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GIRL MONTAGE is an eight member girl group that debuted on MARCH 18, 2018 under GARDEN LABS. they debuted with the song GIRL'S CAPITALISM with mixed reviews from netizens. the song didn't get popular until 2023, FIVE YEARS after the group's debut.

despite their underrated status as a girl group when debuting, GIRL MONTAGE would slowly begin to gain popularity throughout their rookie year. however, their slow gain in popularity would come to a halt when member ROSIE would announce that she would be leaving the group in DECEMBER 2018. losing one of their most popular members without any explanation, many netizens would voice their concern as Garden Labs never officially explained what happened.

however, despite losing a member, GIRL MONTAGE would continue forward until MARCH 2019 when the group would be surrounded in a scandal. a twitter account would claim that former member Rosie had left the group not due to personal reasons, but instead because of "bullying among the members and staff" which immediately caused a witch hunt on the remaining members by netizens. this would force the group to go on a YEAR LONG HIATUS.

in late 2020, the group would eventually comeback; however, not without backlash from the previous scandal. the group would continue to make comebacks and slowly gain more popularity thanks to all the girls' solo careers. everything for the group would seem to be going well until JULY 2022, when Garden Labs announced that member LONDON had passed away. this sudden news of her passing would shock everyone in the k-pop community along with the members who would once again go on a SIX-MONTH HIATUS in order to mourn their passed member.

it wouldn't be until FEBRUARY 2023, that leader and main producer of the group ARA would announce that she and the other members of GIRL MONTAGE had filed a lawsuit against Garden Labs due to mismanagement and not protecting their artist. the court would rule in favor of the eight members and their contracts with Garden Labs would be terminated. this would put the group on an indefinite hiatus.

in SEPTEMBER 2023, Ara would announce that she and ARTEMIS had made their own label L'S MUSIC and that the rest of the members had joined them under this new label.

Im Gyuri was born in Busan, South Korea on September 14, 1998 to office worker parents. She has an older sister who's an art teacher. From a young age, Gyuri had been in love with music. Often singing, dancing, and even putting on small shows for her family when she was younger. It wouldn't be until middle school did she begin to explore music as a career option when her sister gifted her a piano for her thirteenth birthday.

From there, she would begin recording herself playing both covers and original songs and uploading them to youtube under the name ARA. Gyuri would begin to skip school in order to audition to entertainment companies and practicing her singing and dancing. When she was sixteen, Gyuri would be accepted into Garden Labs originally as a producer, but would be put into the trainee system.

For the next four years, Gyuri would train under Garden Labs before she would officially debut under the company as the Leader, Lead Vocalist, and Main Producer for the group in 2018. Along producing 90% of the songs for Girl Montage, Gyuri has also produced for a number of other artist in both K-Pop and the west. When producing she goes by the producer name PRICE X.

BASIC INFORMATION

STAGE NAME : ARA

FULL NAME : Im Gyuri

NICKNAMES / ALIAS : Yuri, GG, PRINCE X ( producer name )

BIRTHDAY : September 14, 1998

BIRTHPLACE : Busan, South Korea

NATIONALITY : Korean

CAREER INFORMATION

PROFESSION : Idol, Producer

YEARS ACTIVE : 2018 - Present

COMPANY : Garden Labs ( 2018 - 2023 ), L's Music ( 2023 - present )

GROUP : GIRL MONTAGE

POSITIONS : Leader, Lead Vocalist, Main Producer

Harlow Janet was born in New York City, New York on October 1, 1998 to a hotel owner father and boutique owner mother. Growing up, Harlow lived in the luxury hotel her father owned with her parents. Throughout most of her childhood and teenage years, Harlow was mainly with her mother while her father traveled the world to manage his other hotels. Despite the lack of her father's presence, Harlow would grow up as a happy child who had a love for dance. This caused her mother to enroll her in different dance academies before she eventually joined the dance team "WANNABE" which covered K-Pop songs.

