Papaya () was an all girl pop group from

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. They released two albums before becoming inactive.

History

Papaya's first album, entitled 동화 ("Fairy Tale"), was distributed by 1 Star Music and Synnara Music on August 4, 2000, and featured five members (

Kang Se-jung Kang Se-jung (born January 15, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She made her entertainment debut as a singer for the K-pop girl group Papaya in 2000; the group released two albums before disbanding in 2001. Kang began acting full-time in 2004, an ...

, Joo Yeun-jung, Cho Hye-kyung, Hwang Yoon-mi, and Kang Kyoung-ah). Due to their unpopularity, Hwang Yoon-mi and Kang Kyoung-ah left the group before the release of their second album, ''Violet'', released on May 22, 2001, under the Cream Entertainment music label.

Members

* Kang Kyoung-ah (강경아)

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* Joo Yeun-jung (주연정) * Cho Hye-kyung (조혜경) * Hwang Yoon-mi (황윤미)

(강세정)

After disbandment

went on to acting, initially credited under stage name Go Na-eun. In 2009, she starred in

Assorted Gems ''Assorted Gems'' (; lit. ''Jewel Bibimbap'') is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Go Na-eun, Lee Tae-gon, So Yi-hyun, Lee Hyun-jin, and Lee Il-min. It aired on MBC from 5 September 2009 to 21 February 2010. Plot The family dra ...

. She won the Excellence Award, Actress in the

2009 MBC Drama Awards The 2009 MBC Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) network for the year of 2009. It was held on December 30, 2009 and hosted by actor Lee Hwi-jae and actress ...

for her role as eldest daughter, Gung Bi-chwi. Hwang Yoon-mi also turned to acting and uses stage name Go Eun-chae. In September 2012, Go married musical actor Park Eun-tae. Jo Hye-kyung became a

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singer, using the stage name Jo Eun-sae. In 2014, she released single '비비고 (Rubbing)'.

Discography

Studio albums

References

K-pop music groups South Korean girl groups Musical groups established in 2000 Musical groups disestablished in 2001 {{SouthKorea-band-stub