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South Korean girl group

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Source revisionAug 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ84311821 ↗
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Cignature (Korean: 시그니처; commonly stylized in all lowercase) was a South Korean girl group composed of Chaesol, Jeewon, Seline, Chloe, Belle, Semi, and Dohee. Formed by C9 Entertainment and managed under their exclusive girl group sub-label J9 Entertainment, the group made their debut on February 4, 2020, with their debut single "Nun Nu Nan Na". The group officially disbanded on December 3, 2024.

History

2019: Pre-debut and introduction

Chaesol, Jeewon (formerly known as Jiwon), Ye Ah (formerly known as Haeun), Sunn (formerly known as Viva), and Belle (formerly known as Lucky) were debuted on August 30, 2017, as members of C9 Entertainment first girl group Good Day. In October 2017, members Chaesol, Jeewon, Sunn, and Belle had competed in KBS2 reality television series The Unit. However, all of them were eliminated and failed to become a member of the winning project girl group Uni.T.

On November 11, 2019, C9 Entertainment launching their upcoming girl group temporarily named C9 Girlz, with Good Day's Jeewon being announced as the first member of the group and later confirming Good Day's disbandment. Subsequently, from November 12 to 17, the remaining members were introduced in the order: Semi, Chaesol, Sunn, Belle, Ye Ah, and Seline.

2020–2023: Debut with Listen and Speak, Dear Diary Moment, My Little Aurora and Us in the Summer

On January 14, the group's name was revealed to be Cignature. On February 4, the group released their debut lead single A "Nun Nu Nan Na", while the song's full music video was released one day earlier, on February 3. Following their debut lead single B "Assa" was released on April 7.

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