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tripleS (Hangul: 트리플에스, Japanese: トリプルS), also known as SSS and SocialSonyoSeoul, is a multi-national 24-member South Korean Music girl group under MODHAUS. The group made its official debut with the mini album, ASSEMBLE, and the title track, “Rising”, on February 13, 2023 with the participation of the first ten revealed members. They then returned as a full, complete group with all 24 members on May 8, 2024 with the release of their first studio album, ASSEMBLE24, and the title track, “Girls Never Die”.
tripleS primarily works in rotational sub-units fans are able to vote upon. The first unit, Acid Angel from Asia, debuted on October 28, 2022, followed by +(KR)ystal Eyes on May 4, 2023, LOVElution on August 17, 2023, EVOLution on October 11, 2023 and Aria on January 15, 2024.
The group currently has nine official sub-units: Acid Angel from Asia, +(KR)ystal Eyes, LOVElution, EVOLution, NXT, Aria, Glow, Visionary Vision and Japan Dimension including one collaborative sub-unit, ACID EYES, made up of the members of both AAA and KRE. NXT and Glow are the only non-voted for, non-promoted sub-units and existed as a way to introduce the last eight members.
Name Meaning
tripleS stands for SocialSonyoSeoul, showcasing the idea that the group is representing social girls/idols from Seoul. The group's name also conveys the idea that small 's' (trainees) come together to create one big 'S' (official members).
History
- Main article: tripleS Timeline
2022: S1-S10 reveals & Acid Angel from Asia's debut
On February 18, a Naver article released reporting on the newly established agency, MODHAUS, spearheaded by creative director and CEO, Jaden Jeong, and their upcoming girl group set to debut in the first half of the year, tripleS. The company would be entering the K-Pop market with a new type of model revolving around fan-participation, allowing fans to be involved creatively with the group.[1]
On April 4, tripleS' social medias opened and the first teaser titled, thesis, was released. Twenty days later on April 24, the second teaser, We are S, released followed by the last teaser, signalis.
On May 1, Yoon SeoYeon was revealed as the first member, S1, through an introductory video teaser. She moved into the dormitories, known as the HAUS on May 9, the same day the SIGNAL daily reality series began airing. On May 16, Jeong HyeRin's teaser drop image was released and she was revealed as the second member, S2, the next day on May 17. Her "Welcome to the HAUS" teaser was released on May 19 and she moved into the HAUS on May 23. Lee JiWoo's teaser drop image was released on May 28 and she was revealed as the third member on June 1. Her "Welcome to the HAUS" teaser was released on June 4 and she moved in on June 7.
On June 16, an article released reporting that former Busters' member, Kim ChaeYeon, would be re-debuting in the group.[2] On June 19, the teaser drop image for the fourth member was released. At the same time, SeoYeon, HyeRin and JiWoo went to NYC for a content schedule. A few days later ChaeYeon was revealed as S4 on June 22 and she moved into the HAUS on June 29 after the other members had returned.
On July 11, Kim YooYeon was revealed as the fifth member through an exclusive video teaser. She is the only member to not get a teaser drop image before her official introductory video teaser, which released on July 15. Her "Welcome to the HAUS" teaser was released the next day and she moved into the HAUS on July 18.
Kim SooMin's teaser drop image was released on August 2. She was officially revealed as the sixth member on August 8. Her "Welcome to the HAUS" teaser was released the next day and she moved into the second HAUS on August 11. SooMin is the only member to have her identity completely concealed until she moved into the dorms and introduced herself. Due to her young age, the dorming situation for each HAUS was rearranged so that she'd get two new roommates. Through a decision making process conducted by all members, She moved into the second HAUS with ChaeYeon and HyeRin on August 12.
In SIGNAL #80, which aired on August 19, Kim NaKyoung was teased as the seventh member. Her teaser drop image was released a day later and she was officially revealed as S7 on August 22. Her "Welcome to the HAUS" teaser was released on August 23 and she moved into the second HAUS on August 25.
