Muses "music", and "musing upon". In current literature, the influential role that the Muse plays has been extended to the political sphere. In "Down to Earth", the Muses, espcially Terpsichore (Rita Hayworth), are offended by a vulgar Broadway musical called "Hot Muses", in which they are portrayed as besotted by two American flyers who crash-land on Parnassus. Terpsichore masquerades as a mortal to get the show "improved". All nine Muses appear in the 1980 film "Xanadu", with actress Olivia Newton-John as Terpsichore. Many of the Greek gods, including five of the Muses (Thalia, Clio, Calliope, Melpomene, and Terpsichore) appear in the
Nine Muses (group) and Keumjo for a summer comeback. On October 4, 2016, the agency announced that Hyuna had graduate from the group after six years of activity due to the expiration of her contract. Nine Muses remained as a four-member group due to Sungah taking hiatus to pursue her work as a disk jockey. The group released their sixth extended play "Muses Diary Part. 2: Identity" on June 19, 2017. It was the second release of the "Muses Diary" series from their debut album under Nine Muses A. It charted on Gaon Album Charts at number 5 and at number 15 on