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Stone에서 Crystal으로! 안녕하세요, 크리스탈라이즈입니다! |
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| —CHRYSTALLIZE's official introduction | ||
Translation: "From stone to crystal! Hello, we are CHRYSTALLIZE!"
CHRYSTALLIZE (Korean: 크리스탈라이즈; pronounced /ˈkrɪs.təl.aɪz/) is a girl group under LoveRail Entertainment. It is LoveRail Entertainment's first ever original group to debut under the company.
They debuted on May 22, 2025, with the mini album John Doe, with "Automatic" serving as the title track and "John Doe" serving as a promoted B-side. Their debut showcase can be found here.
CHRYSTALLIZE is also sometimes abbreviated to "chryli" (Korean: 크리라이; pronounced /ˈkrɪ.laɪ/) by fans in text contexts, although this has never been officially used to refer to CHRYSTALLIZE officially.
Etymology[]
The Official Etymology[]
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Every night, all over the world, hundreds of people see these girls in their dreams. |
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| —LoveRail Entertainment 'Have You Seen These Girls In Your Dreams?' Poster | ||
On May 3, 2025, posters with the title 'HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THESE GIRLS IN YOUR DREAMS?' were seen all over Asia and Europe, with a black and white photo of the five girls referred to as CHRYSTALLIZE. The poster looks like a breaking news report, a warning to the public. From the poster, this is the current lore we have from CHRYSTALLIZE:
In January 2006 in New York, the patient of a well-known psychiatrist draws the face of these girls that has been repeatedly appearing in her dreams. In more than one occasion those girls has given her advice on her private life. The woman swears she has never met these girls in her life.
That portrait lies forgotten on the psychiatrist’s desk for a few days until one day another patient recognizes that face and says that the girls has often visited him in his dreams. He also claims he has never seen those girls in his waking life. The psychiatrist decides to send the portrait to some of his colleagues that have patients with recurrent dreams. Within a few months, four patients recognize the girls as a frequent presence in their own dreams.
All the patients refer to them as CHRYSTALLIZE.
For the fan theories, click here!
History[]
May 3, 2025-May 9, 2025: 'The Reveal' (pre-debut)[]
CHRYSTALLIZE 'The Reveal' Poster
On May 3, 2025, posters all around Asia and Europe were spotted, revealing what was speculated to be LoveRail Entertainment's first original group, along with its name, CHRYSTALLIZE.[1] The posters follow a storyline, centered around the conceptual art project and hoax "This Man."[2] The poster had a photo of five girls, who were speculated to be LoveRail Entertainment trainees Jeong Suyeong, Jang Nari (Cindy), Cheng Emma, Aoba Setsuna and Qiao Xinzhu (Celesté).
The locations of where the poster was spotted are as followed: Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea (LoveRail Entertainment's headquarters), Incheon, South Korea (Setsuna's birth place), Hoejin-myeon, Jeollanam-do, South Korea (Suyeong's birth place), Yangsan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea (Cindy's birth place), Beijing, China, Chengdu, China (Celesté's birth place), Tokyo, Japan, Manila, Philippines, Bangkok, Thailand, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Jakarta, Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nice, France (Emma's birth place), Paris, France, London, UK, & Moscow, Russia
The first member to be revealed was 'Celeste'.
On May 4, 2025, a logo reveal was released on CHRYSTALLIZE's official SNS accounts, announcing their name and logo. They revealed they would be debuting soon. The post was reposted by LoveRail Entertainment, confirming they were LoveRail Entertainment's upcoming first girl group ever.[3]
On May 5, 2025, the first member of CHRYSTALLIZE was revealed to be Celesté.[4] The next day, Emma was revealed to be the second member of CHRYSTALLIZE.[5] On May 7, 2025, Suyeong was officially revealed as a member.[6] On May 8, 2025, Cindy was officially revealed as a member.[7] On May 9, 2025, Setsuna was officially revealed as a member, the last member to be revealed.[8]
On May 9, 2025, after the reveal of the last member, CHRYSTALLIZE released the debut trailer named "The Reveal," revealing the concept name of the debut reveal content, 'The Reveal'. It was also revealed their debut will be on May 22, 2025.
