Hinapia

Hinapia (abbreviated from Hi New Amazing Utopia; stylized in all caps)[1] is a South Korean girl group formed by OSR Entertainment. The group is composed of five members: Minkyeung, Yaebin, Gyeongwon, Eunwoo, and Bada. Hinapia debuted on November 3, 2019 with the single album New Start.

Hinapia
Hinapia in January 2020: From L-R Gyeongwon, Bada, Eunwoo, Yaebin and Minkyeung
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2019 (2019)–present
Labels
  • OSR
Associated acts
Members
  • Minkyeung
  • Yaebin
  • Eunwoo
  • Gyeongwon
  • Bada

History

Pre-debut

Minkyeung, Yaebin, Gyeongwon, and Eunwoo previously debuted as members of the girl group Pristin under Pledis Entertainment on March 21, 2017 with the extended play Hi! Pristin. Following their sophomore release titled Schxxl Out and a subgroup named Pristin V, which included Minkyeung, Yaebin, and Eunwoo, the group disbanded on May 24, 2019 after a prolonged hiatus. On October 21, 2019, the aforementioned members were announced to be re-debuting under AlSeulBit Entertainment,[2] which was renamed OSR Entertainment shortly after, alongside an additional member named Bada.[3] On October 24, the group was revealed to be named Hinapia,[4] which is an abbreviation of "Hi New Amazing Utopia".[1]

2019: Debut with New Start

Hinapia performed their debut single "Drip" prior to its release on the music program Show Champion during its October 30, 2019 broadcast.[5] The group formally released the single on November 3, 2019 as the lead single of the single album titled New Start.[6] A showcase for the album titled Pursuit of a New Utopia was held the following day.[3] "Drip" debuted and peaked at number 18 on the World Digital Songs Sales chart issued on November 16, 2019, making Hinapia the eleventh South Korean girl group to appear on the chart with their debut single.[7] The group was subsequently nominated for Best Super Rookie at the 2019 K-Champ Awards.[8]

2020: Forthcoming comeback

On February 2, 2020, it had been reported that Hinapia were aiming to release their sophomore album sometime in early 2020, in which the group will showcase "a more mature look than before".[9]

Members
  • Minkyeung (Korean:민경) — leader
  • Gyeongwon (경원)
  • Eunwoo (은우)
  • Yaebin (예빈)
  • Bada (바다)

Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart position Album
KOR
[10]		 US
World
[7]
"Drip" 2019 — 18 New Start
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Reality shows
Year Title Episodes Network
2019–present HI ; STORY Ongoing YouTube

Awards and nominations

K-Champ Awards
Bout Year Award Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
1st 2020 Best Super Rookie Hinapia Nominated

References
  1. "Former PRISTIN members admit re-debuting as HINAPIA is 'difficult'". Metro. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  2. "프리스틴 민경·경원·예빈·은우, 알슬빛엔터와 손잡고 걸그룹으로 데뷔 (공식)". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  3. "[종합]프리스틴→HINAPIA(희나피아) "걸크러쉬한 '퀸희나피아' 언니들의 재데뷔"". 서울경제 (in Korean). 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  4. "프리스틴 출신 민경·경원·예빈·은우의 새 걸그룹명…'HINAPIA'". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  5. "'쇼챔피언' 화려한 컴백 무대→ 뉴이스트부터 데이식스·TXT까지!". MBC 연예 (in Korean). 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  6. "'프리스틴 출신 넷' HINAPIA, 오늘(3일) 걸크러시 데뷔". TV리포트. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  7. "New K-Pop Girl Group HINAPIA Make Debut on World Digital Song Sales Chart With 'Drip'". Billboard. 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  8. 2019 K-CHAMP Awards l 베스트 슈퍼루키 후보 / Best Super Rookie, retrieved 2020-02-12
  9. [단독]희나피아, 3월 컴백 준비 중..2020년 열일 예고 (in Korean), retrieved 2020-03-16
  10. Peak Gaon Chart Digital Chart Ranking
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