VIXXEN

"let's catch this, Xen"

**VIXXEN** is a 13 member South Korean girl group under The Wave Label. They made their Debut on September 11,2047 with their 1st EP "The Beginning: Part I".

Messier originally debuted with a 10 member lineup but after debut their company decided to add 3 new members making them a 13 member girl group.

## History

### Pre-Debut: Training & Survival Shows

Three members were all ready known by the public to some extend. Li Wenning, Shio Kim, Cai Bing, and Nanami Yoon were part of some groups such as Wonder 9 (Nanami & Shio), Cai Bing X9X, and Li Wenning participated in the survival show After The Night Fall. All of them were trainees under CO Entertainment for about three years and most of them were qualified as pre-debut members of MIXIK. According to Nanami she was actually in the final lineup of MIXIK as their 6th member but had to leave due to her family in the USA wanting to take over their family business. They company gave her only a few weeks to resolve the issue but it took longer than expected thus she was removed and her training contract was terminated. Cai Bing was kicked out off the training program around the end of 2045 due to the fact that she was absent multiple times from training due to health reasons. Shio Kim had signed an exclusive contract with CO Entertainment around 2044 for an acting and modeling career. But after three years of inactivity she decided to leave around early 2047. Due to their friendship Shio was contacted by their former manager when she was with Wonder\_9 and asked her to join the company as they were looking for potential trainees to debut quickly. She later, asked the rest of the members if they were interested in joining.

### 2047-2048: Debut with "The Beginning: Part I" & The end of the Beginning Trilogy Series

The Wave Label announced on August 1, 2047 that they would be debuting their first girl group "MESSIER" consisting off 10 members. On August 3, SNS accounts for the group were opened with a post titled "WYSN is COMING". On August 11th, they revealed all the 10 members along with their debut date September 11. On August 15-20, via their official SNS accounts each member released a video introducing themselves. On August 25, it was announced that they would be debuting with their 1st EP titled "The Beginning: Part I" and their debut song would be called "Ooh-Ohh-Ohh". It was revealed that Ryo & Jess had originally composed the song for SYNK debut song. On September 2, the music video teaser was dropped. On September 4, it was announced that the group had surppased 10K pre-orders for their debut album. On September 11, they released their 1st EP "The Beginning: Part I". The album sold a total of 25,345K units after its first week. The single ended up debuting at #78 in SK. On November 13th, it was announced that WYSN would be having a reality-tv show on S-net called "WYSN The New Path" which would have a total of six episodes and would air on December 5. On December 11, The Wave Label announced that the group would be having a lineup change increasing the group from 10 to 13 members

On January 20,2048; three new members Hina, Sakura, and Arayna were added to the group. On February 3, it was announced thay MESSIER would be making their 1st comeback since their debut and as a 13 member group with the release of their second EP of the Beginning Trilogy "The Beginning Part:II" on March 4,2048. On February 11, the track list of the album was released revealing that the song "Deep Secret" serving as the album lead single. On February 12, it was announced that the album had surpassed over 15K pre-orders. On February 25, the music video teaser was released. On March 1, a dance snippet was released. On March 4, WYSN released their 2nd EP "The Beginning: Part II". After a week, the album sold a total of 26,056K units and its lead single peaked at #75 in SK. It was reported that WYSN music was sitting well with the public as they thought the songs were empty and weren't catchy enough. A news outlet reported on May 4, that WYSN parent company Wave Music Entertainment was not satisfied with the group results and were planning to take over the group. On June 4, it was revealed that Wave Music Entertainment would be taking over WYSN music direction. On July 16, Wave Label announced the released of MESSIER 3rd EP and final of the beginning trilogy with the release of the "The Beginning Part:III" on August 2. On August 2, MESSIER released their 3rd EP "The Beginning Part:II" and its lead single "Save Me or Not". After a week the album ended up selling over 50,345 units and its music video even surpassed over 60 Million views due to its beautiful outdoor scenes and sets. As for the lead single the group ended up peaking at #5 in SK after a week earning WYSN their first top 5 hit song. On August 20, the group won their 1st music show win on Inkimana. On October 2, it was announced that the official fandom of WYSN would be called "Unnies" and revealed the group official colors. On November 11, Wave Label announced that WYSN would have a total of four sub-units a Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Thai but weren't sure when the sub-units would be making their debuts.

