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FANC:Y (팬시한) is a 9-member girl group under Circle Entertainment. They debuted on the 31st of March, 2023 with the Mini Album 'Heaven'.
FANC:Y's music is characterized by a sophisticated and elegant sound that combines elements of pop, R&B, and electronic dance music (EDM). The group's songs often revolve around themes of self-confidence, empowerment, and chasing your dreams. Overall, FANC:Y's music is a mixture of sophistication, power, and inspiration that sets them apart in the K-pop industry.
History[]
Pre-Debut[]
Seo Riah and Cho Hyunki are pre-debut members of FANTAS7.
In 2022, Bae Jinha, Seo Riah and Cho Hyunki all competed together on WE ARE FOREVER ICON and placed 49th, 24th and 13th respectively.
The members of FANC:Y were selected for their exceptional talent, hard work, and determination to succeed. They underwent rigorous training in singing, dancing, and performing, as well as language and cultural education to prepare for their debut.
The group's name, FANC:Y, represents their goal of becoming a sophisticated and elegant group that stands out in the K-pop industry.
FANC:Y was originally supposed to be a 10-member girl group, but 10th member, Lily, was pulled from the final lineup days before member reveal, it is said that she had a controversial past and it was revealed, and to avoid controversy surrounding the group, she was kicked from FANC:Y and Circle Entertainment, it is said that her positions were Lead Rapper and Visual. [1]
On the 15th of March, 2023 official accounts for FANC:Y were being created on Social Media implying that they were close to debut, this was further proven by the image posted on the FANC:Y Instagram. On the 20th of March all FANC:Y members were revealed in age order from Riah to Eunmi on the official FANC:Y instagram page, their debut mini album was also teased called Heaven. Circle Entertainment also promoted the members through social media, posting photos and videos of the members practicing and performing, as well as behind-the-scenes footage of their training and preparation.
2023(1): Debut with Heaven, Sweet Paradise TikTok Challenge, FANC:Y YouTube Promotions, Love Obscurity, First Win & Cotton Candy[]
They debuted on the 31st of March and promoted with the title track 'Sweet Paradise'. Their debut song is a bright and upbeat track that showcases their powerful vocals and impressive choreography. The song quickly gained popularity and FANC:Y became known for their unique sound and visuals.
FANC:Y decided to create a TikTok challenge with other K-Pop idols where they have to do the choreography to 'Sweet Paradise' in a TikTok, featuring idols such as Yiren and Yena from LXXK.
On the 2nd of April, FANC:Y uploaded their first FANC:Y reality episode on their YouTube Channel (@FANCYofficial.circleent)[2], the first episode featured the 9 members giving a dorm tour and showing all of their rooms where they spend their time whilst off-schedule, it was revealed that Riah, Wonyeon and Amber share a room, so do Eden, Jin and Hyunki and then Hyemi, Lena and Eunmi, meaning the rooms are split by age, with the oldest being in one room, the middle being in another and the youngest being in one room together also.
On the 19th of April, less than a month after their debut mini album, it was announced that FANC:Y would be having a comeback with the mini album titled 'Cotton Candy' it would feature 4 songs, including a title track titled 'Sugary Treat'.
On the 20th of April, FANC:Y released their Korean pre-release track titled 'Love Obscurity', which was a digital single. Cotton Candy was finally released on the 25th of April 2023, on the same day they did their final promotion for Love Obscurity on Music Box, and obtained their first music show win. Cotton Candy gained 20.3 million views on their M/V and 254,972 sales in the first day. [3]
2023(2): together, Cat & Mouse[]
On the 16th of June, it was announced that FANC:Y would be having a comeback with their third mini album, titled 'together', it was released on the 18th of June at midnight.
On the 17th of August, it was announced that FANC:Y would be having a comeback with their second digital single, titled 'Cat & Mouse', it was released on the 20th of August at midnight.
2024: THE REVOLUTION, LOVE TRILOGY, Upcoming Solo debut.[]
On the 29th of December 2023, it was announced that FANC:Y would be having a comeback with their first studio album titled 'The Revolution', after 4 months of the comeback being delayed and pushed back, they finally released their first studio album on the 2nd of April, 2024 with 'FLEX' being the title track. This title track won 7 music shows, the most out of any FANC:Y release yet and the first win came 3 days after the release on KBS' Music Bank.
