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ENIGMA (에닉마) is an eight-member girl group under EL Entertainment (formerly under UNILABEL). They debuted on August 12, 2022, with their debut mini album GRADIENTMAKER.
Etymology[]
The name of the group comes from the Greek word Enigma meaning mystery. It is also the name of German machine used during World War II. ENIGMA as the word combines with the concept of revealing the members (their identity was unknown until the reveal) as well with the first MV concept which is unknown for now.
History[]
Pre-debut[]
In 2017, Shona and Juri debuted as a member of a J-pop group SPIXIA, but unfortunately disbanded in 2019.
On February 7, 2019, Ah-yun was a participant on the survival show Rise2TheNxtGirls, representing PAL Records. Unfortunately, it was revealed that she was eliminated in the second round, thus being unable to debut with CLASTARS.
On June 14, 2020, Sa-bah was introduced as a contestant on the survival show NAIA 100. Unfortunately, she was eliminated and got ranked 68th place, thus being unable to debut with Cloudburst.
On June 28, 2022, UNILABEL announced its first group set to debut in 2022. On the same day, it was announced that the group name would be ENIGMA. Shona was introduced on June 28, Yoo-kyung on June 29, Bianka on June 30, Juri on July 1, Ah-yun on July 2, Sabah on July 3, Mica on July 4, and Mi-yeong on July 5. On July 6, UNILABEL revealed Enigma's fandom name and colors.
2022-2023: Debut with GRADIENTMAKER, Girls Planet: Connected Together, departure from UNILABEL[]
On August 22, 2022, they debuted their debut mini album GRADIENTMAKER.
On November 25, 2022, Mica was introduced as a contestant in a large-scale Chinese survival show Girls Planet: Connected Together, under her birth name Wang Miyun. It was revealed that she was eliminated, thus being unable to debut with UTOPIX.
On April 3, 2023, it was revealed that ENIGMA had parted ways with UNILABEL due to the company's financial issues.
2023: Transfer to EL Entertainment, TIMELAPSE[]
On July 17, 2023, EL Entertainment announced that ENIGMA joined their agency and it was revealed that EL Entertainment reportedly filed an application to trademark the name "ENIGMA".
On October 2, 2023, ENIGMA released their second mini album, TIMELAPSE, this marks their first comeback under EL Entertainment.
2024: AFTERHOUR[]
On February 28, 2024, ENIGMA released their third mini album, AFTERHOUR.
Members[]
| Stage Name | Birth Name | Birthdate | Position(s) | Nationality | Year(s) Active | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | Japanese | Chinese | |||||
| Yoo-kyung | 유경 | ユギョン | 柳京 | Ryu Yoo-kyung (류유경) | May 31, 1996 | Leader, Main Rapper, Lead Dancer, Lead Vocalist | Korean | 2022–present |
| Ah-yun | 아윤 | アヒョン | 阿云 | Choi Ah-yun (최아윤) | November 8, 1999 | Co-Leader, Main Dancer, Choreographer | Korean | |
| Shona | 쇼나 | しょう | 翔奈 | Honda Shona (本田翔奈) | July 14, 2001 | Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer | Japanese | |
| Mi-yeong | 미영 | ミヨン | 美英 | Son Mi-yeong (손미영) | March 10, 2003 | Lead Dancer, Main Vocalist, Visual | Korean | |
| Sa-bah | 사바 | サバ | 萨巴 | Jung Sa-bah (정사바) | January 3, 2004 | Lead Vocalist, Lead Rapper, Main Dancer | Korean | |
| Juri | 주리 | じゅり | 樹里 | Kodama Juri (児玉樹里) | October 11, 2004 | Main Dancer, Lead Rapper | Japanese | |
| Mica | 미카 | ミカ | 米卡 | Wang Miyun (王米云) | February 6, 2005 | Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist, Visual | Chinese | |
| Bianka | 비앙카 | ビアンカ | 比安卡 | Akiyama Bianka (秋山 びあんか) | March 17, 2005 | Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Visual, Maknae | Japanese | |
Discography[]
Mini albums[]
- GRADIENTMAKER (2022)
- TIMELAPSE (2023)
- AFTERHOUR (2024)
Trivia[]
- Shona and Juri are the former members of J-pop group SPIXIA from 2017-2019.
- Sabah is an ex-trainee under SKYSTONE Entertainment and a former contestant in NAIA 100 (ranked 68th place).
- Mica was a former contestant on the survival show Girls Planet: Connected Together.