Brave Girls

Pre-debut

On 14 March, Eun-young was revealed a member and the leader of the group. She is the niece of Shin Ha-kyun, an actor known for his role in Welcome to Dongmakgol and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. Hyeran was revealed on 17 March and gained attention because of her resemblance to singer Son Dambi and old dance rehearsal videos that led to her name being feature on video sites like M. Goon. Ye-jin became the third member to be revealed. She also gained attention because of her past as she was ‘Miss Seattle’ at the Miss Korea competition and her resemblance to actress Kim Sa-rang. Seo-a became the fourth member of the group. She was previously a model before joining the group.

2011: Debut, Back to Da Future and Mr Idol

On 31 March, Brave Brothers unveiled two images of the group that provided two concepts (a sexy chic and colorful eccentric) which the group will be performing with. Two teasers were released of “So Sexy” and “Do You Know” in the first week of April. On 7 April, they released their debut single album The Difference along with the music video of “Do You Know”. They made their debut on KBS’s Music Bank with So Sexy and Do You Know. On 24 April, they appeared on Gag Concert and performed a trot version of Do You Know. Eun-young appeared on KBS's 100 Points out of 100 show and won 2 medals (Gold and Bronze) on the show. The music video for So Sexy was released on 8 June. They had a cameo appearance along with Superkidd on the SBS drama, Protect the Boss. On 22 July, Brave Entertainment announced that the group would make a comeback during the month and shared concept photos of their mini-album Back to Da Future. Their title track, Easily featuring Korean reggae artist Skull, was revealed along with the music video. Brave Brothers stated that the song was homage to Kim Gun-mo’s “Excuse”. A teaser for the music video was revealed on 27 July. One day later, the music video was released. The EP was released on July 29 and debuted and peaked at number 14 on the Gaon Album Chart selling 1,606 copies. They made their comeback on Music Bank with the song “Easily”. The group participated at the 3rd Idol Star Athletics Championship on 13 September. They had a cameo appearance in Mr. Idol with Chocolat and other idol groups. At the 19th Korea Culture Entertainment Awards on 15 December, the group received Rookie of the Year award in the Idol Music within the song category. On 25 December 2011, they appeared on KBS 2TV's Let’s Go Dream Team! as special guests and performed for contestants of the show.

2012–15: Re-Issue and For You and hiatus

On 22 February, Brave Girls' second mini-album Re-Issue was released and hold a showcase with guest performance from Teen Top. The EP debuted and peaked at #14 on the Gaon Album Chart. The title song Nowadays charted high on some charts and became one of the most searched topic. Instead of a "sexy" or "cute" concept, Brave Girls sported a masculine concept. The members said, “We think that we really need to show a different side of us. We understand that fans who waited for our sexy or cute concept might be disappointed, but hope that they would like this concept too.” Brave Girls made their first comeback stage on Mnet’s M! Countdown.

On 29 August 2013, it was announced that Brave Girls would have a comeback in the fall, with a new song entitled For You on August 31.

In February 2014, Brave Brothers reported that he was going to be working on a full-length album for the group, but the album was put on hold indefinitely due to his working with AOA.

2016: Line-up change and High Heels

On February 2016, after a two and a half year hiatus, it was announced that Brave Girls would be making a comeback as a 7-member group, with five new members and two original members.

The group released "Deepened" on February 16, 2016, as a digital single, with new members, Minyoung, Yujeong, Eunji, Yuna and Hayun, and former members, Yoojing and Hyeran. On June 19, it was reported that the group will be releasing their third mini-album on June 2016. High Heels was released on June 27, 2016, alongside with the music video for the title track of the same name. On September 1, the group released "Yoo-hoo" as a digital single.

2017–present: Yoojin's departure, Hyeran's hiatus and Rollin'

On January 13, 2017, it was announced that Yoojin had decided to leave the group to study abroad and focus on her education, and that Hyeran has gone on a hiatus due to health issues. The group will continue to promote with five members and are planning a comeback for February or March.

On February 8, Brave Entertainment announced that Brave Girls will be making comeback on March. On February 26, it was announced that the group will be releasing their fourth mini-album titled Rollin' on March 7, the first release as a five-member group.

Current members

Past members

Timeline

Black = Inactive.