Papaya (group)

Papaya
Papaya
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop, dance-pop
Years active	2000–2001
Labels	One Star Music (2000); Cream Entertainment (2001);
Past members	Kang Kyoung-ah; Joo Youn-jung; Jo Eun-sae; Go Eun-chae; Go Na-eun;

Papaya (Korean: 파파야) was an all girl pop group from South Korea. They released two albums before becoming inactive.

History

Papaya's first album, entitled 동화 ("Fairy Tale"), was distributed by One Star Music on August 4, 2000 and featured five members (Kang Se-jung, Joo Youn-jung, Jo Hye-kyung, Hwang Yoon-mi and Kang Kyoung-ah). Due to their unpopularity, Hwang Yoon-mi and Kang Kyoung-ah left the group before the release of their second album, Violet, released on May 22, 2001 under the Cream Entertainment music label.^[1]^[2]

Members

Kang Kyoung-ah (강경아)
Joo Youn-jung (주연정)
Jo Eun-sae (조은새)
Go Eun-chae (고은채)
Go Na-eun (고나은)

After disbandment

Kang Se-jung went on to acting and uses stage name Go Na-eun. In 2009, she starred in Assorted Gems. She won the Excellence Award, Actress in the 2009 MBC Drama Awards for her role as eldest daughter, Gung Bi-chwi.^[3]^[4]

Hwang Yoon-mi also turned to acting and uses stage name Go Eun-chae.^[5] In September 2012, Go married musical actor Park Eun-tae.^[6]

Jo Hye-kyung became a Trot singer, using the stage name Jo Eun-sae. In 2014, she released single '비비고 (Rubbing)'.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[8]	Sales
Fairy Tale (동화)	Released: August 16, 2000 Label: One Star Music Format: CD, cassette	27	KOR: 32,947+^[9]
Violet	Released: May 22, 2001 Label: One Star Music Format: CD, cassette	29	KOR: 28,012+^[10]

References

^ "Archived copy" 파파야 (in Korean). Mnet Music. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "K-pop Archive" 파파야 (in Korean). K-pop.or.kr. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ "서우·임주은·고나은, 안방 여주인공 꿰찬 신예들" [Seo Woo, Lim Joo-eun and Go Na-eun, rookies land main heroine roles] (in Korean). Naver.com. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
^ Kim, Hyeon-rok; Kim, Gyeo-ul (31 December 2009). "이혜영·고나은, MBC연기대상 女우수상" [Lee Hye-young, Go Na-eun MBC Drama Awards Actress Excellence Award] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ Kim, Ji-yeon (21 March 2007). "'파파야' 황윤미, 고은채로 개명 연기자 변신" [Papaya's Hwang Yoon-mi changes name to Go Eun-chae and transforms into an actress] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ "박은태 고은채 커플, 다음달 24일 백년가약" [Couple Park Eun-tae Go Eun-chae, tie the knot by next month, 24th] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ "'전국노래자랑' 조은새, 몸매 돋보인다 했더니…아이돌 출신" ['Boasting with a national song' Jo Eun-sae has an outstanding figure...so is this the birth of an idol?] (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
^
"K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- "Fairy Tale charting". Archived from the original on 2 July 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Violet charting". Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "October 2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
^ "June 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

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[papaya-1] "Archived copy" 파파야 (in Korean). Mnet Music. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "K-pop Archive" 파파야 (in Korean). K-pop.or.kr. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[3] "서우·임주은·고나은, 안방 여주인공 꿰찬 신예들" [Seo Woo, Lim Joo-eun and Go Na-eun, rookies land main heroine roles] (in Korean). Naver.com. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

[4] Kim, Hyeon-rok; Kim, Gyeo-ul (31 December 2009). "이혜영·고나은, MBC연기대상 女우수상" [Lee Hye-young, Go Na-eun MBC Drama Awards Actress Excellence Award] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[5] Kim, Ji-yeon (21 March 2007). "'파파야' 황윤미, 고은채로 개명 연기자 변신" [Papaya's Hwang Yoon-mi changes name to Go Eun-chae and transforms into an actress] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[6] "박은태 고은채 커플, 다음달 24일 백년가약" [Couple Park Eun-tae Go Eun-chae, tie the knot by next month, 24th] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[jochosun-7] "'전국노래자랑' 조은새, 몸매 돋보인다 했더니…아이돌 출신" ['Boasting with a national song' Jo Eun-sae has an outstanding figure...so is this the birth of an idol?] (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

[miak_album_sales-8] "K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
"Fairy Tale charting". Archived from the original on 2 July 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

"Violet charting". Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[9] "Fairy Tale charting". Archived from the original on 2 July 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[10] "Violet charting". Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[9] "October 2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

[10] "June 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

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