D.Holic (Cor .: 디 홀릭) is a South Korean women's group created under the direction of H. Mate Entertainment in 2014. The structure includes 5 participants, since the debut they lost 5 members, and after that 4 more people were added to the line. The current line-up consists of Rena, Nayeon and Yuji. Since its debut, the group has released one mini-album: Chewy (2015) and three single albums: D.Holic Dark With Dignity (2014), Murphy & Sally (2015) and Color Me Rad (2016) )
| D.Holic | |
|---|---|
| Genre | K-pop, dance, synthpop, R&B, hip hop |
| Years | 2014 - present |
| A country |  The Republic of Korea |
| City | Seoul |
| Other name | 디 홀릭 |
| Language of songs | Korean |
| Label | Star Road Entertainment |
| Composition | Rena Nayeon Yuji |
| Former the participants | Nine Dunby Dury Hami Hwangjon Iji |
| starroadent.com/30 | |
Content
History
2014: Debut
D.Holic debuted in October 2014 with the release of their first single, “I Do Not Know (몰라요),” featured in the digital album “Dark from Dignity”. The song could not take a single major place in the charts and portals.
2015: Chewy, Nine and Murphy & Sally Care
In July 2015, they released their first mini-album called “Chewy” (쫄깃 쫄깃), the title track of which bears the same name. The music video for the song has collected over 2 million views on YouTube. A little later, the song was presented at such musical shows as: M! Countdown, The Show, Inkigayo. Despite the progress of the song, as well as the uploaded music video, the song did not reach any heights in the Korean charts, as well as on the portals. The mini-album “Chewy” was able to take 19th and 69th places on the Gaon weekly and monthly album chart.
On August 28, 2015, it was announced that Nine had left the group for health reasons. A new member, Hwajon, was added shortly after the promotion.
In November 2015, the band released their first single with a new female lineup member, “Murphy & Sally” (와 샐리 샐리). This pop song was dedicated to EDM, about self-improvement, which means a complete turn from the sexual image that the group has used since its debut to a sweet and innocent concept. However, as before, the song did not achieve commercial success, as it could not hit the charts on any major Korean music portal, however this is the only album that has outlined 33rd place in the Gaon album chart.
2016: Changes in roster and “ Color Me Rad”
On July 5, 2016, it was announced that Dunby and Dury decided to leave the group for health reasons and also because their contracts were expiring. After, Iji joined the group. Initially, she wore a mask for performances, as well as a showcase for a digital single, but when asked if Iji was considered a “secret member” of the group, D.Holic announced that they would continue to advance as a group of four.
On July 6, 2016, the Girl Band returned with the new digital single, Color Me Rad. The online forum said that if the group does not sell at least 1,500 physical copies of the mini-album, they will disband. Due to success in digital sales, the number has been reduced to 1300.
Rumors spread on the Internet noted that the unknown company was so loved by the public that they bought all the remaining copies, although this was never confirmed by a reliable source.
2017: Label change and further composition change
mino On January 17, 2017, it was confirmed that the band had changed their label to Star Road Entertainment.
On February 10, 2017, it was announced that Hami and Hwajon had left the group. Two new members, Nayeon and Eugene decided to join D.Holic.
February 18, 2017 D.Holic performed their new song “Let's Go To The World (세계 로 로)” with new members at the K-Drama Festa in Pyeongchang. At the end of March, Iji confirmed that she had left the group.
Members
Current
- Rena (cor .: 레나), real name: Sekioka Rena (Japanese: 関 岡 玲奈) was born on June 29, 1991 (25 years old).
- Nayeon (cor .: 나영).
- Eugene (cor .: 유진).
Former
- Nine (cor.: 나인), real name: Gu Min Hee (cor .: 구민희).
- Dunbi (cor .: 단비), real name is Jan Dan Bi (cor: 장 단비).
- Dury (cor .: 두리), real name: Kim Du Ri (cor: 김두리).
- Hami (Cor .: 하미), real name: Wang Ha Mi (Chinese: 王 哈密).
- Hwangjon (cor .: 화정), real name: Kang Hwa Joon (cor: 강화정).
- Iji (cor .: 이제이), real name: Song Yong Ji (cor: 송은주).
Discography
Mini Albums
| Year | Album Details | Chart Positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kor | |||
| Chewy |
| nineteen |
|
Single Albums
| Title | Album Details | Chart Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Kor | ||
| Dark with dignity |
| - |
| Murphy and sally |
| 33 |
| Color me rad |
| - |
Singles
| Title | Year | Positions in charts | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kor | |||
| “I Don't Know” (몰라요) | 2014 | - | Dark with dignity |
| "Without you" | - | ||
| Chewy (쫄깃 쫄깃) | 2015 | - | Chewy |
| Murphy And Sally (머피 와 샐리) | - | Murphy and sally | |
| "Color Me Rad" | 2016 | - | Color me rad |
| “Let's Go To The World” (가자 세계 로) | 2017 | - | N / a |
Links
- http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt3iSHlDOTk
- http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/07/dholic-finally-drops-mv-for-color-me-rad
- https://www.soompi.com/2016/07/05/girl-group-d-holic-make-comeback-new-lineup-changes/
- https://www.soompi.com/2015/08/27/girl-group-d-holics-nine-officially-leaves-group/
- http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL
- http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=07&hitYear=2015&termGbn=month