On September 4, Gong YuBin was teased at the end of SSSIGNAL #15. Her teaser drop image was released on September 7 and she was officially revealed on September 9. Her "Welcome to the HAUS" teaser was released the next day and she moved into the first HAUS on September 12. tripleS held their first online & offline fan-sign event on September 17 and the First Gravity (first "Grand Gravity") event took place between the 21st and 25th to determine the members of tripleS' first two sub-units, Acid Angel from Asia and +(KR)ystal Eyes. HyeRin, YooYeon, NaKyoung and YuBin were revealed as members of AAA while SeoYeon, JiWoo, ChaeYeon and SooMin were placed into KRE. It was also revealed that AAA would be debuting first in October.
On October 28, Acid Angel from Asia made their debut with their first mini album, ACCESS. The physical album was slated to release a week later on November 7 but due to the Itaewon Halloween crowd crush incident, it was pushed back to November 9 after the week of mourning had completed. During this time, the SIGNAL series was halted as a sign of respect.
On November 7, Kaede's teaser image drop released and she was officially revealed as the ninth member on November 9. She moved into the third HAUS on November 14. On November 25, the Second Gravity (first Event Gravity) was announced. The first ten members would be debuting as the full group and fans would vote out of eight options the main title track. Seo DaHyun was also teased at the end of SIGNAL #100 which aired on the same day.
On December 3, an original sound track single titled, "I'm In Love With You", by DaHyun was released for the drama, Reborn Rich. Her teaser drop image was released on December 5 and she was officially revealed as the tenth member on December 9.
2023: S11-S20 reveals, ASSEMBLE, AESTHETIC, LOVElution, EVOLution, US & AUS tours, Aria formation & NXT
On December 30, 2022, Kotone's teaser drop image was released and she was officially revealed as the eleventh member on January 2. Her "Welcome to the HAUS" teaser released the following day and she moved into the Tokyo HAUS on January 5. On January 16, Kwak YeonJi's teaser drop image was released and she was revealed as the twelfth member on January 18. On the same day, tripleS opened up pre-orders for their debut mini album, ASSEMBLE, along with the announcement of their first pre-concert. YeonJi moved into the Tokyo HAUS on January 20.
tripleS held their first pre-concert and made their full group debut on February 13, with their debut mini album, ASSEMBLE, and the title track, "Rising".
On March 17, an Edaily article confirmed that +(KR)ystal Eyes would be debuting the first week of May.[3] Nien's teaser drop image was released on the same day and she was officially revealed as the thirteenth member on March 20.
On March 27th, the Fandom Name Event Gravity[4] was announced to determine tripleS' fandom name. The voting period lasted from April 8th to April 10th, with WAV being determined as the overall winner and official name.
On April 4th, SoHyun's teaser drop image was released and she was officially revealed as S14 ten days later on April 14th. On the 20th, the Two Big WAVes Grand Gravity event was announced. Between April 21 and 30, fans would determine the member lineups of the next two sub-units, EVOLution and LOVElution. S15 and S16 were already placed in each unit beforehand to make up units of eight. JiWoo, ChaeYeon, YooYeon, SooMin, NaKyoung, Kotone and YeonJi were placed into EVOLution, while SeoYeon, HyeRin, YuBin, Kaede, DaHyun, Nien and SoHyun were placed into LOVElution. The second part of the gravity determined which sub-unit would debut first and on May 1, LOVElution was decided upon.
