STAYC is a K-POP girl group formed by High Up Entertainment. The group consists of 6 members: Yoon, Isa, Seeun, Sumin, J, and Sieun.
High Up Entertainment revealed the meaning behind the name of the group. STAYC itself stands for Star To A Young Culture. This statement means they want to dominate pop culture.
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Career
Before this group made its debut, they initially were part of High Up Girls, the agency’s trainee team for the girls.
In October 2020, the agency made an announcement about the debut date of STAYC. High Up then simultaneously revealed the members starting from early October.
One month later, this group finally officially debuted on November 12, 2020, by releasing STAYC’s first single album, Star To A Young Culture.
This single album contains the main track, So Bad, which was a huge success. The MV itself reached 2.6M viewers in just one day.
The day after the debut song, they performed on stage for KBS Music Bank on November 13, 2020.
Later, they got more achievements, such as reached 21st rank for World Digital Song Sales, 17th rank for Gaon Album Chart, to 90th rank for Billboard’s K-Pop Hot 100.
Social Media Accounts
- Facebook: STAYC Official
- Twitter: @STAYC_official
- Instagram: @stayc_highup
- Tiktok: @stayc_official
- YouTube: STAYC Official
- vLive: @STAYC
STAYC Members
1. Sumin
Profile
- Real Name: Bae Su Min (배수민)
- Stage Name: Sumin (수민)
- Nickname: Sum, BaeSum
- Birthday: March 13, 2001
- Birthplace: Pohang, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
- Zodiac Sign: Pisces
- Nationality: South Korean
- Position: Leader, Vocalist, Rapper
- Height: 159 cm (5’3″)
- Weight: –
- Blood Type: O
- Religion: –
- Profession: Singer, Dancer, Rapper
- Education: Kyungil High School
- Hobbies: Listening to music, Reading books, Eating corn, Reading webtoon
Facts
- Snake is her Chinese zodiac sign.
- Her object representative is water.
- Actually, Sumin was initially going to be a Produce 48‘s contestant, but she didn’t make it.
- Sumin is a roommate for Yoon.
- She is really good at cooking seaweed soup and waving her eyebrows.
- ISFJ is her MBTI type.
- Sumin became a trainee for approximately 5,5 years.
- In the group, Sumin is the oldest person.
- Her smiling face and various expression are Sumin’s charm.
- BTS is Sumin’s role model.
See full Sumin profile & facts
2. Sieun
Profile
- Real Name: Park Si Eun (박시은)
- Stage Name: Sieun (시은)
- Nickname: Ssini, SingSingi
- Birthday: August 1, 2001
- Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
- Zodiac Sign: Leo
- Nationality: South Korean
- Position: Main Vocalist
- Height: 159 cm (5’3″)
- Weight: 44 kg (97 lbs)
- Blood Type: A
- Religion: –
- Profession: Singer, Dancer
- Education: Chung-Ang University
- Hobbies: Watching dramas and movies, Writing a diary, Writing lyrics
Facts
- Rock is her representative object.
- Snake is her Chinese zodiac sign.
- She is actually Park Namjung’s daughter.
- IU is her biggest role model.
- Her faces had appeared in TV shows, such as Law of the Jungle K, Happy Together, Kids Are Life’s Blessing, and so on.
- She became a trainee for High Up Entertainment in 2019.
- Before joined High Up, she became a JYP trainee in 2017.
- Sieun is able to play the piano.
- ENFJ is her MBTI type.
- She made a good friendship with YOURS’ Hwang Jia.
See full Sieun profile & facts
3. Isa
Profile
- Real Name: Lee Chae Young (이채영)
- Stage Name: Isa (아이사)
- Nickname: Isaranghae
- Birthday: January 23, 2002
- Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
- Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
- Nationality: South Korean
- Position: Lead Vocalist
- Height: 165 cm (5’5″)
- Weight: –
- Blood Type: O
- Religion: –
- Profession: Singer, Dancer
- Education: Gajaeul High School
- Hobbies: Searching restaurants, Shopping, Find a new place
Facts
- Snake is her Chinese zodiac sign.
- Her representative object is shadow.
- The agency announced her as a STAYC member in October 2020.
- She became a trainee for High Up in 2018.
- She is really good at helping people to solve their problems.
- Isa loves fashion, cute props, and doing decorating.
- She loves R&B and grooves the music genre.
- Isa is a part of Busan’s Hak Enter Academy.
- In the group, she is considered the mother.
- Kiana Lede and Krystal F(X) are her biggest role models.
