current_members website years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
bobo -rrb- taya -lrb- kool venus -rrb- mew bell nuntita -lrb- hot venus -rrb- gina -lrb- naughty venus -lsb- http://www.sonybmg.co.th/venusflytrap/ official web site -rsb- 2005 -- present sony bmg venus flytrap -lrb- group -rrb-
 nok -rrb- -lrb- posh venus -rrb- amy -lrb- sweet venus group_or_band pop thailand venus flytrap
venus flytrap -lrb- group -rrb-

venus flytrap is a thai pop music group made up of five young transgender women -lrb- commonly called kathoey in thailand -rrb- .
the members were selected from 200 applicants during an audition in 2005 by sony bmg music entertainment , which also promotes the group and provided it with a recording contract .
their first public performance occurred in november 2006 , and their first album , `` visa for love '' , was released a month later .
also in december 2006 , they performed two songs with thai superstar tata young at one of her concerts in bangkok .
venus flytrap is the first all-kathoey music group in thailand with a recording contract , and the second in the world , following south korean group lady .
in 2007 , nok and amy announced they were leaving the band for personal reasons .
twelve prospective replacements competed on a tv show `` venus flytrap search for the missing puzzle '' for their spots .
contestants mew and bell were the winners .
