In addition to SM's long-awaited new girl group 'aespa', the other 2 girl groups 'STAYC' and 'BlingBling' are also receiving a lot of attention.
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The K-Pop scene in November was expected to be exciting due to not only the return of many famous groups, but also the debut plans of promising rookies. In particular, 3 girl groups will debut this month, 2 of which even debut on the same day. For many different reasons, these 3 rookie girl groups soon received the attention of many K-Pop fans both inside and outside South Korea.
1. aespa
Debuting on November 17, aespa is the first girl group to debut under SM Entertainment in the past 6 years. The name 'aespa' is derived from "Avatar x Experience", which reflects the group's concept of virtual reality. Each member has an avatar character attached to them, and these CGI creations can interact with them and even have their own promotional activities.
Aespa's debut song is 'Black Mamba'. Currently, there is no official teaser for the group's debut song, but SM is releasing videos introducing each member sequentially.
Aespa's official lineup consists of 4 members:
Karina
Karina (real name Yoo Jimin) was introduced by SM as a member who is talented in every aspect, dancing, singing and rapping. Karina is Korean. She is 20 years old and have been a trainee for 4 years. She is a former ulzzang and her favorite artists include f(x), IU and Taeyeon (SNSD).
Giselle
Giselle (real name Uchinaga Aeri) is said to be the main rapper of aespa. She is 20 years old and is Japanese. She has been a trainee for just about 10 - 11 months - the shortest among SM's female idols. Giselle is fluent in English as well as Korean and Japanese. She can also play the guitar.
Winter
Winter (real name Kim Minjeong) is part of the dance-line and vocal-line of aespa. This Korean member is 19 years old and has been a trainee for 4 years. Initially, Winter wanted to be an actress, and her bias in the idol world is Seungkwan (SEVENTEEN).
Ningning
Ningning (real name Ning Yizhuo) is the maknae and is also expected to be the main vocalist of aespa. Ningning is 18 years old and is Chinese. She has been a trainne at SM for 4 years and was introduced on SM Rookies along with many other famous trainees. In addition to her impressive singing ability, Ningning can also play the piano.
2. STAYC
Scheduled to debut on November 12, STAYC is the first girl group to be formed under Highup Entertainment, a subsidiary of CJ ENM. The founder of Highup Entertainment is also the famous producer duo Black Eyed Pilseung, who have composed many hit songs for TWICE, Sistar, Miss A...
STAYC's debut single album is titled 'Star To A Young Culture', with the title track 'So Bad'.
Recently, STAYC has attracted the attention of K-Pop fans thanks to their cover medley of popular songs such as 'Psycho' by Red Velvet and 'Fire' by BTS. In just 1 week, their video has attracted about 1.5 million views, an impressive number for a rookie group that has not yet debuted.
STAYC's official lineup consists of 6 members:
Sumin
Sumin (real name Bae Sumin) is the leader of STAYC. She is Korean, 19 years old and has been a trainee for 5 and a half years. Sumin auditioned for 'K-Pop Star' and almost became a contestant on 'Produce 48'. This member also appeared in a reality show of VICTON.
Sieun
Sieun (real name Park Sieun) is Korean, 19 years old and has been a trainee for 4 years. She was once under JYP Entertainment and appeared on dramas such as 'Mystic Pop-Up Bar', 'Still 7' and many other programs before debuting. Sieun is the daughter of veteran singer Park Nam Jung.
Isa
Isa (real name Lee Chaeyoung) is Korean, 18 years old and has been a trainee for 3 years. She has many different hobbies including R&B, fashion, and decoration. Isa is also the first member to join the company and is considered the "mother" of STAYC.
Seeun
Seeun (real name Yoon Seeun) is Korean, 17 years old and has been a trainee for about 2 and a half years. Before joining the company, she was a member of Play M Girls - Play M Entertainment's female trainee group (which debuted as Weeekly). Seeun was a child actress and her role model is Taeyeon (SNSD).
Yoon
Yoon (real name Shim Jayoon) is a Korean member who is only 16 years old. There is no information about her training period, but Yoon is known as the tallest member of STAYC.
J
J (real name Jang Yeeun) is the maknae of STAYC. She is Korean, and is only 15 years old. Apart from this information, not much has been revealed yet about J.
3. BlingBling
BlingBling is set to debut on the same day as SM's aespa (November 17). They are a rookie girl group under MAJOR9. The company currently manages many famous artists such as solo singer Ben, duo VIBE and boy group Big Brain.
BlingBling's debut product will be 'G.G.B'. Recently the two members of the group have attracted attention from the audience thanks to their cover of Red Velvet - IRENE & SEULGI's 'Naughty'.
BlingBling's official lineup includes 6 members:
Juhyun
Juhyun (real name Cha Juhyun) is one of the rap-line and vocal-line of BlingBling. She is Korean and is 20 years old. Juhyun's personality type according to the MBTI test is ENFJ. She once auditioned for the survival reality show 'MIXNINE'.
Ayamy
Ayamy belongs to the dance-line and vocal-line of BlingBling. She is Japanese, 20 years old. Ayamy's personality type according to the MBTI test is INTP.
Jieun
Jieun (real name Choi Jieun) is the main vocalist of BlingBling. This Korean member is 19 years old. Jieun's personality type according to the MBTI test is INFJ. She once auditioned for JYP Entertainment and was a pre-debut member of the new girl group under Stardium Entertainment.
Marin
Marin is the main dancer of BlingBling and is also a vocalist. She is Japanese and is 19 years old. Marin's personality type according to the MBTI test is ISFP. She is a big fan of BLACKPINK.
Narin
Narin (real name Lee Narin) is a vocalist of BlingBling. She is Korean, 19 years old. Narin's personality type according to MBTI test is ENFP, and her specialty is singing high notes.
Yubin
Yubin (real name Kim Yubin) is the maknae of BlingBling and is also one of the vocalists of the group. She is Korean and turns 18 this year. Yubin's personality type according to the MBTI testis ESFJ. Previously, she also appeared in Mnet's survival reality show 'Produce 48' and finished at No. 88.
Which one of the 3 upcoming rookie girl groups above are you looking forward to the most?
