| SISTAR | |
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SISTAR performing at the Daejon University Festival. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, Pop, R&B, Hip Hop |
| Years active | 2010 – present |
| Labels | Starship Entertainment |
| Associated acts | SISTAR19 (Sub-Unit), Hello Baby Season 4 (with Super Junior's Leeteuk) |
| Website | Starship Entertainment (Profile) |
| Members | |
| Bora Hyorin Soyu Dasom |
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| Korean name | |
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| Hangul | 씨스타 |
| Revised Romanization | Ssiseuta |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ssisŭt‘a |
SISTAR (Hangul: 씨스타, also stylized as SiSTAR) is a four-member South Korean girl group under the management of Starship Entertainment. The members are: Hyorin, Bora, Soyu and Dasom.[1] [2] [3] On June 3, they released their debut single "Push Push" and made their debut on Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) Music Bank. On August 25, they released their second single "Shady Girl" featuring Super Junior's Heechul and followed up with "How Dare You" on November 29 of 2010. On May 5, Hyorin and Bora made their debut in a sub-group called Sistar19 on M! Countdown with "Ma Boy". The group made their return with their first official album titled So Cool on August 9.
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Hyorin had auditioned twice for JYP Entertainment beforehand and was accepted on the second try. She was initially planned to debut in a trio group along with miss A's Min and Secret's Jieun. Plans, however, fell and she was dropped from the label. She later auditioned for Starship and was accepted. Soyu auditioned for Starship, singing a cover of Navi's "On The Road". Sistar made their first appearance through a Céci magazine photo in England shoot on March 19, 2010 for the clothing company FUBU. [4]
The MV teaser for their debut song "Push Push" was released on June 1, 2010.[5] Two days later, on June 3, 2010, Starship released the full music video for Push Push.[6] Sistar had their debut performance at Music Bank on June 4.[7] The group wrapped up promotions for their Push Push on July 26.
The group released their 2nd single "Shady Girl" on August 25, 2010. The MV teaser was released on August 24, 2010 and the full music video was released a day later. The MV also features Super Junior's member Kim Heechul. [8][9] At this time Sistar were beginning to do international advances, performing in other Asian countries. On September 14, Sistar were invited to perform in Japan's "Hallyu Music Festival" as the only Korean girl group present. On October 10, Sistar also made their debut in Thailand, performing their hit songs "Push Push" and "Shady Girl" on Thailand's "Teen Superstar" show.
The teaser for "How Dare You" was released on November 23, with the full music video planned to be released one day after. However, the border skirmish between North and South Korea at Yeonpyeong caused the music video to be pushed back almost a week. The full music video was finally released on December 2. "How Dare You" swept the music charts and was ranked at #1 on various music sites such as MelOn, Mnet, Soribada, Bugs, Monkey3, and Daum Music. On December 9, 2010, the group attended the Golden Disk Awards, being awarded with Newcomer Award. On December 17, 2010, Sistar won the Music Bank award for their song "How Dare You". [10]
SISTAR wrapped up their final rounds of "How Dare You" promotions in mid-January. On April 27, it was announced that SISTAR will be debuting a sub-unit, SISTAR19 with members Hyorin and Bora. [11] The teaser for their debut song "Ma Boy" was released on April 29, 2011 [12], and the full music video on May 2, 2011. [13] They released their digital single, titled "Ma Boy", on May 3. [14] Sistar19 had their debut performance on M! Countdown on May 5, 2011.
