What is Pink Punk, and who were its member? In this article, Channel-Korea will tell you about Pink Punk, the origin of Blackpink. So, stay tuned!
Pink Punk’s Original Members
For various reasons, YG didn’t end up debuting Pink Punk, but its membership was already set. The group was going to have nine members, all of whom were born between 1993-1998. Before finding out how Pink Punk evolved into Blackpink, we should find out who the members of Pink Punk were going to be. Check it out!1. Kim Eun-biStage Name: EunbiReal Name: Kim Eun-biBirthday: February 04, 1993, Gwangju, South KoreaPosition: Main VocalistBefore becoming a trainee, she had been a contestant at Superstar K2 in 2010, but she ended up being eliminated. A year after her elimination, on November 21, 2011, YG Entertainment made her a trainee who was to be debuted with Pink Punk. Due to her healthy, Eunbi decided to leave the agency in 2014.2. EunaReal Name: Yuna Kim (유나킴)Stage Name: EunaBirthday: October 27, 1994, New York, United States.Like Kim Eun-bi, Euna had also been one of the contestants on Superstar K3 in 2011 before becoming a trainee. But, unfortunately, early in 2013, she also decided to leave YG Entertainment because she wanted to continue her schooling in the United States.3. Jennie Real Name: Jennie KimStage Name: JennieBirthday: January 16, 1996, South KoreaPosition: Lead Vocal and Lead Dancer, Rapper, LeaderJennie auditioned to join YG Entertainment when she was 14 years old, and in 2010 Jennie officially became a trainee after demonstrating her rap skills. Jennie first appeared in G-Dragon’s music video “That XX,” and then, in 2013, she collaborated with senior singers such as G-Dragon, Lee Hi, and Seungri.4. JisooReal Name: Kim JisooStage Name: JisooBirthday: August 21, 1995, South KoreaPosition: Vocalist, VisualUnlike Jennie, Kim Jisoo joined YG Entertainment when she was 16, in July, 2011. During her trainee period, she became a video clip model for Epik High, Hi Suhyun, and she also appeared in advertisments for various items, such as a bag product, along with actor Lee Min-ho.5. JinnyReal Name: Park Jinny/Jinny ParkStage Name: JinnyBirthday: January 19, 1998Position: Rapper, MaknaePark Jinny is rumored to have been maknae of this group, and she had a lot of fans before she even debuted. Among Pink Punk’s prospective members, Jinny Park had the longest trainee period.6. LaliceReal Name: Lalisa Manoban/Pranpriya ManobanStage Name: Lalice/LisaBirthday: March 27, 1997, ThailandPosition: Lead Dance, VocalistBefore joining YG, she often participated in various competitions in her country. In 2010, YG opened auditions in various countries, one of which was in Thailand. Lalisa joined as a trainee in April 2011, and she became YG’s first foreign trainee.7. MiyeonReal Name: Cho Mi-yeon (조미연)Stage Name: Miyeon (미연)Birthday: January 31, 1997, Incheon, South KoreaPosition: Vocalist, DancerCho Miyeon joined YG Entertainment in 2010. She was one of the other trainees (except for four Blackpink members) who survived, and was almost debuted. But in 2016, she decided to leave because there were a lot of rumors circulating about her and another YG trainee who vacationed together in Japan. The public began speculating that the pair were dating.8. HannaReal Name: Jang HannaStage Name: HannaBirthday: January 9, 1996Position: Lead VocalJang Hanna entered the K-Pop Star 3 competition in 2014, but was only able to reach 8th position. She signed a contract with YG Entertainment. She debuted for the first time in a 2015 duet with Junusean, with the song “One More Time,” and she also she had a chane to join the program Mix and Match. She did all those things just to be able debut at YG Entertainment. But the fates said otherwise; she never debuted and finally she decided to leave the agency.9. ChaeyoungReal Name: Park Chae-young (Korean name)and Rosie Park (English name)Stage Name: Chaeyoung (now, Blackpink’ Rose)Birthday: February 11, 1997, Melbourne, AustraliaPosition: Vocalist, DancerPark Chaeyoung auditioned to join YG Entertainment when the agency opened an audition in Sydney, Australia, her country of residence. She took first place among 700 participants, and joined YG Entertainment after the first foreign trainee, Lalisa.