May 12, 2025-present: Debut with "John Doe" & "Way To Go!" OST release[]
"John Doe" Promotional Group Poster
On May 12, 2025, it was revealed John Doe is the name of CHRYSTALLIZE's debut mini album. This came with the reveal of their group concept photo. Two days later, all the members' individual John Doe concept photos were released.
On May 15, 2025, the tracklist for John Doe was revealed. It includes the album intro "John Doe", title track "Automatic" and two b-sides, "어디야?" (Where Are You?) and "가로등 불 아래서" (Under The Streetlight). Each song had a designated CD disc on the Tracklist Reveal Poster, hinting at the fact there will be 4 special types of CDs next to the ordinary "John Doe" themed CD. Notably, the songs were also made by many well-known producers and lyricists, including Dae, JIUU, DEC, Chae Dahee, 4REALMS, Xao, Eunwon, and even famous LoveRail Entertainment trainee-producer FreyjaMusic. "가로등 불 아래서" (Under The Streetlight)'s lyrics were also co-written and co-produced by CHRYSTALLIZE members Celesté & Suyeong.
Automatic Ver. of Promotional Group Poster
On May 16, 2025, the group concept photo for the title track 'Automatic' was released. The next day, it was followed up by the individual members' concept photos. On May 18, 2025, the album preview was posted, alongside a close-up of the photobook and the reveal of the official album cover. The highlight medley for "John Doe" was released on May 20, 2025.
On May 22, 2025, CHRYSTALLIZE finally debuted with the mini album "John Doe" and the title track, "Automatic". On the same day, CHRYSTALLIZE had their debut showcase. The mini album broke the record for highest single-day sales for the debut album of a K-pop girl group, and charted at #1 on the Bugs chart, #2 on the Gaon chart, #3 on Genie and #2 on MelOn. Internationally it charted #74 on Global Hot 200 (Billboard), #22 in Indonesia, #3 on Japan Hot 100, #6 in Malaysia and #4 in Singapore. The song "Automatic" has also managed to stay on the Lime Music Top 100 as #1 for two weeks in a row and counting.
"Favorite Mistake" OST 'Way To Go!' Album Cover
On June 2, 2025, it was revealed that on the music credits for the K-Drama "Favorite Mistake" (Korean: 가장 좋아하는 실수), CHRYSTALLIZE was listed as one of the artists. Following the news, Suyeong went on live the same day, speaking to fans about everything going on lately for the group, and how thankful they are for the fan's support. About 10 minutes into the live, an unreleased song could be heard in the background. Instead of stopping the song immediately, Suyeong sang with the song the words "힘을 내라–", before stopping herself and looking panicked directly at the camera before saying the words "Oh." and going dead silent for a while.
Audio snippet of Suyeong's accidental leak:
On June 3, 2025, the first episode of the K-Drama "Favorite Mistake" (Korean: 가장 좋아하는 실수) aired on television, alongside CHRYSTALLIZE's OST track "Way To Go!" as the theme song of the series.
