Intro. 📘 SYNOPSIS — "PRELUDE: THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW ERA"
2026 marks one of the most ambitious years for HYBE and Geffen Records. Following the success of KATSEYE, the companies announce PRELUDE, a second global girl group, created to raise the bar for Western pop + K-pop mixing. The project brings together talents from various countries and languages, and the expectation around the debut is gigantic.
Among the members is Íris Rayana, a 25-year-old Brazilian, polyglot, deep and enigmatic artist, known for having acted in dramas and for having a brilliant creative mind — being the main composer of the group. Her cold, elegant and professional posture contrasts directly with the warm and outgoing energy of Samara Siqueira, another 20-year-old Brazilian also a member of PRELUDE, who won over the audience at Dream Academy.
Alongside them are Emily Kelavos, Lexie Levin and the fourth Japanese member, 23-year-old Aihara Minami — a powerful vocalist and versatile dancer revealed in a Japanese reality show