Cherry Bullet

Cherry Bullet (Korean: 체리블렛; RR: cheri beullet), is a South Korean girl group formed by FNC Entertainment. They debuted on January 21, 2019 with their first single album titled Let's Play Cherry Bullet, the group is currently consists of seven members: Haeyoon, Yuju, Bora, Jiwon, Remi, Chaerin, and May. Three former members (Mirae, Kokoro and Linlin) left the group on December 13, 2019, shortly before the group's first digital single "Hands Up" in February 2020.[1]

Cherry Bullet
Cherry Bullet in 2019
From left to right: Mirae (former), Bora, Chaerin, May, Jiwon, Yuju, Kokoro (former), Linlin (former), Haeyoon, and Remi
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2019 (2019)–present
LabelsFNC
WebsiteOfficial Website
Members
  • Haeyoon
  • Yuju
  • Bora
  • Jiwon
  • Remi
  • Chaerin
  • May
Past members
  • Mirae
  • Kokoro
  • Linlin

History

Pre-debut

Haeyoon was previously introduced as one of the female trainees to represent FNC Entertainment on the Mnet survival show, Produce 48. She finished in 19th place and hence did not become a member of the produced girl group, IZ*ONE.[2]

Bora previously was trainee at Music K Entertainment. Both her and fellow member Yuju appeared in BTS' Love Yourself: Her highlight reel, with Yuju also making an appearance in Honeyst's "Someone to Love" music video.[3]

Jiwon auditioned for the first season of SBS' K-pop Star with the song "Because Of You" by Kelly Clarkson and later became a trainee under Starship Entertainment. In 2012 she appeared in Starship Planet's "White Love" music video.[4]

Remi was a trainee with Avex Proworks and first appeared in the live-action segments of Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future in 2012 as one of the Prism Mates but did not pass the audition to become an official member.[5] She modeled for Repipi Armario at Point 65th Fashion Show's 2014 Spring Collection.[6] Kokoro was also a student at Avex Artist Academy in Nagoya, Japan, and she was scouted by FNC Entertainment in 2016.[7]

2018–present: Debut and line-up changes

The group's debut reality show Insider Channel Cherry Bullet premiered on November 28, 2018 on Mnet. The reality show was made to introduce the group and each of its 10 members to viewers.[8]

Their first single album, Let's Play Cherry Bullet was released on January 21, 2019, with consisted of the lead single,, "Q&A", and two other songs, "Violet" and "Stick Out". They held their debut showcase on the same day at YES24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.[9]

On May 9, it was revealed that Cherry Bullet would comeback on May 22 with their second single Love Adventure with lead single "Really Really".[10][11]

On December 13, FNC announced that Mirae, Kokoro, and Linlin had left the group and terminated their contracts.[12]

The group, with seven members remaining, released their first digital single "Hands Up" on February 11, 2020.[13][14]

Endorsements

Cherry Bullet were models for Korean uniform brand Smart in 2018, alongside BTS.[15] The members were also selected to represent the brand in 2019.[16]

Members

Adapted from their Naver profile.[17]

Current members
  • Haeyoon (Korean: 해윤)
  • Yuju (유주)
  • Bora (보라)
  • Jiwon (지원)
  • Remi (레미)
  • Chaerin (채린)
  • May (메이)

Past members
  • Mirae (미래)
  • Kokoro (코코로)
  • Linlin (린린)

Discography

Single albums
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[18]
Let's Play Cherry Bullet 11
Love Adventure
  • Released: May 22, 2019
  • Label: FNC Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 9

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[21]		 KOR
Hot
[22]		 US
World
[23]
"Q&A" 2019 ——17 Let's Play Cherry Bullet
"Really Really" (네가 참 좋아) ——— Love Adventure
"Hands Up" (무릎을 탁 치고) 2020 —9911 Non-album single
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