Through the dance team, that's how Harlow and several of her teammates were able to be scouted by entertainment companies like YG and JYP. Harlow would be scouted by YG Entertainment and would accept their invitation and fly to Korea with her mother. Throughout her time at YG, Harlow would grow better and better in her dance along with her singing ability. This is where she would be put into the lineup for BlackPink. Unfortunately, she would be kicked out of the lineup and moved to a smaller company, Garden Labs, where she would continue her training.

In 2018, Harlow would debut as the group's Main Dancer, Visual, Lead Vocalist, and Sub-Rapper. She would also easily become one of the group's most popular members ranking up there with Artemis and former member Rosie. In October 2019, Harlow would make her solo debut and would eventually start to stream on Twitch where she would become popular on the platform from both her idol status and comedic personality.

BASIC INFORMATION

STAGE NAME : Harlow

FULL NAME : Harlow Janet

NICKNAMES / ALIAS : Low, Janet, Monster Dancer

BIRTHDAY : October 1, 1998

BIRTHPLACE : New York City, New York

NATIONALITY : American

CAREER INFORMATION

PROFESSION : Idol, Streamer

YEARS ACTIVE : 2018 - Present

COMPANY : Garden Labs ( 2018 - 2023 ), L's Music ( 2023 - present )

GROUP : GIRL MONTAGE

POSITIONS : Main Dancer, Visual, Lead Vocalist, Sub-Rapper

Juniper Fujiwara was born in Kyoto, Japan on January 1, 1999 to her single father. She has a twin sister who is a popular model in Japan. Growing up, Juniper's father was a popular retired singer in Japan and because of that music was a large part of her life. Since she was younger, her and sister have done both singing and dance lessons together. By their elementary years, Juniper and her sister were in a performing duo together that became popular all over Japan with their dad as their manager.

As she grew up though, the more she would sing and dance, the more she would eventually start getting compared to her father who was a singer in his earlier years. This caused her to slowly begin to resent singing and dancing as she got got older. It wouldn't be until she was scouted by an SM Entertainment agent that she would decide to give it another chance.

Training in Korea, Juniper would be wildly known as a popular SM Rookie and also appearing on the Mickey Mouse Club. She was also suppose to debut in Red Velvet; however, she was removed from the lineup last minute. This caused her to leave the company a year later where she would join Garden Labs to finish her training.

In 2018, Juniper would debut as the Main Vocalist and Sub-Rapper of the Girl Montage. During their hiatus she would find a passion in painting and begin working as a painter as a side career. She is seen as the most popular member in Japan which is where most of her fanbase is.

BASIC INFORMATION

STAGE NAME : Juniper

FULL NAME : Juniper Fujiwara

NICKNAMES / ALIAS : June, The Shadow

BIRTHDAY : January 1, 1999

BIRTHPLACE : Kyoto, Japan

NATIONALITY : Japanese

CAREER INFORMATION

PROFESSION : Idol, Painter

YEARS ACTIVE : 2018 - Present

COMPANY : Garden Labs ( 2018 - 2023 ), L's Music ( 2023 - present )

GROUP : GIRL MONTAGE

POSITIONS : Main Vocalist, Sub-Rapper

Artemis Song was born in London, England on February 14, 1999 to a professor father and writer mother. She is an only child. Artemis grew up as a social butterfly, not afraid to talk to anyone. She also had a natural talent for singing with her parents letting her compete in several singing competitions. It wouldn't be until her and her parents traveled to Korea to visit family that she would be scouted by several different companies after participating on the TV show "Sing It!" which also introduced her to the Korean public who all immediately fell in love with her and her personality.

This is was also when Artemis decided that she wanted to be a professional singer and idol. Originally she joined Jupiter Home Entertainment and after seven years she would be transferred to Garden Labs, their sub-label. Continuing her training her, Artemis would do several public busking performances and meet and greets, being seen as one of the most popular trainees at the time. Her popularity was also boosted thanks to placing 2nd on the first season of Produce 101 and becoming a member of I.O.I.

After I.O.I disbanded, Artemis would finish her training with Garden Labs and prepare for her official debut.

