Fromis 9

Fromis 9
Fromis 9 in December 2017
From left to right: Gyu-ri, Ji-won, Ha-young, Sae-rom, Ji-sun, Na-gyung, Ji-heon, Seo-yeon, Chae-young
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Years active 2017 (2017)–present
Labels
Website fromisnine.com
Members
  • Lee Sae-rom
  • Song Ha-young
  • Jang Gyu-ri
  • Park Ji-won
  • Roh Ji-sun
  • Lee Seo-yeon
  • Lee Chae-young
  • Lee Na-gyung
  • Baek Ji-heon

Fromis 9 (Hangul: 프로미스나인 or 프로미스 9; initialism for From Idol School; stylized as fromis_9[1][2]) is a South Korean girl group formed by CJ E&M through the 2017 reality show Idol School. The group's name, pronounced as "promise" in Korean, also means "to keep their promise [to viewers] to be the best girl group". The group composed of nine members: Roh Ji-sun, Song Ha-young, Lee Sae-rom, Lee Chae-young, Lee Na-gyung, Park Ji-won, Lee Seo-yeon, Baek Ji-heon and Jang Gyu-ri.[3][4]

The group debuted on January 24, 2018, under Stone Music Entertainment with the release of their first extended play (EP), To. Heart.[5]

History

Pre-debut: Formation through Idol School and "Glass Shoes"

In March 2017, it was announced that Mnet, same producer of shows including Sixteen and Produce 101, would be launching a new reality survival show titled Idol School to form a new girl group.[6] The show premiered on July 13 and ended on September 29, 2017 with Roh Ji-sun, Song Ha-young, Lee Sae-rom, Lee Chae-young, Lee Na-gyung, Park Ji-won, Lee Seo-yeon, Baek Ji-heon and Jang Gyu-ri as the nine members of Fromis. The final line-up was solely decided through live and online votes of viewers.[7][8][9] Pledis Entertainment led by CEO Han Sung-soo managed the group's training and debut.[10]

Fromis premiered its own reality program on October 19 titled Fromis's Room about continuing the path to debut. It followed the format of a simulcast, where it combined pre-recorded materials and replays of FaceBook Live broadcasts in their dorm.[11] The group's name was later changed to Fromis 9 following the final episode of Fromis's Room on November 23, with the "9" meaning the nine students who graduated from Idol School.[2]

On November 29, Fromis 9 performed their pre-debut single titled "Glass Shoes" at the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Japan. The song was released as a digital single the following day.[12][13] They also performed the song on the December 15th episode of Music Bank, the group's first-ever appearance in a music program.[14]

2018: Debut with To. Heart and To. Day

On January 8, 2018, it was announced that Fromis 9 would officially debut with their first extended play (EP) titled To. Heart.[15][16][17] The EP, along with its lead single titled "To Heart", was released on January 24.[5] The EP debuted at number 4 on the Gaon Album Chart issued on January 27, 2018.[18]

On May 10, it was confirmed that Jang Gyu-ri has entered as a contestant in Produce 48 during M Countdown.[19] Fromis 9 remained as an eight-member group and released their second EP, To. Day, on June 5, without Jang Gyu-ri due to her participation in the show.[20][21] Fromis 9 went back to being a nine-member group after Jang Gyu-ri was eliminated in the 3rd elimination as she ranked at 25th place.

Starting from September 21, Fromis 9 would be managed under Off The Record Entertainment, a new agency exclusively established for Fromis 9 and South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz One.[22]

The group has released a special single album titled From.9 on October 10 with the title song being LOVE BOMB, which reached 1 million views on YouTube on October 12. This was the first comeback with all the 9 members after the return of Jang GyuRi, who participated on Mnet’s Produce 48. [23][24]

Members

  • Lee Sae-rom (Hangul: 이새롬)
  • Song Ha-young (송하영)
  • Jang Gyu-ri (장규리)
  • Park Ji-won (박지원)
  • Roh Ji-sun (노지선)
  • Lee Seo-yeon (이서연)
  • Lee Chae-young (이채영)
  • Lee Na-gyung (이나경)
  • Baek Ji-heon (백지헌)

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
[25]		 TW
[26]
To. Heart 46
To. Day
  • Released: June 5, 2018
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Labels: Stone Music Entertainment
 47

Single albums

Title Details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
[31]
From.9
  • Released: October 10, 2018
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Labels: Off The Record Entertainment, Stone Music Entertainment, Genie Music
 TBA

Singles

Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
KOR
[32]
"Glass Shoes" (유리구두) 2017 — Non-album single
"To Heart" 2018 — To. Heart
"DKDK" (두근두근) — To. Day
"Love Bomb" TBA From.9
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Music videos

Year Music video Album Director(s)
2017 "Glass Shoes" (유리구두)[33] Non-album song VISUALSFROM.
2018 "To Heart" To. Heart Digipedi
"DKDK" (두근두근)[34] To. Day
"Love Bomb" From.9

Filmography

Reality shows

Year Title Network
2017 Idol School Mnet
Fromis’ Room Mnet, Facebook Live
Fromis 9 Behind Naver V Live
Mind Map Naver V Live
2018 THE 100 Season 2 Naver V Live

