On July 25, 2010, Fly Music Entertainment announced that they would be debuting a girl group called FREE STAR, consisting of TK, Arim, CEO, and Dam Yoo. Three days later, on the 28th, they officially debuted with the digital single "Diss". In November 2010, Seulah and Lee Ainsarang, were announced as new members.
On December 7, 2010, they had their first comeback with the digital single "딱이야 딱! ". However, only TK, Arim, Seulah, and Lee Ainsarang participated in promotions and album recording, as CEO and Dam Yoo were reportedly not suited for the concept.
After releasing their second single, the group promoted actively throughout 2011. On September 9, 2011, Lee Ainsarang posted on her blog about the production of "딱이야 딱! " and provided a lineup update, confirming that Arim and Dam Yoo had left and that Danbi had officially joined.
On September 25, TK and Lee Ainsarang were absent from promotions, and two new members were seen, suggesting their departure. Later, Korea Art Beauty Academy's blog post about a sponsorship featured the group as a five-member lineup, confirming TK's exit and noting Lee Ainsarang’s absence. At the start of 2012, E-Room and NiU, who had been performing with the group since their unofficial addition on September 25, 2011, were officially introduced as new members.
It was also noted that members Danbi and Lee Ainsarang had officially departed. On April 3, 2012, Seulah debuted as a soloist with the digital single "Show U Exactly" featuring D. Kash from their labelmate group M.
PEROR. On April 27, 2012, they released their 3rd digital single "Stronger & Bester," with the lineup consisting of CEO, E-Room, NiU and Seulah. In early 2013, NiU was absent from performances, suggesting she had unofficially left the group.
On September 13, member CEO posted new pictures on her Twitter account featuring Sujin and Hyosung. The following day, on September 14, she confirmed that they were new members and announced that the group was undergoing a reformation. On September 26, new profile pictures of the group, featuring an additional new member, were published on the group's SNS.
However, a month later, on October 24, CEO announced on her Twitter that she had changed her stage name to Libby and introduced a new group, YoYo Girls. It was later revealed that the members of FREE STAR had transferred their contracts to a new company, E&T Company, and would re-debut in a completely different group, signaling the unofficial disbandment of FREE STAR. On March 20, 2014, FREE STAR was revived with a second-generation lineup under Fly Music Entertainment.
The group consisted of first-generation members CEO and Hyona, along with three new members: Sowon, Joel and Narin. However, this iteration of FREE STAR was short-lived, as they presumably disbanded by late 2014 due to inactivity. Following the disbandment of FREE STAR, all the members went their separate ways.
- Seulah joined the pre-debut girl group PLAIN under Fly Music Entertainment. - Arim, using her birth name Minjung, joined Aurora and debuted with them in 2012 with Aurora+. She left the group later that year and re-debuted as a soloist in 2015.
- Lee Ainsarang transitioned into a full-solo career and later became the new CEO of FM Entertainment. - CEO appeared to step away from the entertainment industry following the group's disbandment. Years later, she married her non-celebrity husband and later gave birth to a child.
The circumstances of the other members are still currently unknown.
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