Solia (August 17, 2021 - August 22, 2021) For your information, Solia was a girl group
under Space Music that just debuted on August 17th, with the single “Dream”. The group
consists of 5 members: Soree, Hayeon, Suna, Soyeon, and Eunbi
However, sadly, Solia made an official announcement that they had no choice but to prematurely
disband. On Instagram, Solia apologized to surprise the fans with bad news:
“Due to its circumstances, the company is no longer able to keep SOLIA going, so we
have come to wrap up our activities after having long discussions with the company.
It was a very short time, but we would like to thank and apologize to the fans who supported
and loved us during that time.” Right after that, other members also spoke
up to give sincere apologies to fans. So with such a depressing end, Solia became
the fastest group to disband in Kpop history. And the reason why they had a quick fame like
that, nothing but Space Music had no more funds and they could not support the group’s
future activities any longer.
2. Hinapia (November 3, 2019 - August 21, 2020)
Hinapia was a 5-piece group formed under OSR Entertainment.
Ever since their debut announcement, Hinapia had received much attention from netizens
as 4 out of the 5 members were previously part of Pledis Entertainment’s much loved
girl group, Pristin.
Hinapia’s first title, ‘Drip’, proved to be an instant hit for international Kpop
lovers as the song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard’s World Digital Songs Sales
Chart just 2 weeks after their debut. The feat also effectively made them the 11th
South Korean girl group act to ever enter the chart with a debut single.
While it was announced that Hinapia would release their second album in early 2020,
OSR Entertainment had decided to disband the group and terminate the members’ contracts
due to the impact of COVID-19 on the company’s financial situation.
It’s truly a shame when Hinapia clearly had the potential to be the next trending
girl group, only for their journey to be abruptly ended by external circumstances.
3. The Ark (April 10, 2015 - Early 2016)
The Ark was a 5 member group under the management of Music K Ent4ertainment.
Prior to their debut in The Ark, all 5 girls had already been involved in the entertainment
industry through collaborating with other artists, releasing their own music videos,
participating in television programs, or acting. The music video of debut song, ‘The Light’,
received much positive reactions from fans for its heart-quenching storyline that paid
tribute to the 2014 Sewol Ferry incident, complimented by the members’ soothing yet
powerful voices. Although netizens were left wanting more after
such a solid release, The Ark was abruptly disbanded in March 2016.
It wasn’t until a year later that main rapper Yuna Kim finally opened up about the main
reasons for the group’s sudden disbandment: internal company issue, lack of public response,
and main vocalist Yujin leaving the group due to vocal cord nodules.
The Ark is almost always mentioned whenever the topic of idol groups that disbanded too
soon came up and even until now, new comments are still popping up under their music video.
Had it not been for such unfortunate circumstances, The Ark surely would’ve made it big in the
industry.
4. Neon Punch (June 27, 2018 - August 11, 2020) & XUM (September 24, 2020 - June 1,
2021)
Neon Punch was a 5-member group formed under A100 Entertainment, whose journey was as tumultuous
as their eventual break up. Only 6 months after the group’s debut; one
of the members, Terry, had to leave the group due to health reasons.
A new member, Dohee joined Neon Punch in Terry’s stead, but the hiatus of Dohee and May in
addition to A100’s accentuated financial hardships from COVID-19 had led the company
to officially disband the group after 2 years of activity.
The rest of the girls - Dayeon, Baekah, and Iaan, who were supposed to continue promotion
as Neon Punch’s subunit, re-debuted as a new group under the name ‘XUM’.
Unfortunately, XUM was also disbanded after less than a year of activity, leaving behind
their debut album and the last traces of Neon Punch.
5. 1TEAM (March 27, 2019 - March 14, 2021)
1TEAM was a 5-piece group under LiveWorks Company, who managed to put out 3 mini albums
and 1 digital single before their final farewell to the public.
Their first title track, ‘Vibe’, was highly praised as one of the standout debuts of 2019
among netizens with many having taken an interest in their fun and refreshing concept among
other boy groups who were pursuing a more brooding image.
