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Ablume
Ablume in April 2023
L–R: Sio, Saena, and Aran
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Years active2024 (2024)–present
LabelsMassive E&C
Members
  • Saena
  • Aran
  • Sio
Websiteablume.com

Ablume (Korean: 어블룸; RR: Eobeullum; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean girl group formed by Massive E&C. The group is composed of three members: Saena, Aran, and Sio. They reintroduced themselves in October 2024, and released a single album titled Echo in May 2025, with its lead single of the same name.

The three-piece ensemble were formerly members of the girl group Fifty Fifty. They debuted in November 2022, but after a series of legal disputes and a dismissed temporary injunction to suspend their exclusive contract, their former label Attrakt subsequently terminated their contracts and filed a lawsuit against them over damages caused by illegal acts and breach of exclusive contracts.

Name

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The group name originally comes from the German word blume meaning flower, which often symbolizes both personal growth and blossoming.[1] The trio explained the name to find their charm and potential while creating "vibrant [and] diverse music".[2]

History

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Fifty Fifty in April 2023
L–R: Sio, Saena, Aran, and Keena

Saena, Aran, and Sio were previously members of South Korean girl group Fifty Fifty since November 2022, where they gained popularity for their viral bubblegum song "Cupid" (2023).[3]

The group soon filed an injunction to suspend their exclusive contracts with record label Attrakt on June 19, citing a lack of financial transparency, failure to fulfill contractual obligations, and medical negligence.[4] The injunction application was without merit and dismissed it in its entirety on August 28, from Seoul Central District Court,[5] stating that the plaintiffs failed to sufficiently explain their reasons for filing a contract injunction and difficult to view the materials they submitted as evidence for the breakdown of trust between the two parties.[6] Two days later, the group filed to appeal this decision.[7]

Keena eventually withdrew her appeal against the record label on October 16, stating she lost faith in their former manager who proposed the injunction, Ahn Sung-il, and regretted that she did not contact Attrakt before starting legal procedures.[8] Afterwards, the former agency terminated their exclusive contracts for breach of contract on October 19.[9] Their appeal was rejected from court on October 24.[10] Attrakt immediately filed a civil lawsuit on December 19, against the former members, their parents, and two executives of production company The Givers: Ahn Sung-il and Baek Jin-sil.[11]

2024–present: Reintroduced as Ablume

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Saena, Aran, and Sio announced they had signed an exclusive contract with Massive E&C on August 12, 2024.[12] Two months later, the trio reintroduced themselves as Ablume throughout social media on October 15.[13] This caused the Korea Management Federation (KMF) to condemn the trio for its accused attempts in tampering with their former record label, and attempting to resume their entertainment activities.[14] The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) also said on December 13 that it was considering excluding artists and labels involved in tampering allegations from appearing on the Circle Chart and not to submit their sales figures to music television programs and award ceremonies.[15] Ablume spent their final month on producing music videos, photoshoots, and uploading choreograph content online in Los Angeles, United States.[16] Shortly after, the trio covered "Text Me Merry Christmas" (2014) by American a cappella group Straight No Chaser, throughout social media on December 19.[17]

Massive E&C later announced on February 26, 2025, that the members' former manager Ahn Sung-il would be joining them to produce their upcoming debut album,[18] set to be released in the first half of the year at the earliest. This was upon the request of Ablume during the process of discussing their future activities, since they thought than Ahn was "someone who understands us better than anyone and has helped us create some of our most meaningful work".[19][20] A webseries titled The Story of Ablume was released weekly on March 31, consisting of six episodes.[21] A prologue version for the song "Never Far Away" was released on April 20 via video sharing platform YouTube.[22]

In April, it was announced that Ablume would release their debut single album Echo on May 9, with a music video premiering the same day.[23]

Members

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  • Saena (새나)
  • Aran (아란)
  • Sio (시오)

Discography

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Single albums

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List of single albums, with selected details
Title Details
Echo

Singles

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List of singles, showing year released, and name of the album
Title Year Album
"Echo" 2025 Echo

Videography

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Music videos

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List of music videos, showing year released, and director(s)
Title Year Album Director(s) Ref.
"Echo" 2025 Echo Minjun Lee, Hayoung Lee (MOSWANTD) [24][25]

