Four former "Girls Planet 999" contestants, including Kishida Ririka and Hayase Hana, will debut in a new girl group under FC ENM in 2022.
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Hayase Hana, Kishida Ririka and More Former "Girls Planet 999" Contestants from FC ENM to Debut in a New Girl Group in 2022
On Dec. 24, FC ENM announced that Chang Ching, Kishida Ririka, Lee Yunji and Hayase Hana are scheduled to make their highly-awaited debut in the first half of 2022.
These four trainees from the said agency are known to be former contestants in Mnet's "Girls Planet 999," the channel's latest girl group survival show that aired from August to October of this year.
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On "Girls Planet 999," a total of 99 trainees from different agencies with overflowing talent and lovely charms have come together. However, only nine contestants were given the chance to debut as a new girl group, called Kep1er. Besides Kep1er's debut, there's also a lot of anticipation in the future activities of the eliminated contestants.
In the past few months, some former "Girls Planet 999" contestants were announced to finally make their debut, including Kim Su Yeon and Nonaka Shana. And now, four more will enter the K-pop scene.
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According to FC ENM, Hayase Hana, Kishida Ririka, Chang Ching and Lee Yunji will debut in a girl group with two other trainees. This means the company will launch a six-member girl group. "We ask for your interest and love," the agency continued.
Are you excited about their debut next year? What kind of concept do you want to see from them? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
About Former "Girls Planet 999" Contestants Hayase Hana, Kishida Ririka Chang Ching and Lee Yunji
Among the four former "Girls Planet 999" contestants from FC ENM, two of them are Japanese, one is Korean and one is Taiwanese. In particular, Hana and Ririka are Japanese, while Chang is Taiwanese and Yunji is Korean.
Hayase Hana is previously part of JSL Japan's Japanese-Korean girl group Orange Latte, which was set to launch sometime in 2020 but their social media links were deleted, suggesting that they have disbanded even before their debut.
Following that, Hana was confirmed to be a trainee under FC ENM and later participated in Mnet's "Girls Planet 999." She, however, was eliminated in episode 8 after ranking 18th in the J-Group.
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Kishida Ririka was part of Orange Latte before joining FC ENM. But, unlike Hana, she managed to make it until episode 11 of "Girls Planet 999" when she was eliminated after ranking 21st.
Taiwanese trainee Chang Ching was part of TPE48 (now known as AKB48 Team TP) until March this year before moving to FC ENM. She was one of the first trainees from the company to be eliminated in "Girls Planet 999." She only lasted until episode 5 as the cell she was included in ranked 29th.
Finally, Lee Yunji is initially a representative of CUBE Entertainment in "Girls Planet 999." She only joined FC ENM on Oct. 20 after being eliminated from the show in episode 5 when her cell placed 26th.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
