YG Entertainment has announced the debut lineup for their new girl group BABYMONS7ER. Contrary to initial expectations of a 5-member group, they will debut as a 7-member group to everyone's surprise.
Yang Hyun-suk, the CEO of YG Entertainment, personally revealed the members through a video announcement on the official Babymonster YouTube channel.
Yang Hyun-suk introduced the first member, Ahn Ah-yeon, a 15-year-old Korean member, praising her wide vocal range and stating that she is the most optimized member as a pop artist and has the ability to lead Babymonster . He then announced the second member, Ruka, a 20-year-old Japanese member, highlighting her many charms of her and predicting that many people will be captivated by her.
The third member revealed was Chikata, a Thai member. Yang Hyun-suk explained that Chikata is the youngest and has the shortest training period among the members, but she has shown rapid growth and has high potential for improvement.
Yang Hyun-suk further introduced Hara, a 15-year-old Korean member, praising her creative and unique singing style of her, which influenced her selection as a member of Babymonster. Lastly, he announced Pita, a 17-year-old Thai member, emphasizing the group's global aspirations and Pita's proficiency in English and Thai as factors that moved him the most.
Regarding Laura and Asa, the excluded members, Yang Hyun-suk explained that he wanted to use Laura as the main vocalist in the upcoming female group because of her young age. As for Asa, who has been a trainee for 4 years and 9 months, he praised her versatility as she was able to rap and sing, and he expressed his desire to include her in a project starting from the end of this year to early next year, aimed at creating a global girl group in Japan.
Yang Hyun-suk mentioned that there was a strong demand from fans for a 7-member debut, considering them as true YG Family fans. He assured that all 7 members would debut together and hinted that the debut would likely happen in the upcoming fall, stating that he didn't think it would be delayed beyond that.
Following the announcement, YG Entertainment changed the English name of the group from BABYMONSTER to BABYMONS7ER, confirming the debut of the 7-member lineup.
Written by Yoon Sang GeunTranslated by Lee So Yun