DIA (group)
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Diamond |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | MBK Entertainment |
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| Website | mbk-ent |
DIA (Korean: 다이아) is a South Korean girl group formed in 2015 by MBK Entertainment. Their name is short for "Diamond", and is also an acronym for "Do It Amazing". The group consists of five members: Eunice, Jenny, Yebin, Eunjin and Chaewon. Their album, Do It Amazing was released on September 14, 2015.
History
Pre-debut
In February 2015, MBK Entertainment announced its plans to debut a new girl group. Originally, the company had decided to have possible candidates for their new group compete on a reality survival program, through which the public could become familiar with the group members.
MBK Entertainment revealed the first potential members to be Cathy, Eunjin and Kim Minhyun.[1] Minhyun later left the project due to personal reasons, and Moon Seulgi and Chaeyeon were added to replace her.[2] On February 10th, a fifth member, Kim Dani, was confirmed to be joining the project, and the program's name was announced to be "T-ara's Little Sister Girl Group".[3] An additional member, Seunghee was also confirmed to have joined the lineup. Seunghee originally made her debut as member of F-ve Dolls in 2013, however she left two years later when the group disbanded.[4] In June, MBK announced that they had cancelled their plans for a survival program, and decided to select the members internally. The final three members, Yebin, Eunice and Jenny were revealed, and the group was set to debut in August under the name "DIA".[5]MBK also announcement final line-up with six member: Eunice, Cathy, Jenny, Yebin, Eunjin and Chaeyeon, however possible added another member to make DIA debuted with seven member[6] MBK Entertainment later added Seunghee in the line-up and made them debut with seven-member lineup: Seunghee, Cathy, Eunice, Jenny, Yebin, Eunjin and Chaeyeon. Seulgi and Dani dropped out of the group to become trainees again.
2015–present: Debut with Do It Amazing, Cathy and Chaeyeon's hiatus, New Member Chaewon, Seunghee, Cathy and Chaeyeon's departure
On September 14, 2015, DIA released their self-titled debut album, Do It Amazing. On the same day, the music video for their lead single, "Somehow", was released.[7] Their first official public appearance was also on September 14; the group performed a showcase at the Ilchi Art Hall in Seoul.[8] They made their official debut stage on the music program M! Countdown on September 17, 2015.
On October 19, DIA released the music video for "My Friend's Boyfriend", another song from their debut album, and they continued their promotions for this new song on music stages.[9]
On December 17, Cathy and Chaeyeon were announced to have temporarily withdrawn from DIA to join Mnet's Girl Group Project Produce 101. It was revealed that both Cathy and Chaeyeon auditioned and signed contracts with the show before DIA's official debut. Although it is not clear when Cathy and Chaeyeon will resume group activities, they are expected to return to DIA once the project is finished. DIA was said to continue to promote as a five member group for the time being. After being eliminated in episode 11, Cathy is set to resume her activities with the group, while Chaeyeon, placing 7th in the final episode which granted her entrance to I.O.I, will continue her hiatus for 1 year to carry out her activities with I.O.I and this group is set to debut in May.[10]
On March 7, MBK Entertainment announced the addition of a new member, Chaewon and confirmed that they are currently preparing comeback.[11][12]
On April 13, MBK Entertainment announced through their official Twitter that Seunghee's contract with the company will come to an end on 30th April, but she hasn't made any decision about renewing her contract at the moment.
Members
Eunice
Eunice (Hangul: 유니스) was born Heo Soo-yeon (Hangul:허수연) on September 2, 1991 in Busan, South Korea. She is one of the group's main vocalist and lead dancer, and also she is the new leader after Seunghee's departure.[13]Eunice is a former Star Empire Entertainment trainee and was briefly a member of the group Jewelry, but the group disbanded before her official debut with them in early 2015.
Jenny
Jenny (Hangul: 제니) was born Lee So-yul (Hangul:이소율) on September 14, 1996 in Seoul, South Korea. Jenny is a former Source Music trainee and trained with members of girl group GFriend. She then moved to Ensoul Entertainment and trained with upcoming girl group Project A.[14][15]
Yebin
Baek Ye-bin (Hangul: 백예빈) was born on July 13, 1997 in Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea. She is one of the group's sub vocalist.[13]Yebin is a former Ensoul Entertainment trainee and trained with upcoming girl group Project A.
Eunjin
Ahn Eun-jin (Hangul: 안은진) was born on August 31, 1997 in Mokpo, South Jeolla, South Korea. She is lead rapper, main dancer and one of the group's sub vocalist.[13]She is a former LOEN Entertainment trainee.
Chaewon
Kwon Chae-won (Hangul: 권채원) was born on May 26, 1999. On March 7, 2016 MBK Entertainment introduced Chaewon as new member to the group, while Cathy and Chaeyeon were temporarily withdrawn for Produce 101.[11]Chaewon is a former Ensoul Entertainment trainee and trained with upcoming girl group Project A.
Past Members
Seunghee
Cho Seung-hee (Hangul: 조승희) was born on June 3, 1991 in Gwangju, South Korea. She is leader and one of the group's main vocalist.[13]Seunghee auditioned at both Woollim Entertainment and FNC Entertainment and successfully passed the auditions, but ended up choosing Woollim Entertainment for training and trained with members of girl group Lovelyz. In 2012, She appeared on Running Man Lovelyz's Jiae and The SeeYa's Yeonkyung as "Woollim Girls". She then moved to Core Contents Media (now MBK Entertainment) and debuted as new member of F-ve Dolls in 2013, but the group disbanded in March 2015. She left DIA to persue her dream to be an actress.
Cathy
Gi Hee Hyun (Hangul: 기희현) was born on June 16, 1995 in Nanwon, North Jeolla, South Korea.
