold Typhoon until 2013 when the group had a contractual dispute with the label. They then went on and signed with A Entertainment and Seed Music. But after a year, they disbanded in 2017.