Kpop industry is growing, and so is its popularity. There are so many fans that are obsessed with different bands. There are groups that are still working together, and there are groups that have gone on hiatus. One such group that is currently on hiatus is Dal Shabet.
Dal Shabet, also known as Dal★Shabet or Dalshabet, is a girl group based in South Korea. The girl group was created by E-Tribe under Happy Face Entertainment. The group debuted on the 3rd of January 2011. There are 6 members in this group Viki, Serri, Ah Young, Jiyul, Kaeun, and Subin. Viki officially left the group in May 2012 and was replaced by Woohee.
The group produced 1 album and 10 extended plays. The girl group is currently on hiatus, and Happy Face Entertainment has stated that the group has not been disbanded, and the future activities of the group have to be discussed. Their fandom is known as Darling.
Members
The group currently has 6 members, Serri, Ah Young, Jiyul, Kaeun, Subin, and Woohee. Viki was a former member of the group; when she left the group, she was replaced by Woohee.
Serri
Park Mi Yeon, also known by her stage name Serri was born on the 16th of September in 1990. She is the leader of the group and also the Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist, and Lead Dancer. She is a gold medalist in the National Aerobics Competition.
Serri was a participant in ‘The Unit.’ Serri and Subin sang the OST “Turn Your Head” of God’s Quiz 2. She collaborated with 4Men’s Kim Won-Joo for the song “Fall in Love,” which was released in December 2011. Serri’s contract with the company ended in December 2017, but it is not yet announced if she has left the band officially.
Ayoung
Young is also known by her birth name Cho Ja Young. She was born on the 26th of May in the year 1991. She is the Visual of the group and also the Lead Rapper, Vocalist. Her contract with her company ended in December 2017, but it is not officially announced that she has left the band.
Jiyul
Yang Jung Yoon, also known by her stage name Jiyul. She was born on the 30th of July in the year 1991. She is the Lead Dancer, Vocalist, and also the Visual of the group. Her hobby is street dancing.
She left the group in the year 2015 after her contract expired. She later 2019 confirmed joining the group in 2019 at Dal Shabet’s 8th-anniversary reunion with a photo exhibition and a mini-concert.
Woohee
Woohee also goes by her birth name Bae Woo Hee. She was born on the 21st of November 1991. She is the Main Dancer and Lead Vocalist of the group. Woohee was the last member to join Dal Shabet; she joined, replacing the former member Viki.
Woohee was a participant in the show ‘The Unit.’ She was also a former trainee at the media line. Her contract with Happy Face Entertainment ended in December 2018, but it was not officially announced that she left the band.
Kaeun
Kaeun, also known as Cho Ka Eun, is the Main Rapper and Vocalist of the group. She was born on the 28th of July 1992. She left the band in December 2015 on the expiration of her contract. She got married in the year 2018. In 2019, it was officially announced that Kaeun had joined the group again on the 8th anniversary and the reunion of Dal Shabet.
Subin
Park Su Bin, also known as Subin, was born on the 12th of February, 1994. She is the maknae of the group. She is also the Main Vocalist and Face of the Group. She sang God’s Quiz 2 OST “Turn Your Head” with Serri.
She is a model under contract with GV2. Her contract with the company ended in 2017, but it is not officially announced if she has left the band. In 2018, she signed a contract with KeyEast Entertainment.
Former member: Viki
Viki, her birth name is Gang Eun Hye, but she is known by the name Baek Da Eun. She was born on the 28th of March 1988. She was the former leader of the group and also the Main Rapper, Main Dancer, and Vocalist. She left the group in 2012 to work as a solo artist.
Debut
The group debuted on January 3 in 2011. The group consisted of 6 members Viki, Serri, Ah Young, Jiyul, Kaeun, and Subin. They debuted with the EP Supa Dupa Diva. They have released one album and 10 extended Plays. After this, Viki left in 2012 and was replaced by Woohee.
In 2015, Jiyul and Kaeun left the group on the expiration of their contract, but they later joined the group in 2019 for the 8th anniversary and reunion of Dal Shabet. Other members’ contracts ended in 2017, but it is not officially announced that the group has disbanded.
Songs & Albums
Dal Shabet debuted with the extended play ‘Supa Duma Diva’ on 3rd January 2011. They released their first studio album, named Bang Bang, on June 6, 2012. They released a compilation album called The Best in 2015.
Extended Plays of the group are “Pink Rocket,” “Bling Bling,” “Hit U,” “Mr. Bang Bang”, “Be Ambitious (Look At My Legs)”, “B.B.B (Big Baby Baby),” and “Joker.”
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