Girl group woo!ah! will release new music for the first time in nearly a year and a half, the group’s agency, SSQ Entertainment, said Friday.
The group’s new release drops next month. Its previous release was its fourth single, “Pit-a-Pat,” which dropped in November 2022.
The members have been focusing on their solo activities during the group’s hiatus, SSQ Entertainment said.
Nana and Wooyeon competed and were finalists on Mnet’s girl group competition program “Queendom Puzzle” (2023). Nana, as a runner-up, secured a spot in project girl group EL7Z, which debuted in September with “7+UP.”
Nana has also been active as host of a number of shows including MBC M’s music program “Show Champion” (2012-), while Wooyeon has worked as an actor on TV series such as Disney+’s “Revenge of Others” (2022) and web drama “Snap and Spark” (2023).
The other members – Sora, Lucy and Minseo – have made regular appearances on the group’s YouTube channel and Weverse.
“The woo!ah! members are working hard on the album to show a new side of themselves to the fans,” SSQ Entertainment said. “We thank the fans who have waited a long time for woo!ah!’s comeback.”
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Who Are Woo!Ah!?
woo!ah! (KR: 우아!; JP: ウア！) is a five-member girl group under SSQ Entertainment. Originally as six, they debuted on May 15, 2020 with the single album “Exclamation”.
2020: Debut with “Exclamation”, Songyee’s departure, first comeback, fandom name
On March 20, 2020, NV Entertainment announced the launch of their first girl group and revealed its debuting name to be woo!ah!. On April 24, a teaser scheduler revealed the release of the group’s first single album “Exclamation” was set for May 13. However, the album’s release date was later changed to May 15.
The group officially debuted on May 15 with the single album “Exclamation”.
On August 14, NV announced that member Songyee would be leaving the group after only three months due to personal reasons.
On November 3, it was announced that the group would be making their first comeback on November 24 with a new album. The next day, a scheduler was released for the group’s second single album “Qurious”.
On December 25, the group revealed through a Christmas VLIVE broadcast that their fandom name is Wow. The name’s meaning refers to the “exciting moments ‘Wows’ will spend with Woo!ah!.”
2021: “Wish” and “Shining Bright”
On May 7, a teaser photo posted on the group’s social medias announced their comeback with their third single album, “Wish”. “Wish” was released on May 27 with “Purple” serving as the single’s title track.
On November 12, woo!ah!, BAE173, and Ciipher released the collaboration single “Shining Bright”. The single served as the campaign song for the 2021 World K-POP Concert (K-Culture Festival), which was held November 13–14 at KINTEX in Ilsan, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do.
2022: “Catch the Stars”, Joy, “Pit-a-Pat”
On December 17, 2021, NV Entertainment announced that woo!ah! would be coming back on January 4, 2022 with a digital single. Later on December 27, they announced that the title of the single is “Catch the Stars”. During their second anniversary, their company revealed that the group would be making a comeback in June. At midnight on May 20, it was announced that Woo!ah! would be releasing their first mini album, Joy, on June 9.
On November 6, it was announced that they would be releasing their fourth single album, “Pit-a-Pat”, on November 16.
2024: Upcoming comeback
On January 11, 2024, SSQ Entertainment revealed that woo!ah! would be releasing a new album in the first half of the year. On March 21, it was announced that the group will have their comeback in April.
Members
| Name | Position(s)[17][18] | Years active |
|---|---|---|
| Nana (나나) | Leader, Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Lead Rapper, Visual | 2020–present |
| Wooyeon (우연) | Lead Vocalist, Visual | 2020–present |
| Sora (소라) | Sub Vocalist | 2020–present |
| Lucy (루시) | Main Rapper, Lead Dancer | 2020–present |
| Minseo (민서) | Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Maknae (2020-present) | 2020–present |
| Former | ||
| Songyee (송이) | Sub Vocalist, Sub Rapper, Maknae (2020) | 2020 |