Brave Girls

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Brave Girls (Hangul: ??????; RR: Beureibeu Geolseu) is a South Korean girl group formed by producer Brave Brothers of Brave Entertainment in 2011.

They debuted as a five-member group with the single album The Difference on April 7, 2011, promoting the songs "Do You Know (???)" and "So Sexy". On July 29, they made their comeback with "Easily", from their mini album Back to da Future. The group promoted a remix version of Easily on August 13 and released it on August 26. They made also an appearance in the movie Mr. Idol.

Following a 2.5 year hiatus, beginning in early 2014, they returned in 2016 and with seven members - while Hyeran and Yoojin remained part of the group, Eunyoung, Seo-a and Yejin had been replaced with Eunji, Hayun, Minyoung, Yujeong and Yuna.

On January 13, 2017, Brave Entertainment released a statement announcing the departure of Yoojin. According to the company, Yoojin is planning to concentrate on her education and will study abroad, while Hyeran is on an indefinite medical hiatus.

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History

Pre-debut

On March 14, 2011, Eunyoung was revealed as the leader of Brave Girls. She is the niece of Shin Ha-kyun, an actor known for his role in Welcome to Dongmakgol and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. Hyeran was then revealed on March 17, and gained attention because of her resemblance to singer Son Dambi and because of old dance rehearsal videos that led to her name being featured on video sites like M. Goon. Yejin also gained attention due to the fact that she was 'Miss Seattle' at the Miss Korea competition, and because she bears a resemblance to actress Kim Sa-rang.

2011: Debut, Back to da Future and Mr Idol

On March 31, Brave Brothers released two teaser images of the group, revealing the two concepts that the group would perform with. On April 7, they released their debut single album The Difference, along with a music video for title track "Do You Know". They then made their debut on KBS's Music Bank with promotional tracks "So Sexy" and "Do You Know".

On April 24, Brave Girls appeared on KBS's Gag Concert and performed a trot version of "Do You Know". Additionally, Eunyoung appeared on KBS's 100 Points out of 100 and won 2 medals (gold and bronze).

A music video for "So Sexy" was released on June 8.

Brave Girls also made a cameo appearance with Superkidd on the SBS drama, Protect the Boss.

On July 22, Brave Entertainment announced that the group would make a comeback during the same month, and shared concept photos of their mini album Back to da Future. Their title track, "Easily", featuring Korean reggae artist Skull, was released along with the music video on July 28. Brave Brothers stated that the song was homage to Kim Gun-mo's "Excuse". The full EP was released on July 29 and peaked at number 14 on the Gaon Album Chart, selling 1,606 copies.

The group participated at the 3rd Idol Star Athletics Championship on September and, on November 3, made a cameo appearance in Mr. Idol with Chocolat and various other idol groups. At the 19th Korea Culture Entertainment Awards on December 15, the group received the "Rookie of the Year" award. Following this, on December 25, they appeared on KBS's Let's Go Dream Team! as special guests, and performed for contestants on the show.

2012-15: Re-Issue, For You and hiatus

On February 22, 2012, Brave Girls' second mini album Re-Issue was released, with the group holding a showcase that included a guest performance from Teen Top. The EP peaked at #14 on the Gaon Album Chart. The title song "Nowadays" charted highly on charts and became one of the most searched topics on Korean websites. During promotions for the EP, the group sported a masculine concept - the members mentioned spoke on this subject, saying, "We think that we really need to show a different side of us. We understand that fans who waited for our sexy or cute concept might be disappointed, but hope that they would like this concept too."

On August 29, 2013, it was announced that Brave Girls would have a comeback in the fall, with a new song titled "For You" to be released on August 31.

In February 2014, Brave Brothers reported that he was going to be working on a full-length album for the group, but the album was put on hold indefinitely due to his working with AOA. Brave Girls remained inactive for the following two years.

2016: Lineup changes and High Heels

In February 2016, after a two-and-a-half year hiatus, it was announced that Brave Girls would be making a comeback as a seven-member group, with five new members and two original members.

The group released "Deepened" on February 16 as a digital single, with new members, Minyoung, Yujeong, Eunji, Yuna and Hayun and original members Yoojin and Hyeran.

In June 19, it was reported that the group would be releasing their third mini album in June 2016. High Heels was released on June 27, alongside the music video for title track "High Heels".

On September 1, the group released "Yoo-hoo" as a digital single.

2017-present: Lineup changes, Rollin and The Unit

On January 13, 2017, it was announced that Yoojin had decided to leave the group in order to study abroad and focus on her education and that Hyeran had embarked on an indefinite hiatus due to health issues.

On February 8, Brave Entertainment announced that Brave Girls would be making comeback in March. On February 26, it was revealed that the group would be releasing their fourth mini album Rollin' on March 7, the first release as a five-member group without any of the original members.

On August 17, 2017, it was announced that Brave Girls members Yujeong, Eunji and Yuna will be participating in the idol rebooting show The Unit to premiere on KBS on October 28, 2017. They will be joined along with their label mates, BIGSTAR.

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Members

Current members

• Minyoung (Hangul: ??)
• Yujeong (??)
• Eunji (??)
• Yuna (??)
• Hyeran (??)
• Hayun (??)

Past members

• Eunyoung (??)
• Seo-a (??)
• Yejin (??)
• Yoojin (??)

Timeline

Black = inactive.

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Discography

Extended plays

Single albums

Promotional singles

Featured singles

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Filmography

Music videos

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Awards

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Notes

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References

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External links

• Brave Girls on Twitter

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