UNIS: The girl group with the youngest member in K-pop history

UNIS is the newest K-pop girl group to debut in town, and they’re gathering a lot of buzz due to them having arguably the youngest K-pop idol in history as part of their group!

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UNIS is a K-pop girl group managed by F&F Entertainmnent. The group debuted on 27 March with the release of their EP, ‘We Unis’ and the music video for ‘Superwoman’.

According to The Korea Times, the SBS reality TV competition 'Universe Ticket' was the beginning of the formation of UNIS.

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According to the same article from The Korea Times, all of the members of UNIS were show contestants and finalists who travelled from all over the world to compete. In total, there are six members: Hyeonju, Nana, Gehlee, Kotoko, Yunha, Elisia, Yoona, and Seowon.

Hyeonju is the oldest member of UNIS at 22, and hails from Naju in South Jeolla, South Korea. She is also the leader of UNIS and is reported to be half-Filipina, half-Korean according to GMA News.

Nana is Japanese and is aged 16. She is UNIS’ main dancer.

Gehlee is originally from the Philippines and comes from the city of Las Piñas. She is aged 16.

Kotoko is another Japanese member of UNIS, also aged 16. She is from Kyoto, Japan.

Yunha is one of the South Korean members of UNIS and is 15.

Another UNIS member who is from the Philippines, Elisia, is the girl group’s main vocalist. She is aged 14.

Yoona is from Dongtan, Hwaseong, in South Korea. She is 14, and serves as UNIS’ main rapper.

Finally, we have Seowon. Seowon is UNIS’ youngest member at age 13 and is also currently the youngest idol to debut in K-pop industry, according to 8days.

When UNIS was first formed, there was considerable buzz surrounding Seowon, as she was 12 when it was announced that she was to be part of UNIS, reports Allkpop. Many netizens were shocked that a child was selected to debut as part of the group.

What was also attention-grabbing was the considerable age gap amongst the members of UNIS, with the oldest member being in her 20s and the rest of the members being around six to ten years old, reports Allkpop!

What was also interesting about UNIS was that, according to the Manila Bulletin, three of UNIS’ members were Filipino: Gehlee, Hyeonju, and Elisia.

According to The Korea Times, UNIS has a rather large ambition to accompany them in their debut in the K-pop world, which is to stand out and be representative of the current youngest generation of K-pop girl groups. We wish them all the best!