AOA Black

AOA Black was a subgroup of the South Korean girl group AOA, formed by FNC Entertainment in 2013. Youkyung left the agency of the group in October 2016, but would remain as a guest member for future activities. Choa left the group and sub-unit on June 30, 2017,[1] while Mina left the group in May 2019, Jimin in July 2020, and Yuna in January 2021.[2] The group is notable for their debut single album, "Moya".

AOA Black
Members Yuna, Mina, Jimin in October 2013
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2013–2016[lower-alpha 1]
Labels
Associated actsAOA
Past members

History

2013-2021: Debut and departures from FNC

During the early year of 2013, FNC Entertainment officially announced the formation of the subgroup.[3] In early July of the same year, the label began providing teasers of the members on their upcoming debut.[4]

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.[5]

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.[3] The band made their second appearance on the October 12 broadcast of Music Bank.[3]

In an interview made by FNC on January 2016, it was announced that the group will most likely to have their comeback.[6]

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.[7] Soon afterwards Jimin posted a photo of all eight members on Instagram with the caption simply reading "AOA".[8]

On June 22, 2017, Choa announced her departure from AOA.[9] FNC Entertainment initially denied the statement,[10] but on June 30, they confirmed Choa left the group.[11]

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.[12]

On January 1, 2021, it was announced that Yuna would leave FNC following the expiration of her contract.[13]

Notes
  1. By 2021 all members had left FNC thus resulting in an unofficial disbandment. However the group has been inactive since 2016.

Discography
Main article: AOA discography
List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Gaon[14]		 KOR
Hot 100[15]
"Moya" 2013 3321 Moya
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

References
  1. "Aoa 유경, 5년만에 소속팀 탈퇴…fnc와 계약해지(종합)".
  2. "소속 아티스트 서유나와의 전속 계약 종료 안내". FNC Entertainment. January 1, 2021.
  3. "AOA to Promote ′Get Out′ in First Week with Five Member Band Unit, AOA Black". enewsworld.mnet.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  4. "AOA's band unit, AoA Black, put on their thinking caps for a new teaser image". allkpop.com. July 11, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  5. 2012년 10월 (October 2012) Album Chart. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  6. "AOA Shares Plans for New Album in 2016 and AOA Black Comeback".
  7. Do, K. (October 14, 2016). "AOA's Youkyung Leaves FNC Entertainment, Agency Explains".
  8. Do, K. (October 15, 2016). "AOA's Jimin Posts On Instagram Following Youkyung's Departure".
  9. "초아, 팀 탈퇴…에이오에이(AOA)는 초아의 빈자리를 채울 수 있을까?" (in Korean). Top Star News. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  10. "초아 "AOA 탈퇴" VS FNC "결정된 사안 아냐"… 엇갈린 의견" (in Korean). Ten Asia. 2017-06-22.
  11. "[단독] AOA 초아, 사실상 팀 탈퇴 확정" (in Korean). eNews24.
  12. "지민, AOA 탈퇴...FNC 측 "모든 연예 활동 중단"(공식)". Naver. July 3, 2020.
  13. "소속 아티스트 서유나와의 전속 계약 종료 안내". FNC Entertainment. January 1, 2021. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  14. "Gaon chart". 2015-02-05. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05.
  15. "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2015.


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