Pristin | |
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 Pristin in 2017 From left to the right: Yuha, Yehana, Kyulkyung, Xiyeon, Eunwoo, Roa, Rena, Sungyeon, Nayoung, and Kyla | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Pledis Girlz |
| Origin | Seoul,South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2016–2019 |
| Labels | Pledis |
| Spinoffs | |
| Past members | |
| Website | Official Website |
Pristin (Korean: 프리스틴; stylized inall caps, and pre-debut namePledis Girlz) was a South Koreangirl group formed byPledis Entertainment in 2016. The group was composed of ten members:Nayoung, Roa, Yuha, Eunwoo, Rena,Kyulkyung, Yehana, Sungyeon,Xiyeon, and Kyla.[1] Most of them appeared on the television showProduce 101 and, as the prize for becoming two of the top contestants, Nayoung and Kyulkyung went on to debut as part of the project girl groupI.O.I,[2] before reuniting with the other members to debut as Pristin on March 21, 2017, with the firstEPHi! Pristin.[3] Pristin was known for writing and composing their own music.[4] After nearly a year and a half with little activity, the group disbanded on May 24, 2019 when only 3 of the 10 members renewed their contract with Pledis Entertainment.
The membersNayoung, Roa, Yuha, Eunwoo, Rena,Kyulkyung andXiyeon competed together onMnet's survival television showProduce 101, which aired from January 22 to April 1, 2016.[5] While five of the memberswere eliminated, Nayoung and Kyulkyung became part of the final line-up for the project girl groupI.O.I, which made its debut on May 4 with the single "Dream Girls".[2]
The group was officially announced as Pledis Girlz byPledis Entertainment on March 23, 2016. On the same day, Eunwoo was featured on the song "Sickness" bySeventeen's Vernon as part of the soundtrack for thewebtoonLove Revolution.[6] Pledis Girlz held concerts from May 14 to September 10, 2016, in which the members performed weekly, with the exception of Nayoung and Kyulkyung, who were promoting with I.O.I at the time.[7][8]
On June 27, they released the promotional single "We", which was written by Roa, Eunwoo, Sungyeon and Xiyeon. The music video for the song was used to introduce the members' profiles.[9]
They held their last concert as Pledis Girlz, entitledBye & Hi, on January 6, 2017, and then renamed to Pristin, aportmanteau of the words "prismatic" (bright and clear) and "elastin" (flawless strength).[10][11]
On March 2, 2017, Pledis Entertainment announced the group's debut through a teaser image.[12] On March 21, Pristin debuted and released their first mini albumHi! Pristin, accompanied by the title track "Wee Woo".[3] They became the first rookie girl group to perform their debut song on a live broadcast during Mnet Present.[13] Pristin was also part of the line-up for theKCON festival held in Japan on May 19.[14] On the same day, a remixed version of "Black Widow" was released as the album's second and final single, which was performed on a few music shows in order to concludeHi Pristin's promotions.[15][16]
On June 3, they performed at the 2017 Dream Concert at theSeoul World Cup Stadium.[17] Their second mini albumSchxxl Out was released on August 23, along with the single "We Like".[18]
On October 12, it was announced that the youngest member Kyla would take a break from the group's activities due to health issues. She returned temporarily to the United States to focus on her recovery.[19]
On May 8, 2018, it was announced that Pristin would be debuting a sub-unit calledPristin V, consisting of members Nayoung, Roa, Eunwoo, Rena and Kyulkyung. Pristin V made their debut on May 28, 2018 with single albumLike A V.
On May 24, 2019 after a year with very little group activities, Pristin was officially disbanded.[20] Pledis Entertainment announced that while Kyulkyung, Yehana, and Sungyeon would stay with the company, the remaining seven (Xiyeon, Rena, Roa, Kyla, Nayoung, Yuha, and Eunwoo) would be departing.[21]
| Title | Details | Peak positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [24] | US World [25] | |||
| Hi! Pristin |
| 4 | 10 | |
| Schxxl Out |
| 4 | 5 | |
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Sales | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [30] | US World [31] | ||||
| "Wee Woo" | 2017 | 49 | 11 |
| Hi! Pristin |
| "Black Widow" | — | — | N/a | ||
| "We Like" | 94 | — |
| Schxxl Out | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that area. | |||||
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [34] | ||||
| "We"[A] | 2016 | 113 |
| Hi! Pristin |
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "We"[B] | Jimmy(Brainshock Pictures) | [36] |
| 2017 | "Wee Woo" | Kim Young-jo & Yoo Seung-woo (Naive Creative) | [37] |
| "We Like" | [38] |
| No. | Date[citation needed] | Member Day | Special Guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | May 14 | Rena | None |
| 02 | May 21 | Xiyeon | |
| 03 | May 28 | Sungyeon | |
| 04 | June 4 | Eunwoo | |
| 05 | June 11 | Yehana | |
| 06 | June 18 | Kyla | |
| 07 | June 25 | Yuha | |
| 08 | July 2 | Roa | |
| 09 | July 23 | Sungyeon | |
| 10 | July 30 | Xiyeon | Hwang In-sun |
| 11 | August 6 | Yehana | Park So-yeon |
| 12 | August 13 | Eunwoo | D.A.L, Kim Da-jung and Kim Ji-sung |
| 13 | August 20 | Kyla | An Ye-seul |
| 14 | August 27 | Rena | Yoon Seo-hyung |
| 15 | September 3 | Yuha | I.O.I |
| 16 | September 10 | Roa | Han Dong-geun |
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| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Artist Awards | 2017 | Rookie Award | Pristin | Won | |
| Popularity Award | Nominated | ||||
| 2018 | Nominated | ||||
| Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2018 | New Artist of the Year (Song) | "Wee Woo" | Nominated | |
| Golden Disc Awards | 2018 | New Artist of the Year | Pristin | Nominated | |
| Global Popularity Award | Nominated | ||||
| Melon Music Awards | 2017 | Best New Artist | Nominated | ||
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2017 | Best New Female Artist | Won | ||
| Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Seoul Music Awards | 2018 | New Artist Award | Won | ||
| Popularity Award | Nominated | ||||
| Hallyu Special Award | Nominated | ||||
| V Live Awards | 2018 | Global Rookie Top 5 | Won |
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