2013 — 2026 · An unofficial tribute made by a fan.
BESTie Story — Four lives, a story still unfolding
A fan tribute following BESTie's music and the lives of its four members.
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PROLOGUE
Turn the page. Hear their voices.
Hyeyeon, U.JI, Dahye, Haeryung. These pages are for you.
A tribute from a fan
2013.07.12
At the beginning, four became BESTie.
In the summer of 2013, four performers debuted with Pitapat. Their name, BESTie, came from “best friend.” They hoped their music would feel just as familiar and welcoming.
The debut single · 두근두근 / Pitapat
Sources: 강혜연 공식사이트 / SOO Entertainment, 스포츠동아
2013—2015
Remember them in the light.
Love Options, Thank U Very Much, Hot Baby, and Excuse Me. Their ideas became part of the performances, too: the members recalled that the bow in Thank U Very Much began as a playful suggestion to match the title.
Years remembered through music and laughter
Sources: 강혜연 공식사이트 / SOO Entertainment, 텐아시아
2017.09
From one stage to different paths.
In September 2017, their agency announced the end of U.JI's and Dahye's contracts. Hyeyeon and Haeryung remained at the time. Each member would find her own way forward.
Based on the agency's statement at the time
Sources: 스포츠조선 / YNB 공식입장 전문
FOUR STORIES
In between, their lives kept unfolding.
On trot stages, in musical theatre, while shaping a solo voice, and in front of the camera. Their next chapters took different forms. Meet those years through their own accounts.
Interviews and records of each member's work
Hyeyeon · Kang Hyeyeon
Choosing a life in song, again
Hyeyeon later recalled considering an ordinary life after her idol years. She chose a new direction in trot, releasing 왔다야 in 2018.
2025 interview · official discography
Sources: 티브이데일리 / 김지하, 강혜연 공식사이트 / SOO Entertainment
U.JI · Jung Yuji / U.JI
Giving a character her voice
U.JI began performing in musicals while still with BESTie. In 2021, she described learning to sing lyrics as a character's dialogue—and finding strength in fans thanking her for singing.
Interviews from 2015 and 2021
Sources: 뉴스웨이, bnt뉴스 / 임재호 (네이트 전재 본문)
Dahye · DAHYE
Finding the sound of her own voice
Dahye said she spent her hiatus recording and studying her voice. In 2020, Poison and 나쁜 피 (Bad Blood) opened her chapter as a solo artist.
2020 interview with CBS No Cut News
Sources: CBS노컷뉴스 / 김수정
Haeryung · Na Haeryung / Han Dara
Another name, another scene
In 2014, Haeryung spoke of wanting a long musical life with her members alongside acting and hosting. In 2023, she appeared in 7인의 탈출 under the name Han Dara.
2014 interview · 2023 career report
Sources: 더팩트 / 성지연, 비즈엔터 / 맹선미
Sources: 티브이데일리 / 김지하, CBS노컷뉴스 / 김수정, bnt뉴스 / 임재호 (네이트 전재 본문), 비즈엔터 / 맹선미
2026
A song heard again. A wish to stand together.
As Love Options found renewed attention, Hyeyeon spoke of her wish for all four members to share a stage again. Her official website featured that interview in September.
A wish recorded before the reunion
Sources: MK스포츠 / 홍동희, 강혜연 공식사이트, 서울신문 / 김임훈
2026.10.31
And there they were. BESTie, together.
On MBC's Show! Music Core, the four members performed Love Options together again.
Let the performance tell this part.
Sources: MBC
From short videos to one stage again.
Chart positions below are dated press reports, not live rankings.
A new generation finds the song
iMBC traced the renewed attention to Love Options paired with a Hearts2Hearts performance, spreading through Shorts, TikTok and Reels. It reported No. 2 on Korea’s daily Shorts songs chart as of September 20.
Sources: iMBC 연예
Reunion news on the 13th anniversary
Love Options was released on October 17, 2013. On its 13th anniversary, iMBC reported that Hyeyeon, U.JI, Dahye and Haeryung were reuniting as four.
Sources: iMBC 연예, 강혜연 공식사이트 / SOO Entertainment
Four members back on television
All four performed Love Options together on MBC’s Show! Music Core.
Sources: MBC
The revival reaches the music charts
Ilgan Sports reported a peak of No. 8 on Melon TOP100. The same report placed the song at No. 1 on Spotify, Apple Music and iTunes in Taiwan as of the afternoon of November 11.
Sources: 일간스포츠
TO BESTie
Thank you for singing again.
For those who have waited, and those hearing this song for the first time. May these pages be a small path back to your music.
A fan's letter to Hyeyeon, U.JI, Dahye, and Haeryung
BESTie Discography
- Pitapat (두근두근) — Pitapat · debut music video
- Love Options (연애의 조건) — Love Options · 2013 music video
- Zzang Christmas (짱 크리스마스) — Zzang Christmas · MV
- Thank U Very Much — Thank U Very Much · music video
- Like a Star (별처럼) — Like a Star · MV
- Hot Baby — Hot Baby · music video
- I Need You (니가 필요해) — I Need You · Choreography
- Love Emotion — Title track · Excuse Me · music video
Sources: 강혜연 공식사이트 / SOO Entertainment
