Fiestar

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Fiestar
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Fiestar at Gu-am Park, Gayang, Gangseo in November 2013
From left: Cao Lu, Hyemi, Linzy, Jei, Cheska (former), Yezi
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active 2012 (2012)–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website Official artist profile
Members
  • Jei
  • Cao Lu
  • Linzy
  • Hyemi
  • Yezi
Past members Cheska

Fiestar (Korean: 피에스타) is a South Korean girl group formed by LOEN Entertainment in 2012. The group is currently composed of five members: Jei, Cao Lu, Linzy, Hyemi and Yezi. The group made its debut on August 31, 2012 with the single "Vista".[1] The sixth member of the group, Cheska, left in March 2014.

History

Pre-debut

Prior to their debut, the members of Fiestar had been training as a group for two years and individually for an average of four years.[2]

Cao Lu had previously debuted as a soloist in China after winning a 2004 CCTV singing contest. Her album Cat was released in 2005 under the stage name LuLu.[3]

The group's leader, Jei, had previously been a model for online clothing stores[4] and appeared in music videos including Infinite's "Paradise",[5] Bongshil Sister's "My Love",[6] and Taw's "Happy Hours", featuring Joo and the Lifestyle.[7] She temporarily replaced Joo during promotions.[8]

Linzy had been a trainee under YG Entertainment and was intended to be a 2NE1 member and then a member of another YG girl group, before the band was scrapped before debut. In 2010, she recorded a song for the Korean drama Obstetrics and Gynecology.[9]

2012-2013: Debut with "Vista" and "We Don't Stop", label re-organization, and Curious

Before their official debut, Fiestar released a duet with label mate IU for LOEN Entertainment's collective label album. The track was titled "Sea of Moonlight" and was a domestic chart success.[10] They also collaborated with Tiger JK for the pre-release song "Wicked".

The group released their first official single, "Vista", on August 31, 2012. The tracks from the corresponding EP all charted on the K-pop Billboard Hot 100.[11]

Fiestar's second single "We Don't Stop" was released on November 9, with the B-side track "Sweet Love" featuring ballad singer Kim Yeon-woo. Live promotions for the album began on Music Bank the following day.[12] Alongside group promotions, Jei appeared in TVN's reality program Romantic and Idol, and alongside IU for the comedy show Gag Concert along with Cheska and Yezi. Vocalists Linzy and Hyemi appeared on KBS's 1000 Song Challenge, and the group as a whole made appearances on Weekly Idol and Dream Team 2. They also endorsed HIM Magazine.[13]

In 2013, Linzy played Sharpay Evans in the CJE&M Korean musical adaptation of High School Musical, sharing the role with The Grace's Dana. The show's run began on July 2 at the Blue Square Samsung Card Hall.[14] During the year Fiestar also participated in a video series entitled "Fiestar's A-HA! For the Global K-Pop Fan"[15] as well as endorsements for the Samsung Galaxy S4.

On August 27, a pre-release single, "Whoo!" featuring Eric Benét, was released online. Despite there being no live promotions for the single, it was a chart success.[16]

In September, LOEN Entertainment created the sub-label Collabodadi, under which Fiestar would continue to release their music.[17] On November 1, Fiestar released the single "I Don't Know" from the EP Curious, making their stage comeback on Music Core the following day.[18] Following promotions, the reality television show Channel FIESTAR! aired on SBS MTV.[19]

2014-2015: Cheska's departure, "One More", Black Label, and return to LOEN Tree

On March 20, 2014, LOEN Entertainment announced that Cheska would be leaving the group and would not be replaced by any new members, and Fiestar's comeback was scheduled for mid-July after being postponed due to the Sewol ferry tragedy.[20][21]

On June 16, a single in collaboration between The Friends and Fiestar for the 2014 Brazil World Cup titled "I Love Korea" was released.[22] On July 1, the music video for the single "One More" was released.[23][24]

