Davichi

Davichi () is a South Korean pop duo formed in 2008, consists of Lee Hae-ri and Kang Min-kyung.

The duo has released three studio albums and six extended plays to date, and featured on several soundtracks for television dramas such as ''Big'' (2012), '' Iris II'' (2013), ''It's Okay, That's Love'' (2014), '' Descendants of the Sun'' (2016) and '' Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo'' (2016). Since their debut with the single "I Love You Even Though I Hate You", they have experienced consistent commercial success, with seven number-one singles in Korea. They have a less pop aesthetic than usually defines K-pop and Hallyu, focusing more on power ballads influenced with R&B. They have sold over 42 million digital singles, making them one of the best-selling girl groups.

Name

Their name, "Davichi", is derived from the Korean phrase "shining over everything" ( 다 비치).

Career

2008–2010: Debut and breakthrough

The duo released their debut studio album, ''Amaranth'', on February 4, 2008. The promotional track "I Love You Even Though I Hate You" won the "Rookie of the Month" award for February at the Cyworld Digital Music Awards. The duo subsequently promoted the track "Sad Promise" from the album. On July 8, they released a repackaged edition of their first album titled ''Vivid Summer Edition'', with "Love and War" as the promotional single.

In the final months of 2008, Davichi won awards for "Best New Artist" at the Mnet Asian Music Awards, Golden Disk Awards, and the Seoul Music Awards.

On March 5, 2009, Davichi released the extended play ''Davichi in Wonderland'', with the lead single "8282". The song proved to be popular among the general public and continued Davichi's chart success.

The following year on May 6, 2010, Davichi released their second EP, ''Innocence'', with the lead single "Time, Please Stop". The music video to the lead single featured T-ara's Eun-jung.

2011–2012: ''Love Delight''

On August 16, 2011, it was announced that Davichi would be releasing their third extended play, '' Love Delight'', later in the month. On August 27, it was revealed by Davichi's label, Core Contents Media, that the entire ''Love Delight'' album had been leaked on the internet. Despite the leak quickly making its way through internet portal sites, the company chose not to change the release date. ''Love Delight'' was released on August 29, along with the music video to their lead single, "Don't Say Goodbye". The song went on to chart at number one on Korea's ''Gaon'' Digital Chart and the ''Billboard'' K-Pop Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks.

On October 7, 2012, it was announced that the members of Davichi would be leaving their label to form an independent company. However, less than one month later, it was revealed that the duo had retracted their decision to leave Core Contents Media and renewed their contracts.

2013–2014: ''Mystic Ballad'', ''6,7'' and label changes

On March 3, 2013, the music video for the pre-release single "Turtle", from Davichi's second studio album '' Mystic Ballad'', was released. The music video starred 5dolls's member Hyoyoung. "Turtle" went on to chart at number one on South Korea's Gaon Single Chart. On March 18, Davichi released the title track "Just the Two of Us", along with the full album, which featured collaborations with Duble Sidekick, Verbal Jint, Jung Suk-won, and Ryu Jae-hyun. Promotions for "Just the Two of Us" began on March 21 on ''M! Countdown''. The single took the number one spot on ''M! Countdown'', marking Davichi's fifteenth music show win.

On April 1, Davichi released the digital single "Be Warmed (feat. Verbal Jint)". The song was originally listed on the track listing for ''Mystic Ballad'', but was taken out for unknown reasons. The song was met with instant success in South Korea. On June 27, Davichi released the digital single album ''Memories of Summer'' with the track "Because I Miss You Today", which was produced by Choi Kyu-sung.

On February 23, 2014, their contract with Core Contents Media reported had expired and decided not renewed the contract. It was soon later confirmed that the duo decided not to renewed their contract and plans to released a final studio album with the company as a 'parting gift'. On June 4, Davichi released new single "Again" produced by Brave Brothers. On June 18, their follow-up single "Pillow" was released earlier which originally schedule to released on June 19. The EP ''6,7'' was digitally released the day after, including the single "Again" and "Pillow". On July 3, Davichi released "Don't Move" as their last single under Core Contents Media.

