Sistar19

Sistar19

Left to Right: Bora, Hyolyn
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Years active 2011-present
Labels Starship Entertainment
Associated acts Sistar
Website Official website
Members

Sistar19 (stylized as SISTAR19, Hangul: 씨스타19) is the first official sub-group of South Korean girl group Sistar and was formed by Starship Entertainment in 2011. The sub-group is composed of Hyolyn & Bora.

History

SISTAR19 is a two-member sub-unit of Sistar under Starship Entertainment. Sistar19 was created in 2011, with Sistar's main vocalist Hyolyn and rapper Bora. They held their debut concert as SISTAR19 on May 5, 2011 on M! Countdown with their title track “Ma Boy”.The sub-unit’s name is “Sistar19″ because the duo’s theme is based on the feelings of a 19 year old girl transitioning into a woman. The duo will perform music that represents the innocence and anxiety of a 19 year old as their songs have a central theme of love.

A single, "Ma Boy", was released in May 2011.[1] After a year hiatus, Starship Entertainment reported that SISTAR19 is going to make their comeback with a mini album entitled “Gone Not Around Any Longer“. It was released in January 31, 2013.[2] Starship teased the fans with uploading the teaser pictures and the music video teaser before releasing the full music video. It then became number one on all major Korean music charts.[3] "Gone Not Around Any Longer" soon ascended to the top of the Billboard "Korea K-Pop Hot 100" chart as well.[4]

In 2013, Sistar19 was nominated the 2013 World Music Awards.

Discography

EP

2013: "Gone Not Around Any Longer"

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[5]		 KOR
K-pop
[6]
2011 "Ma Boy" 2 —
  • KOR (DL): 2,652,474+
2013 "Gone Not Around Any Longer"
"A Girl In Love" 		1
4 		1
6
  • KOR:
    • CD: 13,964+
    • DL: 2,723,704+
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Ma Boy" 2011 Joo Hee-sun [7]
"Gone Not Around Any Longer" 2013 [8]

Awards

Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2013 Song of the Year (February) "Gone Not Around Any Longer" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won

References

  1. ↑ SISTAR19 releases debut digital single, “Ma Boy”
  2. ↑ SISTAR19 returns with single album + MV for “Gone Not Around Any Longer”
  3. ↑
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Gaon Search - Sistar19" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. September 29, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  7. ↑ Lee, Jeong-hyeok (May 4, 2011). 씨스타19, '마 보이'로 음원차트 1위. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Chosun.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  8. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff; Oak, Jessica (February 10, 2013). "K-Pop Hot 100: SISTAR 19 Debuts at No. 1, 4Men and BoA Go Top 10". Billboard. Billboard.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014.

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