Gugudan

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Origin Seoul, South Korea Years active 2016 (2016)–present Record label Jellyfish Entertainment		Genres K-pop Website Official Website

Labels Jellyfish EntertainmentCJ E&M Music and Live Albums Act. 1 The Little Mermaid, Act. 2 Narcissus Nominations Mnet Asian Music Award for Best New Female Artist Members Kim Se‑jeong, Kang Mi‑na, Han Hae‑bin, Cho Hye‑yeon, Hana Profiles YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram

Gugudan (Hangul: 구구단) also stylized as gugudan or gu9udan is a South Korean girl group formed in 2016 by Jellyfish Entertainment. They debuted, on June 28, 2016, with the mini-album, Act. 1 The Little Mermaid, and its title track "Wonderland". The group consists of nine members: Mimi, Hana, Haebin, Nayoung, Sejeong, Sally, Soyee, Mina and Hyeyeon.

Pre-debut

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In January 2016, Nayoung, Kim Se-jeong and Kang Mi-na were introduced as Jellyfish Entertainment's first female trainees on the Mnet survival show Produce 101 where 101 female trainees from various companies competed to debut in an 11-member girl group that would promote for a year under YMC Entertainment. After placing 2nd and 9th respectively in the final episode, Sejeong and Mina eventually debuted as members of I.O.I in May 2016.

2016: Debut with Act. 1 The Little Mermaid

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Despite denying earlier reports about Sejeong and Mina debuting in a 3-member girl group in June, Jellyfish Entertainment confirmed on June 7 that the two I.O.I members would debut within the month in what would be the company's first girl group. Because of YMC Entertainment's special terms in which I.O.I's members are allowed to do activities under their respective companies while I.O.I was on break or while the group promoted in sub-units, there were no complications with the plan.

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Nayoung was also confirmed as a member on June 10 and on June 13, Jellyfish Entertainment revealed that Gugudan would be a 9-member group. On June 17, Jellyfish Entertainment announced the group name.

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On June 22, the group confirmed that they were going for a "mermaid" concept. Following the announcement, a highlight medley of the group's debut mini-album was released on June 24 and they eventually debuted, on June 28, 2016, with the mini-album, Act. 1 The Little Mermaid, with "Wonderland" as the title song. The song's music video was released online via a live countdown on the Naver V App.

Gugudan participated in Jellyfish Entertainment's yearly winter project, Jelly Christmas 2016, with their label mates Seo In-guk, VIXX, Park Yoon-ha, Park Jung-ah, Kim Gyu-sun, Kim Ye-won and Jiyul. The title track, "Falling" (Hangul: 니가 내려와) was released digitally on December 13, 2016.

On December 17, 2016, Gugudan announced their official fan-club name, "Dear Friend" (Hangul: 단짝), through their V app channel. The fan-club name means that the fans and Gugudan are going to be best friends.

2017–present: Act. 2 Narcissus

On January 20, 2017, it was reported that gugudan was set for a February comeback. On February 3, 2017, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that Gugudan would make their first comeback since debut with their second mini-album, on February 28. On February 24, 2017, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that the release of the album was changed to February 27. Gugudan released their second mini-album Act. 2 Narcissus and its title track "A Girl Like Me" (Hangul: 나 같은 애), on February 27, 2017.

Members

Jung Mi-mi (Korean: 정미미) was born on (1993-01-01) January 1, 1993 . She is a former FNC Entertainment trainee. She represents the number 7.

Hana (Korean: 하나), was born Shin Bo-ra (Korean: 신보라) on (1993-04-30) April 30, 1993 . She is the leader of the group. She represents the number 1.

Han Hae-bin (Korean: 한해빈) was born on (1995-08-16) August 16, 1995 . She represents the number 6.

Kim Na-young (Korean: 김나영) was born on (1995-11-23) November 23, 1995 . She represented Jellyfish Entertainment along with Sejeong and Mina on the Mnet survival show Produce 101, where she placed 14th in the final episode. She represents the number 4.

Kim Sejeong (Korean: 김세정) was born on (1996-08-28) August 28, 1996 . She represented Jellyfish Entertainment on Mnet's Produce 101, where she placed second in the final episode and later made it into the final line-up for I.O.I, the project girl group of the program. I.O.I released two mini-albums in which Sejeong participated in; Chrysalis and Miss Me?. Prior to Produce 101 and joining her company, Sejeong was a contestant on K-pop Star 2 and also worked as a fitting model. She represents the number 3.

Sally (Korean: 샐리), was born Liu Xiening (Chinese: 刘些宁; pinyin: Liú Xiēníng, Korean: 류셰닝) on (1996-10-23) October 23, 1996 in Guangdong, China. She is the only non-Korean member of the group and the agency's first foreign artist. She represents the number 8.

Soyee (Korean: 소이), was born Jang So-jin (Korean: 장소진) on (1996-11-21) November 21, 1996 . She is a former Cube Entertainment trainee. She represents the number 2.

Kang Mi-na (Korean: 강미나) was born on (1999-12-04) December 4, 1999 . She was one of the three trainees from Jellyfish Entertainment that appeared on Produce 101, wherein she placed ninth in the final episode and debuted as a member of the 11-member girl group I.O.I. I.O.I released two mini-albums in which Mina participated in; Chrysalis and Miss Me?. She represents the number 9.

Cho Hye-yeon (Korean: 조혜연) was born on (2000-08-05) August 5, 2000 . She represents the number 5.

Songs

WonderlandAct 1 The Little Mermaid · 2016
Good BoyAct 1 The Little Mermaid · 2016
Could This be LoveAct 1 The Little Mermaid · 2016

References

Gugudan Wikipedia

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