Dia (band)
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DIA in 2016 (L–R: Huihyeon, Eunice, Chaeyeon, Eunchae, Yebin, Jenny and Eunjin) | |
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | MBK Entertainment |
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DIA (/ˈdaɪə/; Korean: 다이아; shortened from DIAMOND and backronym for Do It Amazing) is a South Korean girl group formed by MBK Entertainment in 2015. The group consists of seven members: Eunice, Huihyeon, Jenny, Yebin, Eunjin, Chaeyeon, and Eunchae. Their debut album, Do It Amazing, was released on September 14, 2015.
History
Pre-debut
In February 2015, MBK Entertainment announced its plans to debut a new girl group. Originally, the company had decided to have possible candidates for their new group compete on a reality survival program, through which the public could become familiar with the group members.
MBK Entertainment revealed the first potential members to be Huihyeon, Eunjin and Kim Minhyun.[1] Minhyun later left the project due to personal reasons, and Moon Seulgi and Chaeyeon were added to replace her.[2] On February 10, Kim Dani was confirmed to be joining the project and announced the program's name "T-ara's Little Sister Girl Group".[3] An additional member, Seunghee was also confirmed to have joined the lineup. Seunghee originally made her debut as member of F-ve Dolls in 2013, however she left two years later when the group disbanded.[4] In June, MBK announced that they had cancelled their plans for a survival program, and decided to select the members internally. The final three members, Yebin, Eunice and Jenny were revealed and the group was set to debut in August under the name "DIA".[5] MBK announced a line-up with six members: Eunice, Huihyeon (originally under the stage name Cathy), Jenny, Yebin, Eunjin and Chaeyeon.[6] Seunghee was added to the line-up before debut.
2015: Debut with Do It Amazing
On September 14, 2015, DIA released their self-titled debut album, Do It Amazing. On the same day, the music video for their lead single, "Somehow", was released.[7] Their first official public appearance was also on September 14; the group performed a showcase at the Ilchi Art Hall in Seoul.[8] They made their official debut stage on the music program M! Countdown on September 17, 2015.
On October 19, DIA released the music video for "My Friend's Boyfriend", another song from their debut album, and they continued their promotions for this new song on music stages.[9]
On December 17, Cathy and Chaeyeon were announced to have temporarily withdrawn from DIA to join Mnet's Girl Group Project Produce 101. It was revealed that both Cathy and Chaeyeon auditioned and signed contracts with the show before DIA's official debut. DIA was said to continue to promote as a five-member group for the time being. After being eliminated in episode 11, Cathy resumed her activities with the group. Chaeyeon placed 7th in the final episode which granted her entrance to I.O.I, and she continued her hiatus for ten months to carry out her activities with I.O.I when the project group debuted in May.[10]
2016–present: Line-up changes, Happy Ending, Spell
On March 7, MBK Entertainment announced the addition of a new member, Eunchae (introduced with her real name Chaewon) and confirmed they were currently preparing for a comeback.[11][12]
On April 13, MBK Entertainment announced that Seunghee's contract with the company would come to an end on April 30, and she decided not to renew.[13] On April 19, I.O.I's agency stated each girl's contracts allowed for the possibility of activities under their respective companies while under the group, however indicating that "I.O.I will be promoting as a whole or in units for the upcoming 10 months".[14] On May 11, MBK Entertainment later confirmed that Chaeyeon and Cathy will return to the group for upcoming comeback.[15] It was confirmed that Cathy will be used her real name Ki Hui-hyeon and Chaewon will be used stage name Eunchae for future promotions. On May 28, DIA performed at Youth Dance Festival with Eunchae for first time.
DIA's first mini album Happy Ending was released on June 14. The group also released the music video for lead single "On The Road" on the same day, and had their comeback stage on M Countdown on June 16.
