# WOOAH

WOOAH (/wuɑː/; wuu-AH; Korean: 우아!; RR: Ua!; formerly known as woo!ah!) is a South Korean girl group launched by NV Entertainment (now SSQ Entertainment), and currently consists of members Nana, Wooyeon, Sora, Lucy, and Minseo. The group debuted on May 13, 2020. Originally a six-member group, Songyee left in August 2020 due to personal reasons.

## History

On March 20, 2020, the girl group woo!ah! was announced, and was revealed to be produced by NV Entertainment's director Han Ji-seok and CEO Kim Kyu-sang. Han is an overseas entertainment expert and had worked in SM Entertainment and Kakao M, while Kim is a creative director and had produced and directed numerous artists representing Korea.

### 2020: Debut with Exclamation, Songyee's departure and Qurious

On April 24, the release schedule for the group's debut single album, Exclamation, was published. Subsequently, image and solo film teasers for the members were released in the order: Wooyeon, Minseo, Lucy, Songyee, Sora, and Nana. The group made their debut on May 13 through a press showcase held at the Spigen Hall in Gangnam. However, the releases of the single album Exclamation and the music video for the title track woo!ah! was postponed to May 15, in order to show more completeness in the group through improvements in both releases.
On August 14, NV Entertainment announced that Songyee would leave the group due to personal reasons.
The group made their comeback on November 24 with their second single album Qurious. The group held a press showcase and a comeback showcase for the release one day earlier.

### 2021–2023: Wish, Catch the Star, Joy, Pit-a-Pat, and Queendom Puzzle

On May 7, 2021, a teaser photo posted on the group's social medias announced their comeback with their third single album, "Wish". "Wish" was released on May 27 with "Purple" serving as the single's title track.
On January 4, 2022, the group released their first pre-release digital single titled "Catch the Stars". On June 9, 2022, the group released their first extended play Joy and its lead single "Danger". The group's previous single "Catch the Stars" was also included in the EP. On November 16, 2022, the group released their fourth single album Pit-a-Pat and its lead single "Rollercoaster".
Members Nana and Wooyeon have participated in Mnet's reality competition show Queendom Puzzle. Nana eventually finished in 2nd place, placing her in the final lineup of the supergroup El7z Up, while Wooyeon finished in 9th place.

### 2024–present: Company name change, Blush

On January 1, 2024, NV entertainment changed their name to SSQ Entertainment. On March 27, it was reported that the group will be comeback in April. Later, it was announced that the group will be making their comeback on April 8, with the 2nd digital single "BLUSH", composed by Ryan S. Jhun. On April 1, the group released a promotion scheduler for the single. On April 5, the group's social media accounts were changed from woo!ah! to WOOAH. On April 8, the music video "Blush" was released.

## Members

Current
* Nana (나나) – leader
* Wooyeon (우연)
* Sora (소라)
* Lucy (루시)
* Minseo (민서)
Former
* Songyee (송이)

## Discography
### Extended plays

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| Joy | Released: June 9, 2022 Label: NV Entertainment, Kakao Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Danger" (단거) "Joyride" "Go Away" "Switch Up" "Straight Up" "Catch the Stars" (별 따러 가자) | 13 | KOR: 32,666 |

### Single albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| Exclamation | Released: May 15, 2020 Label: NV Entertainment, Kakao M Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "woo!ah!" (우아!) "Payday" | 20 | KOR: 5,522 |
| Qurious | Released: November 24, 2020 Label: NV Entertainment, Kakao M Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Round & Round" (빙빙빙) "Bad Girl" "I Don't Miss U" | 33 | KOR: 4,036 |
| Wish | Released: May 27, 2021 Label: NV Entertainment, Kakao Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Scaredy Cat" (겁쟁이) "Purple" "Pandora" | 10 | KOR: 14,670 |
| Pit-a-Pat | Released: November 16, 2022 Label: NV Entertainment, Kakao Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Rollercoaster" "Love Thing" | 19 | KOR: 34,246 |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR Down. | Album |
| "woo!ah!" (우아!) | 2020 | — | Exclamation |
| "Bad Girl" | 2020 | — | Qurious |
| "Purple" | 2021 | 135 | Wish |
| "Catch the Stars" (별 따러 가자) | 2022 | 54 | Joy |
| "Danger" (단거) | 2022 | 110 | Joy |
| "Rollercoaster" | 2022 | 65 | Pit-a-Pat |
| "Blush" | 2024 | 36 | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||

### Collaborations

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Shining Bright" (with BAE173, Ciipher) | 2021 | Shining Bright |

## Videography
### Music videos

| Year | Title | Album | Director(s) |
| 2020 | "woo!ah!" | Exclamation | Min-kwang Seop (Flying Blue Whale) |
| 2020 | "Payday" (Performance Video) | Exclamation | Spring Kim (LAUFL) |
| 2020 | "Bad Girl" | Qurious | Bo-Hyeong Kim (FantazyLab) |
| 2021 | "I Don't Miss U" | Qurious | Spring Kim (LAUFL) |
| 2021 | "Purple" | Wish | Spring Kim (LAUFL) |
| 2022 | "Catch the Stars" | Joy | Unknown |
| 2022 | "Danger" | Joy | Spring Kim (LAUFL) |
| 2022 | "Rollercoaster" | Pit-a-Pat | Jong-seong Kim (Studio Dalmoo) |
| 2024 | "Blush" | Blush | Unknown |
| 2024 | "Secret Princess" | | Unknown |

## Awards and nominations
### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
| Billboard Korea | 2021 | Best Rookie | Placed | |