Black Pearl (South Korean group)


Black Pearl was a South Korean girl group official made up of Oh Nami, Hwl Eun, Young Joo, and Mikka. When the group debuted in 2007 they marketed as the new girl group to dominate the girl group charts in the following years of 2007 and 2008 alongside some artist Wonder Girls, and Kara. They were also known to follow the steps of SG Wannabe, SeeYa, and M2M. In 2009 Mikka left due to personal reasons. New member Jung Min was added by 2010 or 2011. As for the 2010 and therefore the group only consisted of the following 4 until their disbandment in 2012.

History

Debut (2007)

In July 16, 2007 Black Pearl debuted on M! Countdown with their single "Joheungeol Eotteokhae". Their group vibe was of that of R&B style and then they released their 2nd digital song called "Gyeor Gug... Neojanha".The group also sang to the song "What Can I Do" on MNet as well as song "Finally You".

Multiple projects and collaborations (2008–2010)

In May 2008 Black Pearl was in the very first unit of Color Pink, Nami and Yeong Joo were 2 of the members who joined alongside Lee Hae-ri, Kang Min-kyung of Davichi and Lee Bo-ram, Kim Yeon-ji of SeeYa. This song was a success for the girls who were all part of Core Contents Media at the time. They also dueted with Korean rapper Mario live as he rapped in the middle of the song. Black Pearl sang the song "Hateful Love" from November–December 2008 At the time around 2010 Mikka left the scene from Black Pearl for personal reasons and was also noticed at the time to open her own clothing line.

First mini album: Go Go Ssing (2010)

On 2010 Black Pearl was known for their hit of the year of 2010 "Go Go Ssing“ and was sung live for four months on M! Countdown. As from their they were known as Core Contents Media next group alongside the group Co-ed School and T-ara.

Hiatus & disbandment (2011–2012)

After their hit "Go Go Ssing" the last two years for them were quiet. They all did solo activities like performing and acting and then the group dissolved with Core Contents Media not making it official.

Members

Last lineup

Na Mi - born Oh Na Mi in Seoul, South Korea on is the Leader.
Hwi Eun - born Kim Hwi Eun in Seoul, South Korea on.
Yeong Joo - born Na Yeong Joo in Seoul, South Korea.
Jung Min - born Lee Jung Min in Seoul, South Korea on.

Former

Mikka born Woo Mi Jin in Seoul, South Korea on.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles