Papaya (group)

Papaya
Papaya
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop, dance-pop
Years active	2000–2001
Labels	Winsome Media; Cream Entertainment;
Past members	Kang Kyoung-ah (2000); Joo Yeun-jung; Cho Hye-kyung; Hwang Yoon-mi (2000); Kang Se-jung;

Papaya (Korean: 파파야) was an all girl pop group from South Korea. They released two albums before becoming inactive.

History[edit]

Papaya's first album, entitled 동화 ("Fairy Tale"), was distributed by 1 Star Music and Synnara Music on August 4, 2000, and featured five members (Kang Se-jung, Joo Yeun-jung, Cho Hye-kyung, Hwang Yoon-mi, and Kang Kyoung-ah). Due to their unpopularity, Hwang Yoon-mi and Kang Kyoung-ah left the group before the release of their second album, Violet, released on May 22, 2001, under the Cream Entertainment music label.^[1]^[2]

Members[edit]

Kang Kyoung-ah (강경아) [2000]
Joo Yeun-jung (주연정)
Cho Hye-kyung (조혜경)
Hwang Yoon-mi (황윤미) [2000]
Kang Se-jung (강세정)

After disbandment[edit]

Kang Se-jung went on to acting, initially credited under stage name Go Na-eun. In 2009, she starred in Assorted Gems. She won the Excellence Award, Actress in the 2009 MBC Drama Awards for her role as eldest daughter, Gung Bi-chwi.^[3]^[4]

Hwang Yoon-mi also turned to acting and uses stage name Go Eun-chae.^[5] In September 2012, Go married musical actor Park Eun-tae.^[6]

Jo Hye-kyung became a Trot singer, using the stage name Jo Eun-sae. In 2014, she released single '비비고 (Rubbing)'.^[7]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[8]	Sales
Fairy Tale (동화)	Released: August 16, 2000 Label: Winsome Media, 1 Star Music, Synnara Music Format: CD, cassette Track listing 있을 때 잘하기 (Live House) 탐 Smile Smile 내 얘길 들어봐 꼭 약속해 Special 배려 바람끼 가면 있을 때 잘하기 (Original Ver.) Special (Remix)	27	KOR: 32,947+^[9]
Violet	Released: May 22, 2001 Label: Winsome Media, Cream Entertainment Format: CD, cassette Track listing Violet 아찔 사랑만들기 이제 Don't Move 배반 참 스무살 사랑의 속삭임 Passion Of Love Broken 사랑만들기 (Club Remix)	29	KOR: 28,012+^[10]

References[edit]

^ 파파야 (in Korean). Mnet Music. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ "K-pop Archive" 파파야 (in Korean). K-pop.or.kr. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ "서우·임주은·고나은, 안방 여주인공 꿰찬 신예들" [Seo Woo, Lim Joo-eun and Go Na-eun, rookies land main heroine roles] (in Korean). Naver.com. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
^ Kim, Hyeon-rok; Kim, Gyeo-ul (31 December 2009). "이혜영·고나은, MBC연기대상 女우수상" [Lee Hye-young, Go Na-eun MBC Drama Awards Actress Excellence Award] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ Kim, Ji-yeon (21 March 2007). "'파파야' 황윤미, 고은채로 개명 연기자 변신" [Papaya's Hwang Yoon-mi changes name to Go Eun-chae and transforms into an actress] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ "박은태 고은채 커플, 다음달 24일 백년가약" [Couple Park Eun-tae Go Eun-chae, tie the knot by next month, 24th] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ "'전국노래자랑' 조은새, 몸매 돋보인다 했더니…아이돌 출신" ['Boasting with a national song' Jo Eun-sae has an outstanding figure...so is this the birth of an idol?] (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
^
"K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- "Fairy Tale charting". Archived from the original on 2 July 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Violet charting". Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "October 2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
^ "June 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

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[papaya-1] 파파야 (in Korean). Mnet Music. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[2] "K-pop Archive" 파파야 (in Korean). K-pop.or.kr. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[3] "서우·임주은·고나은, 안방 여주인공 꿰찬 신예들" [Seo Woo, Lim Joo-eun and Go Na-eun, rookies land main heroine roles] (in Korean). Naver.com. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

[4] Kim, Hyeon-rok; Kim, Gyeo-ul (31 December 2009). "이혜영·고나은, MBC연기대상 女우수상" [Lee Hye-young, Go Na-eun MBC Drama Awards Actress Excellence Award] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[5] Kim, Ji-yeon (21 March 2007). "'파파야' 황윤미, 고은채로 개명 연기자 변신" [Papaya's Hwang Yoon-mi changes name to Go Eun-chae and transforms into an actress] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[6] "박은태 고은채 커플, 다음달 24일 백년가약" [Couple Park Eun-tae Go Eun-chae, tie the knot by next month, 24th] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[jochosun-7] "'전국노래자랑' 조은새, 몸매 돋보인다 했더니…아이돌 출신" ['Boasting with a national song' Jo Eun-sae has an outstanding figure...so is this the birth of an idol?] (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

[miak_album_sales-8] "K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
"Fairy Tale charting". Archived from the original on 2 July 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

"Violet charting". Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[9] "Fairy Tale charting". Archived from the original on 2 July 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[10] "Violet charting". Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[9] "October 2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

[10] "June 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

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