In 2018, Artemis would debut as the Face of the Group, Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, and Visual of Girl Montage. She is the most popular member of the group thanks to all the invitation of variety shows, commercials, magazines, etc. she has gotten over the years.

In 2020, she started a podcast called "Art's Poetry" where she invites other K-Pop idols onto the show and talk with them. Along with that, she has also been an MC for SBS's "The Show" since 2022.

BASIC INFORMATION

STAGE NAME : ARTEMIS

FULL NAME : Artemis Song

NICKNAMES / ALIAS : Art, Artie

BIRTHDAY : February 14, 1999

BIRTHPLACE : London, England

NATIONALITY : English

CAREER INFORMATION

PROFESSION : Idol, Podcaster, Actress

YEARS ACTIVE : 2018 - Present

COMPANY : Garden Labs ( 2018 - 2023 ), L's Music ( 2023 - present )

GROUP : GIRL MONTAGE

POSITIONS : Face of the Group, Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual

Jeon Chaeryoung was born in Jeju, South Korea on May 4, 1999 to an art teacher father and math teacher mother. she has an older brother. Chaeryoung grew up as a shy girl who instantly enjoyed music thanks to her older brother. As she got older, the two of them would begin to busk around Seoul in order to earn extra money. This would continue until her brother went off to college.

After her brother went off to college, Chaeryoung would continue to busk on the streets, performing covers of different songs. She would then get the chance to perform on the TV show "Sing It!" where she would meet her future group member Artemis.

While she was eliminated early on the show, her talent was able to get her recognized by JYP who would recruit her as a new trainee. Chaeryoung would first be known for competing on the survival show SIXTEEN before she was eliminated. Two years after SIXTEEN, she would choose to leave JYP and move to Garden Labs.

In 2018, Chaeryoung would debut under the stage name "Cherry" as the Main Dancer and Lead Rapper of the group. She chose the stage name Cherry because that was the nickname her older brother gave her. Chaeryoung made her solo debut in 2023. She is seen as one of the lesser known and popular members of the group.

BASIC INFORMATION

STAGE NAME : Cherry

FULL NAME : Jeon Chaeryoung

NICKNAMES / ALIAS : ChaeChae, Youngie, Pink Cherry

BIRTHDAY : May 4, 1999

BIRTHPLACE : Jeju, South Korea

NATIONALITY : Korean

CAREER INFORMATION

PROFESSION : Idol

YEARS ACTIVE : 2018 - Present

COMPANY : Garden Labs ( 2018 - 2023 ), L's Music ( 2023 - present )

GROUP : GIRL MONTAGE

POSITIONS : Main Dancer, Lead Rapper

Kwon Yulli was born in Gangnam, South Korea on November 17, 1999 to two lawyer parents. she is an only child. since she was born, yulli was raised by her nanny while her parents were away at work. She had always had a natural talent for the arts that her parents would force her into after seeing how good she was. Being forced to paint all day and night to improve on her painting skills.

When she was in middle school, Yulli would attend an art school and would compete in multiple art shows, place first most of the time. It wouldn't be until she was fifteen that she was scouted by Garden Labs. At first her parents refused to allow her to become a trainee, but after some convincing and several deals that Yulli would be allowed to become a trainee at the company.

Yulli would train for the next few years along with the other members of Girl Montage. Her parents would regularly check in on her and after her third year as a trainee told her that if her debut wasn't successful then she would have to leave the company in order to focus on school and painting.

In 2018, Yulli would debut as the Visual and Main Rapper for the group. Around 2020, Yulli would be diagnosed with social anxiety and would begin therapy in order to help her mental health. During the group's first hiatus, she would began creating and writing a Webtoon under the pen name Double Y. The Webtoon would become an immediate success to the public.

