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Spotlight - SISTAR

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Welcome to the spotlight for SISTAR! Before everything, credit to sistarspot for help with excerpts/info! Most result numbers are from this thread. Because Hyolyn and Soyou's discography are extensive, they're in the comments. The character limit was hit many times and I revised a lot. I hope whoever reading comes to love Sistar or learn something new, despite being disbanded :(!

 

###Intro

SISTAR was a 4 member group composed of Hyolyn, Bora, Soyou, and Dasom, under Starship Entertainment. The name is a combination of the words "Sister" and "Star," meaning they are meant to be sisters in the entertainment business and become big stars. They debuted on Music Bank June 4, 2010 with "Push Push." The group has since released numerous hits, such as "So Cool," "Alone," "Loving U," "Give It To Me," "Touch My Body," "SHAKE IT," and more. On charts they consistently hit #1. They are famously known as "summer queens" and having a sexy, healthy, and blunt image. Their performances showcased the members strong live vocals and choreo with towering heels. SISTAR held their final live performance on Inkigayo June 4, 2017, with "LONELY."

Fanclub: STAR1 [pronounced style] (announced 2010.12.14)

Official Color: Fuchsia

Webpage: http://www.starship-ent.com/sistarphoto/

YouTube: SISTAR

Instagram: OFFICIAL SISTAR (@official_sistar)

Twitter: sistar (@sistarsistar)

Fancafe: http://cafe.daum.net/SISTAR4

V LIVE: SISTAR

Weibo: SISTAR_official

Quotes That I Love

Fun Facts: Gemini, Sismoon, Alcyone, & Spica&Amethyst were potential names! They are the first girl group to guest on Weekly Idol! They held their final stage on their debut date!

 

###Members

 

Hyolyn

Full Name: Kim Hyojung

Agency: Brídʒ

Nicknames: Jjoggomi (shortie/little one), Hyoding, Korean Beyoncé

DOB: December 11, 1990

POB: Incheon, South Korea

Language: Korean

YouTube: Official Hyolyn

Instagram: 🎤Hyo Lyn 효린 (@xhyolynx)

Twitter: 효린_Hyolyn (@officialhyolyn_)

Facebook: 효린_hyolyn @hyolyn.official

Fancafe: HyoLynDay

V LIVE: HYOLYN (효린)

Position: Leader, Main Vocalist

Health Conditions: Before Hyolyn was born, water had filled her stomach, which led to a premature birth. Bile was unable to enter her intestines which eventually damaged her liver. She went under the knife for treatment of biliary atresia. The surgery had low chances of survival, but she managed to survive the 10 hour long operation. A year later, she suffered from intussusception and had another surgery. Because of a scar, Hyolyn had her stomach tattooed.

Hyolyn auditioned for JYP Entertainment twice and got accepted at the second audition after placing 1st among other contestants. She was supposed to debut in a group with Secret's Jieun, BESTie's Uji, and EXID's Hani, but plans fell through and the debut was cancelled. Hyolyn left JYPE, later auditioned for Starship Entertainment, and was accepted immediately.

Hyolyn is known for her powerful and soulful vocals. She participated in the show Immortal Song 2 where she won on the very first episode. In 2012, Hyolyn made her acting debut in the drama Dream High 2. She made her solo debut on November 26, 2013 with the album LOVE&HATE. The album consists of double title tracks "One Way Love" and "Lonely." She was the first idol singer to participate in the variety show I Am a Singer, where she gave two performances and was ranked 2nd place overall in the competition. In 2015, she competed in MNET's Unpretty Rapstar 2, where she was the 2nd runner-up. In February 2017, Hyolyn signed with EDM label Spinnin' Records, and released "Jekyll & Hyde" with Justin Oh. She has also held her first solo tour and showcases in the U.S. Throughout the years, Hyolyn has established herself as one of the best female vocalists in kpop.

Hyolyn is part of SISTAR's subunit SISTAR19.

She has also been actively singing OST's for dramas, notably '"Hello Goodbye" from My Love from the Star, "Crazy Of You" from Master's Sun, and "Let It Go" for Frozen.

On September 17, 2017, it was revealed that Hyolyn did not re-sign with Starship Entertainment. She later announced her company, Brídʒ.

Fun Facts: Hyolyn loves animals & often volunteers at shelters! She has 3 cats, Rino, Lego, & Simba! She used to own a pet snake named Bidani, which was given from Weekly Idol! She has 6 tattoos! She has performed live with the legendary Stevie Wonder! Rapper Mad Clown joined Starship because of Hyolyn! She drives a Mercedes C300!

