After Class is a
Hong Kong Cantopop girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups, many of who ...
formed from Hong Kong broadcaster
TVB's reality talent show in 2021. The group consists of four members: Gigi Yim, Windy Zhan, Chantel Yiu and Yumi Chung. They debuted on 27 November 2021, with the first single "Present For Future" (要為今日回憶).
History
2021-22: Formation
In 2021, after the success of of
ViuTV, TVB started to create its own reality talent competition ''Stars Academy''. In the competition, which is also the first season of its competition series, Gigi Yim, Windy Zhan, Chantel Yiu, and Yumi Chung are the youngest contestants among all.
The Quartet have been called the "Four Little Flowers of ''Stars Academy''" (聲夢四小花) since the end of the competition. On 25 November 2021, all four members hinted that they would form a group called "After Class" through their
Instagram
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accounts.
Two days later, the
music video of the group's debut "Present For Future" was released via
YouTube.
On 28 November, After Class made their live debut performance of "Present For Future" in the annual charity fundraising show , co-organised by the
Po Leung Kuk and TVB, at the
Hong Kong Coliseum
Hong Kong Coliseum, commonly known as the Hung Hom Coliseum, is a multi-purpose indoor arena, in Hung Hom Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong near Hung Hom station. It is in Yau Tsim Mong District.
It was built by the Urban Council and inaugurated on 27 ...
. Later, the TVB drama , which stars all four members, aired on the
TVB Jade starting from 5 December 2021 till 13 February 2022, and their performances have attracted media attention.
On 23 January 2022, the group gained their first peak chart position in TVB with their debut "Present For Future".
The group hosted their first virtual concert in "Yahoo Metaverse" organised by
Yahoo Hong Kong on 17 June 2022.
On 16 November 2022, All About Music released a teaser of After Class's
dance-pop
Dance-pop is a popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio. Developing from a ...
single "Not Givin' Up", and the song was sent to local radio stations the next day. On 18 November, the
lyrics video
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a m ...
of "Not Givin' Up" was released via YouTube. On 4 December, After Class's live performance of the song at the
TVB City was premiered in the annual charity fundraising show
Tung Wah Charity Show, co-organised by the
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and TVB.
On 23 December 2022, After Class received a Cantopop rookie award at the which was organised by Yahoo Hong Kong and took place at the
KITEC
The Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC, formerly known as the Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre or HITEC), is an exhibition centre, shopping mall and performance venue situated at 1 Trademart Drive, Ko ...
, and it was the first award the group received.
On 29 December, After Class received another rookie award at the which was hosted by the
Metro Broadcast Corporation and held at the
HKCEC
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) is one of the two major convention and exhibition venues in Hong Kong, along with AsiaWorld–Expo. It is located in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island. Built along the Victoria Harbo ...
, and the group performed the song "Not Givin' Up" live at the award presentation ceremony.
Name
According to member Chantel Yiu, their manager named the group "After Class" as the members could only work and meet after class.
Members
Discography
Singles
Awards and nominations
References
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Hong Kong girl groups
Cantopop musical groups
Musical groups established in 2021
2021 establishments in Hong Kong
Musical quartets
Hong Kong idols