PRISTIN
PRISTIN is a girl group of ten members: Nayoung, Roa, Yuha, Eunwoo, Kyulkung, Rena, Xiyeon, Yehana, Kyla, and Sungyeon under Pledis Entertainment from 2017 until 2019. They were known for writing and composing their own songs.
Pre-Debut
The seven members Nayoung, Roa, Yuha, Eunwoo, Kyulkung, Rena, and Xiyeon competed in Mnet’s survival program Produce 101 from January to April 2016. Nayoung and Kyulkung made their way to the final and got their spot in the group project I.O.I which made their debut on May 4th with the single “Dream Girls.”
On March 26th, 2016, Pledis announced a group named as Pledis Girlz. They held a series of concerts from May 14th to September 10th where the members performed weekly with the absence of Nayoung and Kyulkung who were still promoting as I.O.I at the time. They released the promotional song “We” written by Roa, Eunwoo, Sungyeon, and Xiyeon on June 27th along with the music video. Later, in January 2017, they held their last concert as Pledis Girlz and changed their name to PRISTIN.
Debut
On March 2nd, 2017, they dropped their debut teaser images. They officially debuted on March 21st with the release of their first mini-album Hi! Pristin with the title track “Wee Woo.” They released their second mini-album Schxxl Out in August along with the single “We Like.” The next year, PRISTIN’s subunit PRISTIN V debuted on May 28th, 2018. The subunit consisted of five members: Nayoung, Roa, Eunwoo, Rena, and Kyulkyung.
Disbandment
A piece of shocking news came from the agency in the middle of this year. Pledis released an official statement that PRISTIN has officially been disbanded. Kyulkyung, Yehana, and Sungyeon decided to stay with the agency while the other members decided to leave.
There are many honorable mentions of the artists who had made their debut before debuting with the current or the latest group they are in. For example, HyunA from Wonder Girls to 4Minute, Mino from ballad group BoM to WINNER, JYJ who debuted again after leaving TVXQ and SM Entertainment, and many more. Did we miss anyone here? Do you think their second debut was better than their first? Kindly share your thoughts in the comment section below!
