Before making their debut with tripleS, these six girls were survival show contestants!
1. Jiwoo
Jiwoo was the third member of tripleS to be revealed and made her debut on October 28, 2022. Before debuting with the group, however, Jiwoo was a contestant on "My Teenage Girl."
Lee Jiwoo (이지우)
— CLASS:y GLOBAL 🌐 (@CLASSy_Global) October 23, 2021
- Former SM Ent, YG Ent and JYP Ent trainee.
- date of birth: 2005-10-24
- blood type: O
-Motto: If you work hard, you won't regret it even if you fail
- personality type MBTI: ISTP#방과후설렘 #MBC #등교전망설임 #걸그룹오디션 #MyTeenageGirl #LeeJiwoo #이지우 pic.twitter.com/EYR6U0tI9d
She competed on the show from 2021 to 2022 but was eliminated in episode six.
Originally, she was just meant to be a model for the trailer of the show, but she decided to audition for the show and compete. She garnered attention for being a former JYP Entertainment, SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and FNC Entertainment trainee.
After her debut as a tripleS member, Jiwoo competed on Mnet's "Queendom Puzzle." She was eliminated in the finale, ending in 13th place.
2. Yooyeon
Yooyeon was the fifth member of tripleS to be revealed and made her debut on October 28, 2022. Before debuting with tripleS, however, Yooyeon competed on "My Teenage Girl."
[📸] Yooyeon Twitter & Instagram update with @Teenage_girls11
— YOOYEON GLOBAL🐰 (@YooyeonGlobal) February 20, 2022
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[#KIMYOOYEON #김유연 #방과후설렘 #キムユヨン #YOOYEON #유연] pic.twitter.com/Yp5OAs63z6
Yooyeon was originally eliminated in the first episode but was brought back by mentor Soyeon of (G)I-DLE in the third episode. She became a crowd favorite, as she never dropped the top three until the finale. However, in the last episode, she failed to debut with CLASS:y, finishing in eighth place.
3. Kotone
Kotone was the 11th member of tripleS to be revealed and made her debut on October 11, 2023. Before debuting with tripleS, Kotone was a contestant on Mnet's "Girls Planet 999."
카미모토 코토네(KAMIMOTO KOTONE) I J-GROUP
— Mnet I BOYS PLANET (@_mnetboysplanet) July 19, 2021
Introducing participants challenging for their dream!
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During her time on the show, Kotone was among the more popular Japanese trainees. Sadly, she failed to make it to the finale and was eliminated during the third round of eliminations (semi-finals). Her final rank was 24th place.
4. Nien
Nien was the 13th member of tripleS to be revealed and made her debut on August 17, 2023. Prior to her debut with the girl group, Nien was a contestant on "Girls Planet 999."
쉬니엔츠(HSU NIEN TZU) I C-GROUP
— Mnet I BOYS PLANET (@_mnetboysplanet) July 18, 2021
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During her time on the show, she was part of the C-Group (Chinese) trainees, though she is from Taiwan. Nien was eliminated in episode eight, where she ended the show with a rank of C18. Prior to the show, she was a former FNC Entertainment trainee.
5. Xinyu
Xinyui was the 15th member of tripleS to be revealed and made her debut on August 17, 2023. Before making her debut with tripleS, Xinyu competed on "Girls Planet 999."
저우신위(ZHOU XIN YU) I C-GROUP
— Mnet I BOYS PLANET (@_mnetboysplanet) July 18, 2021
Introducing participants challenging for their dream!
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▶ YouTube : https://t.co/kGVlehXdrt#girlsplanet999 #걸스플래닛999 #TheGirlsSaga #Mnet pic.twitter.com/4Q6lNsF4Zm
Xinyu was part of the C-Group (Chinese) trainees during her time on the show. Originally supposed to be eliminated in episode eight, she was saved by the mentors, who gave her the Planet Pass. Sadly, Xinyu was eliminated in episode eight, finishing the show in 22nd place.
6. Chaewon
Chaewon was the 21st member of tripleS to be revealed and made her debut on May 8, 2024. Before joining the tripleS line-up, Chaewon was a contestant on "Universe Ticket."
˚。⋆ chaewon for universe ticket pic.twitter.com/7nsTDlKQpc
— daily tripleS (@dailytriples) April 1, 2024
Sadly, her time on the show did not last long. She was eliminated in round one of the show, finishing in 70th place.
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Written by Alexa Lopez