LAYSHA (레이샤) is a four-member girl group under S Media Entertainment and Double Media. They began as a dance performance group in September 2014, and on May 12, 2015, they made their debut as an idol group with the self-titled digital single "Laysha".
History[]
2015: Debut with "Laysha", lineup changes[]
On May 12, 2015, LAYSHA made their debut with the self-titled single "Laysha". Shortly after their debut, Seulgi quietly left the group.
Choim subsequently joined the group to maintain their five-member system. In late-2015, Choim left the group, followed by Yoobin in early-2016. Hyeri would join the group in early-2016 effectively reorganizing LAYSHA as their best known four-member lineup.[citation needed]
2016: "Chocolate Cream", "Party Tonight"[]
On July 20, 2016, they released their second digital single "Chocolate Cream".
On November 11, they released their third digital single "Party Tonight".
2017: "Pink Label"[]
On December 18, 2017, they released their fourth digital single "Pink Label".
2018: New agency[]
On November 2, 2018, Goeun founded a new agency, A1 Entertainment in order to manage the group's future activities.[1]
2019: Lineup changes, "Freedom"[]
In March 2019, Hadam and Hayeon were introduced as guest members to fill-in for Som and Hyeri who, at that time, were on hiatus. Hadam and Hayeon left in May, and were replaced by Hayoung who promoted with the group until July.
On June 9, they announced through their official Instagram account that Som was on an extended hiatus due to sickness.[2]
On August 8, they confirmed that Som and Hyeri had left the group due to personal reasons but were on good terms.[3]
On August 9, they revealed two newest members, Sia and Boreum.[4]
On December 20, they released their fifth digital single "Freedom".
2021: China concert, temporary member, new agency[]
In 2021, the group revealed a guest member, Semi, for their tour activities in China.[citation needed]
On November 19, news outlet TenAsia shared that LAYSHA had signed on with Double Media.[5]
2023: Boreum's departure and new members, new agency, "Red Flower", "Summer Night", Rahye's departure, "Yes or Not"[]
On March 29, 2023, it was announced through their Instagram that Boreum had departed from LAYSHA due to health issues. Thus, LAYSHA will continue with three members.[6]
On April 3, LAYSHA announced the addition of two new members, Bitna and Rahye. Chaejin would also change her stage name to Rizell.[7] However, she went back to promote as Chaejin again shortly after.
On April 12, it was revealed that LAYSHA had moved to S Media Entertainment.[8]
On May 18, it was announced that they would return with the digital single "Red Flower" on June 9.[9]
On August 13, Goeun announced that they would be returning on August 20 with the digital single "Summer Night".[10]
On September 11, it was announced that Rahye had departed from the group and that the agency would be holding auditions for a new member.[11]
On November 10, the group began teasing their upcoming comeback featuring a new member, which was later revealed to be Ina.[12] On November 23, the music video for their upcoming single "Yes or Not" was uploaded. On December 1, it was released as a digital single.
2024: Sia's departure, lineup changes, "Chocolate Cream II", "LAYSHA Party Tonight", "Domino"[]
Sometime in January 2024, Sia quietly left the group after it was found their Instagram account no longer follows her. It was assumed that she had been replaced by a new member Jian. On January 16, S Media Entertainment officially confirmed the departure of Sia, and the addition of Jian.[13] On February 1, it was announced that Ina had left the group after two months of being a guest member.[14]
On February 1, the group began teasing their upcoming comeback with a new version of "Chocolate Cream" titled "Chocolate Cream II".[15] On February 6, it was shared that the song would feature Microdot.[16] The song would be released on March 18.
On March 26, the group released a remastered version of their 2016 song "Party Tonight" now titled as "LAYSHA Party Tonight".[17]
On April 12, the group re-released "Yes or Not" with four members. The original version of the song, which featured Ina and Sia, were deleted across streaming platforms a month prior.
