Fiestar
Fiestar 피에스타 | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, dance-pop |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | LOEN Entertainment |
| Members | Jei Cao Lu Linzy Hyemi Cheska Yezi |
Fiestar (Template:Lang-ko) is a six member girl group from South Korea formed by LOEN Entertainment.
The group consists of multi-national members: Jei, Linzy, Hyemi and Yezi from South Korea; Cheska from the United States; and Cao Lu from China.[1] They made their debut in August 31, 2012 with their single, Vista.[2]
History
Pre-debut
While many of the members took part in various activities before the group's formal debut, according to their agency, all of them had been training together for two years and the average training time among the members was 4 years.[3] Chinese member Cao Lu was previously a solo singer in Mainland China after winning a 2004 CCTV sponsored singing contest. Her album, titled Cat, was released in 2005 under her former stage name, LuLu.
Leader Jei did modeling for various online clothing stores and was the female lead for boy band Infinite's music video for their song 'Paradise', while Linzy was a trainee under YG Entertainment and recorded a song for the 2010 Korean drama Obstetrics and Gynecology.[4]
Hyemi and Jei both starred in IU's Good Day music video as backup dancers.
2012: Debut & We Don't Stop
LOEN Entertainment initially announced that they would be debuting a six member girl group that contained not only members from South Korea, but from China and the United States as well.[5] After revealing the names and pictures of the members, it was revealed that they would be singing a duet with label mate IU prior to their debut for their agency's artist collaboration album.[6] Titled 'Sea of Moonlight', the song ranked high on the Korean music charts.
In August, the group's debut single "Vista" was announced and it was revealed that they would also be collaborating with hip-hop artist Tiger JK for a pre-release song called "Wicked", which received much attention for its Reggaeton influence. JYJ's Junsu made a guest appearance in the music video for "Vista" along with Seungah from Sunny Hill. Their song Vista charted high on charts, with the other songs all charting on the Billboard Hot 100.
On November 1, member Cheska revealed the girls were planning to comeback, which was later confirmed by LOEN following the release of the teaser image, along with the comeback date of November 9, 2012 with their second single album, We Don't Stop. We Don't Stop is revealed to be with the works of Hyuk Shin. The B-side for single, Sweet Love, was released on November 5 and featured ballad singer Kim Yeon-woo.
Members had some individual activities, like Jei appearing in TVN's love-reality show, Romantic and Idol, alongside AOA's Hyejeong, 4Minute's Jihyun, and more. Members Jei, Cheska, and Yezi appeared alongside IU for comedy show, Gag Concert. Linzy and Hyemi appeared in KBS's singing show, 1000 Songs Challenge.
Members
| Stage name[7] | Birth name | Date of birth | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Hangul | Romanized | Hangul | ||
| Jei | 재이 | Kim Jinhee | 김진희 | September 5, 1989 | Leader, Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Visual |
| Cao Lu | 차오루 | Cao Lu | 카오 루 | August 30, 1987 | Lead Dancer, Vocalist |
| Linzy | 린지 | Im Minji | 임민지 | October 22, 1989 | Main Vocalist |
| Hyemi | 혜미 | Kim Hyemi | 김혜미 | August 10, 1990 | Lead Vocalist |
| Cheska | 체스카 | Francesca Ahn | 프란체스카 안 | March 11, 1992 | Lead Rapper, Vocalist |
| Yezi | 예지 | Lee Yeji | 이예지 | August 26, 1994 | Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Vocalist, Maknae |
Discography
Awards
| Year | Awards | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4th Annual Seoul Success Awards | Best Rookie of the Year | Won |
| 2012 Arirang's Simply K-Pop Awards | Super Rookie Idol of the Year | Won | |
| All the Kpop - World-Class Rookie Awards | Rookie of the Year | Won | |
| K.O. Award | Won | ||
| 2012 All-KPop Awards | Best Live | Nominated | |
| Best Female Rookie | Nominated | ||
| 22nd Seoul Music Awards | Rookie Award[8] | Nominated | |
| Popularity Award[8] | Nominated | ||
| 2012 EYK Awards | Best Aegyo[9] | Nominated | |
| 2012 KU Awards | Best Female Rookie[10] | Nominated |
Fanclub
- Official Fanclub Name: Let★s / Let's
External links
- Website
- Fancafe
- Official Facebook Page
- Official Facebook Fan Page
- Youtube
- International Forums
References
- ^ "LOEN to debut new six-girl member group, FIESTAR". Allkpop. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ "FIESTAR releases "Vista" MV (with special appearance by JYJ's Junsu)". Allkpop. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- ^ "Loen Entertainment reveals new photo of upcoming girl group FIESTAR". Allkpop. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- ^ "Obstetrics and Gynecology OST Album Info". Melon.
- ^ "Loen Entertainment to debut new six-member girl group, FIESTAR". Allkpop. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- ^ "Loen Tree releases "Sea of Moonlight" ft. IU and FIESTAR". Allkpop. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- ^ "피에스타 인물정보". Naver. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- ^ a b "[Seoul Music Awards] Nominees for the 2012 Seoul Music Awards". 2012 2012 Seoul Music Awards. seoulmusicawards.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ^ http://www.eatyourkimchi.com/kpop-awards-2012/
- ^ http://koreanupdates.com/kuawards2012/