On the 22nd of June, it was announced that FANC:Y would be having a comeback with LOVE TRILOGY. This comeback was released on the 14th of July with 4 tracks and 2 of them being title-tracks, 'DNA', 'Salute', 'Hair' and 'No More Sad Songs', with 'DNA' and 'Salute' being joint title tracks.
On the 19th of October, 2024 it was announced that a member of FANC:Y would be having their solo debut, the member is currently unknown.
Discography[]
Studio Albums[]
- THE REVOLUTION (2024)
Digital Singles[]
- Love Obscurity (2023)
- Cat & Mouse (2023)
Mini Albums[]
- Heaven (2023)
- Cotton Candy (2023)
- together (2023)
- LOVE TRILOGY (2024)
Filmography[]
Music Videos[]
| Release Date | Title | Album | SK Top M/V Peak | Views (7 days) |
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| 02.04.23 | Sweet Paradise | Heaven | #3 | 67,200,000 |
| 20.04.23 | Love Obscurity | N/A | #5 | 84,500,000 |
| 25.04.23 | Sugary Treat | Cotton Candy | #1 | 108,300,000 |
| 18.06.23 | Family Line | together | #2 | 102,395,284 |
| Best You Ever Had | #1 | 175,492,283 | ||
| 20.08.23 | Cat & Mouse | Cat & Mouse | #13 | 32,170,000 |
| 02.05.24 | FLEX (Time To Impress) | THE REVOLUTION | #1 | 98,982,482 |
| 14.07.24 | DNA | LOVE TRILOGY | #1 | 63,718,919 |
| SALUTE | #5 | 53,948,728 |
Reality shows[]
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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| 2023-present | FANC:Y Reality | Themselves | YouTube[2] | A Look Into FANC:Y's personal life. |
| 2023 | Sisters Class | Themselves | MBS | April 8th Episode. |
| 2023 | FANC:Y Reality - The FANCY Games | Themselves | YouTube[2] | 4 episodes, first aired 30.04.23 |
Concert tours[]
Members[]
Profiles[]
| Seo Riah is a member of FANC:Y, she is the Main Vocalist and Face Of The Group. She trained for the longest out of all of the FANC:Y Members, with 7 years, 4 years at Vampire Music and 3 years at Circle Entertainment. She also appeared on We Are Forever Icon, alongside fellow members Cho Hyunki and Bae Jinha, she placed 24th overall . She is the oldest member of the group, at 26 years old and is the oldest trainee from Circle Entertainment to debut. The age gap between her and 2nd oldest member, Wonyeon is 5 years. In her freetime she enjoys gaming on her Switch, she says her favourite game to play is Animal Crossing. |
| Park Wonyeon is a member of FANC:Y, she is the Lead Rapper. She trained for 2 years at Circle Entertainment. She is the 2nd oldest member of the group, being born on March 31st, 2001. The age gap between her and oldest member, Riah is 5 years. In her freetime, she says she enjoys knitting and has knitted multiple things for other members, such as a jacket for Jin. She also has 2 dogs, named Chocolate and Poppy, they are her favourite animal. |
| Park Eunyi is a member of FANC:Y, she is the Leader. She trained for 5 years at Circle Entertainment, which is why she was given the Leader role by her fellow members as she has been a trainee for the 2nd most amount of time. In her freetime she enjoys going on walks in nature, she says it allows her to breathe and feel free. At 5 years old, she appeared in multiple TV Commercials which were shown across South Korea on multiple TV stations. |
| Jung Aeyi is a member of FANC:Y, she is a Vocalist. She trained for 2 years at Circle Entertainment. In her freetime she enjoys watching Netflix, she says her favourite show is Riverdale. She says she auditioned to be a trainee because she idolized BlackPink member Rosé. Sadly, Eden seems to be the least biased member of FANC:Y as she has the least Instagram followers and seemingly doesn't get as much interactions in comparison to other members. She is also apart of the foreign line, alongside Hyemi and Lena. |
