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— SERENITY is the self titled, debut mini album of South Korean all-female trio SERENITY. released on march 8, 2019, the album contains 9 tracks, with, the now acclaimed song, “WONDER” as the main title track.

even though they did not get a music show win this era, it still garnered them a lot of international attention from both fans and the media. from the start, serenity had big shoes to fill in, harmony entertainment had produced multiple successful boy groups, with MELODY, being their most well known and famous. them being the first girl group in the company’s history was definitely something to be excited about. critics marveled at the group’s unique sound, each track being careful written and produced by the girls themselves, it was no surprised that WONDER became quite the hit worldwide. the album quickly became known as one of the best debut album’s of the year.

▸﹙ GENERAL INFO ! ﹚ ｡ 

release date — march 8, 2019

format — digital download ‘ cd ‘ cassette

length — 28:47

genre — synth pop, soultronica, contemporary r&b, electro pop, funk/soul

▸﹙ TRACKLIST ! ﹚ ｡ 

track one — intro: you and i ﹙ insp. desperado by rihanna ! ﹚

track two — WONDER ﹙ insp. 134340 by bts ! ﹚

this track is really intesting , a lot of jazz and funky influences are heard through out the song. it might sound like something you can happily dance to, when you read the lyrics, you’ll find that it’s about someone separating from someone or something that they used to revolve their entire life around. with references to science and mythology, it’s no wonder that it became one of Serenity’s most acclaimed songs.

track three — eclipse ﹙ insp. eclipse by kim lip ! ﹚

track four — two moons ﹙ insp. kingdom come by red velvet ! ﹚

track five — egoist ﹙ insp. black swan by bts ! ﹚

track six — singing in the rain﹙ insp. come thru by summer walker ! ﹚

track seven — let me in ﹙ insp. holy ghost by børns ! ﹚

track eight — mirrors ﹙ insp. butterfly by loona ! ﹚

track nine — ne m’oubliez mye ﹙ insp. new by yves ! ﹚

▸﹙ MV BREAKDOWN ! ﹚ ｡

the music video for WONDER first opens to a scene of the three girls on top of a pastel pink building, gazing at the sun as it’s in the process of setting, their backs to the camera as it zooms in slowly. as it stops, som looks back looking at whatever has caught her eye before looking back at the sun

the video pans out to shots of buildings in pastel colors, the girls walking up and down confusing, illusion like sets of stairs, it’s basically aesthetic goodness. shots of planets replacing the sun in the sky. the music video contains a lot of hints into what’s going on in the odd eye circle. there was one of shot of yuki that whet viral, she was standing in front of a building with rainbow colored stairs as she held a mirror in front of her face.

the last few minutes of the music video are the girls back in the same building, staring out at the sky, this time, three translucent moons being the main thing that their gazing at. as the camera zooms in on their backs, the three girls look back together, this time, looking straight into the camera.

▸﹙ ERA NOTES ! ﹚ ｡

the first they did after the album and the mv was released, was go on live, they had a following before they debuted because their company allowed them to use Instagram, you could see how excited all three girls were ( eun finally showing off that smile )

they promoted for about 4-5 weeks, even tonight they didn’t get a win, they were still super happy with how it all went down.

because the choreography was really intricate and pretty difficult, they released a dance practice and a step by step tutorial on how to do the dance properly ( thank som because she thought it was a good idea )

the girls on variety shows...a mess, they almost got in trouble because they weren’t holding back on the insults with each other and the host, som went viral for literally saying “I don’t give a fuck” to doni on idol room...quite iconic

with this also came speculations about how close the girls were to MELODY, someone released photos of Som hanging with MELODY’s Maknae, Jae, while she was still a trainee

Eun was not afraid to completely shut down questions like that, while she did get some backlash, she didn’t stop, she stated that she would rather keep the group’s personal life away from their profession

The girls were glowing through out the entire era, they trained for years and even gave up extremely important opportunities to be where they are now

almost forgot to mention that a lot of over the top, pastel makeup looks paired with colorful, coordinating outfits, they got a lot of attention for this as well, with them being considered as trendsetter because everyone else starting pulling off these looks

a lot of social media interaction and a lot of videos of serenity interacting with other kpop groups. there is an entire compilation of serenity collecting groups and making them their best friends.

