Before their debut, the members worked with their company on multiple instances, the most notable are the following: - In 2010, Xiyeon appeared in labelmate and senior group After School music video for "Bang! " as the little girl dancing in the beginning - In 2014, all members made a cameo on labelmate and senior group Orange Caramel music video for "My Copycat" as the girls dancing on a stage - In 2015, Eunwoo, Rena, and Kyulkyung made cameos in labelmate and senior group SEVENTEEN's music video for "Mansae" as classmates of the group - In 2016, members Nayoung, Kyulkyung, Roa, Eunwoo, Yuha, Rena, and Xiyeon represented their agency on the survival show Produce 101, to be part of temporary girl group, I. O.
I. Nayoung and Kyulkyung became part of the final lineup of I. O.
I. The group was known as PLEDIS Girlz as their pre-debut name on March 23, 2016. The group released the digital single "We" on June 27, 2016, which was composed by Eunwoo and Sungyeon and written by Roa, Eunwoo, Sungyeon, and Xiyeon.
The members showcased themselves in multiple covers of known songs, the most prominent was them covering label mate and senior group SEVENTEEN's debut song "Adore U". The group also held concerts from May 14 to September 10, 2016, in which the members performed in weekly concerts, with the exception of Nayoung and Kyulkyung due to their promotions with I. O.
I. They held their last concert as PLEDIS Girlz on January 6, 2017 and announced their official group name to be PRISTIN. On March 2, 2017, the group released a teaser through their social media and confirmed their debut.
On March 7, the group released their schedule for promos. On March 9, the group revealed concept photos for members, with each image featuring an English word that appears to describe their individual concept. On March 14, they released their track list and on the following day, released their highlight medley.
The concept of their album is said to be 'power and pretty', which illustrates the powerful energy in their beauty. It was also revealed that the members of PRISTIN either composed or wrote the lyrics to every track. On March 21, the group debuted live on Mnet, a first for a girl group, with their first mini-album Hi!
PRISTIN with the title track "Wee Woo". The title song is described as having a soft lively pop song that blends rock and synth sound with a strong beat that turns into a energetic final mix. They held a debut showcase on the same day.
On May 19, the group released a remix version of the b-side of the song "Black Widow" and held a week of promotions for the song. On August 5, 2017, the timetable for their comeback was unveiled, confirming the mini album to be released on August 23. The tracklist for the EP was unveiled on August 18.
On August 19, they revealed their pre-teaser. Their official teaser came out August 21. Finally, on August 23, the Schxxl Out was officially released through several digital retailers, including Melon in South Korea, and iTunes for the global market.
Physically, the album came out in two versions, the "In" version features a high school concept, while the "Out" version features an after school concept. A music video for the title track "We Like" was also released on the same day. On the day of the release, the group held a showcase to promote the mini album, where they performed the songs "We Like" and "Aloha".
The following day, on August 24, they made their first comeback stage on 's M Countdown, performing the same songs as the showcase, once again all written and composed by the members. This comeback was the last we'd see all members active. On October 12, Pledis announced that Kyla would be halting all group promotions to return to the United States and receive treatment for a concussion.
After over a year with no activity, Pledis Entertainment announced the creation of a new five-member sub unit named PRISTIN V with members Nayoung, Roa, Eunwoo, Rena and Kyulkyung. They debuted with single alb...
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