Biography

Badkiz (Hangul:배드키즈) is a South Korean girl group under Zoo Entertainment. The group consists of members Monika, K.Me, So Min, U-Si and Duna. The group debuted with their song "Ear Attack" on March 24, 2014.

Biography

Pre-debut

Before K.Me and Duna joined Badkiz, they were a member of the disbanded group ZZBEst under Faith Entertainment which debuted in January 2015 with their song "Temptation". K.Me was called 'Miri' that time and Duna as 'DanA'. After Duna left ZZBEst, she joined HOTTIES which debuted in 2015 too.

2014 - 2015: Debut with "Ear Attack" and "Babomba"

Badkiz originally debuted on March 24, 2014 as a 5-member group including Monika, BomBom, Yeunji, Eun Joo and Jina with their 1st digital single "Ear Attack", with two versions of the music video and many appearances on music shows. Following the release of the debut single, Monika and Jina released a digital single called "Father". Sometime after the debut single, Eun Joo and Yeunji later left Badkiz and was replaced by Yoomin and Hana. Eun Joo would later debut in a new group called Luluz, under the stage name Eunsom, in late 2014, under the agency Zenith. Following Luluz's disbandment in 2015, Eunsom became a member of Wanna.B under the same agency.

On November 13, 2014, Badkiz released their 2nd single "Babomba" which raised over one million views. The video is known for including a lot of popular Korean comedians.

New line-up changes, comeback song, Jina-U and Bombom's new group

In March 2015, Yoomin announced that she had left Badkiz, and for a brief period of time, Badkiz continued as a four-member group. In April, following an appearance on Dream Team, Jina, BomBom and Hana also departed the group. While it is unknown why BomBom and Hana left Badkiz, Jina left to become a soloist and redebuted on June 26, 2015 under the stage name Jina-U with her debut single "Oppanyong". Bombom has been announced that she will be a member of a newly debuted group 'PITAPAT' under Pitapat Entertainment as Jian.

After the departure of the 4 members, Zoo Entertainment announced the new members of Badkiz consisting of LuA, Haneul and K.Me. On August 7, 2015, Badkiz released their 3rd digital single "Come Closer".

In December, Monika released an OST song called "A Little Short".

Line-up changes and group comeback

Haneul's departure from Badkiz was confirmed in May 2016. Two new members, So Min and U-Si, have joined Badkiz, bringing the group back up to its original count of a five-member line-up.

Badkiz released their fourth single "Hothae" on August 15, 2016. On November 21, 2016, Badkiz will release their fifth single. It has also been revealed that LuA has left Badkiz due to a car accident and a new member, Duna, has been added.

On November 21, 2016, Badkiz released their fifth single, a remake of their debut single "Ear Attack" called "Ear Attack 2".

Members

Current members

• Monika (Hangul: 모니카), from Seoul, South Korea. her father is German and her mother is Korean-Japanese.
• K.Me (Hangul: 케이미), born Na Mi Ri (Hangul: 나미리), from Yeosu, South Jeolla Province
• Somin (Hangul: 소민), born Jang So Min (Hangul: 장소민), from Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province
• U-Si (Hangul: 유시), born Yoon Ji Yeon (Hangul: 윤지연), from Iksan, North Jeolla Province
• Duna (Hangul: 두나) born Han Jeong Ah (Hangul: 한정아), from Okcheon-gun, North Chungcheong

Former Members

• LuA (Hangul: 루아), born Jo Han Kyeung (Hangul: 조한경), from Busan, South Korea
• Haneul (Hangul: 하늘), born Kim Ha Neul (Hangul: 김하늘)
• BomBom (Hangul: 봄봄), born Kim Bo Mi (Hangul: 김보미)
• Jina (Hangul: 지나), born Yoo Ji Na (Hangul: 유지나)
• Yeunji (Hangul: 연지), born Lee Yeun Ji (Hangul: 이연지)
• Eunju (Hangul: 은주), born Lee Eun Joo (Hangul: 이은주)
• Yoomin (Hangul: 유민), born Jo Yoon Min (Hangul: 조윤민)
• Hana (Hangul: 하나), born Lee Ha Na (Hangul: 이하나)

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