Gugudan

Gugudan
Gugudan outside Music Bank on July 15, 2016 (From left to right: Soyee, Sally, Hyeyeon, Sejeong, Hana, Mimi, Mina, Nayoung, Haebin)
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Jellyfish Entertainment CJ E&M Music and Live
Website	Official Website
Members	Mimi Hana Haebin Nayoung Sejeong Sally Soyee Mina Hyeyeon

Gugudan (Hangul: 구구단, stylized as gugudan or gu9udan^[1]) is a South Korean girl group formed in 2016 by Jellyfish Entertainment. The group consists of nine members: Mimi, Hana, Haebin, Nayoung, Sejeong, Sally, Soyee, Mina and Hyeyeon.

History

Pre-debut

In January 2016, Kim Na-young, 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.^[2] 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-present: Debut with "Wonderland"

Despite denying earlier reports about Sejeong and Mina debuting in a 9-member girl group in June, the company 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.^[3][4] 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.^[5]

Nayoung was also confirmed as a member on June 10^[6] and on June 13, the company revealed that Gugudan would be a 9-member group.^[7] On June 17, Jellyfish Entertainment announced the group name.^[8]

On June 22, the group confirmed that they were going for a "mermaid" concept.^[9] Following the announcement, a highlight medley of the group's debut mini-album was released on June 24 and^[10] they eventually debuted on June 28, 2016 with the mini-album, Act. 1 The Little Mermaid, with "Wonderland" as the title song.^[11][12] The song's music video was released online via a live countdown on the Naver V App.

Members

• Mimi, born Jung Mi-mi (Korean: 정미미) on January 1, 1993.^[13] She is a former FNC Entertainment trainee. She represents the number 7.^[14]
• Hana (Korean: 하나), born Shin Bo-ra (Korean: 신보라) on April 30, 1993.^[13] She is the leader of the group.^[15] She represents the number 1.^[14]
• Haebin, born Han Hae-bin (Korean: 한해빈) on August 16, 1995.^[13] She represents the number 6.^[14]
• Nayoung, born Kim Na-young (Korean: 김나영) on November 23, 1995.^[13] 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.^[14]
• Sejeong, born Kim Se-jeong (Korean: 김세정) on August 28, 1996.^[13] 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.^[16][17] She represents the number 3.^[14]
• Sally (Korean: 샐리), born Liu Xiening (Chinese: 刘些宁; pinyin: Liú Xiēníng, Korean: 류셰닝) on October 23, 1996 in Guangdong, China.^[13] She is the only non-Korean member of the group and the agency's first foreign artist.^[18] She represents the number 8.^[14]
• Soyee (Korean: 소이), born Jang So-jin (Korean: 장소진) on November 21, 1996.^[13] She is a former Cube Entertainment trainee. She represents the number 2.^[14]
• Mina, born Kang Mi-na (Korean: 강미나) on December 4, 1999.^[13] 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.^[14]
• Hyeyeon, born Cho Hye-yeon (Korean: 조혜연) on August 5, 2000.^[13] She represents the number 5.^[14]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		KOR Gaon [19]	TW [20]
Act. 1 The Little Mermaid	Released: June 28, 2016 Label: Jellyfish Entertainment, CJ E&M Formats: CD, digital download	2	8	KOR: 21,785+[21]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR Gaon [22]
"Wonderland"	2016	35	KOR (DL): 100,182+[23]	Act. 1 The Little Mermaid
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Member(s)	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
			KOR Gaon
"Forever Love"	2016	Haebin	TBA		Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television

Reality/Variety shows

Year	Title	Network	Member(s)	Note
2012-13	K-pop Star 2	SBS	Sejeong	Eliminated on casting audition round
2013	Cheongdam-dong 111	tvN	Mimi	Featured FNC Entertainment artists, trainees and executives
2016	Produce 101	Mnet	Nayoung, Mina and Sejeong	Survival show that determined I.O.I members
	Standby I.O.I		Sejeong and Mina	[24]
	Saturday Night Live Korea	tvN		Host, with other members of I.O.I[25]
	Talents for Sale	KBS2		Sejeong as regular host
	Girls Who Eat Well	JTBC	Mina	Muk-bang show[26]
	A New House For Me		Hana, Nayoung, Sejeong	Room revamp show, Episode 29
	Weekly Idol	MBC Every1	All[27]	Episode 259
	Golden Bell Challenge	KBS2	All	Episode 832, Guest
	Vitamin		Hana, Nayoung, Mina, Hyeyeon	Episode 639, Panelists (Discussion on Kidneys)
	Vocal War: God's Voice	SBS	Hana, Sejeong	Audience
	Baek Jong Won's Top 3		All	Episode 48, Audience
	Happy Together 3	KBS2	Sejeong	Episode 461, Guest
	Running Man	SBS		Episode 313, Guest
	배움은 놀이다 Show	KBS1	Nayoung, Hyeyeon	Episode 1-2, Guest
	Boom Shakalaka	KBS2	Sejeong	Chuseok special program, 2nd Place
	Running Man	SBS	Mimi, Hana, Haebin, Nayoung, Sally, Soyee, Hyeyeon	Episode 319, Guest
	What shall we eat today	Olive TV	All	Episode 195, Guest
	Gugudan Project - Extreme School Trip.	MBC Music	All	First reality show

