3rd generation · Dream Star Entertainment / JLine Entertainment

TAHITI

タヒチ / 타히티

TAHITI worked through six years and several line-up changes, closing with Minjae, Miso, Jerry and Ari.

  • 2012DebutJul 23, 2012
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Tonight / Official MV

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In 30 seconds: TAHITI

The early singles are bright dance pop, and the later ones grow considerably more adult in both sound and styling.

Worth a look if you want to see how a small-agency girl group kept going long after the first line-up dissolved.

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Key facts

Group name
TAHITI
Reading / Hangul
タヒチ / 타히티
Company
Dream Star Entertainment / JLine Entertainment
Debut date
July 23, 2012
Days active
1,988 days (5 years, 5 months)
Final activity date
2018
Debut song
Tonight
Generation
3rd generation
Fandom name
Black Pearl(ブラックパール)
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Member guide

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
ミンジェ1991-08-1335168cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
ミソ1991-04-0435168cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
ジェリー1992-08-2734165cmBNot disclosedSouth Korea
アリ1994-10-2331168cmONot disclosedSouth Korea

Ages are as of 2026-09-17.

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

View all official videos →View in Japanese
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From debut to now

  • 2012
    TAHITI came out of Dream Star Entertainment, and Tonight set the starting point for their bright dance pop.
  • 2013
    Love Sick arrived during the 1st mini album period and became the central song for anyone finding TAHITI later.
  • 2014
    With Jerry added to the line-up, Oppa You're Mine showed that the bright direction survived the change.
  • 2015
    Around Fall Into Temptation a more grown-up sound and staging came forward, leaving the impression that stands for the later years.
  • 2016
    Work continued as far as the 5th single, which closes a short catalogue as the release of the final period.
  • 2018
    The disbandment became known through a message from Jerry, and the members moved on to solo work and to fields outside music.
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Key achievements

Key milestones

2012Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards rookie prizeThe name stayed in the rookie-prize conversation in their debut year, early attention for a group from a small label.
2014Asia Model Awards New Star AwardRecognition widened through rookie and model contexts that took in the visuals and the stage work.
2015Phone Number as the late-period signatureAs the song that shows the grown-up late direction, it is a key way in for anyone catching up on TAHITI.
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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 TAHITI note

TAHITI is a girl group that debuted from Dream Star Entertainment in July 2012. The later years also ran under the name JLine Entertainment, and the line-up changed more than once. The final formation was Minjae, Miso, Jerry and Ari, and in 2018 the disbandment became known through a message from Jerry. The catalogue is short, yet from 2012 to 2016 they put out 5 or more releases and kept going through every change of membership.

Three songs are worth holding onto: Tonight, Love Sick and Phone Number. The 2012 debut Tonight is bright dance pop and shows the early tone most plainly. Love Sick, released in 2013, is the one later listeners gather around and the title that comes up whenever the group is discussed. Phone Number, out in January 2015, represents the later TAHITI, grown-up in sound and in presentation. Those three alone reveal how much changed in a short span.

The turn came in 2014, when Jerry joined. Oppa, You're Mine carried the bright line on, and from around Phone Number the following year the grown-up impression moved to the front. I Want To Know Your Mind, released in May 2016, was the last single and closed a catalogue that had been renewed without a break until the end. Tonight, then Love Sick, then Phone Number covers the early tone, the song later listeners gather around and the late-period signature.

Editors' take Tonight / Love Sick / Phone Number — changes of line-up and a deepening sound in three songs, from a Dream Star Entertainment four-piece.

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Japan activity score

KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 209/ 210 groups

No. 209 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 100%)

  • 0Japanese releases
  • 0Japan-related tracks
  • 0Members from Japan
  • 1Official Japanese accounts

The denominator is the 210 groups, out of 525 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 2026-09-17).

How this score is calculated →View in Japanese

Frequently asked questions

What defines TAHITI?
The early singles are bright dance pop, and the later ones grow considerably more adult in both sound and styling.
Why should a new listener start with TAHITI?
Worth a look if you want to see how a small-agency girl group kept going long after the first line-up dissolved.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Tonight, Love Sick, Phone Number, then continue to the official video index.