AOA Cream

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AOA Cream
AOA Cream at a mini fan meeting in March 2016 01.jpg
AOA Cream in March 2016
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2016 [lower-alpha 1]
Labels
Spinoff of AOA
Members
Past members
Website fncent.com/AOACREAM

AOA Cream is a subgroup of the South Korean girl group AOA, formed by FNC Entertainment in 2016. It composes of two AOA members: Hyejeong and Chanmi. Previously, Yuna was a member, until she left in 2021. The group is notable for their debut single, I'm Jelly Baby. [1]

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History

During early 2016, FNC Entertainment announced the formation of the subgroup. [2] In early February of the same year, the label began providing teasers of the members on their upcoming debut. [3] [4] [5] In 2016, they were featured in Cosmopolitan . [6]

Their debut single, "I'm Jelly Baby", was released on February 11, 2016. [7] The single peaked at No. 26 on the Korean Gaon charts. [8] In late 2019, the group performed the single on the TV show Queendom . [9] [10]

On January 1, 2021, FNC Entertainment announced that Yuna's contract had expired. [11]

In 2023, Hyejeong left FNC Entertainment.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
KOR
[12]
"I'm Jelly Baby"201626
  • KOR (DL): 168,192+ [13]
non-album single

Notes

  1. Indefinite hiatus

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  13. Cumulative sales for "I'm Jelly Baby":