In March 2017, Mnet announced the launch of a new reality show, titled Idol School, to form a new girl group. Different from other survival shows programs, Idol School, as its name suggests, aimed to teach trainees not only singing and dancing, but also the history of K-pop as well as mental training within an 11 week period. Also, only trainees who were not signed under an agency were allowed to join the program.
Viewers would vote live every week and each students' grades were determined by it. Idol School premiered on July 13, 2017 and its live finale was broadcast on September 29, with the top nine contestants becoming a permanent girl group called fromis_: Jang Gyuri, Baek Jiheon, Lee Seoyeon, Park Jiwon, Lee Nagyung, Lee Chaeyoung, Lee Saerom, Song Hayoung, and first place winner Roh Jisun. As Roh Jisun placed first overall, she was named the group's center and given a feature in a special edition of the group's debut album.
Led by Han Sung Soo, Pledis Entertainment managed the group's training and debut. Profile photo|link=Special:FilePath/Fromis_9_group_profile_photo_(1). png On October 19, fromis_ premiered its own reality program, Fromis_'s Room, which centered around the group's path to debut.
Following the program's final episode on November 23, the group's name was changed to fromis_9, with the "9" representing the nine members who "graduated" from Idol School. On November 29, fromis_9 performed their pre-debut song "Glass Shoes" at the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Japan. The following day, it was released as a digital single and the group later performed the song on December 15's episode of Music Bank, marking their first ever music show appearance.
Concept photo for [[To. Heart]] On January 8, 2018, it was announced that fromis_9 would make their official debut with the mini album To. Heart.
The mini album, along with its title track of the same name, was released on January 24. Concept photo for [[To. Day]] On May 4, it was revealed that member Jang Gyuri would be joining Produce 48 as a contestant.
Meanwhile, on May 21, the group announced plans for their first comeback with their second mini album To. Day, which they would promote as eight members. The mini album, along with its title track "DKDK", was released on June 5.
On August 26, Jang Gyuri was eliminated from Produce 48 in the show's eleventh episode after ranking 25th place. On September 10, it was reported the group was preparing to make a fall comeback with its full nine-member lineup. On September 21, Off The Record Entertainment announced that fromis_9, along with Produce 48s final group IZ*ONE, would now be managed by the agency after switching from Pledis Entertainment and Stone Music Entertainment respectively.
Concept photo for [[From. 9]] On September 28, teaser images posted on the group's official Twitter account confirmed fromis_9's plans for a fall comeback. On October 10, the group's first special single album "From.
9", along with its title track "Love Bomb", was released. The single album marked the group's return as a nine-member group. On October 15, fromis_9 collectively made their acting debut in a web series, titled Welcome to Heal Inn, on their official VLive page.
However, only eight members appear as the series was filmed during Jang Gyuri's absence. On the group's first debut anniversary, January 24, 2019, their official fandom name was revealed to be Flover. The meaning of the name was described as "A promise between fromis_9 and their fans to spend happy moments together".
The name is a combination of "fromis" and "clover". On May 22, it was revealed that fromis_9 would made a comeback on June 4 with their first single album "Fun Factory", where its title track is titled "Fun! ".
Concept photo for [[My Little Society]] On January 21, 2020, the group officially opened their Japanese website, inciting a ...
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