▸﹙ STYLE SNAPSHOT ! ﹚ ｡

3 words: over the top

it was completely over the top but..kind of in a classy, cute way..almost...?

yuki had bright pink hair, eun had black and som had a pastel purple

like I said, a lot of pastel makeup looks, they went pretty hard on the eyeshadow and rhinestones tbh

they also went hard on the embroidery and beading that was on their outfits, the girls had to be extremely careful but they still managed to dance around in them lmao

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▸ ﹙ basics ! . ﹚ 。

stage name — yuki

given name — yūki hinode ( torres ) | 雪陽出

nicknames — carebear ‘ kiki

birth info — september 14, 1999 | daegu, south korea

ethnicity — japanese-filipino

nationality — korean

languages — japanese ‘ tagalog ‘ korean ‘ english

▸ ﹙ physicals ! . ﹚ 。

faceclaim — rina fukushi

height — 5’9” | 175 cm

weight — 126 lbs | 57 kg

bloodtype — b-

body modifications — double helix on right ear ‘ 4x piercings on both ears ‘ tattoo on the back of her bicep ‘ tattoo on right inner wrist ‘ tattoo on left inner bicep

▸ ﹙ career ! . ﹚ 。

profession — idol ‘ songwriter ‘ producer

group — serenity

position — leader ‘ main vocalist ‘ dancer

debut date — march 8, 2019

company — harmony entertainment

▸ ﹙ family ! . ﹚ 。

mother — jasmine torres hinode

father — tsuki hinode

brother — yasahiro hinode torres ( fraternal twin )

▸ ﹙ personality ! . ﹚ 。

positives — very ( very ) loud ‘ talkative ‘ empathetic ‘ optimistic ‘ conscientious

negative — extremely impulsive someone help her ‘ stubborn ‘ control freak to the max ‘ a bit arrogant

▸ ﹙ trivia ! . ﹚ 。

was very well known when she was a trainee because she used to work as a model as a way to earn extra money ( she walked seoul fashion week for two consecutive years before she debuted )

is...severely..severely obsessed with sailor moon and with anime in general, she’s such a big that she even got her favorite anime characters tattooed on her, she has a lot of exclusive collectibles and can go on and on about how she loves sailor moon “so much”

really tall...like...really tall, she’s one of the tallest female idols in the industry and when pictures at awards are being taken, she has to physically crouch down in order for shorter idols to be seen and not be hid behind her

comes from an artistic family, her mother was a ballet dancer, her father is a tatted ex-rock band member ( he’s just a songwriter now ) and her brother is currently a trainee at a popular japanese entertainment company

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▸ ﹙ basics ! . ﹚ 。

stage name — eun

given name — min eunkyung | 민은경

nicknames — kyungie ‘ eunnie

birth info — january 15, 2000 | jeju island, south korea

ethnicity — korean

nationality — korean

languages — korean ‘ english ‘ japanese

▸ ﹙ physicals ! . ﹚ 。

faceclaim — kim doyeon

height — 5’8” | 172 cm

weight — 120 lbs | 54 kg

bloodtype — o+

body modifications — 3x piercings on both ears ‘ tattoo on right inner forearm

▸ ﹙ career ! . ﹚ 。

profession — idol ‘ producer ‘ composer ‘ songwriter

group — serenity

position — main rapper ‘ lead dancer ‘ vocalist

debut date — march 8, 2019

company — harmony entertainment

▸ ﹙ family ! . ﹚ 。

mother — min sooyoung

father — min joongki

brother — min jaehyuck ( eldest )

brother — min hyunsik ( middle )

