CSR (; ) is a South Korean

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formed and managed by A2Z Entertainment. The septet—consisting of members Sua, Geumhee, Sihyeon, Seoyeon, Yuna, Duna and Yeham—was at the time of debut composed entirely of 17-year-olds, a first time in the industry. They made their official debut on July 27, 2022, with the release of their first

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

(EP) ''Sequence: 7272''.

Name

CSR is an abbreviation of ''Cheotsarang'' (lit. First Love). The company stated on the name that, "taking advantage of all members being seventeen years old, the group plans to show various interpretations of first love and tell the story of the members growing up year by year".

History

2022–present: Introduction, debut with ''Sequence: 7272'' and ''Sequence: 17&''

On July 11, 2022, A2Z Entertainment announced that they would be debuting their first girl group. The members were revealed through trailers on July 11 and July 12. On July 12, 2022, the group's management company announced that the septet would be releasing their debut extended play ''Sequence: 7272'' on July 28. The music video for their debut lead single "Pop? Pop!" was released one day prior to the release, and the press showcase was also held at Mastercard Hall in

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on the afternoon of the 27th and the album was officially released on July 28. The group made their broadcast debut on

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's ''

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'' on July 28 to perform "Pop? Pop!". On November 17, the group released their first single album titled ''Sequence: 17&'' and its lead single "♡Ticon" (pronounced "love-ticon"). With this release, CSR earned their very first music show win on KBS's ''Music Bank'' on December 2, 2022.

Members

* Geumhee () * Sihyeon () * Seoyeon () * Yuna () * Duna () * Sua () – leader * Yeham ()

Discography

Extended plays

Single albums

Singles

Videography

Music videos

References

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