Brave Girls (브레이브걸스) was a South Korean girl group under Brave Entertainment. Originally as five, they debuted on April 8, 2011 with the single abum "The Difference".
The group made their mainstream breakthrough when a compilation video of their song "Rollin'" suddenly went viral on YouTube, leading to the song rising to the top of multiple music charts and the group gaining a surge of popularity, alongside the group receiving their first music show win on Inkigayo, breaking the record at the time for the longest time period between debut and first win for any girl group, being 1,854 days after debut.
On February 16, 2023, Brave Entertainment announced their disbandment. On April 26, 2023, it was announced that all four members of the final lineup had signed with Warner Music Korea to continue activities as a group under a new name[1], which was later revealed to be BBGIRLS.
Career
2011: Debut with "The Difference", Back To Da Future, "Easily (Remix)"
In late 2010, Brave Brothers announced plans to launch a flagship girl group through his agency Brave Entertainment. An official Twitter account for the group opened in March 2011.[2] Eunyoung was announced as the first member and leader of the group on March 15,[3][4] followed by Hyeran on March 17,[5] Yejin on March 23,[6][7] Seoah on March 29,[8][9], and Yujin on March 31.[10]
The group debuted on April 11 with the single album "The Difference", with the music video for the title track "Do You Know" releasing the same day. A music video for the album's B-side track "So Sexy" was released on June 8.[11]
In early July, it was announced that the group was working on new music.[12] On July 22, it was announced that they would have their first comeback with the mini-album Back To Da Future.[13] It was released on July 29, with the title track "Easily" featuring the South Korean reggae singer SKULL.[14] A remixed version of "Easily", featuring labelmate 1Kyne from Electroboyz, was released on August 26.[15]
Members
| Name | Position(s) | Years active |
|---|---|---|
| Eunyoung (은영) | Leader, Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual | 2011–2013 |
| Seoah (서아) | Main Dancer, Vocalist | 2011–2013 |
| Minyoung (민영) | Leader, Main Vocalist | 2016–2023 |
| Yejin (예진) | Vocalist | 2011–2013 |
| Yujeong (유정) | Vocalist | 2016–2023 |
| Eunji (은지) | Vocalist | 2016–2023 |
| Yujin (유진) | Leader, Lead Vocalist, Lead Rapper | 2011–2017 |
| Yuna (유나) | Vocalist, Maknae | 2016–2023 |
| Hyeran (혜란) | Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Vocalist | 2011–2019 |
| Hayun (하윤) | Vocalist, Maknae | 2016–2019 |
Timeline
Discography
Best albums
- Brave Girls Best Album (2023)
Mini albums
- Back To Da Future (2011)
- Re-Issue (2012)
- HIGH HEELS (2016)
- Rollin' (2017)
- Summer Queen (2021)
- After 'We Ride' (repackage) (2021)
- THANK YOU (2022)
Single albums
- "The Difference" (2011)
Digital singles
- "Easily (Remix)" (2011)
- "For You" (2013)
- "Deepened" (2016)
- "Yoo Hoo" (2016)
- "Rollin' (New Version)" (2018)
- "We Ride" (2020)
- "Summer by myself (Piano Ver.)" (2021)
- "RED SUN" (2021)
- "How Come" (2022)
- "Goodbye" (2023)
Collaborations
- "Passing of the Year" (with Electroboyz, BIGSTAR & Park Soo Jin) (2013)
- "Taste of Korea" (with Rain, MONSTA X & ATEEZ) (2021)
OSTs
- "Shiny World" (2023)
Participation releases
- "I Miss You" (2012)
- "Mapo Terminal" (2016)
- "It's a Fireball" (2021)
- "Chi Mat Ba Ram+Rollin' (Remix)" (2022)
- "MVSK (Remix)" (2022)
- "Tell me now" (with LOONA) (2022)
- "Red Sun (Remix)" (2022)
- "Whistle" (2022)
- "Epilogue" (with Hyolyn, Kep1er, LOONA, VIVIZ & WJSN) (2022)
Awards and nominations
- Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Brave Girls
Filmography
Competition shows
- The Unit (KBS2, 2018)
- Queendom 2 (Mnet, 2022)
Variety shows
- Brave Girls Trip (U+ idol Live, 2021)
- Stress Things (UNIVERSE, 2021)
- Parasite Challenge Double-Up (UNIVERSE, 2022)
Scripted
- Mr. Idol (2011)
Social media
- CH.BRAVE (YouTube, 2012 – 2017)
- BG-LOG (YouTube, 2019)
- BG-ZIP. (YouTube, 2019)
- BG-CLIP (YouTube, 2020 – 2022)
Gallery
- Main article: Brave Girls/Gallery
References
- ↑ (KR) Star News: 브레이브걸스, 4인 완전체 워너뮤직코리아 전속계약[공식]
- ↑ @BraveGirls on Twitter: March 3, 2011 tweet
- ↑ 배우 신하균 조카 '은영', 걸그룹 브레이브걸즈로 가수데뷔 초읽기! | bnt뉴스
- ↑ News : Brave Girls reveal their first member, EunYoung
- ↑ News : Brave Girls reveal their second member, Hyeran
- ↑ News : Brave Girls reveal their third member, Yehjin
- ↑ 브레이브걸스 예진 과거사진 공개, '미코돌' 탄생 예고 | bnt뉴스
- ↑ 브레이브 걸스 '서아' 8등신 몸매+화려한 경력으로 ‘오캬’ 나나 이어 ‘모델돌’ 등극! | bnt뉴스
- ↑ allkpop: Brave Girls' Seo Ah's past photos have been revealed!
- ↑ BRAVE GIRLS STORY | Brave Girls ♥ "Fearless"
- ↑ @BraveGirls on Twitter: June 8, 2011 tweet
- ↑ @BraveGirls on Twitter: July 5, 2011 tweet
- ↑ @BraveGirls on Twitter: July 21, 2011 tweet
- ↑ allkpop: Brave Girls releases info on their comeback mini-album, "Back to da Future"
- ↑ @BraveGirls on Twitter: August 25, 2011 tweet
