Wassup (band)
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From left to right: Dain, Woojoo, Nari, Jinju, Nada, Sujin, Jiae
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, hip hop, dancehall |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Mafia Record, Sony Music |
| Website | Official website |
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Wassup (Hangul: 와썹, stylised as WA$$UP) are an seven-member South Korean girl group formed under Sony Music and Mafia Records. The group consists of Jinju, Sujin, Nada, Nari, Jiae, Woojoo, and Dain. They debuted with their song, "Wassup", on the August 7, 2013 episode of Show Champion.
On August 3, 2013, Sony Music announced a girl group which had been training for three years, with a dancehall genre of music and the dance of twerking. Sony Music said, "Wassup will be different from other girl groups. They aim to spread hip hop music through their numerous activities." On August 7, the group released their debut music video "Wassup". Later held their debut performance on Show Champion. On September 4, the group released the music video for "Hotter than a Summer", a reggae track composed by Red Roc and written by YE YO. On November 20, 2013, the group released their first EP, Nom Nom Nom, alongside a music video for the lead single of the same name. They had their debut performance of the song the same day. The Nom Nom Nom EP entered the Gaon Korean album charts at number 23.
On June 9, 2014, Wassup released a music video for the single "Fire". The video was made to celebrate the 2014 FIFA World Cup hosted in Brazil. The video featured the band playing football in Brazilian and South Korean jerseys. Wassup's Showtime EP entered the Gaon Korean album chart at number 48. On December 8, 2014, they released a music video for "Shut Up U".
On January 18, 2015, the group released a video for "Stupid Liar". The video was blocked in multiple countries on copyright grounds. The video was rereleased on January 26, 2015. On December 25, 2015 the group released a Christmas Special Clip to the song 안아줘, from Showtime EP.
On November 27, 2015, member Woojoo said to have sprained her ankle while practicing dance moves causing the comeback to be delayed later. On February 3, 2016 Wassup released a collaborative single with Madtown and Rooftop House Studio, "내 맘을 아냐고 Do You Know How I Feel".
On August 9, 2013, main rapper Nada released the music video for her first official solo song "Bang Bang". On 2013 September 24, Sony Music released rookie rapper KK 'Boys Be' featuring all Wassup members and Jewelry's Semi. On September 26, a music video for Demion featuring Wassup's Woojoo was released. On May 18, 2014 Nada made an appearance in the song "Domperii" by Pharaoh, along with Red Roc. On May 24, 2014 Nada and Nari participated in the song "We Are The Champs" by the Brazilian group Champs from JS Entertainment. In March 2015, Nada was featured on The GITA's single "Pendulum". In September 2015, Wa$$up was featured on TĀLĀ & MssingNo's single "Tell Me". On February 2, 2016 NADA released her 1st mixtape "Homework" (홈워크) with 6 tracks for free on the internet. In July 2016,Nada participated in Unpretty Rapstar 3. She lost out to Giant Pink in the finals. Nada surprised everyone and won 4 out of 7 tracks on the show.
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