On May 4, +(KR)ystal Eyes officially made their debut with their first mini album, AESTHETIC. The music video for the album's title track, "Cherry Talk" was originally meant to release at 12:00AM KST on May 4, however MODHAUS announced that there would be a delay and the M/V would release at 18:00PM KST at the same time as the digital album release.[5] However, the MV was delayed once again an hour before its new rescheduled intended release, with no set time provided.[6] At around 16:00PM KST, MODHAUS released a statement on tripleS' official discord server addressing the setbacks and issues regarding the "Cherry Talk" M/V release and the lack of broadcast appearances. In the statement, MODHAUS stated KRE would not be able to perform on any broadcast stations except MCOUNTDOWN, due to 'the people and forces that are keeping tripleS in check', implying an external force was blocking tripleS' appearances on public broadcast shows. They also apologized for the M/V delay and cited due to it being very CGI heavy, it was not up to a satisfactory standard and thus they needed to continue working on it until they could release its best version. The "Cherry Talk" M/V was then finally released the following day, May 5, at 21:00PM KST. On May 18 and 25, SeoYeon and JiWoo were confirmed as participants on the Mnet girl group survival, Queendom Puzzle. On May 27, the music video teaser for Touch+ was released.
On June 1, ACID EYES, a collaboration sub-unit consisting of members of Acid Angel from Asia and +(KR)ystal Eyes released a scheduler for their remix/collab single album Cherry Gene. The visualizer for Cherry Gene was released on June 6, accompanied by the lead single Cherry Gene 'Baddest Mix' which was also released on streaming platforms the same day. Originally it was set to have a standard physical release but MODHAUS decided against it due concerns over consumer fatigue. Physical copies were only available through winning certain fan-signs.
On June 21, +(KR)ystal Eyes and SoHyun's individual teasers for the Touch+ M/V were released. The official M/V was released the next day on June 22. KRE broadcast promotions began again on June 23 with their first Touch performance on Music Bank and Touch+ was officially released on streaming services on June 27. On June 26, Xinyu was introduced to the rest of the LOVElution members through SIGNAL #303, though she was blurred to remain hidden. Her teaser drop image was then released June 30 and she was officially revealed as the fifteenth member and the final member of LOVElution on July 2. She moved into the HAUS on July 4.
On July 6, the rest of the Cherry Gene album was released on streaming platforms. The album included two new remixes, Cherry Gene 'Hy-Fluid Mix' and Cherry Gene 'Testarossa Mix' to serve as the album's b-sides. On July 15, Mayu's teaser drop was released and she was officially revealed as the sixteenth member and last member of EVOLution on July 19. She moved into the HAUS on July 24. On July 25, SeoYeon was eliminated on Queendom Puzzle in episode 7.
On August 15, JiWoo was eliminated from Queendom Puzzle after not making the final lineup in the last episode. LOVElution made their debut with their first mini album, ↀ (pronounced: "Muhan"), on August 17. They attended the US leg of their Authentic world tour from September 24 to October 14.
On October 11, EVOLution made their debut with their first mini album, ⟡ (pronounced: "Mujuk"). On October 18, the teaser for tripleS' first 16 member reality show was released on 1theK's youtube channel. On the same day the Eighth Gravity began to determine the concept of the reality. Between three candidates, "Strong Girl: Badge War" was announced as the winner on October 20. On October 31, a video teaser titled, tripleS NEXT was released featuring S17, S18, S19 and S20 in name only.
On November 18, the Ballad Dimension Grand Gravity was announced through SIGNAL #400. This gravity was to determine the members of the upcoming ballad unit of which DaHyun was already confirmed as a locked in member beforehand. Through a live draw, seven combinations were created for fans to vote on. On November 21, the pre-gravity channel was opened again to take suggestions for the name of the ballad unit. The following day, a dijkstra theory photo was released consisting of the hands of S17, S18, S19 and S20, and the ninth gravity also began. On November 24, Combination D, consisting of JiWoo, ChaeYeon, Kaede and Nien was determined as the winner.
On November 29, tripleS won their first MAMA award for best new female artist.[7] Between November 28 and 30, the ballad name gravity took place with Aria being determined as the winner.
