Chocolat (group)
Chocolat (Hangul: 쇼콜라), commonly stylized as ChoColat, is a South Korean girl group created by Paramount Music in 2011. Their group name means "Chocolate" in French. Their name was chosen because the different characters of the members would remind people of different types of chocolate, however due to there already being a group with the name Chocolate, to set themselves apart from them, their group name was chosen by its French translation. [1] The group consists of five members, three are mixed race Korean, (Juliane, Tia, Melanie), and the other two are Korean (Min Soa, Jae Yoon).
2011: Debut & I Like It
Announced as the first mixed race girl group in South Korea, the group debuted with their 1st digital single "Syndrome (신드롬)" on August 17th 2011 and on live music programs M! Countdown on August 18, 2011.
It was revealed the group would be holding their first comeback with a mini-album in December. Promotions for "I Like It" began on the 3rd of December, 2011 at the K-pop Con. The mini-album was planned to be released on December 15th. On December 6th, as a response to fans' questions, Paramount Music revealed that the final date for the mini-album release was delayed to December 15th, 2011.[2] Due to severe illness, Jaeyoon (main vocalist), was unable to attend recording sessions for the title track and therefore had to miss the "I Like It" promotional period altogether, going into a hiatus for the time being. [2]
Members
| Stage name |
Birth name |
Date of birth |
Position |
| Romanized |
Hangul |
Romanized |
Hangul |
| Min Soa |
민소아 |
Choi Minji |
최민지 |
June 10, 1989 (1989-06-10) (age 22) [3] |
Leader, Lead Vocalist |
| Jaeyoon |
제윤 |
Lee Eunjung |
이은정 |
May 15, 1991 (1991-05-15) (age 20) [4] |
Main Vocalist |
| Juliane |
쥴리앤 |
Juliane Alfieri |
쥴리앤 알피에리 |
December 12, 1993 (1993-12-12) (age 18) [5] |
Vocalist |
| Hwang Tia |
황티아 |
Tia Cuevas |
티아 쿠에바스 |
March 15, 1997 (1997-03-15) (age 15) [5] |
Vocalist, Main Dancer |
| Melanie |
멜라니 |
Lee Melanie |
이멜라니 |
May 5, 1997 (1997-05-05) (age 14) [5] |
Lead Vocalist |
- Choi MinJi (최민지), better known by her stage name Min Soa (민소아) is the leader and a lead vocalist of the group. She was born in Korea on June 10, 1989 (1989-06-10) (age 22). She was raised in Korea until the age of 17, when she moved to study abroad in Brisbane, Australia. Though having majored in art in college, her dreams of becoming a singer lead her to be introduced by a friend to her current CEO, to whom she sent a demo and through that, she was invited to join Chocolat as the oldest member to help as being the "Unnie" of the group. [6]
- Lee Eunjung (이은정), better known by her stage name Jaeyoon (제윤), is the main vocalist of the group. She was born on May 15, 1991 (1991-05-15) (age 20) and raised in Korea. While in college, she auditioned after hearing about Chocolat on another audition, and passed to be given the role as the main vocalist of the group. [6]
- Juliane Alfieri (쥴리엔 알피에리), commonly known as Juliane (쥴리앤), is a vocalist of the group. She was born on December 12, 1993 (1993-12-12) (age 18). Though born in Korea, she moved to Texas at the age of 6 and stayed there for 5 years before going back to Korea. Melanie's mother was the key connection between Juliane and her joining the group, since she was well acquainted with Juliane's mother, through which Juliane was able to audition and join the group. [6] She is of Korean descent through her mother's side, and through her father's side, who was in the U.S. Armed Forces in Korea, she is of German and Italian descent. [7]
- Tia Cuevas (티아 쿠에바스), commonly known as Tia (티아), is the main dancer and a vocalist of the group. She was born on March 15, 1997 (1997-03-15) (age 15) In California, USA. According to her parents, she moved to Japan when she was 6 months old, then moving back to Korea when she was 6 years old. She moved back to Japan 3 years later, though she wasn't able to learn much japanese because her family stayed in units. When she turned 12 she started dreaming of becoming a singer, which lead her to meeting her current CEO and starting the girlgroup, Chocolat. [6] Originally, Tia debuted in the music industry at the age of 8 as an English tutor on children TV shows, in channels such as Arirang TV and KBS. [8] Also prior to her debut, she was in a photoshoot with fellow labelmate, guitarist of "The Nuts", Ji Hyun Woo. [9] Shortly after Chocolat's debut, Tia was appointed as a model for make-up brand, "Lioele". [10] Tia is half korean, through her mother's side and through her father, former soldier in the U.S. Armed Forces in Korea, she is of Puerto-Rican and German descent. [7]
- Melanie Lee (멜라니이), also known as Melanie (멜라니), is a lead vocalist and maknae of the group. She was born on May 5, 1997 (1997-05-05) (age 14) in South Korea. She moved to Hawaii when she was 8 years old, staying there for a year and a half before going back to Korea. She and Tia met in school together, learning that both their mothers had known each other [1] for 30 years, after getting more acquainted, Melanie auditioned and joined the group with Tia. Her special skill is cheerleading. [6] Through her mother's side, she is half korean, and through her father's side, who was in the U.S. Armed Forces in Korea, she is of Italian and German descent. [7]
Discography
| Album # |
Album information |
Tracklisting |
| 1st |
"쇼콜라 First Single Album"
- Released: August 17, 2011
- Language: Korean
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- "Syndrome" (신드롬)
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| 2nd |
"I Like It, The First Mini-Album" [11]
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- "I Like It"
- "Same Thing To Her" (하루만 더)
- "World Domination" (싫어 싫어)
- "In A Heartbeat" (너만을 보고 너만을 그리는)
- "I Like It (English Ver.)"
