KPOP 3rd generation · Mafia Records / Sony Music Korea
WA$$UP
ワサップ / 와썹
WA$$UP brought club sound and twerking into Korean girl-group pop years before anybody else was willing to.
- 2013DebutAug 7, 2013
- 7Members
- 3thGeneration
- WaffleFandom
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In 30 seconds: WA$$UP
Jinju, Dain, Nada, Nari, Jiae, Sujin and Woojoo started the group, and the line-up had shrunk considerably by the late releases.
Come here for a girl group that chose the opposite of every safe option available in 2013.
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Key facts
- Group name
- WA$$UP
- Reading / Hangul
- ワサップ / 와썹
- Company
- Mafia Records / Sony Music Korea
- Debut date
- August 7, 2013
- Days active
- 1,973 days (5 years, 4 months)
- Final activity date
- 2019
- Debut song
- Wa$$up
- Generation
- 3rd generation
- Fandom name
- Waffle(ワッフル)
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Member guide
ジンジュ진주 · JinjuView in Japanese
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ナリ | 1992-10-05 | 34 | 165cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ジエ | 1995-10-31 | 31 | 172cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| スジン | 1996-06-26 | 30 | 165cm | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ウジュ | 1996-08-12 | 30 | 162cm | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ナダ | 1991-05-24 | 35 | 160cm | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ジンジュ | 1990-04-28 | 36 | 165cm | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ダイン | 1990-06-25 | 36 | 169cm | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea |
Ages are as of 2026-10-31.
Selected releases
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Start here
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
Dominant Woman
Wa$$up MVThe self-titled debut states the concept without any hedging.
Nom Nom Nom MVNom Nom Nom is the party single and the most enjoyable of the three.
Color TV MVColor TV belongs to the smaller late line-up and shows how the group adapted.05
From debut to now
- 2013Nari, Jiae, Sujin, Woojoo, Nada, Jinju and Dain debuted together as a girl group with a strong hip-hop streak.
- 2014The official MVs for Fire and Stupid Liar still carry the hard beat of WA$$UP and its visual approach.
- 2015Beyond the group-wide concept, the rap and character of each member give a first-time listener another way to sort things.
- 2016From the provocative early entry the run moves toward later releases that work song by song.
- 2017The Color TV period matters for the later WA$$UP, and set beside the early MVs the change of direction shows.
- 2019After activity ended, official video on the WASSUP and VEVO channels remained, so the MVs still carry the group's image.
- 2026Official MVs from 2013 to 2017 such as Wa$$up, Fire and Color TV still stand as the way to discover WA$$UP.
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Achievements
Key milestones
Verified information
Verified English information is not yet available for this section.
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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 WA$$UP note
WA$$UP debuted in August 2013 with Nari, Jiae, Sujin, Woojoo, Nada, Jinju and Dain, under Mafia Records and Sony Music Korea. At a time when K-pop favoured pure and cute concepts, they opened their own way in with club-leaning sound and twerk-heavy dance. That blend of hip-hop and pop makes them impossible to leave out of any account of the early twerk-dol lineage.
The tidiest order is Wa$$up first, to see the concept at the debut, then Nom Nom Nom for the catchy early signature. Fire, released in 2014, brings the hard beat further forward and makes the WA$$UP approach to dance stand out. Holding hip-hop colour and a club feel at the core while changing face from song to song is where the listening pleasure sits.
In 2017 Nada, Jinju and Dain left over contract disputes, and Color TV was released by Nari, Jiae, Sujin and Woojoo as a four-piece. Activity ended from that year onward, and what remains now is an archive of official video. Wa$$up, then Fire, then Color TV runs from the concept at the debut through the hard beat to the final four-member lineup.
Editors' take Wa$$up / Fire / Color TV — three songs holding the early twerk-dol lineage of K-pop, from the seven-piece group at Mafia Records.
Trivia worth knowing
Spelling
WA$$UP writes itself with dollar signs, and the name alone signals a hard hip-hop leaning.
Entry point
Wa$$up and Nom Nom Nom are the easiest first listen, catching the early momentum and the characters at once.
Signature song
Fire and Stupid Liar widen the expression a little beyond the provocation of the earliest singles.
Members
Learning the rap and on-screen character of Nada first gives a foothold for telling the seven members apart.
Video
Official uploads are mostly MVs, so the natural way to watch is to compare the styling and visual shifts song by song.
Comparison
Set beside 4Minute and D-Unit, the differences in how women carry hard hip-hop become clear.
Frequently asked questions
What defines WA$$UP?
Jinju, Dain, Nada, Nari, Jiae, Sujin and Woojoo started the group, and the line-up had shrunk considerably by the late releases.
Why should a new listener start with WA$$UP?
Come here for a girl group that chose the opposite of every safe option available in 2013.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Wa$$up, Nom Nom Nom, Color TV, then continue to the official video index.