Babymonster
South Korean girl group
Babymonster (Korean: 베이비몬스터; stylized in all caps), also referred to as Baemon ( BAY-mon; 베몬), is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment. The group is composed of seven members: Ruka, Pharita, Asa, Ahyeon, Rami, Rora, and Chiquita.
Babymonster debuted as a full ensemble on April 1, 2024, with their eponymous extended play (EP) Babymons7er. Its single, "Sheesh", became their first top-ten entry on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart. In November, the group subsequently released their first studio album Drip, which surpassed one million copies in domestic sales and became their earliest entry on the Billboard 200; its title track spawned their second top-ten hit in South Korea and marked their first single to earn platinum certification for streaming from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. In 2025, the group released their second extended play We Go Up and embarked on the Hello Monsters World Tour.
History
2018–2022: Formation and pre-debut activities
Following the launch of YG Entertainment's representative girl groups, 2NE1 (2009) and Blackpink (2016), news of their next girl group circulated as early as 2018. Applicants were recruited from various countries, with some trainees entering the program as early as age ten and completing an average of four to five years of training. Each prospective member prevailed over thousands in their respective auditions. In 2020, "Babymonster", one of many names initially considered for Blackpink, and "Baemon" (a syllabic abbreviation of the former) were trademarked in English and Korean at the Korean Intellectual Property Office by the label, and were tentatively used by media outlets as provisional names until the official disclosure of the names.
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