Chocolat (band)

Chocolat
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-Pop, electropop
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Paramount Music
Website	[1]
Members
Min Soa Jaeyoon Juliane Tia Melanie

Chocolat (Korean: 쇼콜라), commonly stylized as ChoColat, is a South Korean girl group created by Paramount Music in 2011. Their group name means "Chocolate" in french. The group consists of five members, three are mixed race Korean, (Juliane, Tia, Melanie) , and the other two are Korean (Min Soa, Jae Yoon).

Debut

Announced as the first mixed race girl group in South Korea, the group debuted with their 1st digital single "Syndrome (신드롬 )" on August 17th 2011 and on live music programs M! Countdown on August 18, 2011.

Critical Response

Netizens^[who?] have criticized the group for "lipsyncing" during some live performances. Juliane was also criticized for not singing the high notes in her part. However, it was later confirmed that Juliane was not allowed to sing high notes due to the fact that the kind of microphone she was using was not appropriate and might result in a sound system failure.

Group Members

Name	Birth Name	Birthday	Position	Nationality/Ethnicity
Min Soa	Choi Minji	June 10, 1989 (1989-06-10) (age 22)	Leader, Lead Vocalist	Korean
Jaeyoon	Lee Euijeong	May 15, 1991 (1991-05-15) (age 20)	Main Vocalist	Korean
Juliane	Juliane Alfieri	December 12, 1993 (1993-12-12) (age 17)	Vocalist	American/Korean
Tia	Tia Hwang	March 15, 1997 (1997-03-15) (age 14)	Vocalist, Main Dancer	American/Korean
Melanie	Melanie Lee	May 5, 1997 (1997-05-05) (age 14)	Vocalist, Maknae	American/Korean

Discography

Album #	Album information	Tracklisting
1st	"Chocolat, First Single Album" Released: August 17, 2011 Language: Korean	"신드롬 (Syndrome)"

References