Hot Place


BADKIZ, formerly known as HOT PLACE is a South Korean girl group that debuted in 2014 with the song, "Ear Attack." The group currently consists of members Eunyu, Seoeun, Rozi and Semi.
On February 15, 2019, after the departure of fifteen members, Badkiz changed their name to Hot Place. A year later after the departure of members Sihyeon and Taeri they returned to their name of BADKIZ.

Biography

Pre-debut

Before K.Me and Duna joined Badkiz, they were members of the group ZZBEst under Faith Entertainment, using the former stage names Miri and DanA, respectively. The group was disbanded before they could debut in 2015. After Duna left ZZBEst, she joined the group HOTTIES using the stage name "Hyena". HOTTIES disbanded in 2017.

2014: Debut with "Ear Attack" and "Babomba"

Badkiz originally debuted on March 24, 2014 as a 5-member group consisting of the members Monika, BomBom, Yeunji, EunJoo and Jina with the digital single, "Ear Attack", two versions of the music video, and many appearances on music shows. Following the release of the debut single, Monika and Jina released a digital single, "Father", on March 30. Sometime after the debut single, EunJoo and Yeunji left Badkiz and were replaced by Yoomin and Hana. EunJoo debuted with Luluz in late 2014 under the stage name Eunsom. Luluz ultimately disbanded in 2015. Eunsom then become a member of Wanna.B under the same agency in 2015.
On November 13, 2014, Badkiz released their second single, "Babomba", which garnered over one million views. The video is known for including a lot of popular Korean comedians.

2015: New line-up changes, "Come Closer", Jina-U and BomBom's new group

In March 2015, Yoomin announced that she had left Badkiz, and for a brief period of time Badkiz continued as a four-member group. In April, following an appearance on Dream Team, Jina, BomBom and Hana also departed the group. While it is unknown why BomBom and Hana left Badkiz, Jina left to become a soloist and re-debuted on June 26, 2015 under the stage name Jina-U with her debut single, "Oppanyong". BomBom announced that she will be a member of a newly debuted group, Pit-A-Pat, under Pitapat Entertainment under the stage name "Jain". They disbanded after releasing only one single.
After the departure of the four members, Zoo Entertainment announced the new members of Badkiz consisting of LuA, Haneul and K.Me. On August 7, 2015, Badkiz released their third digital single, "Come Closer".

2016: Lineup changes, "Hothae" and "Ear Attack 2"

Member Haneul left the group shortly after the release of "Come Closer," and was replaced by two new members: Somin and U-Si. The new additions brought the group back up to its original count of a five-member lineup.
Badkiz released their fourth single, "Hothae", on August 15, 2016. On November 21, 2016, Badkiz released their fifth single, a remake of their debut single, "Ear Attack", called "Ear Attack 2".
It was later revealed that member LuA had left the group, and she would be replaced by a new member: Duna.

2017: "Give It To Me", lineup changes

On July 3, 2017, Badkiz released their sixth single, "Give It To Me".
On Cafe Daum, Badkiz confirmed that U-Si and Duna left the group due to health and personal problems.
Near the end of 2017, Lohee was announced as a new member.

2018: Monika's departure, "Just One Day" and further lineup changes

At the start of 2018, Sol.B began performing with Badkiz. In early 2018, Monika, the last original member of the group, announced her departure to focus on her solo career.
On April 6, 2018, Badkiz released their seventh single, "Just One Day". A few months after promotions, Sol.B left the group and a new member, Hanbit, was added. Soon after, K.Me later announced her departure due to her contract expiring with a new member, Hayoung, joining a few days later. Lohee announced her departure in a letter to the fans and another new member, Sihyeon, was added to the group. In an effort to start over fresh, old Badkiz content was deleted from social media accounts and Somin announced her stage name would change to Kira.

2019: Hayoung's departure and changing their name to Hot Place

In 2019 the band had their name changed to Hot Place. A new member was announced, and Hayoung's departure silently confirmed They released the single album Hot Place in March 2019.

2020: Sihyeon and Taeri departure, changing their name to BADKIZ

In 2020, after Taeri and Sihyun's departures, they changed their name back to BADKIZ on their social media.
On April 2020, three new members were announced for a comeback: Rawhi, Rozi and Semi. Later, it was reported that Rahwi will not join the BADKIZ line up because of her health. Jeje once again changed her stage name to Eunyu, as well her legal name. Hanbit also changed her stage name to Seoeun.

Members

Current


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Discography

Single albums

Singles