On December 7, tripleS' first 16 member reality show, Strong Girl: Badge War began airing on 1theK Originals' youtube channel. On December 11, the official teaser image for S17-S20, titled tripleS NXT, was released. Three days later on December 14, a video teaser for NXT was released. On December 21, Lynn was revealed as S17, JooBin as S18 on December 22, Jeong HaYeon as S19 on December 23 and Park ShiOn as S20 and the final member of the unit on December 24. NXT released their debut digital single on December 23 at 18:00 KST, before HaYeon and ShiOn's official reveals were released, though their names and positions were revealed in a promotional article for the single beforehand.[8]
2024: Aria, <Authentic> in Seoul, S21-S24 Reveals, ASSEMBLE24, Hash, Japan debut, Visionary Vision
On January 1, the first video teaser for Aria's debut title track, "Door", was released. From January 2-6, individual teasers for the members were released daily with the group photo being released on the 7th. The track list released on the 8th, followed by the highlight medley on January 13. Aria made their debut with their first single album, <Structure of Sadness>, on January 15. On January 19, tripleS (S1-S16) performed for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Gangwon Olympics.
On February 2, tripleS held an eve-con as compensation for the 2023 <Assemble> pre-con backstage passes issue. Between February 3-4, the Seoul leg of the <Authentic> tour took place, with LOVElution and EVOLution performing at separate times on the 3rd and S1-20 performing on the 4th. At the end of the second and final day of the tour, it was announced that a grand gravity would be taking place in February to determine the title track of the next dimension's release, which would include all currently revealed members and the last four members, making it a full 24-member group comeback. On February 14, the ASSEMBLE24 Title Track grand gravity was announced. Between February 15-20, fans voted on the title track for the OT24 album with option A, "Girls Never Die" winning. On February 22, it was confirmed that tripleS would come back as a full group in May.[9]
From March 21, S21-S24's blind objekts were released daily for four days, with fans being able to by a DCO of the members' handwriting objekt, which would turn into a photo of said member once they were officially revealed. In SIGNAL #485, the last four members met with the currently revealed twenty on March 18, confirming they'd been working together since then. From March 25-28, S21-S24's teaser drops were released.
On April 1, Kim ChaeWon was revealed as S21. On April 2, Sullin was revealed as S22. On April 3, Jeong HaeRin was revealed as S23. On April 4, Ji SuhYeon was revealed as S24 and the group's final member. Due to both SuhYeon and HaeRin's names being pronounced the same way as HyeRin and SeoYeon's, a Stage Name Event Gravity was held between April 5-7, with HaeRin taking the stage name, SeoAh and SuhYeon taking the stage name, JiYeon.
On May 8, 2024, tripleS made their full group comeback with all twenty-four members and their first studio album, ASSEMBLE24. At the showcase held the same day, it was confirmed that tripleS would be making their Japanese debut through Sony Music Japan. It was also announced that a fan concert would be held on July 6-7 in Seoul. The following day, on May 9, tripleS' official Japan X account was launched.[10] It was also confirmed that tripleS would be joint managed under SM Entertainment Japan's subsidiary, Stream Media Corporation, and agency, Ligareaz.[11] On May 14, tripleS won their first music show trophy at The Show with all 24 members present.[12]
On June 18, the official dance unit, Visionary Vision, was formed through the Visionary Vision Grand Gravity.
On July 18, MODHAUS revealed Mayu and ShiOn as the company picks for the upcoming (unnamed) Japanese sub-unit. On July 20, the OT24 pre-debut Japanese single, "Hash", was released[13] with ASSEMBLE24 unit B performing it for the first time at ODAIBA Adventure King 2024. The Japan Dimension Grand Gravity also began and was held from July 20 to August 28 with fans voting for the last six remaining members of the Japanese unit. Mayu, ShiOn, YooYeon, Kotone, JiWoo, SooMin, ChaeYeon and ChaeWon were determined as the unit's first lineup.[14]
On September 14, tripleS held their first Japanese showcase, 「###」, at Nakano ZERO Large Hall in Tokyo. The Japanese unit's official name, Hatchi (stylised ∞!, meaning "Eight"), was announced along with their debut date set for November 20.
