Pre-debut Members' individual activities In 2008, Aisha (Heo Yoo-rim) became a trainee under
JYP Entertainment after passing an audition; she left the agency eight years later. In 2016,
Sihyeon competed in
Mnet's reality television show
Produce 101; she was eliminated on episode 8 and joined
YH Entertainment. In 2017, Onda (Jo Se-rim) competed on
Idol School and was eliminated in episode 4. E:U (Park Ji-won), who used to be a
stunt cheerleader, appeared on
SBS' show
Delicious Cooking Class and modeled for the fashion brand Stare Shoes. In 2018, Sihyeon and Yiren took part on
Produce 48 and were eliminated on episode 11.
Pre-debut group promotions On February 17, 2019, YH Entertainment announced Everglow's debut and opened the group's first official social media accounts. Each member was revealed through the "Crank in Film" video series. On February 28, Everglow posted a
dance cover video of "Rumor", song performed by Sihyeon on
Produce 48, and it surpassed two million
YouTube views in 24 hours. In the first half of March, Everglow posted concept photos, more covers, and the music video teaser for "Bon Bon Chocolat", which amassed over 5 million YouTube views in two days.
2019: Debut and commercial breakthrough On March 18, 2019, Everglow released their first single album,
Arrival of Everglow, with the lead single "Bon Bon Chocolat", co-written by American singer and songwriter
Melanie Fontana. Member E:U co-wrote the track "Moon". The group made their official debut on March 21, 2019, by performing on music program
M Countdown.
Arrival of Everglow peaked at number six on the
Gaon Album Chart, On August 13, the first episode of the group's first television reality show
Everglow Land premiered on Mnet. Its fifth and last episode premiered on September 10. On August 19, 2019, the group released their second single album
Hush with lead single "Adios". All three songs from the single album entered the
Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart: "Adios" peaked at number two and remained on the chart for six weeks; the B-side tracks, "Hush" and "You Don't Know Me", peaked at number eight and 10, respectively. In addition, "Adios" ranked first on the iTunes K-pop Chart in 11 different countries and on the YouTube Trending Worldwide chart.
Billboard columnist
Jeff Benjamin described Everglow as a "group with a strong and empowering image that tends to connect more with Western audiences". Due to their commercial success, on September 24, Everglow won their first music show award on
SBS M's
The Show. The music video for "Adios" surpassed 100 million views in April 2020.
2020: Continued success, first concert tour and −77.82X−78.29 On February 3, 2020, Everglow released their first
extended play (EP)
Reminiscence with lead single "Dun Dun". The release brought the group significant commercial success both domestically and abroad. "Dun Dun" became their first single to enter one of South Korea's
Gaon song charts, peaking at 63 on the Download Chart, while the EP debuted at number four on the Album Chart and sold over 27,000 copies in February 2020. Additionally,
Reminiscence marked Everglow's first entry on the U.S.
Billboard World Albums chart at 14, The music video for "Dun Dun" gathered 22 million views in less than two days, and surpassed the 200 million views in April 2021. On March 6, Everglow embarked on their first concert tour, Everlasting Tour in USA, including six stops across the United States. On September 21, 2020, Everglow released their second extended play
−77.82X−78.29 alongside synth-pop lead single "
La Di Da", co-written by member E:U. The EP ranked first on the iTunes Worldwide Album Chart and sold over 45,000 copies as of October 2020. and
Billboard named the track Best K-pop Song of 2020. On November 12, Everglow released the soundtrack "Let Me Dance"—a remake of the 2003 song by
Lexy featuring
Teddy Park—for the South Korean TV series
The Spies Who Loved Me. 2021–2022: Last Melody, UNICEF Promise campaign and Return of the Girl On May 25, 2021, Everglow released their third single album,
Last Melody, with lead single "First". The single album ranked first on the Hanteo Daily Chart and sold over 52,000 copies in its first two months. On June 1, 2021, the group won their second music program trophy on SBS M's
The Show with "First". In August 2021, Everglow partnered with
UNICEF on the "Promise" campaign, aimed at promoting world peace and making children around the globe happier. The following day, they launched the "Promise" Dance Challenge, encouraging fans to record videos of themselves dancing to the song's choreography. For every participant, UNICEF donated a "Superhero Pack" to children worldwide. Each pack contained polio and measles vaccines and
insecticide-treated mosquito nets to combat malaria. in July 2022|179x179pxOn December 1, 2021, Everglow released their third extended play,
Return of the Girl, along with the lead single "Pirate". The EP sold 40,000 copies in December, with all five tracks charting domestically. The group won the Best Music Video Award at the 2021
Asia Artist Awards on December 2. On April 15, 2022, Everglow collaborated with Dutch-Moroccan DJ
R3hab on a
remix of "Pirate". In July 2022, Everglow made history as the first girl group to perform in Saudi Arabia at the Saranghae KSA K-pop Festival 2022 in
Jeddah. In August 2022, they held a concert in
Almaty, marking the first solo concert by a K-pop group in Kazakhstan. Everglow partnered with German DJ and producer
TheFatRat to release the English-language single "Ghost Light" on November 18, 2022, along with a Korean version. Although the group had announced a Southeast Asia tour with four concerts in December, it was cancelled for unspecified reasons. On August 30, the group won its third music show trophy on
MBC M's
Show Champion with "Slay". Following album promotions, Everglow embarked on their second tour All My Girls in multiple sub-tours: a U.S. tour, a Europe tour, and two concerts in Japan. Midway through the tour—which covered concert dates from November 2023 to April 2024—the group held its first fan-meeting ever on January 13, 2024, in
Hong Kong. On May 21, 2024, Everglow announced the release of their fifth single album titled
Zombie on June 10. The lead single of the
same name was composed and produced by
Grammy-winning production team
The Stereotypes and 9am. The single album debuted at number nine on the Circle Album Chart, and all three tracks have entered the component Download Chart. Everglow embarked on their 2024 Pulse & Heart tour with eleven stops across the United States and South America, starting on September 12.
2025–present: Departure from Yuehua, line-up change and Code On May 13, 2025, it was announced that all six members would leave Yuehua upon the end of their contracts with the label in June. In September, members Sihyeon, E:U, Onda, and Aisha signed with new agency Chxxta Company to continue the group's activities as a quartet. On February 12, 2026, it was announced that Everglow would be releasing their fourth extended play
Code on March 3, with the lead single of the same name. ==Members==