Sonamoo (; stylized in allcaps) was a South Korean girl group formed by TS Entertainment. Originally a seven-member group, members Sumin and Nahyun left the group in 2019 after they filed a lawsuit to terminate the contracts with their company. They made their debut on 29 December 2014, with the extended play, Deja Vu.
Career 2014–2015: Debut and further mini-album releases On 29 December 2014, Sonamoo officially debuted with the release of their debut EP Deja Vu and single of the same name, and held their debut showcase performance. The album debuted at the number one spot on Gaon's weekly Album Chart. On 25 February 2015, they promoted "Just Go" as the second single off of their debut album.
On 20 July 2015, Sonamoo released their second extended play Cushion. The lead single of the same name was co-produced by EastWest and ₩uNo, who is known for being the former member of Speed, Taewoon. Members D.ana and NewSun also contributed to the writing of rap portions for two tracks: "Deep" and "Let's Make A Movie". On 1 September 2015, they followed up their Cushion promotions by promoting "Round N Round" as the second single from the album.
2016–2021: Nahyun & Sumin's lawsuits, TS shutdown and disbandment On 29 June 2016, the group released their third extended play I Like U Too Much, with the title track of the same name. The album presented a new side of the group with a brighter "girls next door" image compared to their debut concepts which the members themselves called "dark". The group cited they looked up to Girls' Generation for inspiration with this album.
On 9 January 2017, the group released their first single album I Think I Love U. The lead single of the same name is a brighter dance track produced by Shin Hyuk, who has previously worked with SHINee and EXO.
On 27 July, TS Entertainment unveiled a teaser image for Sonamoo's Happy Box Project, revealing that the group will be releasing three singles over the course of several months. The first single "Friday Night" was released on 14 August. The rap portion of the single is written by NewSun.
Member Euijin was confirmed to be a contestant on KBS Idol Rebooting Project The Unit, which first aired on 28 October 2017. On 6 November, Sonamoo continued their Happy Box Project releasing their single "I (Knew It)". The single is a medium tempo dance track composed by hitmaker e.one, who has previously worked with Wonder Girls.
As of 23 September 2019, both Nahyun and Sumin have filed lawsuits seeking to terminate their contract with TS Entertainment.
In January 2021, Sonamoo's label, TS Entertainment, privately shut down and deleted its website, leaving the fate of the group unknown.
On 9 September 2021, Euijin signed a contract with Mellow Entertainment, confirming that she had left TS Entertainment and the group. On 11 September, Minjae and NewSun also confirmed that they have left the company. On 13 September, D.ana confirmed she had also left the company. In her statement, she mentioned that Sonamoo's activities had come to an end. On 30 December, High.D confirmed that she has left the company and the group.
Past members Sumin () – leader, sub-vocal Minjae () – main vocal D.ana () – low rap Nahyun () – sub-vocal, lead dancer Euijin () – performance, lead vocal High.D () – main vocal NewSun () – high rap
Discography Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesKOR Deja Vu Released: 29 December 2014 Label: TS Entertainment Format: CD, digital download 1 KOR: 4,260+Cumulative sales of Deja Vu: Cushion Released: 20 July 2015 Label: TS Entertainment Format: CD, digital download7 KOR: 4,196+ I Like U Too Much Released: 29 June 2016 Label: TS Entertainment Format: CD, digital download7 KOR: 4,387+
Single albums Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesKOR I Think I Love U Released: 9 January 2017 Label: TS Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, digital download 13 KOR: 4,018+
Singles Title Year Peak chart positionsSales(DL) AlbumKOR"Deja Vu" 2014 — KOR: 10,474 Deja Vu"Cushion" 2015 — KOR: 15,837 Cushion"I Like U Too Much" () 2016 157 KOR: 23,413Cumulative sales for "I Like U Too Much" I Like U Too Much"I Think I Love U" ()2017 — rowspan="3" I Think I Love U "Friday Night" () — Happy Box Part.1 "I (Knew It)" — Happy Box Part.2 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Soundtrack appearances Title Year Peak chart positions Sales(DL) AlbumKOR"First Kiss" 2016 — rowspan="3" The Miracle OST"Keep On" () 2017 —Sing For You OST"We Are Legendary" () 2019 —Legendary: Game of Heroes OST
Music videos Year Title Director2014"Deja Vu"Hong Won-ki2015"Just Go""Cushion"Hong Won-ki2016"I Like U Too Much""First Kiss"Kwon Jin-mo2017"I Think I Love You"Hong Won-ki"Friday Night"Kwon Jin-mo"I (Knew It)"Vikings League2019"We are LEGENDARY"Jihyoung Shim
Filmography
Reality shows Year Title Network 2015 SONAMOO's Pet House SBS MTV 2015 SONAMOO Naver TVcast Battle SONAMOO V Live
Web dramas Year Title Network 2016 The Miracle Viki Rakuten Global TV
Awards and nominations
Melon Music Awards
| 2015 | Sonamoo | Best New Female Artist
Soribada Best K-Music Awards
| 2017 | Sonamoo | New Korean Wave Music Star Award
References
External links