Pristine

Pristine ( 프리스틴 )
Pristin 2017
General information
origin	Seoul , South Korea
Genre (s)	K-pop
founding	2016
resolution	2019
Website	Official website
Last occupation
Nayoung Roa Yuha Eunwoo Rena Kyulkyung Yehana Sungyeon Xiyeon Kyla

Pristin ( Korean 프리스틴 , stylized spelling PRISTIN , formerly Pledis Girlz ) was a South Korean girl group founded by Pledis Entertainment in 2016 . The group officially debuted on March 21, 2017 with the mini-album Hi! Pristine. Just like Seventeen , who are also under contract with Pledis Entertainment, Pristin are heavily involved in the creation of her music and the choreographies. The group's official fan club name is "High" . The dissolution of the group was announced on May 24, 2019.

history

2016: Foundation as Pledis Girlz

On March 23, 2016 the official Twitter account of the Pledis Girls was opened and a first group photo was published. Seven of the ten members were already known to the public through their participation in the TV show "Produce 101". Initially only eight girls took part in the preparations for their debut, because Nayoung and Kyulkyung successfully completed “Produce 101” and became part of the girl group IOI . From May to September, the Pledis Girlz, with the exception of Nayoung and Kyulkyung, held weekly concerts to further increase their popularity.

On June 27th, the advance single We was released for download. The song was written by some members of the group themselves. In the video for We , the girls' profiles were used to introduce them. Nayoung and Kyulkyung do not appear in the video, they are only shown in a photo at the beginning.

2017: debut with Hi! Pristine

On January 6, 2017, at their last concert as Pledis Girlz, the group's official name, Pristin , was announced. On March 21, the group officially debuted with the mini album Hi! Pristin and the single Wee Woo . On May 19, the second single from the album was released: Black Widow . On Hi! Pristin also includes a new version of the title We , in which all ten members can be heard.

On August 6th, the group announced their official fan club name: "High" .

On August 23, the second mini-album Schxxl Out was released together with the single We Like .

On October 12, Pledis Entertainment announced that Kyla would be taking a hiatus due to health problems and would go to live with her family in the United States until she recovered.

2018–2019: Pristin V and dissolution

On May 8, 2018, Pristin V was announced as the first subgroup. The group consisted of the members Nayoung, Roa, Eunwoo, Rena and Kyulkyung. Pristin V released their first single album called Like a V along with the single Get It ( 네 멋대로 ) on May 28th. Like a V reached number 5 on the Gaon Album Charts.

On May 24, 2019, Pledis Entertainment announced the dissolution of Pristin in an official statement. It also said that Kyulkyung, Yehana and Sungyeon will remain with the agency. The contracts of the remaining members were canceled with immediate effect.

Members

Surname	Birth Name	Birthday (age)	place of birth	role
Nayoung ( 나영 )	Im na-young ( 임나영 )	December 18, 1995 (24)	Seoul	Leader, rapper
Roa ( 로아 )	Kim Min-kyung ( 김민경 )	July 29, 1997 (23)	Chuncheon	Vocalist
Yuha ( 유하 )	Kang Kyung-won ( 강경원 )	November 5, 1997 (22)	Gwangju	Vocalist
Eunwoo ( 은우 )	Jung Eun-woo ( 정은우 )	July 1, 1997 (23)	Beech	Main vocalist
Rena ( 레나 )	Kang Ye-bin ( 강예빈 )	October 19, 1998 (21)	Ilsan	Main rapper, dancer
Kyulkyung ( 결경 )	Zhou Jieqiong ( 周洁琼 )	December 16, 1998 (21)	Taizhou	Main dancer
Yehana ( 예 하나 )	Kim Ye-won ( 김예원 )	February 22, 1999 (21)	Ilsan	Main vocalist
Sungyeon ( 성연 )	Bae Sungyeon ( 배 성연 )	May 25, 1999 (21)	Seoul	Main vocalist
Xiyeon ( 시연 )	Junghyeon Park ( 박정현 ) 1)	November 14, 2000 (19)	Anyang	Vocalist, dancer, rapper
Kyla ( 카일라 )	Kyla Massie ( 카일라 매씨 )	December 26, 2001 (18)	Muncie	Vocalist, dancer, rapper
Nayoung Roa Yuha Eunwoo Rena Kyulkyung Yehana Sungyeon Xiyeon Kyla

¹⁾Xiyeon has officially changed its name to Park Siyeon ( 박시연 ).

Pristine V

Pristin V was a subgroup of Pristin. It consisted of the members Nayoung, Roa, Eunwoo, Rena and Kyulkyung.

Discography

Extended plays

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		KR
2017	Hi! Pristine	KR4 (16 weeks) KR	First published: March 21, 2017 Label: Pledis Entertainment + LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, download Sales: 43,300+
	Schxxl Out	KR4 (7 weeks) KR	First published: August 23, 2017 Label: Pledis Entertainment + LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, download Sales: 27,246+
2018	Like a V (Pristin V)	KR5 (4 weeks) KR	First published: May 28, 2018 Label: Pledis Entertainment + LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, download Sales: 15,301+

Singles

Sales taken from the Gaon Download Charts.

