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Sistar
Sistar performing at the Daejon University Festival. (2010) L to R: Soyu, Bora, Hyorin, Dasom
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop, Pop, R&B
Years active	2010 – present
Labels	Starship Entertainment
Associated acts	Brave Brothers, Sistar19, Boyfriend, K.Will
Website	Starship Entertainment (Profile)
Members
Bora Hyorin Soyou Dasom

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Sistar (Hangul: 씨스타, stylized as SISTAR) is a four-member South Korean girl group under the management of Starship Entertainment. The members are: Hyorin, Bora, Soyu and Dasom.^[1][2][3] On June 3, 2010, they released their debut single "Push Push" and made their debut on Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) Music Bank. On August 25, they released their second single "Shady Girl" featuring Super Junior's Heechul and followed up with "How Dare You" on November 29. On May 5, 2011, Hyolyn and Bora made their debut in a sub-group called Sistar19 on M! Countdown with "Ma Boy". The group made their return with their first official album titled So Cool on August 9. After So Cool, Sistar has released "Alone".

History [link]

Pre-Debut [link]

Hyorin had auditioned twice for JYP Entertainment beforehand and was accepted on the second try. She was initially planned to debut in a quintet group along with Secret's Jieun , miss A's Min and EXID's Yuzi. Plans, however, fell and she was dropped from the label. She later auditioned for Starship and was accepted. Soyu auditioned for Starship, singing a cover of Navi's "On The Road".^{[citation needed]} Sistar began their group activities on early 2010 before their official debut where they were featured on Céci magazine photo in an England shoot on March 19, 2010 for the clothing company FUBU. They also endorsed Samsung's 'Yepp' phones and each of the members filmed an individual commercial for it. ^[4]

2010: Debut, "Push Push", "Shady Girl", and "How Dare You" [link]

The group made their official debut with the song "Push Push" on June 2010. The MV teaser for their debut song was released on June 1, 2010.^[5] Two days later, on June 3, 2010, Starship released the full music video for Push Push.^[6] Sistar had their debut performance at Music Bank on June 4.^[7] The song received moderate success and charted on various charts. The group wrapped up promotions for their Push Push on July 26.

The group eventually returned with 2nd single "Shady Girl" on August 25, 2010. The MV teaser was released on August 24, 2010 and the full music video was released a day later. The video also features Super Junior's member Kim Heechul. The single was well received and charted much higher on various charts than debut single ^[8][9] The group also received a lot of media attention when a fan-cam video was uploaded online showing the group filming their performance at the "Let’s Start Sharing Concert" on the 28th of August. During the middle of their performance, member Bora suddenly slipped on stage and fell prompting the other members to stop singing and assist her off stage with the stage production staff. Several minutes later, Bora returned on stage along with the other members to finish filming their performance. According to Starship Entertainment, the group's management company, she had fractured her thumb and will be treated for the next three weeks. The video went viral in the internet and was featured on G4's online show ‘Attack of the Show', and RTL Television Germany's news segment.^{[10] [11]} At this time Sistar were beginning to do international advances, performing in other Asian countries. On September 14, Sistar were invited to perform in Japan's "Hallyu Music Festival" as the only Korean girl group present. On October 10, Sistar was at Thailand, performing their hit songs "Push Push" and "Shady Girl" on Thailand's "Teen Superstar" show.^{[citation needed]}

The group eventually released their third single, "How Dare You", on November. The music video teaser was released on November 23. The full music video was originally planned to be released the following day. However, the border skirmish between North and South Korea at Yeonpyeong Island caused the music video to be pushed back almost a week. The full music video was finally released on December 2. "How Dare You" became a success as it swept the music charts and topped #1 various music sites such as MelOn, Mnet, Soribada, Bugs, Monkey3, and Daum Music making it their first #1 single. On December 9, 2010, the group attended the Golden Disk Awards, being awarded with Newcomer Award. On December 17, 2010, Sistar won their first Music Bank award for the single.^[12]

[edit] 2011: Sistar19 and So Cool

Sistar wrapped up their final rounds of "How Dare You" promotions in mid-January. On April 27, it was announced that Sistar will be debuting a sub-unit, Sistar19 with members Hyorin and Bora. ^[13] The teaser for their debut song "Ma Boy" was released on April 29, 2011 ^[14], and the full music video on May 2, 2011. ^[15] They released their digital single, titled "Ma Boy", on May 3. ^[16] Sistar19 had their debut performance on M! Countdown on May 5, 2011.^{[citation needed]}

On July 31, it was reported that Sistar would be returning with their first official album on August 9th, titled "So Cool". In addition to the news, it was also reported that member Soyou lost 8kg (roughly 17.6 lbs.) in preparation for their comeback. Starship Entertainment stated that "fans can look forward to a more charismatic side of Sistar". ^{[17] [18]} On September 11, they won their first mutizen award at Inkigayo beating out Davichi (“Dont Say Goodbye”), Infinite (“Be Mine Remix”), Dal Shabet (“Bling Bling“), Nine Muses (“Figaro”), G.NA (“Top Girl“) and CS Numbers (“Crying With My Heart“) in the 'Take 7' nominees. ^[19]

[edit] 2012: Alone

In March, member Soyu tweeted about their eventual return to the music scene in approximately 8 months after the release of So Cool. Starship representatives have stated that the group's comeback is "very different from what they've done before".

In early April, it was announced that Sistar was going to broadcast their comeback showcase globally in 41 countries. They made their comeback on April 12th with a mini album containing six songs, titled Alone. The title track, "Alone", is described to have a strong sound, as Brave Brothers, who has produced each of their songs since their debut, has reported to "try out a new style and sound specifically for the group".

Promotions began following the release of their album, as they performed Alone on various music shows. In part of their special comeback performances, they have also performed "Lead Me".

Members [link]

Endorsements [link]

• PUMA
• Sola-C
• Plastic Island
• Clride. N
• Hyundai‘s ‘Veloster Turbo‘
• Pelicana
• Holika Holika

Discography [link]

• So Cool (2011)
• Alone (EP) (2012)

Filmography [link]

Television [link]

Videography [link]

Concert participation [link]

• 2011: KBS New York Korea Festival Concert [New Overpeck Park, New Jersey]
• 2011: Kpop Music Festival [Sydney, Australia]
• 2011: Billboard Korea's K-Pop Masters Concert^[20][MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada]
• 2012: KBS Music Bank in Paris [Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy, Paris, France]
• 2012: MBC Korean Music Wave in Google [Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, California, USA]

[edit] Awards

Music Programs [link]

Sistar's wins on Korea's televised music shows:

Trivia [link]

• Official Fan Club: Fans of Sistar are officially named as "STAR1" and are pronounced as "Style." ^[29]
• Official Balloon Color: Fuchsia

References [link]

External links [link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sistar

• Sistar on Twitter
• STAR1 (Daum Cafe)
• International Fanboard