Cignature

Cignature (; commonly stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean girl group composed of Chaesol, Jeewon, Seline, Chloe, Belle, Semi and Dohee. Formed by C9 Entertainment and managed under their exclusive girl group sub-label J9 Entertainment,the group made their debut on February 4, 2020 with their debut single "Nun Nu Nan Na".Ye Ah and Sunn was originally part of the group before they left on April 27, 2021 for undisclosed reasons. On June 14, 2021, J9 Entertainment revealed the addition of two new members, Chloe and Dohee.

History

2019: Pre-debut

Chaesol, Jeewon (formerly known as Jiwon), Ye Ah (formerly known as Haeun), Sunn (formerly known as Viva) and Belle (formerly known as Lucky) were members of Good Day, which debuted on August 30, 2017. Chaesol, Jeewon, Sunn and Belle had taken part in KBS2 reality television series ''The Unit''.

On November 11, 2019, C9 Entertainment confirmed the launching of future girl group temporarily named C9 Girlz, with Jeewon being named the first member of the future girl group, confirming Good Day’s disbandment. Subsequently, from November 12 to 17, the remaining members were introduced in the order: Semi, Chaesol, Sunn, Belle, Ye Ah, and Seline.

2020: Debut, ''Listen and Speak''

On January 14, the group's name was revealed to be Cignature.

On February 4, the group released their debut lead single A "Nun Nu Nan Na", while the song's full music video was released one day earlier, on February 3.

On April 7, the group released their debut lead single B "Assa". Its full music video was released on April 6, one day before the song's release date.

The group's first EP, ''Listen and Speak'' was released on September 22, featuring "Arisong" as the lead single. The EP also features the previous debut singles. The promotion of the EP featured a schoolgirl concept, and Whosfan, a fan-focused platform, held a promotional event for them.

The EP received positive reviews, with the reviews from several news reporters describing it as refreshing, youthful, and having a unique expression method. On September 23, the demand for the EP exceeded demand forecast calculated by J9 Entertainment, and the first batch sold out. The music video for "Arisong" has reached 3 million views within two days of its release. ''Listen and Speak'' reached no. 21 on the Gaon Album Chart.

2021: Line-up changes and ''Dear Diary Moment''

On April 27, J9 Entertainment announced that Ye Ah and Sunn had left the group and terminated their contracts with the agency due to undisclosed reasons.

On June 14, J9 Entertainment announced that two new members, Chloe and Dohee, had been added to the group.

On November 30, the group released their second EP, ''Dear Diary Moment'', featuring "Boyfriend" as the lead single.

2023: ''My Little Aurora''

The group released their third EP ''My Little Aurora'' on January 17, 2023, 14 months after their previous release. The EP features "Aurora" as the lead single.

Members

Current
*Chaesol ()
*Jeewon ()
*Seline ()
*Chloe ()
*Belle ()
*Semi ()
*Dohee ()

Former
*Ye Ah ()
*Sunn ()

Timeline

ImageSize = width:500 height:275
PlotArea = width:405 height:200 left:70 bottom:65
Alignbars = justify
DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy
Period = from:2020 till:2022
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy

#Colors =

ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:2020 gridcolor:black

PlotData =
color:pink width:15 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from
bar:YeAh from:start till:04/27/2021
bar:Sunn from:start till:04/27/2021
bar:Chaesol from:start till:end
bar:Jeewon from:start till:end
bar:Séline from:start till:end
bar:Belle from:start till:end
bar:Semi from:start till:end
bar:Chloe from:06/19/2021 till:end
bar:Dohee from:06/19/2021 till:end

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

{{Authority control

K-pop music groups
2020 establishments in South Korea
Musical groups established in 2020
South Korean girl groups