Kim Yoo Yeon, a former "My Teenage Girl" contestant, is known to be the trainee who almost debuted as a member of the new girl group CLASS:y. Wondering if she continued chasing her dream as a K-pop idol? Find out below.
About Former 'My Teenage Girl' Contestant Kim Yoo Yeon
Kim Yoo Yeon is a South Korean trainee who became known to the public when she participated in MBC's "My Teenage Girl," a survival show that produced the new girl group CLASS:y.
She used to be a trainee under PocketDol Studio, which is currently home to K-pop groups DIA and BAE173, as well as project group Venus and soloists Hongja and Song Gain. Her profile online states that she joined the agency in 2021 and left in 2022.
Kim Yoo Yeon's Journey on MBC's "My Teenage Girl"
Kim Yoo yeon was a Grade 4 contestant on MBC's "My Teenage Girl." She was first revealed through a trailer for the survival show in September 2021.
In Episode 1, Kim Yoo Yeon performed Sunmi's "Gashina" together with Jeon You Eun and Yoon Chae Won. However, she was eliminated from the competition after receiving just one vote from each of the masters.
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Luckily in episode 3, mentor Jeon Soyeon of (G)I-DLE brought her back to the program. Soyeon explained that if you search up "My Teenage Girl" on the internet, Yooyeon is the first contestant that shows in the search results, and it is good to have a member of a group that catches the eye of the public.
She has since been performing well and ranking high in each evaluation. In fact, she never left the top 3 since she returned to the competition.
Kim Yoo Yeon was a member of the team that performed aespa's "Black Mamba" during the second mission, IZ*ONE's "La Vie en Rose" during the third mission, and Little Mix's "Power" during the fourth mission.
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She was also part of the team that covered GFRIEND's "Time for the Moon Night" during the fifth mission, Surprise & IU's "Leon" during the sixth mission, and others.
The final episode of "My Teenage Girl" came, and Kim Yoo Yeon was a candidate for the seventh and last spot in the debut lineup, alongside Yoon Chae Won.
Unfortunately, the seventh spot was given to Chaewon, making Yoo Yeon take the eighth place. She was only one place from debuting as a member of CLASS:y.
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Many fans were upset about the results, and it was said that fans constantly messaged a company, "begging" them to include Yoo Yeon in the debut lineup. Fans even streamed her final fancam so much that it had more views than the total of all the other 13 girls' fancams.
The reason fans gave her great support is because they knew that joining MBC's "My Teenage Girl" was her first and last chance to debut as a K-pop idol, as her parents didn't want her to pursue that career and wanted her to get a real job instead.
Where Is Former "My Teenage Girl" Contestant Kim Yoo Yeon? Status of Trainee Who Almost Debuted as CLASS:y Member
Several months after failing to be included in the debut lineup of CLASS:y, fans didn't hear news about the female trainee.
But on July 11, it was revealed that former "My Teenage Girl" contestant Kim Yoo Yeon will debut as a member of the upcoming girl group tripleS, which is managed by MODHAUS.
tripleS is slated to debut in 2023 and the company is currently revealing the members one after another.
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Written by Maria Scott