On July 31, it was reported that SISTAR would be returning with their first official album on August 9th, titled "So Cool". In addition to the news, it was also reported that member Soyu lost 8kg (roughly 17.6 lbs.) in preparation for their comeback. Starship Entertainment stated that "fans can look forward to a more charismatic side of SISTAR". [15] [16] On September 11, they won on Inkigayo beating out Davichi (“Dont Say Goodbye”), Infinite (“Be Mine Remix”), Dal Shabet (“Bling Bling“), Nine Muses (“Figaro”), G.NA (“Top Girl“) and CS Numbers (“Crying With My Heart“) in the 'Take 7' nominees. [17]
| Stage Name | Birth Name | Birthday | Position |
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| Bora (Hangul: 보라) | Yoon Bo-ra (Hangul: 윤보라) | January 30, 1990 | Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Visual |
| Hyorin (Hangul: 효린) | Kim Hyo-jung (Hangul: 김효정) | January 11, 1991 | Leader, Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper |
| Soyu (Hangul: 소유) | Kang Ji-hyun (Hangul: 강지현) | February 12, 1992 | Lead Vocalist |
| Dasom (Hangul: 다솜) | Kim Da-som (Hangul: 김다솜) | May 6, 1993 | Vocalist, Maknae |
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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| KOR | ||
| So Cool |
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| Year | Title | Note | Peak positions | Album | |
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| KOR Gaon [18] |
KOR Billboard [19] |
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| 2010 | |||||
| "Push Push" | Physical singles | 9 | — | So Cool | |
| "Shady Girl" | 4 | — | |||
| "How Dare You" | 2 | — | |||
| 2011 | "Ma Boy" (Sistar19) | 2 | — | ||
| "So Cool" | 1 | 1 | |||
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | |
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| KOR Gaon [18] |
KOR Billboard [19] |
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| 2010 | "We Never Go Alone" | — | — | Non-album release |
| "Chronos Soul" | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Hot Place" | 10 | 38 | |
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Notes | |
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| KOR Gaon [18] |
KOR Billboard [19] |
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| 2011 | "Pink Romance" (with K.Will and Boyfriend) |
25 | — | To charity to help share the love [20] |
| Year | Show | Starring Member(s) | Notes | Episode |
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| 2010 | Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 | Bora | Episode 44 | |
| Bora and Hyorin | Episode 53 | |||
| Bora and Soyu | Episode 55 | |||
| Invincible Youth | Bora | Substituting for Goo Hara and Narsha | Episode 54 | |
| 2011 | Star King (TV series) | Hyorin, Bora, Soyu and Dasom | Episode 196 | |
| Episode 197 | ||||
| Episode 198 | ||||
| Episode 199 | ||||
| Bora, Hyorin | Episode 200 | |||
| Hyorin, Bora, Soyu and Dasom | Episode 202 | |||
| Bora, Hyorin, Soyou | Episode 203 | |||
| Episode 204 | ||||
| Hyorin, Bora, Soyu and Dasom | Episode 207 | |||
| Episode 208 | ||||
| Episode 210 | ||||
| Soyou, Bora, Dasom | Episode 212 | |||
| Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 | Bora | Couples: Bora and Jinon (F.Cuz) | Episode 71 | |
| Bora and Hyorin | Couples: Bora and Lee Sang In, Hyorin and Jinon (F.Cuz) | Episode 74 | ||
| Bora | Couples: Bora and Kim Ji Nyeon | Episode 77 | ||
| Immortal Song 2 | Hyorin | Original cast member | ||
| Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 | Bora and Dasom | Couples: Bora and Kim Dong Jun (ZE:A), Dasom and CAP (Teen Top) | Episode 86 | |
| Episode 92 | ||||
| Happy Together Season 3 | Hyorin | Appeared along with label-mate members Youngmin and Kwangmin (Boyfriend) | Episode 202 | |
| Leeteuk and SISTAR's Hello Baby | Hyorin, Bora, Soyu and Dasom | Raising 15-month old toddler, Kim Kyu Min. | ||
| Invincible Youth 2 | Bora | G8 member | ||
| Dream High 2 | Hyorin | Hyorin's drama debut |
| Year | Music video | Length |
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| 2010 | "Push Push" | 3:25 |
| "We Never Go Alone" | 2:23 | |
| "Chronos Sword" | 3:39 | |
| "Shady Girl" | 3:39 | |
| "How Dare You" | 3:25 | |
| 2011 | "Ma Boy" | 3:28 |
| "So Cool" | 3:24 | |
| "Hot Place" | 3:28 | |
| "Pink Romance" | 3:30 |
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2010 | Cyworld Digital Music Awards | Rookie of the Month | "Won" | [21] |
| 17th Republic of Korea Entertainment Arts Awards | Group Singers | Won | [22] | |
| 25th Golden Disk Awards | Yepp Newcomer | Won | [23] | |
| 2011 | 20th Seoul Music Awards | Best Newcomer | Won | [24] |
| 3rd Melon Music Awards | Top 10 | Won | [25] | |
| 2011 Korea Lifestyle Awards | Best Style Icons | Won | [26] |
| Year | Date | Show | Result | Ref |
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| 2010 | December 17 | Music Bank | "How Dare You" | N/A |
| 2011 | September 11 | Inkigayo | "So Cool" | [27] |
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