Daisy (데이지) is a South Korean singer and rapper. She is a former member of the girl group MOMOLAND.
She was one of the contestants of Finding Momoland that did not make in the group, but was later added on March 28, 2017.
Early life[]
She was born in Seoul, South Korea and later spent 11 years living in Vancouver, Canada.
Career[]
Pre-debut[]
Before she joined Duble Kick Company, she was a trainee at JYP Entertainment and had intentions of going on the survival reality show SIXTEEN, but she left before the show began.[1] She also participated in the survival reality show Finding Momoland but was eliminated.
2017–present: MOMOLAND and agency conflict[]
In March 2017, she joined MOMOLAND and successfully debuted together with the additional member Taeha of the group's official return in April. Daisy is in-charge as the main rapper[2] of the group and replaced Yeonwoo in position.
She was a former host of Pops in Seoul with her fellow member Nancy.
- Main article: Finding Momoland#Rigging allegations
On January 7, 2020, KBS broadcast an interview with Daisy on News 9. She claimed that Finding Momoland was rigged, stating the agency already planned to place her into the group despite being eliminated and that the chosen members had to pay for the production costs. She also explained that she has been in conflict with MLD after being prevented from promoting with the group since May 2019. When requesting to have her contract terminated, her agency demanded a 1.1 billion won penalty for breaking the contract. MLD Entertainment denied the claims stating that they were one-sided and have asked for an official apology from KBS.[3][4][5]
On May 13, 2020, her profile photo and page were removed from MLD Entertainment's artist page on their website, which the agency later confirmed though still remains under the company.[6]
On October 10, 2021, it was reported that the Seoul Central District Court had ruled in favor of Daisy and ordered MLD to pay 79.26 million won in unpaid earnings and another 13 million won not paid to her. The following day, it was revealed that MLD filed an appeal against Daisy.[7]
During her Instagram Q&A on February 8, 2022, Daisy confirmed she left MLD Entertainment following the termination of her contract and hasn't spoken with the rest of the other MOMOLAND members since 2019.[8]
Personal life[]
Relationship rumor[]
On February 14, 2019, it was reported that she and IKON's Song have been been dating for three months. Her agency, MLD Entertainment, and Song's agency, YG Entertainment, issued conflicting statements, the former confirming the report while the latter denied it, explaining that they have met a few times but are not dating.[9]
Education[]
Daisy graduated from Jamil Art High School on February 2, 2018.[10]
Filmography[]
Survival shows[]
- Finding Momoland (Mnet, 2016) - contestant
Television[]
- Pops in Seoul (Arirang TV, 2017-2018) - co-host
Trivia[]
- Like Ahin and Nancy, Daisy speaks English fluently.
- She has ballet skills.
- Prior to her appearance on Finding Momoland and her subsequent addition to the group, she was a trainee under JYP Entertainment.[11]
- She is close friends with most of the members of TWICE, as well as former APRIL member Lee Na Eun and soloist Somi.
Gallery[]
Promotional[]
SNS[]
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References[]
Official links[]
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