HOWZ (하우즈) was a six-member pre-debut girl group under HOW Entertainment.[1][2] The group is assumed to have disbanded since there have been no new updates since September 2020.
History[]
Pre-debut[]
On January 30, 2019, NHN Bugs revealed plans to debut two girl groups in 2019 through their two subsidiaries, HOW Entertainment and J Planet Entertainment. HOW was expected to debut their first girl group, centered around Kim Min Seo and Wang Ke, in the second half of the year.[3] However the year passed with no new updates.
On April 5, 2020, HOW reiterate plans to debut the girl group in 2020.[2] On April 8, 2020, HOW opened the official Instagram account for their girl group trainees called HOWZ. Each trainee would revealed every Wednesday, beginning with Wang Ke.[4] The next member to be introduced was Lee Ha Eun.[5] The third member was Lim Sun Young.[6]
On April 28, 2020, the group's official Twitter account uploaded a dance video featuring six members.[1] That same day, fourth member Choi Ji Hyun was revealed.[7] On May 6, 2020, fifth member Ehara Nami was revealed.[8] On May 12, 2020, the fifth and final member, Jeon So Young, was revealed.[9]
However, since September 2020, there have been no updates from their accounts, mainly to the financial difficulties faced by HOW Entertainment. The group is most likely to have silently disbanded after the company's website has been taken down, and since Wang Ke opened an new Instagram account on November 2021.
Members[]
| Name | Position(s) | Years active |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Ke (왕크어, 王珂) | N/A | 2020–2021 |
| Jeon So Young (전소영) | N/A | 2020–2021 |
| Lim Sun Young (임선영) | N/A | 2020–2021 |
| Ehara Nami (에하라나미, 江源莱未) | N/A | 2020–2021 |
| Lee Ha Eun (이하은) | N/A | 2020–2021 |
| Choi Ji Hyun (최지현) | Maknae | 2020–2021 |
Trivia[]
- Wang Ke was a contestant on Produce 48.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 @HOWZ_2020 on Twitter (28 April 2020)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 10asia: '황치열 소속사' 하우 엔터테인먼트, 2020년 걸그룹 론칭…가요계 활기 더한다
- ↑ Naver TV: 하우 엔터·제이플래닛, '첫사랑' 등 신인걸그룹 연내 론칭 [공식입장]
- ↑ how_ent on Instagram (April 8, 2020 post)
- ↑ how_ent on Instagram (April 15, 2020 post)
- ↑ @HOWZ_2020 on Twitter (April 21, 2020)
- ↑ @HOWZ_2020 on Twitter: Choi Ji Hyun (28 April 2020)
- ↑ @HOWZ_2020 on Twitter (May 6, 2020)
- ↑ @HOWZ_2020 on Twitter (May 12, 2020)