HOT ISSUE
HOT ISSUE
S2 Entertainment was founded sometime in 2020 by former Cube Entertainment co-founder, Hong Seung Sung. In November 2020, a news article announced the company's foundation and reported that the agency will be debuting a girl group in the first half of 2021. It was later discovered that the agency had filed a trademark for 'HOT ISSUE', which unofficially confirmed the name of their upcoming girl group.
On March 7, 2021, S2 released a teaser photo, titled 'Coming Soon', indicating they will soon be debuting their girl group within the next three months. On March 16, it was reported that the girl group will make their debut in April which was followed by an image revealing the silhouette of three unrevealed girls the next day. On March 22, Nahyun and Mayna were confirmed as the first two members through their individual profile photos.
The following day, profile photos of Hyeongshin and Dana were showcased. On the 24th, the final members Yewon, Yebin, and Dain were revealed with their profile photos. On April 7, 2021, through their official social media accounts, it was announced that HOT ISSUE would debut on April 28 with their first mini album Issue Maker.
On this day, the group made their official debut with Issue Maker and the album's title track "Gratata". On September 10, 2021, the group announced their first single album "Icons", to be released on September 29. On September 27, 2021, HOT ISSUE announced their official fandom name to be "SURE".
An acronym for "Surely U (Yours) Refulgently Ever", the name describes how HOT ISSUE and their fans will be together forever. On April 22, 2022, S2 Entertainment announced through their group's fancafe that HOT ISSUE had disbanded after a long period of discussion, 6 days before their debut anniversary. On May 3, 2023, it was announced that Nahyun had joined the girl group PRIMROSE.
She made her debut with PRIMROSE with the release of their second mini album Laffy Taffy on August 18, 2023. On July 17, 2023, it was announced that Yewon would be joining the survival show Universe Ticket. She as eventually eliminated from the competition with her final rank being between 31st and 40th place.
In 2023, Dana began working as a songwriter and producer under Kreation Music Rights and has since written and produced songs for numerous K-pop idols and groups. On October 25, 2024, Dain was confirmed as a contestant on PI Corporation and Makestar's reality show Time Turner. During the duo battle in the fifth episode, her unit was a part of the bottom two.
By having a low turn out of votes, she was eliminated. In August 2025, Hyeongshin signed as an actress with 935 Entertainment and has since taken the new stage name 'Baek Seo Ra'.
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