▸ ﹙ personality ! . ﹚ 。

positives — laid back ‘ creative ‘ responsible ‘ trustworthy ‘ compassionate

negatives — closed off ‘ pessimistic ‘ self-destructive because omfg ‘ impatient

▸ ﹙ trivia ! . ﹚ 。

she was an underground rapper ( which was how she was discovered ) , even though she was only 14, she would sneak off with her brothers to go to rap competitions to participate and sometimes performed

she’s very intelligent, even though she was considered the rebellious child, she was the top student through out the entire time she went to school and she graduated top student from the Seoul Science High School.

she writes and produces for a lot of groups and soloists, she’s become more in demand recently as Serenity started getting more domestic fame and acclaim, she’s also the main producer for Serenity.

she literally never goes out, like, at all, she was one of the idols that was followed by Dispatch but all she did was go to restaurants or to clothing stores and went right back to the dorms, but that’s usually how she lives her life ( which is weird because she has a lot of famous connections )

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▸ ﹙ basics ! . ﹚ 。

stage name — som

given name — som duanphen laohwattanpinyo | ส้ม เดือนเพ็ญ นวัฒนาภิญโญ

nicknames — som ‘ somie

birth info — june 23rd, 2003 | paris, france

ethnicity — thai

nationality — french-american

languages — english ‘ french ‘ thai ‘ korean

▸ ﹙ physicals ! . ﹚ 。

faceclaim — sara laddahom somogyi

height — 5’8” | 174 cm

weight — 110 lbs | 49kg

bloodtype — ab-

body modifications — 4x piercings per ear ‘ gauges on both ears ‘ small tattoos that she will never reveal :)

▸ ﹙ career ! . ﹚ 。

profession — idol ‘ model ‘ choreographer

group — serenity

position — main dancer ‘ lead vocal ‘ visual

debut date — march 8, 2019

company — harmony entertainment

▸ ﹙ family ! . ﹚ 。

mother — berry pheung chirativat

father — song sunan laohwattanapinyo

brother — boomie aroon laohwattanapinyo ( eldest )

▸ ﹙ personality ! . ﹚ 。

positives — cheerful ‘ humorous ‘ witty ‘ the sweetest person ever ‘ clever ‘ ambitious

negatives — selfish ‘ vain ‘ blunt ‘ passive-aggressive ‘ judgmental

▸ ﹙ trivia ! . ﹚ 。

studied dance at a top conservatory, this was when she decided to stay in paris longer, she did it for a few years before she went back to new york to study at a preparatory school.

her parents are divorced so she split her time between paris and new york city

comes from a very wealthy family, her dad is a famous fashion photographer and, her mother is an ex model and fashion designer ( it was a hot topic when people found out her mother was part of one of the oldest and wealthiest families in Thailand )

a complete fashion geek, she’s completely obsessed with fashion history and even used her mother so she could get archives from old designer collections ( she made her mom get her rare vintage bag because she saw it in an old catalog lol )

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— SERENITY is a south korean trio under HARMONY ENTERTAINMENT. after their debut on the 8th of march, 2019, the group gained international acclaim for their concepts, musical versatility, as well as their peculiar storyline know as the ODD EYE CIRCLE. they’ve been met with both domestic and international fame, splitting their place in the industry as a talented group seriously dedicated to their craft, and musical artistry.

▸ ﹙ GROUP NAME . ﹚ 。SERENITY

▸ ﹙ MEMBERS . ﹚ 。YUKI ’ EUN ’ SOM

▸ ﹙ CONCEPT . ﹚ 。 really weird storyline that the girls created, which makes sense since nobody but them understands it ’ really colorful and bright ’ cyberpunk...in a way?? ˑ mythological ( a lot of mythology references ) ’ historical references ˑ artistic references ’ 80’s-90’s retro ˑ dream like reality ’ all over the place.

▸ ﹙ YEARS ACTIVE . ﹚ 。2019 - present

▸ ﹙ LABEL . ﹚ 。HARMONY ENTERTAINMENT

▸ ﹙ GENRES . ﹚ 。french pop, city pop, electro pop, dance pop, r&b, neo soul, soultronica, new wave.