MUSIC
JYP's global girl group VCHA releases pre-debut single
VCHA (Lexi, Cage, Camilla, Savannah, Kaylee, Kendall) will release their pre-debut single 'Ready for the World' on December 1st. The new song is 'A2K' (A2K, America2Korea), a joint global girl group launching project between JYP and Republic Records, the No. 1 label in the United States selected by Billboard under Universal Music Group, which reached its finale in September. Theme song. It will be officially released as the pre-debut single of VCHA, a girl group created through the series.
JYP's representative producer Park Jin-young, who worked on the entire pre-debut single 'SeVit (NEW LIGHT)' released on September 22, participated in the lyrics, composition, and arrangement of 'Ready for the World'. It conveys the members' joy and excitement for their official debut in the energetic up-tempo synth pop genre and conveys their strong determination that they are 'ready to go out into the world.'
Simultaneously with the release of the single, the 'Ready for the World' performance video will also be released. In the teaser video released on November 29th and 30th, the choreography and members' vibrant visuals were revealed against the backdrop of the black night sky and colorful lighting, while a portion of the 'Ready for the World' sound source that doubled the excitement of 'A2K' viewers every week was inserted, amplifying expectations for the full version of the new song and performance.
VCHA's group name expresses the team identity of 'VCHA will shine the light on fans and the world', and was created by JYP leader Park Jin-young, who led 'A2K'. After forming the group in September, they released 'YO Universe', and the music video for the song ranked 1st in YouTube Trending Worldwide, 5th in the US, 7th in Brazil, and Canada as of 8 am on the 23rd, a day after its release. It entered the rankings in 33 regions around the world, including 8th place. Then, on October 14th, the number of views on YouTube exceeded 10 million.
VCHA, a global girl group based on North America's first K-pop training system, began racing toward its dream through the 'A2K' series in July of this year, and after intense efforts, announced the birth of a global rookie in September. In addition to being spotlighted by leading overseas media outlets, it quickly achieved 100,000 followers on Spotify's official account, and recently reached 1 million followers on the official account of mobile short-form video platform TikTok, attracting worldwide attention. Attention is focused on the future official debut and big success of VCHA, who are continuing their journey as a girl group that will fulfill their dreams and captivate the world.
VCHA's pre-debut single 'Ready for the World' will be officially released today (December 1st) at 2 PM, 00:00 Eastern time in the United States.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr
