Cleo (band)

Cleo
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	1999–2005
Past members	Kim Ha-na Park Ye-eun Chae Eun-jung Han Hyun-jung Jung Ye-bin

Cleo (Hangul: 클레오) was a three-member South Korean girl group, formed in 1999.^[1] They were one of the original Korean idol girl groups and were active at the same time as Fin.K.L and S.E.S.^[2] Their debut song "Good Time", from their first studio album, was very successful. The group's second album, released in 2000, was also successful and included the songs "Ready For Love", "Always in My Heart", and "Mosun" (모순; lit. "Contradiction"). Cleo's third album, which included the song "Triple", was released in 2011. Their fourth album was released in 2003, included the tracks "Donghwa" (동화; lit. "Fairy Tale") and "S.P.Y". Their fifth album, Rising Again, was released in 2004 and included the song "In and Out". The group disbanded in 2005.^[3]

In November 2011, the three original members reunited to appear on an episode of SBS Plus' Comeback Show Top 10.^[4] In June 2016, Jung Ye-bin (now using her real name, Kong Seo-young), Chae Eun-jung, and Kim Ha-na appeared on Two Yoo Project Sugar Man, performing "Good Time".^[5]

Members

• Kim Ha-na was the only original member to stay in the group until they disbanded. She continued her singing career, and also became a musical actress.
• Park Ye-eun (박예은) left the group in 2000, and was replaced by Han Hyun-jung.
• Chae Eun-jung left the group in 2004, and was replaced by Jung Ye-bin. In July 2011, she debuted in Hong Kong under the stage name Enjel, with the girl group Girls' Kingdom.^[6]
• Han Hyun-jung (한현정) joined the group in 2000, replacing Park Ye-eun. After the group's disbandment, she moved to China and started a clothing business. She married a Chinese man in 2010, but the couple separated in July 2011. She was then involved in a highly publicized scandal with her husband, who accused her of squandering his fortune before she left him. Han claimed they were not legally married, which turned out to be false.^[6][2]
• Jung Ye-bin was the stage name of Kong Seo-young. She joined the group in 2004, replacing Chae Eun-jung. Since 2010, she has worked as a sports commentator for various television networks, including KBS N Sports and XTM.^[3][7]

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [8][lower-alpha 1]
Cleo	Released: March 3, 1999[10] Label: Doremi Format: CD, cassette	25	KOR: 32,899[11]
Good Time	Released: March 20, 2000[12] Label: Doremi Format: CD, cassette	22	KOR: 48,420[13]
Crazy Love	Released: July 7, 2001[14] Label: Doremi Format: CD, cassette	—[lower-alpha 2]
Surprise Party	Released: March 18, 2003[15] Label: Gaonix Format: CD, cassette	14	KOR: 24,291[16]
Rising Again	Released: July 10, 2004[17] Label: EMI Records Format: CD, cassette	45	KOR: 2,432[18]

Music videos

Title	Year
"Good Time"	1999
"Ready For Love"	2000
"Always in My Heart"
"Mosun" (모순; lit. "Contradiction")
"Triple"	2001
"Donghwa" (동화; lit. "Fairy Tale")	2003
"In and Out"	2004

Notes

1. The Recording Industry Association of Korea (RIAK) tracked physical album, EP, and singles sales and released a consolidated sales and ranking chart monthly from January 1999 to September 2008.^[9] It did not track digital-only sales.
2. The RIAK chart for July 2001 was not archived

References

1. Ahn Hyun-hee (June 21, 2016). "'슈가맨' 클레오 소환!…공서영 아나운서 아니야? '시선 집중'". etoday (in Korean). Retrieved July 26, 2016.
2. Lee Kyung-nam (September 1, 2011). "Making Sense of the Han Hyun Jung Scandal". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
3. "'클레오' 정예빈, 첫 고졸 출신 아나운서 합격 '눈길'". Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). December 5, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
4. Jang Yeon-ju (November 3, 2011). "원조 걸그룹 '클레오' <컴백쇼 톱10>에서 성인돌로 재결합". Herald Business (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2016.
5. "'슈가맨' 클레오, 잦은 멤버 교체 겪은 사연…"정예빈은 누구?" 공서영 깜짝". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). June 22, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
6. Lee In-kyung (August 30, 2011). "Cleo's Han Hyun Jeong Chae Eun Jeong at Opposite Extremes in China". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
7. Kwon Bum-joon (May 30, 2013). "Top female baseball announcers light up the game". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
8. Monthly RIAK album chart references for Cleo studio albums:
   • "Cleo 1st Album (May 1999)" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on July 18, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
   • "Cleo 2nd Album (April 2000)" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
   • "Cleo 4th Album (March 2003)" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
   • "Cleo 5th Album (July 2004)" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
9. "Album chart navigation page of final archive of RIAK website" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
10. "클레오(Cleo) 1집 - Good Time" (in Korean). Hanteo. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
11. "Album sales for the month of July 1999" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
12. "클레오(Cleo) 2집 - Ready For Love" (in Korean). Hanteo. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
13. "Album sales for the month of June 2000" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
14. "클레오(Cleo) 3집 - Crazy Love" (in Korean). Hanteo. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
15. "클레오(Cleo) 4집 - S.p.y" (in Korean). Hanteo. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
16. "Album sales for the month of March 2003" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
17. "클레오(Cleo) 5집 - Rising Again" (in Korean). Hanteo. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
18. "Album sales for the month of July 2004" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2016.