AOA Black
AOA Black is a subgroup of the South Korean girl group AOA, formed by FNC Entertainment in 2013. It is currently composed of three AOA members: Jimin, Yuna and former member Youkyung, as the guest member. Youkyung left the agency of the group in October 2016, but she is still part of the group as a guest member. Choa left the group and sub-unit on June 30, 2017,[1] while Mina left the group in May 2019. The group is notable for their debut single album, "Moya".
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Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2013–2019 |
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Associated acts | AOA |
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History
2013-2019: Debut and departures from FNC
During the early year of 2013, FNC Entertainment officially announced the formation of the subgroup.[2] In early July of the same year, the label began providing teasers of the members on their upcoming debut.[3]
Their debut single album, "Moya", was released on July 26, 2013. Download sales were up to 171,475 with physical CD sales at 2,692 according to Gaon Music Chart.[4]
AOA Black made their first comeback appearance on the October 10 broadcast of KM's Music Triangle and performed the band version of "Get Out" for the first time.[2] The band made their second appearance on the October 12 broadcast of Music Bank.[2]
In an interview made by FNC on January 2016, it was announced that the group will most likely to have their comeback.[5]
On October 15, 2016, it was announced that Youkyung had left the agency and group following the end of her contract, but would be a guest member in any future AOA Black activities.[6] Soon afterwards Jimin posted a photo of all eight members on Instagram with the caption simply reading "AOA".[7]
On June 22, Choa announced her departure from AOA.[8] FNC Entertainment initially denied the statement,[9] but on June 30, they confirmed Choa left the group.[10]
On May 13, 2019, it was announced that Mina would be leaving AOA after deciding not to renew her contract with FNC Entertainment in order pursue an acting career.
Discography
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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KOR Hot 100[12] | |||
"Moya" | 2013 | 33 | 21 | Moya |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
References
- "Aoa 유경, 5년만에 소속팀 탈퇴…fnc와 계약해지(종합)".
- "AOA to Promote ′Get Out′ in First Week with Five Member Band Unit, AOA Black". enewsworld.mnet.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- "AOA's band unit, AoA Black, put on their thinking caps for a new teaser image". allkpop.com. July 11, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- 2012년 10월 (October 2012) Album Chart. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- "AOA Shares Plans for New Album in 2016 and AOA Black Comeback".
- Do, K. (October 14, 2016). "AOA's Youkyung Leaves FNC Entertainment, Agency Explains".
- Do, K. (October 15, 2016). "AOA's Jimin Posts On Instagram Following Youkyung's Departure".
- "초아, 팀 탈퇴…에이오에이(AOA)는 초아의 빈자리를 채울 수 있을까?" (in Korean). Top Star News. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- "초아 "AOA 탈퇴" VS FNC "결정된 사안 아냐"… 엇갈린 의견" (in Korean). Ten Asia. 2017-06-22.
- "[단독] AOA 초아, 사실상 팀 탈퇴 확정" (in Korean). eNews24.
- "Gaon chart". 2015-02-05. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05.
- "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2015.