"Twice is Famous for their cute concepts, ITZY orbits the area between cute and girl-crush, my newest girlgroup, ECLIPSE, follows an entirely girl crush and even hip hop concept. I actually think that this group has some of the best rappers JYP has ever trained, regardless of Gender."
- Park Jinyoung, CEO of JYP Entertainment, to the Korea Herald
News about JYP Entertainments second girl group this year has excited thousands of fans all over the globe. Here's all we know about the group so far:
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Sua
Birth Name: Moon Sooyoung
Stage Name: Sua (originally supposed to be Luna)
Position: Lead Rapper, Leader, Oldest
Date Of Birth: 25th October, 1998
Ethnicity: Korean
Nationality: Korean
Birth Place: Seoul, South Korea
Zodiac: Scorpio
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Jiho
Birth Name: Kim Jiho
English Name: Jamie Kim
Stage Name: Jiho
Position: Main Vocalist
Date Of Birth: 27th December, 1998
Ethnicity: Korean
Nationality: Korean
Birth Place: Bristol, United Kingdom
Zodiac: Capricorn
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May
Birth Name: Kurozawa Mei
English Name: Mia Kurozawa
Stage Name: May
Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist
Date Of Birth: 12th June, 1999
Ethnicity: Japanese
Nationality: American
Birth Place: California, United States Of America
Zodiac: Gemini
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Rin
Birth Name: Kwon Chaerin
English Name: N/A
Stage Name: Rin
Position: Vocalist, Visual
Date Of Birth: 19th July, 2000
Ethnicity: Korean
Nationality: Korean
Birth Place: Daegu, South Korea
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Tara
Birth Name: Park Taeryeong
English Name: Tarah Park
Stage Name: Tara
Position: Main Rapper, Vocalist
Date Of Birth: 30th September, 2000
Ethnicity: Korean
Nationality: American
Zodiac: Libra
Birth Place: New York, United States Of America
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Kittie
Birth Name: Jung Kyungchul
English Name: Kitty Jung
Stage Name: Kitty
Position: Lead Dancer, Rapper
Date Of Birth: 31st October, 2000
Zodiac: Scorpio
Ethnicity: Korean
Nationality: Australian
Birth Place: Melbourne, Australia
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Konnie
Birth Name: Kannika Songkhla
English Name: N/A
Stage Name: Konnie
Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper, Visual
Date Of Birth: 8th August, 2001
Ethnicity: Thai
Nationality: Thai
Zodiac: Leo
Birth Place: Bangkok, Thailand
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Seoyeon
Birth Name: Oh Seoyeon
English Name: N/A
Stage Name: Seoyeon
Position: Lead Vocalist
Date Of Birth: 23rd February, 2002
Ethnicity: Korean
Nationality: Korean
Zodiac: Pisces
Birth Place: Seoul, South Korea
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Sunny
Birth Name: Kim Hyunsun
English Name: N/A
Stage Name: Sunny
Position: Vocalist, Maknae
Date Of Birth: 25th January, 2002
Zodiac: Sagittarius
Ethnicity: Korean
Nationality: Korean
Birth Place: Incheon, South Korea
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Sadly, this is all we know about JYP Entertainment's new girl group so far, but we're sure more news about the members will be released very very soon!
We're anticipating ECLIPSE's debut, we're sure you are too!