On August 11, MBK Entertainment released a teaser for their Harry Potter-themed comeback. The group held a showcase for their second mini album Spell at Blue Square Samsung Card Hall on September 12. The title track Mr. Potter and mini album were available for digital purchase on September 13, and physical purchase on September 21.[16][17]
Members
Bottom row: Eun-jin, Chae-yeon, Eun-chae.
Current members
- Eunice (Hangul: 유니스) was born Heo Soo-yeon (Hangul:허수연) on September 2, 1991 in Busan, South Korea. She is a main vocalist of the group.[18] Eunice is a former Star Empire Entertainment trainee and was briefly a member of the group Jewelry, but the group disbanded before her official debut with them in early 2015.
- Ki Hui-hyeon (Hangul: 기희현) was born on June 16, 1995 in Namwon, North Jeolla, South Korea. She is the leader, main rapper, and lead dancer of the group. She is a former Woollim Entertainment trainee. In December 2015, she temporarily withdrew from the group to represent MBK Entertainment on the Mnet survival show Produce 101, having previously signed a contract with the show before her debut. She was eliminated in the finale, placing nineteenth overall in the competition. She originally debuted under the stage name "Cathy" but has since promoted under her real name after re-joining the group.[19]
- Jenny (Hangul: 제니) was born Lee So-yul (Hangul:이소율) on September 14, 1996 in Seoul, South Korea. She is a sub-vocalist and visual of the group. Jenny is a former Source Music trainee and was originally part of the line-up for GFriend.[20][21] In October 2015, she was cast as Sojin in T-ara's web drama Sweet Temptation.
- Baek Ye-bin (Hangul: 백예빈) was born on July 13, 1997 in Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea. She is the lead vocalist of the group.[18]
- Ahn Eun-jin (Hangul: 안은진) was born on August 31, 1997 in Mokpo, South Jeolla, South Korea. She is the main dancer, lead rapper and a sub-vocalist of the group.[18] She is a former LOEN Entertainment trainee. In November 2016, Eunjin joined season 2 of the music show Tribe of Hip Hop.
- Jung Chae-yeon (Hangul: 정채연) was born on December 1, 1997 in Suncheon, South Jeolla, South Korea. She is a sub-vocalist and "face" of the group. Prior to debut, she made a cameo appearance in the music video for Elsie's "I'm Good". In October 2015, she had a cameo appearance in T-ara's web drama Sweet Temptation,.[22] In December 2015, she temporarily withdrew from the group to represent MBK Entertainment on the Mnet survival show Produce 101, having previously signed a contract with the show before her debut. She placed seventh overall in the finale and debuted as part of the 11-member girl group I.O.I. I.O.I released two mini-albums in which Chaeyeon participated in; Chrysalis and Miss Me?. On June 30, 2016, she was cast in the tvN drama Drinking Solo.[23]
- Eunchae (Hangul: 은채) was born Kwon Chae-won (Hangul: 권채원) on May 26, 1999. She is a main vocalist and the youngest member of the group. On March 7, 2016 MBK Entertainment introduced Chaewon as a new member.[11] It was later confirmed she would promote under the stage name Eunchae.[19]
Former Members
- Cho Seung-hee (Hangul: 조승희) was born on June 3, 1991 in Gwangju, South Korea. She is the former leader and main vocalist of the group. Seunghee auditioned for both Woollim Entertainment and FNC Entertainment and successfully passed both, and began training under Woollim Entertainment. In 2012, she appeared on Running Man with Lovelyz's Jiae and The SeeYa's Yeonkyung as "Woollim Girls". She then moved to Core Contents Media (now MBK Entertainment) and debuted as a new member of F-ve Dolls in 2013, but the group disbanded in March 2015. She has made appearances in several dramas such as Mr. Back, Triangle, The Sun, and The Producers, and had a role in T-ara's web drama Sweet Temptation alongside Jenny and Chaeyeon . In April 2016, Seunghee's contract with the company had expired and she decided not to renew, wanting instead to focus on her acting career.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album Information | Peak Positions |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [24] | |||
| Do It Amazing |
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11 |
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Extended plays
| Title | Album Information | Peak Positions |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [24] | |||
| Happy Ending |
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7 |
