Chocolat’s Profile
Chocolat (Hangul: 쇼콜라) was a South Korean girl group under Paramount Music that debuted in 2011 and consisted of 5 members: Min Soa, Tia, Melanie, Juliane, and Jaeyoon. Chocolat debuted with a single titled Syndrome and won Seoul Success Awards 2011 in the category Newcomer Award. Now, let’s get closer with Chocolat’s member profiles in the session below!
Chocolat’s Min Soa
Real Name: Choi Minji (Hangul: 최민지) Stage Name: Min Soa (Hangul: 민소아) Birth: June 10, 1989 Star Sign: Gemini Height: 167 cm (5’5″) Weight: 47 kg (103 lbs) Blood Type: B Position in the Group: Leader, Lead Vocalist, Rapper Nationality: Korean Official Site: Instagram ( @dresscode_j )
Chocolat’s Juliane
Real Name: Juliane Alfieri Stage Name: Juliane (Hangul: 줄리앤) Birth: December 12, 1993 Star Sign: Sagittarius Height: 168 cm (5’6″) Weight: 55 kg (121 lbs) Blood Type: A Position in the Group: Vocalist Nationality: Korean-American
Chocolat’s Tia
Real Name: Tia Hwang Cuevas (Hangul: 티아황에바스) Stage Name: Tia (Hangul: 티아) Birth: March 15, 1997 Star Sign: Pisces Height: 171 cm (5’7″) Weight: 50 kg (110 lbs) Position in the Group: Vocalist, Visual, Main Dancer Nationality: Korean-American Official Site: Instagram ( @tia_0315 )
Chocolat’s Melanie
Real Name: Melanie Lee Stage Name: Melanie (Hangul: 멜라니) Birth: May 5, 1997 Star Sign: Taurus Height: 162 cm (5’3″) Weight: 44 kg (97 lbs) Blood Type: A Position in the Group: Main Vocalist, Rapper, Lead Dancer, Maknae Nationality: Korean-American Former Member
Chocolat’s Jaeyoon
Real Name: Lee Euijung (Hangul: 이의정) Stage Name: Jaeyoon (Hangul: 제윤) Birth: May 15, 1991 Star Sign: Taurus Height: 161 cm (5’3″) Weight: 45 kg (99 lbs) Blood Type: B Position in the Group: Main Vocalist Nationality: Korean
Chocolat’s Career Journey
Many K-pop idol groups debut in the Korean music industry. Some of them have their own uniqueness, such as the female idol group called Chocolat which turned out to be dominated by members who are not of Korean descent or foreign blood. Debuting in 2011 under Paramount Music, Chocolat consisted of 5 members who have different blood ancestry. The name Chocolat itself means that its members are able to represent the variations and colors of chocolate. Of the 5 members, only two are of pure Korean blood, Min Soa and Jaeyoon. The other three members, namely Melanie, Tia, and Juliane, are mixed with Korean and American blood. The leader, Min Soa, was born and raised in Korea before finally moving to Australia to continue her studies. The maknae or the youngest member, Melanie, was born in Korea, but then she moved and grew up in Hawaii. Her mother is a native Korean and her father is an American soldier who was stationed in Korea before the two got married. Born in California, Tia is of Korean, German, and Puerto Rican descent drawn from her father’s blood. Tia’s father was also an American soldier before finally marrying his wife who is of native Korean descent. Just like the other Korean-American members, Juliane’s father was also an American soldier. Juliane was born in Korea, but she grew up in Texas for a while before finally returning to Korea to debut with Chocolat. Then, there is Jaeyoon who is Korean and only appeared during her debut during Syndrome‘s promotions. There is no official statement from their agency as to why Jaeyoon suddenly did not continue her promotions after Syndrome‘s era. Since debuting in 2011, Chocolat released several singles such as Syndrome, I Like It, One More Day, until the latest single that was released in 2013 titled Black Tinkerbell. In 2017, Chocolat was disbanded without any official statement from their agency after Chocolat’s Tia left the group on February 3, 2017. Chocolat’s Melanie who was interviewed by the website Kpopalypse confirmed the group’s disbandment news.
