Papaya () was a pop girl group from South Korea. They released two albums before becoming inactive.
Papaya's first album, entitled ëÂÂà("Fairy Tale"), was distributed by 1 Star Music and Synnara Music on August 4, 2000, and featured five members (Kang Se-jung, Joo Yeun-jung, Cho Hye-kyung, Hwang Yoon-mi, and Kang Kyoung-ah). Due to their unpopularity, Hwang Yoon-mi and Kang Kyoung-ah left the group before the release of their second album, Violet, released on May 22, 2001, under the Cream Entertainment music label.
Kang Se-jung went on to acting, initially credited under stage name Go Na-eun. In 2009, she starred in Assorted Gems. She won the Excellence Award, Actress in the 2009 MBC Drama Awards for her role as eldest daughter, Gung Bi-chwi.
Hwang Yoon-mi also turned to acting and uses stage name Go Eun-chae. In September 2012, Go married musical actor Park Eun-tae.
Jo Hye-kyung became a Trot singer, using the stage name Jo Eun-sae. In 2014, she released single 'ë¹Âë¹Âê³ (Rubbing)'.