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CRAXY (크랙시) is a four-member girl group under 1EVEL ENM. Originally as five, they debuted on March 3, 2020 with the mini album My Universe.
History[]
2018: Winter project "Wish For You"[]
In December 2018, CRAXY, then known by their pre-debut name WishGirls, was introduced through their winter project. To celebrate Christmas, the members recorded "Wish For You", a song made out of several remade popular Christmas songs. They also shot a music video for the song inspired by The Little Match Girl story.[2] The song was released on music sites until June 27, 2019.[3]
2019: Pre-debut solos, summer project "Yours Is Mine", WTW project, and winter project "WishXMas"[]
In 2019, S.A ITAINMENT revealed their plans to give all members a solo song before debuting the group. They started with the release of the music video for Woo-Ah's "Issue" on May 18,[4] followed by Hyejin's "Boyfriend" on August 10, ChaeY's "Sixteen" on August 30, Swan's "My Soul" on September 25, and Karin's "Ka Ka Ka" on October 24.
On May 21, the company announced that WishGirls would be doing a summer project. Similar to their winter project, the group will film a music video, but this time related to summer.[5] For this project, they teamed up with the Indonesian actor Glenn Alinskie and his wife actress and singer Chelsea Olivia. The couple worked as co-producer on this project for nearly a year, before the music video for "Yours Is Mine" was finally revealed on July 12.[6] The single would be released on music sites a month later on August 21.[7]
On July 22, S.A ITAINMENT announced an international cover contest for "Yours Is Mine". Two days later, on July 24, the company revealed the prize for the winners: a trip to South Korea, recording a song with WishGirls and shooting a music video.[8]
On August 31, the winner of the dance cover contest was announced: Indonesian dance team I'GENERATION[9]
On September 6, the winners of the vocal cover contest were announced: Diva from Russia, Gigi from Hong Kong, Aaliyah from Belgium, Laras from Indonesia, and Yoerich from Indonesia.[10] Gigi and Laras did not participate in the music video for unknown reasons.
On December 9, the music video for "We The WishGirls" was released.[11]
On December 13, WishGirls announced their winter project through the "WishXMas" music video teaser featuring all the girls from the WTW project.[12] The music video was released on December 18. At the end of the music video, the group revealed their debut date had been set and coming soon. The date was not revealed,[13] but was shared to fall into the first half of 2020.[14]
2020: "My Universe", official name, debut, comeback delay, change of the fandom name, and "To Dante"[]
On January 10, S.A ITAINMENT uploaded a music video teaser for Wish Girl's final pre-debut single "My Universe". With this teaser, they revealed the group's official name to be CRAXY.[15]
On January 16, the music video for "My Universe" was released.[16] One month later, on February 16, the single was officially released on music sites.
In February, the group also revealed they were planning to release their debut album on March 1. The album would be a mini album consisting of 10 tracks, including the solo and pre-debut songs. The title track was revealed to be "Aria".[17]
On March 1, the company posted on their social media that due to internal issues, they were postponing CRAXY's debut until March 3.[18]
CRAXY were originally supposed to make their first comeback in August or October with a music video shot abroad. However, due to COVID-19, the group couldn't travel abroad and had to delay the comeback.[19] They followed up on the comeback situation on September 24, where they revealed they were potentially looking at a comeback around their one-year anniversary.[20]
On the same day, they also announced they were going to change their fandom name, as it is the same name that Starship Entertainment's rookie boy group CRAVITY was using. They asked fans to submit suggestions on their Instagram.[20]
On October 23, CRAXY released the special song "To Dante" on YouTube as surprise for their producer Glenn Alinskie and Chelsea Olivia to celebrate the birth of their son Dante.[21]
2021: CRAXY Universe[]
On April 1, 2021, SAI Entertainment updated fans on the scheduled comeback. They assured fans CRAXY would not be disbanding and that the reason the comeback was taking so long was because they wanted to make sure the comeback was something that had not be done before and would stand out in the fierce competition. They also revealed the comeback was scheduled to take place between the 3rd and 4th quarter of the year and that the comeback would be in collaboration with CREATIVEHALO. Teasers would be released in late July at the latest.[22]
On July 23, the group uploaded their first comeback teaser with the announcement that the comeback single was scheduled to take place on October 7.[23]
On September 17, it was announced that their full album CRAXY Universe will be released, consisting of five chapters throughout October 2021 and December 2022.[24] The album's first single "Zero" was released on October 7.[25]
2022: Zero 2, Who Am I, "Poison Rose"[]
Their second mini album Zero 2 was released on February 24, and the third mini album Who Am I was released on August 16, "Poison Rose" was released on November 10, 2022.
