In 2023, Korean fashion company F&F diversified its portfolio by partnering with SBS to co-produce Universe Ticket, a survival show that, at its conclusion on January 17, 2024, would ultimately create the project girl group, UNIS. It was confirmed in advance that UNIS would perform together for 2.5 years in total. What was less immediately clear, however, was when the group would actually debut. So here is the complete answer to when Jin Hyeonju, Nana, Gehlee Dangca, Kotoko, Bang Yunha, Elisia, Oh Yoona, and Lim Seowon made their debut as UNIS at F&F Entertainment.
UNIS Made Debut on March 27, 2024 with WE UNIS and “Supergirl”
UNIS debuted on March 27, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. KST with their first mini-album, WE UNIS. The WE UNIS tracklist contains five songs in total: “SUPERWOMAN” (title track), “Butterfly’s Dream,” “Whatchu Need,” “Dopamine (UNIS Ver.), and “꿈의 소녀 (Dream of girls) (UNIS Ver.).” Beforehand, the UNIS members had been active on social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. The first non-“Short” UNIS YouTube video, released February 9, 2024, was a Lunar New Year message to fans.
Notably, member Jin Hyeonju had already debuted as part of the C9 Entertainment K-pop girl group Cignature back in February 2020, where she uses the stage name, “Belle.” Following the conclusion of Universe Ticket, on January 18, 2024, C9 clarified that Cignature would promote as six members (rather than seven) moving forward so that Jin Hyeonju could focus on UNIS promotions. Meanwhile, there was no indication of how UNIS might affect member Nana as far as promoting with her Japanese girl group, PRIKIL.
In summary, UNIS made their debut on March 27, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. KST with first mini-album WE UNIS, and they are promoting together as a K-pop group at F&F Entertainment for 2.5 years in total. For more about the group, check out how old the UNIS members currently are (There is a huge age gap between Hyeonju and Seowon!) and who their leader is.