The world’s first joint Japanese-Korean hip-hop girl group, “Unpretty Rapstar: HIP POP Princess,” is born! Profile photos of the 40 participants are revealed for the first time! A gathering of “unpredictable gems” of all stripes
U-NEXT Co., Ltd. Press release: September 10, 2025 To Members of the Press The world’s first joint Japanese-Korean hip-hop girl group, “Unpretty Rapstar: HIP POP Princess,” is born! Profile photos of the 40 participants are revealed for the first time! A gathering of unpredictable gems, each with their own unique style. Streaming simultaneously and exclusively in Japan and Korea on Thursday, October 16, 2025 on U-NEXT U-NEXT, a video streaming service operated by U-NEXT Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tenshin Tsutsumi), a member of the USEN & U-NEXT GROUP, will be broadcasting Mnet’s joint Japanese-Korean survival audition program “Unpretty Rapstar: HIP POP Princess” (hereinafter “HIP POP Princess”) simultaneously in Japan and Korea, exclusively in Japan, from Thursday, October 16, 2025. We are pleased to announce that the profile photos of all 40 unique contestants for the program “Princess” have been released. The contestants, who attracted attention in the previously released official trailer for their diverse charms and dignified energy spanning hip-hop, K-pop, and J-pop, have finally been revealed. The profile photos of the Japanese and Korean participants, whose average age is 17, encapsulate their individual personalities and kitschy charm. In addition to talented individuals with a history of appearing on audition programs and debuting, the group brings together young talents from diverse backgrounds, including a student at a prestigious university, a winner of a cheerleading competition, a former student council president, and even a teenage girl with numerous original songs. Anticipation is building for the discovery of new “gems in the rough.” Please stay tuned for further details. 【Trailer】https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsVZr5oQd4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsVZr5oQd4U 1. Heart (COCORO) 2. HANABI 3. Hina (HINA) 4. Karin (KARIN) 5. Heart Rainbow (KOKO) 6. MAYU 7. Heart love (MIA) 8. MIRIKA 9. MIYABI 10. NANA 11. NATSUHO 12. NIKO 13. RINO 14. SAAYA 15. SASA (SASA) 16. SEA (SEA) 17. SENA 18. Shiho (SHIHO) 19. Urara (URARA) 20. Evening warmth (YUNON)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/31998/2413/31998-2413-507709999b232cd57a723128e340396b-1400×1400.jpg Japanese Participants *Photos are listed in alphabetical order by name (ABC). 1. Choi Ga Yoon (CHOI GA) YOON） 2. Choi Yoo Min (CHOI YOU) MIN) 3. Han Hee Young (HAN HEE) YEON） 4. Kim Chae Rin (KIM CHAE) RIN） 5. KIM DO YI) 6. Kim Soo Jin (KIM SU JIN） 7. Kim Ye Eun (KIM YE EUN） 8. Kwon Do Hee (KWON DO) HEE） 9. Lee Chae Hyun (LEE CHAE) HYUN） 10. Lee Chae Young (LEE CHAE) YEON） 11. Lee Joo Eun (LEE JOO) EUN） 12. Lee Seo Hyun (LEE SEO HYUN） 13. MIN JI HO) 14. NAM YU JU) 15. Ryu Ha Jin (RYU HA) JIN） 16. SHIN YOO KYUNG） 17. YANG JAE YUN） 18. YOON CHAE EUN） 19. Yoon Soo In (YOON SOO) IN) 20. YUN SEO YOUNG）
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/31998/2413/31998-2413-be086e23e9a85a523497056d86bf1b47-1400×1400.jpg Participants from Korea *Photos are listed in alphabetical order by name (ABC). “HIP POP Princess” is a new project by Mnet to create a joint Japanese-Korean hip-hop girl group. Participants will be personally involved in all processes, including music, choreography, styling, and video production, to express their individual uniqueness. Through collaboration as well as competition, the group plans to weave a new story of growth. In addition, to support the participants’ growth, top main producers from various fields, such as i-dle’s Soyeon, Gaeko, RIEHATA, and Iwata Takanori, have gathered together, and interest and expectations for the program are growing. “HIP POP Princess,” in which participants with different identities from hip hop, K-POP, J-POP, and more challenge themselves by transcending language, culture, and generational barriers, will be available exclusively on U-NEXT from 9:50 PM on Thursday, October 16th. Don’t miss it! “Unpretty Rapstar: HIP POP Princess” Streaming start date: Thursday, October 16, 2025, 9:50 PM *New episodes released every Thursday Streaming information: U-NEXT / Unlimited viewing (exclusive domestic distribution) / Japanese subtitles (C)Mnet U-NEXT U-NEXT is the video streaming service with the largest number of titles available for unlimited viewing*. Enjoy over 400,000 titles, including movies, dramas, and anime. You can also watch live music and stage performances, as well as the world’s top sports, including soccer, golf, and martial arts, in real time. We also offer over 1.21 million manga and books, providing a genre-bending entertainment experience that seamlessly combines video, books, sports, and live performances in one app. By integrating with Paravi in July 2023, we’ll offer an even more compelling service with a large lineup of dramas and variety shows from TBS and TV Tokyo. U-NEXT Inc. is a group company of U-NEXT HOLDINGS Inc. (Head office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Uno Yasuhide). U-NEXT: https://video.unext.jp U-NEXT SQUARE: https://square.unext.jp *Researched by GEM Partners as of July 2025 Survey of foreign films, Japanese films, foreign dramas, Korean & Asian dramas, domestic dramas, and anime on major domestic
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