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| Spell |
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4 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (digital downloads) |
Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [28] | ||||||||
| "Somehow" | 2015 | 152 |
|
Do It Amazing | ||||
| "My Friend's Boyfriend" | 288 |
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| "On the Road" | 2016 | 48 |
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Happy Ending | ||||
| "Mr. Potter" | 103 |
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Spell | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (digital downloads) |
Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [28] | ||||||||
| "Happy Ending" | 2016 | — |
|
Happy Ending | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||||
Filmography
Drama
| Year | Title | TV Network | Member(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sweet Temptation | NaverTV Cast | Seunghee, Jenny, and Chaeyeon | T-ara web-drama; Jenny as main role, Seunghee and Chaeyeon as cameo |
| 2016 | Drinking Solo | tvN | Chaeyeon | Main role; all members appear as a cameo on ep. 15 |
Reality shows
| Year | Title | TV Network | Member(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | DIA Daily | Afreeca TV | All | Season 1 (Episode 1-15 and 2 Episode special) and Season 2 (Episode1-46) |
Variety shows
| Year | Title | TV Network | Member(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Show Me The Money 4 | Mnet | All | Audience |
| 100 People, 100 Songs | JTBC | All | ||
| After School Club | Arirang TV | All | [29] | |
| Hidden Singer | JTBC | Seunghee, Yebin and Chaeyeon | ||
| Two Yoo Project Sugar Man | JTBC | Eunjin, Chaeyeon and Yebin | [30] | |
| Escape Crisis No.1 | KBS2 | All | ||
| 2016 | Produce 101 | Mnet | Huihyeon and Chaeyeon | Contestant |
| After School Club | Arirang TV | Eunjin | ||
| Vitamin | KBS2 | Seunghee, Jenny, Yebin and Eunjin | ||
| Star King | SBS | Huihyeon | ||
| Weekly Idol | MBC | All | episode 255 | |
| episode 273 (with Dal Shabet) | ||||
| Gag Concert | KBS2 | Huihyeon and Chaeyeon | ||
| Knowing Bros | JTBC | All | Episode 44 | |
| Hit the Stage | Mnet | Chaeyeon and Eunjin | Episode 9 | |
| Tribe of Hip Hop | JTBC | Eunjin | Contestant | |
| Immortal Song 2 | KBS | All | Episode 274 (2016.10.22) |
Videography
Music videos
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Somehow" | |
| "Somehow" |
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| "음악 들을래 (I Wanna Listen to Music)" | ||
| "Lean on Me (feat. Microdot)" | ||
| "내 친구의 남자친구" (My Friend's Boyfriend) | Last music video with Seunghee | |
| 2016 | "On The Road" | First music video with Eunchae |
| Mr. Potter | First Comeback with Eunchae | |
| The Love | Subtrack of Mr Potter | |
Music video appearances
| Year | Title | Artist | Member | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Message" (Jpn. Vers.) | MYNAME | Eunice | MYNAME [Official] |
| 2013 | "We Are The Night" | MYNAME [Official] | ||
| "Shirayuki" | MYNAME [Official] | |||
| 2014 | "Tell Me" | The SeeYa | Seunghee | MBK Entertainment [Official] |
| "Again" | Davichi | MBK Entertainment [Official] | ||
| "Little Apple" | T-ara | MBK Entertainment [Official] | ||
| 2015 | "Don't Forget Me" | TS | MBK Entertainment [Official] | |
| "I'm Good" | Elsie | Chaeyeon | MBK Entertainment [Official] | |
| "Pick Me" | Produce 101 | Huihyeon & Chaeyeon | CJENMMUSIC [Official] | |
| 2016 | "Crush" | I.O.I | Chaeyeon | CJENMMUSIC [Official] |
| "Dream Girls" | 1theK | |||
| "Ulsanbawi" | M&D | SMTOWN [Official] | ||
| 2016 | "Very Very Very" | I.O.I | Chaeyeon | 1theK |
Awards and Nominations
Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | New Artist of the Year[31] | DIA | Nominated |
Seoul Music Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bonsang Award[32] | "Somehow" | Nominated |
| New Artist Award | DIA | Nominated | |
| Popularity Award | Nominated | ||
| Hallyu Special Award | Nominated |
AfreecaTV BJ Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Special Idol Awards[33] | DIA | Won |
Asia Artist Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Most Popular Artist (Singer) | DIA | Nominated |
Korean Culture & Entertainment Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kpop Singer Award | DIA | Won |
References
- ↑ "MBK Entertainment (Core Contents Media) reported to also unleash a new girl group this year". Allkpop. January 6, 2015.
