- For the disbanded co-ed rock band, see MAJOR.
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MAJORS (메이져스) was a six-member girl group under ANS Entertainment. They debuted on March 9, 2021 with the digital single album "The Beginning of Legend".
They presumably disbanded in May 2023 following the departure of several members.
History
Pre-debut
On August 11, 2020, ANS Entertainment's previous girl group, ANS, disbanded amid controversies of bullying allegations within the group and several contract terminations. As a result, only former ANS members Bian and Haena remained with the agency.[1] Later, ANS Entertainment announced that they would debut a new girl group which will include Bian as a member. Through Bian's Instagram account, it was shown that she has been training with the agency and five other new girls who will become members of the girl group. Despite no official announcements yet, it was found through Bian's accounts that the girl group will be named MAJORS and includes Minju, Jimin, Suji, Yerim and Chaeyoung.[2]
2021: Debut, Comeback "The Beginning of Legend - Rising Star"
On March 3, the group was formally introduced and announced that they would be debuting on March 9 with their debut single album "The Beginning of Legend".[3] They had their first stage for "Spit It Out" on Simply K-Pop on March 26.[4]
On March 30, MAJORS announced that they would be releasing their second single album "The Beginning of Legend - Rising Star" on April 16 with the title track "Rain On Me".[5]
2022: 'Best New Girl Idol' award, comeback with "The End of Chaos", Bian and Vita's hiatus
On February 16, 2022, a representative from ANS Entertainment announced the girl group had won in the category 'Best New Girl Idol' at the '2021 KCrush K-POP Music Awards' hosted by KCrush America Magazine.[6]
In the same article, it was also announced that MAJORS would be making a comeback in March with their fourth digital single "The End of Chaos".[6] It was later announced that the release date would be March 28.[7]
It was rumored that Bian has left the group, as her mother posted to Instagram on May 8, saying "You can say 'goodbye' to Bian~~ Bian is a memory now… It's Jiwon from now on, not Bian."[8] However, on May 25, ANS released a statement clarifying that Bian has not officially left the group. In the same statement, they also clarified that Vita has also not left MAJORS and that the two are currently on an indefinite hiatus due to health reasons.[9]
On August 24, 2022, Bian signed an exclusive contract with Chinese company Haiwen and planned to be active on Douyin and becoming a brand model, in addition, they stated that she was no longer member of MAJORS.[10] However, ANS Entertainment stated that Bian was still part of MAJORS and their company.[11]
On July 27, 2022, Vita began to post on SNS again, which confirms that she has returned from her hiatus.[12] Bian also returned, despite rumors of her departure. She resumed activities starting from a group schedule on September 23.[13]
2023: Ida, Aki, Shinye and Suzy's departures
On April 24, it was revealed that Ida and Aki had left MAJORS due to personal reasons.[14]
On May 23, Shinye announced her departure from MAJORS through a handwritten letter posted on her Instagram.[15]
On June 3, Suzy shared that her exclusive contract with ANS Entertainment had concluded, thus confirming her departure from MAJORS.[16] The group disbanded shortly afterwards.
Members
| Name | Position(s) | Years active |
|---|---|---|
| Vita (비타) | Main Rapper, Lead Dancer | 2021–2023 |
| Ida (아이다) | Leader, Vocalist, Visual | 2021–2023 |
| Aki (아키) | Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, Vocalist | 2021–2023 |
| Bian (비안) | Main Vocalist, Main Dancer, Visual | 2021–2023 |
| Suzy (수지) | Lead Dancer, Vocalist | 2021–2023 |
| Shinye (신예) | Main Vocalist, Maknae | 2021–2023 |
Discography
Digital singles
- "The Beginning of Legend" (2021)
- "The Beginning of Legend - Rising Star" (2021)
- "The Beginning of Legend - Shining Star" (2021)
- "The End of Chaos" (2022)
Collaborations
- "Better Together (To Beat Covid-19)" (with Various Artists as part of 2021 New Beginnings with K-Pop Stars) (2022)
OSTs
- "Sometoon 2021 OST Part.6" ("I Wanna Know") (2021)
Concerts
- From The First Page : the 'MAJORS' (2021)
Cosmetic line
- Cherry Fascino (in collaboration with New&New)
Trivia
- The meaning behind their name is that all members have united to become the highest-level girl group as the major league refers to the highest-level tournament.[17]
- Bian is a former member of the girl group ANS.
Gallery
Promotional
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Miscellaneous
(pre-debut)
References
- ↑ Soompi: 7 ANS Members Announce Contract Terminations + Haena Claims She Was Bullied By The Group
- ↑ @official_majors_ansent on Instagram
- ↑ MAJORS on Instagram: Debut Single Album "The beginning of legend“ (March 3, 2021)
- ↑ YouTube: [Simply K-Pop] MAJORS (메이저스) - Spit It Out _ Ep.460
- ↑ @MAJORS_official on Twitter: ‘The Beginning Of Legend - Rising Star’ (March 30, 2021)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 (KR) FN Star: 메이져스, 美 K-POP 매거진 어워드서 ‘2021 여자아이돌 루키’ 1위
- ↑ @MAJORS_official on Twitter: ‘THE END OF CHAOS’ (March 28, 2022)
- ↑ @0309ans on Twitter (May 8, 2022)
- ↑ MAJORS on Daum Cafe: 메이져스 향후 활동 안내
- ↑ (KR) NBNTV: 유지원(비안), 하이웬 왕홍 전속계약
- ↑ @MAJORS_official on Twitter (August 26, 2022)
- ↑ @MAJORS_official on Twitter (July 27, 2022)
- ↑ MAJORS performing "Salute" on September 23, 2022 - retrieved from MAJORSGLOBAL on Twitter (December 17, 2022)
- ↑ @majorsdata on Twitter (April 24, 2023)
- ↑ @limmmiy on Instagram (May 23, 2023)
- ↑ 수지SUZY on YouTube (KR): 포토북 촬영 VLOG
- ↑ (KR) Xports News: ANS 걸그룹 '메이져스' 3월 9일 데뷔…"ANS 가처분 신청은 기각"
Official links
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