CLASS:y

> "We customize our own! 안녕하세요, 클라씨입니다!"
> (We customize our own! Hello, we are CLASS:y!)
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Promotional photo for "TARGET"

## Fandom

### Fandom Name

**CLASS:y** (/klæsiː/; **Hangul**: 클라씨; *Keullassi;* **Japanese***:クラッシィ; Kurasshi~i*) is a South Korean girl group formed through the MBC survival show *My Teenage Girl*. The group consists of 7 members: Hyungseo, Chaewon, Hyeju, Riwon, Jimin, Boeun and Seonyou. They made their debut on May 5, 2022, with their mini album Class Is Over.

The group is managed by M25 for their Korean promotions with a contract for 7 years and Universal Music Japan for their Japanese promotions.

## Name

The group name '**CLASS:y'** was suggested by viewers of *My Teenage Girl* through the website *Naver* and was chosen by M25.

The name indicates that the members are *Classy* but also keeps its relation to My Teenage Girl by having a school related theme with the inclusion of *CLASS*.

## History

### November 2021-February 2022: *My Teenage Girl*

On March 9, 2021, *Sports Kyunghyang* reported that MBC was preparing a new global audition show with PD Han Dong Chul, who had previously worked on shows like *Show Me the Money*, *Unpretty Rapstar*, *Produce 101*, and *Sixteen*. On June 1, 2021, the first video teaser was released. Public recruitments were held from June 1 to 30, 2021 for any female born in 2010 or earlier. A prequel season titled *등교 전 망설임* (lit. *Hesitation Before Going to School*) began airing on September 14, 2021. The same day, the official contestant profiles were released.

*My Teenage Girl* premiered on November 28, 2021, and its live finale was broadcast on February 27, 2022. Out of the show's 83 contestants, the top seven would debut as members of CLASS:y. These seven contestants were revealed to be: Won Jimin (#1), Kim Seonyou (#2), Myung Hyungseo (#3), Hong Hyeju (#4), Kim Riwon (#5), Park Boeun (#6), and finally Yoon Chaewon (#7).

### March-May 2022: Debut with Class Is Over

On March 3, 2022, the group made their music show debut, by performing their song Surprise on M Countdown. On the same day, their official social media accounts were opened. Over a month later, on April 16, it was announced that CLASS:y was preparing to make their official debut sometime in May. The next day, a teaser poster posted across their social medias announced that their debut mini album, *Class Is Over*, would be released on May 5. The group held their debut showcase titled "CLASS:y Begins" on May 4.

On May 10, 2022, they announced they will make their Japanese debut with the single album "SHUT DOWN -JP Ver.-" on June 22. On May 15, 2022, the album packaging was revealed for the second part of their debut mini album Lives Across, that was released on May 26.
On June 18, the group performed at the annual Dream Concert. On September 20, a teaser for the group's October comeback was released by media outlets. The group released their second mini album Day & Night on October 26, 2022.

### 2023: "TARGET"

On December 21, 2022, they announced they will release their second Japanese single "TARGET" on February 22.

## Discography

Mini albums* *Class Is Over* (2022)
* *Lives Across* (2022)
* *Day & Night* (2022)

Digital singles* "**Can I Call It Love**" (2022)
* "*My Love*" (2023)
* "*Winter Bloom*" (2023)

Participation releases* *New Festa Episode.9 ("In Summer", "CLASSY")* (2022)
Single albums* "**SHUT DOWN -JP Ver.-**" (2022)
* "*TARGET* *"*(2023)

OSTs* "*"*Crack Crack Crackle*'*" (2023)

## Official Links

* Instagram
* Twitter
* Facebook
* YouTube
* M25 YouTube
* Weverse
* Instagram
* Twitter

## References

1. ↑ Soompi: PD Han Dong Chul To Team Up With MBC For New Global Idol Audition Program
2. ↑ YouTube: [방과후 설렘 티저] 전 세계를 설레게 할 걸그룹 프로젝트! 🌺, MBC 202111 방송
3. ↑ YouTube: [CLASS:y - SURPRISE] Hot Debut Stage
4. ↑ CLASS:y on Twitter (March 3, 2022)
5. ↑ (KR) Naver: 지금부터 클라씨 타임…정식 데뷔 시간을 알렸다
6. ↑ CLASS:y on Twitter (April 17, 2022)
7. ↑ https://classy-official.jp/news/detail/l9YDEDlrZApm36AhVVcV
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/M25\_CLASSy/status/1526035874982801408
9. ↑ (KR) Naver: 클라씨가 돌아온다… 의문의 숫자 기습 공개
10. ↑ CLASS:y Japanese website: CLASS:y Japan 2nd Single『TARGET』2023年2月22日(水)リリース！