Music videos
Year Music video Director(s) Ref.
2019 "Q&A" Ziyong Kim
(FantazyLab)		 [24]
"Really Really" (네가 참 좋아) SUNNYVISUAL [25]
2020 "Hands Up" (무릎을 탁 치고) JIMMY
(VIA)		 [26]

Filmography

Reality shows
Year Title Duration Network
2018–2019 Insider Channel Cherry Bullet November 28 to January 9 Mnet

Awards and nominations

Asia Artist Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Cherry Bullet Popularity Award (Singer) Nominated
Starnews Popularity Award (Female Group) Nominated

Genie Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019[27] Cherry Bullet The Top Artist Nominated
The Female New Artist Nominated
Genie Music Popularity Award Nominated
Global Popularity Award Nominated

Melon Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Cherry Bullet Best New Artist Award Nominated

Mnet Asian Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Cherry Bullet Artist of the Year Nominated
Best New Female Artist Nominated
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 Nominated
2019 Qoo10 Favorite Female Artist Nominated

Seoul Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 Cherry Bullet New Artist Award Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Nominated

References
  1. "'AOA 여동생' 체리블렛, 오늘(21일) 데뷔..관전포인트 셋". OSEN via Naver (in Korean). Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  2. "FNC, 10인조 신인 걸그룹 '체리블렛(Cherry Bullet)' 프로필 잇따라 공개…'프듀48' 박해윤, '연기돌' 보라 등 눈길". n.news.naver.com.
  3. "'대형 신인' 체리블렛, 'Q&A' 음악방송 첫 무대로 진가 확인". n.news.naver.com.
  4. "지원, FNC 새 걸그룹 멤버…연기 경험+다재다능 매력". n.news.naver.com.
  5. "佐藤心咲の検索結果 - アニメガイド". Anime Guide (in Japanese). January 10, 2020.
  6. "point 第65期 店長会議 2014 spring collection出演！". Avex Proworks (in Japanese). February 20, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  7. "Cherry Bulletのプロフィール＆最新ニュース". Wow Korea (in Japanese). November 29, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  8. "김효진 기자 - FNC '멤버 10명' 걸그룹 체리블렛, 엠넷 리얼리티 프로그램 '인싸채널 체리블렛' 28일 첫 방송". 톱스타뉴스. November 27, 2018.
  9. "'아이돌 명가' FNC 신인 체리블렛의 당당한 데뷔 "빌보드 도전할래요" [스경X현장]". n.news.naver.com.
  10. "Q&A". Twitter. FNC Entertainment. May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  11. "[단독] FNC 新걸그룹 체리블렛, 5월 말 가요계 컴백..5개월만에 새 앨범". n.news.naver.com.
  12. "FNC 측 "체리블렛 미래-코코로-린린과 계약해지, 7인조 재편"(공식입장 전문)". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  13. https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002842234
  14. https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/468/0000624954
  15. "Smart Zzang: Smart History - Model History". Archived from the original on December 1, 2018.
  16. "Cherry Bullet Selected As Models For SMART Student Uniforms". January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  17. "Cherry Bullet profile on Naver". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  18. "Gaon Weekly Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  19. "2019년 02월 Album Chart" [February 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  20. "2019년 06월 Album Chart" [June 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  21. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  22. "Billboard Korea K-Pop 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  23. "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  24. GDWDOP (January 30, 2019). "CherryBullet 'Q&A' Music Video". Vimeo.
  25. SUNNYVISUAL (June 4, 2019). "[MV] Cherry Bullet(체리블렛) _ Really Really(네가 참 좋아)". Vimeo.
  26. @via_by_jimmy (February 11, 2020). "체리블렛(Cherry Bullet)_무릎을 탁 치고(Hands Up) MV". Instagram.
  27. "[뮤직토픽] '2019 MGMA', 여자 신인상 후보에 아이즈원이 없는 것에 대한 의구심". Topstarnews (in Korean). June 21, 2019.


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