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Promotional Singles
- Syndrome (released August 17, 2011)
- I Like It (released December 15, 2011)
Music Videos
| Year |
Music video |
Length |
| 2011 |
"Syndrome" |
3:35 |
Works
Movies
- 2011: "Mr 아이돌 (Idol)" (cameo)
Awards & Nominations
References
- ^ a b "Chocolat (쇼콜라) @ Heart to Heart [ARIRANG Tv"]. Arirang TV. 2011-11-20. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlUtTlKxeRs#at=1m08s. Retrieved December 3rd, 2011.
- ^ a b (Korean) "쇼콜라 멤버탈퇴는 아니었군 (Chocolat's member did not withdraw)". Dcinside. 2011-12-07. http://gall.dcinside.com/list.php?id=girl7&no=239396. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ (Korean) "쇼콜라 제윤 화보, 사진, 캡쳐 (Chocolat's Jaeyoon Pictorial, images and screenshots)". Naver. 2011-08-10. http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=itsmesr&logNo=70115679043&categoryNo=48&viewDate=¤tPage=1&listtype=0. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ (Korean) "쇼콜라 민소아 화보, 사진, 캡쳐 (Chocolat's Min SoA's pictorial, images and screenshots)". Naver. 2011-08-10. http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=itsmesr&logNo=70115678473&redirect=Dlog&widgetTypeCall=true. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c (Korean) "쇼콜라 셀카 영상, 안무 영상, 댄스 영상, 사진, 프로필 (Chocolat self videos, choreography videos, dance videos, pictures and profile)". Naver. 2011-08-03. http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=itsmesr&logNo=70115073023. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e (Korean) "쇼콜라 "혼혈로만 관심? 2년간 12시간씩 연습"(인터뷰) (Chocolat "interest only because of being mixed race?" 2 years, 12 hours practice a day)". Nate. 2011-08-11. http://news.nate.com/view/20110811n10802. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^ a b c (Korean) "쇼콜라의 인터뷰 (Chocolat's Interview)". MBN Interview. 2011-08-17. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5ivjimemqk#at=2m20s. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
- ^ (Korean) "쇼콜라'티아, 유치원 영어 강사? "궁금증 증폭" (Chocolat's Tia, Fluent english instructor? "Curiosity amplifier")". Nate. 2011-08-07. http://news.nate.com/view/20110811n10802. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^ (Korean) "14세인 쇼콜라 티아, 지현우와 커플화보? (14 years old Chocolat's Tia and Jin Hyun Woo's couple photoshoot)". Nate. 2011-08-08. http://news.nate.com/view/20110808n06758. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^ (Korean) "쇼콜라 티아, 데뷔 5일만에 화장품 모델 발탁 (Chocolat's Tia, 5 days after debut selected as a make-up brand model)". Naver. 2011-08-24. http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=117&aid=0002166233. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^ (Korean) "쇼콜라 (Chocolat) - 1st 미니앨범 : I Like It (ChoColat I Like It Mini Album Volume 1)". Yes24. 2011-12-13. http://www.yes24.com/24/goods/6066199. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- ^ (Korean) "2011 SBS MTV Best Of The Best". MTV Korea. 2011-12-12. http://www.mtv.co.kr/mini/best-of-the-best. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
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