May Queen (메이퀸) was a girl group under June Entertainment. Originally as four, they debuted on November 8, 2011 with their first digital single, "First Single Of May Queen".
The group disbanded sometime in 2016.
History
2011-2012: First generation, debut with "First Single Of May Queen"
On November 8, 2011, they made their debut with their first digital single "First Single of May Queen". The lineup consisted of JuA, Miso, Haena and Yeonjoo.[1]
All of the members left the group sometime in late 2012.
2013-2015: Second generation, comeback with "2nd Single Album", cancelled comeback
On November 21, 2013, May Queen came back with "2nd Single Album" and introduced an entirely new lineup, consisting of Jinju, Min-G, Noeul and U-Lim.[2]
In May 2014, the group began promoting their song "Amore Mio" at various events and music shows, most notably M!Countdown. The lineup then consisted of Jinju, Min-G, Noeul, U-Lim and Haeju.[3] However, U-Lim left the group shortly after this and was replaced by Sua sometime in August 2014.[4]
In late 2014, it was revealed that the group planned to make first their comeback with Sua in 2015.[5] However, the comeback presumably got cancelled as nothing ended up happening.
In early 2015, the group was active as four with Min-G, Sua, Noeul and Jinju.[6] Sometime after this, the group became inactive and some members went on to re-debut in other groups.
2016: Third generation, disbandment
In early 2016, June Entertainment opened the audition for the third generation of May Queen.[7] In November 2016, May Queen presumably disbanded as the recruited trainees were revealed as members of an entirely new group named MERIT.[8][9][n 1]
Aftermath
- Haena re-debuted as a soloist, under the stage name Munelin in 2013.[10]
- Jinju re-debuted as a member of The Starz on October 8, 2015 with their first digital single "그대가 좋아요" but left sometime in 2016.
- She made her solo debut on May 16, 2017 with the digital single "너를 그린다".
- Haeju re-debuted as a member of 10X10 on July 22, 2015 with their first digital single "Amomia" but left the same year.
- She officially debuted as a trot soloist in 2021 and is currently active under her real name Lee Yeeun.
- Sua went on to re-debuted in FLASHE in 2017, Walwari in 2019 then MINIMANI in 2020, under the name Soohyun.[11]
- She later made her solo debut on March 1, 2023 with the digital single "Chuk & Chak".
- Noeul became active as an influencer.[12]
- The remaining members appear to have left the entertainment industry.
Members
| Name | Position(s) | Year(s) active |
|---|---|---|
| Haena (해나) | Leader, Main Vocalist (2011–2012) | 2011–2012 |
| Miso (미소) | Vocalist | 2011–2012 |
| Jua (주아) | Rapper, Vocalist | 2011–2012 |
| Yeonjoo (연주) | Rapper, Maknae (2011–2012) | 2011–2012 |
| U-Lim (유림) | Visual, Main Vocalist | 2013–2014 |
| Jinju (진주) | Leader, Main Vocalist (2013–2015) | 2013–2015 |
| Min-G (민지) | Lead Dancer, Rapper | 2013–2015 |
| Noeul (노을) | Visual, Dancer, Vocalist, Maknae (2013–2015) | 2013–2015 |
| Haeju (해주) | Vocalist, Dancer | 2014 |
| Sua (수아) | Vocalist, Dancer | 2014-2015 |
Discography
Digital singles
- "First Single Of May Queen" (2011)
- "2nd Single Album" (2013)
Notes
- ↑ It's unclear why June Entertainment referred to them as members of May Queen then Merit on the same day but it's safe to say that May Queen has already disbanded by then as no further updates about the group were posted.
Gallery
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(L-R: Jinju, Min-G, Haeju, Noeul)
(L-R: Haeju, Jinju, Min-G, Sua, Noeul)
References
- ↑ (KR) FN News: 메이퀸, “여기서도 퀸, 저기서도 퀸 메이퀸입니다”
- ↑ (KR) Naver: 메이퀸, “4인조 걸그룹계보 잇고 국민타이틀 획득할게요”
- ↑ (KR) Naver: 메이퀸, 5월 컴백 대전 속 선방..‘5월의 여왕 꿈꾼다’
- ↑ (KR) Naver: 메이퀸, '물 오른 미모' 빠져드네~
- ↑ (KR) Naver Blog: 2015년 가요계를 이끌어갈 hot한 걸그룹그룹 메이퀸을 소개합니다
- ↑ @juneent on Facebook (February 11, 2015)
- ↑ @juneent on Facebook (January 11, 2016)
- ↑ @juneent on Facebook (November 8, 2016)
- ↑ @juneent on Facebook (November 8, 2016)
- ↑ Genie: Munelin profile
- ↑ (KR) Naver: 식당 서빙, 매장 알바하며 이 ‘꿈’ 하나 위해 8년을 달렸습니다
- ↑ @serenachoii on Instagram (September 11, 2024)
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