Following the promotion for "John Doe", CHRYSTALLIZE appeared on "Killing Voice" to perform "Automatic" live, showcasing their vocals.[9]
Members[]
| Stage Name | Positions | Color | Nationality | Active |
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| Celesté (셀레스테) | Leader, Lead Rapper, Dancer | Lavender | Chinese | 2025-present |
| Emma (에마) | Main Dancer, Vocalist | Blue | French-Chinese | |
| Suyeong (수영) | Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer | Yellow | South Korean | |
| Cindy (신디) | Center, FOTG, Visual, Lead Vocalist | Pink | South Korean | |
| Setsuna (세츠나) | Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist, Maknae | Green | Japanese-Korean |
Filmography[]
'The Reveal' (Debut Content)[]
- CHRYSTALLIZE (크리스탈라이즈) 'The Reveal' Debut Trailer [2025.05.09]
John Doe[]
- CHRYSTALLIZE (크리스탈라이즈) 'John Doe' Highlight Medley [2025.05.20]
- CHRYSTALLIZE (크리스탈라이즈) 'Automatic' M/V [2025.05.22]
- CHRYSTALLIZE on KILLING VOICE – 'Automatic' (John Doe) [2025.06.07]
Gallery[]
 On the hunt? To view the CHRYSTALLIZE gallery, click here!
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Trivia[]
- Suyeong has a tendency to accidentally leak stuff by accident.[10]
- CHRYSTALLIZE was hinted on May 3, 2025 with an experimental reveal poster, and confirmed as LoveRail Entertainment's first ever girl group ever on May 4, 2025, when they released an image of their logo on their social media.
- On May 5, 2025, the first member of CHRYSTALLIZE was revealed to be Celesté.
- On May 6, 2025, the second member of CHRYSTALLIZE was revealed to be Emma.
- On May 7, 2025, the third member of CHRYSTALLIZE was revealed to be Suyeong.
- On May 8, 2025, the fourth member of CHRYSTALLIZE was revealed to be Cindy.
- On May 9, 2025, the fifth and final member of CHRYSTALLIZE was revealed to be Setsuna.
- On May 9, 2025, after the reveal of the last member, CHRYSTALLIZE released the debut trailer named 'The Reveal', revealing the concept name of the debut reveal content, 'The Reveal'.
- Setsuna was a member of UNIVERSE12. She was the lead dancer, lead vocalist and sub-rapper of UNIVERSE12.
- Emma was participating in the Chinese survival show Produce Camp 2020 under Banana Culture Music. She was eliminated in episode 10 after ranking 12th place.[11]
- Setsuna was also a graduation member of XNXA Rookie Team from her former label, XNXA Label.
- If Cindy was a boy, she'd date Celesté.[12]
- Setsuna is a former contestant in Girls Galaxy Project.
- Cindy was born in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea. She has a Gyeongsang accent.[12]
- Setsuna has appeared in three music videos: EIGHTEEN - "Change My Mind" (2020), EIGHTEEN - "Boys On Top (JP Version) (2021) & XNXA Rookie Team ft. EIGHTEEN - "Cool Generation" (2021).
- Celesté was previously a member of the group LILLIES, a co-ed trainee group under LOTUSBASE.
- Celesté's former stage name was her first name, Xinzhu.[13]
- Emma was formerly a member of the girl group GALACTIA.[14]
- Emma is a former Banana Culture trainee.[11]
- Suyeong was born in Hoejin-myeon, Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, a small town in the southern region of South Korea. She speaks the Jeolla dialect.[15]
- Suyeong's name is the Korean word for 'Swimming'.[16]
References[]
- ↑ Posters that were spotted around the world, later confirmed by LoveRail Entertainment's CEO to be from them on May 4, 2025 with their response being the logo reveal.
- ↑ Wikipedia. This Man. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Man, retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ↑ CHRYSTALLIZE's official SNS post 'CHRYSTALLIZE (크리스탈라이즈) Logo Reveal'.
- ↑ CHRYSTALLIZE's SNS Post 'CHRYSTALLIZE (크리스탈라이즈) Member Reveal #1 – Introducing : CELESTÉ'.
- ↑ CHRYSTALLIZE's SNS Post 'CHRYSTALLIZE (크리스탈라이즈) Member Reveal #2 – Introducing : EMMA'.
- ↑ CHRYSTALLIZE's SNS Post 'CHRYSTALLIZE (크리스탈라이즈) Member Reveal #3 – Introducing : 'SUYEONG'.
