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Cre5ent (Korean: 크레센트; Japanese: クレセント) is a 5-Members South Korean project girl group currently under TECO Entertainment. Formed through the reality-survival show Dawn of Teenagers originally as 9, they made their debut on February 9, 2022 with their first album The first phase of the moon: The New Moon.
History[]
Pre-debut: Dawn of Teenagers[]
on Early 2021, TMT Entertainment & Network announced that they're creating a new Survival Show series on focus to debut a Global Girl & Boy Group. The Girl Group season would be airing first, shortly after the finale, Boy Group season would begin. The show would be going by the name Dawn of Teenagers. The group would be debuting sometime in-between late this year or early next year.
The show officially premiered on August 25, 2021, With 48 Girls starting their journey, on the finale the Dawn 9 (TOP 9) was announced, Lee Yunseo ranking 1st, Yoon Sueun ranking 2nd, Shin Yeseo ranking 3rd, Yang Che ranking 4th, Lee Seonwoo ranking 5th, Cho Eunsuh ranking 6th, Kim Yoojin ranking 7th, Lee Yiyoung ranking 8th and Lim Juyeon taking the final spot on the group ranking 9th. Moments later the group name was revealed to be Crescent.
2021-2025: Debut, Promotions[]
After the Show, on November 10, 2021, Crescent's official SNS account started opening, and the news were confirmed that the group would be managed by Highwave Entertainment & SOSYME, who would be joining forces into managing the group. The group is currently preparing for their debut, It's scheduled for Early 2022.
The first teaser revealing that the girls will debut on February 2022 was posted today through their official SNS accounts. a site with-crescent.com was opened revealing the First Concept picture possibly confirming the groups concept. A Mystical, Pop, Elegant, Crush concept with the teaser Crescent is coming! - Feb. 2022.
on December 5, 2021, through their SNS accounts, it was revealed that The girls would be making their debut on February 9, 2022 with their first album The first phase of the moon: The New Moon. Later it was revealed, a special Christmas pre-debut single, "Snowy" was revealed to be released on December 17, 2021.
On July 23, 2022, it was revealed that the group would be making their first comeback with their first mini album The second phase of the moon: Waxing Crescent. The mini is set to be released on September 4, 2022.
On October 29, 2022, Highwave Entertainment announced that Yang Che would be taking a break from the group activities and pursue in China for her solo activities then she would rejoin the group for preparations for their next comeback.
On November 13, 2022, Highwave Entertainment revealed that Crescent would be releasing a special Christmas single "Bliss" on December 9, 2022. Yangche would not be participating on the promotions for the single due to her schedule in China, but would make appearances in the music video and song.
On January 27, 2023, Highwave Entertainment announced that Yang Che has returned to Korea and the group is preparing for their up-coming release.
On March 16, 2023, Highwave Entertainment revealed that Crescent would be making a comeback on April 10, 2023, with their second mini album: The third phase of the moon: First Quarter.
On September 28, 2023, Highwave Entertainment announced that Crescent would be making their next comeback on October 16, 2023, with their third mini album The fourth phase of the moon: Waxing Gibbous.
On January 1, 2024, Highwave Entertainment revealed that Crescent would be releasing their first Full Album this year following the phase of the moon series. The date is yet to be known.
On May 13, 2024, Highwave Entertainment revealed that Crescent would be changing agencies and would continue to be managed by TECO Entertainment from now on. SOSYME and Highwave Ent. revealed that they decided to part ways hence why this change happened. Later that same day TECO Entertainment confirmed the news as well as confirming that the group has been preparing for a while under the agency for their upcoming release, which originally was scheduled for July, but will be pushed a little later.
On September 20, 2024, TECO Entertainment announced that Crescent would be releasing their first full album "The fifth phase of the moon: The Full Moon" on October 17, 2024.
On March 10, 2025, TECO Entertainment announced that Crescent would be making a comeback with their fifth mini album The sixth phase of the moon: Waning Gibbous on April 2, 2025.
On July 1, 2025, TECO Entertainment announced that Crescent would be releasing a special summer single album "The seventh phase of the moon: Third Quarter". The single would be released on July 21, 2025.
On October 1, 2025, TECO Entertainment announced that Crescent would be releasing their last and final album as a group for now and would begin contract discussions to see if they can reach mutual agreements to continue their promotions. The group would release The eighth phase of the moon: Waning Crescent on October 29, 2025.
2026-Present:[]
On January 1, 2026, TECO Entertainment announced that after a long discussion between the group and the agency, Cho Eunsuh, Yang Che and Lee Seonwoo and Lee Yunseo would be leaving the group as their affiliated agencies decided to not let the girls continue, meanwhile Shin Yeseo, Lim Juyeon, Kim Yoojin, Yoon Sueun and Lee Yiyoung would continue to promote under the same name and agency. The agency released a statement regarding on how the group would continue from now on as it's recognized as a 5-piece.
On January 14, 2026, TECO Entertainment revealed that Crescent would now promote as Cre5cent.
Members[]
| Rank | Name | Position(s) | Agency | Year(s) Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shin Yeseo (신예서) | Lead Dancer, Rapper, Sub-Vocalist | ACRYSTAL Entertainment | 2021-Present |
| 9 | Lim Juyeon (임주연) | Leader, Main Vocalist | Individual | 2021-Present |
| 7 | Kim Yoojin (김유진) | Main Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper | BRIGHT Entertainment | 2021-Present |
| 2 | Yoon Sueun (윤수은) | Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist, Visual | KROMS Entertainment | 2021-Present |
| 8 | Lee Yiyoung (리이영) | Lead Vocalist, Dancer, Maknae (2026-Present) | SATURN CLOUD Entertainment | 2021-Present |
| Former members | ||||
| 6 | Cho Eunsuh (조은서) | Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper, Sub-Vocalist | The Entertainment CORE | 2021-2026 |
| 4 | Yang Che (양처) | Main Dancer, Vocalist | WaoHyu Entertainment | 2021-2026 |
| 5 | Lee Seonwoo (이선우) | Main Vocalist, Sub-Rapper | Prime Labels | 2021-2026 |
| 1 | Lee Yunseo (이윤서) | Center, Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Maknae (2021-2026) | ASOUND Entertainment | 2021-2026 |
Discography[]
Digital Singles[]
- "Snowy" (2021) (Pre-Debut)
- "Bliss" (2022)
Single Albums[]
- "The seventh phase of the moon: Third Quarter" (2025)
Mini Albums[]
- The second phase of the moon: Waxing Crescent (2022)
- The third phase of the moon: First Quarter (2023)
- The fourth phase of the moon: Waxing Gibbous (2023)
- The sixth phase of the moon: Waning Gibbous (2025)
Albums[]
- The first phase of the moon: The New Moon (2022)
- The eighth phase of the moon: Waning Crescent (2025)
Full Albums[]
- The fifth phase of the moon: The Full Moon (2024)
Trivia[]
- Members who were/are members of other groups
- Cho Eunsuh & Lee Yunseo were members of Trainee Team ASOUND Girls in different timelines.
- Lim Juyeon was a Pre-Debut BJSN member.
- Lee Seonwoo is a member of Trainee Team Prime Girls Gen. 2, under Prime Labels.
- Lee Yiyoung is a member of Trainee Team Saturn Girls under SATURN CLOUD Entertainment.