Lee Hyori's ultimate dream group has finally become a real four-member girl group produced by Jimmy Yoo (a nickname for Yoo Jae Suk). During SSAK3's activities, Lee Hyori had said that she wanted to form a dream girl group with Jessi, Uhm Jung Hwa, and MAMAMOO's Hwasa. At the end of July, the four artists held a meeting to discuss the possible project, and by mid-August, a teaser was announced for the coming group. For newer fans of K-Pop, the group is comprised wholly of iconic artists. The group debuted earlier this month on Show! Music Core with their single 'Don't Touch Me,' and the response was absolutely magnanimous. The music video for the same dropped on October 28, 2020, and the ladies looked amazing and sounded amazing. The stage direction is incredible; the set is grand, and so are the personalities.
Uhm Jung Hwa is a South Korean singer, actress, and dancer. Nicknamed the "evergreen," Uhm is considered one of the most influential women in the Korean entertainment industry, with many female artists recognizing her as a role model.
Lee Hyori is a widely popular and iconic South Korean singer, record producer, activist, actress, and television presenter. Dubbed as the "Nation's Fairy" during her Family Outing days, she debuted as a South Korean girl group Fin.K.L but has since become a solo artist.
In 2003, she released her debut solo album Stylish, which won several "Artist of the Year" awards. In 2006, Lee was the highest-paid female singer in South Korea when she signed a Mnet Media contract. Lee Hyori and her husband, Lee Sang-soon, turned their house in Jeju Island into a guest house to film Hyori's Homestay. In season 1, IU joins the show as an employee. In season 2, the employee position was replaced by YoonA; also, in this season, Park Bo Gum came to work as a temporary employee.
In 2019, Lee reunited with Fin.K.L in a new reality show "Camping Club." Hwasa truly needs no introduction as she's one of the most popular divas and K-Pop idols of this age.
Ahn Hye-jin, better known by her stage name Hwasa, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, composer, and television personality signed under RBW. She debuted as a member of the girl group Mamamoo in June 2014. She made her solo debut with the digital single "Twit" on February 13, 2019. She released her first EP, María, on June 29, 2020. "Maria" debuted at number six on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, while the EP debuted at number seven on the Billboard World Albums and 81 on Billboard Top Current Albums Sales charts for the week of July 11, 2020.
Jessi debuted in 2005 with her single album, "Get Up." In 2006, she replaced Yoon Mi Rae as the vocalist of Uptown. Jessi's second single album, entitled "The Rebirth," was released in January 2009. After the release, she took a break from music and left Korea to return to America. After a five year hiatus, she returned as a hip-hop trio Lucky J under YMC Entertainment. Jessi's contract with YMC Entertainment ended in October 2018, and in January 2019, she signed a contract with PSY's record label P-Nation.
Her first single under the label, "Who Dat B," was released on September 23, 2019. "Who Dat B" peaked at number eight on the World Digital Songs Sales chart and 68 on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100. She released another rap single, "Drip," featuring Jay Park on November 2. The collaboration reached number 16 on the World Songs chart. The singer released her third extended play, Nuna, on July 30, 2020. The lead single, "Nunu Nana," was released in conjunction with the album. "Nunu Nana" peaked at number two on the Gaon Music Chart. She also recently collaborated with labelmate DAWN for a song on his brand new album. Jessi is also the host of her very own talk show receiving great love and support from fans, Show! Interview.
With this deadly combination, it was only but obvious that the group would be an immense success, and it has surely proven to be so.
Among these fierce ladies, Hwasa is also actively promoting MAMAMOO with their latest single 'Dingga.' During one such promotional activity, MAMAMOO appeared as guests on the October 30th episode of 'Entertainment Relay' where Hwasa was asked which Refund Sisters member she could relate to the most. Without any hesitation, she answered that she felt that Uhm Jung Hwa was someone she could relate to the most. Fans cannot stop gushing over this moment as they're pointing out how similar the two are.
MAMAMOO's tenth mini-album 'Travel' and their title song "AYA" drop on November 3, 2020, KST.
