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 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