On March 4, 2015 Fiestar's first album Black Label was released with title track "You're Pitiful". Six months after the album's release, on September 22, Collabodadi was dissolved, with LOEN Tree becoming the sole in-house label of LOEN Entertainment. Thus, Fiestar returned to LOEN Tree after a two-year run under Collabodadi. On December 17, Cao Lu appeared on Radio Star as a guest along with rapper Jessi, Got7's Jackson, and Lena Park as part of the Outsiders special. She gained national attention for her appearance on the program and became the number one trending topic on Naver, with Fiestar also trending.[25][26]

2016-present: A Delicate Sense and "Apple Pie"

In February 2016, Cao Lu joined the lineup of the female version of MBC reality program Real Men.[27]

On March 9, Fiestar made their comeback with the title track "Mirror" and the six-track album A Delicate Sense,[28] which was in part produced by the group members.[29]

On May 17, the group announced that their comeback with digital single "Apple Pie", was set for May 31.[30]

Controversies

Fiestar's single "One More" was banned from broadcast by MBC for its supposedly risqué lyrics. While the song had originally passed scrutiny from the three major broadcasting stations (KBS, MBC and SBS), backlash from public commentators forced the networks to review the song's content. While their representatives claimed that the song was innocuous, the group re-recorded the song and changed the lyrics.[31] The controversy spawned from the lyrics prompted MBC to crack down further on songs with ambiguous or easily misconstrued lyrical content.[32]

Members

  • Kim Jin-hee (Hangul: 김진희), known as Jei
  • Cao Lu (Chinese: 曹璐)
  • Im Min-ji (Hangul: 임민지), known as Linzy
  • Kim Hye-mi (Hangul: 김혜미), known as Hyemi
  • Lee Ye-ji (Hangul: 이예지), known as Yezi

Former members

  • Francesca Ahn (Korean name: Ahn Min-ji; 안민지), known as Cheska

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak positions Sales
KOR
[33]
Black Label 11
A Delicate Sense 9
  • KOR: 2,848+

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR Gaon KOR
Hot 100
[35]
Album
[36]		 Digital
[37]
"Sea of Moonlight" (with IU) 2012 N/A 12 10 LOEN Tree Summer Story
"Vista" 9 27 28
  • KOR (CD): 1,920+
  • KOR (DL): 306,832+[38]
 Vista (single)
"We Don't Stop" 21 66 58
  • KOR (CD): 1,408+
  • KOR (DL): 87,319+[39]
 We Don't Stop (single)
"Whoo!" (with Eric Benét) 2013 N/A 58 80
  • KOR (DL): 30,599+
 Digital single
"I Don't Know" 17 63 63
  • KOR (CD): 1,629+
  • KOR (DL): 49,913+[40]
 Curious (single)
"One More" 2014 N/A 51 57
  • KOR (DL): 62,230+
 Digital single
"You're Pitiful" 2015 11 60 N/A
  • KOR (DL): 65,454+[41]
 Black Label
"Mirror" 2016 9 80
  • KOR (DL): 29,347+
 A Delicate Sense
"Apple Pie" N/A N/A N/A
  • KOR (DL):
 Digital Single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Note: Korean Billboard Hot 100 was introduced in August 2011 and was discontinued in July 2014.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album Sales
KOR
Gaon
[37]		 KOR
Hot 100
[35]
"Wicked" (Feat. Tiger JK) 2012 57 71 Vista (single)
  • KOR (DL): 85,571+
"Sweet Love" (Feat. Kim Yeon-woo) 70 99 We Don't Stop (single)
  • KOR (DL): 59,751+
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Note: Korean Billboard Hot 100 was introduced in August 2011 and was discontinued in July 2014.

Other appearances

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See also: Yezi § Discography
Title Year Member Album Notes
"Miao Miao" 2005 Cao Lu Cat (album) Chinese debut album by Cao Lu under the stage name LuLu as a soloist
"You Light Up My Life"
"I'm Sorry" (Feat. P.K. Heman) 2010 Linzy Obstetrics and Gynecology Doctors OST Under her real name, Im Minji, as a YG trainee
"Stop Saying It's Alright" (by MBLAQ) 2014 Hyemi Winter MBLAQ featuring Hyemi
"Such A Woman" (by Zia) Yezi, Cheska Such A Woman (repackage album) Zia featuring Yezi, Cheska
"What My Heart Wants To Say" (by Lel) Linzy Hi! School – Love On OST Part 2 Lel featuring Linzy
"So Tight" All My Lovely Girl OST Part 7
"Miraculous Ladybug" 2015 Miraculous Ladybug OST Also filmed a music video
"Save Me Tarzan" Golden Tower OST Part 1

