Badkiz

Badkiz
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop, R&B, dance
Years active 2014 (2014)–present
Labels Zoo Entertainment
Members
  • Monika
  • K.Me
  • Somin
  • U-Si
  • Duna
Past members
  • LuA
  • Haneul
  • BomBom
  • Jina
  • Yeunji
  • Eun Joo
  • Yoomin
  • Hana

Badkiz (Hangul:배드키즈) is a South Korean girl group under Zoo Entertainment. The group consists of members Monika, K.Me, Somin, U-Si and Duna. The group debuted with their song "Ear Attack" on March 24, 2014.

Biography

Pre-debut

Before K.Me joined Badkiz, she was a member of the disbanded group ZZBEst under Faith Entertainment with her stage name 'Miri' which debuted in January 2015 with their song "Temptation"

2014-present: Debut with "Ear Attack" & "Babomba"

Badkiz originally debuted on March 24, 2014 as a 5-member group including Monika, BomBom, Yeunji, Eun Joo and Jina with their 1st digital single "Ear Attack", with two versions of the music video and many appearances on music shows. Following the release of the debut single, Monika and Jina released a digital single called "Father". Sometime after the debut single, Eun Joo and Yeunji later left Badkiz and was replaced by Yoomin and Hana. Eun Joo would later debut in a new group called Luluz, under the stage name Eunsom, in late 2014, under the agency Zenith. Following Luluz's disbandment in 2015, Eunsom became a member of Wanna.B under the same agency.

On November 13, 2014, Badkiz released their 2nd single "Babomba" which raised over one million views. The video is known for including a lot of popular Korean comedians.

New line-up changes, comeback song and Jina_U

In March 2015, Yoomin announced that she had left Badkiz, and for a brief period of time, Badkiz continued as a four member group. In April, following an appearance on Dream Team, Jina, BomBom and Hana also departed the group. While it is unknown why BomBom and Hana left Badkiz, Jina left to become a soloist and redebuted on June 26, 2015 under the name Jina_U with her debut single "Oppanyong".

After the departure of the 4 members, Zoo Entertainment announced the new members of Badkiz consisting of LuA, Haneul and K.Me. On August 7, 2015, Badkiz released their 3rd digital single "Come Closer".

In December, Badkiz released an OST song called "A Little Short".

Line-up changes, new members, group comeback & 2KIZ

Haneul's departure from Badkiz was confirmed in May 2016. Two new members, Somin and U-Si, have joined Badkiz, bringing the group back up to its' original count of a five member line-up. Badkiz are also planning to debut a sub-unit called 2KIZ sometime in the future, consisting of Monika and K.Me.

Badkiz released their fourth single "HOTHAE" in August. On November 21st, Badkiz will release their fifth single. It has also been revealed that LuA has left Badkiz and a new member, Duna, has been added.[1][2]

On November 21st, Badkiz released their fifth single, a remake of their debut single "Ear Attack" called "Ear Attack 2".[3]

Members

Current members

Former Members

Discography

Digital Single

Song title Album details
Ear Attack
Babomba
Come Closer
Hothae
Ear Attack 2

OST

Song title Album details
A Little Short
  • Released: December 2, 2015
  • Label: +PlusMedia
  • Format: digital download

References

  1. ↑ http://cafe.daum.net/BADKIZ
  2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BM1CZlzDMxd/?taken-by=badkiz_official_
  3. ↑ http://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10016794

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