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Goodbye Rania
Blackswan (Korean: 블랙스완; stylized as BLACKSWAN) are a South Korean-based multinational girl group formed by DR Music, with an admission and graduation concept. As of December 2022, the group consists of Fatou, Leia, Gabi, Sriya, and NVee. They originally debuted under the name Rania (라니아) in 2011 with EP ''Teddy Riley, the First Expansion In Asia''. In December 2016, the group reformed as BP Rania (BP 라니아, acronym of Black Pearl Rania) with only released two EPs ''Start a Fire'' and ''Refresh 7th'' prior returned to promotion as Rania in 2018 and rebranding as Blackswan in October 2020 with their debut album ''Goodbye Rania''. Career Pre-debut and member changes The group was originally set to debut in mid-2010 as the third generation of Baby V.O.X. However, their record company DR Music decided to rebrand them as a new group named Rania (short for “Regeneration Idol of Asia”) with eight members: Saem (later known as Yina), Lucy (later known as Jooyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Just Go (Goodbye's The New Hello)
''Just Go (Goodbye's the New Hello)'' is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group, Rania, released on February 8, 2013, through DR Music DR Music (formerly known as ''DR Entertainment''; Hangul: DR뮤직), is a South Korean private-held music company established in 1989 by Yoon Deung-ryeong. It currently manages girl group Blackswan and co-ed group K-Tigers Zero. . The label is ... and Yedang Entertainment. The album was the last to feature members Riko, Jooyi, and Saem, though the latter would rejoin the group in 2016 as Yina. Member Jooyi was on hiatus for Style, Riko departed the group shortly before Just Go. Reception ''Just Go (Goodbye's the New Hello)'' remains Rania's highest charting release, peaking at #9 on the GAON Chart, and sold 2,582 copies. "Just Go" and "Style" also peaked on the GAON digital charts and the Billboard Korea K-pop Hot 100 Chart. Track listing References {{Authority control 2013 albums Korean-language albums DR Music albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rania At The Hyosung Angel Village Festival, 4 October 2013 03
Rania may refer to: Places * Rania, Haryana, a City in Sirsa District, Haryana state of India. * Ranya, a district in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan * Rania block, a community development block, in Jharkhand, India ** Rania, Khunti, a village in Jharkhand, India People Rania or Raniah (Arabic: رَانِيَة ''rāniyah''), also spelt Raniya, Raniyah, is an Arabic female given name. The name stems from the Arabic auxiliary verb ''ranā'' ''ilayhi'' (رَنَا إِلَيْهِ), literally implies "as long as looking at the person with a stillness of a blink or wink, or the predominant response". This auxiliary verb is derived from the verb ''rāna'' (رَانَ) meaning "predominate, prevail, reign in, overcome, overwhelm, seize", and include several meanings like "getting over (win something over), conquering, mastering" or "conceal, be covered, fill up". *Rania Al Abdullah (born 1970), Queen consort of Jordan * Rania Elwani (born 1977), Egyptian swimmer * Rani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