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		KR
2016	We hi! Pristine	-	As Pledis Girlz Sales: 19,922+
2017	Wee Woo Hi! Pristine	KR47 (7 weeks) KR	Sales: 161,904+
	Black Widow Hi! Pristine	-
	We Like Schxxl Out	KR90 (1 week) KR	Sales: 21,804+
2018	Get It ( 네 멋대로 ) Like a V	KR-KR	Pristine V

Awards

2017

• Asia Artist Awards - Best Rookie Award
• Mnet Asian Music Awards - Best New Female Artist

2018

• Seoul Music Awards - Best New Artist
• Global V Live Awards - Global Rookie Top 5

Web links

Commons : Pristin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Pristin on MusicBrainz (English)
• Pristin on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} PRISTINE (프리스틴) 공식 홈페이지. Retrieved December 3, 2017 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Breaking: PRISTIN Officially Disbands + Pledis Releases Statement. In: soompi.com. May 24, 2019, accessed May 24, 2019 . 
3. ↑ '프로듀스 101' 전 소미, 1 위 지켰다… 이변 없는 IOI 멤버 11 인 확정 [종합]. Retrieved January 22, 2018 (ko-KR). 
4. ↑ Pledis Girlz Concert Sell Out in 3 Minutes | Mwave. Retrieved January 22, 2018 . 
5. ↑ WATCH: Pledis Girlz Drops Bright And Cheerful Pre-Debut “We” MV | Soompi. Retrieved January 22, 2018 (American English). 
6. ^ Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved January 22, 2018 . 
7. ↑ PRISTIN Explains Meaning Behind Their Official Fan Club Name | Soompi. Retrieved January 22, 2018 (American English). 
8. ↑ Teen-spirited Pristin returns with rebellious 'Schxxl Out'. In: koreaherald.com. January 22, 2018, accessed March 13, 2018 . 
9. ↑ pristine's Kyla is taking a break from everything. Retrieved January 22, 2018 . 
10. ↑ Update: PRISTIN V Is Alluring In Individual Teaser Videos For “Get It” MV. In: soompi.com. Retrieved May 21, 2018 . 
11. ↑ Watch: PRISTIN V Is Confident And Powerful In MV For First Unit Group Title Track “Get It”. In: soompi.com. May 28, 2018, accessed May 28, 2018 . 
12. ↑ 2018 년 22 주차 Album Chart. Retrieved June 8, 2018 . 
13. ↑ Chart sources:
    • Pristin on the Gaon Album Charts. Accessed on March 13, 2018 (please select year in the menu).  (KR)
14. ↑ Sales of Hi! Pristin in South Korea:
    • 2017 년 Album Chart (43,300). Retrieved March 13, 2018 . 
15. ↑ Sales of Schxxl Out in South Korea:
    • 2017 년 8 월 Album Chart (22,571). Retrieved March 13, 2018 . 
    • 2017 년 9 월 Album Chart (3,901). Retrieved March 13, 2018 . 
    • 2017 년 10 월 Album Chart (804). Retrieved March 13, 2018 . 
16. ↑ Sales of Like a V in South Korea:
    • 2018 년 06 월 Album Chart. Retrieved July 12, 2018 . 
17. ↑ Gaon Download Chart. Retrieved December 24, 2017 . 
18. ↑ Chart sources:
    • Pristin on the Gaon Digital Charts. Accessed on March 13, 2018 (please select year in the menu).  (KR)
19. ↑ Sales of We in South Korea:
    • 2016 년 27 주차 Download Chart (19,922). Retrieved March 13, 2018 . 
20. ↑ Sales of Wee Woo in South Korea:
    • 2017 년 12 주차 Download Chart (36,390). Retrieved March 13, 2018 . 
    • 2017 년 13 주차 Download Chart (31.105). Retrieved March 13, 2018 . 
    • 2017 년 4 월 Download Chart (94,409). Retrieved March 13, 2018 . 
21. ↑ We Like sales in South Korea:
    • 2017 년 34 주차 Download Chart (21,804). Retrieved March 13, 2018 . 
22. ↑ Winners Of The 2017 Asia Artist Awards | Soompi. Retrieved December 3, 2017 (American English). 
23. ↑ (★ MAMA) Winners Of 2017 Mnet Music Awards In Japan. In: koreaboo.com. November 29, 2017, accessed December 7, 2017 . 
24. ↑ Seoul Music Awards 2018: BTS bags grand prize; complete list of winners. In: ibitimes.co.in. January 25, 2018, accessed January 25, 2018 . 
25. ↑ [V LIVE] 2018 GLOBAL V LIVE TOP10 ( Memento from February 4, 2018 in the Internet Archive )