Mark June 30th in your calendar: that's the day the first episode of the new girl group survival show “R U Next?” airs!
Ever since the first teasers were released a few days ago, fans have been eagerly waiting for more details. And not without reason. The show is produced by Belift Lab, a label under HYBE, which also produced I-Land. So far, Belift Lab only manages the boy group Enhypen, which emerged from I-Land. Thanks to the new show, though, a new girl group will join them as early as this year!
Today, a whole 22 new videos were uploaded on one of HYBE’s YouTube channels! In them, the 22 trainees introduce themselves, and over the next few weeks they will be fighting for a spot in the new group.
In fact, there are a few familiar faces among them:
Ruka appeared in the Le sserafim documentary “The World Is My Oyster”. She trained together with Sakura, Chaewon and Yunjin until the producers decided that she didn't fit into the group. Maybe she'll get a little closer to her dream in R U Next.
The Japanese trainee Funa fought for her dream in JYP’s Japanese survival show “Nizi Project”, but unfortunately wasn't one of the nine winners. Since then, she has undoubtedly trained hard and is ready for a new challenge!
On top of that, there are some candidates who previously trained under other labels:
Minju was a YG trainee, Jeemin comes from Source Music, the label of Le sserafim, just like Ruka, and Youngseo spent some time at ADOR (New Jeans). And Jeongeun is the daughter of the well-known Korean actor Ryu Seungryong.
The show offers a colorful mix of trainees!
The participants come not only from South Korea, but also from Japan and Thailand. 20-year-old Chanelle is of Korean-American descent.
Chanelle and Jiwoo are currently the oldest candidates at 20, while the youngest, Ena, is only twelve. All the others are between 15 and 19 years old.
There is also a dedicated Twitter account for R U Next, where profile pictures of the 22 trainees were uploaded just a few hours ago. Check in regularly so you don't miss anything!
Which of them will follow in the footsteps of Le sserafim and New Jeans? The new girl group is already HYBE's third in just two years. Will it be able to continue the string of successes and set new records soon?
Sources: HYBE LABELS + Youtube Channel, hybecorp.com
