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SATURDAY (세러데이) is a three-member girl group under Yoonso Group. Originally as seven, they debuted on July 18, 2018, with the single "MMook JJi BBa".
History[]
2018: Debut with "MMook JJi BBa", Chaewon's departure, "To Sunday Christmas"[]
On July 5, SD Entertainment revealed that a new girl group will debut the same month. Their name will be SATURDAY and the group will be consisting of seven members.[2] On July 7, the first member of the group, Yuki, was revealed,[3] followed by Ayeon on July 8,[4] Chohee on July 9[5] and Haneul, Chaewon, Sunha, Sion on July 10.[6][7][8][9]
On July 10, the first teaser for the group's debut single "MMook JJi BBa" was released and the second one on July 15.
The group officially debuted with the music video for "MMook JJi BBa" on July 18. Alongside the music video, they released introduction videos in Chinese, English, Korean, and Japanese.
On December 1, the group's fancafe announced Chaewon's departure after deciding to leave in order to focus on her studies.[10]
On December 3, the group announced they will be coming back with a special Christmas single "To Sunday Christmas". It consists of three tracks: "All I Want For Christmas Is You" a cover of Mariah Carey's song by the same title, performed by members Sion and Sunha, "In Your Eyes" performed by Yuki, Ayeon and Haneul, "Kiss Me" performed by Chohee.[11]
2019: New member Juyeon, "Follow SATURDAY", lineup changes, "To Sunday Gwiyomi", further lineup changes, & "IKYK"[]
On January 22, Juyeon was introduced as the group's newest member, retaining the 7-member lineup.[12] The following day, SATURDAY posted a "2nd album profile photo" of Ayeon, officially confirming the fact that the group is preparing for a comeback.
On February 1, the single's title was officially announced to be "Follow SATURDAY". The single album was released on February 13 with "WiFi" serving as the title track.
On March 29, it was announced that Sunha had finished her activities with Saturday and would be leaving the group.[13] On April 13, Minseo was introduced as the group's newest member, once again making SATURDAY a seven-member group.[14]
The group released their second special single, "To Sunday Gwiyomi", on June 21.
On August 22, SD Entertainment announced that two members Sion and Chohee would stop their group activities as a group, through the group's fancafe that they would be continuing on with five members.[15] Their third single album titled "IKYK" (I Know You Know), along with the title track "BByong", was released on September 19.[16]
2020: "D.B.D.B.DIB"[]
On July 1, it was announced by SD Entertainment that, SATURDAY is preparing to make a comeback with a single titled "D.B.D.B.DIB".[17] On July 9, a scheduler for the album was uploaded on the group's SNS accounts.[18] The single was released on August 3 and includes the title track "D.B.D.B.DIB" and its b-side "좋아해".
2021: "Only You"[]
On January 1, 2021, a scheduler for their new single album, "Only You", was posted on the group's SNS accounts.[19] The single was released on January 22 and includes the title track "Only You" and their previously-released song "In Your Eyes".
2023: Haneul's departure, "Find Summer"[]
During their hiatus, Saturday had persumably moved to Yoonso Group sometime in 2023 as SD Entertainment's building was found abandoned.[20]
On July 18, 2023, Yoonso Group announced that Haneul had left the group due to personal reasons and the group would continue as four. They also announced that Saturday will make their first comeback in over two years with their sixth single album "Find Summer".[21] The single album was released on July 25th with "Stay" serving as the title track and "Love Dream" as the b-side.
Members[]
| Name | Position(s) | Year(s) active |
|---|---|---|
| Juyeon (주연) | Lead Vocalist, Visual | 2019–present |
| Yuki (유키) | Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist | 2018–present |
| Ayeon (아연) | Main Vocalist (Maknae 2018–2019) | 2018–present |
| Minseo (민서) | Sub Vocalist, Maknae (2019–present) | 2019–present |
| Former | ||
| Chaewon (채원) | Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Visual | 2018[10] |
| Sunha (선하) | Lead Vocalist | 2018–2019[13] |
| Sion (시온) | Main Vocalist | 2018–2019[15] |
| Chohee (초희) | Leader (2018–2019), Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, Sub Vocalist | 2018–2019[15] |
| Haneul (하늘) | Leader (2019–2023), Main Rapper, Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Visual | 2018–2023[21] |
Discography[]
Single albums[]
- "IKYK" (2019)
- "D.B.D.B.DIB" (2020)
- "Only You" (2021)
- "Find Summer" (2023)
Digital singles[]
- "MMook JJi BBa" (2018)
- "Follow SATURDAY" (2019)
Special singles[]
- "To Sunday Christmas" (2018)
- "To Sunday Gwiyomi" (2019)
OSTs[]
- "Love Interference 2021 OST Part.6" ("First Date") (2021)
Concerts[]
Japan concerts[]
- 2024 SATURDAY Live in Japan (2024)
Gallery[]
- Main article: SATURDAY/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ JSL Japan: Artist
- ↑ ‘귀요미송’ 프로듀서 단디, 7인조 걸그룹 ‘세러데이’ 제작
- ↑ official_sdent Instagram post (July 5, 2018)
- ↑ official_saturday Instagram post (July 8, 2018)
- ↑ official_saturday Instagram post (July 9, 2018)
- ↑ Official_saturday instagram post (July 10, 2018)
- ↑ Official_saturday Instagram post (July 10, 2018)
- ↑ Official_saturday Instagram post (July 10, 2018)
- ↑ Official_saturday Instagram post (July 10, 2018)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Daum Cafe: 채원양 향후 활동에 대한 공지 안내드립니다.
- ↑ Saturday announcing their upcoming Christmas special single (December 3, 2018)
- ↑ @saturday718 on Twitter: Saturday introduces new member Jooyeon
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Allkpop: SATURDAY announce the departure of Sunha
- ↑ @saturday718 on Twitter (April 13, 2019)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Daum Cafe: [공지] 세러데이 활동 관련 안내드립니다.
- ↑ Hankyung: 세러데이, 19일 ‘뿅’으로 컴백…한층 더 상큼
- ↑ allkpop: Saturday preparing to return with new single 'D.B.D.B.DIB'
- ↑ @saturday0718 on Facebook (July 9, 2020)
- ↑ @saturday718 on Twitter (January 1, 2021)
- ↑ Koreaboo: Fans Discover The Building For K-Pop Group SATURDAY’s Label, SD Entertainment, To Be Totally Abandoned
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Soompi: SATURDAY Announces Haneul’s Departure From The Group + Plans For 1st Comeback In 2 Years
Official links[]
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