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Checkmate

Checkmate is a South Korean girl group through the 2018 reality show Battle of Idols. The members was chosen from 150 trainees contestant from different entertainments : Shin Hyora, Gyo Yana, Kim Min-Jae, Oh Aya, and Han Yui. They debuted on June 12, 2018 and going to promote actively for 2 years.

Shin Hyora
Shin Hyora, (신효라) was born in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea on December 2, 2002 to an Indonesian mother and a Korean Father. She came from S.M. Entertainment.

She is the leader, main dancer, and sub-vocalist of Checkmate.

She was formerly a K-Tigers member with Gyo Yana and has appeared on Hit the Stage with other K-Tigers members before joined S.M. Entertainment and joined Hit the Stage for the second time under S.M. Entertainment.

Other achievements :
 * IBO Contestant
 * National Sprint Competition (runner up)
 * National Gymnastic Competition (gold)

Oh Aya
Oh Aya, (哦啊呀, 오아야) was born in Shanghai, China on February 21, 1999 to a Chinese mother and a Korean Father. She came from Hunus Entertainment.

She is the main vocalist of Checkmate.

She has won many snowboarding competition when she was little, and experienced much with plants.

Kim Min-Jae
Kim Min-Jae, (김민재) was born in Busan, South Korea on April 12, 1999. She came from Big Hit Entertainment.

She is the lead vocalist and lead dancer of Checkmate

She was an underground composer and DJ and she was a child actress who won 'Best Child Actress' award. She has got a good english since she had won the English Essay Competition. She used to play volleyball at school and she plays keyboard.

Other achievement :
 * National EDM Remix Competition (2nd Winner)

Han Yui
Han Yui, (한유이, Birth name : Yui Inoue (井上 由依)) was born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan on March 5, 2000. She came from YG Entertainment

She is the main rapper of Checkmate.

She lived in Japan and moved to Korea when she was 15. Before joining Battle of Idols, she was a finalist of Unpretty Rapstar 4, despite her bad korean language ability. Before entering YG, she was an ex-trainee of Avex Entertainment, Japan.

Other Achievement :
 * Japan Open National Piano Competition (3rd Runner Up)

Gyo Yana
Gyo Yana, (яна гё, 교야나) was born in Seversk, Russia on April 4, 2004 to a Russian mother and a Korean-Chinese Father. She came from S.M. Entertainment

She is the sub vocalist, rapper of Checkmate

She was formerly a K-Tigers member with Shin Hyora and has appeared on Hit the Stage with other K-Tigers members before joined S.M. Entertainment. She is also an International Mensa member, and she was a Russian National Gymnastic member.

Other achievements :
 * National Poomsae Competition (Gold medalist)
 * International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) (Gold medalist)
 * International Mathematic Olympiad (IMO) (Gold medalist)