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Cherry Bullet (Korean: 체리블렛; Japanese: チェリーバレット) is a seven-member girl group under FNC Entertainment. Originally with ten members, they debuted on January 21, 2019 with the single album "Let's Play Cherry Bullet".
The group's name represents its concept, defined by two different images, "Cherry" and "Bullet". "Cherry" signifies their loveliness, whereas "Bullet" their energy.[2][3]
History[]
Pre-debut[]
On August 20, 2017, FNC Entertainment revealed a teaser for a new eleven-member girl group that is to be revealed on August 22.[4] On August 21, the first member Yuju was revealed with the date "2017.08.23 00AM" in the caption,[5] this was followed by the second member Jiwon on October 22.[6] Following Jiwon's reveal, no new members were revealed in the following days and no updates were given on the situation until over a month later, on October 3, the third member Bora was revealed.[7] However, yet again, no further news about the group was released after Bora's reveal, hence it was presumed that FNC Entertainment had either delayed or cancelled the group debut.
2018: Preparations for debut[]
Over a year later, on November 20, 2018, FNC Entertainment revealed a teaser image for a ten-member girl group named "Cherry Bullet" to be revealed on November 21, 2018[8] along with new social media accounts.[9] The first three members Ji Won, May and Yu Ju were revealed on November 21,[10][11][12] members Hae Yoon, Lin Lin and Chae Rin on November 22.[13][14][15] On November 23, the final four members Kokoro, Mi Rae, Re Mi and Bo Ra were revealed.[16][17][18][19] The first episode of their debut reality television series, Insider Channel Cherry Bullet, aired on November 28 at 19:00 (KST) on Mnet.
2019: "Let's Play Cherry Bullet", "Love Adventure", departures of Mi Rae, Kokoro, & Lin Lin[]
On January 4, 2019, a teaser website was launched for the group’s debut, with a clock featuring a count down for the debut and another one for the title track reveal.[20] On January 6, the title track "Q&A" was revealed along with the debut single album name, "Let's Play Cherry Bullet" and the debut date as January 21.[21][22]
On May 22, Cherry Bullet made their first comeback with their second single album "Love Adventure" with "Really Really" as the title track.[23]
On December 13, FNC announced the departures of Mi Rae, Kokoro, and Lin Lin, with the group to continue on as seven.[24]
2020: "Hands Up", lightstick and fandom name, "Aloha Oe"[]
On January 28, 2020, it was announced that Cherry Bullet would be making a comeback on February 11.[25] On February 3, it was revealed the group would be releasing their first digital single titled "Hands Up". From February 4 to 10, the members concept photos were released. The teasers for the music video were released on the 7th and the 10th.[26]
On February 6, FNC unveiled the official lightstick of the group, which described as "red like a cherry and in the shape of a gun". The product is available for purchase on the online FNC Store.[27] On February 10, the official fandom name of the group was revealed to be "Lullet", which is pronounced similarly to "roulette" and is a shortened form of "Love Cherry Bullet". Lullet is also an acronym for the words "love", "unique", "light", "laugh", "everlasting" and "treasure". This acronym means that Cherry Bullet's fans are unique treasures who love Cherry Bullet and make them shine and laugh forever.[28]
Cherry Bullet released their second digital single, titled "Aloha Oe", on August 6.
2021: Cherry Rush, Girls Planet 999[]
On January 7, 2021, a scheduler posted on the group's social medias announced a comeback with their first mini album, titled Cherry Rush, on January 20.[29]
On February 3, FNC announced the group would now be managed in their newly established sub-label, FNC W, which specializes in girl groups.[30]
On April 9, according to an exclusive report from Ilgan Sports, some of the members of Cherry Bullet had auditioned for the Mnet survival show Girls Planet 999.[31] On July 8, it was revealed that members Ji Won, May and Bo Ra would be participating through the show's first teaser video.[32][33] All three of them survived the first round of eliminations, but on September 24, Ji Won was eliminated during the second round of eliminations, on October 15, May was eliminated during the third round of eliminations and finally, on October 22, Bo Ra was eliminated in the finale.
2022-2023: Cherry Wish, Cherry Dash and first fanmeeting[]
On February 4, 2022, FNC Entertainment announced that Cherry Bullet would be having a comeback sometime in March. At the time, they were in the final stage of preparations.[34][35] On February 16, it was announced that they would be releasing their second mini album, Cherry Wish, on March 2.[36]
On February 15, 2023, FNC Entertainment announced that Cherry Bullet will be releasing their third mini album on March 7.[37] On the following day, the name of the mini album was revealed to be Cherry Dash.[38]
On May 2, 2023, FNC Entertainment announced that Cherry Bullet will hold their first fanmeeting 2023 Cherry Bullet 1st Fanmeeting <It's Cherry Time> on June 17 at M Pot Hall.[39]
Members[]
Name | Specialty[40] | Position(s) | Year(s) active | |
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Hae Yoon (해윤) | Shield | Leader (2019–present), Main Vocalist | 2018–present | |
Yu Ju (유주) | Longe-range Missile | Lead Vocalist, Rapper, Visual | 2018–present | |
Bo Ra (보라) | Magnifying | Main Vocalist | 2018–present | |
Ji Won (지원) | Machine Gun | Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Rapper, Visual, Center | 2018–present | |
Re Mi (레미) | Rocket Punch | Main Dancer, Vocalist | 2018–present | |
Chae Rin (채린) | Power Booster | Main Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper | 2018–present | |
May (메이) | X-ray Vision | Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Visual, Maknae | 2018–present | |
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Mi Rae (미래) | Happy Virus | Leader (2018–2019), Main Vocalist | 2018–2019 | |
Kokoro (코코로) | Healing | Lead Dancer, Vocalist | 2018–2019 | |
Lin Lin (린린) | Hacking | Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper | 2018–2019 |
Discography[]
Mini albums[]
- Cherry Rush (2021)
- Cherry Wish (2022)
- Cherry Dash (2023)
Single albums[]
- "Let's Play Cherry Bullet" (2019)
- "Love Adventure" (2019)
Digital singles[]
Participation releases[]
- Listen-Up Ep.3 ("Where You At? (4:00 AM)") (2022)
Concerts[]
Concert participation[]
- 2022 G-KPOP Concert[41] (2022)
- 2022 Boryeong Sea Mud Exhibition K-MUD Global Show K-POP Concert[42] (2022)
- MIK Festival London 2022 (2022)[43]
- MIK Festival Paris 2023 (2023)[44]
- HallyuPopFest in Macau 2023 (2023)[45]
Fanmeetings[]
- 2023 Cherry Bullet 1st Fanmeeting <It's Cherry Time> (2023)
Filmography[]
Television shows[]
- Insider Channel Cherry Bullet (Mnet, 2018)
Endorsements[]
- SMART School Uniforms (2019)
Gallery[]
- Main article: Cherry Bullet/Gallery
References[]
Official links[]
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