Piggy Dolls was originally introduced through their opening performances at NORAZO's concert, which took place on December 31, 2010. On January 6, 2011, Piggy Dolls made their debut with the EP Piggy Style and the lineup consisting of: Park Ji Eun, Kim Min Sun, and Lee Ji Yeon. They were introduced as a group with strong vocals and a body-positivity concept.
The group then promoted with the title track "Trend" and ranked first on online portal search terms after their first appearance on Music Bank. During their appearance on Star King, Piggy Dolls revealed that the three conditions to audition for the group were: excellent singing skills, a face that didn't have plastic surgery, and weight over 70kg. However, a few months later, the girls came back with a big change.
All three members had undergone dramatic weight loss, losing a combined weight of 52 kg for their next comeback. It was revealed that the members started dieting in April when they received a model contract for the diet exercise equipment ZigZag PangPang. On July 22, 2011, the group made their first comeback with the studio album Hakuna Matata and promoted with the track "The Girl I Know (아는 여자)".
During their appearance on Star King, the members revealed that after their first album failed to achieve success, the CEO forced the members to lose weight to change their image. The group also revealed on Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook that while they gained confidence after losing weight, they also got more anti-fans and malicious comments. On September 7, 2011, the group released the music video for "Hakuna Matata" and started promoting the song on music shows.
In 2012, Piggy Dolls released their first digital single "사랑이 뭐길래" on January 9 then "사랑을 몰랐나봐" as a follow up single on March 27. The group released one more single titled "Rule The Sky" on August 23, in promotion for the game of the same name, before going on an indefinite hiatus. During this period, all of the members left the group.
In September 2013, Piggy Dolls returned with an entirely new lineup, consisting of Kang Eun Young, [https://kindie. fandom. com/wiki/Pie Lee Eun Young] and Lee Ji Young.
With this lineup, the group made their comeback on September 5, 2013 with the digital single "Ordinary Girl". On September 27, 2013, the group made one more comeback with the digital single "Butterflies" and promoted the song on Show Champion. The group presumably disbanded silently in late 2013 due to inactivity.
In an interview from 2018, Kang Eun Young revealed that the group disbanded because "something unexpected happened". ===Aftermath=== - Kim Min Sun started working as a call center counselor in 2015. She debuted as a solo singer in 2019 with the mini album Like The Moon, under the stage name Minsun'e.
- Kang Eun Young debuted as a member of PinkFantasy in 2018, under the stage name SeeA. - Lee Ji Young is currently working as a dance and vocal instructor, along with being a part of the acapella group Baram. - Lee Eun Young debuted as a solo singer in 2017 with the digital single "Love Recipe", under the stage name Pie, and later debuted as the vocalist of the band Cross Fingers in 2019.
She is currently also working as a dance and vocal instructor.
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