Promise’s first comeback “Heart2Heart” has been released!
Promise is a South Korean girl group formed by Simship Entertainment through the idol competition show 'Simdol School'. They debuted on December 2, 2018, with their first album ”Glass Shoes". They came back with their first comeback "Heart2Heart" on April 8, 2019. The group is composed of 9 members: Yoona, Renee, Namjoo, Maria, Chaerin, Hanji, Boyoung, Aeri, and Sunhwa.
“Heart2Heart” is a girlish-pop orchestral track, much like their debut. Unique features not usually featured in typical K-POP songs such as the melodic violin sections are prevalent throughout the song to give it it's unique Promise sound! The music video follows the 9 girls throughout their life at school as they earnestly sing about their dreams and promise to work hard to rise up.
As Simdol School has come to a close, we conducted an exclusive interview with the shows first place winner before her debut with Promise. She also took part in her own solo photoshoot to go along with the interview.
Interviewer: So Yoona, congratulations on winning first place on Simdol School! How did you feel when you found out you won first place?
Yoona: I was really surprised! I wasn’t expecting to win the first place, and I couldn’t stop crying. My friends was so happy for me, and they supported me through the show. I was very overwhelmed in other words.
Interviewer: What are you most looking forward to being a member of Promise?
Yoona: I am excited to be the center, but also to perform with my new members. The other girls are so nice and I am so happy with the lineup.
Interviewer: Is there anything you’re nervous about in regards to your debut?
Yoona: I think it will be hard to handle all the pressure. My family is watching my every performance, interview, show appearance… My mom was in tears when I called her. And since I represent RedStrike, they expect perfection. Many people expect that I am doing my best every all the time, which will be hard.
Interviewer: Do you have a message for the rest of your Promise members?
Yoona: I want to thank them for all the support, love and kindness they have showed me. Honestly, I couldn’t get a better lineup for the group. Let’s work hard for our debut!
Interviewer: Thank you for taking the time out of your day to do this interview with us! Finally, do you have a message you would like to say to your fans who are waiting for your debut?
Yoona: Thank you so much for the support! I never thought I would get this far in Simdol School. I will make you proud, and please support Promise as a whole. Again, thank you and hugs and kisses from Promie’s Yoona.
As Simdol School has come to an end, we are very excited to announce the 9 members who will be making up the final lineup.
The group’s name will be Promise, as the girls will promise to work hard to become successful idols and deliver great music and performances.
The debut members are:
9th Place: Neverland’s Kim Sunhwa
8th Place: Neverland’s Choi Aeri
7th Place: Neverland’s Park Boyoung
6th Place: Redstrike’s Eun Hanji
5th Place: Redstrike’s Myung Chaerin
4th Place: Redstrike’s Maria Anders
3rd Place: Neverland’s Lee Namjoo
2nd Place: K-Sims Renee Eom
1st Place: Redstrike’s Kim Yoona
Congratulations to the girls who made the debut lineup! The first place trainee Kim Yoona will be the center for the girls’ debut album, and will have her own special interview. Will the entertainments with winning trainees please message me for further details on what to do next.
Welcome to your first challenge. You have all been sorted into groups of 3 or 4 and have been assigned a song. Your task is to create an outfit that matches the song and submit a picture of you wearing the outfit, along with a description of why you made the outfit decisions you did. The songs and groups are as follows.
Group 1
Song: Lady by EXID
Members:
Kim Sunhwa
Eom Renee
Lee Hong
Dae Minji
Group 2
Song: Holiday by SNSD
Members:
Park Boyoung
Janie Vinh
Soo Hanbyeol
Group 3
Song: Peekaboo by Red Velvet
Members:
Lee Namjoo
Athena Zhou
Myung Chaerin
Yon Sebin
Group 4
Song: Time for the Moon Night by Gfriend
Members:
Joo Jangmi
Sa Okdam
Eun Hanji
Kim Yoona
Group 5
Song: Shake It by Sistar
Members:
Choi Aeri
Sato Mitsuko
Maria Anders
The deadline is on June 24th. If you would like an extension, just let us know in advance.
You can VOTE for your favorite trainee using this link. Voting is once per day.
'Shake It' is such a fun song! In the music video, although the setting is a school environment, I felt like the vibe of the song was summery and grown up. It's also very colorful and everything pops out at the viewer, which is just my kind of music video! I tried to show that in my outfit choice. I'm confident in my decisions for my outfit, with a red top to pop against blue shorts. I kept my hair dyed pastel blue because it seemed so perfect for the bubbly, summertime feel of 'Shake It.' I felt really grown up and much older than I am in all my pictures, which is the look I was going for. I'm so excited to reveal the outfit!
