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BADKIZ, formerly known as HOT PLACE, is a four-member independent girl group. Originally a quintet consisting of members BomBom, Yeunji, Monika, Eunjoo and Jina, they debuted on March 24, 2014 with the single "Ear Attack".

The group has gone through many lineup changes across the years. Shortly after their debut in 2014, members Yeunji and Eunjoo departed the group in June 2014, and were replaced by Yoomin and Hana. The updated lineup made their comeback in November with the single "Babomba".

Yoomin announced her departure from BADKIZ in March 2015, and was replaced by new member Lua. Soon afterwards, members Hana, BomBom and Jina all left the group the same month and were replaced by K.Me and Haneul.

On May 24, 2016, it was revealed that Haneul had left the group and was replaced by U-si and Somin. In October, Lua left BADKIZ following injuries sustained from car accident, and was replaced by Duna. Duna and U-Si left the group by the end of 2017 due to personal reasons and were replaced by Dahyun and Sol.B. In Early 2018, Monika exit the group to pursue a solo career.

Shortly after the release of their single "Just One Day" in April 2018, Sol.B withdrew from the group and was replaced by Hanbit. By the end of 2018, members K.Me and Lohee were announced to have left BADKIZ as well, and were replaced by Hayoung and Sihyun.

On February 15, 2019, their agency announced the group had changed their name to HOT PLACE. It was soon revealed that Hayoung had left the group and was replaced by Taeri. As HOT PLACE, the group made their comeback on March 29, 2019 with their self-titled digital single.

Members Sihyun and Taeri announced their exit in February 2020. Following their departure, the group reverted to their original name, BADKIZ. By April it was revealed that the group had added three new members, Semi, Rawhi and Rozi. However Rawhi left the group shortly afterwards. On October 14, Eunyu, Seoeun and Semi announced their departure from BADKIZ, and later that same day, Rozi revealed that the group had disbanded.

Two years later, in September 14, 2022, the group announced plans to resume activities on Instagram with a 4-member line up consisting of Eunyu (formerly Somin), Rosy (formerly Rozi), Seoeun (formerly Hanbit) & Yousi (formerly U-si). BADKIZ promoted at participatory concerts in Korea and Thailand across 2023.

On February 25, 2024, Seoeun personally announced her departure from the group. In May of the same year, Harin was introduced as a new member. By August, Soyee (formerly Seoeun and Hanbit) had rejoined the group, alongside the departure of Yousi. Both Rosy and Harin announced their departure from BADKIZ in November 2024, and were replaced by Hyeji and Leesol.

On December 16, Somin and Soyee shared that they had departed from the group, with Somin asking fans to show support for the future BADKIZ members.

출처: kpopping.com