Further planned releases for 2022 were "End of Game", which was supposed to be released sometime in November 2022[26][27][28] and a fifth, unnamed single, which was to be released in December 2022.[29] Both releases were part of CRAXY’s ZERO worldview. However, neither releases were released due to the project’s cancellation in 2023.[30]
2023: XX, "No Limit", further plans, ChaeY's departure[]
On March 5, it was announced that they will return with their fourth mini album XX on March 23.[31] SAI Entertainment also announced that their ZERO worldview would come to an end and thus the release of "End of Game" has been cancelled, and that the group will undergo a brand new project.[30]
On March 8, the group released their first mixtape "Cypher (Position)" as part of their content buildup for their fourth mini album. The song was originally not part of the album, but was added to the digital streaming version of the album after requests from fans.[32]
On April 25, the group revealed a roadmap for the rest of 2023, which announced two further comebacks for the year. These releases would be a new single, scheduled to be released in July or August and a new mini album, scheduled for October or November. Additionally, they announced two mixtape releases. The second mixtape, titled "No Limit" is scheduled for May 9, while the third is scheduled for September 2023.[33]
On July 31, it was announced that ChaeY had been expelled from the group.[34]
2024: "Re_", "Masquerade"[]
On June 10, it was announced that they will return with the single album "Re_" on June 26.[35]
On July 27, it was announced that CRAXY will be pre-releasing the digital single "Masquerade" later that day.[36]
Members[]
| Name | Goddess | Position(s) | Years active |
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| Woo-Ah (우아) | N/A | Leader, Main Rapper, Vocalist, Visual | 2018–present |
| Karin (카린) | Goddess of Mirth[37] | Main Dancer, Rapper | 2018–present |
| Hyejin (혜진) | Goddess of Destruction[37] | Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper, Lead Vocalist | 2018–present |
| Swan (수안) | N/A | Main Vocalist, Maknae (2023–present) | 2018–present |
| Former | |||
| ChaeY (채이) | N/A | Lead Vocalist, Maknae (2018–2023) | 2018–2023 |
Discography[]
Korean[]
Mini albums[]
Single albums[]
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Digital singles[]
Other releases[]
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English[]
Digital singles[]
- "Masquerade" (2024)
Concerts[]
Concert participations[]
Gallery[]
- Main article: CRAXY/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ CRAXY on YouTube: Thank you CRAVITIES
- ↑ S.A ITAINMENT on Naver Blog: Wish Girls - Wish For You
- ↑ Mnet: Wish For You - 위시걸스 (Wish Girls)
- ↑ Allkpop: Wish Girls' WooAh is preparing for her pre-debut solo, to be released soon
- ↑ @sa_itainment Instagram post: SA Project in Summer is coming soon!🌴 #Saitainment #Summer #Sea #바다 #여름 #Kpop #MV #MusicVideo #데뷔조 #연습생 #여행 #Teaser #TropicalHouse #트로피칼하우스 #EDM #DanceMusic
- ↑ Allkpop: Wish Girls and the Alinskie Family team up in S.A Summer Project "Yours Is Mine"
- ↑ Bugs: Wish Girls - Wish For You
- ↑ @sa_itainment Instagram post: "WISHGIRLS - YOURS IS MINE" Cover Challenge!
- ↑ @sa_itainment Instagram post: Dance cover winner: I'GENERATION
- ↑ @sa_itainment Instagram post: TRAVEL TO KOREA WITH KPOP. Additional winners of "YOURS IS MINE" cover challenge!
- ↑ S.A ITAINMENT on YouTube: Wish Girls - We The WishGirls
- ↑ S.A ITAINMENT on YouTube: SA Project In The Winter will be coming soon! Merry~☆ Wish Mas~★
- ↑ S.A ITAINMENT on YouTube: Wish Girls - WishXMas
- ↑ S.A ITAINMENT on YouTube: WishGirls Season 2
- ↑ S.A ITAINMENT on YouTube: CRAXY’s Pre-Debut “MY UNIVERSE”(나의우주) Teaser
- ↑ S.A ITAINMENT on YouTube: CRAXY’s Pre-Debut “MY UNIVERSE”(나의우주)
- ↑ (KR) Nate News: 신예 걸그룹 크랙시, 프리 데뷔곡 '나의 우주 (MY UNIVERSE)' 16일 공개
- ↑ @craxy_official Instagram post: 안녕하세요 SAITAINMENT입니다
- ↑ @craxy_official Instagram post (August 11, 2020)
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 @craxy_official Instagram post (September 24, 2020)
- ↑ CRAXY on YouTube: "To Dante"
- ↑ @sa_itainment Instagram post (April 1, 2021)
- ↑ @craxy_official Instagram post (July 23, 2021)
- ↑ @craxy_official Instagram post (September 17, 2021)
- ↑ @craxy_official Instagram post (September 17, 2021)
- ↑ @craxy_official Instagram post (September 17, 2021)
- ↑ @craxy_official Instagram post (September 17, 2021)
- ↑ @craxy_official Instagram post (September 17, 2021)
- ↑ @craxy_official Instagram post (September 17, 2021)
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 @CRAXY_OFFICIALS on Twitter (March 2, 2023)
- ↑ @CRAXY_OFFICIALS on Twitter (March 5, 2023)
- ↑ @craxy_bruce on Twitter (March 16, 2023)]
- ↑ @CRAXY_OFFICIALS on Twitter (April 25, 2023)
- ↑ @CRAXY_OFFICIALS on Twitter (July 31, 2023)
- ↑ @CRAXY_twt on Twitter (June 10, 2024)
- ↑ @CRAXY_twt on Twitter (July 27, 2024)
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 YouTube: CRAXY (크랙시) ZERO WORLDVIEW
- ↑ @kconusa on Twitter (June 23, 2023)
- ↑ Soompi: KCON LA 2024 Announces 1st Lineup
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