Papaya (group)

Papaya (Korean: 파파야) was an all girl pop group from South Korea. They released two albums before becoming inactive.

Papaya
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop, dance-pop
Years active	2000 (2000)–2001
Labels	Winsome Media Cream Entertainment
Past members	Kang Kyoung-ah (2000) Joo Yeun-jung Cho Hye-kyung Hwang Yoon-mi (2000) Kang Se-jung

History

Papaya's first album, entitled 동화 ("Fairy Tale"), was distributed by 1 Star Music and Synnara Music on August 4, 2000, and featured five members (Kang Se-jung, Joo Yeun-jung, Cho Hye-kyung, Hwang Yoon-mi, and Kang Kyoung-ah). Due to their unpopularity, Hwang Yoon-mi and Kang Kyoung-ah left the group before the release of their second album, Violet, released on May 22, 2001, under the Cream Entertainment music label.^[1][2]

Members

• Kang Kyoung-ah (강경아) [2000]
• Joo Yeun-jung (주연정)
• Cho Hye-kyung (조혜경)
• Hwang Yoon-mi (황윤미) [2000]
• Kang Se-jung (강세정)

After disbandment

Kang Se-jung went on to acting, initially credited under stage name Go Na-eun. In 2009, she starred in Assorted Gems. She won the Excellence Award, Actress in the 2009 MBC Drama Awards for her role as eldest daughter, Gung Bi-chwi.^[3][4]

Hwang Yoon-mi also turned to acting and uses stage name Go Eun-chae.^[5] In September 2012, Go married musical actor Park Eun-tae.^[6]

Jo Hye-kyung became a Trot singer, using the stage name Jo Eun-sae. In 2014, she released single '비비고 (Rubbing)'.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [8]
Fairy Tale (동화)	Released: August 16, 2000 Label: Winsome Media, 1 Star Music, Synnara Music Format: CD, cassette Track listing 있을 때 잘하기 (Live House) 탐 Smile Smile 내 얘길 들어봐 꼭 약속해 Special 배려 바람끼 가면 있을 때 잘하기 (Original Ver.) Special (Remix)	27	KOR: 32,947+[9]
Violet	Released: May 22, 2001 Label: Winsome Media, Cream Entertainment Format: CD, cassette Track listing Violet 아찔 사랑만들기 이제 Don't Move 배반 참 스무살 사랑의 속삭임 Passion Of Love Broken 사랑만들기 (Club Remix)	29	KOR: 28,012+[10]

References

1. 파파야 (in Korean). Mnet Music. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
2. "K-pop Archive" 파파야 (in Korean). K-pop.or.kr. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
3. "서우·임주은·고나은, 안방 여주인공 꿰찬 신예들" [Seo Woo, Lim Joo-eun and Go Na-eun, rookies land main heroine roles] (in Korean). Naver.com. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
4. Kim, Hyeon-rok; Kim, Gyeo-ul (31 December 2009). "이혜영·고나은, MBC연기대상 女우수상" [Lee Hye-young, Go Na-eun MBC Drama Awards Actress Excellence Award] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
5. Kim, Ji-yeon (21 March 2007). "'파파야' 황윤미, 고은채로 개명 연기자 변신" [Papaya's Hwang Yoon-mi changes name to Go Eun-chae and transforms into an actress] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
6. "박은태 고은채 커플, 다음달 24일 백년가약" [Couple Park Eun-tae Go Eun-chae, tie the knot by next month, 24th] (in Korean). Starnews/Money Today. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
7. "'전국노래자랑' 조은새, 몸매 돋보인다 했더니…아이돌 출신" ['Boasting with a national song' Jo Eun-sae has an outstanding figure...so is this the birth of an idol?] (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
8. "K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

   • "Fairy Tale charting". Archived from the original on 2 July 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
   • "Violet charting". Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
9. "October 2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
10. "June 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2018.