Sugar (South Korean group)
Sugar (슈가) was a South Korean girl group active from 2002 to 2006. The group saw moderate success in the Korean music market, and released multiple songs in Japan. Sugar's Japanese singles "Take It Shake It" and "Real Identity" were notably the theme songs for Kaleido Star, a popular anime. After group's contract with Starworld expired in December 2006, it was announced that Sugar had officially disbanded. All members of the group have since branched into acting and musical efforts. History. Sugar debuted at the end of 2001 with their first song "Sweet Love , which did not see much popularity. The group's second song Tell Me Why" was received more attention. Sugar was most compared by fans to the female groups M.I.L.K. and Shinvi for their similar musical styles and images. Many girl groups during this time only released a debut album before leaving the music market. However, Sugar returned in 2003 with the release of their second album, entitled "Shine". Member Sae Byul changed her name to Hye Seung, her real first name, for the promotion of their comeback. After releasing their second Korean album, Sugar entered the Japanese music market. The  group debuted with two songs that were used as the soundtrack of the anime Kaleido Star. Sugar released a single entitled Secret in South Korea in 2004, and then returned to the Japanese market. They went on to release three Japanese singles, and their first album entitled "Double Rainbow". The singles and album all charted and were met with moderate success. After the release of Sugar's third Japanese single, member Jung Eum decided to leave the group, and pursue a solo career in the entertainment industry. Soon after Jung Eum's departure, new member Lee Harin to the Sugar  as her replacement. With the new line-up, Sugar released their fourth Japanese single, a ballad entitled "Heartful". Six months later Sugar released "Himawari", their fifth Japanese single. It was able to reach #29 on the Oricon, and remained on the charts for 7 weeks. Sugar released another Korean album in 2005, it marked their return to Korean music scene after their Japanese activities. In the same years, they releasing their second album in Japan entitled COLORS 4 WISHES. Member Soo Jin then announced that she would be leaving Sugar to pursue an acting career after concluding the group's  album promotions. Following her departure, Sugar released a DVD entitled "7 STARS", which contained all of their Japanese music videos. In July 2006, member Ayumi debuted as a soloist but remained with the group. Sugar remained their hiatus and reported that would addition new member to replace Soo Jin. In November, Ayumi continued her solo career and there no announcements. On December 20, 2006, the expiration date of their contract with Star World and KBS World Radio announced that Sugar had disbanded. They stated each of the current members wanted to embark on solo careers, and the company decided not  to renew their contract with the members. Star World, the group's other music label, revealed the future plans of the members once the group disbanded. Ayumi Lee continued to pursue a solo career under Star World once again before transferred to SM Entertainment due the label's defunct. Hye Seung planned to become an actress, while Harin aimed to begin a music career in Japan. The former members achieved varying degrees of success following the disbandment of Sugar, with Jung Eum and Soo Jin remaining active as film and drama actresses. Discography. Singles. Japanese Sugar (South Korean group) Sugar