DIA

DIA

Hangul: 다이아

Alternative name: ダイヤ

Fandom Name: AID (에이드)

Origin: South Korea

Debut Date: September 14, 2015

DIA Members

About DIA

DIA Member Ages

Ranked from oldest to youngest.

MemberBirthdayAge
1. EuniceSep 02, 199131 years old
2. JueunJun 07, 199527 years old
3. HuihyeonJun 16, 199527 years old
4. YebinJul 13, 199725 years old
5. ChaeyeonDec 01, 199725 years old
6. EunchaeMay 26, 199923 years old
7. SomyiJan 26, 200023 years old

DIA Member Heights

Ranked from tallest to shortest.

MemberHeight
1. Huihyeon1.67 m (5’6″)
2. Somyi1.67 m (5’6″)
3. Eunice1.66 m (5’5″)
4. Chaeyeon1.66 m (5’5″)
5. Jueun1.63 m (5’4″)
6. Yebin1.62 m (5’4″)
7. Eunchae1.57 m (5’2″)

Members and Position(s)

Members

DIA is composed of seven members born between 1991 and 2000. Their names are: Eunice, Jueun, Huihyeon, Yebin, Eunchae, Chaeyeon, and Somyi.

The oldest member is Huihyeon (born Jun 16, 1995). She is also the leader of the group. She was 20 years old at the time of DIA’s debut. The youngest member or maknae is Somyi (born Jan 26, 2000). She was 15 years old when she debuted with DIA.

Former members of DIA include Seunghee, Eunjin, and Jenny. Seunghee left in April 2016. Eunjin announced her departure from the group on May 7, 2018 due to health problems. Jenny left in 2019 after health problems with her knee.

Position(s)

MemberPosition(s)
Eunicemain vocalist, main dancer
Jueunmain vocalist
Huihyeonleader, main rapper, lead dancer, vocalist
Yebinlead vocalist
Chaeyeonvocalist, rapper, visual, center
Eunchaelead vocalist, lead dancer, rapper
Somyilead dancer, vocalist, rapper, maknae

Fun Facts and Trivia

  • Prior to her departure, Seunghee held the position of leader in the group. Huihyeon was later re-assigned as the leader of DIA.
  • Eunjin was the main dancer of DIA.
  • DIA has 2 sub-units: BinChaenHyunSeuS (Yebin, Chaeyeon, Huihyeon, Eunice, Somyi) and L.U.B. (Jueun, Eunchae).
  • The tallest member of DIA is Huihyeon with a height of 167 cm (5’6”). Prior to Ahn Eunjin’s departure from the group, she was the tallest member with a height of 170 cm (5’7”).
  • The shortest member of DIA is Eunchae with a height of 157 cm (5’2”).

Facts

  • Kim Dani, Kim Min Hyun and Moon Seul Gi were to be part of the group, but it was decided not to include them for different reasons.
  • In March, it was decided that Cho Seung Hee would not be part of the group and would focus on acting, but on July 27, 2015, she was announced as the leader of the group.
  • They traveled to Hong Kong and Macau to film their debut music videos. The filming lasted more than 5 days.
  • The president of their agency, Kim KwangSoo said the strength of the group is that they have all been trainees in other companies, which motivates them to work hard and go far together.
  • Just two days after releasing Somehow their debut song they achieved the #4 spot on Yinyuetai Chart leaving Red Velvet in the #5 spot to make it into the top 5 along with #3 LOVELYZ #2 HyunA and #1 CNBLUE.
  • Within 20 days of their debut, they were already one of the most famous groups in China.
  • In some of their presentations they were accompanied by their choreographer, in their 1st time in Show Music Core, 2nd time in Show Music Core and 3rd time in Inkigayo.   
  • Members Cathy and Seung Hee composed songs from the debut album, ‘I wanna to listen music’ and ‘My Polaris’ respectively.
  • In 2015, they ranked as the 5th most famous new female group in China.   
  • On March 7, MBK confirms the addition of Eun Chae to DIA, she is 16 years old and has great singing skills and the comeback of Cathy and Chae Yeon from DIA.
  • They decided not to participate in the Dream Concert that was to be held on June 4, 2016 because member Chae Yeon was going to participate with I.O.I. and DIA but the company, believed that it would be too difficult for Chae Yeon to participate with both groups so they reached an agreement with the members not to participate in the concert.
  • They will change the leader for each comeback the group makes, after Seunghee’s departure, Eunice became the group’s leader for the comeback with On the Road. For the comeback with album Spell, the leader will be Hui Hyeon. This will be done with the intention that each member knows how to cope with the pressure of being a leader with much more responsibility.
  • For the comeback with their second album YOLO, the group added two new members, Ju Eun and Somyi, with Somyi being the new maknae of the group as she is the youngest.
  • With their album Spell they reached the 9th place in the Gaon Chart Ranking of album sales for the month of September, with 10,266 records.
  • On the special Music Bank broadcast on May 19, DIA had a small collaboration with MOMOLAND when they performed the song “Will You Go Out With Me”.
  • With the comeback on August 22, Ju Eun will join the L.U.B sub-unit and Somyi will join the BinChaenHyunSeu sub-unit.
  • On September 10, 2017, DIA revealed via their Instagram that the group had been involved in a minor car accident. DIA’s van collided with a car in front around Hannam Bridge while they were on their way to an autograph signing in Goyang, they offered apologies for arriving later than planned and extended apologies to those who suffered damages and asked for fans’ understanding if they were slightly late to the autograph signing in Incheon

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