Dal Shabet

Dal Shabet is a South Korean girl group created by E-Tribe through their label Happy Face Entertainment. The members include Viki (Leader), Serri, Ah Young, Jiyul, GaEun and Subin (Maknae). On March 15, 2011, 'Darling' was selected as Dal Shabet's fanclub name. The group won the 'Best Newcomer Artist' award at the 26th Golden Disk Awards on January 11, 2012.

Career

Pre Debut

During the latter half of 2010, rumors began to circulate through Korean media sites that E-Tribe, the producers behind breakthrough hits such as Girls' Generation's "Gee" and Lee Hyori's "U-Go-Girl", were planning to launch a new girl group. The producers quickly denied the rumors and said they were untrue. On December 9, 2010, E-Tribe's small-label company called "Happy Face Entertainment" announced that they would be launching a six-member girl group named Dal Shabet. Profiles of the group members were revealed on December 29, 2010, as well as their January 3, 2011 debut date.

2011: Debut, Pink Rocket & Bling Bling

On January 3, 2011, Dal Shabet released their debut music video, "Supa Dupa Diva", making them the first idol group to debut in 2011. Promotions for "Supa Dupa Diva" began on January 6, 2011, on M! Countdown. The song proved to be quite successful as it topped many real time and music station charts for the majority of its promotional period. Promotions for "Supa Dupa Diva" ended on March 14, 2011, but it was revealed that the group would be holding their first comeback in April. "Supa Dupa Diva" was later voted upon by various celebrities in a survey and was crowned as the second most addicting song of 2011, as well as having the second most popular choreography.

On April 5, 2011, concept photos for Dal Shabet's first comeback track "Pink Rocket" were revealed. The concept, dubbed 'rocket girls', showed a more elegant and feminine side to the group. On April 13, 2011, the full-length music video to "Pink Rocket" was released. Promotions for "Pink Rocket" began the following day on M! Countdown. Promotions for "Pink Rocket" ended on May 30, 2011, but the group assured fans that they would be releasing another album in early August.

On August 2, 2011, it was announced that Dal Shabet would be making a 'funky' comeback.^[10] During the entire first week of August, concept photos for each member were released. The outfits in the concept photos were quickly met with controversy and were deemed 'too sexual' for live television, causing a complete overhaul of the concept. On August 10, 2011, Dal Shabet unleashed their music video to "Bling Bling". Promotions for "Bling Bling" began on August 12, 2011, on Music Bank. The song proved to be their most successful yet, as it managed to break the Gaon Chart's 'Top Ten'. Promotions for "Bling Bling" officially ended on November 6, 2011, but fans were assured the group would quickly return to the stage.

2012: "Hit U"

On January 8, 2012, it was revealed that the members of Dal Shabet would be undergoing a dramatic and powerful transformation for their fourth mini-album. On January 17, 2012, a dramatic music video teaser for "Hit U" was released. Promotions for "Hit U" began on January 26, 2012, on M! Countdown. The full-length music video and mini-album were digitally and physically released the following day. The album went on to top the physical portion of Gaon Chart, securing Dal Shabet's first number one album. Promotions for "Hit U" ended on March 16, 2012, but the group confirmed they will be returning to the music scene in June.

Member	Birth Name	Birthdate	Position	Other
Viki	Kang Eun Hye (강은혜)	(1988-03-28) March 28, 1988 (age 24)	Leader Vocalist Main Rapper Main Dancer	Former A-Force member. Was in the original Nine Muses line-up. Was a Star Empire Entertainment trainee for five years. Was a backup dancer for Seo In Young, Jewelry and VOS. Was a model in the music video “Very Good” by ONE TWO.
Serri	Park Miyeon (박미연)	(1990-09-16) September 16, 1990 (age 21)	Main Vocalist Lead Dancer	Was a live backup dancer for Nassun & G.O’s “O-WI-O”. Was a model in the music video “Very Good” by ONE TWO.
Ah Young	Cho Ah Young (조아영)	(1991-05-26) May 26, 1991 (age 20)	Vocalist	Had a part in the musical ‘Nonsense’. Had a part in the play ‘Amnesia Nurse’.
Jiyul	Yang Jung Yoon (양정윤)	(1991-07-30) July 30, 1991 (age 20)	Vocalist Lead Dancer	Fluent in English. MC'd the red carpet at the 2011 MBC Gayo Daejun. Was a live backup dancer for Nassun & G.O’s “O-IWI-O”. Was the actress in 4MEN & MI's "That Man, That Woman".
GaEun	Cho Ga Eun (조가은)	(1992-07-28) July 28, 1992 (age 19)	Vocalist Rapper	Was a model for Project Runway Korea. Was a model for Ceci Magazine in 2010. Was an extra in 2PM & SNSD’s ‘Caribbean Bay’ CF in 2010. Was a runway model for the Suecomma Bonnie show in 2010.
Subin	Cho Subin (조수빈)	(1994-02-12) February 12, 1994 (age 18)	Lead Vocalist Maknae	Has a modeling contract with GV2. Was a model in Taeyang’s “I Need A Girl” music video. Was a model in Seoul and lived alone, despite being only 15.