Fiestar

Fiestar

Fiestar at Gu-am park, Gayang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, November 2013,
From left to right: 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 Korea girl group formed by LOEN Entertainment in 2012. The group composed of five members: Jei, Cao Lu, Linzy, Hyemi and Yezi. They first made their debut in August 31, 2012 with their single "Vista" and with six members; however, the sixth member, Cheska, left in 2014.[1]

History

Pre-debut

While many of the members took part in various individual activities before the group's formal debut, all of them had been training together for two years and the average training time among the members was 4 years.[2] Cao Lu was previously a solo singer in Mainland China after winning a 2004 CCTV sponsored singing contest. Her album, titled Cat, was released in 2005 under her former stage name, LuLu.[3]

Leader Jei did modeling for various online clothing stores [4] and was the female lead for boy band Infinite's music video for their song 'Paradise',[5] Bongshil Sister's My Love [6] and also for Taw's music video for Happy Hours featuring Joo and the Lifestyle.[7] She later replaced Joo on the promotions due her being diagnosed with a illness.[8]

Linzy was a trainee under YG Entertainment and was originally planned to be a 2NE1 member and is also one of the trainees originally planned to become a member from YG's new girl group (with the idea scrapped in 2012, and the group disbanded even before debuting). She also recorded a song for the 2010 Korean drama Obstetrics and Gynecology.[9]

2012: Debut with Vista & We Don't Stop

LOEN Entertainment initially announced that they would be debuting a six-member girl group that contained not only members from South Korea, but from China and the United States as well.[10] After revealing the names and pictures of the members, it was revealed that they would be singing a duet with label mate IU prior to their debut for their agency's artist collaboration album.[11] Titled 'Sea of Moonlight', the song ranked high on the Korean music charts.

In August, the group's debut single "Vista" was announced and it was revealed that they would also be collaborating with hip-hop artist Tiger JK for a pre-release song called "Wicked", which received much attention for its Reggaeton influence. JYJ's Junsu made a guest appearance in the music video for "Vista" along with Seungah from Sunny Hill. Their song Vista charted high on charts, with the other songs all charting on the K-pop Billboard Hot 100 with two of the songs ranking in the top 10s.[12]

On November 1, Cheska revealed that they were planning a comeback, this was later confirmed by LOEN when they released a teaser image along with the comeback date of November 9, 2012 of their second single album, We Don't Stop. We Don't Stop was revealed to be with the works of Hyuk Shin. The B-side for single, Sweet Love, was released on November 5 and featured ballad singer Kim Yeon-woo. The promotions for the album began on Music Bank on November 10, 2012.[13]

The members also had their own individual activities, Jei appeared in TVN's love-reality show, Romantic and Idol, alongside AOA's Hyejeong, 4Minute's Jihyun, and more. Jei, Cheska, and Yezi also appeared alongside IU for the comedy show, Gag Concert, while Linzy and Hyemi appeared in KBS's singing show 1000 Songs Challenge. The whole group also appeared in Weekly Idol, and on Dream Team 2. The group also made an endorsement with HIM Magazine.[14]

2013: Solo activities, Whoo!, First reality show, Major Label Re-Organization and Curious

Fiestar started 2013 with appeared on KBS' 1 vs. 100. Cao Lu also appeared on Dream Team 2. They appeared on shows again on May 2013, they appeared on SBS' Ggurugi Life Inquiry, KBS' Family Love and MBC Music's All the K-pop. Jei also appeared on their brother group History teasers, appearing in all of their individual teasers. Linzy also joined the cast of the Korean musical rendition of the 2006-2008 musical movie hit High School Musical, taking the role of Sharpay Evans, sharing the role with The Grace's Dana. The musical also shows a tremendous cast with Super Junior's Ryeowook, F.T. Island's Jae-jin, f(x)'s Luna, AOA's Choa and musical actress Oh So-yeon. The photoshoot began on June 28, and the show began on July 2, at Blue Square Samsung Card Hall.[15]

Last July 25, LOEN released a picture with Jei, Cheska, and Cao Lu holding up a book while looking at the camera, and released a statement that Fiestar will be creating an educational program entitled, "Fiestar's A-HA! For the Global K-Pop Fan", for international viewers who wants to learn the Korean Language. The first video is released on July 26, with their main topic, "Daebak", with Jei speaking Korean, Cheska in English, and Cao Lu translating it in Chinese.[16]

Fiestar made a CF for the Samsung's Zoom Camera Feature for Samsung Galaxy S4, with the full commercial released on June 30. Member and leader Jei had a pictorial with SURE Magazine, hinting of a comeback somewhere beginning on the second half of 2013, and another album with the help of Eric Benét. Member Cheska also updated their fancafe, hinting of a comeback drawing near. Their comeback is announced on August 22 with a digital single, and is said to be with the works of Eric Benet. The digital single is titled Whoo!, with a sneak peek 10-second audio clip released at the end of the group's 'A-HA' 5th lesson video.[17] LOEN Entertainment announced that Whoo! will just be a pre-release single for their upcoming comeback. The whole song collaboration with Eric Benet is released on August 27, and featured a Latin R&B music, introducing a new sound from Fiestar. The song ranked high on music charts, despite no live promotions.[18]

