VCHA (비춰) is a five-member girl group under JYP Entertainment. Formed through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records reality survival show A2K and originally as six, they made their debut on January 26, 2024 with the digital single "Girls of the Year".
History
Pre-debut: A2K, "SeVit (New Light)", "Ready for the World"
On July 25, 2022, JYP Entertainment uploaded an announcement video with chairman Park Jin Young and Republic Records founder and CEO Monte Lipman. They revealed the dates of auditions for the America2Korea project, which aim for the creation of the next "Global Super Girl Group". The selected participants will train at JYP Entertainment in Korea and the final members chosen will debut in the United States. The group will partner with both JYP Entertainment and Republic Records for l music releases.[1] On June 29, 2023, JYP Entertainment posted the first teaser for the show which will premiere on July 13.[2]
On September 22, the identities of the final six members of the group were unveiled, along with the release of a pre-debut digital single "SeVit (New Light)".[3]
2024: Debut with "Girls of the Year", "Only One", Kaylee's hiatus, KG's departure, hiatus
On January 1, JYP Entertainment announced that the group will debut on January 26 with the digital single "Girls of the Year".[4]
On March 1, the group released a teaser for their second digital single "Only One" set for release on March 15.[5]
On March 11, it was announced that Kaylee will be on hiatus due to a health condition till further notice.[6]
On December 7, KG announced via her Instagram story that she had decided to leave VCHA after filing a lawsuit against JYP Entertainment.[7]
On December 8, JYP USA announced that the group would be going on an indefinite hiatus due to the ongoing dispute with member KG.[8]
Members
| Ranking | Name | Position(s) | Nationality | Years active | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | Japanese | ||||
| Inactive | ||||||
| 3 | Camila | 카밀라 | カミラ | N/A | Spanish-Canadian[9] | 2023–present |
| 1 | Lexi | 렉시 | レクシー | Leader[10] | American | 2023-present |
| 6 | Kendall | 켄달 | ケンダル | N/A | American | 2023–present |
| 4 | Savanna | 사바나 | サバンナ | N/A | American | 2023–present |
| 5 | Kaylee | 케일리 | ケイリー | Youngest | Korean-American | 2023–present |
| Former | ||||||
| 2 | KG | 케이지 | ケイジー | N/A | American | 2023–2024 |
Discography
English
Digital singles
- "SeVit (New Light)" (2023) (pre-debut)
- "Ready for the World" (2023) (pre-debut)
- "Girls of the Year" (2024)
- "Only One" (2024)
Concerts
Concert participation
- TWICE 5th World Tour 'Ready To Be' (Mexico, Brazil and Las Vegas) (2024)
- Lollapalooza Chicago 2024 (2024) (cancelled)[11][12]
Trivia
- Their group name comes from the Korean term "to shine the light" (bichwo) (비춰), expressed as VCHA, and is intended to have the meanings of "make it shine" and "to give light to their fans".
Gallery
- Main article: VCHA/Gallery
References
- ↑ Soompi: Watch: JYP And Republic Records Announce America2Korea + Audition Dates For New Global Super Group
- ↑ @jypnation on Twitter (June 29, 2023)
- ↑ Soompi: Watch: JYP’s New Global Girl Group VCHA Announces Final Members Chosen From “A2K” Project + Drops “Y.O.Universe” MV
- ↑ @Official_VCHA on Twitter (January 1, 2024)
- ↑ @Official_VCHA on Twitter (March 1, 2024)
- ↑ @Official_VCHA on Twitter (March 11, 2024)
- ↑ Soompi: VCHA's KG Leaves Group + Files Lawsuit To Terminate Contract With JYP Entertainment
- ↑ Soompi: JYP USA Responds To Allegations By Former VCHA Member KG
- ↑ VCHA Official: Members: Camila
- ↑ Teen Vogue: 'A2K' Final Lineup: Meet VCHA, the Newest Girl Group, in Their First Official Interview
- ↑ Soompi: Stray Kids To Headline Lollapalooza 2024 + IVE And VCHA Announced For Lineup
- ↑ @lollapalooza on Twitter (July 19, 2024)
Official links
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