Sugar (Hangul: 슈가, Japanese: シュガー) was a South Korean girl group formed by Starworld in 2001. The group's final lineup was composed of Ahyoomee, Hye Seung and Lee Ha Rin.
During their career, the group saw moderate success in the Korean music market and released multiple songs in Japan. Sugar's Japanese singles "Take It Shake It" and "Real Identity" were notably the theme songs for Kaleido Star, a popular anime.
The group officially disbanded after their contract with Starworld expired in December 2006,[1] while only Ahyoomee maintained her career with Starworld until 2007 before transferring to the Starworld's affiliated label SM Entertainment.
The company that formed Sugar, Starworld was a company founded in 1997 by Lee Soo-Young, the member of the South Korean group "Runway" (활주로; Hwaljuro)[2] and father of the South Korean-American singer Sunny.[3] Sugar made their first public appearance on music show in December 2001 with the pre-debut single "Sweet Love". The group later released their debut album, Tell Me Why, with the single "Tell Me Why" on March 13, 2002. Sugar was most compared by fans to the female groups M.I.L.K. and Shinvi for their similar musical styles and images. Many girl groups during this time only released a debut album before leaving the music market. However, Sugar returned in 2003 with the release of their second album, Shine on June 18. Member Sae Byul changed her stage name to Hye Seung (her real name) ahead of their comeback.
Sugar made their official debut in Japan with the release of their first album titled Double Rainbow, with the first single "Go the Distance" on February 4, 2004. They released the single〈All my loving / Cherry Blossom Train (Sakura 列車)〉and〈Wind and Flowers (Wind and Flowers) / Present / Heart & Soul〉Subsequently, in March and July, they were used as the soundtrack of the anime Kaleido Star. The singles and album all charted and were met with moderate success.
Sugar released their 2.5th Korean album titled Secret on October 6, 2004. After the release, member Jung Eum decided to leave the group and pursue a solo career in December 2004.[4][5] Following Jung Eum's departure, new member Lee Harin was added to the group to replace Jung Eum's position in January 2005.[6] With the new line-up, Sugar released their fourth Japanese single, a ballad titled "Heartful" on February 16. Six months later, Sugar released their fifth Japanese single titled "Sunflower / LOVEACCELE". It was able to reach #29 on the Oricon and remained on the charts for 7 weeks.
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Sugar released their third Korean album, Sweet Lips in September 2005. In the same year, they released their second Japanese album, COLORS 4 WISHES on November 2. Member Soo Jin then announced her departure from Sugar to pursue an acting career in May 2006. Following her departure, Sugar released a DVD entitled "7 STARS", which contained all of their Japanese music videos. In July 2006, member Ahyoomee began her career as solo singer but remained with the group. Sugar remained in their hiatus and reported that they would add a new member to replace Soo Jin.
