HOT ISSUE

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**HOT ISSUE** (Hangul: 핫이슈) was a South Korean girl group under S2 Entertainment. The group consisted of seven members: Mayna, Nahyun, Hyeongshin, Dana, Yewon, Yebin, and Dain. They made their debut on April 28, 2021 with the mini album *Issue Maker.*

On April 22, 2022, just 6 days before their first anniversary, S2 Entertainment announced that the group had disbanded.

Their name is an abbreviation of "**Honest, Outstanding, and Terrific**" and "**Issue**"

## History

### 2020–2021: Pre-debut

On November 17, 2020, it was announced that S2 Entertainment was planning to debut their first girl group sometime in the first half of 2021. On March 7, 2021, a teaser image with the phrase 'Coming Soon' was posted onto the agency's social media accounts.

On March 16, 2021, S2 Entertainment revealed the group's debuting name, **HOT ISSUE**, as well as its official logo. The same day, a teaser image featuring the silhouettes of three girls was posted onto the group's social media accounts.

From March 22 to March 24, the profile photos of each member were released, starting with Nahyun, Mayna, Hyeongshin, Dana, Yewon, Yebin, and finally Dain. The group's profile photo was released on March 25.

### 2021: Debut with *Issue Maker*, first comeback with "Icons", fandom name

On April 7, 2021, it was revealed through the group's official social media accounts that they will debut on April 28 with their first mini album *Issue Maker*. On this day, the mini album, along with its title track "GRATATA", were released.

On September 9, a teaser image posted on the group's social media accounts announced the group will be making their first comeback on September 29 with the single album "Icons".

On September 27, 2021, HOT ISSUE announced their official fandom name to be "SURE". An acronym for "**S**urely **U** (Yours) **R**efulgently **E**ver", the name describes how HOT ISSUE and their fans will be together forever.

### 2022: Disbandment

On April 22, 2022, just 6 days before their first anniversary, S2 Entertainment announced that the group had disbanded.

## Awards and nominations

Main article: *List of Awards and Nominations*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Soompi: Girl Group HOT ISSUE Disbands Before 1-Year Anniversary
2. ↑ Naver News (Korean): '홍승성 회장 설립' S2엔터, 1호 걸그룹 핫이슈 4월 데뷔
3. ↑ Naver News (Korean): '홍승성 회장 설립' S2 엔터, 공식 SNS 계정 개설→로고 공개 '기대↑'
4. ↑ @S2ent\_official on Twitter (March 7, 2021)
5. ↑ Naver News (Korean): S2엔터, 커밍순 이미지 공개… 2021 첫 프로젝트 예고
6. ↑ Soompi: Cube Entertainment Co-Founder Hong Seung Sung's New Girl Group Reveals Group Name And Logo
7. ↑ @HOTISSUE\_S2 on Twitter (March 17, 2021)
8. ↑ @HOTISSUE\_S2 on Twitter: NAHYUN (March 22, 2021)
9. ↑ @HOTISSUE\_S2 on Twitter: MAYNA (March 22, 2021)
10. ↑ @HOTISSUE\_S2 on Twitter: HYEONGSHIN (March 23, 2021)
11. ↑ @HOTISSUE\_S2 on Twitter: DANA (March 23, 2021)
12. ↑ @HOTISSUE\_S2 on Twitter: YEWON (March 24, 2021)
13. ↑ @HOTISSUE\_S2 on Twitter: YEBIN (March 24, 2021)
14. ↑ @HOTISSUE\_S2 on Twitter: DAIN (March 24, 2021)
15. ↑ @HOTISSUE\_S2 on Twitter (March 25, 2021)
16. ↑ @HOTISSUE\_S2 on Twitter (April 7, 2021)
17. ↑ @HOTISSUE\_S2 on Twitter (September 9, 2021)
18. ↑ @HOTISSUE\_S2 on Twitter (September 27, 2021)

## Official links

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