CUBE Entertainment Set to Debut a New K-pop Girl Group This Year
A new K-pop girl group will be making their debut under CUBE Entertainment this year!
On April 15, CUBE Entertainment shared a logo animation video and an image showing the name of their upcoming female group through their official social media accounts.
New K-pop Girl Group to Debut under CUBE Entertainment
Based on the logo video and photo, CUBE Entertainment will be debuting a new K-pop girl group named LIGHTSUM. The video starts with a box and the next scenes appear to show the various concepts that the new female act will be doing once they make their debut.
The group name, LIGHTSUM, which is a compound word of "LIGHT" and "SUM," seems to signify that all things showing a small glow were gathered to shine brighter and deliver greater positive energy to the world together through a message of hope.
It was reported that LIGHTSUM will make their debut in the first half of the year. They will be the first K-pop girl group of CUBE Entertainment after three years since the debut of (G)I-DLE back in May 2018. The number of members is yet to be revealed. Watch the logo animation video below for LIGHTSUM's debut!
Current and Previous Artists of CUBE Entertainment
LIGHTSUM will be CUBE Entertainment's fifth active idol group, following BTOB, CLC, PENTAGON, and (G)I-DLE, and the third active K-pop girl group of the agency.
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Additionally, the new K-pop girl group will CUBE's ninth Korean artist overall, after the four aforementioned bands and solo artists like former WANNA ONE member Lai Kuan-lin, former Beast member Jang Hyun-seung, 2AM's Jo Kwon, and singer-actor Yoo Seon-ho.
BTOB is currently participating in Mnet's new boy group competition show called "Kingdom: Legendary War." The boy band ranked third in the 100-second performance battle out of the six competing groups.
K-pop boy group PENTAGON made a comeback on March 15 with a new extended play (EP) titled "Love or Take," featuring the lead single "Do or Not." Girl group CLC, on the other hand, has not yet returned to the K-pop scene since their latest single "Helicopter," which was released in September last year.
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As for (G)I-DLE, the female act launched a new EP on Jan. 11, entitled "I Burn," which contains the title track "Hwaa." The song quickly became a hit in South Korea, debuting at No. 1 on the country's MelOn chart, and also entering other major music sites, including Gaon and Billboard.
Following their comeback, member Soojin was involved in a bullying controversy, leading her to temporarily halt her activities. While she is on hiatus, the (G)I-DLE member released a lengthy statement regarding the bullying allegations against her.
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Meanwhile, CUBE Entertainment is a former home to K-pop artists such as Rain, HyunA, 4Minute, Beast, Roh Ji-hoon, A Train to Autumn, and G.NA. And they also currently manages several entertainers such as Park Mi-sun, Heo Kyung-hwan, and Lee Hwi-jae.
Are you excited to see the members of CUBE Entertainment's new K-pop girl group, LIGHTSUM? Tell us in the comments!
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Written by Mhaliya Scott