The industry of kpop is famous for its multi-talented trainees who work hard for years before debuting in a group. Generally, all the trainees join entertainment companies at a young age, but how young can they actually be?
One such group is CoCo. It is a South-Korean kid’s girl group currently consisting of eleven members and three former members. While it is somewhat normal for really young kids to be a part of kpop trainee programs, CoCo is one of those groups that has only kids in it. Their oldest member has recently turned eighteen, and the member is just fourteen.
Many kids dream of being on stage, singing, dancing, and performing their favorite songs. However, CoCo has turned this dream into reality for these eleven girls who are currently a part of the line-up.
Members (Third Generation)
As one of the few groups to debut with all kids, here are all the members of CoCo. A point to be noted here is that on June 29, 2021, CoCo announced that the current lineup is being changed and that contracts are being terminated. Additionally, CoCo will come up with a new set of kids for the next generation of the lineup.
So far, the group has had three generations, the following are the members of each generation.
- 1st Generation (2019) : Sin Sumin, Park Seoha, Lim Hyojeong, Kim Suhyun, Lee Jihyun, Ryu Youngchae, Baek Minseo
- 2nd Generation (2020) : Sin Yejin, Ju Hyolin, Nam Gayun, Nam Dayun, Lee Jihyun, Ryu Youngchae, Choi Minjung
- 3rd Generation (2021) : Lee Jihyun, Ryu Youngchae, Choi Minjung, Baek Minseo, Choi Youngseo, Hyun Jinseo
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Bambi
Lee Ji Hyun, or Bambi, is the 2nd CoCo leader, Vocalist, and Dancer in this group. She was born on April 15, 2005, making her the oldest member of the current line-up (3rd Generation) as she has recently turned eighteen. Jihyun is one of the first CoCo members and has made a solo remake of the music video of Taeyeon’s Four Seasons.
Jihyun’s MBTI is ISFP, and she was the CoCo of the month in July 2020. Later in the year, she joined The Queens in August 2020 under the same company. She has been a part of all three generations of CoCo.
Youngchae
Ryu Youngchae, or Youngchae, is the Main Vocalist, Rapper, and Main Dancer in CoCo. She was born on January 28, 2008. Just like Jihyun, Youngchae has also been a part of CoCo since its first generation, which debuted on her 11th birthday.
Youngchae participated in the Jinju Starmaking Idol Competition in 2019 wherein Fancy Factory was one of the three companies that selected and shortlisted Youngchae.
Minjung
Choi Minjung or Minjung, is one of the members of CoCo, and she was a part of the second and third generation of CoCo. Minjung was born on January 7, 2008. As she graduated, she joined The Queens in February 2021.
Minseo
Baek Minseo, or Minseo, is the Vocalist, Dancer, and Visual in the 3rd Generation of CoCo. She was born on April 26, 2007. Minseo auditioned in 2018 and later became the CoCo of the month in June 2020. She plays Taekwondo and is good at it. She exited Choomseory in June 2021.
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Youngseo
Choi Youngseo, or Youngseo, is a member of CoCo’s third generation. She joined CoCo Mademoiselle via the 14th audition and later joined The Queens in February 2021. As she was attending Naseo Middle School, she dropped out of it in the second year. She is also a part of the Choomseory Stylist Group. She was born on May 2, 2007.
Jinseo
Hyun Jinseo or Jinseo, is a member of the third generation of CoCo and was born on April 7, 2009. She is the Sub-Leader and Visual. Jinseo’s MBTI type is ENTP. While her hobby is decorating diaries, she hopes to go to New York one day.
She expresses herself in one line as a child who was born to dance. Before being a part of Choomseory, she was learning dance at Groun_D. Along with being CoCo of the month of December 2020, she also later joined The Queens in December 2021 and is currently a trainee at Vine Entertainment.
Debut
CoCo was formed as a kid’s girl group in late 2018. January 28, 2019, was the day when CoCo debuted. This group was formed under Fancy Factory. These girls were trainees at Choomseory Dance Academy and Art Company under the group “Coco Mademoiselle,” out of which they were picked to debut as a girl group that makes music. The first and debut generation had seven members ranging from ages 11 to 14.
Soon in late 2019, about five members exited the group, which led to the formation of the second generation of CoCo with their second single, the release of which was delayed due to the pandemic. The second generation was then introduced in April. On August 15, 2020, however, one of the new members exited the group.
Come November 11, 2020, CoCo finally released its second single, which was due in time. Past the release, three of the new members departed from the group. Finally, Baek Minseo, who left after the first generation, made a comeback in the third generation along with two new girls in the form of a new dance video.
As of 2021, CoCo is preparing for a new lineup.
Songs and Albums
CoCo made its debut with a single called “Talk Talk” on January 28, 2019. Later they had their comeback single “Be Quiet” in August 2020 with the second generation of CoCo members.
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