Sistar
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SISTAR is a four-member South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n girl group under the management of Starship Entertainment
Starship Entertainment
Starship Entertainment is a South Korean record label. It is currently consisting of girl group Sistar, ballad singer K.Will, Lee Hyun Ji, Moon Ji Eun, Kim Da Ye and boy group Boyfriend. -Sistar:...

. The members are: Hyorin, Bora, Soyu and Dasom. On June 3, they released their debut single "Push Push" and made their debut on Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) Music Bank
Music Bank (TV series)
Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by guest MCs...

. On August 25, they released their second single "Shady Girl" featuring Super Junior's Heechul and followed up with "How Dare You" on November 29 of 2010. On May 5, Hyorin and Bora made their debut in a sub-group called Sistar19 on M! Countdown
M! Countdown
M! Countdown is a South Korean music television program broadcast by M.net. It airs live every Thursday at 6:00PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. It is hosted by Tony An and Girls' Generation's Sooyoung...

 with "Ma Boy". The group made their return with their first official album titled So Cool
So Cool (Sistar album)
"So Cool" is the first full-length album by Korean girl group Sistar. The album was released on August 9, 2011. The song with the same title was used as the promotional song. The album contains 12 songs, 5 new songs and a special version of the song "Ma Boy", released by the sub-unit Sistar19...

on August 9.

Pre-Debut

Hyorin had auditioned twice for JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment is a Korean music record label, founded in South Korea in 1997 by Park Jin-young.- History :Park Jin-young founded the company in 1997 as "Tae-Hong Planning Corporation", which eventually became "JYP Entertainment" in 2001....

 beforehand and was accepted on the second try. She was initially planned to debut in a trio group along with miss A's
Miss A
Miss A , commonly stylized as miss A, is a four member South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment through their sub-label AQ Entertainment in 2010. The group consists of members from both China and South Korea...

 Min
Min (artist)
Lee Min Young , also known as Min, is a South Korean idol singer, actress, model, MC and dancer. She is the lead vocalist and main dancer of the Korean girl group miss A which is under AQ Entertainment, a JYP Entertainment sub-label. Before debuting with miss A, Min had some notable recognition in...

 and Secret's
Secret (Korean band)
Secret is a four-member South Korean girl group formed in 2009. The group consists of Jeon Hyosung, Jung Hana, Song Jieun and Han Sunhwa. The group is signed under TS Entertainment and released their debut single, "I Want You Back", in 2009...

 Jieun. Plans, however, fell and she was dropped from the label. She later auditioned for Starship and was accepted. Soyu auditioned for Starship, singing a cover of Navi's "On The Road". Sistar made their first appearance through a Céci magazine photo in England
England
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 shoot on March 19, 2010 for the clothing company FUBU
FUBU
FUBU is a clothing company. It includes casual wear, sports wear, a suit collection, eyewear, belts, and shoes for the African-American community in the sense of economic investment but not to be exclusively worn by African Americans...

.

2010: Debut - Push Push, Shady Girl & How Dare You

The MV teaser for their debut song "Push Push" was released on June 1, 2010. Two days later, on June 3, 2010, Starship released the full music video for Push Push. Sistar had their debut performance at Music Bank on June 4. The group wrapped up promotions for their Push Push on July 26.
The group released their 2nd single "Shady Girl" on August 25, 2010. The MV teaser was released on August 24, 2010 and the full music video was released a day later. The MV also features Super Junior
Super Junior
Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...

's member Kim Heechul. At this time Sistar were beginning to do international advances, performing in other Asian countries. On September 14, Sistar were invited to perform in Japan's "Hallyu Music Festival" as the only Korean girl group present. On October 10, Sistar also made their debut in Thailand, performing their hit songs "Push Push" and "Shady Girl" on Thailand's "Teen Superstar" show.

The teaser for "How Dare You" was released on November 23, with the full music video planned to be released one day after. However, the border skirmish between North and South Korea at Yeonpyeong caused the music video to be pushed back almost a week. The full music video was finally released on December 2. "How Dare You" swept the music charts and was ranked at #1 on various music sites such as MelOn, Mnet, Soribada, Bugs, Monkey3, and Daum Music. On December 9, 2010, the group attended the Golden Disk Awards
Golden Disk Awards
The Golden Disk Awards is an awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea...

, being awarded with Newcomer Award. On December 17, 2010, Sistar won the Music Bank
Music Bank (TV series)
Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by guest MCs...

 award for their song "How Dare You".

2011: SISTAR19 & So Cool

SISTAR wrapped up their final rounds of "How Dare You" promotions in mid-January. On April 27, it was announced that SISTAR will be debuting a sub-unit, SISTAR19 with members Hyorin and Bora. The teaser for their debut song "Ma Boy" was released on April 29, 2011 , and the full music video on May 2, 2011. They released their digital single, titled "Ma Boy", on May 3. Sistar19 had their debut performance on M! Countdown on May 5, 2011.

