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Wassup (band)

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Years active
  
2013 (2013)–present

Past members
  
Nada Jinju Dain

Albums
  
Nom Nom Nom, Showtime

Website
  
Official website

Origin
  
Seoul, South Korea (2013)

Record labels
  
Sony Music, Mafia Record

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Members
  
Nada, Kim Nari, Bang Sujin, Kim WooJu, Kim Jiae, Park Jin Joo, Song Jieun

Genres
  
K-pop, Hip hop music, Dancehall

Similar
  
Hello Venus, NCA, Madtown, BP Rania, D‑Unit

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Wassup (Hangul: 와썹, stylised as WA$$UP) are a four-member South Korean girl group formed under Sony Music and Mafia Records. The group is currently composed of four members: Sujin, Nari, Jiae and Woojoo. Former members Jinju, Dain and Nada left the group in 2017. They debuted with their song, "Wassup", on the August 7, 2013 episode of Show Champion.

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2013: "Hotter than a Summer" and Nom Nom Nom

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On August 3, 2013, Sony Music announced a girl group which had been training for three years, with a dancehall genre of music and the dance of twerking. Sony Music said, "Wassup will be different from other girl groups. They aim to spread hip hop music through their numerous activities." On August 7, the group released their debut music video "Wassup". Later held their debut performance on Show Champion. On September 4, the group released the music video for "Hotter than a Summer", a reggae track composed by Red Roc and written by YE YO. On November 20, 2013, the group released their first EP, Nom Nom Nom, alongside a music video for the lead single of the same name. They had their debut performance of the song the same day. The Nom Nom Nom EP entered the Gaon Korean album charts at number 23.

2014 - 2015: "Fire", "Shut Up U" and "Stupid Liar"

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On June 9, 2014, Wassup released a music video for the single "Fire". The video was made to celebrate the 2014 FIFA World Cup hosted in Brazil. The video featured the band playing football in Brazilian and South Korean jerseys. Wassup's Showtime EP entered the Gaon Korean album chart at number 48. On December 8, 2014, they released a music video for "Shut Up U".

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On January 18, 2015, the group released a video for "Stupid Liar". The video was blocked in multiple countries on copyright grounds. The video was rereleased on January 26, 2015. On December 25, 2015 the group released a Christmas Special Clip to the song 안아줘, from Showtime EP.

2016-Present: Comeback plans and line-up changes

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On November 27, 2015, Woojoo sprained her ankle while practicing dance moves causing the comeback to be delayed later. On February 3, 2016 Wassup released a collaborative single with Madtown and Rooftop House Studio, "내 맘을 아냐고 Do You Know How I Feel".

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On February 1, 2017, it was announced that Nada had officially left the group following a dispute with the company, after her earnings from participating in "Unpretty Rapstar" were instead taken by the company and applied to her pre-debut debt. After Nada asked the company to terminate her contract, they refused, resulting in Nada filing a lawsuit to forcibly terminate her contract. The company announced that the group would be coming back as a quartet composed of Nari, Jiae, Woojoo and Sujin, but did not make any statement about Dain and Jinju, leading to speculation that they had left as well. On February 2 it was announced that Dain and Jinju had also filed lawsuits to terminate their contracts to which the company revealed that the group as a whole were still 500 million won in pre-debut debt.

Solo activities

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On August 9, 2013, main rapper Nada released the music video for her first official solo song "Bang Bang". On 2013 September 24, Sony Music released rookie rapper KK 'Boys Be' featuring all Wassup members and Jewelry's Semi. On September 26, a music video for Demion featuring Wassup's Woojoo was released. On May 18, 2014 Nada made an appearance in the song "Domperii" by Pharaoh, along with Red Roc. On May 24, 2014 Nada and Nari participated in the song "We Are The Champs" by the Brazilian group Champs from JS Entertainment. In March 2015, Nada was featured on The GITA's single "Pendulum". In September 2015, Wa$$up was featured on TĀLĀ & MssingNo's single "Tell Me". On February 2, 2016 Nada released her 1st mixtape "Homework". In July 2016, she participated in Unpretty Rapstar 3, losing out to Giant Pink in the finals.

Current Members

  • Kim Nari (김나리)
  • Kim Jiae (김지애)
  • Bang Sujin (방수진)
  • Kim Woojoo (김우주)
  • Former Members

  • Park Jinju (박진주)
  • Dain (Song Jieun; 송지은)
  • Nada (Yoon Yejin; 윤예진)
  • Songs

    Shut Up UShowtime · 2014
    Hotter Than A SummerNom Nom Nom · 2013
    Wa$$upNom Nom Nom · 2013

    References

    Wassup (band) Wikipedia