Sugar was a Korean girl group

Girl group

A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...

. Their 2003 singles "TAKE IT SHAKE IT" and "real identity" were the opening and ending theme songs respectively for season 1 of the highly popular anime "Kaleido Star

Kaleido Star

is an anime series produced by Japanese studio Gonzo Digimation Holding. The series was created by Junichi Sato, who also directed the first season, and written by Reiko Yoshida...

". However, they had mediocre success in the 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 market. Their last album has seen them go through an image and style change, as members have been changed. The album had less "cute pop" material and instead focused on rock songs and midtempo ballads. However, their albums did not have high sales. Since then, Soo Jin has left the group, and Ahyoomee

Ahyoomee

, better known by her stage name Iconiq , is from former Korean girl-group Sugar, where she was known by her stage names Ahyoomee during her Sugar and solo activities (born August 25, 1984), better known by her stage name Iconiq (stylized ICONIQ and pronounced "iconic"), is from former Korean...

 has gone on to have a solo career. On December 20, 2006, KBS World Radio announced that the group had officially disbanded. All members have since branched into acting and musical efforts.

Members

• Ayumi Lee (2002–2006)
• Soo Jin (2002–2006)
• Hye Seung (known as Sae Byul when the group debuted) (2002–2006)
• Haleen (2004–2006)
• Hwang Jung Eum
  Hwang Jung Eum
  Hwang Jung Eum is a Korean actress and former member of Sugar. In January 2009, she joined the cast of the MBC drama East of Eden.- Television series:* , 2012: Fullhouse 2*MBC, 2011: Can You Hear My Heart*SBS, 2010: Giant...
  
   (2002–2004)

Japanese singles

• TAKE IT SHAKE IT / real identity (2003: included in "Kaleido Star -Hajimeteno Sugoi Mini Album-")
• GO THE DISTANCE (2004)
• All My Loving / Sakura Ressha (2004)
• Kaze to Hanataba / Present / Heart & Soul (2004)
• Heartful (2005)
• Himawari / LOVEACCELE (2005)

External links

• Sugar in kpopwiki
• Sugar in empas people
• Official profile