On December 20, 2006, their contract with Starworld expired and it was announced through KBS World Radio that the group had disbanded. It was stated that each of the current members wanted to embark on solo careers and that the company decided not to renew their contract with the members. Ahyoomee continued under Starworld to pursue a solo career before transferring to Starworld affiliated label SM Entertainment. Hye Seung planned to become an actress, while Harin aimed to begin a music career in Japan.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Sugar South Korean group news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Sugar Hangul 슈가 Japanese シュガー was a South Korean girl group formed by Starworld in 2001 The group s final lineup was composed of Ahyoomee Hye Seung and Lee Ha Rin SugarGenresK popJ popYears active2001 2006LabelsStarworld South Korea Toy s Factory Japan Past membersAhyoomee Hye Seung Lee Ha Rin Hwang Jung eum Park Soo jin During their career the group saw moderate success in the Korean music market and released multiple songs in Japan Sugar s Japanese singles Take It Shake It and Real Identity were notably the theme songs for Kaleido Star a popular anime The group officially disbanded after their contract with Starworld expired in December 2006 1 while only Ahyoomee maintained her career with Starworld until 2007 before transferring to the Starworld s affiliated label SM Entertainment Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Single albums 3 3 Singles 4 Awards 5 Korean Music Videos 6 Japanese Music Videos 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe company that formed Sugar Starworld was a company founded in 1997 by Lee Soo Young the member of the South Korean group Runway 활주로 Hwaljuro 2 and father of the South Korean American singer Sunny 3 Sugar made their first public appearance on music show in December 2001 with the pre debut single Sweet Love The group later released their debut album Tell Me Why with the single Tell Me Why on March 13 2002 Sugar was most compared by fans to the female groups M I L K and Shinvi for their similar musical styles and images Many girl groups during this time only released a debut album before leaving the music market However Sugar returned in 2003 with the release of their second album Shine on June 18 Member Sae Byul changed her stage name to Hye Seung her real name ahead of their comeback Sugar made their official debut in Japan with the release of their first album titled Double Rainbow with the first single Go the Distance on February 4 2004 They released the single All my loving Cherry Blossom Train Sakura 列車 and Wind and Flowers Wind and Flowers Present Heart amp Soul Subsequently in March and July they were used as the soundtrack of the anime Kaleido Star The singles and album all charted and were met with moderate success Sugar released their 2 5th Korean album titled Secret on October 6 2004 After the release member Jung Eum decided to leave the group and pursue a solo career in December 2004 4 5 Following Jung Eum s departure new member Lee Harin was added to the group to replace Jung Eum s position in January 2005 6 With the new line up Sugar released their fourth Japanese single a ballad titled Heartful on February 16 Six months later Sugar released their fifth Japanese single titled Sunflower LOVEACCELE It was able to reach 29 on the Oricon and remained on the charts for 7 weeks nbsp Park Soo jin Sugar released their third Korean album Sweet Lips in September 2005 In the same year they released their second Japanese album COLORS 4 WISHES on November 2 Member Soo Jin then announced her departure from Sugar to pursue an acting career in May 2006 Following her departure Sugar released a DVD entitled 7 STARS which contained all of their Japanese music videos In July 2006 member Ahyoomee began her career as solo singer but remained with the group Sugar remained in their hiatus and reported that they would add a new member to replace Soo Jin On December 20 2006 their contract with Starworld expired and it was announced through KBS World Radio that the group had disbanded It was stated that each of the current members wanted to embark on solo careers and that the company decided not to renew their contract with the members Ahyoomee continued under Starworld to pursue a solo career before transferring to Starworld affiliated label SM Entertainment Hye Seung planned to become an actress while Harin aimed to begin a music career in Japan Members