After School Red and Blue debut on Inkigayo

After a long wait, the After School subunits: After School Red and After School Blue are ready to bring it on with their respective debut stages on today’s SBS Inkigayo.

Pledis and After School decided on a little friendly competition by splitting the latter as voted by fans into 2 subunits – A.S. RED featuring members Kahi, Jungah, Nana, and UEE, while A.S. BLUE featured members Jooyeon, Raina, Lizzy, and E-Young.


Through this unique promotion, they hope to show off two different sides to the beauty that is After School. A.S. RED will be a sexy, powerful concept, while A.S. BLUE will cater to the summer heat with a sweet and outgoing concept. Check out their debut stages below!


After School Red – In the Night Sky



After School Blue – Wonder Boy



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After School finalizes unit line-ups!

After weeks of teasing fans with photos, After School have finally announced the final line-up for their two unit groups, ‘A.S. BLUE‘ and ‘A.S. RED‘!

Pledis Entertainment revealed, “A.S. RED will feature members Kahi, Jungah, Nana, and UEE, while A.S. BLUE will feature members Jooyeon, Raina, Lizzy, and E-Young. The units are especially meaningful, in that it’s a direct reflection of the votes made by fans.”

The two groups will begin promoting mid-July. As reported previously, A.S. RED will be a sexy, powerful concept, while A.S. BLUE will cater to the summer heat with a sweet and outgoing concept.

Stay tuned for more updates!


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After School holds their first fan signing for “The Saem”

On July 7th, After School attended their first fan signing as models for “The Saem” cosmetics in Daegu!

In celebration of the brand’s latest line of ‘S-special’ products, “The Saem” decided to repay the love they’ve been receiving from their customers with a special fan meet with their new models. After School’s Kahi, UEE, Lizzy, and Nana met up with fans for the 90-minute long event at the store.

Lines were said to have formed hours before the girls arrived, and hundreds gathered outside of the store to catch glimpses of the gorgeous ladies.

UEE said, “We’re so grateful to the fans who came to see us here today. We’ll pay back your love by promoting in singing and acting. Please give your attention to ‘The Saem’, as we will be working hard as models of the brand.”





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After School to divide into ‘red’ and ‘blue’ units

After announcing that they’d be promoting as double units, After School has finally revealed what those units will be!

After School will be dividing their eight members equally into a blue and red team this month. The red team, like its color, will feature a powerful sexy concept, while the blue team is expected to come out with something cute and bright for the summer.

Photos of the divided units previously made their round on the internet, bringing out the curiosity of fans.

Representatives of Pledis Entertainment said, “After School will be showing off different charms as friendly rivals while promoting together.”

After School is also preparing for their second official fan-meet on July 9th.

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After School releases version 2 of “Play Ur Love” MV

Last month, After School released a music video for “Play Ur Love“ featuring Kahi, Raina, Nana, and JungAh. Recently, the group released a second version of the music video, which seems to have confused some fans.

Some of you may watch it and think, “This looks just like the first version“. But if you watch carefully, you will see that the scenes with the “boyfriend” have been removed, and the order for a handful of scenes have been changed.


Nevertheless, the ladies are looking lovely as always. So if you want to see a few more seconds of the beautiful After School members, check out the music video below!




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After School releases music video for “Play Ur Love”!

Having made their comeback with their “Virgin” album three weeks ago, After School has today revealed a new MV for another track from their album, titled “Play Ur Love“.

“Play Ur Love” has a bright melody and contrastively tells the story of a sad separation.

It is a sorrowful and unique R&B song sung by After School members Kahi, JungAh, Raina, and Nana’s emotional voices. Dressed in simple outfits and more natural makeup, the girls’ beauty radiates as they portray a rather opposing look from their usual powerful and sexy image.






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After School discusses their admissions and graduation system

Although it’s a familiar concept in other music markets, After School was the first to debut with a unique admissions and graduation concept in Korea.

It’s a genius system for the agencies themselves, since what better way to test out the potential of their trainees than by adding them as a rookie to an already established group?


Unfortunately, the ones that must directly endure this system are the members themselves. Although there hasn’t been a formal departure yet (aside from Yoo So Young’s leave), one can only imagine the emotional and mental stress this puts on the relationships between the members.

In an interview with Star News, the girls directly addressed the issue as honestly as they could. “At first, we were a bit put off that we had worked so hard to establish After School’s name and that just anyone could join. Why would we think that? Whenever we felt that we were finally getting our teamwork down, someone would leave and another would join.”


Even with their latest “Virgin” release, the members came in tow with E-Young. ”It was difficult to deal with at first, but it just became natural after a while. We all just focused on the stage and accepted our new members with an open heart. It’s all for After School, after all.”


