GWSN

GWSN
GWSN in September 2018
From left to right: Miya, Seoryoung, Minju, Lena, Anne, Seokyoung, and Soso
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Years active 2018 (2018)–present
Labels Kiwi Pop
Website https://www.gwsn01.com
Members
  • Miya
  • Seokyoung
  • Seoryoung
  • Anne
  • Minju
  • Soso
  • Lena
Korean name
Hangul 공원소녀
Hanja 公園少女
Literal meaning Park Girl
Japanese name
Kanji 公園少女
Chinese name
Chinese 公园少女

GWSN (Hangul: 공원소녀; RR: Gongwon Sonyeo; lit. Park Girl), is a South Korean girl group formed by Kiwi Pop, a subsidiary of Kiwi Media Group. The group debuted on September 5, 2018 with their debut extended play The Park in the Night Part One, and members Miya, Seokyoung, Seoryoung, Anne, Minju, Soso and Lena.

History

Pre-debut projects and debut with The Park in the Night Part One

On June 14, 2018, Kiwi Pop, a subsidiary of Kiwi Media Group released a teaser image for their first girl group named GWSN and the opening of their social media accounts with their reveal date set to June 18, 2018.[1] Shortly after, members were each revealed along with a short video and an image staring with Minju, followed by Lena, Anne, Soso, Seoryoung, Miya, and finally Seokyoung - who was a former contestant on Mnet's Produce 101 TV series, where she came 30th place.[2][3]

In order to increase their pre-debut popularity, the group held multiple busking events all over South Korea in public spaces, performed in middle schools and high schools, as well as held live video events on their Facebook and uploaded dance covers of popular songs onto their YouTube.

On July 8, Mnet announced a reality TV show named Got Ya! GWSN featuring all the members of GWSN.[4]

On September 5, 2018, GWSN made their debut with the extended play (EP) The Park in the Night Part One with a music video released for its lead single, "Puzzle Moon". They then went onto holding their debut showcase at Yes24 Live Hall, Seoul, South Korea, and performed on various music programs to promote the EP.

Members

  • Miya (미야)
  • Seokyoung (서경)
  • Seoryoung (서령)
  • Anne (앤)
  • Minju (민주)
  • Soso (소소)
  • Lena (레나)

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[5]
The Park in the Night part one
  • Released: September 5, 2018
  • Label: Kiwi Pop, Kiwi Media Group
  • Formats: CD, digital download
12

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL)
Album
KOR
[7]
"Puzzle Moon" (퍼즐문) 2018 N/A The Park in the Night part one
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Videography

Music videos

Year Title Director(s) Ref.
2018 "Puzzle Moon" (퍼즐문) Ziyong Kim (FantazyLab) N/A

Television shows

Year Title Network
2018 Got Ya! GWSN Mnet

References

  1. Yoon, Sang-geun (June 14, 2018). "'프듀 김서경 걸그룹' 공원소녀, 9월 정식 데뷔(공식)". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  2. Hong, Seung-han (June 14, 2018). "걸그룹 공원소녀, 7인 7색 멤버 티저 공개". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  3. "Produce 101". Produce 101. Episode 1–11 (in Korean). September 7, 2018. Mnet. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. "국내 최초 데뷔 관찰 게임 <GOT YA! 공원소녀> 데뷔를 앞두고 있는 걸그룹 #공원소녀 Mnet 단독 프로그램 출연 확정!". Twitter.
  5. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 13, 2018.
    • "The Park in the Night Part One". September 8, 2018.
  6. Cumulative Sales for The Park in the Night part one:
    • "2018년 9월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  7. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 8, 2018.
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