Wassup (band)
| Wassup (와썹) | |
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From left to right: Dain (former), Woojoo, Nari, Jinju (former), Nada (former), Sujin, Jiae | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, hip hop, dancehall |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Mafia Records, Sony Music |
| Website | Official website |
| Members |
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| Past members |
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Wassup (Hangul: 와썹, stylised as WA$$UP) is a South Korean girl group formed by Mafia Records and Sony Music.[1] The group currently consists of four members: Sujin, Nari, Jiae and Woojoo.[2] They debuted on August 7, 2013, with the single, "Wassup".[3]
History
2013: "Hotter Than A Summer" and Nom Nom Nom
On August 3, 2013, Sony Music announced a girl group which had been training for three years, with a dancehall genre of music and the dance of twerking. Sony Music said, "Wassup will be different from other girl groups. They aim to spread hip hop music through their numerous activities." On August 7, the group released their debut music video "Wassup". They later held their debut performance on Show Champion. On September 4, the group released the music video for "Hotter Than A Summer", a reggae track composed by Red Roc and written by YE YO. On November 20, 2013, the group released their first EP, Nom Nom Nom, alongside a music video for the lead single of the same name. They had their debut performance of the song the same day. The Nom Nom Nom EP entered the Gaon Korean album charts at number 29.[4]
2014-2016: "Fire", "Shut Up U" and "Stupid Liar"
On June 9, 2014, Wassup released a music video for the single "Fire".[5] The video was made to celebrate the 2014 FIFA World Cup hosted in Brazil. The video featured the band playing football in Brazilian and South Korean jerseys. Wassup's Showtime EP entered the Gaon Korean album chart at number 55.[6] On December 8, 2014, they released a music video for "Shut Up U".[7]
On January 26, 2015 the group released a video for "Stupid Liar".[8] On December 25, 2015 the group released a Christmas special clip [9] to the song 안아줘, from their EP, Showtime.
On November 27, 2015, Woojoo sprained her ankle while practicing dance moves causing the group's next comeback to be delayed. On February 3, 2016 Wassup released a collaborative single with Madtown and Rooftop House Studio, titled "Do You Know How I Feel" featuring Jooyi, a former member of Rania.[10]
2017-Present: Nada, Dain & Jinju's departure and ColorTV
On February 1, 2017, it was announced that Nada had officially left the group following a dispute with the company, after her earnings from participating in "Unpretty Rapstar" were instead taken by the company and applied to her pre-debut debt. After Nada asked the company to terminate her contract, they refused, resulting in Nada filing a lawsuit to forcibly terminate her contract.[11] The company announced that the group would be coming back as a quartet composed of Nari, Jiae, Woojoo and Sujin, but did not make any statement regarding Dain and Jinju, leading to speculation that they had left as well. On February 2, it was announced that Dain and Jinju had also filed lawsuits to terminate their contracts,[12] to which the company revealed that the group as a whole were still 500 million won in pre-debut debt.[13]
On March 31, Wassup pre-released the track "Dominant Woman" a single part of their third mini-album titled ColorTV set to be released, on April 13, 2017.[14]
Solo activities
On August 9, 2013, main rapper Nada released the music video for her first official solo song "Bang Bang".[15] On 2013 September 24, Sony Music released rookie rapper KK 'Boys Be' featuring all Wassup members and Jewelry's Semi.[16] On September 26, a music video for Demion featuring Wassup's Woojoo was released.[17] On May 18, 2014 Nada made an appearance in the song "Domperii" by Pharaoh, along with Red Roc.[18] On May 24, 2014 Nada and Nari participated in the song "We Are The Champs" by the Brazilian group Champs from JS Entertainment.[19] In March 2015, Nada was featured on The GITA's single "Pendulum".[20] In September 2015, Wa$$up was featured on TĀLĀ & MssingNo's single "Tell Me".[21] In 2015, one of the maknaes, Sujin, participated in the program Police 2015. And in 2016 Sujin participated in the Legend Hero series as Lina, a great national idol. Still in 2016, Sujin starred in the music video for "Geudaeege" (에게 에게) by singer Mocha. On February 2, 2016 Nada released her 1st mixtape "Homework".[22] In July 2016, she participated in Unpretty Rapstar 3, losing out to Giant Pink in the finals. In December 2016 NaDa released her first digital single "Seorae Village" (마을 마을), her latest release as a member of the group.
