Three More K-Pop Groups Join the Expanding UNIVERSE
As the newest K-Pop fan interaction continues to impress fans, three more groups are set to join the ever-expanding UNIVERSE, getting their own Planet for their respective fanbases.
According to a statement from NCSoft and Klap, developers of the UNIVERSE app, the new groups joining the K-pop fan interaction platform are WM Entertainment's OH MY GIRL, OUI Entertainment's WEi, and Starship Entertainment's CRAVITY.
In the UNIVERSE platform, each artist gets their own PLANET - which works like their own dedicated channels, where artists can bond and interact with their respective fanbases. Their individual PLANET will also serve as a medium for exclusive content, allowing OH MY GIRL, WEi, and CRAVITY to release new and original content for their Miracle, RUi, and LUVITY, respectively.
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Among the game changing content UNIVERSE offers that is not available in other K-pop fan platforms are Media and Fan Network Service (FNS), where both artists and fans could share their daily updates. Additionally, the NCSoft and Klap platform has a Collection feature, that allows the fanbase to organize activities for their beloved idols and get points and rewards and return.
Lastly, the Studio feature is an interactive virtual experience that allows fans to create and record their own music video, using 3D avatars modeled after their favorite artists. Fans can dress up the avatars and shoot MVs with their customized idol avatars.
The official release dates of the new PLANET each for OH MY GIRL, WEi, and CRAVITY will be announced at a later date. This latest inclusion of the three K-Pop groups raises the total of artists in the UNIVERSE platform to 14, joining Kang Daniel, THE BOYZ, Park Ji Hoon, MONSTA X, CIX, ASTRO, ATEEZ, (G)I-DLE, IZ*ONE, AB6IX, and WJSN.
About OH MY GIRL, WEi, and CRAVITY
OH MY GIRL, the seven-member girl group, first made its debut back in April 2015 with their eponymous EP. Composed of members Hyojung, Mimi, YooA, Seunghee, Jiho, Binnie and Arin, the group has released a total of four full studio albums and seven mini-albums, the latest of which is the EP "Nonstop."
A commercial and critical success, "Nonstop" was led by the single of the same name, with the album peaking at the third spot of the Korean Gaon Albums chart and the title track reaching No. 2 at the Gaon Singles Charts, and the song "Dolphin" peaking at the No. 9 spot.
WEi, on the other hand, is a six-piece boy group with members Daehyeon, Donghan, Yongha, Yohan, Seokhwa, and Junseo. The OUI Entertainment rookie group just debuted last October with their debut single, "TWILIGHT," which was the lead for their album "Identity: First Sight." The group released their sophomore mini-album, "Identity: Challenge," led by the track "All or Nothing."
Lastly, CRAVITY is Starship Entertainment's super rookie group, first entering the scene as a unit last April 2020 with the EP "Season 1. Hideout: Remember Who We Are." Its nine members - Serim, Allen, Jungmo, Woobin, Wonjin, Minhee, Hyeongjun, Taeyoung, and Seongmin - have enjoyed a number of achievements and accolades since they debuted, including the first 2020 rookie to debut on the US Billboard K-Pop Hot 100.