Members
| Name | Birthday | S Number | Position (Unspecified) |
Member Color | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kim YooYeon (김유연) |
2001.02.09 (23) | S5 | Visual Eldest |
Opera Pink |
|
Mayu (마유) |
2002.05.12 (22) | S16 | Main Vocalist | Vivid Tangerine |
|
Xinyu (신위) |
2002.05.25 (22) | S15 | Sub Vocalist Rapper |
Venetian Red |
|
Kim NaKyoung (김나경) |
2002.10.13 (22) | S7 | Dancer Rapper Vocalist |
Cadet Blue |
|
Park SoHyun (박소현) |
2002.10.13 (22) | S14 | Dancer Producer |
Egyptian Blue |
|
Seo DaHyun (서다현) |
2003.01.08 (21) | S10 | Main Vocalist | Lavender Rose |
|
Nien (니엔) |
2003.06.02 (21) | S13 | Sub Vocalist Rapper |
Neon Carrot |
|
Yoon SeoYeon (윤서연) |
2003.08.06 (21) | S1 | Vocalist Face of the Group |
Dodger Blue |
|
JiYeon (지연) |
2004.02.13 (20) | S24 | Lead Dancer | Rajah Orange |
|
Kotone (코토네) |
2004.03.10 (20) | S11 | Main Dancer Main Rapper |
Golden Yellow |
|
Kim ChaeYeon (김채연) |
2004.12.04 (19) | S4 | Lead Vocalist | Atlantis Green |
|
Gong YuBin (공유빈) |
2005.02.03 (19) | S8 | Main Dancer | Misty Rose |
|
Lee JiWoo (이지우) |
2005.10.24 (18) | S3 | Main Vocalist | Lemon Yellow |
|
Kaede (카에데) |
2005.12.20 (18) | S9 | Main Dancer Vocalist Sub Rapper Visual |
Sunglow Yellow |
|
Park ShiOn (박시온) |
2006.04.03 (18) | S20 | Main Vocalist | French Rose |
|
Lynn (린) |
2006.04.12 (18) | S17 | Main Dancer | Deep Lilac |
|
Sullin (설린) |
2006.11.30 (17) | S22 | Vocalist | Dark Sea Green |
|
Jeong HyeRin (정혜린) |
2007.04.12 (17) | S2 | Main Dancer | Crocus Purple |
|
Kim ChaeWon (김채원) |
2007.05.02 (17) | S21 | Vocalist | Light Wisteria |
|
Jeong HaYeon (정하연) |
2007.08.01 (17) | S19 | Vocalist Dancer Rapper |
Medium Turquoise |
|
Kim SooMin (김수민) |
2007.10.03 (17) | S6 | Vocalist | Mauvelous Pink |
|
Kwak YeonJi (곽연지) |
2008.01.08 (16) | S12 | Dancer Vocalist |
Royal Blue |
|
JooBin (주빈) |
2009.01.16 (15) | S18 | Visual Vocalist |
Conifer Green |
|
SeoAh (서아) |
2010.06.11 (14) | S23 | Maknae | Light Cyan |
Sub-units
*Active period is recorded from month rather than specific date, with the end of the period being when the last fansign occurs*
| Name | Members | Active Period |
|---|---|---|
| Acid Angel from Asia | Jeong HyeRin, Kim YooYeon, Kim NaKyoung, Gong YuBin | October-December 2022 |
| +(KR)ystal Eyes | Yoon SeoYeon, Lee JiWoo, Kim ChaeYeon, Kim SooMin | April-July 2023 |
| LOVElution | Yoon SeoYeon, Jeong HyeRin, Gong YuBin, Kaede, Seo DaHyun, Nien, Park SoHyun, Xinyu |
July-October 2023 |
| EVOLution | Lee JiWoo, Kim ChaeYeon, Kim YooYeon, Kim SooMin, Kim NaKyoung, Kotone, Kwak YeonJi, Mayu |
