Tahiti (South Korean band)

Tahiti
300x200px Tahiti members arrive at the red carpet event of the Pifan in Bucheon on July 17, 2014
Background information
Origin	South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2012 (2012)–present
Labels	Dream Star Entertainment Vitamin Entertainment
Website	dreamstar.co.kr/tahiti_home
Members	Park Mi So Shin Min Jae Ahn So Hyun (Jerry) Shin Ji Soo Kim Sun Young (Ari)
Past members	Sarah Wolfgang (Hanhee) Heo Eun Jung (EJ) Lee Da Som (Keezy) Shin Ye Eun Yoon Jung Bin Jo Jin Hee (Jin)

Tahiti (stylized as TAHITI; Korean: 타히티) consist of five-members. A South Korean Kpop girl group formed by Dream Star Entertainment in 2012. The group debuted on July 23, 2012, with the single "Tonight". Their fanclub name is "Black Pearl".

History

Pre-debut

Prior to debuting, Tahiti launched a sitcom-style reality program called 'Ta-dah! It's TAHITI' with their original line-up. The show began broadcasting on April 14, 2012 and was picked up by television stations in South Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore.

Following the ending of 'Ta-dah! It's TAHITI', it was announced that Ari and Hanhee left the group and would be replaced by Ye Eun and Dasom.

2012: Debut, line-up change, Hasta Leugo, Pretty Face

Only July 23, 2012, Tahiti released their debut single "Tonight". Promotions for the single began on July 25, 2012, on Show Champion.

In October, Tahiti unveiled teaser videos and images of their upcoming single "Hasta Luego", which revealed Ye Eun, Dasom, and EJ were no longer with the group. The three members were replaced with Jinhee,Miso and Ari who left the group before the debut.

On October 31, 2012, the group released the single "Hasta Leugo", which was followed up with the release of "Pretty Face" on December 2, 2012.

2013: First Overseas Promotions,"1st mini album",Jin's Absence

On January 19, 2013, Tahiti performed at the SM Mall of Asia Open Grounds in the Philippines, where they performed with Girls' Generation, Exo, U-KISS, Infinite and Tasty. This concert marked Tahiti's first time performing overseas. TAHITI also appeared on Philippine Late night show Gandang Gabi Vice as Guest. They also appeared on Philippine music show ASAP and Philippine TV show It's Showtime.

On March 11, 2013, Tahiti released the OST track "Don't Know, Don't Know" for the South Korean television series You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin, where they also made a cameo appearance.

Only July 23, 2013, Tahiti celebrated their one-year anniversary and upcoming mini-album release by holding a showcase. The group released their first mini-album, Five Beats of Hearts, with the accompanying music video to "Love Sick", on July 25, 2013. Jin did not participate in the music video or live performances of "Love Sick" due to the sexual nature of concept.

2014: Line-up changes, "Oppa, You're Mine"

Dream Star Entertainment announced on June 4, 2014, that Jungbin would not be participating in Tahiti's upcoming promotions due to health issues. The company did not confirm if her absence will be temporary or permanent.

On June 10, 2014, Tahiti announced the release of their third single "Oppa, You're Mine" through a music video teaser. The teaser showcased a new member to the group, Jerry. The music video was released the following day.

2015:"2nd mini album",Japanese Debut,"Skip"

On January 4, 2015, Tahiti announced the release of the second mini album "Fall Into Temptation" through a teaser clip. Jungbin and Jin again did not participate in the comeback, and their official Twitters have not been updated in months, thus it can be safely presumed that they have left the group. On March 12, Tahiti released their first mini album in Japan
On November 8,2015,Tahiti had their comeback with a cute concept in their 4th single "SKIP".

2016-present:5th Single

On May 23,2016,they released their 5th single "The Secret"

Members

Tahiti currently has five members: Shin Min-jae (신민재), Park Mi-so (박미소), Jerry (Ahn So-hyun 안소현), Shin Ji-soo (신지수) and Ari (Kim Sun-young 김선영)

Former members of the group include: Hanhee (Sarah Wolfgang)，EJ (Heo Eun-jung 허은정), Keezy (Lee Da-som 이다솜), Shin Ye-eun (신예은), Yoon Jung-bin (윤정빈) And Jin (Jo Jin-hae 조진희)

Timeline

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR
Five Beats of Hearts	Released: July 25, 2013 Label: Dream Star Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	10	KOR: 2,031
Fall Into Temptation	Released: January 13, 2015 Label: Dream Star Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	9	KOR: 792 JPN: 3,208
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		KOR	KOR Hot 100
"Tonight"	2012	102	—	Five Beats of Hearts
"Hasta Luego"		198	—
"Love Sick"	2013	70	56
"Oppa, You're Mine"	2014	110	—	Fall Into Temptation
"Phone Number"	2015	—	—
"Skip"		—	—	Skip
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television

Year	Show	Member(s)	Notes	Episode(s)
2013	Gandang Gabi Vice	All	Guests
2014	Idol School	All	Guests	ep 7
2015	Her Secret Weapon	Jisoo	Cast Member	All

Variety Shows

Year	Title	Member(s)	Episode(s)
2013	Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2	Jisoo	166 174 195 207 212
2014	Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2	Jisoo	221 223 227 233 246
2015	Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2	Jisoo	265 266 267 270 290 313 314
2016	Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2	Jisoo	315

External links

• Official website

• [NEWS Hints to Ari and Hanhee’s Future Activities?]
• http://tower.jp/item/3837227/Tahiti-Japan-1st-mini-Album-Phone-Number-%5bCD%EF%BC%8BDVD%5d%EF%BC%9C%E5%88%9D%E5%9B%9E%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%A4A%EF%BC%9E
• http://asianumbers.galeon.com/TAHITI.html