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YOUTH (Hangul: 이유스) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015. The group is composed of four members: Alix, Nini, Vani, and Fathi. The group debuted with their first mini-album, Universe on April 24, 2016.

Contents

1History

1.12014–2016: Formation and debut

1.22017: Beginning of their solo activities, major American breakthrough

1.32018–present: Debut in Japan, controversies, Albumname haha and touring

2Members

2.1Current members

2.2Managers

3Discography

4Tours and concerts

4.1Headlining concerts

4.2Headlining tours

5Filmography

6Awards and nominations

7Fan Club

8References

9External links

History

2014–2016: Formation and debut

JYP Entertainment initially announced the debut of a four-member group called NMW (New Magic Wand), composed of Nini, Alix, Vani, and Fathi. The group was quickly renamed YOUTH after member Fathi threatened of leaving the company if JYP Entertainment didn't let them choose a better name for the group. Under pressure, JYP Entertainment finally let them choose the name, and the group was renamed YOUTH. [1]

YOUTH released their debut EP, Universe, with the lead single "Ethereal" on April 24, 2016.[2]

YOUTH then released their second EP, Shining Stars, with the title track "Las Vegas's Fireworks" on August 26.[3] On August 27, YOUTH made their official stage debut on the music program M Countdown, 4 months after their initial debut.

2017: Beginning of their solo activities, major American breakthrough

On January 15, 2017, JYP Entertainment announced that YOUTH's first album was going to be released for the next month. On February 11, XX has been released, with the title track "HHH". The title track and album got unexpected attention from the American public, and so their first album marks their major breakthrough in the American market. Their popularity never stopped increasing after that.[4][5]

YOUTH held their North American meet and greet tour, YOUTH Meet & Greet in North America 2017, hosted by SubKulture Entertainment. The tour started in Miami on April 20, Chicago on April 22, New York on April 24, Detroit on April 27, and stopped in Toronto on April 29. (For more informations on the Toronto incident, go to the next section.) [6]

In May, Nini's drama "Boys over flowers" with Do Kyungsoo gained a lot of attention worldwide. It has been dubbed and subbed in 20+ languages. This also contributed to YOUTH's breakthrough worldwide, more specifically in America. In June, JYP Entertainment announced a collab between Rihanna's make-up brand and the group, mainly because of Vani. FENTY X YOUTH's collection was released on July 2. The whole collection was sold out in a matter of minutes.[7][8]

On August 28, JYP Entertainment announced that Fathi's solo album would be released in late September. Fathi's first solo album, ''Ephemeral: The First Meeting, has been released on September 22, 2017. The title track "Wonder" was a major hit in a lot of countries. After releasing her album, Fathi went on a promoting spree on many famous talk shows like The Late Late Show with James Corden, or The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Like Nini, Alix got into an acting career. She was the main actor of Once Goodbye, (along with Lily Collins) and the movie has overall been loved in America and in other big countries.''[22]