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- For other artists and people known as 'CoCo', see Coco.
CoCo (코코) is a six-member kids girl group under Fancy Factory. They debuted on January 28, 2019 with the digital single "Talk Talk".
History[]
2019–2020[]
CoCo was formed as a kids kpop girl group by Fancy Factory in late 2018. The members were initially young girls who trained in the Choomseory Dance Academy & Art Company under the dance team name 'Coco Mademoiselle' before Fancy Factory stepped in to debut them as an official a girl group who releases music.[1] They debuted on January 28, 2019 with the digital single "Talk Talk". At the time of their debut, their first generation seven members were: Sin Sumin, Lee Jihyun, Park Seoha, Lim Hyojeong, Baek Minseo, Kim Suhyeon and Ryu Youngchae. The age of their members ranged from 14 years old to 11 years old (15 to 12 in Korean years).
Sometime in late 2019, five members left the group, including Sin Sumin, Park Seoha, Lim Hyojeong, Baek Minseo and Kim Suhyeon. This led to the selecting of new members in order to prepare for their upcoming second single. On January 30, 2020 CoCo revealed that their upcoming second single would be "Be Quiet", however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the official release of the single was delayed.[2][3] Nonetheless, CoCo continued to introduce its newly selected second generation members starting in April, which consisted of Sin Yejin, Choi Minjung, Ju Hyolin, and twin maknaes Nam Gayun and Nam Dayun.[4]
On August 15, 2020, Ju Hyolin left the group and the official announcement were do the August 26.
On November 11, 2020, CoCo finally released their comeback single, "Be Quiet", along with a music video.[5] Shortly afterwards, members Sin Yejin, Nam Gayun and Nam Dayun left the group. As a result, Baek Minseo returned to the group and two new members named Choi Youngseo and Hyun Jinseo were introduced through a dance cover video released on November 22[6] while their names were shown through the group's updated Instagram bio.
2021–present[]
On June 29, 2021, CoCo announced that their contracts with all the current lineup members were terminated and that they have revamped their SNS accounts to include the 'Coco Mademoiselle' dance team, some of whom will become official members of the next generation of CoCo.[7]
Members[]
| Name | Generation | Position(s) | Years |
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| Sin Sumin (신수민) | 1st | Leader, Vocalist, Dancer | 2019 |
| Park Seoha (박서하) | 1st | Vocalist, Main Rapper, Dancer | 2019 |
| Lim Hyojeong (임효정) | 1st | Vocalist, Main Dancer | 2019 |
| Kim Suhyeon (김수현) | 1st | Vocalist, Dancer | 2019 |
| Sin Yejin (신예진) | 2nd | N/A | 2020 |
| Ju Hyolin (주효린) | 2nd | Rapper | 2020 |
| Nam Gayun (남가윤) | 2nd | Vocalist, Maknae | 2020 |
| Nam Dayun (남다윤) | 2nd | Main Vocalist, Maknae | 2020 |
| Lee Jihyun (이지현) | 1st, 2nd, 3rd | Leader, Main Vocalist | 2019–2021 |
| Ryu Youngchae (류영채) | 1st, 2nd, 3rd | Main Rapper | 2019–2021 |
| Choi Minjung (최민정) | 2nd, 3rd | Rapper | 2020–2021 |
| Baek Minseo (백민서) | 1st, 3rd | Vocalist, Dancer, Visual | 2019–2021 |
| Choi Youngseo (최영서) | 3rd | N/A | 2020–2021 |
| Hyun Jinseo (현진서) | 3rd | Maknae | 2020-2021 |
Discography[]
Digital singles[]
Trivia[]
- Their previous fandom name was 'Ribbon' during the first two generations, but was changed to 'Riborn' during the third generation of members. Their new name is a word play on 'reborn'.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Kids girl group COCO make debut with 'Talk Talk'
- ↑ Instagram: CoCo reveals upcoming second single "Be Quiet"
- ↑ Instagram: CoCo announced delay of comeback due to coronavirus pandemic
- ↑ CoCo introduces new members: Ju Hyolin, Sin Yejin, Choi Minjung, and twin maknaes Nam Gayun and Nam Dayun
- ↑ YouTube: Coco - 'Be Quiet' Official MV
- ↑ Secret Number - PRIVACY (CoCo dance cover with new members)
- ↑ @coco7_official Instagram post (June 29, 2021)
Official links[]
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