### 2049-Present:

On January 5, WYSN released a video teaser titled "The Return"hinting in a new trilogy series. On January 12, it was announced that MESSIER would be releasing their 1st Mini Album "THE RETURN: Chapter One" to be released on February 11. It was also announced that this would commence a new trilogy series for the group. On January 15, it was revealed that the song "Return For Love" would be the album lead single. On January 20, a news outlet reported that Wave Label along with Wave Music Entertainment had invested over 3 Billion Won for the music video production. On January 27, the group released a set of photo teasers & group concept photos. On February 1, it was reported that MESSIER had surpassed over 35K pre-orders for their album. On February 5, the music video teaser was released. On February 11, WYSN released their 1st Mini Album "The Return: Chapter ONE". The album went to be a commercial success for the group as they sold a total of 68,945K units on its first day after release. After a week, the album sold a total of 95,678K units. The lead single topped major Korean music platforms after its released and it ended up peaking at #2 in the digital streaming chart. The Wave Label announced that WYSN would be preparing to make their Japanese Debut on early-summer under Wave Music Japan. On March 11, it was announced that member Bona Park & Shio Kim would be S-Countdown new MC's. On May 3, MESSIER opened applications for their Japanese Fanbase prior to their Japan Debut. On May 10, Wave Music Japan announced that they would be releasing a Japanese Debut Album titled "THE NEW: MESS" which would consist of all their Korean releases into one album but in Japanese. On May 11, it was announced that over 35K people applied for their Japanese Fanbase. On May 15, it was announced that the album would be officially released on June 7. Also, MESSIER would be having a live-showcase at "Tower Records" for their Japanese Debut. On May 20-27, the album teasers were released along with individual concepts photos. On June 7, WYSN made their Japanese Debut by releasing their Japanese Debut Album "THE NEW: MESS". The album sold around 156K copies on it's first week of release. MESSIER made their Japanese TV debut on Music Station on June 11. MESSIER announced that they would be having a small debut showcase tour throughout JAPAN starting on September 11-20th. Wave Label announced that MESSIER would be splitting up into three sub-units (Korean, Chinese, Japanese) with each one having a different concept. The first sub-unit to debut will be the Korean one on November of this year.

## Members

* Li Wenning (C)-Main Dancer
* Cai Bing (C)-Main Rapper
* Nanami Yoon (K)-Leader, Visual 1
* Shio Kim (K)-Main Vocalist
* Yujin Kim (K)-Main Vocalist
* Susan Wang (A/C)- Center 1 , Main Vocalist
* Bona Park (K)- Main Vocalist, Center 2
* Taeha Suzuki (JP)-Main Dancer
* Jang Yeeun (K)- Main Rapper
* Minnie Chen (TH) - Main Vocalist, Visual 2
* Hina Sato (JP)-
* Sakura Hashimoto (JP)-
* Aranya Chen (TH)-

## Discography

### The Beginning Trilogy

* [The Beginning: Part I] (09.11.2047)
* [The Beginning: Part II] (03.04.2048)
* [The Beginning Part:III] (08.02.2048)

## Trivia

* MESSIER is the first girl group of The Wave Label
* Nanami Yoon & Shio Kim were both former members of Wonder 9
* Li Wenning, Cai Bing, Nanami Yoon, and Shio Kim were former trainees of CO Entertainment & possible pre-debut members of MIXIK
* Jang Yeeun was a former JTB Entertainment trainee and left JTB as the company canceled the debut of their rumored new girl group
* Bona Park was a former trainee Eden Entertainment
* Susan Wang & Yujin Kim both were going to participate for Diamond in the Rough
* Taeha Suzuki was a former trainee of Wave Music Japan branch
* Taeha is the only Japanese Member in the group