In the glamourous world of K-pop, BADKIZ is yet another South Korean Girl Group that has created a mark in the industry with songs like “Ear Attack,” “Hothae,” “Come Closer,” and “Just One Day”. It has just as interesting of a lineup change ever since their debut on March 24, 2014.
Not only did the members go through a rigorous lineup change in the last eight years, but they had a change in their name too. BADKIZ was formerly known as “Hot Place.” Ever since their debut, BADKIZ has found its place to be the K-pop girl crush group with their unique concepts. BADKIZ first garnered success with their song “Ear Attack,” which became a massive hit, causing students of middle schools in South Korea to learn the iconic dance step of it.
Debut
BADKIZ made its debut on March 24, 2014, under the company Zoo Entertainment with a 5-member lineup. The members in the initial lineup were BomBom, Monika, Yeunji, EunJoo, and Jina, with their debut song “Ear Attack.”
However, that was not it. The group went through over 19 member lineup changes after their debut, and in 2022, their final and current lineup so far consists of members Somin (Eunyu), Seoeun, Rosy (Rozi), and Yousi (U-Si).
A few months after its debut, the company announced the departure of members EunJoo and Yeunji. EunJoo joined a different media company to debut under the K-pop girl group Luluz and, in the future, Wanna.B.
The next comeback in late 2014, two new members, Yoomin and Hana, were introduced as members of BADKIZ. However, Yoomin soon announced that she would be parting ways with the company and group in March 2015.
For the following month, BADKIZ performed as a four-member group. Soon enough, in April 2015, members BomBom, Jina, and Hana left the group. Jina further debuted under a different girl group to continue her music career.
In August 2015, Zoo Entertainment came back with a fresh line-up of members LuA, Haneul, and K.Me. Shortly after their August release, Haneul left the group and was now being replaced by two new members, Somin and U-si, and was now a five-member K-pop girl group.
Late 2016 came with the departure of member LuA due to a car accident and Duna as her new replacement. It was July 2017 when the company confirmed that Duna had exited the group, and later in the year, a new member Lohee was introduced.
In early 2018 Sol.B, a member of BADKIZ, and Monika, the only person from the original lineup of BADKIZ, made her exit to focus on her solo career. Come April 2018. soon after a comeback, Sol.B decided to leave the group, and Hanbit joined as a new member.
As K.Me’s contract expired, she moved out of the group, and Hanyoung, a new member, was introduced almost immediately. Next, Sohee announced her departure through a letter to her fans, and a new member Sihyeon was added to the group.
At this point, all of BADKIZ’s social media content was deleted to rebrand itself, and Somin changed her stage name to Kira.
Re-Debut
In 2019, BADKIZ was now preparing for its rebranding. A fresh image alongside a fresh name was being created. The new name of this group was then called “Hot Place.” Hayoung quit the group, and Taeri was introduced.
After Taeri and Sihyun quit, the band changed its name back to BADKIZ. Following April 2020, the band was set to come back with three new members: Rawhi, Rozi, and Semi. Rawhi did not join the line-up due to health issues. Rozi, Semi, Eunyu, and Seoeun started posting dance covers and were running a campaign for their comeback, which failed.
Disbandment and Reunion
Semi, Seoeun, and Eunyu wrote to their fans about the departure from the band, and Rozi informed them of the disbandment in 2020.
Two years later, on September 14, 2022, the group announced that they would be preparing to be active again.
Members
Eunyu
Jang Eunyu or Eunyu (formerly known as Jang Somin) is the leader of the K-pop girl group BADKIZ. Eunyu has changed her stage names from Jeje to Somin and Kira. Eunyu is also the Main Rapper, Main Vocalist, and Lead Dancer.
She was born on April 10, 1992. She initially debuted in the group in 2016, which makes her the only member to have stayed in the group for so long. She attended college at Busan Women’s University in the aviation department. Her first comeback with the group was on August 15, 2016, with the single “Hothae.”
Seoeun
Kim Seo Eun, or Seoeun, is the Main dancer, Vocalist, Rapper, and Visual in the group. She was formerly known as Hanbit. Born on April 30, 1995, in Ulsan, South Korea, she joined the group back in 2018. She graduated middle school from Ulsan Daehyun Middle School.
Her younger brother is a part of a K-pop boy band, Noir. Seoeun’s specialties are cheerleading and driving.
Rosy
Kim Yun Jung or Rosy (Formerly known as Rozi) is the Rapper and Dancer in the K-pop group BADKIZ. She is one of the recent members of the group, as she joined the group in 2020. Rosy was born on March 9, 1995.
Yousi
Yoon Ji Yeon, who is also known as Yousi, is the maknae or the youngest member of the group. She was initially going to be a part of the group Witches, but she ended up debuting with BADKIZ in 2016. Later she debuted with Blue Fox and exited the group in 2020.
Yousi is in the final line-up of BADKIZ, released in September 2022.
Songs and Albums
BADKIZ has released eight singles and one EP so far in a span of nine years. Their debut song Ear Attack in 2014, was a huge success reaching number 59 on Korean Music Charts. Followed by Babomba in the same year, which grossed over a million views as many renowned Korean comedians were featured in the video.
Come Closer was released in 2015, which had a sensual energy to it, followed by Hothae, which carried forward the energy in 2016. With an iconic choreography, BADKIZ released another version of Ear Attack, titled “Ear Attack 2” in 2016.
With “Give It To Me,” the girls changed their concepts and went back to their jazzy style in 2017, and in the following year, “Just One Day” was released, which is loved by fans internationally.
After their re-debut, the single “TMI” was released under the name “Hot Place.” Additionally, on March 29, 2019, a four-song EP was released under the group name “Hot Place” and was managed by Zoo Entertainment. From 2019 to 2020, the group was under LOUD-ers Entertainment and is now being managed by US Entertainment.
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