TripleS

TripleS (stylized as tripleS; /ˈtɹɪpəl:ɛs/; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by MODHAUS. They aim to be the world's first decentralized K-pop idol group. The members will rotate between the group, sub-unit, and solo activities, as chosen by fans as they will be able to participate and communicate with the group such as deciding the sub-units and the content through NFT photo cards called 'Objekts'. The group's concept is the members have the special ability 'S' and that they will join forces and demonstrate their abilities through the 'Dimension' and will be recreated every season with new concepts.

They made their official debut as a group on February 13, 2023 with their extended play (EP) '' Assemble''.

Name

The group name "TripleS" means "The Idol of all Possibilities" and the three S letters stand for "Social, Sonyo, Seoul".

History

Pre-debut activities

Prior to joining MODHAUS, many members were already involved in the entertainment industry. Jeong Hye-rin was a child actress under Kids Planet, making her acting debut in the 2018 web-series ''Between Us''; she also appeared in a commercial for Japanese textbooks. Jeong Hye-rin and Kim Na-kyoung are former P Nation trainees. Lee Ji-woo is a former SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment and FNC Entertainment trainee. Seo Da-hyun was a former Source Music trainee. Kim Soo-min previously auditioned for P Nation and Jellyfish Entertainment. Kaede was a former child model, and she was an exclusive model for the Japanese Magazine Nico☆Puchi until 2019; after she left she became a model for clothing brands Lindiha and LIZLISA.

Kim Chae-yeon is a former member of Busters and CutieL as well as an actress and television host for children's television shows ''Cooking Class'', ''Tok!Tok! Boni Hani'', and ''Quiz Monster''. Kim Na-kyoung is the younger sister of Bibi and appeared in the final episode of SBS competition show ''The Fan''. In 2021, Seo Da-hyun appeared on an episode of popular Korean reality web-show ''Sixth Sense''. So-hyun was a popular ulzzang on social networks.

Lee Ji-woo and Kim Yoo-yeon are former contestants on the MBC survival show ''My Teenage Girl.'' Lee Ji-woo made her acting debut in the web drama ''I:LOVE:DM'' and was also the lead actress in the teasers for ''My Teenage Girl''. Lee Ji-woo was eliminated in the sixth round ranking 18th, while Kim Yoo-yeon was eliminated during the final episode placing 8th. Gong Yu-bin was a contestant on the TV Chosun junior cooking show ''I am Chef'', making it to the final Top 3. Kotone, Nien and Xinyu were contestants on the Mnet survival show '' Girls Planet 999'', Kotone and Zhou Xinyu were eliminated in the 11th episode, with Kotone ranking P24 and J09, and Xinyu ranking P22 and C07, and Nien was eliminated on the 8th episode ranking C15.

2022: Launching of the group and Acid Angel from Asia debut

On February 18, 2022, Modhaus announced that they would be launching the world's first "fan-participating girl group" and that the group was set to start revealing in the first half of the year. The group is led by the CEO Jaden Jeong who worked with companies such as JYP Entertainment, Woollim Entertainment, Sony Music Korea and Blockberry Creative.

The first set of members were revealed every fortnight between May 2022 until September 2022 (in order) Yoon Seo-yeon, Jeong Hye-rin, Lee Ji-woo, Kim Chae-yeon, Kim Yoo-yeon, Kim Soo-min, Kim Na-kyoung, and Gong Yu-bin.

On July 12, 2022, it was announced that TripleS will be collaborating with GS25. GS25 will be selling TripleS collaboration set products and offline photocards during the second half of 2022.

On August 8, 2022, TripleS released their official app Cosmo, as well their first bundle of digital photocards which are changed into an NFT token to vote in future events on the app.

On September 16, 2022, it was announced that TripleS will start to prepare for sub-unit debut activities, the two sub-units including Acid Angel from Asia and +(KR)ystal Eyes, with Acid Angel from Asia having their debut activities first in October. Acid Angel from Asia made their official debut on October 28, 2022 with the EP '' Access''. The debut made both commercial and critical success, " Generation" was nominated on SBS M's ''The Show'', and ''Access'' reached No. 1 on the iTunes US K-POP album chart.

The second set of members were revealed in November (in order), Kaede and Seo Da-hyun. In November, TripleS announced they would be debuting a 10-member unit during the beginning of 2023. Fans would be able to vote out of 8 songs which song they would want to be the leading track.

On December 28, 2022, TripleS announced they would begin to branch out into Japan in January 2023. The third set of members began to be revealed from January 2023 (in order), Kotone, Kwak Yeon-ji and Nien.

