Pristin

Pristin (Korean: 프리스틴; stylized in all caps, and pre-debut name Pledis Girlz) was a South Korean girl group formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2016. The group was composed of ten members: Nayoung, Roa, Yuha, Eunwoo, Rena, Kyulkyung, Yehana, Sungyeon, Xiyeon, and Kyla.^[1] Most of them appeared on the television show Produce 101 and, as the prize for becoming two of the top contestants, Nayoung and Kyulkyung went on to debut as part of the project girl group I.O.I,^[2] before reuniting with the other members to debut as Pristin on March 21, 2017, with the first EP Hi! Pristin.^[3] Pristin was known for writing and composing their own music.^[4] After nearly a year and a half without activity, the group disbanded on May 24, 2019 when only 3 of the 10 members renewed their contract with Pledis Entertainment.

Pristin
Pristin in 2017 From left to the right: Yuha, Yehana, Kyulkyung, Xiyeon, Eunwoo, Roa, Rena, Sungyeon, Nayoung, and Kyla
Background information
Also known as	Pledis Girlz
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2016–2017
Labels	Pledis
Spinoffs	Pristin V
Past members	Nayoung Roa Yuha Eunwoo Rena Kyulkyung Yehana Sungyeon Xiyeon Kyla
Website	Official Website

History

Pre-debut

The members Nayoung, Roa, Yuha, Eunwoo, Rena, Kyulkyung and Xiyeon competed together on Mnet's survival television show Produce 101, which aired from January 22 to April 1, 2016.^[5] While five of the members were eliminated, Nayoung and Kyulkyung became part of the final line-up for the project girl group I.O.I, which made its debut on May 4 with the single "Dream Girls".^[2]

Pledis Girlz

The group was officially announced as Pledis Girlz by Pledis Entertainment on March 23, 2016. On the same day, Eunwoo was featured on the song "Sickness" by Seventeen's Vernon as part of the soundtrack for the webtoon Love Revolution.^[6] Pledis Girlz held concerts from May 14 to September 10, 2016, in which the members performed weekly, with the exception of Nayoung and Kyulkyung, who were promoting with I.O.I at the time.^[7][8]

On June 27, they released the promotional single "We", which was written by Roa, Eunwoo, Sungyeon and Xiyeon. The music video for the song was used to introduce the members' profiles.^[9]

They held their last concert as Pledis Girlz, entitled Bye & Hi, on January 6, 2017, and then renamed to Pristin, a portmanteau of the words "prismatic" (bright and clear) and "elastin" (flawless strength).^[10][11]

2017–2018: Debut, moderate success and Pristin V

On March 2, 2017, Pledis Entertainment announced the group's debut through a teaser image.^[12] On March 21, Pristin debuted and released their first mini album Hi! Pristin, accompanied by the title track "Wee Woo".^[3] They became the first rookie girl group to perform their debut song on a live broadcast during Mnet Present.^[13] Pristin was also part of the line-up for the KCON festival held in Japan on May 19.^[14] On the same day, a remixed version of "Black Widow" was released as the album's second and final single, which was performed on a few music shows in order to conclude Hi Pristin's promotions.^[15][16]

On June 3, they performed at the 2017 Dream Concert at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.^[17] Their second mini album Schxxl Out was released on August 23, along with the single "We Like".^[18]

On October 12, it was announced that Kyla would take a break from the group's activities due to health issues. She returned temporarily to the United States to focus on her recovery.^[19]

On May 8, 2018, it was announced that Pristin would be debuting a sub-unit called Pristin V, consisting of members Nayoung, Roa, Eunwoo, Rena and Kyulkyung. Pristin V made their debut on May 28, 2018 with single album Like A V.

2019: Disbandment

On May 24, 2019, Pristin was officially disbanded.^[20] Pledis Entertainment announced that while Kyulkyung, Yehana, and Sungyeon would stay with the company, the remaining seven (Xiyeon, Rena, Roa, Kyla, Nayoung, Yuha, and Eunwoo) would be departing.^[21]

Members

• Nayoung (Korean: 나영) — leader^[22]
• Roa (로아)
• Yuha (유하)
• Eunwoo (은우)
• Rena (레나)
• Kyulkyung (결경)
• Yehana (예하나)
• Sungyeon (성연)
• Xiyeon (시연)
• Kyla (카일라)

Sub-units

• Pristin V (Korean: 프리스틴 V) – Nayoung, Roa, Eunwoo, Rena, Kyulkyung^[23]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak positions		Sales
		KOR ^[24]	US World ^[25]
Hi! Pristin	Released: March 21, 2017 Label: Pledis Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	4	10	KOR: 43,300^[26] JPN: 1,145^[27]
Schxxl Out	Released: August 23, 2017 Label: Pledis Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	4	5	KOR: 27,276^[28] JPN: 952^[29]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak positions		Sales	Album
		KOR ^[30]	US World ^[31]
"Wee Woo"	2017	49	11	KOR: 157,728^[32]	Hi! Pristin
"Black Widow"		—	—	—
"We Like"		94	—	KOR: 21,804^[33]	Schxxl Out
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that area.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak positions	Sales	Album
		KOR ^[34]
"We"^[A]	2016	113	KOR: 19,922^[35]	Hi! Pristin

Filmography

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)	Ref.
2016	"We"^[B]	Jimmy (Brainshock Pictures)	^[36]
2017	"Wee Woo"	Kim Young-jo & Yoo Seung-woo (Naive Creative)	^[37]
	"We Like"		^[38]

Concerts

Pledis Girlz Concert (2016)

No.	Date^[citation needed]	Member Day	Special Guest(s)
01	May 14	Rena	None
02	May 21	Xiyeon
03	May 28	Sungyeon
04	June 4	Eunwoo
05	June 11	Yehana
06	June 18	Kyla
07	June 25	Yuha
08	July 2	Roa
09	July 23	Sungyeon
10	July 30	Xiyeon	Hwang In-sun
11	August 6	Yehana	Park So-yeon
12	August 13	Eunwoo	D.A.L, Kim Da-jung and Kim Ji-sung
13	August 20	Kyla	An Ye-seul
14	August 27	Rena	Yoon Seo-hyung
15	September 3	Yuha	I.O.I
16	September 10	Roa	Han Dong-geun

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Asia Artist Awards	2017	Rookie Award	Pristin	Won
		Popularity Award		Nominated
	2018			Nominated
Gaon Chart Music Awards	2018	New Artist of the Year (Song)	"Wee Woo"	Nominated
Golden Disc Awards	2018	New Artist of the Year	Pristin	Nominated
		Global Popularity Award		Nominated
Melon Music Awards	2017	Best New Artist		Nominated
Mnet Asian Music Awards	2017	Best New Female Artist		Won
		Artist of the Year		Nominated
Seoul Music Awards	2018	New Artist Award		Won
		Popularity Award		Nominated
		Hallyu Special Award		Nominated
V Live Awards	2018	Global Rookie Top 5		Won

Notes

1. "We" was a promotional digital single released under Pristin's pre-debut name Pledis Girlz without Kyulkyung and Nayoung.
2. Released as Pledis Girlz.

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