 

Bora

Full Name: Yoon Bora

Agency: Hook Entertainment

Nicknames: Athletic-dol

DOB: December 30, 1989

POB: South Jeolla, South Korea

Language: Korean

Instagram: BoRa💜 (@borabora_sugar)

Seoul & Po Instagram: 💜첫째 설👗2014.6 💜넷째 포👔2016.2 (@sugar_four)

Education: Myongji University (Major in Music)

Position: Main Rapper, Main Dancer

Before her debut with SISTAR, Bora had appeared in the KBS variety show, Golden Ladder, and received a lot of love calls. On the day she got one from JYPE, her father had unfortunately passed away.

Bora has been renowned for being athletic. Not a year after debut, she had earned gold in the Idol Star Athletic Championships, in both 100m hurdles and 100m sprint. She has also appeared in many variety shows, such as Invincible Youth 2 where she was cast as a regular, Let's Go! Dream Team II, and more. In 2016, she joined MNET's dancing show Hit The Stage. She showed her versatility in Hit The Stage, especially when she did tap dancing which wasn't done before. Bora was a MC for KBS 'Music Bank' alongside Actor Park Seojoon. She has hosted a fashion show A Style For You, has acted in web dramas such as The Flatterer and High End Crush, and also collaborated with female rappers for the song "Feedback."

Bora is part of SISTAR's subunit SISTAR19.

On June 13, 2017, it was revealed that Bora did not re-resign with Starship Entertainment. She signed with Hook Entertainment.

Fun Fact: Bora has 2 dogs, Seol & Po! Bora means purple in Korean! She taught Hugh Jackman how to dance Loving U!

 

Soyou

Full Name: Kang Jihyun

Agency: Starship Entertainment

Nicknames: Kkanji, Queen Of Collaboration

DOB: September 11, 1991

POB: Jeju, South Korea

Language: Korean

Instagram: @soooo_you & @official_soyou

Twitter: 소유 SOYOU (@official_soyou)

Facebook: 소유 @OfficialSoyou

Fancafe: OfficialSoyou

V LIVE: 소유(So You)

Weibo: officialsoyou

Position: Lead Vocalist

Prior to her debut with SISTAR, Soyou was a trainee under Cube Entertainment and set to debut with the members of 4MINUTE. However, due to some issues, she did not make the cut as Cube said she was lacking. Soyou then auditioned for Starship where she debuted as a member of SISTAR.

After her debut, Soyou sang OST's when she was still a rookie. She sang "Should I Confess" which was the OST for Playful Kiss. In 2012, she sang "Officially Missing You" with the duo Geeks. The song immediately became a major hit. In 2013, she guested on Happy Together with Dasom and revealed her concerns about being the least popular member. In the same year, she released "Stupid In Love" with label mate Mad Clown. The song earned Soyou her first #1 single, her first solo music show win outside of SISTAR, and recognition for her soothing yet emotional vocals. The following year, she released "Some" with label mate Junggigo. "Some" became extremely popular and hit the Melon roof more than 40 times, which is incredibly rare. "Some" solidified Soyou's position to be dubbed as the "Queen Of Collaboration." "Some" is regarded as one of kpop's most successful songs as it hit more than 100 million streams in the year it was released, sold more than 2 million and it was the only song that did in 2014. It also earned Soyou 11 music show wins. After Soyou's success with "Some," she released a song with Urban Zakapa titled "The Space Between." It became an instant hit too, and earned a perfect all-kill on charts. In 2015, Soyou became the MC of Get It Beauty. Soyou then released her new collaboration with Kwon Jeongyeol, titled "Lean On Me." But during promotions of "Lean On Me," she suffered a herniated disk which resulted in her ending promotions early, and it caused her to not be able to film the last episode of Get It Beauty. Bora replaced her as the MC for the last episode. As a MC, Soyou provided extremely helpful tips to the viewers which garnered praise. In 2017, she released a collaboration titled "Rain" with EXO's Baekhyun that debuted at #1 on Melon and hit #1 on numerous charts.

On June 13, 2017, it was revealed that Soyou re-signed with Starship Entertainment.

Fun Fact: Soyou has a pet cat named Atti! She owns a building and an apartment! 1 in Mapo-gu, Seoul (worth USD 1.3m). The other in Yangcheon, Seoul (worth USD. 330k USD).