Drama

Year	Title	Network	Member(s)	Note
2014	High School King of Savvy	tvN	Hana	Cameo appearance
	One Sunny Day	LINE TV	Mimi
2015	Producers	KBS2
2016	The Sound Of Your Heart	KBS2	Sejeong	Cameo Appearance

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Artist	Member(s)
2013	"Madly"	FTISLAND	Mimi
	"Everlasting Love"	Seo In-guk	Hana
2014	"Eternity"	VIXX	Hana
	"Bomtanaba"	Seo In-guk	Soyee
	"Blossom Tears"	Leo & Lyn	Soyee
2015	"Pick Me"	Produce 101	Nayoung, Mina and Sejeong
2016	"Crush"	I.O.I	Sejeong and Mina
	"Dynamite"	VIXX	Nayoung
	"Dream Girls"	I.O.I	Sejeong and Mina
	"Fantasy"	VIXX	Nayoung
	"Very Very Very"	I.O.I	Sejeong and Mina
	"The Closer"	VIXX	Nayoung

Radio appearances

Year	Korean Title	English Title	Channel	Notes
2016	김창렬의 올드스쿨	Old School	SBS Power FM	All members
	배성재의 텐	Bae Sung-jae's Ten		Hana, Sejeong
	박정아의 달빛낙원	Moonlight Paradise	MBC Standard FM	All members

Musicals

Year	Title	Member(s)	Role	Notes
2016-17	Monte Cristo	Haebin	Valentine	Supporting role, credited as Haebin[28]

Awards and nominations

Golden Disk Awards

Year	Category	Recipient	Result
2017	New Artist of the Year	Gugudan	Pending

Seoul Music Awards

Year	Category	Recipient	Result
2017	Rookie Award	Gugudan	Pending
	Popularity Award	"Wonderland"	Pending

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	Best New Artist (Female Group)	Gugudan	Nominated
	Artist of the Year		Nominated

Others

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	Rookie Asia M-style Show	Cultural Technology - Awesome Style Award	Gugudan	Won
	Asia Artist Awards	the Most Popular Artists (Singer)[29]		Nominated

References

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2. "Produce 101". Produce 101. Episode 1 (in Korean). January 22, 2016. Mnet.
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8. Jeon, Su Mi. "Jellyfish Finally Announces New Girl Group Name". Mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
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18. Choi, Na-young. "[단독] 구구단 샐리, 젤리피쉬 최초 외국인 멤버 영입". Naver (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
19. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
20. "FIVE-MUSIC Korea-Japan Album Chart" (in Chinese). FIVE-MUSIC. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
    To access, select the indicated week and year in the bottom-left corner:
    • Act. 1 The Little Mermaid (2016): "The 26th Week of 2016"
21. Sales reference for Act. 1 The Little Mermaid:
    • "Gaon Album Chart: August 2016". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
22. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
23. Total Download sales for Wonderland:
    • "Gaon Download Chart June 26 - July 2, 2016". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
24. Lee, Yong-soo. "아이오아이, 데뷔 과정 담는 '스탠바이 아이오아이' 오는 22일 편성". Naver (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
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26. "TWICE's Dahyun And I.O.I's Kang Mina Round Out "Girls Who Eat Well" Cast". Soompi. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
27. "구구단, '주간 아이돌' 출연…데뷔 앞둔 9인 매력을 살짝~". www.asiae.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
28. http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/08/vixxs-leo-and-gugudans-haebin-cast-in-a-new-musical
29. "2016 Asia Artist Awards - the Most Popular Artists (Singer)". Retrieved 19 October 2016.

External links

• Gugudan at Jellyfish Entertainment (Korean)