On July 31, it was reported that SISTAR would be returning with their first official album on August 9th, titled "So Cool". In addition to the news, it was also reported that member Soyu lost 8kg (roughly 17.6 lbs.) in preparation for their comeback. Starship Entertainment stated that "fans can look forward to a more charismatic side of SISTAR". On September 11, they won on Inkigayo beating out Davichi
Davichi
Davichi is a South Korean duet female group made up of Lee Hae-ri and Kang Min-kyung . Davichi is derived from the Korean word "Dabichi" meaning the light to shine over the world....

 (“Dont Say Goodbye”), Infinite (“Be Mine Remix”), Dal Shabet
Dal Shabet
Dal Shabet , stylized as Dal★Shabet, is a South Korean girl group created by E-Tribe through their label Happy Face Entertainment. The members include Viki , Serri, Ah Young, Jiyul, GaEun and Subin ....

 (“Bling Bling“), Nine Muses (“Figaro”), G.NA
G.NA
Gina Choi , better known by her stage name G.NA, is a Korean Canadian singer under Cube Entertainment, born on September 13, 1987. She released her first mini-album, Draw G's First Breath, on July 14, 2010...

 (“Top Girl“) and CS Numbers (“Crying With My Heart“) in the 'Take 7' nominees.

Members

Stage Name Birth Name Birthday Position
Bora Yoon Bo-ra January 30, 1990 (age 22) Main Rapper, Vocalist, Main Dancer
Hyorin Kim Hyo-jung January 11, 1991 (age 21) Leader, Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Rapper
Soyu Kang Ji-hyun February 12, 1992 (age 19) Lead Vocalist
Dasom Kim Da-som May 06, 1993 (age 18) Vocalist, Maknae, Visual

Albums

Year Album details Peak
positions
KOR
Gaon Chart
The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts...

2011 So Cool
So Cool (Sistar album)
"So Cool" is the first full-length album by Korean girl group Sistar. The album was released on August 9, 2011. The song with the same title was used as the promotional song. The album contains 12 songs, 5 new songs and a special version of the song "Ma Boy", released by the sub-unit Sistar19...

  • Released: August 9, 2011
  • Label: Starship Entertainment
  • Format: CD, Digital download
    Music download
    A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...

10

Single Albums

Album # Album information Tracklisting
1st "Push Push"
  • Released: June 3, 2010
  • Length: 10:24
  • Language: Korean
    Korean language
    Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...

  • Labels: Starship Entertainment

  1. "Here We Come" - 1:02
  2. "Push Push" - 3:07
  3. "Oh Baby" - 3:08
  4. "Push Push (Inst.)" - 3:07
2nd "Shady Girl"
  • Released: August 25, 2010
  • Length: 10:41
  • Language: Korean
    Korean language
    Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...

  • Labels: Starship Entertainment

  1. "Drop The Beat" - 1:10
  2. "Shady Girl" - 3:15
  3. "I Don't Want A Weak Man" - 3:01
  4. "Shady Girl (Inst.)" - 3:15
3rd "How Dare You"
  • Released: November 29, 2010
  • Length: 10:10
  • Language: Korean
    Korean language
    Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...

  • Labels: Starship Entertainment

  1. "Mighty SISTAR" - 0:41
  2. "Over" - 3:19
  3. "How Dare You" - 3:05
  4. "How Dare You (Inst)" - 3:05

Singles

Year Title Peak positions Album
KOR USA
Gaon
Gaon Chart
The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts...


Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

 K-pop Hot 100

2010
"Push Push" 9 - Push Push
"Shady Girl" 4 - Shady Girl
"How Dare You" 2 - How Dare You
2011 "Ma Boy" (SISTAR19) 2 - -
"So Cool" 1 1 So Cool
So Cool (Sistar album)
"So Cool" is the first full-length album by Korean girl group Sistar. The album was released on August 9, 2011. The song with the same title was used as the promotional song. The album contains 12 songs, 5 new songs and a special version of the song "Ma Boy", released by the sub-unit Sistar19...

"Hot Place" (Samsung Mobile Shop Single) 10 38 -

Reality/Variety Shows

Year Show Starring Member(s) Notes Episode
2010 Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2
Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2
Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 is an organized sports variety program that airs on KBS2. The first episode aired on June 25, 2009. The pilot episode was aired on September 13, 2009 titled as Let's Go Dream Team 2 - Green Team Go!. The first season of Dream Team was aired for six years between 1999...

Bora Episode 44
Bora and Hyorin Episode 53
Bora and Soyu Episode 55
Invincible Youth
Invincible Youth
Invincible Youth is a South Korean variety show which aired its first season on KBS2 from October 23, 2009 to December 24, 2010. Season 1 featured seven girls from K-pop idol groups wherein they experience how it is to live and survive in the rural Korea outdoors. It has started its second season...

Bora Substituting for Goo Hara and Narsha
Narsha
Narsha , born Park Hyo-jin, is a Korean singer and dancer, who is part of the Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls. She made her solo debut in 2010. -Career:...