 

Dasom

Full Name: Kim Dasom

Agency: Starship Entertainment

Nicknames: Kkeumjiki (tall/grand), Sommie

DOB: June 5, 1993

POB: Seoul, South Korea

Language: Korean, English

Instagram: Kimdasom (@som0506)

Fancafe: OnlyDasom

Education: Anyang Art High School

Position: Vocalist

As a child, Dasom won various songwriting and poem writing contests. She initially wanted to become an actress rather than a girl group member. She only had less than a year of training before she officially debuted as a member of SISTAR. Since she was young, Dasom was influenced by her father which made her want to be an actress.

Dasom has appeared in numerous music videos aside from SISTAR. But her acting career started in 2012, when she starred as a supporting role in Shut Up Family. She landed herself the lead role in 2013 where she starred as the female protagonist in Melody Of Love. Melody Of Love was successful as the ratings ranged from 20% to 30%. Due to its success, the plot was extended and more episodes were filmed. Dasom also sang the OST for the drama, titled "Ya Ya Ya." In 2015, Dasom landed a lead role in a KBS drama called Eccentric Daughter In Law. Dasom earned praise for here slapstick comedy in the drama and showing her versatility as an actress. She sang the OST too, titled "You're Mine." In 2017, she acted in the SBS drama Sister Is Alive, which spans over 50 episodes.

Dasom has also released her first ever collaboration "YOU&I" with indie artist 40 through the project VINTAGE BOX.

On June 13, 2017, it was revealed that Dasom re-signed with Starship Entertainment.

Fun Fact: Although Dasom is the youngest of the group, she's the tallest! She's allergic! In 2016, Dasom bought a 7,000 sq ft building with six floors in total, including a basement and five upper levels, that is situated on a plot of land that is said to be 2335 sq ft. The purchase price for the building was 3.1 billion KRW ($2.82 million USD). She is reportedly receiving monthly rental income of over 5 million KRW ($4,550 USD). In 2014, she bought a building for 1.42 billion KRW ($1.29 million USD) and sold it a couple years later for 1.82 billion KRW ($1.66 million USD), reaping a decent return.

 

#Pre-debut Content

Hyolyn JYP Audition

Dasom JYP audition

Soyou 2008 DaumTV audition

Hyolyn Starship audition Christina Aguilera "Hurt"

Soyou Starship audition Navi "On The Road"

Bora KBS Golden Ladder

Soyou singing Gain "I'm Smiling'

Bora dance

Bora dance to Pitbull "Culo (feat. Lil Jon)" Myeongji Festival

Bora dance to "It's A Dangerous Game"

Bora dance clip (Extended Ver.) to Fergie "Get Your Hands Up"

Bora dance practice Davichi "Orgel"

Bora pole dance practice

Hyolyn dance to Beyoncé "Freakum Dress"

CéCi Korea 2010.03.19

Shu Uemura for CéCi 2010.04.14

FUBU

Samsung Yepp Amoled M1 ver. A CF

Jang Geunsuk, SISTAR - Magic Drag

  • Digital Single: Magic Drag

  • MV Facts: Members appear and Hyolyn is the singer!

 

##Discography

#SISTAR Promoted Singles/Albums:

[2010] Push Push

[2010] Shady Girl

[2010] How Dare You

[2011] So Cool

[2012] Alone

  • Mini Album: ALONE

  • Comeback Stage: Lead Me & Alone M COUNTDOWN 2012.04.12

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  • Results: 6 Music Show Wins! 2nd #1 on Gaon Digital Chart! #2 on Gallup Korea 2012! 3,400,000+ Downloads! 41,800,000+ Streams! 80,000,000+ YouTube views (their most viewed)!

  • MV Facts: Filmed in Las Vegas!

[2012] Loving U

[2013] Give It To Me

[2014] Touch My Body

[2014] I Swear

[2015] SHAKE IT

[2016] I Like That

[2017] LONELY

#SISTAR19

The official subunit composed of Hyolyn and Bora that debuted in 2011, May 5. SISTAR19 means the feelings of a 19 year old girl transitioning into a woman. Their music represents the innocence and anxiety of a 19 year old as their songs have a central theme of love.

SISTAR19 debuted with "Ma Boy" which became an instant hit. The dance practice has received over 50 million views, while the MV over 70 million. It earned SISTAR19 #2 on the Gaon weekly digital chart. The subunit came back in 2013 with "Gone Not Around Any Longer." The song earned them their first ever perfect all-kill and their first #1 single. "Gone Not Around Any Longer" earned them #3 on the download charts, and it was the best selling girl group single released in 2013, beating SISTAR themselves. SISTAR19 won 12 music show trophies in total. Despite having only 2 singles, SISTAR19 established themselves as one of the most successful subunits in kpop.

