While many of the members took part in various activities before the group's formal debut, according to their agency, all of them had been training together for two years and the average training time among the members was 4 years. Cao Lu was previously a solo singer in China after winning a 2004 CCTV sponsored singing contest. Her album, titled Cat, was released in 2005 under her former stage name, LuLu.
Yezi also became known as an underground rapper before she debuted. She released various mixtapes on her account and got high and positive praises from netizens before she was planned to become a member of FIESTAR. Jei modeled for many online clothing stores and was a female lead for INFINITE's M/V for their song "Paradise", Bongshil Sister's "My Love" and as well as Taw's M/V for "Happy Hours (feat.
Joo and the Lifestyle)". Jei replaced Joo on the promotions since Joo was diagnosed with a bump on her throat, Joo was luckily just fine after the promotions ended. Linzy was trained at YG Entertainment and was originally planned to be a member of 2NE1.
After the reveal of their profiles, it was announced that they would be collaborating with label mate IU before debut. Their song "Sea of Moonlight" had ranked high on Korean music charts. In August, FIESTAR's debut single "Vista" was announced.
It was also revealed that they would be collaborating with hip-hop artist Tiger JK for a pre-release song titled "Wicked", which garnered lots of attention for its reggaeton influence. JYJ's Junsu made an appearance in the M/V for "Vista", along with Seungah from Sunny Hill. "Vista" ranked high on Korean charts, along with the other songs which all charted on the K-pop Billboard Hot 100, with 2 songs ranking up to the Top 10.
On November 1, Cheska revealed the girls were planning to comeback, which was later confirmed by LOEN following the release of the teaser image, along with the comeback date of November 9, 2012 with their second single album, We Don't Stop. "We Don't Stop" is revealed to be with the works of Hyuk Shin. The B-side for single, "Sweet Love", was released on November 5 and featured ballad singer Kim Yeon-woo.
The promotions followed on Music Bank on November 10, 2012. The members had individual activities, like for example Jei appearing in TVN's love-reality show, Romantic and Idol, with AOA's Hye Jeong, 4minute's Jihyun, and other K-pop idols. Members Jei, Cheska, and Yezi appeared alongside IU for the hilarious comedy show, Gag Concert.
Linzy and Hyemi were in KBS's singing show 1000 Songs Challenge. FIESTAR as a whole also appeared in Weekly Idol and Dream Team 2. They also group-made an endorsement with HIM Magazine.
FIESTAR begun the new year by ending their promotions of "We Don't Stop" on Simply K-pop, and appearing on KBS' 1 vs. 100. Cao Lu also was on Dream Team 2.
They were on shows again during May 2013, appearing on various shows. The group as a whole appeared on SBS' Ggurugi Life Inquiry, KBS' Family Love, MBC Music's All the K-pop with only Cao Lu on the show Stress Out, along with SPICA. Jei also appeared on their brother group HISTORY's individual teasers of each 5 members, with the theme "Romantic Dating Tips".
Member Linzy also joined the cast of the Korean musical rendition of the 2006-2008 musical movie hit, High School Musical— taking the role of Sharpay Evans, sharing the role with The Grace's Dana. The musical also shows a grand cast with SUPER JUNIOR's Ryeowook, FTISLAND's Jaejin, f(x)'s Luna, AOA's Choa and musical actress Oh So-yeon. The photoshoot begun on June 28, and the show begun on July 2 at Blue Square Samsung Card Hall.
On July 25, LOEN released a picture with Jei, Cheska, and Cao Lu holding up a book while looking at the camera, and told that FIESTAR will be making an educational program called FIESTAR's A-HA! For the Global K-Pop Fan, for international viewers who want to learn Korean. The first video is released on July 26, with their main topic, "Daebak" (which means "awe...
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