HIBANA

HIBANA (히바나/火花), previously stylized as H!bana, was a two-member live idol group based in Seoul, South Korea. They were formed from the To Hermitage trainee unit To Hermitage Kenkyuusei.

Their group name originates from Japanese and means "fire flower".

2020: To Hermitage Kenkyuusei and H!bana
On February 6, 2020, To Hermitage revealed the first 2 members of To Hermitage Kenkyuusei, Rei and Luna. They performed for the first time at IDOL ARENA Vol.9 on February 9.

On February 22, To Hermitage revealed their 3rd new trainee, Mashu. Mashu had her first performance with the unit at IDOL ARENA Vol.10 on March 15.

On September 26, it was announced that due to personal issues making it difficult to promote in her current condition, Luna would be graduating from the unit, effective immediately.

On October 11, HIBANA (then known as H!bana) made their debut at IDOL ARENA Vol.15, performing their first original song, "Hibana".

On October 18 they performed at the online showcase event for their sister group NEKIRU on the Rolling Star TV YouTube channel.

2021: HIBANA Reboot
On January 24, 2021, H!bana announced the suspension of activites for Rei, who withdrew from the group.

On April 4, they announced the addition of new members Nanako and Cheery along with a refreshed image, restyling their name as HIBANA. Billed as "Brand New HIBANA", they performed live for the first time with their new lineup at Mashu's Birthday Live on April 11, 2021.

On July 8, it was announced that Mashu would be graduating the group effective immediately. On July 20, new member photos were posted of Nanako and Cheery revealing a new refreshed image.

2022
On January 16, 2022, it was announced that Nanako had been suspended from the group due to contract violations. After discussion between the remaining member and staff, Cheery decided to continue activities as a solo idol. Cheery continued to perform live regularly for the next few months, still promoting under the #HIBANA_LIVE hashtag but using her own original logo in promotional art.

On May 1, 2022, Cheery was revealed as the leader of the new To Hermitage idol group IROPIRO.

Final Line-Up

 * Cheery (치아리/チアリ) (Joined April 4th, 2021)

Former Members

 * Rei (레이/れい) (Original Member, Withdrew January 2021)
 * Mashu (마슈/マシュ) (Original Member, Graduated July 8th, 2021)
 * Nanako (나나코/ナナコ) (Joined April 4th, 2021; Suspended January 16, 2022)

Digital Singles

 * 1) [2020.10.11] Hibana

Trivia

 * HIBANA have performed live covers of songs by BiS, BiSH, EMPiRE, Masshiro na Canvas and WILL-O', among others.

Official Links

 * Twitter
 * Soundcloud
 * YouTube