Starship Entertainment will be launching a new girl group, and interest is focused on whether Jang Wonyoung and Ahn Yujin, who are former IZ*ONE members, are included in the lineup.
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Starship Entertainment Teases the Debut of Their New Girl Group Composed of 6 Members
On Nov. 1, Starship Entertainment opened official social media accounts under the name IVE, which is assumed to be the name of a new K-pop group. The label has also released a logo animation for IVE.
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On Nov. 2, several Korean media outlets reported that IVE will be Starship Entertainment's new girl group and it will comprise six members.
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News outlets added that IVE is a short term for "I HAVE" and that it represents the aspiration of the girl group to show what qualities and skills they have to the public. Moreover, the band is said to not be the typical female group that will show growth but instead, they will display their complete abilities with their own image and message.
Reports went on to say that Starship Entertainment's new girl group will be consist of six members with visuals, star qualities, and excellent skills.
Regarding the lineup of the new K-pop group, former IZ*ONE members Jang Wonyoung and Ahn Yujin are expected to be part of it.
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This past August, Star News reported that Wonyoung and Yujin will re-debut as members of Starship Entertainment's new girl group that is slated to debut within the second half of the year. The media outlet continued that the other members are teenaged Starship trainees.
In response to the news, a source from the company confirmed to YTN Star that they are indeed gearing up to debut a new female group in the second half of this year. However, they did not leave a comment on whether Ahn Yujin and Jang Wonyoung will be part of the band.
If officially announced to be a new girl group, IVE will be Starship's first new K-pop group since CRAVITY in April 2020 and their first girl group since WJSN in February 2016.
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Jang Wonyoung and Ahn Yujin's Activities after IZ*ONE's Disbandment
Following IZ*ONE's disbandment in April this year, Wonyoung and Yujin, together with their other bandmates, returned to their respective agencies.
At present, the two Starship trainees are acting as MCs in different music shows in Korea.
In particular, Ahn Yujin has been hosting SBS's "Inkigayo" since March this year along with TREASURE Jihoon and NCT Sungchan. These three stars took the place of MONSTA X Minhyuk, April Naeun and NCT Jaehyun, who stepped down from their positions in February.
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As for Jang, she was revealed to be the new host for KBS2's "Music Bank" with ENHYPEN Sunghoon in September. The two started hosting the show on Oct. 8, replacing TXT Soobin and Oh My Girl Arin.
Wonyoung has also been selected as the host for the 2021 Asia Artist Awards on Dec. 2 alongside Super Junior Leeteuk.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
