MYGIRL

**MYGIRL** (Korean: 마이걸; PR: 'Maigeol**'**) is a 7 member girl group under SUNNY CREATIVE, consisting of members Seohyun, Dawon, Iris, Arin, Mae, Myri, and Saki. The group debuted on January 19, 2021, with the release of their single, "Popsicle". The group has gone through lineup changes over time.

## History

### 2019: Original Lineup, Debut With Popsicle, 3 Comebacks

The group made their debut on January 1st, 2019 with the single "Popsicle". At the time the group was signed under Aura Entertainment. The original lineup consisted of 10 members. Dawon, Jiwon, Jisu, Arin, Jieun, Seohyun, Eunji, Iris, Yena, and Ani. The album sold 5,024 copies in total, with decent success for coming from a small company. It was announced member Jieun had injured her ankle after their showcase, after visiting a doctor it was advised that she leave idol life as she was exhausted and needed adequate time to rest herself and her ankle. She remained on hiatus until the 30th, in which her departure from the group was confirmed.

They came back with their second single album, "day to day" on April 12th, 2019. The album sold 7,521 copies in total. The group was praised for their cute concept and gained a bit more attention from netizens.

On August 14th, the group came back with their first mini album, "angelica". The album sold 10,723 copies in total. Their title track "Goodie!" gained attention for being a pop-ballad, properly showing off the girls vocals. They made their debut on charts for the first time, and received their first win for "Goodie!". However, many netizens argued the only reason they received their win was because no big artists were promoting at the time.

Their first repackage album, "angel x devil", was released on November 20th, 2019. The album sold a total of 12,679 copies. However, the album didn't do as well as the CEO expected, the MYGIRL members revealed he threatened to disband them because of this.

### 2020: STARLIGHT LABEL, Seohyun's Debut With BBIBBI, 2 Comebacks, MYGIRL SWEET Unit Debut

In January of 2020, the group terminated their contracts with Aura Entertainment. They signed with STARLIGHT LABEL after being offered contracts by the company.

MYGIRL came back with their 1st EP, "Confectionary" on February 19th of 2020. The album sold 20,871 copies. The title track "Love So Sweet" earned them their second win, and decent chart placements.

Seohyun made her solo debut with the single, "BBIBBI", on May 14th of 2020. The song started a small TikTok trend that after a week had spread like wildfire. The song sweeped the charts and remained at the #1-#5 positions for a month. The song received 8 wins in total and the album sold a total of 43,183 copies.

The group released their 2nd EP, "Secret Diary!" on July 1st. The album sold a total of 45,972 copies. The song performed well on charts, and the girls received their 3rd win for the title track "Secret Diary!"

On August 20th, the group debuted their first unit, MYGIRL SWEET, with the digital single Rollin'. The promotion was very laid back and the song did not perform well digitally. The members consisted of Yena, Iris, Arin, and Jisu.

On October 5th, the label announced Seohyun would be taking an indefinite break from group activities to focus on her solo career. They also promised MYGIRL's second unit, MYGIRL M, would be debuting soon.

MYGIRL then came back with their third EP, "ASAP", on November 1st of 2020. The album sold 52,572 copies in total. Netizens complained about Seohyun's hiatus from the group, stating it felt something was missing. On the 30th of the same month, Jeong Yena filed for contract termination, her parents stated she would not be promoting with MYGIRL anymore. They also released information about the mistreatment of STARLIGHT LABEL's artists, stating were going bankrupt and didn't have the money to pay for their electricity or food. STARLIGHT LABEL ultimately stopped all activities immediately and the label went completely silent for the rest of the year.

### 2021-Present: Hiatus, SUNNY CREATIVE, New Members, BITTERSWEET Debut With HEARTBREAKER,

The groups SNS went completely silent until March, when member Dawon tweeted "The end is just the beginning." On March 14th it was announced that MYGIRL had signed with SUNNY ENTERTAINMENT, and on the 15th it was confirmed Jisu, Jiwoo, and Ani did not sign with them. MYGIRL would now promote as 4 members.

Through auditions, the group found 3 new members. Mae, a former member of GFgirls and the duo Mae&Hana, Myri, a former Line Entertainment trainee, and Saki, a former Sprout Creative trainee.

The new MYGIRL unit, BITTERSWEET, made their debut on May 6th, 2021 with the EP, "HEARTBREAKER". The album sold 43,247 copies.

On July 13th, MYGIRL made a comeback with their first full album, "MY Summer". The album sold 73,484 copies in total.

## Trivia

* Seohyun and Dawon were chosen as the MC's for the show Road to the Crown.