Five Girls (band)
| Five Girls | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2007 |
| Labels | Good Entertainment |
| Past members |
G.NA Uee Hyoseong Yubin Jiwon |
Five Girls was a five-member South Korean girl group under Good Entertainment. Due to financial problems the group never debuted. Before making plans to debut, the group starred in a reality show on MTV called "Diary of Five Girls".
Members
| Stage name | Birth name | Date of birth |
| G.NA | Gina Jane Choi | September 13, 1987 |
| Jiwon | Yang Jiwon | April 5, 1988 |
| UEE | Kim Yu-Jin | April 9, 1988 |
| Yubin | Kim Yubin | October 4, 1988 |
| Hyoseong | Jun Hyoseong | October 13, 1989 |
After disbanding
G.NA
After leaving Good Entertainment, she moved to Cube Entertainment where she debuted as a solo artist under the name of G.NA. Before her debut, she was featured in 2PM's "10 Out of 10 Points" debut music video.[1] and was Hyuna's backup dancer in her solo song "Change". She released her first single,"Aeini Saenggimyeon Hago Sipeun Il" (애인이 생기면 하고 싶은 일, lit. Things I Want to Do When I Have a Lover) which featured famous Korean singer Rain on July 5, 2010,[2] She eventually made her live music program debut on July 17, 2010 at M-net's M-Countdown where she was also congratulated by her former Five Girls members Hyoseong, Uee and Yubin through a pre-recorded footage following her live performance on stage.
Jiwon
Jiwon moved to Core Contents Media and was originally slated to debut under the girl group, T-ARA. Before debuting, the group provided a soundtrack for the Korean drama Cinderella Man called "좋은 사람(Good Person)". However on early June 2009, she was dropped from the group's line-up, citing differences in music style. She then left the agency in 2010.[3]
In 2011, she moved to B2M Entertainment and has been involved in acting and modeling such as starring in Death Bell and in various music videos. Then on December 2011 it was announced that she will be finally making her debut with a new girl group Spica and will be mentored by Lee Hyori who is now under the same agency as well. The group made its official debut on February 8, 2012, thus making her the last former FIVE GIRLS member to debut.
UEE
Uee joined After School as a vocalist under Pledis Entertainment on April 9, 2009 for the group's second single 'Diva'. She is also an actress and has been involved in several drama series. She is also a close friend Yubin, her former FIVE GIRLS group member. This was confirmed when Yubin brought Uee on the TV-special Star's Friends on MBC.
Yubin
Kim Yubin moved to JYP Entertainment where she became the main rapper of the girl group Wonder Girls after the withdrawal of Kim HyunAh on September 5, 2007.
Hyoseong
The maknae of FIVE GIRLS, Hyoseong eventually signed up with TS Entertainment. In 2009 she debuted in a 4-member girlgroup called SECRET, where Hyoseong has the leader position.
References
- ↑ "bntnews.hankyung.com". Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ↑ "비스트 윤두준, 오소녀 출신 지나 뮤비 첫 연기도전 ‘연인호흡’ - 손에 잡히는 뉴스 눈에 보이는 뉴스 - 뉴스엔". Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ↑ (Korean) Moon, Wan-sik. 티아라 소연 "소녀시대 탈퇴 후 가장 힘들었다"(인터뷰)