- ↑ CHRYSTALLIZE's SNS Post 'CHRYSTALLIZE (크리스탈라이즈) Member Reveal #4 – Introducing : 'CINDY'.
- ↑ CHRYSTALLIZE's SNS Post 'CHRYSTALLIZE (크리스탈라이즈) Member Reveal #5 – Introducing : 'SETSUNA'.
- ↑ CHRYSTALLIZE on KILLING VOICE – 'Automatic' (John Doe) [2025.06.07]
- ↑ "CHRYSTALLIZE member 'Suyeong' leaks a snippet of the rumored OST by accident, confirming its existence.", Pop Base on June 2, 2025.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Emma on Produce Camp 2020.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Cindy, live on her private Instagram user: 연습 시간 이후 Translation: After practice hours (March 17, 2025)
- ↑ Celesté's former LILLIES' profile listed as 'Qiao Xinzhu'.
- ↑ Emma listed on GALACTIA's official profile site.
- ↑ Suyeong speaking for Jangheung Hoedeok Middle School's own school blog (her middle school's school blog) after a dance performance.
- ↑ National Institute of Korean Language. (Retrieved May 3, 2025). 수영. https://krdict.korean.go.kr.
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| CHRYSTALLIZE | ||
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| Members | ||
| Celesté • Emma • Suyeong • Cindy • Setsuna | ||
| Discography | ||
| Korean | Mini albums | John Doe |
| OSTs | "Way To Go! (힘내!; Himnae!)" | |
| Performances | ||
| Performances & Tours | Showcases | CHRYSTALLIZE Debut Showcase |
| Related topics | ||
| LoveRail Entertainment • KATY | ||
| Official links | ||
| Website • Website Japan • Facebook • Instagram • Instagram Japan • X Korea • X Japan • TikTok • TikTok Japan • YouTube • YouTube Japan • Fancafe | ||
| LoveRail Entertainment |
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| Founder |
| Hata Kaede • Ahn Hyun-seo (LR+ Distribution) |
| Groups |
| Current: DKDK • CHRYSTALLIZE • Today's Girl |
| Artists: Meixiu (DKDK) • Katy (DKDK) • Lin (DKDK) • Lilya (DKDK) • Ylva (DKDK) • Aerin (DKDK) • Ayeon (DKDK) • Suhae (DKDK) • Evalina (DKDK) • Rosemary (DKDK) • Jiana (DKDK) • Haeun (DKDK) • Celesté (CHRYSTALLIZE) • Emma (CHRYSTALLIZE) • Suyeong (CHRYSTALLIZE) • Cindy (CHRYSTALLIZE) • Setsuna (CHRYSTALLIZE) • Ayla (Today's Girl) • Cherry (Today's Girl) • Seohyun (Today's Girl) • Nina (Today's Girl) • Cara (Today's Girl) • Eunju (Today's Girl) • Garam (Today's Girl) • Elvira (Today's Girl) • Aini (Today's Girl) |
| Soloists |
| Current: KATY |
| Actors & Actresses |
| Yoon Sua • Kim Pil-su • Won Hyunjin • Yang Sihyuk |
| Producers |
| Current: KATY • FreyjaMusic • Liam Chanbit Dahl |
| Choreographers |
| Current: Kim Jin-su • Son Hee-jin • Min Myung-seok • Yamaguchi Hitomi |
| Trainees |
| Current: Wan Zhihao • Freyja Aeri Óðinsdóttir • Liam Chanbit Dahl • Hata Daichi |
| Shows |
| Survival Shows: To Be Added |
| Variety Shows: To Be Added |
| Performances |
| LoveRail Family Concerts: To Be Added |
| LoveRail Family Tours: To Be Added |
| LoveRail Family Discography |
| Studio Albums: To Be Added |
| Live Albums: To Be Added |
| Official links |
| Website • Facebook • Instagram • X (Twitter) • YouTube • Zepeto |