GYW - Girls You Want

GYW Group Selfie

Girls You Want (GYW) is a 4 member girl group that debuted in April 3rd 2021, under Future Vision Entertainment with their single 'Reveal'. They named themselves Girls You Want because they are the girls you inspire to be or want to see.

## History

### Pre-Debut

Before their debut, the members of Girls You Want were one of the first female trainees that the company acquired. All the members joined the company in mid 2019.

### 2021: Pre-Release, Debut Single, Comeback and Subunits

On 21st January released a digital single called '**Sweet Summer**'. This helped build hype for the group and they slowly gained popularity. Then on 24th February they released another digital single **'More**', which again helped build popularity. Leading to the debut the company released the members individual members. Finally, on 3rd April 2021, they made their official debut with a single called **'Reveal**', with the title track **'Me**'. The debut was stable but was not the strongest. However, they proved that wrong when they won best Pop song at the Spring Bloom Award Show.

On June 8th, GYW released a pre-release digital single **'Ready or Not**'. In the same month, Future Vision Entertainment announced that the girls will be having their first comeback on July 1st. July 1st rolls around and the comeback is released with a lot more sales. GYW then performed at the Summer Splash Award Show winning all awards (Best Pop - Queen Like Ruler, Best Ballad - Dear Me, Best Hip Hop - Charming Princess).

On 28th August, it was hinted on Twitter by their official account about subunits, which came true when the company release a statement on the 30th. On 1st September DayDream Dove (Jihyun & Eun-Jung) official debuted with their single **'Sweet Wonderland**' with the title track '**Candy**'. The next day, the company revealed that they managed to get Rank 1 in Korea and Top 40 in Japan, which proves their new sudden success and the 24th the company stated that they had reached 1 Million Sales. They sadly concluded promotion, but we had another subunit to be excited for Drama XOXO (Sowon & Hayoon).

On 2nd October, Drama XOXO debuted with a single '**Party Till Dawn**' with the title track '**Summer Night'**. They soon concluded promotions, but they managed to reach 1.06 Million sales and Rank 30 in Japan. On 30th November, **DayDream Dove** won best Pop at the Autumn Leaves Music Awards. Finally at the K-Pop Story Music Awards they won ROTY (Rookie of the Year).

### 2022: Pre-release, Comeback - Empire & Downfall

On the 3rd February, **GYW** released a pre-single called **"Shine Like Diamond"** with the tracks Focus & 24 Hours. Then on 23rd and 25th they released teasers for their official comeback that was schedule for 4th March. On 4th March, they released their first mini album "**Empire**" with the title track under the same name. They began promotion on the 7th March on S-Countdown. On 26th March at the Monthly Awards, they won best vocal with "**We Stand**". They concluded promotion on the 14th March. At the Spring Bloom Award Show, they performed Empire (remix) and We Stand; at the award show they won all three categories. On the 24th June, they released the teaser for their next comeback titled '**Downfall**'. On the 9th July, they released their second EP '**Downfall'** for 3 weeks of promotion. On 15th July, GYW got their first win on Stage Champion. At the July Monthly Awards, they won best vocal with '**Long Live'.** The Summer Splash Award Show came and they performed **Downfall and Empire**; at the award they managed to win Best Ballad with their song '**Downfall**'.

### Hayoon

Gim Hayoon was born on 17th May, 1999 in Namiseom, South Korea. After training from 2019 - 2021, she debuted under her name Hayoon and in the group GYW as the Leader, Main Dancer, Main Rapper and Lead Vocalist. She was assigned the colour red because she represents courage and has power in her dance style. Hayoon is known for her powerful dance moves and captivating facial expression. She was nominated as leader by the members.

### Sowon

   Jeong Sowon was born on 1st July, 2003 in Naejangsan, South Korea. She was the first member to join the company and after training from 2019 - 2021, she debuted in the group GYW as Lead Dancer and Sub-Vocalist. She was assigned with the colour purple because she represents power (just having power to be who you are). Sowon is known for her stage presence and her attitude towards her member

### Eunjung

An Eunjung was born on 11th November 2003 in Petite France, South Korea. In her second to last year of school, she wanted to be a idol, so she trained from 2019 - 2021, when she debuted in the group GYW as Lead Vocalist and Sub-Rapper . She was assigned with the colour blue because she represents peace / calmness. Eun-Jung is known for her soft vocals.

### Jihyun

Suh Jihyun was born on 8th February 2004 in Gangnam, South Korea. Jihyun pursued her dream of being a singer by auditioning to Future Vision Entertainment, so she trained from 2019 - 2021, when she debuted in the group GYW as Visual, Main Vocalist and Maknae . She was assigned with the colour pink because of charming vocals. Jihyun is known for her powerful, charming vocals and her cute personality.

## Discography

Check out, in full detail GYW Discography

### Digital Single

* More (2021)
* Sweet Summer (2021)

### Singles

* Reveal (2021)
* Sweet Wonderland - DayDream Dove (2021)
* Party Till Dawn - Drama XOXO (2021)
* Shine Like Diamond - Pre-release (2022)

### EPs

* Deserved Royalty (2021)
* Downfall (2022)

## Awards

### Spring Bloom Award Show

 2022
 Best Hip-Hop
 Best Ballad

### Summer Splash Award Show

 Best Hip Hop
 Best Ballad
 2022

## Social Media

**KTube: Girls You Want**

**B-LIVE: GYW**

**Twitter: GYW\_official**

**Instagram: officialGYW**

## Trivia

* On her birthday, Eun-Jung donated 2 million won to a charity for children in shelters.
* All the members, occasionally, the part in the monthly evaluations of trainees. The company likes to have the opinion of the girls before making cuts to lineups and / or planning groups
* Sowon nearly decided to quit because she felt like she wasn't as talented as the other trainees.
* GYW are extremely close with Crystal Moon. They practically see each other as sisters.
* Jihyun participated on Masked Singer