Candy

### Pre-Debut

The CEO decided to hold auditions in Japan for the first time ever. The CEO was really excited about this as it added more diversity into the company. They had recruited all of the members and immediately started training them to debut. 7 of the members were half Japanese and half Korean, while the other 8 are all Japanese. The company decided to publicly reveal the group, and all of it's members in June-July of 2022. Fans of Sisters were concerned for the future of Sister, as Sisters debuted 6 months ago, and the company had already revealed a new group. The CEO made a statement that Candy will debut next year, and they will still prioritize Sisters as well as other acts under the company. The CEO has made a statement 3 weeks before Candy debuted saying that they think that Candy will become one of the biggest artists under the company, maybe even bigger than Ethereal Flower, which made fans of Ethereal Flower somewhat annoyed, and the public started having high expectations for Candy's debut.

## Members

### Active

Yuzuki Ishida, Noa Abe, Hina Harada, Ayane Hirano, Haruka Hara, Mei Tanaka, Misaki Yoshida, Karin Yoshida, Nanami Noguchi, Karin Sakurai, Airi Imai, Fuka Fijii, Misaki Mori, Hina Nomura, Hana Ishida

## Fandom

### Debut

Candy had debuted with a ep titled "Sugar Rush" with the following tracklist; "Sugar Rush" (Title Track), "Cutie" and "Wrapper." This was the biggest debut under StarSign Entertainment, as it debuted at #1 on the Korean and Japan's music charts. On top of that in it's first week it sold 396,950 units and the music video had 15.4 million views. It also had 8 wins for their debut as well. Even though fans were annoyed of the CEO's comment on Ethereal Flower, they were proud of Candy. Sisters did a live reacting to Candy's debut, and they were really impressed, and Tiffany even ordered an album.

### Comebacks

Candy had their first comeback really fast, with a ep titled "Bubblegum" with the tracklist of; "Bubblegum" (Title Track), "Gumdrop", and "Chewy." It charted #1 on Korean and Japan's music chart, and in its first week, it sold 405,980 and the music video had 17.2 million views. During the Winter Wonderland Award Show, Candy was nominated for best pop song with the song Sugar Rush and won. Then Candy had their second comeback with the ep titled "Chocolate" with the following tracklist; "Chocolate" (Title Track), "Caramel" and "Rolo Lolo." It charted #1 on the Korean music charts and Japan's music charts. It sold 450,780 units in the first week and the music video had 18.6 million views in the first week as well. Then, Candy had it's third comeback with their first mini album titled "Cotton Candy Skies" with the tracklist consisting of; "Cotton Candy Skies" (Title Track), "Colorful", "Fluffy Clouds", "Candy Floss", "Fairy Floss" and "Fluffy Colorful Delight." In its first week it sold 405,670 units and the music video had 19.8 million views. It also charted at #1 on the Korean music charts and Japan's music charts. They had their fourth and latest comeback with the ep titled "Candied" with the tracklist; "Candied" (Title Track), "Candied Apples" and "Candied Strawberries." It sold 430,870 units in it's first week, and the music video had 22.1 million views in it's first week.