Awards and Nominations

Asia Model Awards

Year Award Recipient Result Ref.
2018 New Star Award (Singer) Fromis 9 Won [35]

MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards

Year Award Recipient Result Ref.
2018 Artist of the Year Fromis 9 Pending [36][37]
Female Rookie Award Pending
Genie Music Popularity Award Pending

References

  1. ↑ Jo, Yeon-eul. "[★밤TView]'아이돌학교' 노지선 1등..프로미스 데뷔 9인 확정". Naver (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Lee, Yoo-na. "[공식]'아이돌학교' 출신 걸그룹 'fromis_9' 최종 확정 '데뷔 초읽기'". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "'아이돌학교' 프로미스 탄생, 센터는 노지선 "믿음 잃지 않고 열심히 하겠다"". Naver (in Korean). Seoul Newspaper. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Best Rank 1~9". Idol School (in Korean). CJ Digital Music. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Lee, Ha-na. "[신곡배달] 아홉 소녀들의 수줍은 고백···프로미스나인 'To. Heart'". Naver (in Korean). Sedaily. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ Lee, Ah-young. "Mnet 걸그룹 육성 예능 '아이돌학교' 론칭…"졸업 즉시 데뷔" (공식)". Naver (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ Yoon, Min-sik. "Wannabe K-pop stars enroll in 'Idol School'". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ Lee, Seung-gil. "'아이돌학교' PD "'프듀101'과 차이점? 연습생 아닌 일반인"". Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  9. ↑ Park, Gwi-im. "'아이돌학교' 데뷔조 1등, 걸그룹 센터→리얼리티까지 '파격 혜택' [공식]". Naver (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  10. ↑ Park, Gwi-im. "뉴이스트X세븐틴 대표, '아이돌학교' 데뷔조 9명 프로듀싱 확정 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  11. ↑ Jeong, Jun-hwa. "[단독] '아이돌학교' 데뷔팀 新 예능..'프로미스의 방' 19일 첫방 확정". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  12. ↑ Jeong, Ji-won. "[공식입장] '아이돌학교' 프로미스나인, MAMA서 프리데뷔곡 최초 공개". Naver (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  13. ↑ "fromis_9 PRE-DEBUT SINGLE". Naver Music (in Korean). Naver Corp. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  14. ↑ Park, Seo-hyun. "[포인트1분]"학교 졸업"…프로미스9, 상큼발랄 담은 퍼포먼스". Naver (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  15. ↑ Yoon, Min-sik. "From 'Idol School,' fromis_9 to debut Jan. 24". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  16. ↑ Yoo, Byung-cheol. "프로미스나인, 데뷔 앨범 트랙리스트 공개…타이틀곡은 '투 하트(To Heart)'". Naver (in Korean). Korea Economic TV. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  17. ↑ Kim, Joo-ae. "프로미스나인, 데뷔 앨범 '투. 하트' 티저 영상 공개…싱그러운 소녀美". Naver (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  18. ↑ "2018년 04주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). January 21–27, 2018.
  19. ↑ "[단독]프로미스9 장규리, '프로듀스48' 출연…생애 2번째 오디션". Sports Chosun (in Korean). May 4, 2018.
  20. ↑ Yoon, Sang-geun. "프로미스나인, 장규리 제외 8인조 6월 5일 컴백(공식)". Star News. Star News. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  21. ↑ 프로미스나인 (fromis_9) - To. Day Album Teaser. Official fromis_9 via YouTube. May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  22. ↑ "오프더레코드 "오늘부터 아이즈원X프로미스나인 소속사, 전폭지원" [공식입장 전문]". Sports Donga (in Korean). September 21, 2018.
  23. ↑ 프로미스나인 (fromis_9) - From.9 Prologue. Official fromis_9 via YouTube. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  24. ↑ "'프듀48' 장규리 돌아온다…프로미스나인, 10월 10일 9人 완전체 컴백 [공식입장]". Osen (in Korean). October 1, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
    • "To. Heart". January 27, 2018.
    • "To. Day". June 3, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Five-Music Korea-Japan Album Chart" (in Chinese). Five-Music. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
    • "To. Heart". 2018 [5th Week].
    • "To. Day". 2018 [26th Week].
    To access, select the indicated week and year in the bottom-left corner
  27. ↑ Total physical album sales for To. Heart:
    • "2018년 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  28. ↑ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」　－CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 28, 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  29. ↑ Total physical album sales for To. Day:
    • "2018년 07월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  30. ↑ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」　－CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 18, 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  31. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  33. ↑ "유리구두 - Fromis9". Vimeo. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  34. ↑ "Music Video for Fromis_9 "DKDK" (두근두근)". Vimeo. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  35. ↑ "프로미스나인 `아시아모델어워즈 상 받으러 왔어요` [MK포토]". MBN (in Korean). May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  36. ↑ "2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards Announces Nominees + Voting Begins". Soompi. October 1, 2018.
  37. ↑ ""BTS·워너원·트와이스·볼빨간"…'2018 MGA' 후보 공개, 투표 시작". Naver (in Korean). October 1, 2018.
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