BABYMONSTER News: On November 27, BABYMONSTER made their stage debut with BATTER UP. YG Entertainment announced the group’s 2024 intentions on January 1.
BABYMONSTER News
On November 27, BABYMONSTER News debuted with Batter Up. Since then, they have distinguished themselves, accomplished a number of goals, and established a benchmark for themselves. Within a day of its release, their debut tune had millions of views. Members Ruka, Chiquita, Haram, Pharita, Rora, and Asa make up the gang of six. After BLACKPINK, BABYMONSTER is YG Entertainment’s first girl group.
Upcoming Events for BABYMONSTER in 2024
Yang Hyun Suk of YG Entertainment spoke about BABYMONSTER News in 2024 ambitions on January 1. He said that the debut group’s first release, the track “Stuck in the Middle,” will be making its debut on February 1. He also disclosed that the group’s debut mini-album is scheduled for release on April 1. Regarding Ahyeon, who was also expected to be in the lineup, he underlined that her comeback is still up in the air.
The music video for BABYMONSTER’s first song, “BATTER UP,” became the quickest K-pop group to reach 100 million views on YouTube in 2023 on December 15. In just a few weeks, the video that was published on November 27 accomplished this goal. YG Entertainment said on December 1st that the video has received over 50 million views on YouTube.
A bit more BABYMONSTER News
Last Evaluation, a survival show, gave birth to BABYMONSTER. It was revealed on November 15 that Ahyeon, a previous pre-debut member, had left BABYMONSTER’s original roster. With the group’s debut date only a few days away, many fans became anxious when this information surfaced.
Additionally, 21 nations’ iTunes charts were topped with BATTER UP. In addition, the group has been getting a lot of support from fans throughout the world in spite of the lacklustre response they received in South Korea. Since this is YG Entertainment’s first girl group in a long time, there has been a lot of excitement around the group. BLACKPINK made their stage debut with BOOMBAYAH in 2016. However, a number of fans expressed their dissatisfaction with the repetitious sound and music video, as well as the agency’s lack of promotional activity, leading to some backlash against them.
Interesting Trivia and Facts of BABYMONSTER Members
After BLACKPINK’s 2016 debut, BABYMONSTER is the first girl group to debut from YG Entertainment in seven years. They made their debut three years following Treasure’s.YG Entertainment filed a trademark for the names BABYMONSTER and BAEMON in 2020.
As part of their training, each member had to go through a rigorous assessment process every month.The group had first said that they were getting ready to make their debut in the second half of 2021, however at that time, there has been no group debut.Not Korean, the three oldest members of BABYMONSTER are all foreigners.
Ruka
The oldest member of BABYMONSTER is Ruka. When she joined the group for the first time, she was 21 years old. The first two Japanese members of a female group signed to YG Entertainment are Ruka and Asa. She was once a part of the Shibu3 Project J-pop group. She made it through the YG Entertainment audition in 2018 at the age of 16. She had been studying dance for ten years, and during training, her strong dancing abilities were acknowledged. Before making her BABYMONSTER debut, she trained for four to five years.
Pharita
Pharita hails from Thailand. In 2023, she became known as a new member of BABYMONSTER and was eighteen years old. Before making her BABYMONSTER debut, she worked as a kid model.
Asa
Asa is one of BabyMonster’s primary rappers. When her identity as a new member was made public, she was 17 years old. The first two people of Japanese nationality to make their debut in a female group under YG Entertainment are Asa and Ruka. Asa began dancing at a very young age, honing her hip-hop skills.
Ahyeon (No Yet Active)
Ahyeon is a vocalist and rapper. She was the second BABYMONSTER member to be made public. She has a brother and is Korean. She made it through both the YG audition in 2018 and the initial audition for Banana Culture Entertainment in 2017. She spent four years training. Ahyeon speaks Chinese, English, and Korean with ease. Ahyeon was declared by YG to have the widest vocal range among the members during the final tests. Ahyeon was supposed to join the group later, however it was reported on November 15, 2023, that she would not be a part of the debuting group due to health issues.
Raman
Rami was the first member of BABYMONSTER to be revealed to the public. She was sixteen years old at the time. The Korean actress Rami trained for over five years before to her debut. She provides the group’s vocals. She was a child clothing model until she passed the YG audition in 2018 and began her career as an idol trainee. Rami converses in English and Korean.
Rora
Rora was a part of U.SSO Girl in the past. Alongside NewJeans’s Hyein, she was a member of the first generation from 2017 to 2018. Rora is among the group’s youngest members. When she made her BABYMONSTER debut, she was fifteen years old. She plays vocals for the group.
Chiquita
Chiquita, a Thai pupil, has been training for more than two years under Lisa’s tutelage. She was the group’s youngest member (maknae) when they made their debut, being 14 years old. Her father, an elder brother (born in 2006), and mother (born in 1981) make up her family.