On July 13, Davichi released ''It's Okay, That's Love'', which was featured throughout the SBS drama ''It's Okay, That's Love''. Shortly after that, on July 17, the duo signed an exclusive contract with CJ E&M.

2015–2023: ''Davichi Hug'', ''50 x Half'', ''&10'' and ''Season Note''

On January 21, 2015, Davichi released EP ''Davichi Hug'' including the two lead singles, "Crying Again" and "Sorry, I'm Happy" under CJ E&M label MMO Entertainment. On December 16, they released winter single ''WHITE'' featuring Jay Park, a remake song of Fin.K.L's White (1999). the duo hold their Year-end concert "Winter Hug" at Yonsei University on December 30 and 31.

Davichi released "This Love" for drama '' Descendants of the Sun'' on March 3, 2016 and shortly became huge popular soundtrack. Later that, they released "Forgetting You" for drama '' Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo'' on September 6. On October 13, their sixth EP ''50 x Half'' was released with including double lead single "Beside Me" and "Love Is To Give". On October 28, Davichi announced their solo concert entitled "Davichi In Tempo <50 X HALF>" were held in Seoul at Yonsei University Grand Hall from December 30–31.

On October 11, 2017, Davichi released their digital single "To Me". On December 15, 2017, Davichi announced their solo concerts entitled "Davichi La êve Concert 2017" would be held in Seoul at Yonsei University Grand Hall from December 23–24.

On January 16, 2018, CJ E&M label B2M Entertainment announced that Davichi would be releasing their third studio album to celebrate their 10-year anniversary. Davichi released their third studio album '' &10'' on January 25 with the title track "Days Without You".

Davichi released single "Unspoken Words" on May 17, 2019. The song lyrics about the heart of a woman who still misses her lover after a breakup.

Davichi released new single "Just Hug Me" on April 12, 2021. The song was described as a mid-tempo ballad with lyrics about the woman who want her ex-lover to hug her warmly with a loving heart without any excuses or words at the moment we meet again after a breakup.

Davichi released new single "First Loss" on October 18, 2021. They later released the winter single "Everyday Christmas" on December 6, 2021.

Davichi released "Your Tender Heart Hurts Me" for soundtrack of drama Soundtrack #1 on January 20, 2022. They later released "Remember Me" for soundtrack of drama Our Blues on May 7, 2022. On May 16, 2022, their seventh extended play ''Season Note'' was released, with the lead single "Fanfare".

Davichi released their first self-composed single "A Very Personal Story" on November 15, 2023.

2024–present: Label changes

Davichi released the spring single "I'll Be By Your Side" on March 26, 2024. Later that day, WakeOne (successor of CJ ENM's management) announced that Davichi would part ways with them after 10 years.

On September 10, Davichi signed with new label Cam With Us.

Discography

* ''Amaranth'' (2008)
* '' Mystic Ballad'' (2013)
* '' &10'' (2018)

Concerts and tours

* Davichi 1st Concert "The Premiere" In Seoul (2009)
* Davichi Christmas Concert In Seoul (2010)
* Davichi Concert 'To Send' (2011)
* Davichi Concert 'Davichi Code' (2013)
* Davichi Concert 'Winter Hug' (2015)
* Davichi In Tempo <50 X HALF> (2016)
* Davichi OST & Greatest Hits Live In Singapore (2017)
* Davichi La êve Concert (2017)
* Davichi Live Tour '&10' (2018)
* Davichi Winter Party (2018)
* Davichi Concert In Taipei (2019)
* Davichi Concert In LA & San Francisco (2019)
* Davichi Concert 'DAVICHI CONCERT' (2019)
*Davichi Concert 'STARRY STARRY'(2023)

Awards and nominations

See also

* List of best-selling girl groups

Notes

References

External links

*

{{Authority control

MBK Entertainment artists
WakeOne artists
South Korean contemporary R&B musical groups
Musical groups established in 2008
K-pop music groups
Musical groups from Seoul
MAMA Award winners
South Korean musical duos
Melon Music Award winners
Pop music duos
Female musical duos