Wassup (band)

Wassup
From left to right: Dain, Woojoo, Nari, Jinju, Nada, Sujin, Jiae
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop, hip hop, dancehall
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Mafia Record, Sony Music
Website	Official website
Members	Jinju Dain Nada Nari Jiae Sujin Woojoo

Wassup (Hangul: 와썹, stylised as WA$$UP) is a seven-member South Korean girl group formed under Sony Music and Mafia Records.^[1] The group consists of Jinju, Sujin, Nada, Nari, Jiae, Woojoo, and Dain. They debuted with their song, "Wassup", on the August 7, 2013 episode of Show Champion.^[2]

History

2013: "Hotter Than A Summer" and Nom Nom Nom

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 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.^[3]

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

On June 9, 2014, Wassup released a music video for the single "Fire".^[4] 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.^[5] On December 8, 2014, they released a music video for "Shut Up U".^[6]

On January 18, 2015, the group released a video for "Stupid Liar".^[7] The video was blocked in multiple countries on copyright grounds. The video was rereleased on January 26, 2015.^[8] On December 25, 2015 the group released a Christmas Special Clip ^[9] to the song 안아줘, from Showtime EP.

2016: Comeback plans

On November 27, 2015, member Woojoo said to have 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".^[10]

Solo activities

On August 9, 2013, main rapper Nada released the music video for her first official solo song "Bang Bang".^[11] On 2013 September 24, Sony Music released rookie rapper KK 'Boys Be' featuring all Wassup members and Jewelry's Semi.^[12] On September 26, a music video for Demion featuring Wassup's Woojoo was released.^[13] On May 18, 2014 Nada made an appearance in the song "Domperii" by Pharaoh, along with Red Roc.^[14] On May 24, 2014 Nada and Nari participated in the song "We Are The Champs" by the Brazilian group Champs from JS Entertainment.^[15] In March 2015, Nada was featured on The GITA's single "Pendulum".^[16] In September 2015, Wa$$up was featured on TĀLĀ & MssingNo's single "Tell Me".^[17] On February 2, 2016 NADA released her 1st mixtape "Homework" (홈워크) with 6 tracks for free on internet.^[18]

Members

• Park Jinju (박진주)
• Dain (Song Jieun; 송지은)
• Nada (Yoon Yejin; 윤예진)
• Kim Nari (김나리)
• Kim Jiae (김지애)
• Bang Sujin (방수진)
• Kim Woojoo (김우주)^[19]

Discography

Extended plays

Year	Album information	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [20]
2013	Nom Nom Nom Released: November 9, 2013 Language: Korean Length: 18:51 Label: Mafia Records Format: CD, digital download Track listing  놈놈놈 (Nom Nom Nom) Wassup 갤럭시 (Galaxy) Bang Bang (Nada Solo) Hotter Than A Summer (Ft. Red Roc) Nom Nom Nom (Inst.)	29	+700
2014	Showtime Released: November 25, 2014 Language: Korean Length: Label: Mafia Records Format: CD, digital download Track listing  Showtime 시끄러워U (Shut Up U) Stupid Liar (Ft. Nihwa of 413) 어딜 쳐다 봐 (Nada Solo) (What You Looking At?) 안아줘 (Hug Me) 시끄러워U (Club Mix-DJ백승 Mix) (Shut Up U (Club Mix-DJ Baekseung MIX)) 시끄러워U (Inst.) (Shut Up U) Showtime (Inst.)	55	—

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR [20]
2013	"Wassup"	175	Nom Nom Nom
	"Hotter Than A Summer"	172
	"놈놈놈 (Nom Nom Nom)"	115
	"La Pam Pam Pa (라팜팜파)"	162	La Pam Pam Pa
2014	"Fire"	—	Fire 2014
	"시끄러워U (Shut Up U)"	—	Showtime
2015	"Stupid Liar"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

External links

• Profile at Mafia Records Website

References

1. "WA$$UP Biography". Mafia Records.
2. "Wassup - Wa$$up, 와썹 - 와썹, Show Champion 20130807". YouTube. August 7, 2013.
3. "Gaon Korean Album Charts". November 24, 2013.
4. "Wa$$up - Fire". YouTube. June 9, 2014.
5. "Gaon Korean Album Chart". November 23, 2014.
6. "와썹 (Wa$$up) - 시끄러워U (Shut Up U)". YouTube. December 8, 2014.
7. "Wa$$up - Stupid Liar Official MV". YouTube. January 18, 2015.
8. "와썹 (Wa$$up) - Stupid Liar (Feat. 니화)". YouTube. January 26, 2015.
9. "Wa$$up - 안아줘 (Christmas Special Clip)". YouTube. December 24, 2015.
10. "내 맘을 아냐고 Do You Know How I Feel - Single Rooftop House Studio, MADTOWN & WA$$UP". iTunes. February 3, 2016.
11. "Wa$$up - BANG BANG official MV". YouTube. August 9, 2013.
12. "KK - 쏴라! (Boys be..) (feat. 세미 of 쥬얼리)". YouTube. September 24, 2013.
13. "Demion 데미온 MV Featuring Wassup 와썹 Wooju 우주 Cameo". YouTube. September 26, 2013.
14. "Domperii MV feat. REDROC, NADA of WASSUP". YouTube. May 22, 2014.
15. "[AUDIO] Champs - We Are The Champs (ft. Wassup)". YouTube. May 25, 2014.
16. "The Gita (더 지타) - 시계추 (Pendulum) (Feat. Nada of Wa$$up)". YouTube. March 27, 2015.
17. "TĀLĀ & MssingNo - Tell Me (Audio) ft. WA$$UP". YouTube. September 29, 2015.
18. "NADA's 1st mixtape". YouTube. February 2, 2016.
19. "My Name is, 와썹(Wa$$up)". August 29, 2013.
20. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved September 4, 2013.