- ↑ "MBK Entertainment (Core Contents Media) to air a survival show for its new girl group + details on trainee Seulgi". Allkpop. February 3, 2015.
- ↑ "MBK Entertainment to launch 'T-ara's Little Sister Girl Group' survival program + Dani to join as a member". Allkpop. February 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Former 5Dolls' Seunghee is the final member participating in MBK Entertainment's new girl group project". Allkpop. March 19, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/06/mbk-entertainment-scraps-plans-for-a-survival-reality-show-for-new-girl-group-reveals-three-finalized-members
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/06/mbk-entertainments-new-girl-group-dia-to-make-their-debut-in-august
- ↑ "DIA says it's 'Somehow' a good day in debut MV". allkpop.com. 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ↑ "MBK's new girl group Dia to perform their title track for the first time with a debut showcase!". allkpop.com. 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ↑ "Dia are bubbly and bright in follow-up MV 'My Friend's Boyfriend'!". allkpop.com. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ↑ "다이아 측 "채연·캐시 잠정 탈퇴..'프로듀스' 합류" [공식입장]". naver.com. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- 1 2 "다이아, 정채연·기희현 빈자리 채웠다..6인조로 재정비". OSEN. March 7, 2016.
- ↑ "DIA Adds New Member, Reforms as 6-Member Group". Soompi. March 7, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/04/dia-seunghees-contract-with-mbk-entertainment-to-expire-this-month
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/04/ymc-entertainment-clears-up-misunderstanding-about-iois-upcoming-schedule
- ↑ http://m.entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=213&aid=0000871912
- ↑ "다이아, "컬러풀하게 돌아온다" 9월 12일 대형 쇼케이스 개최!". August 30, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2016/09/02/watch-dia-reveals-love-mr-potter-mv-teaser/
- 1 2 3 http://1boon.kakao.com/issue/daia?embed=1&view=simple
- 1 2 http://m.star.mt.co.kr/view.html?no=2016060113590315923#imadnews
- ↑ http://m.pann.nate.com/talk/329951550#replyArea
- ↑ http://www.koreaboo.com/netizens/netizens-discuss-g-friends-lost-visual-member/
- ↑ http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003224000
- ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2016/06/30/dias-jung-chaeyeon-make-acting-debut-tvn-comedic-drama/
- 1 2 "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- "Do It Amazing". September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- "Happy Ending". June 18, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ↑ Total sales for Do It Amazing:
- "Gaon Album Chart, September 2015". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ Total sales for Happy Ending:
- "Gaon Album Chart - August 2016". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=month
- 1 2 "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- "Somehow". September 19, 2015. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- "My Friend's Boyfriend". October 20, 2015. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- "On the Road". June 18, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- "Mr. Potter". September 17, 2016. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ↑ "After School Club TV Archive - Guest: DIA".
- ↑ http://www.mbk-ent.com/news/4359
- ↑ "5th Gaon Chart K-pop Awards, New Artist of the Year nominees". 5th Gaon Chart K-pop Awards. Kpop Construction. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Seoul Music Awards Global (scroll to K-POP STAR 2015 [LIVE VOTE] and click "Main, Popular (Overseas) and Rookie" to reveal the nominees)". Seoul Music Awards. SportsSeoul. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gyFgbgWmRo
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