4. Seeun
Profile
- Real Name: Yoon Se Eun (윤세은)
- Stage Name: Seeun (세은)
- Nickname: Sseni
- Birthday: June 14, 2003
- Birthplace: Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Zodiac Sign: Gemini
- Chinese Zodiac Sign: Goat
- Nationality: South Korean
- Position: Vocalist
- Height: 167 cm (5’6″)
- Weight: –
- Blood Type: A
- Religion: –
- Profession: Singer, Dancer
- Education: Kyungil High School
- Hobbies: Collecting stickers, Listening to music
Facts
- Seeun became a trainee for approximately 2 years 7 months.
- She is very good at playing the flute and running.
- Seeun joined High Up Entertainment in previous 2019.
- She is a roommate for Isa.
- Seeun is a cooking expert.
- Her height is the same as Isa.
- Seeun’s MBTI type is INFP.
- She is good at aegyo.
- She owns a cat.
- Her role model is Taeyeon from SNSD.
See full Seeun profile & facts
5. Yoon
Profile
- Real Name: Sim Ja Yun (심자윤)
- Stage Name: Yoon (윤)
- Nickname: Barbie Doll, Baby Tiger
- Birthday: April 14, 2004
- Birthplace: Gwangju, Jeolla-do, South Korea
- Zodiac Sign: Aries
- Chinese Zodiac Sign: Monkey
- Nationality: South Korean
- Position: Lead Vocalist
- Height: 170.5 cm (5’7″)
- Weight: –
- Blood Type: A
- Religion: –
- Profession: Singer, Dancer
- Education: –
- Hobbies: Playing games
Facts
- The agency announced her as a STAYC member in October 2020.
- She is a roommate for J.
- Yellow is Yoon’s favorite color.
- Her grandmother’s steamed eggs are Yoon’s most favorite food.
- In the group, Yoon is the tallest person.
- ENFP is Yoon’s MBTI type.
- Her favorite K-Pop groups are Red Velvet and GFRIEND.
- Yoon’s role model is Lisa from BLACKPINK.
- She is very good at solving the mystery quiz.
- Her hair is her biggest charm.
6. J
Profile
- Real Name: Jang Ye Eun (장예은)
- Stage Name: J (재이)
- Nickname: Jjang J, William
- Birthday: December 9, 2004
- Birthplace: Daejeon, Chungcheong, South Korea
- Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
- Chinese Zodiac Sign: Monkey
- Nationality: South Korean
- Position: Vocalist, Rapper, Maknae
- Height: 169 cm (5’7″)
- Weight: –
- Blood Type: O
- Religion: –
- Profession: Singer, Dancer, Rapper
- Education: –
- Hobbies: Dealing with STAYC, Visits the fancafe, DrawingW
Facts
- Wind is her representative object.
- The agency announced her in October 2020.
- She idolizes Dua Lipa so much.
- Jessi is her role model.
- J is a drawing expert.
- She loves snacks so much.
- Someday, she would like to go to Switzerland.
- Rapunzel is her most favorite Disney Princess.
- For her, Disney movies are the best.
- She would like to do a collaborate with Billie Eilish.
STAYC Facts
- Their role model is Girls’ Generation.
- All members were born in the 21st century. STAYC is a part of the 4th generation line up of K-POP groups.
- The choices of the group name include STAYC, Oriental Girls, Favorites, and Molar.
- They had their first fanmeeting in 2022.
- STAYC have released 2 Japanese singles.
- STAYC won the Best Rookie Artist in the 2022 Golden Disc Awards.
- They won the Next Leader award in The Fact Music Awards in 2021.
- They had the most music show wins for RUN2U. They took home 7 trophies.
Quotes
“I like to be bold fashioned. I like to stand out.” –– STEREOTYPE
“I like how I always dress myself up, I like being pretty.” –– STEREOTYPE
“If it burns quickly then it’ll get extinguished quickly.” –– ASAP
“I can distinguish between good manners and good hearts.” –– ASAP
“Don’t look with your tinted glasses on I’m a different woman You should know, but I’m still afraid even I look fancy.” –– STEREOTYPE
“I can see everyone staring at me The more I feel, the more confident I am I’d go anywhere blowing my hair So that my sweet perfume blows.” –– STEREOTYPE
“They pretend to care for me, but they can’t change me Yet again, sometimes they talk nonsense, how pitiful I refuse to listen to their nonsense.” –– RUN2U
Even though STAYC has just started their debut last year, they already got a lot of achievements. Well, by their amazing performance, no wonder that they will be the pop culture queens next.