BASIC INFORMATION

STAGE NAME : Yulli

FULL NAME : Kwon Yulli

NICKNAMES / ALIAS : Lily, Double Y ( pen name )

BIRTHDAY : November 17, 1999

BIRTHPLACE : Gangnam, South Korea

NATIONALITY : Korean

CAREER INFORMATION

PROFESSION : Idol, Webtoonist

YEARS ACTIVE : 2018 - Present

COMPANY : Garden Labs ( 2018 - 2023 ), L's Music ( 2023 - present )

GROUP : GIRL MONTAGE

POSITIONS : Main Rapper, Visual

Lane Gillian was born in New York City, New York on March 20, 2000 to a business man father and a model mother. She has two older sisters. Growing up, Lane was an active attender to her mother's shows and watched as she walked the runway. This caused Lane to want to grow up and become just like her mother. However, when she was in middle school her parents would divorce and she would forced to go and live with her grandmother and aunt.

This caused Lane to resent both her parents and she would begin to act out at school and as a result she her aunt put her in a ballet class. After several classes, Lane would fall in love with the dance. Because of this, she would also venture into other dance styles until she came across Hyuna and K-Pop. Lane would immediately fall in love with the genre and learn how to do several group dances.

It wouldn't be until her and her grandmother took a trip to South Korea that she would be scouted by SM Entertainment due to her looks and busking skills. This is where she met Juniper who was also a new trainee at the time. Lane would continue to train at SM and even become a popular and well-known SM Rookie. In 2015, Lane would decide to leave the company after Juniper, telling the other girl that they either "succeed together or fail together."

Lane would go on to debut as the group's Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, and Visual in 2018. She is also considered as one of the most popular members to both netizens and brands. In 2021, she would become an ambassador for Vivienne Westwood and in 2022 she would become ambassador for Selkie.

BASIC INFORMATION

STAGE NAME : Lane

FULL NAME : Lane Gillian

NICKNAMES / ALIAS : Laney, Vivienne's Girl, Fashion Guru

BIRTHDAY : March 20, 2000

BIRTHPLACE : New York City, New York

NATIONALITY : American

CAREER INFORMATION

PROFESSION : Idol, Fashion Designer, Model

YEARS ACTIVE : 2018 - Present

COMPANY : Garden Labs ( 2018 - 2023 ), L's Music ( 2023 - present )

GROUP : GIRL MONTAGE

POSITIONS : Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual

Juliet Carlson was born in Wellington, New Zealand on December 23, 2000 to a nurse mother and professor step-father. She has a younger half-brother. Growing up, Juliet never really had an interest in music like her group members. Instead she wanted to a game developer due to her love of video games.

This interest would only continue to skyrocket as games such as Five Night's at Freddy's and Undertale came out which were created by mainly one developer. This is where she would begin to full start working and making her own video game. However, this would eventually be put on the back-burner when during a trip to Korea, Juliet would be scouted by a Garden Labs agent due to her nature looks. Her mother was the one to force her into auditioning, as she originally wanted to be a singer before she became pregnant.

With Juliet passing her audition, her whole family would move to Korea in order to support her. Her mother would soon become unbearable with pushing Juliet to do better and better than the other trainees, and her original dream of being a game developer was soon lost. Juliet; however, didn't have the heart to say no to her mother and did what her mother wanted.

Juliet would debut as the group's Maknae, Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper, and Sub-Vocalist in 2018. Along with becoming an idol, Juliet would also be pushed into acting. Apart from that, Juliet would also get to work on her game again and get to officially release it 2022.

BASIC INFORMATION

STAGE NAME : Juliet

FULL NAME : Juliet Song but legally changed to Juliet Carlson

NICKNAMES / ALIAS : Julie, Princess Julie, Princess Maknae

BIRTHDAY : December 23, 2000

BIRTHPLACE : Wellington, New Zealand

NATIONALITY : Australian

CAREER INFORMATION

PROFESSION : Idol, Actress, Game Developer

YEARS ACTIVE : 2018 - Present

COMPANY : Garden Labs ( 2018 - 2023 ), L's Music ( 2023 - present )

GROUP : GIRL MONTAGE

POSITIONS : Maknae, Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper, Sub-Vocalist

MEMBER FOR ETERNITY

tw. death / suicide

London Kang was born in Stockholm, Sweden on June 12, 1998 to a actor father and an actress mother. She has an older sister and brother. Growing up, London was always in the spotlight thanks to her famous parents. London, herself, would also begin acting at a young age, appearing in several commercials and even became a regular on the Korean drama "Happy Ways."