 
Episode 54
2011 Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2
Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2
Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 is an organized sports variety program that airs on KBS2. The first episode aired on June 25, 2009. The pilot episode was aired on September 13, 2009 titled as Let's Go Dream Team 2 - Green Team Go!. The first season of Dream Team was aired for six years between 1999...

Bora Couples: Bora and Jinon (F.Cuz
F.Cuz
F.Cuz , is a South Korean boy band managed by Can & J's Entertainment. The group made their debut on January 8, 2010, with their first single, "Jiggy". Their fan club's name is Runway-Pre-debut:...

)
Episode 71
Bora and Hyorin Couples: Bora and Lee Sang In, Hyorin and Jinon (F.Cuz
F.Cuz
F.Cuz , is a South Korean boy band managed by Can & J's Entertainment. The group made their debut on January 8, 2010, with their first single, "Jiggy". Their fan club's name is Runway-Pre-debut:...

)
Episode 74
Bora Couples: Bora and Kim Ji Nyeon Episode 77
Immortal Song 2 Hyorin Original cast member
Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2
Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2
Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 is an organized sports variety program that airs on KBS2. The first episode aired on June 25, 2009. The pilot episode was aired on September 13, 2009 titled as Let's Go Dream Team 2 - Green Team Go!. The first season of Dream Team was aired for six years between 1999...

Bora and Dasom Couples: Bora and Kim Dong Jun (ZE:A
ZE:A
ZE:A , also known as Children of Empire, is a South Korean 9-member boy band formed under Star Empire Entertainment. The group released their debut EP, Nativity, and lead single, "Mazeltov" on January 7, 2010, alongside their showcase performance five days later...

), Dasom and CAP (Teen Top
Teen Top
Teen Top, is a South Korean pop group that consists of six members: C.A.P, Chunji, L.Joe, Niel, Ricky, Changjo. They are under the label T.O.P. Media and were founded in 2010 by Andy Lee of Shinhwa...

)
Episode 86
Episode 92
Happy Together
Happy Together
Happy Together may refer to:In music:* "Happy Together" , a 1967 song by The Turtles that has been covered several times* Happy Together * Happy Together * Happy Together...

 Season 3
Hyorin Appeared along with label-mate members Youngmin and Kwangmin (Boyfriend
Boyfriend (band)
Boyfriend is a South Korean boy band under the management of Starship Entertainment. The group consists of six members: Kim Dong Hyun, Shim Hyun Seong, Lee Jeong Min, Jo Young Min, Jo Kwang Min and No Min Woo. They debuted at Korean Broadcasting System's Music Bank on May 27, 2011 with their...

)
Episode 202
Leeteuk and SISTAR's Hello Baby Hyorin, Bora, Soyu and Dasom Raising 15-month old toddler, Kim Kyu Min.
Invincible Youth 2
Invincible Youth
Invincible Youth is a South Korean variety show which aired its first season on KBS2 from October 23, 2009 to December 24, 2010. Season 1 featured seven girls from K-pop idol groups wherein they experience how it is to live and survive in the rural Korea outdoors. It has started its second season...

Bora G8 member
Dream High 2 Hyorin as

Music Videos

Year Music video Length
2010 "Push Push" 3:25
"We Never Go Alone" 2:23
"Chronos Sword" 3:39
"Shady Girl" 3:39
"How Dare You" 3:25
2011 "Ma Boy" 3:28
"So Cool" 3:24
"Hot Place" 3:28
"Pink Romance" 3:30

Awards

Year Award Category Result Ref
2010 Cyworld Digital Music Awards
Cyworld Digital Music Awards
Cyworld Digital Awards Which is a Cyworld BGM Blog is a South Korea community site in Korea, "Cyworld" is based on the BGM chart that started in 2006 the first Republic of Korea, No.1 representative of the Digital Music Awards...

 
Rookie of the Month
17th Republic of Korea Entertainment Arts Awards Group Singers
25th Golden Disk Awards
Golden Disk Awards
The Golden Disk Awards is an awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea...

 
Yepp Newcomer
2011 20th Seoul Music Awards
Seoul Music Awards
The Seoul Music Awards is an awards show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by the Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.- Categories :...

 
Best Newcomer
3rd Melon Music Awards
Melon Music Awards
The Melon Music Awards is a major music awards show that is held annually in South Korea. It is known for only calculating digital sales and online votes to judge winners.-Artist of the Year :-Album of the Year :...

 
Top 10

Music Show Awards

Year Date Show Result Ref
2010 December 17 Music Bank
Music Bank (TV series)
Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by guest MCs...

 
2011 September 11 Inkigayo
The Music Trend
The Music Trend is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday at 3:50 PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform on stage. It is currently hosted by Goo Ha-ra, IU and Nicole.- History :...

 


Trivia

  • Fan Club: Fans of SISTAR are officially named as "STAR1's".
  • Alternate Spelling:
    • Hyorin → Hyolyn
    • Soyu → Soyou

External links

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