Free In Sass (프린세스) was a pre-debut four-member girl group under AMX Entertainment. Due to their debut dates being rescheduled and prolonged inactivity on their social media accounts, they are assumed to have quietly disbanded in or around August of 2023.
Their group name is a pun on the word "princess".
History[]
Pre-debut[]
On June 10, 2020, AMX Entertainment announced that they will debut a girl group in 2021.[1]
On May 25, 2021, they revealed their first trainee Kim Hyejin.[2] The second trainee Haeun and third trainee Gaeun were revealed on June 17.[3] Their fourth trainee Lee Eunsu was revealed on August 17.[4]
During this time, several trainees were announced to have departed the agency, namely trainees Ahn Seol, Han Rio, and Shin Seoyoon.[5][6] Though there were earlier trainees only identified through their Naver blog.
A month later, on September 24, 2021, they revealed that their debut plans were delayed and therefore postponed to 2022.[7]
Staring in 2022, new trainees Seungjoo (later Jooah) and Daeun (later Dan A) were revealed on March 11 and March 28 respectively.[8]
On May 16, 2022, AMX Entertainment revealed a teaser photo with the captions stating that they will reveal their debut team name soon.[9] The following day, in a news statement release, the agency stated that their upcoming girl group will make their debut sometime in October.[10][11]
In early October 2022, the agency deleted all the girl groups previous SNS posts, including pictures and videos, suggesting their group had been finalized and will debut soon.[12]
Later, that same month on October 21, 2022, they revealed a new member, Yoona, through a choreography concept video on YouTube.[13] From December 1, 2022, Free In Sass released official profile photos for all members, which was confirmed to have been finalized at six, and included a new unrevealed member, Jiyeon.[14]
On January 16, 2023, AMX Entertainment announced, through an Instagram story, that Yoona had terminated her contract and left the group due to personal reasons.
In April 2023, AMX Entertainment announced that Gaeun had terminated her contract and left the group due to unknown reasons.
Members[]
| Name | Position(s) | Year(s) active |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-debut | ||
| Lee Yejin (이예진)[15] | N/A | 2020 |
| Bae Gaeun (배가은) | N/A | 2020 |
| Shin Seoyoon (신서윤; formerly Uni)[16] | N/A | 2020–2021 |
| Lee Yeseong (이예성) | N/A | 2020–2021 |
| Ahn Seol (안설) | N/A | 2020–2021 |
| Han Rio (한리오) | N/A | 2020–2021 |
| Minju (민주) | N/A | 2021 |
| Hayoo (하유) | N/A | 2021 |
| Kim Hyejin (혜진) | N/A | 2020–2022 |
| Lee Eunsu (은수) | N/A | 2021–2022 |
| Jisun (지선; formerly Sun) | N/A | 2021–2022 |
| Yoona (윤아) | Maknae (2022–2023) | 2022–2023 |
| Gaeun (가은) | Vocalist, Dancer | 2020–2023 |
| Dan A (단아) | Main Vocalist | 2022-2023 |
| Jooah (주아; formerly Seungjoo) | Vocalist | 2022–2023 |
| Jiyeon (지연) | Vocalist | 2022–2023 |
| Haeun (하은) | Dancer, Sub-Vocalist, Maknae (2020-2022; 2023-present) | 2020–2023 |
Trivia[]
- The company has decided on a long trainee period to prepare their girl group well and because they believe groups with little to no training have short life-spans.[17]
- In September 2020, they announced that they would be recording a pre-debut song.[18]
- Kim Hyejin and Gaeun were back-up dancers for Jang Minho, formerly of '90s pop group U-BeS, during Mr. Trot.[19]
- Yoona is a former member of the kids co-ed group Play With Me Club and a current member of the project girl group UNIS.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ @AMXEoffcial Facebook post (June 10, 2020)
- ↑ @nugupromoter Twitter post (May 25, 2021)
- ↑ @nugupromoter Twitter post (June 17, 2021)
- ↑ @nugupromoter Twitter post (August 17, 2021)
- ↑ @amx_entertainment Instagram post (February 4, 2021)
- ↑ @amx_entertainment Instagram post (July 29, 2021)
- ↑ @AMXE_Official Twitter post (September 24, 2021)
- ↑ @AMXE_Official Twitter post (March 11, 2022)
- ↑ @AMXE_Official Instagram post (May 16, 2022)
- ↑ (KR) Ujeil: AMX엔터테인먼트, 런칭 걸그룹 커밍순 티저 이미지 공개
- ↑ @amx_entertainment Instagram post (July 18, 2022)
- ↑ freeinsass_official Instagram post (October 4, 2022)
- ↑ Free in Sass(프린세스) - 'Euphoria' BTS (방탄소년단) JUNGKOOK - Choreography Concept Ver.
- ↑ @FreeInSass_AMX Twitter post (December 2, 2022)
- ↑ AMX Naver blog: 20.05.01 이예진 연습생 계약 해지
- ↑ @amx_entertainment Instagram post (July 29, 2021)
- ↑ @amx_entertainment Instagram post (May 15, 2020)
- ↑ @amx_entertainment Instagram post (September 25, 2020)
- ↑ @amx_entertainment Instagram post (March 3, 2021)
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