The members are divided into generations, with Kahi, Jung Ah, Jooyeon, and Bekah in the first generation, UEE in the second, Orange Caramel in the third, and E-Young in the fourth.

The girls stated, “Now that we’ve been through all of the ups and downs, there aren’t any obstacles for us in that regard. By experiencing all of this, we’ve gotten a lot stronger as a team. We also grew and matured as we overcame hardships together. Now, our dream is to see the new members of After School promoting dozens of years from now.”


Now that they’ve made their comeback, what are their goals for this promotion cycle? “We want to get an ‘all-kill’ on every music chart. It’s a dream that every singer would want. It’s not a must, but we think it’d make us feel like we’re being rewarded for our hard work.”

They concluded, “There’s still a long way to go. We’re just running straight ahead, not paying attention to first or last place. This album is important to us since we want to firmly establish ourselves through this promotion cycle. We’re going to band together tighter than ever to show everything we can on stage.”










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After School makes a comeback with ‘Shampoo’ on Inkigayo

After a long hiatus, the After School girls are back on SBS’s Inkigayo with a brand new round of promotions after releasing their first album, “Virgin” earlier this week.

Decked out with a lovelier and more feminine concept, the girls have filled the album to the brim with songs that hold motivating themes like confidence and individuality. It’s been a long year since their last “Bang!” release, so the girls have set out to make this comeback particularly special.


In an interview with Sports Today, After School stated, “Because of a chain of events last year, we weren’t able to promote as a group. We’ve missed the stage that much more, and we’d like to emphasize that we’re promoting as a group now. It’s so fun and we love it.”

When asked about their tap dance routine, they replied, “It’s the result of five months of practice. Because of our personal schedules, we didn’t have a lot of time to practice but we truly tried our best. With our ‘Bang!’ promotions, we were always injuring our fingers. This time it’s our toes.”

The girls concluded, “We’ve been promoting individually until finally getting back together in nearly a year. Because of that, we’ll be giving our best on stage. Please give us your support, as we’ll be promoting for as long as possible.”


Their title track, “Shampoo”, was written by poet Won Tae Yeon (of Secret Garden’s “That Man“) and composed by Japanese producer, Daishi Dance.

With a subtle piano melody and an emphasis on the emotions behind the lyrics, the song seamlessly weaves in and out of After School’s beautiful vocals and powerful rapping.

Check out their comeback stage, which also includes “Let’s Step Up“!








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After School makes a comeback with ‘Shampoo’ on Music Core

After a long hiatus, the After School girls are back on MBC’s Music Core with a brand new round of promotions after releasing their first album, “Virgin” earlier this week.

Decked out with a lovelier and more feminine concept, the girls have filled the album to the brim with songs that hold motivating themes like confidence and individuality. It’s been a long year since their last “Bang!” release, so the girls have set out to make this comeback particularly special.


Their title track, “Shampoo”, was written by poet Won Tae Yeon (of Secret Garden’s “That Man“) and composed by Japanese producer, Daishi Dance.

With a subtle piano melody and an emphasis on the emotions behind the lyrics, the song seamlessly weaves in and out of After School’s beautiful vocals and powerful rapping.

Check out their comeback stage, which also includes “Let’s Step Up“!





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After School releases MV teaser for “Shampoo”

After School has been dropping countless pictures for their long-awaited comeback, and now fans can get a more dynamic taste of what’s to come through this just-released MV teaser!

Feminine and graceful, the girls can be seen stretching and posing in an illuminated dance studio. The soft piano melody in the video hints at a ballad track, but we’re guessing that After School will deliver something more upbeat with their characteristic flair.


Check out the teaser below!




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After School shares a photo from their “Shampoo” rehearsal

Ahead of their official comeback later this month, the ladies of After School shared a photo from their rehearsal room through Pledis Entertainment’s official Twitter.

The girls wrote a line from their past hit track, “Bang!”, to accompany the picture, “We are oh After! School up, everyone better move away!”


Although they’re wearing casual gear, the girls still radiate beauty and charm; their confident smiles and poses express that they’re more than ready to dominate with their next release. Netizens commented, “They all look so great together”, “The girl group with the best bodies”, “Where are the other two”, and “So gorgeous!”

The girls will be releasing the music video teaser for their title track, “Shampoo“, on April 22nd.


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After School promotes safe driving with the “Traffic Safety Song” on Inkigayo

After School has received the baton for the “Traffic Safety Song,” a collaborative campaign between SBS’s “Inkigayo” and the Korean Transporation Safety Authority in promotion of safe driving and environment protection.

The girls showed much determination in delivering the meaningful message of the campaign by coming up with their own choreography for the song, so check out their music video below!

Just 6 out of the nine members recorded this song, with Jooyeon, Lizzy and Bekah missing out. The new member, Yiyoung is in here though.








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