KPOP 2nd generation · Trophy Entertainment / Yedang Entertainment
CHI-CHI
チチ / 치치
CHI-CHI started noisy and bright in 2011 and spent much of the run moving between Korea and Japan.
- 2011DebutMar 18, 2011
- 5Members
- 2thGeneration
- Chi-Chi HolicFandom
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In 30 seconds: CHI-CHI
The line-up began at seven and settled around Semi, A-zi, Boreum, Sui and Shine; nothing charted big, but the run fills in a gap in the period.
Come here if you are reconstructing the short-lived girl groups of the early 2010s.
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Key facts
- Group name
- CHI-CHI
- Reading / Hangul
- チチ / 치치
- Company
- Trophy Entertainment / Yedang Entertainment
- Debut date
- March 18, 2011
- Days active
- 655 days (1 year, 9 months)
- Final activity date
- 2013
- Debut song
- Don't Play Around
- Generation
- 2nd generation
- Fandom name
- Chi-Chi Holic(チチホリック)
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Member guide
セミ세미 · SemiView in Japaneseアジ아지 · A-ziView in Japaneseボルム보름 · BoreumView in Japaneseスイ수이 · SuiView in Japaneseシャイン샤인 · ShineView in JapaneseProfile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| セミ | 1991-09-14 | 35 | 165cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| アジ | 1992-11-20 | 33 | 164cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ボルム | 1993-05-12 | 33 | 163cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| スイ | 1994-10-05 | 32 | 162cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| シャイン | 1995-03-26 | 31 | 161cm | AB | Not disclosed | South Korea |
Ages are as of 2026-10-31.
Selected releases
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Start here
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
Love Is Energy
Don't Play Around MVDon't Play Around is the debut and carries the noise of its moment.
Love Is Energy MVLove Is Energy is the brightest comeback single and the most representative.
Longer MVLonger turns toward the singing and closes out the run.05
From debut to now
- 2011Debuting as a group in the Trophy Entertainment and Yedang orbit, activity began with Don't Play Around.
- 2012A Japanese single carried the move into Japan, and Love Is Energy showed the later run as a five-member line that included the new member Shine.
- 2013Group activity closed after a short period, and the members moved into solo work or other fields.
- 2020Television appearances by A-zi and other member news keep open a way back to CHI-CHI itself.
- 2024Centred on Don't Play Around, Longer and Love Is Energy, they are looked back on as a short-run group of the early 2010s.
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Achievements
Key milestones
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Official links
Official site
Official social accounts and platforms
Shopping guide
Verified English shopping links are not yet available.
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KPOP DISCOVER's CHI-CHI note
CHI-CHI debuted in March 2011 with backing from Trophy Entertainment and the Yedang side. The line started as seven, and after changes to the roster the later run continued with Semi, A-zi, Boreum, Sui and Shine. There is no large chart hit here, yet when the history of short-run girl groups in the early 2010s comes up the name belongs on the same shelf as C-REAL and Blady.
Three songs give a clear view. The debut Don't Play Around is bright dance pop, catching the early image and the size of the line at once. Longer, released in July 2011, shows a calmer sound and a more vocal-leaning expression than the debut. Love Is Energy from June 2012 is the late signature work after Shine joined, swinging back towards pop while showing the drive that followed the change. Playing them in order is enough to see how much moved in a short time.
A Japanese-language version came out in 2012, leaving a thread into that market. Group activity ended in 2013, and the members moved on to solo work or to other fields. Even after the split, television appearances by A-zi in 2020 kept the route back to the group alive, and as of 2024 the songs Don't Play Around, Longer and Love Is Energy remain the axis for looking back. Don't Play Around, then Longer, then Love Is Energy runs from the heat of the debut period through the change of sound to the brightness of the later line.
Editors' take Don't Play Around / Longer / Love Is Energy — two years from the Korean debut to the move into Japan, traced in three songs by a Trophy Entertainment five-piece.
Trivia worth knowing
Fandom
Shy Girl is given as the fandom name for CHI-CHI, and it sits neatly alongside the bright mood the group projected.
Japan rollout
A Japanese single centred on the localised version of Don't Play Around became the key gateway into their promotions there.
Line-up
The line-up moved from an initial seven members down to five, so the Love Is Energy period is best treated as a separate, later phase.
Signature song
Lining up Don't Play Around, Longer and Love Is Energy in order traces the shape of their Korean promotions.
Comparison
Placed against C-REAL and D-UNIT, the differences in direction among short-lived girl groups of 2011 to 2013 become clear.
Sources
Current member whereabouts and birth districts are left out rather than guessed, with published profiles and release-level detail taking priority.
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Japan activity score
KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 175/ 241 groups
No. 175 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 73%)
- 1Japanese releases
- 1Japan-related tracks
- 0Members from Japan
- 1Official Japanese accounts
The denominator is the 241 groups, out of 564 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-10-24).
How this score is calculated →View in JapaneseFrequently asked questions
What defines CHI-CHI?
The line-up began at seven and settled around Semi, A-zi, Boreum, Sui and Shine; nothing charted big, but the run fills in a gap in the period.
Why should a new listener start with CHI-CHI?
Come here if you are reconstructing the short-lived girl groups of the early 2010s.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Don't Play Around, Love Is Energy, Longer, then continue to the official video index.