| Bae Jinha is a member of FANC:Y, she is the Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer and Visual. She also appeared on We Are Forever Icon, alongside fellow members Cho Hyunki and Seo Riah, she placed 49th overall. She trained for 1 year at YG Entertainment, then trained for another year at Circle Entertainment. In her freetime she says she enjoys practicing her dancing and vocal abilities, as she always likes to make herself better at what she does. |
| Cho Hyunki is a member of FANC:Y, she is the Main Rapper. She also appeared on We Are Forever Icon, alongside fellow members Bae Jinha and Seo Riah, she placed 13th overall, narrowly missing out on debuting in the K-Pop group 'AISA'. She trained at Vampire Music for 2 years and was a pre-debut member of FANTAS7 alongside Seo Riah, and then joined Circle Entertainment and trained for one more year. In her freetime she enjoys listening to music, she says her favourite group (other than FANC:Y) is C9PID. |
| Bang Hyemi is a member of FANC:Y, she is the Lead Vocalist. She trained for 3 years at Circle Entertainment. She is a part of the foreign line alongside Eden and Lena. In her freetime she says she enjoys chilling and playing mobile games, she says she is a big fan of Subway Surfers and has a very high level. As a trainee she appeared in different MV's for other K-Pop groups, such as REVICE's Deal With The Devil. |
| Song Eunsol is a member of FANC:Y, she is the Main Dancer and Center. She trained for 2 years at Circle Entertainment. She is a part of the foreign line alongside Eden and Hyemi. In her freetime she says she enjoys cooking, and says she frequently cooks up meals for the other members, even if she's not that good at it. As a trainee, a lot of others were threatened by her as she had amazing dancing ability. |
| Im Eunmi is a member of FANC:Y, she is the Maknae. She trained for only 6 months at Circle Entertainment, making her have the least training time out of all FANC:Y members. In her freetime, she says she enjoys tending to her plants, she has a collection of plants in her bedroom which she enjoys looking after and caring for. She is also a fan of K-Pop group of NEORA and her bias is Soomin. |
Positions[]
| Name | Full Name | Position(s) | Animal | Color | Nationality | Year(s) Active |
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| Riah (리아) | Seo Riah (서리아) | Main Vocalist, Face Of The Group | 🐱 | 2023-Present | ||
| Wonyeon (원연) | Park Wonyeon (박원연) | Lead Rapper | 🐷 | |||
| Amber (호박색) | Park Eunyi (박은이) | Vocalist, Leader | 🐰 | |||
| Eden (에덴 동산) | Jung Aeyi (정애이) | Vocalist | 🐯 | |||
| Jin (진) | Bae Jinha (배진하) | Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual | 🐮 | |||
| Hyunki (현기) | Cho Hyunki (조현기) | Main Rapper | 🐻 | |||
| Hyemi (혜미) | Bang Hyemi (방혜미) | Lead Vocalist | 🐼 | |||
| Lena (레나) | Song Eunsol (송은솔) | Main Dancer, Center, Rapper | 🐧 | |||
| Eunmi (은미) | Im Eunmi (임은미) | Vocalist, Maknae | 🐹 | |||
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| Lily (백합) | Mikami Ran (미카미 란) | Lead Rapper, Visual[1] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Achievement[]
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s) / Work(s) | Result |
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| Asia Rising Artist Awards | 2023 | Best Rising Female Rookie Group | FANC:Y | Won |
| Best Rising Entertainer | Riah | Nominated | ||
| Best Vocal Performance | Best You Ever Had | Nominated | ||
| Best Rising Rapper | Hyunki | Nominated | ||
