Badkiz

Badkiz
Origin South Korea
Genres K-pop
Years active 2014–present
Labels

Zoo Entertainment

http://zooent.com/
Members
  • So Min
  • Lohee
  • Hanbit
  • Hayoung
Past members
  • YeonJi
  • EunJoo
  • YooMin
  • BomBom
  • Jina
  • Hana
  • Haneul
  • LuA
  • U-Si
  • DunA
  • Monika
  • Sol.B
  • K.Me

Badkiz (Hangul: 배드키즈) is a South Korean girl group that debuted in 2014 with the song "Ear Attack."[1] The group currently consists of members SoMin, Lohee, Hanbit and Hayoung.[2]

Biography

Pre-debut

Before K.Me and DunA joined Badkiz, they were a member of the disbanded group ZZBEst under Faith Entertainment which debuted in January 2015 with their song "Temptation". K.Me was called 'Miri' that time and DunA as 'DanA'. After DunA left ZZBEst, she joined HOTTIES which debuted in 2015 too.

2014: Debut with "Ear Attack" and "Babomba"

Badkiz originally debuted on March 24, 2014 as a 5-member group including Monika, BomBom, Yeunji, EunJoo 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, EunJoo and Yeunji later left Badkiz and was replaced by Yoomin and Hana. EunJoo would later debut in a new group called Luluz, under the stage name Eunsom, in late 2014, under the agency Zenith. Following Luluz' 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.

2015: New line-up changes, "Come Closer", Jina-U and BomBom's new group

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 stage name Jina-U with her debut single "Oppanyong". BomBom has been announced that she will be a member of a newly debuted group 'Pit-A-Pat' under Pitapat Entertainment as Jain.

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".

2016: Line-up changes, "Hothae" & "Ear Attack 2"

Member Haneul left the group shortly after the release of "Come Closer," and was replaced by two new members, SoMin and U-Si. The new additions brought the group back up to its original count of a five-member line-up.

Badkiz released their fourth single "Hothae" on August 15, 2016. On November 21, 2016, Badkiz released their fifth single, a remake of their debut single "Ear Attack" called "Ear Attack 2".[3] It was later revealed that member LuA had left the group to pursue new things, and she would be replaced by a new member named DunA.

2017: "Give It To Me", line-up changes

On July 3, 2017, Badkiz released their sixth single, "Give It To Me".[4] On Cafe Daum Badkiz confirmed that U-Si and DunA left the group due to health and personal problems.

2018: Monika's departure, "Just One Day"

In 2018, Monika, Sol.B, and K.Me left, and Hanbit was added. On April 6, 2018, Badkiz released their 7th single, "Just One Day".

Members

Current

  • SoMin (소민)
  • Lohee (로희)
  • Hanbit (한빛)

Former

  • EunJoo (은주)
  • Yeunji (연지)
  • BomBom (봄봄)
  • Jina (지나)
  • Yoomin (유민)
  • Hana (하나)
  • Haneul (하늘)
  • LuA (루아)
  • DunA (Hangul: 두나)
  • U-Si (유시)[5]
  • Monika (모니카)
  • Sol.B (솔비)
  • K.Me (케이미)

Timeline

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (DL)
KOR
[6]
"Ear Attack" (귓방망이) 2014 59
  • KOR: 41,885+[7]
"Babomba" (바밤바) — N/A
"Come Closer" (이리로) 2015 —
"Hothae" (핫해) 2016 —
"Ear Attack 2" (귓방망이2) —
"Give It To Me" 2017 —
"Just One Day" (딱 하루) 2018 —
"—" denotes release did not chart.

References

  1. ↑ Yoo, Chung-hee (2018-04-06). "배드키즈, 신곡 '딱 하루'로 오늘(6일) 컴백텐아시아". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  2. ↑ Yun, Da-hui (2018-04-27). "[포토엔HD] 배드키즈 '여친룩 스타일의 봄패'(뮤직뱅크)". Newsen. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  3. ↑ http://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10016794
  4. ↑ http://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10076726
  5. ↑ "배드키즈 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
  6. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
    • ""Ear Attack" charting".
  7. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Ear Attack":
    • "2014년 14주차 Download Chart".
    • "2014년 15주차 Download Chart".
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