Videography

Music videos

Year Song title Album Released Length Director/Production House Note
2012 "Sea of Moonlight" (with IU) LOEN Tree Summer Story July 26 3:43 Hwang Soo-ah (LOEN Entertainment) Special collaboration
"Vista" Vista (single) August 31 5:11 Debut music video.
"Vista (Performance Ver.)" September 4 3:34
"We Don't Stop" We Don't Stop (single) November 8 3:40 Jo Soo-hyun
2013 "I Don't Know" Curious (single) October 31 3:46 Naive Creative Production [42]
2014 "I Love Korea" - June 16 6:27 World Cup cheering song
"One More" One More (single) July 1 3:18 Digital Pedicure First official release without Cheska
2015 "You're Pitiful" Black Label March 4 3:57 Lee Gi-baek (Tiger Cave Studio) [43][44]
2016 "Mirror" A Delicate Sense March 9 3:59 Hong Won-ki (ZANYBROS)
"Apple Pie" May 30 TBA

Filmography

Television

Drama

Year Show Channel Member(s) Note
2013 Pretty Man KBS2 Jei Choi Do-hee
2014 My Lovely Girl SBS All (Ep 3, 7, 10, 16; Cameo)
The Idle Mermaid tvN Jei Han Gook-ja
Mental Shooter MBC Music Linzy Lead Role
2015 Lily Fever Web drama Jei Sun-woo Eun-suk[45]
2016 Vampire Detective OCN Sera[46]

Reality

Year Title Network Member Note
2012 Weekly Idol MBC Every1 All Guest
All The K-Pop MBC Every1 All Guest
The Romantic & Idol tvN Jei Main Cast in Season 1
2013 Family Love KBS2 All Guest
2014 Weekly Idol MBC Every1 All Guest
2015 Her Secret Weapon MBC Every1 Jei, Cao Lu Contestants (Cao Lu replaced Jei after elimination in Episode 6)
Unpretty Rapstar 2 Mnet Yezi Contestant
Radio Star MBC Cao Lu Guest
2016 The Geeks MBC Cao Lu Guest
Happy Together[47] KBS Yezi Guest (episode 431)
[48] Hello Counselor KBS Yezi Guest
My Little Television MBC Cao Lu Guest
Gag Concert[49] KBS Yezi Guest (featured in the skit 'Comedy Idols' on the 24th jan episode)
Stargram SBS Jei, Hyemi and Cao Lu Broadcast on the 15th of January
Baek Jong Won's 3 Great Kings SBS Plus All Panelists
As You Talk SBS Cao Lu MBC Lunar New Year pilot special
National Idol Singing Contest KBS2 Yezi performed with gagwoman Park Na-rae
Duty Olympics KBS2 Cao Lu and Yezi KBS2 Lunar New Year special
Same Bed Different Dreams SBS Cao Lu Panelist
The Human Condition KBS2 Cao Lu filling in for Stephanie
Baek Jong Won's 3 Great Kings SBS Plus Cao Lu Panelist
Real Men MBC Cao Lu Fourth female soldier special
King of Mask Singer MBC Cao Lu Panelist (episode 47 and 48)
We Got Married MBC Cao Lu with comedian Jo Se-ho
Weekly Idol MBC Every1 All Guest
A Look At Myself KBS Cao Lu Guest (episode 33 and 34)

Awards

Year Awards Category Result
2012 4th Annual Seoul Success Awards Best Rookie of the Year Won
2012 Arirang's Simply K-Pop Awards Super Rookie Idol of the Year
All the Kpop - World-Class Rookie Awards Rookie of the Year
Knock-Out Award
22nd Seoul Music Awards Rookie Award[50] Nominated
Popularity Award[50]
2015 25th Seoul Music Awards Bonsang Award
Popularity Award

References

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External links

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