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Brave Girls in 2016.
From left to right: Eunji, Yujeong , Minyoung, Hyeran (hiatus), Yoojin (former), Hayun and Yuna. |
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Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2011 | –present
Labels | Brave Entertainment |
Associated acts | Brave Brother |
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Brave Girls (Hangul: 브레이브걸스; 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 (아나요)" 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 a medical indefinite hiatus.
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.
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".