Botopass

Botopass
Botopass
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop;
Years active	2020–2022
Labels	WKS ENE, JMG
Past members	Mihee; Jiwon; Cui Xiang; Seoyoon; Ria; Harin; Shiho; Ahyoon;
Website	www.wksene.com/artist

Botopass (Korean: 보토패스; Born to be Passion^[1]) was a South Korean girl group formed by WKS ENE and JMG in 2020. The group debuted on August 26, 2020, with Flamingo.^[2] The group consisted of 8 members: Mihee, Jiwon, Cui Xiang, Seoyoon, Ria, Harin, Shiho and Ahyoon. The group officially disbanded on August 25, 2022, without two years of activity.

History[edit]

2020-2022: Bullying controversy, Debut with Flamingo and disbandment[edit]

Prior to debuting in Botopass, Cui Xiang, Seoyoon and Jiwon were members of WKS ENE's previous girl group ILuv.^[1] The group was originally scheduled to debut in early August, however it was postponed due to a former ILuv member, Minah, accusing fellow members of bullying her.^[1] As a result of this, people began to demand that the three ILuv members be removed from the line-up.^[1] The group debuted on August 26, with the single album, Flamingo, and the full original line-up.^[2]

In September 2021, Mihee was confirmed to be a participant in the MBC survival show My Teenage Girl and temporarily went on hiatus from the group.

On August 25, 2022, The group officially disbanded, 2 years after their official debut.

Members[edit]

Mihee (미희)
Jiwon (지원)
Cui Xiang (최상)
Seoyoon (서윤)
Ria (리아)
Harin (하린)
Shiho (시호)
Ahyoon (아윤)

Discography[edit]

Single albums[edit]

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[3]	Sales
Flamingo	Released: August 26, 2020 Label: WKS ENE, JMG Formats: CD, digital download	71	KOR: 620^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "신민아, 폭로전 이어가다 응급실行→보토패스 데뷔 연기[종합]". Star News (in Korean). July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "'데뷔 D-1' 보토패스, '플라밍고'로 선보일 뜨거운 열정". Star Today (in Korean). August 25, 2020. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
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"Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- "Flamingo charting". Archived from the original on 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
^ "2020년 08월 Album Chart". Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

[bullying,_postponement,_name-1] "신민아, 폭로전 이어가다 응급실行→보토패스 데뷔 연기[종합]". Star News (in Korean). July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.

[debut-2] "'데뷔 D-1' 보토패스, '플라밍고'로 선보일 뜨거운 열정". Star Today (in Korean). August 25, 2020. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[gaon_album_chart-3] "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
"Flamingo charting". Archived from the original on 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

[4] "Flamingo charting". Archived from the original on 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

[4] "2020년 08월 Album Chart". Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

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