On July 25, the group shared that they will be releasing the digital single "Domino" on July 30.[18]
Members[]
| Name | Position(s) | Years active |
|---|---|---|
| Goeun (고은) | Leader, Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Face of the Group | 2015–present |
| Chaejin (채진) | Main Rapper, Main Dancer | 2015–present |
| Jian (지안) | Lead Dancer, Lead Vocalist | 2024–present |
| Bitna (빛나) | Lead Rapper, Sub Vocalist, Maknae (2024–present) | 2023–present |
| Former | ||
| Som (솜) | Lead Vocalist | 2015–2019 |
| Rahye (라혜) | Main Vocalist | 2023 |
| Yoobin (유빈) | Rapper, Sub Vocalist | 2015 |
| Seulgi (슬기) | Maknae (2015) | 2015 |
| Hyeri (혜리) | Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Maknae (2015–2019) | 2015–2019 |
| Sia (시아) | Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Rapper, Maknae (2023–2024) | 2019–2024 |
| Boreum (보름) | Sub Vocalist, Maknae (2019–2023) | 2019–2023 |
| Guest | ||
| Choim (초임) | N/A | 2015 |
| Ina (이나) | Lead Vocalist | 2023–2024 |
| Hadam (하담) | Dancer | 2019 |
| Hayeon (하연) | N/A | 2019 |
| Semi (세미) | N/A | 2021 |
| Hayoung (하영) | Dancer, Maknae (2019) | 2019 |
Discography[]
Digital singles[]
- "Laysha" (2015)
- "Chocolate Cream" (2016)
- "Party Tonight" (2016)
- "Pink Label" (2017)
- "Freedom" (2019)
- "Red Flower" (2023)
- "Summer Night" (2023)
- "Yes or Not" (2023)
- "Chocolate Cream II" (2024)
- "LAYSHA Party Tonight" (2024)
- "Yes or Not (New Version)" (2024)
- "Domino" (2024)
Concerts[]
- LAYSHA Boomba Live Hangzhou China Concert (2021)
Trivia[]
- Goeun and Chaejin are former members of the girl group LXIA.
- Bitna was a BJ under the stage name Mincho.
- Jian is a former member of the trot girl group RuViChe.
- Sia is a former member of the girl group GIRL CRUSH under the stage name Seihee.
- Semi, Hayeon and Hayoung are former members of the dance team MAYQUEEN.
- Hadam is a former member of Bambino.
- Ina is a former member of AiRiSU, Pocket Girls and TWEETY.
Gallery[]
Promotional[]
(2019)
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(December 2021)
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(2022)
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(2022)
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(2022)
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(2022)
(May 2023)
(December 2023)
Miscellaneous[]
References[]
- ↑ (KR) Big Data News: [단독] 레이샤(Laysha) 고은, 기획사 'A1 entertainment' 창설...'회사 대표로 운영 나서'
- ↑ @officials_laysha on Instagram (June 9, 2019)
- ↑ @officials_laysha on Instagram (August 8, 2019)
- ↑ @officials_laysha on Instagram (August 9, 2019)
- ↑ (KR) Tenasia: 더블미디어, 4인조 걸그룹 레이샤와 전속계약 체결
- ↑ @laysha__official on Instagram (March 29, 2023)
- ↑ @nugupromoter on Twitter (April 3, 2023)
- ↑ @smediaent_official on Instagram (April 12, 2023)
- ↑ @smediaent_official on Instagram (May 18, 2023)
- ↑ @nugupromoter on Twitter (August 13, 2023)
- ↑ @smediaent_official on Instagram (September 11, 2023)
- ↑ @nugupromoter on Twitter (November 10, 2023)
- ↑ @laysha__official on Instagram (January 16, 2024)
- ↑ @laysha__official on Instagram (February 1, 2024)
- ↑ @laysha__official on Instagram (February 1, 2024)
- ↑ @laysha__official on Instagram (February 6, 2024)
- ↑ @laysha__official on Instagram (March 26, 2024)
- ↑ @laysha__official on Instagram (July 25, 2024)