Members
Current
- Nari (Hangul: 나리), born Kim Na-ri (Hangul: 김나리) on October 5, 1992
- Jiae (Hangul: 지애), born Kim Ji-ae (Hangul: 김지애) on October 31, 1995
- Sujin (Hangul: 수진), born Bang Su-jin (Hangul: 방수진) on June 26, 1996
- Woojoo (Hangul: 우주), born Kim Woo-joo (Hangul: 김우주) on August 12, 1996[23]
Former
- Jinju (Hangul: 진주), born Park Jinju (Hangul: 박진주) on April 28, 1990
- Dain (Hangul: 다인), born Song Ji-eun (Hangul: 송지은) on June 25, 1990
- Nada (Hangul: 나다), born Yoon Ye-jin (Hangul: 윤예진) on May 24, 1991
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [24] | |||
| Nom Nom Nom |
Track listing
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29 |
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| Showtime |
Track listing
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55 | N/A |
| Color TV |
Track listing
|
59 | |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [26] | |||
| "Wassup" | 2013 | 175 | Nom Nom Nom |
| "Bang Bang" (Nada solo) |
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| "Hotter Than A Summer" | 172 | ||
| "Nom Nom Nom" (놈놈놈) | 115 | ||
| "La Pam Pam Pa" (라팜팜파) | 162 | Non-album singles | |
| "Jingle Bell" (징글벨) | — | ||
| "Fire" feat. M.TySON |
2014 | — | |
| "Shut Up U" (시끄러워U) | — | Showtime | |
| "Stupid Liar" feat. NiiHWA | 2015 | — | |
| "Do You Know My Heart" (내 맘을 아냐고) with Madtown feat. Jooyi |
2016 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Dominant Woman" | 2017 | — | |
| "Color TV" | — | Color TV | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
External links
- Profile at Mafia Records Website
References
- ↑ "WA$$UP Biography". Mafia Records.
- ↑ "와썹 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
- ↑ "와썹, 데뷔곡MV 지상파 재심의.."특정부위 부각"" (in Korean). Star News.
- ↑ "Gaon Korean Album Charts". November 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Wa$$up - Fire". YouTube. June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Gaon Korean Album Chart". November 23, 2014.
- ↑ "와썹 (Wa$$up) - 시끄러워U (Shut Up U)". YouTube. December 8, 2014.
- ↑ "와썹 (Wa$$up) - Stupid Liar (Feat. 니화)". YouTube. January 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Wa$$up - 안아줘 (Christmas Special Clip)". YouTube. December 24, 2015.
- ↑ "내 맘을 아냐고 Do You Know How I Feel - Single Rooftop House Studio, MADTOWN & WA$$UP". iTunes. February 3, 2016.
- ↑ http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000538879
- ↑ http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002587441
- ↑ http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=468&aid=0000232814
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2017/03/wassup-return-with-pre-release-dominant-woman-ahead-of-comeback-as-4-members
- ↑ "Wa$$up - BANG BANG official MV". YouTube. August 9, 2013.
- ↑ "KK - 쏴라! (Boys be..) (feat. 세미 of 쥬얼리)". YouTube. September 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Demion 데미온 MV Featuring Wassup 와썹 Wooju 우주 Cameo". YouTube. September 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Domperii MV feat. REDROC, NADA of WASSUP". YouTube. May 22, 2014.
- ↑ "[AUDIO] Champs - We Are The Champs (ft. Wassup)". YouTube. May 25, 2014.
- ↑ "The Gita (더 지타) - 시계추 (Pendulum) (Feat. Nada of Wa$$up)". YouTube. March 27, 2015.
- ↑ "TĀLĀ & MssingNo - Tell Me (Audio) ft. WA$$UP". YouTube. September 29, 2015.
- ↑ "NADA's 1st mixtape". YouTube. February 2, 2016.
- ↑ "My Name is, 와썹(Wa$$up)" (in Korean). Ten Asia.
- ↑ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ↑ "2013년 11월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.