[2] The group was known for its edgy dance-pop style and "girl crush" image that attracted a large female fan base.

4Minute disbanded in June 2016 after unsuccessful contract renewal negotiations between Cube Entertainment and the majority of the group members.

[citation needed] On August 27, South Korean radio and television network KBS banned the playing of "Won't Give You (안줄래)" for what they considered to be overly sexual lyrical content.

[16] The lyrics in question, in the style of a first-person narrative, express an unwillingness on the part of the subject to "give" herself or her heart to her partner.

Cube Entertainment responded to the ban by stating that the song was intended to be "about the pure feelings of a girl to a guy" and that they were very disappointed by the decision.

[19] The group recorded a remix with American artist Amerie for her song "Heard 'em All" which was part of the Asian version of her fourth album.

[20] The song featured Korean rapper Yong Jun-hyung of label mate Beast.

[21] On January 5, 2010, it was announced that the Universal Music Group would be assisting 4Minute with an international launch of its album.

[28] On May 24, South Korean FM station "Voice of Freedom" included the "Huh" song in its propaganda broadcasts to North Korea.

[31] The group performed for Celebration at Marina, one of the line-up activities for the Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010.

[34] In December, 4Minute held Japanese concerts 4Minute Energy Live Volume 2: Diamond in Tokyo and Osaka.

[35] On January 13, 2011, the group performed at the DiGi Live K-Pop Party 2011 in Malaysia at Stadium Negara with Beast and G.NA.

[39] Its fourth Japanese single, "Why" was released as the theme song to the TV Asahi drama, Akutō: Jūhanzai Sōsahan.

[53] Although the performances for Bubble Pop the song was concluded prematurely due to Korea Communications Commission review committee, the music video was a viral hit, gaining 10 million views on YouTube as of August 2011.

[57] In October, the TV Tokyo drama "Welcome to the El-Palacio" featured 4Minute's newest song, "Ready Go", as its opener.

[69] From January 26 to February 21, 4Minute participated in the 2013 United Cube Concert tour at venues in China, Korea and Japan.

[77] Billboard K-Town columnist Jeff Benjamin tweeted whether the Brave Brothers' new thing was to sample old-school-sounding R&B.

Despite sounding busy on paper, the song flows nicely together as a sweet little blend of R&B and electro-pop.

[83] On January 20, 2014, Brave Brothers released the single "Only Gained Weight" which featured 4Minute members Hyuna, Gayoon and Sohyun; the song reached number five on the Melon chart[84] and Gaon.

[87] The group promoted the song on various Korean music shows along with the track "Wait A Minute".

On June 7, 4Minute performed "Whatcha Doin' Today" on Dream Concert along with other Kpop idols including their labelmates Beast, Apink and BTOB.

[89] On January 26, 2015, Cube Entertainment revealed that 4Minute would pre-release a track from their next mini-album titled "Cold Rain", marking the first time the group has released a ballad as a single.

[1] A Cube Entertainment representative stated, "As the contract end date approaches, the members have been in discussions for renewal, but while the agency tried to persuade half of them to continue the group, it ended up accepting the decision by the four members that they will not continue as a group."

The representative added, "Due to the different opinion of the members, for all intents and purposes, the group will disband.