Dal Shabet (Hangul: 달샤벳, stylized as Dal★Shabet or Dalshabet) is a South Korean girl group created by E-Tribe under Happy Face Entertainment.
The group debuted on January 3, 2011, with the EP Supa Dupa Diva and with six members: Viki, Serri, Ah Young, Jiyul, Kaeun and Subin.
On December 9, 2010, E-Tribe's small-label company, Happy Face Entertainment, announced that they would be launching a six-member girl group named Dal Shabet.
[4] The song proved to be quite successful as it topped many real time and music station charts for the majority of its promotional period.
[9] Promotions for "Pink Rocket" ended on May 30, but the group assured fans that they would be releasing another album in early August.
[15] On January 8, it was revealed that the members of Dal Shabet would be undergoing a dramatic and powerful transformation for their fourth EP.
They'll show you a side of themselves you've never seen before.”[31] On June 17, it was announced that the lyrics to "Be Ambitious" were unfit for public broadcast due to sexual content and would have to be changed in order for the group to promote on television.
[33] On June 20, the group physically and digitally released their sixth extended play to the public, along with an accompanying music video for "Be Ambitious".
[35] On July 1, men's rights group 'Man of Korea' filed an injunction to completely ban further distribution of "Be Ambitious".
Happy Face Entertainment stated, "There was no intention to depreciate the image of soldiers whatsoever, so we cleared up the misunderstanding through negotiation and peacefully came to an agreement.
[38] On December 15, 2013, Happy Face Entertainment announced that Dal Shabet were scheduled to make a comeback on January 8, 2014, and that a "shocking transformation" was planned for it.
[40] On January 8, Dal Shabet physically and digitally released B.B.B, along with the accompanying music video for its title track of the same name.
[44] On September 26, Happy Face Entertainment announced that Dal Shabet was in the process of recording a new album for a comeback in late January 2015.
In the music video, Dal Shabet portray female Harlequins who seduce the Joker, played by Lee Seung-ho.
[47] The music video was banned by KBS because of its explicit choreography, and the song's lyrics were censored by the network because the English word "joker" sounds similar to a Korean expletive.
[48][49] Dal Shabet debuted in Japan on November 4 with their first single "Hard 2 Love" and greatest hits album The Best.
[50] On December 8, it was confirmed that members Jiyul and Kaeun would be leaving the group at by the end of the year after they decided not to renew their contracts with the company.
[51] A day later, Happy Face Entertainment also confirmed that Dal Shabet will be coming back as a 4-member group to celebrate their 5th anniversary on January 5, 2016.
[53] On January 5, Dal Shabet released their ninth mini album, Naturalness, and the music video for its title track "Someone Like U".
[54][unreliable source] Dal Shabet won "Asia's Best 3 New Artist" at the 2016 Japan Golden Disc Awards.
[56][unreliable source] However, it was later confirmed that the group would postpone the comeback until the fall so that they could create a mini album instead of a single.
[58][unreliable source] On August 23, 2017, Happy Face Entertainment announced that Subin will be joining the reality television series The Unit.
[60] On December 14, Happy Face Entertainment announced that members Serri, Subin, and Ah Young decided to leave the company after their contracts expired to focus on their own careers.
[64] On January 6, Dal Shabet members shared on social media a series of photos and videos from their meeting during which they celebrated their 8th anniversary.
[66] She also confirmed the rumors about the group's reunion and shared the news about the preparation of a photo exhibition dedicated to Dal Shabet and a special concert where all six members including the ones who left would get together to give a performance.
It was revealed that the exhibition would take place in Seoul, Seocho District in Gallery K from September 29 to October 5 and the mini-concert would be held on the last day of the event.