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This article is about the musical group. For other uses, see CSR (disambiguation).

CSR (/si-ɛs-ɑːr/; Korean: 첫사랑; RR: Cheotsarang; lit. First Love) is a South Korean girl group formed and managed by A2Z Entertainment (previously known as Pop Music). The septet—consisting of members Sua, Geumhee, Sihyeon, Seoyeon, Yuna, Duna and Yeham—was at the time of debut composed entirely of 17-year-olds, a first time in the K-Pop industry. They made their official debut on July 27th, 2022, with the release of their first extended play (EP) Sequence: 7272.

Name
CSR is an abbreviation of Cheotsarang (lit. First Love). (formerly known as 05 class) The company stated on the name that, "taking advantage of all members being seventeen years old, the group plans to show various interpretations of first love and tell the story of the members growing up year by year".

2019-2022: Pre-debut
In 2019, J Planet Entertainment, a South Korean label and entertainment agency opened social media accounts for the pre-debut group ´05class´. This pre-debut group consisted of Dahyun, Yeham, Sua, Seoyeon, and Taehee, but in February 2020, Dahyun and Taehee left the group. In April 2020, Geumhee joined the lineup and then following eight months later, Duna joined in December. Two years later on January 7th, 2022, Sihyeon and Yuna were introduced.

Four new members, Naeuen, Gauen, Sona, and Yoonjung were also added into the group but they all left the group not long after being added.

2022–present: Introduction, debut with Sequence: 7272 and Sequence: 17&[edit]
On July 11th, 2022, A2Z Entertainment announced that they would be debuting their first girl group. The members were revealed through trailers on July 11th and July 12. On July 12th, 2022, the group's management company announced that the septet would be releasing their debut extended play Sequence: 7272 on July 28. The music video for their debut lead single "Pop? Pop!" was released one day prior to the release, and the press showcase was also held at Mastercard Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 27th and the album was officially released on July 28. The group made their broadcast debut on Mnet's M Countdown on July 28th to perform "Pop? Pop!".

On November 17, the group released their first single album titled Sequence: 17& and its lead single "♡Ticon" (pronounced "love-ticon"). With this release, CSR earned their first music show win on KBS's Music Bank on December 2nd, 2022.

2023: Delight
On March 14th, 2023, CSR revealed that they will releasing their second mini-album, "Delight", on March 29th.

Members
As of right now, there are no official positions for the members except for the leader position.
 * Geumhee (금희) born March 4th, 2005
 * Sihyeon (시현) born March 12th, 2005
 * Seoyeon (서연) born March 26th, 2005
 * Yuna (유나) born April 23rd, 2005
 * Duna (두나) born April 28th, 2005
 * Sua (수아) – leader – born July 23rd, 2005
 * Yeham (예함) born October 7th, 2005

Fandom
CSR revealed on November 17th their official fandom name, ¨Mauem¨, which translates to ¨heart¨ in Korean.

Meaning
CSR's debut title track, 'Pop? Pop!', is about the feeling of love and how it's a thrill. It was about the fluttery feelings and emotions of love. The group wanted to go with a different vibe for their next album so, ‘♡TiCON’ is about being happy and how love tends to make you go back and forth.