BABYMONSTER

BABYMONSTER (베이비몬스터; also known as BaeMon) is a 7-member girl group under YG Entertainment. The final lineup was announced on YouTube on May 11, 2023. The members of BABYMONSTER are Haram, Chiquita, Pharita, Rora, Ahyeon, Asa, and Ruka. The group is expected to debut in September 2023.



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• Number of Members: 7
• Members: Haram, Chiquita, Pharita, Rora, Ahyeon, Asa, Ruka
• Oldest Member: Ruka (born Mar 20, 2002)
• Youngest Member: Chiquita (born Feb 17, 2009)
• Company: YG Entertainment
• Debut: 2023

BABYMONSTER is composed of 7 members born between 2002 and 2009. Their ages ranged from 14 to 21 years old at the time of the group's final lineup announcement. The oldest member is Ruka (born Mar 20, 2002). She was 20 years old at the time of the group's reveal. The youngest member (maknae) is Chiquita (born Feb 17, 2009). She was 13 years old when the group was revealed to the public. There is an age gap of 7 years between the oldest member and the youngest member of BABYMONSTER.



The members of BABYMONSTER are Haram, Chiquita, Pharita, Ruka, Ahyeon, Asa, and Rora.



BABYMONSTER has members of diverse nationalities. Chiquita and Pharita are Thai. Asa and Ruka are Japanese. Rora, Haram, and Ahyeon are South Korean.



Because of their diverse backgrounds, members are able to speak multiple languages. All members speak Korean. The 2 members that are fluent English speakers are Pharita and Ahyeon. Besides English, Ahyeon can also speak Chinese. Ruka and Asa speak Japanese. Chiquita and Pharita can speak Thai.



• BABYMONSTER is the first girl group to debut from YG Entertainment in 7 years, since BLACKPINK's debut in 2016.
• The names BABYMONSTER and BAEMON were trademarked by YG Entertainment in 2020.
• All members went through rigorous monthly evaluations as part of their training.
• Originally the group had been announced to be preparing for debut in the second half of 2021; however, no actual group debuted at the time.

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Ruka is the oldest member of BABYMONSTER. She was 21 years old when she made her debut with the group. Ruka and Asa are the first Japanese members to debut in a girl group under YG Entertainment. She is a former member of the Jpop group Shibu3 Project. In 2018, at 16, she passed the audition with YG Entertainment. During training, she was praised for her strong dancing skills, which she had been mastering for 10 years. She trained for 4-5 years before her debut with BABYMONSTER.



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• Stage Name: Ruka
• Full Name: Kawai Ruka
• Native Name: 河井瑠花
• Birthday: Mar 20, 2002
• Country of Birth: Japan
• Position: dancer, rapper
• Height:
• Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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Pharita is Thai. She was 17 years old when she was revealed as a new member of BABYMONSTER in 2023. She was a child model prior to debuting as a member of BABYMONSTER.



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• Stage Name: Pharita
• Full Name: Pharita Chaikong
• Native Name: ภริตา ชายคง
• Birthday: Aug 26, 2005
• Country of Birth: Thailand
• Position: vocalist
• Height:
• Zodiac: Virgo

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Asa is one of the main rappers of BABYMONSTER. She was 17 years old when she was revealed as a new member. Asa and Ruka are the first members of Japanese nationality to debut in a girl group under YG Entertainment. Asa started dancing at a very young age and specialized in hip-hop.



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• Stage Name: Asa
• Full Name: Enami Asa
• Native Name: 榎並杏紗
• Birthday: Apr 16, 2006
• Country of Birth: Japan
• Position: rapper
• Height:
• Zodiac Sign: Aries

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Ahyeon is a rapper and vocalist. She was the second member of BABYMONSTER revealed. She is Korean and has a brother. She passed the first audition for Banana Culture Entertainment in 2017 and the YG audition in 2018. She trained for 4 years. Ahyeon can speak Korean, English, and Chinese fluently. During the final evaluations, YG said that Ahyeon was the member with the most vocal range. Ahyeon was 16 years old when she was revealed as a member of BABYMONSTER.



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• Stage Name: Ahyeon
• Full Name: Jung Ah Yeon
• Native Name: 정아현
• Birthday: Apr 11, 2007
• Country of Birth: South Korea
• Position: rapper, vocalist
• Height:
• Zodiac: Aries

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Haram was the first member of BABYMONSTER revealed. She was 15 years old at the time. Haram is Korean and trained for about 5 years before debuting. Her position in the group is vocalist. She started as a child clothing model before passing the YG audition in 2018 and becoming an idol trainee. Haram can speak English and Korean.



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• Stage Name: Haram
• Full Name: Shin Ha Ram
• Native Name: 신하람
• Birthday: Oct 17, 2007
• Country of Birth: South Korea
• Position: vocalist
• Height:
• Zodiac: Libra

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Rora is a former member of U.SSO Girl. She was part of the first generation from 2017 to 2018 alongside NewJeans' Hyein. Rora is one of the youngest members of the group. She was 14 years old when she debuted in BABYMONSTER. Her position in the group is vocalist.



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• Stage Name: Rora
• Full Name: Lee Da In
• Native Name: 이다인
• Birthday: Aug 14, 2008
• Country of Birth: South Korea
• Position: vocalist
• Height:
• Zodiac: Leo

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Chiquita is a Thai trainee that was being mentored by Lisa and has been training for over 2 years. At 14 years old, she was the youngest member (maknae) in the group at the time of their debut. Her family is composed of her mother (born in 1981), her father, and an older brother (born in 2006).



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• Stage Name: Chiquita
• Full Name: Riracha Phondechaphiphat
• Native Name:ริรชาพรเดชาพิพัฒน์
• Birthday: Feb 17, 2009
• Country of Birth: Thailand
• Position: maknae
• Height:
• Zodiac: Aquarius

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