| Best Rising Visual | Riah | Nominated | ||
| Golden Seoul Awards | Golden Seoul Top 10 | FANC:Y | Won | |
| SAMSUNG Female Rookie of the Year | FANC:Y | Nominated | ||
| Golden R&B | Love Obscurity | Won | ||
| Etoile's Asian Music Awards | Rookie of the Year | FANC:Y | Nominated | |
| MBS Artist Awards | Best Pop | Cat & Mouse | Nominated | |
| Best New Artist | FANC:Y | Nominated | ||
| Shining Groove Awards | Quality Rookie Award (FEMALE) | FANC:Y | Won | |
| Seoul Music Performance Awards | Best New Female Group | FANC:Y | Won | |
| Best Female Group Dance Performance | Best You Ever Had | Nominated | ||
| Hottest Trend Award | FANC:Y | Nominated |
Accolades[]
First Win: April 25, 2023 on Music Box for "Love Obscurity" (25 days after debut)
Total Wins: 16
10th win: April 12, 2024 on MBS Rankdown with FLEX (Time To Impress)
Most Awarded Song: "FLEX (Time To Impress)" with 8 wins
Music Show Placements[]
| Song | Music Show | Network | Placement | Date | Days After Release |
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| Sweet Paradise | Smile Groove Music Show | SGA IDOL | Nominated | 07.04.23 | 8 |
| Love Obscurity | Music Box | LSN | Won | 25.04.23 | 5 |
| Sugary Treat | The Core Music Show | Core Music | Nominated | 29.04.23 | 4 |
| Hallyumak | KCC2 | Won | 30.04.23 | 5 | |
| Inkigayo | SBS | Won | 30.04.23 | ||
| Beat Bop | N/A | Nominated | 01.05.23 | 6 | |
| The Core Music Show | Core Music | Nominated | 04.05.23 | 9 | |
| Hallyumak | KCC2 | Nominated | 08.05.23 | 13 | |
| Beat Bop | N/A | Nominated | 08.05.23 | ||
| The Show | SBS MTV | Nominated | 09.05.23 | 14 | |
| Best You Ever Had | Smile Groove Music Show | SGA IDOL | Nominated | 23.06.23 | 5 |
| The Core Music Show | Core Music | Nominated | 24.06.23 | 6 | |
| The Shining Star | CNET Music Broadcasting | Won | 25.06.23 | 7 | |
| Beat Bop | N/A | Nominated | 26.06.23 | 8 | |
| Hallyumak | KCC2 | Won | 28.06.23 | 10 | |
| Smile Groove Music Show | SGA IDOL | Nominated | 30.06.23 | 12 | |
| Hallyumak | KCC2 | Nominated | 03.07.23 | 15 | |
| FLEX (Time To Impress) | Music Bank | KBS | Won | 05.04.24 | 3 |
| Inkigayo | SBS | Won | 07.04.24 | 5 | |
| The Show | SBS MTV | Won | 09.04.24 | 7 | |
| K-Pop On Top | KBC | Won | 10.04.24 | 8 | |
| MBS Rankdown | MBS | Won | 12.04.24 | 10 | |
| Music Bank | KBS | Nominated | 12.04.24 | ||
| Hallyumak | KCC2 | Won | 14.04.24 | 12 | |
| Beat Bop | N/A | Won | 15.04.24 | 13 | |
| Smile Groove Music Show | SGA IDOL | Won | 19.04.23 | 17 | |
| MBS Rankdown | MBS | Nominated | 19.04.24 | ||
| Hallyumak | KCC2 | Nominated | 21.04.24 | 19 | |
| DNA | Hallyumak | KCC2 | Won | 21.07.24 | 7 |
| Beat Bop | N/A | Nominated | 22.07.24 | 8 | |
| Battleground K: Music Dojang! | VESK TV | Won | 23.07.24 | 9 | |
| K-Pop On Top | KBC | Won | 24.07.24 | 10 | |
| MBS Rankdown | MBS | Nominated | 26.07.24 | 12 | |
| Hallyumak | KCC2 | Nominated | 28.07.24 | 14 | |
| Battleground K: Music Dojang! | VESK TV | Nominated | 30.07.24 | 16 | |
| K-Pop On Top | KBC | Nominated | 31.07.24 | 17 | |
| The Core Music Show | Core Music | Nominated | 01.08.24 | 18 | |
| Hallyumak | KCC2 | Nominated | 04.08.24 | 21 |
Gallery[]
Photocards[]
FANC:Y Reality[2][]
FANC:Y M/V's[2][]
Trivia[]
- Bae Jinha, Seo Riah and Cho Hyunki all competed together on WE ARE FOREVER ICON and placed 49th, 24th and 13th respectively.
References[]
Official SNS[]
- Official Youtube: FANC:Y (팬시한) | (@FANCYofficial.circleent)
- Official Instagram: @fancyofficial.circle
- Official Twitter:
- @fancytwt_members
- @fancy_staff
- Official TikTok: @fancytok_circle
- Official Weverse: @fancy_circleentertainment