In September, LOEN announced a major reorganization and created a multi-label system, splitting LOEN into two parts: LOEN Tree, which houses IU, History, SunnyHill; and Collabodadi, which owns Zia and Fiestar.[19] Few days after the creation of the multi-label system, their agency's Twitter released a statement that Fiestar will indeed have a comeback in November 1. On Fiestar's 12th episode of 'A-HA!', the whole six members released an audio teaser by the end of the video, and hinted more of the audio on Fiestar's thirteenth episode and last of Season 1's 'A-HA!'. A few days later, on October 23, Fiestar released a black-and-white teaser image of their third single Curious. On October 28, Fiestar released another teaser and album jacket, also revealed They also released another teaser on October 28, featuring the girls making a 'Shh!' pose, and on the same day, released the album jacket image and the tracklist for their third single, with the title track entitled "I Don't Know". They also announced concept for upcoming comeback that Fiestar will be sporting the cutely sexy concept, doing a 90 degree change on their image, and said it will be still as powerful as their past singles. They released the video teaser on October 31, and on the same day, various celebrities released supporting messages to Fiestar, featuring Clara, IU, Kim Suk Hoon, and the Gag Concert team. They released the full music video on November 1.[20] The single ranked high on digital music charts despite the heavy competition with fellow artists. They made their first comeback stage on Music Core on November 2.

The group had their own TV reality show titled "Channel FIESTAR!" which is currently airing on SBS MTV. Their program features skits, activities, commercials, and the private lives of each members.[21] The show's first episode aired on November 28.

2014: Cheska's departure and One More

On March 20 their label announced Cheska would be withdrawing from the group after a long conversation with the agency. They also announced that Fiestar would not be adding any new members. Their comeback was scheduled for mid-July 2014 after being pushed back due to the Sewol ferry tragedy.[22][23] On June 16, a cheering song for the 2014 Brazil World Cup titled "I Love Korea", a collaboration between The Friends and Fiestar was released.[24]

Fiestar's fifth single One More teaser was released on June 29. The music video released on July 1 and the single released on July 2.[25][26]

2015: Black Label and Return to LOEN Tree

On February 16, Fiestar confirmed would be comeback with first mini album Black Label. On March 4, Fiestar's first mini album Black Label was released with title track "You're Pitiful".

In September 22, Collabodadi posted a notice on their official Facebook, stating that the multi-label system idea of LOEN will be scrapped, with the labels merging back and with LOEN Tree being the sole in-house label. It also notes that the artists under Collabodadi, such as Zia, Fiestar, and Shinsadong Tiger, will be returning to the said label. This marks as Fiestar's return to LOEN after a two-year run under the in-house label 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 attention with her humorous antics on the show. She made the number one trending topic on Naver, also with Fiestar trending high as well.

2016: A Delicate Sense

On February 4, Cao Lu was confirmed to join MBC Real Men female version. The filming started from February 15 until February 19.[27]

On February 28, Cao Lu confirmed that Fiestar will be comeback next month during interview on SBS PowerFM’s “Choi Hwa Jung’s Power Time“.[28]

On February 29, teaser images for their second mini album A Delicate Sense was released.[29] The title track "Mirror" and its music video was later released on 9 March.[30] The album consisted of 6 tracks and some of the members took part in producing the songs.[31]

Controversies

The song "One More" was banned by MBC for containing "ambiguous" lyrics, which the network claimed contained allusions to a threesome. While the lyrics originally passed scrutiny from the three major broadcasting stations (KBS, MBC and SBS), backlash from netizens forced the networks to review the lyrics. Fiestar's representatives maintained that the lyrics did not allude to threesomes, but rather a comparison of a smart phone game to a monotonous relationship. However, Fiestar rerecorded the song, completely changing the lyrics to avoid further misunderstandings and continued promotions shortly thereafter.[32] The controversy spawned from the lyrics prompted MBC to crack down further on songs with ambiguous or easily misconstrued lyrical content.[33]

Members

Former members

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak positions Sales
KOR
[34]
Black Label 11
A Delicate Sense 9
  • KOR: 2,848+

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR Gaon KOR
Hot 100
[36]
Album
[37]		 Digital
[38]
"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+ [39]
 Vista (single)
"We Don't Stop" 21 66 58
  • KOR (CD): 1,408+
  • KOR (DL): 87,319+ [40]
 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+ [41]
 Curious (single)
"One More" 2014 N/A 51 57
  • KOR (DL): 62,230+
 Digital single
"You're Pitiful" 2015 60 N/A
  • KOR (DL): 65,454+[42]
 Black Label
"Mirror" 2016 80
  • KOR (DL): 29,347+
 A Delicate Sense
"—" 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
[38]		 KOR
Hot 100
[36]
"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

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

MVs

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 [43]
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) [44][45]
2016 "Mirror" A Delicate Sense March 9 3:59 Hong Won-ki (ZANYBROS)

Filmography

Dramas

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[46]
2016 Vampire Detective OCN Jei Sera[47]

Variety Shows

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[48] KBS Yezi Guest (episode 431)
[49] Hello Counselor KBS Yezi Guest
My Little Television MBC Cao Lu Guest
Gag Concert[50] 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[51] Nominated
Popularity Award[51]
2015 25th Seoul Music Awards Bonsang Award
Popularity Award

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