Web series

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List of web series credits, with selected details
Year Title Genre Notes Ref.
2025 The Story of Ablume Docuseries 6 episodes [26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Je-Ye, Kim (October 15, 2024). "Former Fifty Fifty members form new group named Ablume". Korea JoongAng Daily. JoongAng Ilbo. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  2. ^ Wickes, Hanna (February 27, 2025). "Meet the trio: Who are Ablume? Meet the K-pop girl group made up of former Fifty Fifty members". J-14. A360 Media, LLC. Archived from the original on February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  3. ^ Yeo, Gladys (February 24, 2023). "Fifty Fifty on joining K-pop's new wave of powerhouse girl groups: "We wanted to show ourselves and stand out"". NME. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Fifty Fifty seeks suspension of contracts with agency Attrakt". Rappler. June 28, 2023. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  5. ^ So-jung, Kim (August 30, 2023). "기각? 그래도 안 돌아갑니다"...'피프티 피프티', 항고 돌입 [Dismissed? Still not going back... Fifty Fifty appeals]. Dispatch (in Korean). Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  6. ^ Yong-kyung, Lee (August 29, 2023). 법원, 피프티 피프티 '전속계약 효력정지 가처분' 기각 [Court dismisses Fifty Fifty's 'injunction to suspend exclusive contract']. Law Times (in Korean). Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  7. ^ Ahn, Jinyong (August 28, 2023). '피프티' 전홍준 대표, "억울함 풀었다...멤버들 복귀 원한다" [Fifty-Fifty CEO Jeon Hong-jun, 'I've cleared up the grievances... I want the members to return']. Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  8. ^ Seung-joon, Yang (October 17, 2023). "Keena exits Fifty Fifty's lawsuit against Attrakt, seeks to rejoin agency". The Korea Times. Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "Agency terminates contracts with three Fifty Fifty members". The Korea Times. Hankook Ilbo. October 23, 2023. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  10. ^ Ji-eun, Baek (October 24, 2023). 피프티피프티, 전속계약 가처분 항고도 기각...'경찰조사' 안성일은... [Fifty Fifty, exclusive contract injunction appeal also dismissed... Ahn Sung-il 'silent' during 'police investigation']. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  11. ^ Ziwei, Puah (December 19, 2023). "Ex-Fifty Fifty members sued by former agency, Attrakt". NME. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  12. ^ Yoo, Hong (August 19, 2024). "Brutal competition ahead for first generation Fifty Fifty members". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on August 19, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  13. ^ Ji-ye, Kim (October 15, 2024). "Former Fifty Fifty members form new group named Ablume". Korea JoongAng Daily. JoongAng Ilbo. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  14. ^ Soo-young, Kim (October 25, 2024). 한국매니지먼트연합 '前 피프티 3인 활동 재개 유감...템퍼링 규탄' [Korea Management Association: 'Regretful that former Fifty three members resume activities... condemns tampering']. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  15. ^ Seung-jin, Yoon (December 13, 2024). "Music content association considers excluding artists, labels involved in tampering from data". Korea JoongAng Daily. JoongAng Ilbo. Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  16. ^ 어블룸, 컴백 신호탄 ... 미국서 촬영 눈길 [Ablume, signal for comeback... Attention drawn to filming in the United States]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  17. ^ Eui-jun, Jeong (December 23, 2024). 어블룸, 크리스마스 선물 같은 콘텐츠로 팬들과 소통 [Ablume, communicating with fans through content like Christmas gifts]. Seoul Economic TV (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  18. ^ Lee, Jae-hoon (February 26, 2025). 어블룸, 안성일과 다시 손잡고 재데뷔 [Ablume, re-debuting with Ahn Sung-il]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  19. ^ Jae-heun, Kim (February 27, 2025). "Former Fifty Fifty members set to re-debut as Ablume". The Korea Herald. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  20. ^ Chin, Carmen (February 28, 2025). "Ex-Fifty Fifty members address decision to work with "Cupid" producer Ahn Sung-il". NME. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  21. ^ Lee, Sangsun (March 31, 2025). 어블룸, 다큐 시리즈 첫 공개… '그럼에도 우리는 음악을 선택했다' [Ablume, documentary series premiere… 'But we chose music']. Raon News (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  22. ^ 어블룸, 데뷔 전 선보인 "Never Far Away" 라이브 클립…조용한 울림의 서사 시작 [Ablume, live clip of "Never Far Away" released before debut… The beginning of a quiet narrative]. Newstap (in Korean). April 21, 2025. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  23. ^ Byung-gil, Ahn (April 28, 2025). 어블룸, 타이틀곡 "에코(Echo)"… 새출발 신호탄 [Ablume, title song "Echo"… Signal of a new start]. Newstap (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  24. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  25. ^ Ablume (May 9, 2025). "Echo". Retrieved May 9, 2025 – via YouTube.
  26. ^ Lee, Jun-moon (March 31, 2025). 걸그룹 아블룸, 다큐멘터리 '아블룸 이야기'로 돌아온다 [Girl group Ablume returns with documentary The Story of Ablume]. Newstap (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2025.
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