Through their discography (MV2, MV3, MV4), 1TEAM had proven themselves to be a unique
group with energetic sounds and beautifully produced music videos despite coming from
a small company.
Unfortunately, even with all the love they’d received from fans, 1TEAM’s journey was
put to an end through an unexpected announcement by their agency.
No official reason was stated for their disbandment, but fans suspected that LiveWorks was facing
financial hardships and couldn’t continue to support the boys.
1TEAM’s situation is a harsh reminder that to be able to thrive in the industry, having
good music alone isn’t enough.
6. Kiss&Cry (January 25, 2014 - September 5, 2014)
The name ‘Kiss&Cry’ might be a bit too literal when the quartet under Winning Insight
M really blessed us with 3 promising digital singles before leaving the Kpop scene for
good in less than a year. Their debut title, ‘Domino game’, was
an impactful display of the girls’ strong vocals, mature visuals, and energetic dance
that immediately earned them the nickname ‘Experienced Rookie’.
Kiss&Cry was also featured in an episode of Yoo Hee-yeol’s Sketchbook with a cover of
the song ‘Lady Marmalade’ that perfectly showcased their top-notch live singing skills.
Obviously, netizens weren’t short of praise when it comes to Kiss&Cry’s vocal prowess
and even compared them to that of Mamamoo, but this dream collaboration can no longer
happen. Following member Haena’s contract expiry
and their company’s difficult financial situation, Kiss&Cry quietly disbanded, leaving
behind the tears of a sad ending.
7. Bob Girls (June 10, 2014 - February 24, 2015)
Chrome Entertainment’s quartet Bob Girls was exactly how you’d imagine them to be:
all of the girls had bobbed hair instead of the usual long hair a female idol would have.
This concept set Bob Girls apart from other groups at the time, and the group was able
to promote a B-side in addition to their title track ‘No way’ and put out a summer repackage
album.
Only 8 months after their first public appearance, sub-vocalist Jina was diagnosed with encephalitis.
Although Jina was told that she could recover with enough rest and continual treatment,
Bob Girls had no other options but to promote without her for a while or find another vocalist
to add to the group. Neither Chrome Entertainment nor the members
deemed it right for Bob Girls to go down such directions, so as a result, the group was
disbanded and the girls were once again left to find their footings in the competitive
entertainment industry.
8. 1NB (November 29, 2017 - April 27, 2018)
1NB was originally a trio under the management of Trivus Entertainment.
The members released and promoted the pre-debut single ‘Stalker’, which took the form
of a 9-minute long music video with a dark horror concept.
‘Stalker’ gained over 1 million views in just 8 days in addition to being praised
by the world-famous horror cartoonist, Junji Ito.
Soon after their success, a member left 1NB and 3 other members joined until 1NB officially
debuted as a 5-piece group with the single ‘Where U At’.
1NB’s talent and unique dark concept had the potential to last them in the industry,
however, the group was abruptly disbanded 5 months after their debut.
The announcement was first made through a VLive video, then confirmed by a post on 1NB’s
official Instagram account. It’s truly puzzling to see no actual statement
from Trivus Entertainment, but I guess what’s done is done.
9. SM’s Boy’s Day (about...24 hours) To end the video on a lighter note, there
was a girl group that had made an impressive entrance at the 2014 SMTown Concert, only
to break up after stirring the stage and making fans go crazy with their 2 and a half minute
performance. Clad in alluring red side slit dresses and
black heels, the 4 girls confidently strode towards the center of the stage and danced
to Girls’ Day’s hit song, ‘Something’.
But wait, they weren’t just any female rookies. This lethal quartet was actually Super Junior’s
Kyuhyun, EXO’s Suho, DBSK’s Changmin, and SHINee’s Minho!
The group not only received thunderous cheers with each move, but was also mentioned as
the highlight of the entire concert. Just as their name suggested, Boy’s Day’s
career only lasted for a day before they disappeared, never to be seen again.
Maybe if we wished hard enough, the quartet could reappear one of these days.
So, which group’s disbandment did you feel was the most regretful? Leave a comment down
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