However, London would realize that she didn't want to act anymore and would instead want to pursue a career as an idol. Thanks to who her parents were, London was able to easily get into CUBE Entertainment and start her training in 2012. This however didn't sit right with several other trainees at the company who would bully and mock London despite her being at the same level as the rest of them.

Eventually, London would move companies and join Garden Labs. When she joined, she immediately became friends with the other trainees like Ara and Harlow. London was one of the more popular trainees at the company thanks to her talent and hard working attitude.

In 2018, London would debut as the group's Lead Vocalist and Visual. While not an immediate favorite member, many Pathfinders feel in love with London and her natural charm, catching the eye of many new fans. During the group's first hiatus, she would go back to acting and do several small, indie films.

Unfortunately, in July of 2022, London would be found dead in the group's dorm by member Juliet. The cause of her death as remained out of public knowledge due to her family; however, many netizens and fans have suspected it was suicide.

In 2023, two members of Girl Montage, Ara and Artemis, would start her own music label called L's Music in memory of London. The song "BLUE" was also dedicated to her.

BASIC INFORMATION

STAGE NAME : London

FULL NAME : London Kang

KOREAN NAME : Kang Sowon

NICKNAMES / ALIAS : London Bridge, Lonnie, Blue, L

BIRTHDAY : June 12, 1998

BIRTHPLACE : Stockholm, Sweden

NATIONALITY : Korean

CAREER INFORMATION

PROFESSION : Idol

YEARS ACTIVE : 2018 - 2022

COMPANY : Garden Labs ( 2018 - 2022 )

POSITIONS : Lead Vocalist, Visual

FORMER MEMBER

tw. death

Rosa Jung was born in Seoul, South Korea on April 1, 1997 to convenience store worker parents. She has two younger brothers and a sister. Growing up, Rosa had to take care of her younger brother while her parents worked. Compared to her former group members, Rosa grew up in a struggling household where her parents worked day and nightshifts in order to provide for themselves.

When she was in middle school, Rosa took a likening to idols and was inspired by idols like BoA and Girl's Generation. She realized while watching them on variety shows that she wanted to become an idol in order to famous. However, her parents discouraged her as the idol industry was a tough and ruthless place and had little faith in their daughter. Instead, they forced her to get a job when she was fourteen in order to help support her younger brothers and newly born sister.

It wasn't until two years later that tragedy would strike Rosa when her parents would end up in a car accident, killing them both. This left Rosa and her three younger siblings as orphans; however, their aunt would take them all in allowing them to be taken care of without the worry of money and support. Rosa's aunt would be the one to encourage her to audition and pursue her idol dream.

Rosa would pass her audition at Garden Lab's and be one of the last trainees to join the group that would eventually become Girl Montage. In 2018, Rosa would debut under the stage name "Rosie" and was the group's Main Dancer and Lead Vocalist. She was also quickly seen as one of the most popular members.

However, her idol dream soon changed as Rosa seen her popularity and began bullying the other members for not being as successful as her. This would cause a huge rift between Rosa and the other members to the point that she began hating all of them. A physical fight would break out between Rosa and Ara which would result in Rosa's contract being terminated in December 2018. Since then, Rosa has redebuted as a soloist under a new company.

BASIC INFORMATION

STAGE NAME : Rosie

FULL NAME : Rosa Jung

NICKNAMES / ALIAS : Rosie Posie, That Fucking Bitch, The Joker

BIRTHDAY : April 1, 1997

BIRTHPLACE : Seoul, South Korea

NATIONALITY : Korean

CAREER INFORMATION

PROFESSION : Idol

YEARS ACTIVE : 2018 - present

COMPANY : Garden Labs ( 2018 ), Petal Music ( 2019 - present )

GROUP : GIRL MONTAGE ( 2018 )