On May 19, 2020, a new girl group, “” drew the curtains and stepped out to the stage as they made their debut official.
SECRET NUMBER was heavily spotlighted globally even before their debut as each of 5 members (, , , , ) has a unique background that made K-Pop fans to anticipate a lot more than usual.
Let’s find out why they stood out amongst other so-called, '4th Generation girl groups'(Weekly, , ) and why their MV teaser was viewed over 300K times within 24 hours since its release + over 5,000 comments by looking into the members that form SECRET NUMBER and their debut showcase.
Lea, the vocalist, and the leader is from Japan who previously debuted in a different group. After the disbandment, she appeared in a survival program called, “MIXNINE” and with the priceless experience she earned, she later joined her current company, Vine Entertainment.
Dita, the first-ever Indonesian to debut as a K-Pop idol, is the main dancer who was involved in Korea’s top tier dance crew, “1MILLION”. She grew up in the states and have attended AMDA(American Musical and Dramatic Academy). Her dancing talent was well recognized online even before her debut.
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Denise and Jinny are both Korean-Americans who trained in a different company before they joined Vine Entertainment and each had experience in a survival program as Denise appeared in “K-Pop Star Season 5” and Jinny participated in “Produce 48”.
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"I'm really close with Jinny and I always dreamt of debuting in the same group as her. I'm so happy that it came true!" Denise said.
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And finally, amongst these beautiful and exceptionally talented members, SooDam has the visuals that cannot be hidden. None like the rest of the members, she grew up in Korea. In Korea, netizens have been saying that she has facial features of BLACKPINK’s JiSoo and Red Velvet’s Irene.
The group’s very first debut single, consists of two tracks including their title ‘Who Dis?’ and ‘Holiday’, and the title track, ‘Who Dis?’ is another reason why K-pop fans are looking forward to the debut.
‘Who Dis?’, an urban hip-hop track, was produced by “Melanie Fontana”, a world-renowned producer who has previously produced, numerous K-pop hits including, ‘Boy With Luv’(BTS), ‘On’(BTS), ‘Run Away’(TXT) and more, and “Michel 'Lindgren' Schulz”.
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In the meanwhile, the choreography was organized by none other than one of Korea’s top choreographer, ‘Bae YoonJung’, who I’m sure you have seen in multiple “Produce” series as a mentor.
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Jinny said, "This was my second time working with her after “Produce 48”. She was very nice and respectful but during rehearsals, she was charismatic as usual."
As some of you may have seen the teaser, the song contains a lot of energy that is built from a powerful beat. The girls are confident just like the message that’s put into the song.
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Dita’s dance moves stood out and showed plenty of reasons why she is the main dancer of the group. Lea was bright, adorable, and yet steady like the leader she is.
Whenever Jinny was in the center, she lures you into making you fall into the group and Maknae, Denise’s powerful vocals let you hear loud and clear that she is the main vocals in the group.
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Since the majority of the members are multilingual (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and Indonesian), it seems the language barrier when it comes to connecting with the fans is quite low.
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"We are a global team as we all come from different backgrounds and I think this can be our own unique identity that has the potential to generate an enormous synergy," Lea commented.
Check out SECRET NUMBER’s debut single, ‘Who Dis?’ MV and share your thoughts!