###SISTAR19 Promoted Singles/Albums:

[2011] Ma Boy

[2013] Gone Not Around Any Longer

#Other Singles:

[2010] We Never Go Alone

[2010] Chronos Soul

[2010] Kim Yuna, SISTAR, Electrboyz - Super Girl

[2011] Hot Place (Feat. Brave Sound)

[2011] Starship Planet - Pink Romance

[2012] Team SIII - Win The Day

  • Participants: 2PM Nichkhun & Junho. 4MINUTE Gayoon, Jiyoon, & HyunA. MBLAQ Seungho & Mir. ZE:A Hyunsik. SISTAR Bora & Hyolyn. miss A Suzy. 9MUSES Sera. B1A4 Sandeul. Dalshabet Woohee.

[2013] Starship Planet - Snow Candy

[2014] Starship Planet - LOVE IS YOU

[2015] Starship Planet - Softly

[2016] SISTAR, Giorgio Moroder - One More Day

#Hyolyn Discography:

#Soyou Discography:

#Bora Discography:

[2012] Mystic White - Mermaid Princess

[2015] Kisum, Lil Cham, Jace, Bora, Adoonga - Feedback

#Dasom Discography:

[2014] Dasom, Kim Taehyung - Ya Ya Ya

[2015] You're Mine

[2017] 40, DASOM - YOU&I

#Concerts

[2012] 1st Concert Femme Fatale Setlist

[2013] Live Concert S Setlist

[2014] Mini Live Concert: S - Hong Kong

[2017] SISTAR & MAMAMOO Girl Crush Concert Setlist & Recap

 

#Reality Shows

[2011] SISTAR & Leeeuk's Hello Baby

[2014] Midnight in Hong Kong with SISTAR

[2015] SISTAR Showtime EP2- 5 & EP6-8

#Subbed Variety Appearances (only linked licensed & YT)

If I have a variety show included, but not linked, it's because it can be found on the usual sites.

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#Translators & Subbers

Twitter: sistarspot (@sistarspot)

The most reliable fansite for Yoon Bora, Hyolyn, Soyou & Dasom. Established since 2014. You may contact us through DMs for Sistar related questions. #STAR1 sistarspot.us

Twitter: Hyolyn효린News (@HyolynUpdates)

1 International Fansite for Hyolyn News. [Monthly Schedule in Likes] You can speak to us in Spanish/Portuguese/Italian & English.

Twitter: Yoon Bora (@BoraUpdates)

Giving you the latest updates about Yoon Bora! For questions and inquiries, email us at boraupdates@yahoo.com | est. 02/11/15 | Bora IG 03/24/15

Twitter: Dasom Updates (@Dasomupdates) YouTube: dasom updates

❁ Newest pictures and updates of SISTAR Dasom ❁ ♡ https://Instagram.com/som0506/ ♡ Translates articles & interviews !! Do retweet and like !! There are some video uploaded on our Dailymotion channel as due to copyright problems on Youtube.

Twitter: 4starsubs (@4starsubs) YouTube: 4starsubs

Subbing and translating SISTAR content for international STAR1s! Videos on Youtube and DailyMotion

#Fansites

SISTARbox Twitter: SISTARbox (@sistarbox) & Wenyin Yang (@tinnayang)

Twitter: BOSS (@Yoon_BOSS)

Twitter: One-WayLOVE (@mylove_hyolyn)

Twitter: HelloPrincess (@HelloPrincessK) formerly Hyolyn 💕 (@BaiduHyoLynBar)

Twitter: 1.9size (@1_9size)

Twitter: 뚱뚱카즈마쨩^^ (@Kim_Dasom_Love)

Twitter: All For Som (@BaiduDasomBar)

 

#Totals

  • 12 Promoted Singles!

  • 2 Full Albums!

  • 70,000,000+ Downloads! 2nd Most Girl Group!

  • 1,700,000+ Streams! Most Girl Group!

  • 170,000+ Physical Sales!

  • 9 Consecutive #1's on Gaon! Most Girl Group!

  • 73 Total Music Show Wins (43 SISTAR, 12 SISTAR19, 6 Hyolyn, 12 Soyou)! Complete list of awards.

  • 650,000,000+ YouTube Views!

  • 11 Fansigns!

  • Hit the Melon Roof Over 100 Times! 2nd Idol Group!

  • 24 Medals in Idol Star Athletic Championships (13 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze). Most Girl Group!

  • Active for 7 years!

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