Sunny Hill
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Sunny Hill at The Voice Of Korea press conference in February 2012
(L–R: Seungah, Jubi, Kota, Misung) |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Associated acts | LOEN Tree |
| Website | Sunny Hill Official Profile Page |
| Members |
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| Past members | Janghyun |
Sunny Hill (Hangul: 써니힐) is a South Korean girl group (formerly a co-ed group) formed in 2007 by For Everyone Media. The group currently consists of Misung, Jubi, Seung-Ah, and Kota.
Sunny Hill debuted in September 2007 as a co-ed group consisting of members Janghyun, Jubi, and Seung Ah. Their first release was the single album Love Letter, which later won the Excellent Newcomer Album award. Following this success, the group released their second single album, 2008 My Summer. The group then had a musical hiatus, and only released various songs for film and drama soundtracks.
Following their musical hiatus, Sunny Hill unexpectedly changed labels to Nega Network, home of girl group Brown Eyed Girls. Nega Network later introduced a new member Kota for the group.
Sunny Hill was quickly thrown into their first project under Nega Network by featuring on Narsha's digital single "Mamma Mia". Janghyun did not vocally participate in the track, but was featured in the music video. The group quickly became known as "Narsha's Group", due to lack of popularity amongst fans of K-pop. Following promotions of "Mamma Mia", Nega Network introduced a new member for the group, Misung. The quintet released single "Pit-A-Pat" for the Korean drama The Greatest Love. The song attracted much attention and charted high.
Sunny Hill made another unexpected label change to LOEN Entertainment. On June 3, 2011, Sunny Hill's first extended play, Midnight Circus with the same title track as the album name. On August 4, 2011, Sunny Hill released their follow-up ballad, Pray. The song continued the group's growing popularity and charted on the Top 10 of the Gaon Chart, despite there being no live promotions.
On January 13, 2012, Sunny Hill made their comeback with their first maxi-styled single The Grasshoppers. On January 20, It was announced that Janghyun would be entering his mandatory military service on January 31. The single peaked at the Top 3 of the Gaon Chart.
On April 14, it was announced that Sunny Hill would be making comeback as four-member girl group with digital single, Is The White Horse Coming?. Sunny Hill released their digital single Is The White Horse Coming? on April 19. The next day, it was reported that the song had topped in the several music site such as Soribada, Melon, Mnet, and Bugs.
On December 6, Sunny Hill's second extended play, Antique Romance with the title track Goodbye to Romance. The title track was describe about the members' first love story. The album was successful and both songs of the album reached the Top 10 songs in Gaon Chart.
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