In December 2015, MBK Entertainment announced Cathy temporarily withdrawn from the group to join survival program Produce 101, she auditioned and signed contracts with the show before DIA's official debut. After the end of the show, she took the decision to keep to be trainee and did not confirm whether back to DIA, .
Chaeyeon
Jung Chae-yeon (Hangul: 정채연) was born on December 1, 1997 in Suncheon, South Jeolla, South Korea.
In December 2015, MBK Entertainment announced Chaeyeon temporarily withdrawn from the group to join survival program Produce 101, she auditioned and signed contracts with the show before DIA's official debut. She was confirmed to debut as one of the members of I.O.I .
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album Information | Peak Positions |
Sales |
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| KOR | |||
| Do It Amazing |
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11 |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | |||||||||
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| KOR [17] | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||||||
| "Somehow" | — | Do It Amazing | ||||||||||
| "My Friend's Boyfriend" | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||||||||
Videography
| Year | Title | Other Version(s) |
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| 2015 | "Somehow" | |
| "Somehow" |
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| "음악 들을래 (I Wanna Listen to Music)" | ||
| "Lean on Me (feat. Microdot)" | ||
| "내 친구의 남자친구" (My Friend's Boyfriend) |
Music video appearances
| Year | Title | Artist | Member | Notes |
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| 2012 | "Message" (Jap. Vers.) | MYNAME | Eunice | MYNAME [Official] |
| 2013 | "We Are The Night" | MYNAME [Official] | ||
| "Shirayuki" | MYNAME [Official] | |||
| 2014 | "Tell Me" | The SeeYa | Seunghee | MBK Entertainment [Official] |
| "Again" | Davichi | MBK Entertainment [Official] | ||
| "Little Apple" | T-ara | MBK Entertainment [Official] | ||
| 2015 | "Don't Forget Me" | TS | MBK Entertainment [Official] | |
| "I'm Good" | Elsie | Chaeyeon | MBK Entertainment [Official] | |
| "Pick Me" | Produce 101 | Cathy & Chaeyeon | CJENMMUSIC [Official] |
Filmography
Reality shows
| Year | Title | TV Network | Member(s) | Note |
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| 2015 | DIA Daily | Afreeca TV | All | Season 1 (Episode 1-15 and 2 Episode special) and Season 2 (Episode1-46) |
Variety shows
| Year | Title | TV Network | Member(s) | Note |
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| 2015 | Show Me The Money 3 | Mnet | All | |
| 100 People, 100 Song | JTBC | All | ||
| After School Club | Arirang TV | All | [18] | |
| Hidden Singer | JTBC | Seunghee, Yebin and Chaeyeon | ||
| Sugar Man | JTBC | Eunjin, Chaeyeon and Yebin | [19] | |
| Escape Crisis No.1 | KBS2 | All | ||
| Sweet Temptation | Naver | Seunghee, Jenny, and Chaeyeon | ||
| 2016 | Produce 101 | Mnet | Cathy and Chaeyeon | |
| After School Club | Arirang TV | Eunjin | ||
| Vitamin | KBS2 | Seunghee, Jenny, Yebin, Eunjin |
Awards and Nominations
Seoul Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | |
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| 2015 | "Somehow" | Bonsang Award | Nominated | [20] |
| DIA | New Artist Award | Nominated | ||
| Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
| Hallyu Special Award | Nominated |
AfreecaTV BJ Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 2015 | DIA | Special Idol Awards[21] | Won |
References
- ^ "MBK Entertainment (Core Contents Media) reported to also unleash a new girl group this year". Allkpop. January 6, 2015.
- ^ "MBK Entertainment (Core Contents Media) to air a survival show for its new girl group + details on trainee Seulgi". Allkpop. February 3, 2015.
- ^ "MBK Entertainment to launch 'T-ara's Little Sister Girl Group' survival program + Dani to join as a member". Allkpop. February 10, 2015.
- ^ "Former 5Dolls' Seunghee is the final member participating in MBK Entertainment's new girl group project". Allkpop. March 19, 2015.
- ^ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/06/mbk-entertainment-scraps-plans-for-a-survival-reality-show-for-new-girl-group-reveals-three-finalized-members
- ^ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/06/mbk-entertainments-new-girl-group-dia-to-make-their-debut-in-august
- ^ "DIA says it's 'Somehow' a good day in debut MV". allkpop.com. September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ "MBK's new girl group Dia to perform their title track for the first time with a debut showcase!". allkpop.com. September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ "Dia are bubbly and bright in follow-up MV 'My Friend's Boyfriend'!". allkpop.com. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ "다이아 측 "채연·캐시 잠정 탈퇴..'프로듀스' 합류" [공식입장]". naver.com. December 17, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "다이아, 정채연·기희현 빈자리 채웠다..6인조로 재정비". OSEN. March 7, 2016.
- ^ "DIA Adds New Member, Reforms as 6-Member Group". Soompi. March 7, 2016.
- ^ a b c d http://1boon.kakao.com/issue/daia?embed=1&view=simple
- ^ http://m.pann.nate.com/talk/329951550#replyArea
- ^ http://www.koreaboo.com/netizens/netizens-discuss-g-friends-lost-visual-member/
- ^ Total sales for Do It Amazing:
- "Gaon Album Chart, September 2015 (see #36)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ^ "Gaon Chart Search" (in Korean). Gaon Chart.
- ^ "After School Club TV Archive - Guest: DIA".
- ^ http://www.mbk-ent.com/news/4359
- ^ "Seoul Music Awards Global (scroll to K-POP STAR 2015 [LIVE VOTE] and click "Main, Popular (Overseas) and Rookie" to reveal the nominees)". Seoul Music Awards. SportsSeoul. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gyFgbgWmRo
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