Chumchurum (처음처럼) is a two-member girl group under HP Entertainment. They originally debuted as SIDA (사이다) under 2L Company, releasing their first single "It's You" on October 19, 2015.
History[]
2015: SIDA[]
Originally as SIDA, they debuted on October 19, 2015 under 2L Company with the single "It's You". with members Yoori, Arin, Hyeon Ah, Seonmi, SunA, and Yeri. Later, it was revealed the group was switching to DAM Entertainment, for unknown reasons. During this transfer, members Arin and Yoori departed from SIDA.
2016-2017: Redebut as Icia, "Time Bomb", "Sad Heel", lineup changes[]
Now under the name Icia, they redebuted with the single Time Bomb. Members Yeri and Seonmi were now going by stagenames Lee Ae and Backjo. After the release, Hyeon Ah and SunA departed from Icia. Due to this, new members were added: former member of La TTE and Switch Berry member Hyogyeong and former Black Queen member Nayoon. They were then getting ready for their next comeback.
It was revealed member Backjo had left the group before the single's release, and was replaced with new member Hari. They then release "Sad Heel", their first comeback. After the singles release, members Hari and Lee Ae left the group.
2018-2019: "Are You Kidding?", lineup changes, initial disbandment[]
New members Vandi and Youmin joined the group to release their second and final comeback, "Are You Kidding?". The single is a remake of Delight's single "Hate You!". After the release, member Hyogyeong departed from the group.
On April 27, 2019, they deleted all account posts and turned into private.
Around beginning of May 2019, it was rumored that the group had disbanded, at the end, after the confirming of their manager, they disbanded on May 19, 2019.[1]
2019-present: Restart as Chumchurum, line-up changes[]
Following the group's disbandment, they was revived as Chumchurum in July 2019 under their company HP Entertainment with remaining member Nayoon.
In October 2019, Chaerin left the group due to unknown reasons, revealing also a new member, Yunmi (former Icia member Youmin).
In 2020, Gayoung and Yunmi left the group due to unknown reasons.
Members[]
| Name | Position(s) | Years Active |
|---|---|---|
| Nayoon (나윤) | Leader, Main Vocalist | 2017-2019; July 2019-present |
| Sohee (소희) | Maknae (2020-present) | November 2019-present |
| Former | ||
| Arin (아린) | Vocalist | 2015 |
| Yoori (유리) | Vocalist | 2015 |
| Hyeon Ah (현아) | Rapper, Vocalist | 2015-2016 |
| SunA (선아) | Leader, Main Rapper, Vocalist | 2015-2016 |
| Backjo (백조) | Rapper, Vocalist | 2015-2016 |
| Lee Ae (리애) | Main Vocalist | 2015-2017 |
| Hari (하리) | Vocalist | 2017 |
| Hyogyeong (효경) | Main Rapper, Vocalist | 2017-2018 |
| Vandi (반디) | Lead Vocalist | 2018-2019 |
| Seo A (서아) | N/A | 2019-July 2019 |
| Yeoul (여울) | N/A | 2019-July 2019 |
| A-young (아영) | N/A | July-August 2019 |
| Chaerin (채린) | N/A | September-October 2019 |
| Gayoung (가영) | N/A | August 2019-2020 |
| Yunmi (윤미; formerly Youmin) | Lead Rapper, Vocalist, Maknae (2018-2019; October 2019-2020) | 2018-2019; October 2019-2020 |
| Yujin (유진) | N/A | August 2019-2021 |
Discography[]
Digital singles[]
- "It's You" (2015) (as SIDA)
- "Time Bomb" (2016)
- "Sad Heel" (2017)
- "Are You Kidding?" (2018)
Gallery[]
Promotional[]
Trivia[]
- Lee Ae, Hyeon Ah, SunA, and Nayoon (then under the name Sori), were members of Black Queen.
- Vandi is a former member of Scarlet, Pocket Girls and Cupid. She was also a soloist under the stage name Blue Berry which later changed to her real name An Solhee. She is currently active as a solo artist.
- Seo A is a former member of Bambino.
- Yeoul is a former member of Chic Angel under the stage name Lala.
- Chaerin is a former member of the pre-debut groups LABELUP and A_label under the stage name Rina.
- Gayoung is a former member of the pre-debut group RedL.
- Most members of ICIA were previously members of their company's rotational dance team TwoL.
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