editAhyoomee December 2001 December 2006 Hye Seung December 2001 December 2006 Lee Ha rin January 2005 December 2006 Park Soo jin December 2001 May 2006 Hwang Jung eum December 2001 December 2004 Discography editStudio albums edit Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR 7 JPN 8 Korean Tell Me Why Released March 13 2002 Label Starworld Format CD cassette Shine Released June 16 2003 Label Starworld Format CD cassette Sweet Lips Released September 22 2005 Label Starworld Format CD cassette 21 KOR 7 806 9 Japanese Double Rainbow Released February 4 2004 Label Toy s Factory Format CD cassette Colors 4 Wishes Released November 14 2005 Label Toy s Factory Format CD cassette 138 denotes album did not chart or wasn t released in that region Single albums edit Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR 7 Secret Released October 6 2004 Label Starworld Format CD 25 KOR 5 148 10 Singles edit Japanese Go The Distance 2004 All My Loving サクラ列車 2004 風と花束 Present Heart amp Soul 2004 Heartful 2005 ひまわり Loveaccele 2005 Awards editYear Awards 2002 SBS Music Awards Choice Award 2004 SBS Music Awards Best Dance Award Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Female Video 11 Korean Music Videos editYear Song Length 2001 Sweet Love 12 4 20 2002 Tell Me Why 13 3 58 Fade Away 14 3 55 2003 Shine 15 3 52 2004 Secret 16 3 52 2005 Wise Farewell 17 3 42Japanese Music Videos editYear Song Length 2004 All My Loving 18 4 40 Go The Distance 19 5 21 Faraway 20 3 06 Wind And Bouquet 21 4 49 2005 Heartful 22 5 16 Sunflower 23 3 54References edit KPOP News Sugar disbands officially KBS World Radio 2006 12 20 Archived from the original on 2007 01 13 Retrieved 2013 01 25 회 사 소 개 Archived from the original on 2002 06 04 써니 아버지와 한무대 대학밴드 활주로 50주년 공연 3 November 2017 황정음 슈가 탈퇴이유 밝혀 사실은 Review Star in Korean 9 January 2012 Archived from the original on 29 November 2018 Retrieved 19 July 2022 Ko Hong ju 13 January 2013 Ayumi Denies Her Tweet Was Aimed at Hwang Jung Eum enewsWorld Archived from the original on 13 April 2013 Retrieved 2013 03 15 SUGAR s Lee Harin releases a new song StarN via Yahoo 2012 05 26 Archived from the original on 2014 03 22 Retrieved 25 January 2013 a b K pop Album Sales Volume in Korean Recording Industry Association of Korea Archived from the original on 2009 02 19 Retrieved 2019 03 16 Sweet Lips charting Archived from the original on 2009 05 18 Secret charting Archived from the original on 2009 02 05 Weekly Album Ranking Oricon in Japanese Archived from the original on 2011 07 22 Retrieved 2019 03 16 Colors 4 Wishes charting Archived from the original on 2021 05 25 Retrieved 2019 03 17 September 2005 K pop Album Sales Volume in Korean Recording Industry Association of Korea Archived from the original on 2009 05 18 Retrieved 2019 03 16 October 2004 K pop Album Sales Volume in Korean Recording Industry Association of Korea Archived from the original on 2009 02 05 Retrieved 2019 03 16 2004 M net Korean Music Festival Winners list Archived 2015 07 01 at the Wayback Machine MAMA Retrieved 2014 06 12 슈가 스위트 러브 MV 2001 YouTube 2014 01 17 Archived from the original on 2014 07 19 Retrieved 2014 06 05 Sugar Tell Me Why MV YouTube Archived from the original on 2014 07 19 Retrieved 2014 06 05 슈가 Sugar Fade Away Official YouTube 2013 11 18 Archived from the original on 2014 07 19 Retrieved 2014 06 05 슈가 Sugar 샤인 MV YouTube 2013 08 10 Archived from the original on 2014 07 19 Retrieved 2014 06 05 Sugar 슈가 Secret HD YouTube 2011 01 10 Archived from the original on 2014 07 19 Retrieved 2014 06 05 슈가 현명한 이별 MV 2005 YouTube 2014 01 17 Archived from the original on 2014 07 19 Retrieved 2014 06 05 Sugar All My Loving HD YouTube Archived from the original on 2014 07 19 Retrieved 2014 06 05 Sugar Go The Distance HD YouTube 2011 01 11 Archived from the original on 2014 07 19 Retrieved 2014 06 05 Sugar 遥 Haruka HD YouTube Archived from the original on 2014 07 19 Retrieved 2014 06 05 Sugar 風と花束 Kaze to Hanataba HD YouTube 2011 01 10 Archived from the original on 2014 07 19 Retrieved 2014 06 05 Sugar Heartful HD YouTube 2011 01 11 Archived from the original on 2014 07 19 Retrieved 2014 06 05 Sugar ひまわり Himawari HD YouTube 2011 01 10 Archived from the original on 2014 07 19 Retrieved 2014 06 05 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sugar Sugar in naver people Official profile in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sugar South Korean group amp oldid 1210560137, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