2023–present: Official Korean, +(KR)ystal Eyes, Acid Eyes, LOVElution, EVOLution debut and first concert tour

On February 13, 2023, all of the announced members excluding Kotone and Yeon-ji released TripleS' debut EP, '' Assemble'', with the title track "Rising".

On March 17, 2023, it was confirmed that +(KR)ystal Eyes, the second sub-unit will debut on the first week of May.

On April 14, 2023, Park So-hyun was announced as the group's 14th member. The announcement video revealed So-hyun would produce music for the +(KR)ystal Eyes project.

On May 4, 2023, +(KR)ystal Eyes made their official debut with the EP ''Aesthetic'' and its lead single, "Cherry Talk". However, no music video accompanied it. The next day, Modhaus released a statement on Discord saying that "restrictive forces" were preventing +(KR)ystal Eyes from performing on any music shows other than ''M Countdown'', and that their debut music video had been delayed. Later that day, the music video for "Cherry Talk" was released.

On June 1, 2023, it was announced that Acid Angel from Asia and +(KR)ystal Eyes would release an album titled ''Cherry Gene'' as a combined sub-unit titled Acid Eyes. The lead single and accompanying visualizer would release on June 6, with the physical album releasing in July.

On June 6, 2023, Acid Eyes debuted with the single album, ''Cherry Gene'', with its title track, "Cherry Gene".

In July 2023, Xinyu and Mayu were announced as the 15th and 16th members, joining LOVElution and EVOLution respectively.

On July 28, 2023, it was announced that the soon-to-debut unit LOVElution will be going on the first leg of the group's first concert tour. Entitled "TripleS 1st World Tour 'Authentic' LOVElution in US", the tour started on September 24, 2023 in Atlanta and ended on October 14, 2023 in Los Angeles.

On August 17, 2023, LOVElution made their official debut with the EP ''ↀ'' (spoken ''"Muhan"'') and its accompanying title track, "Girls' Capitalism".

On October 11, 2023, TripleS' fourth unit, EVOLution, made their official debut with the EP ⟡ (spoken ''"Mujuk"'') and its title track, "Invincible".

On October 25, 2023, the second leg of their first concert tour was announced, entitled "TripleS 1st World Tour uthenticEVOLution in Australia". The tour will start from December 20, 2023 in Melbourne and end on December 23, 2023 in Brisbane.

On December 1, 2023, the new ballad sub-unit Aria was announced, formed through fan voting. Heize will contribute to lyrics on the project. The single album ''Structure of Sadness'' was released on January 15, 2024.

On December 11, 2023, the new unit NXT was revealed to consist of four new members. It was the first sub-unit to be formed without fan voting. Starting on December 21, the members were revealed as Lynn, Joobin, Hayeon, and Shion. On December 23, NXT debuted with the digital single "Just Do It".

On February 3 and February 4, 2024, the third leg of their concert tour, "tripleS Authentic in Seoul", was held in Seoul, South Korea. The first day featured performances by two subunits, LOVElution and EVOlution. The second day featured all 20 members introduced thus far. During the concert, a new subunit named "ASSEMBLE24", which consists of 24 members including four members yet to be revealed, was announced.

Endorsements

On July 12, 2022, TripleS partnered with the convenience store GS25 to sell the group's exclusive photocards and collaboration set products. On November 30, 2022, TripleS became a promoter for the Korean fashion website Seoulstore.

Members

Adapted from their Naver profile:

* Yoon Seo-yeon ()
* Jeong Hye-rin ()
* Lee Ji-woo ()
* Kim Chae-yeon ()
* Kim Yoo-yeon ()
* Kim Soo-min ()
* Kim Na-kyoung ()
* Gong Yu-bin ()

* Kaede (; )
* Seo Da-hyun ()
* Kotone ;
* Kwak Yeon-ji ()
* Nien (; )
* Park So-hyun ()
* Xinyu (; )
* Mayu (; )

* Lynn (; )
* Joobin ()
* Jeong Ha-yeon ()
* Park Shi-on ()

Sub-units

Timeline

Discography

Compilations album

Extended plays

Single albums

Singles

Other charted songs

Videography

Music videos

Other videos

Filmography

Web shows

Concerts

Concert tours

*TripleS 1st World Tour uthentic(2023)

Standalone concerts

*TripleS: Pre-Con (2023)

Bibliography

Photobooks

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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K-pop music groups
South Korean girl groups
South Korean pop music groups
South Korean dance music groups
Musical groups from Seoul
Musical groups established in 2023
2023 establishments in South Korea
MAMA Award winners