Fiestar

Fiestar (Korean: 피에스타) is a five-member girl group from South Korea formed by LOEN Entertainment.

The group consists of five members: Jei, Linzy, Hyemi, and Yezi, and a Chinese member, Cao Lu. Former American member Cheska left the group in 2014 to pursue new paths on her music career. They made their debut in August 31, 2012 with their single "Vista".

History

Pre-debut

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. Chinese member Cao Lu was previously a solo singer in Mainland China after winning a 2004 CCTV sponsored singing contest. Her album, titled Cat, was released in 2005 under her former stage name, LuLu.

Main rapper Yezi also became famous as an underground rapper even before she debuted, since she released various rap mixtapes on her account and garnered high praises from netizens before she was planned to become a member of the group.