September 2023-January 2024 |
| NXT | Lynn, JooBin, Jeong HaYeon, Park ShiOn | December 2023-January 2024 |
| Aria | Lee JiWoo, Kim ChaeYeon, Kaede, Seo DaHyun, Nien | January 2024 |
| Glow | Kim ChaeWon, Sullin, SeoAh, JiYeon | April-July 2024 |
| Visionary Vision | Jeong HyeRin, Kim YooYeon, Kim NaKyoung, Gong YuBin, Kaede, Kotone, Kwak YeonJi, Nien, Park SoHyun, Xinyu, Lynn, JiYeon |
TBA |
| Hatchi | Lee JiWoo, Kim ChaeYeon, Kim YooYeon, Kim SooMin, Kotone, Mayu, Park ShiOn, Kim ChaeWon |
TBA |
| Name | Members | Active Period |
|---|---|---|
| ACID EYES | Acid Angel from Asia, +(KR)ystal Eyes | June-August 2023 |
Discography
Studio Albums
- [2024.05.08] ASSEMBLE24
- [2024.10.23] Performante – Visionary Vision
Mini Albums
- [2022.10.28] ACCESS – Acid Angel from Asia
- [2023.02.13] ASSEMBLE
- [2023.05.04] AESTHETIC – +(KR)ystal Eyes
- [2023.08.17] MUHAN – LOVElution
- [2023.10.11] MUJUK – EVOLution
Single Albums
- [2023.07.06] Cherry Gene – ACID EYES
- [2024.01.15] Structure of Sadness – Aria
Digital Singles
- [2023.06.27] Touch+ – +(KR)ystal Eyes ft. Park SoHyun
- [2023.12.23] Just Do It – NXT
- [2024.06.21] Inner Dance – Glow
Instrumental Albums
- [2024.02.02] 4study4work4inst Vol.1
Japanese Digital Singles
- [2024.07.20] Hash
Unreleased Songs
Events
Concerts
- tripleS : Pre-Con <ASSEMBLE> (2023)
- Fan Concert 'Girls Never Stop' (2024)
Tours
- tripleS 1st World Tour <Authentic> (2023-2024)
- TripleS Come True (TBA)
Showcases
Fan-meetings
- 2023 Winter Meet up with tripleS (2023)
- Japan Talk Event (2024)
Awards and nominations
Click here for full list of tripleS' awards and nominations.
Pictorials
Click here for full list of tripleS pictorials.
External Links
Trivia
- tripleS is included in the Grammy Awards' article, "11 Rookie K-Pop Acts To Know In 2024."[15]
References
- ↑ 2022.02.18 Naver article
- ↑ 2022.06.22 Naver article
- ↑ (KR) Edaily confirms +(KR)ystal Eyes' May Debut
- ↑ @triplescosmos on Twitter: Event Gravity - Fandom Name Announcement
- ↑ Cherry Talk MV Delay Announcement #1
- ↑ Cherry Talk MV Delay Announcement #2
- ↑ MAMA 2023 Best New Female Artist Award
- ↑ Newsis: tripleS new dimension 'NXT' and single 'Just Do It'
- ↑ (KR) (단독)초유의 24인조 현실로…트리플에스, 5월 첫 완전체 활동 'K팝 새 역사'
- ↑ tripleS Official JAPAN Launch
- ↑ tripleS Japanese Debut Natalie Article
- ↑ tripleS 1st Win @sbsmtvtheshow
- ↑ 日本プレデビュー曲「###」配信スタート (Hash Digital Distribution)
- ↑ Japan Dimension final lineup announcement
- ↑ Grammy: 11 Rookie K-Pop Acts To Know In 2024: NCT Wish, RIIZE, Kiss Of Life & More
