AOA Black is a subgroup of the South Korean girl group AOA, formed by FNC Entertainment in 2013. It is currently composed of two AOA members: Yuna and former member Youkyung, as the guest member. Youkyung left the agency of the group in October 2016, but she is still part of the group as a guest member. Choa left the group and sub-unit on June 30, 2017, while Mina left the group in May 2019 and Jimin in July 2020. The group is notable for their debut single album, "Moya".
History
2013-2019: Debut and departures from FNC
During the early year of 2013, FNC Entertainment officially announced the formation of the subgroup. In early July of the same year, the label began providing teasers of the members on their upcoming debut. Their debut single album, "Moya", was released on July 26, 2013. Download sales were up to 171,475 with physical CD sales at 2,692 according to Gaon Music Chart. AOA Black made their first comeback appearance on the October 10 broadcast of KM's Music Triangle and performed the band version of "Get Out" for the first time. The band made their second appearance on the October 12 broadcast of Music Bank. In an interview made by FNC on January 2016, it was announced that the group will most likely to have their comeback. On October 15, 2016, it was announced that Youkyung had left the agency and group following the end of her contract, but would be a guest member in any future AOA Black activities. Soon afterwards Jimin posted a photo of all eight members on Instagram with the caption simply reading "AOA". On June 22, 2017, Choa announced her departure from AOA. FNC Entertainment initially denied the statement, but on June 30, they confirmed Choa left the group. On May 13, 2019, it was announced that Mina would be leaving AOA after deciding not to renew her contract with FNC Entertainment in order pursue an acting career. On July 4, 2020, it was announced that Jimin would leave AOA following bullying allegations by former member Mina.
