After Class (group) explained

After Class
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Alias:"Four Little Flowers of Stars Academy" (聲夢四小花)
Origin:Hong Kong
Years Active:–present

After Class is a Hong Kong Cantopop girl group formed from Hong Kong broadcaster TVB's reality talent show Stars Academy in 2021. The group consists of four members: Gigi Yim, Windy Zhan, Chantel Yiu and Yumi Chung. They debuted on 27 November 2021, with the first single (要為今日回憶).

History

2021-22: Formation

In 2021, TVB started to create its own reality talent competition Stars Academy.[1] In the competition, which is also the first season of its competition series, Gigi Yim, Windy Zhan, Chantel Yiu, and Yumi Chung are the youngest contestants among all.[2]

The Quartet have been called the "Four Little Flowers of Stars Academy" (聲夢四小花) since the end of the competition.[3] On 25 November 2021, all four members hinted that they would form a group called "After Class" through their Instagram accounts.[4] Two days later, the music video of the group's debut "Present For Future" was released via YouTube.[5] On 28 November, After Class made their live debut performance of "Present For Future" in the annual charity fundraising show, co-organised by the Po Leung Kuk and TVB, at the Hong Kong Coliseum.[6] Later, the TVB drama Forever Young at Heart (青春本我), which stars all four members, aired on the TVB Jade starting from 5 December 2021 till 13 February 2022, and their performances have attracted media attention.[7] [8] [9]

On 23 January 2022, the group gained their first peak chart position in TVB with their debut "Present For Future".[10] The group hosted their first virtual concert in "Yahoo Metaverse" organised by Yahoo Hong Kong on 17 June 2022.[11]

On 16 November 2022, All About Music released a teaser of After Class's dance-pop single "Not Givin' Up",[12] and the song was sent to local radio stations the next day.[13] On 18 November, the lyrics video of "Not Givin' Up" was released via YouTube.[14] On 4 December, After Class's live performance of the song at the TVB City was premiered in the annual charity fundraising show Tung Wah Charity Show, co-organised by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and TVB.[15] [16]

On 23 December 2022, After Class received a Cantopop rookie award at the which was organised by Yahoo Hong Kong and took place at the KITEC, and it was the first award the group received.[17] On 29 December, After Class received another rookie award at the which was hosted by the Metro Broadcast Corporation and held at the HKCEC, and the group performed the song "Not Givin' Up" live at the award presentation ceremony.[18]

Name

According to member Chantel Yiu, their manager named the group "After Class" as the members could only work and meet after class.[19]

Members

English NameTraditional Chinese NameBirthdayRank in Stars Academy
炎明熹9 April 20051
Windy Zhan詹天文2 March 200610
姚焯菲22 September 20062
Yumi Chung鍾柔美21 December 20063

Discography

Singles

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YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
HK
""
2021Non-album singles
"Not Givin' Up"[20] 2022
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Awards and nominations

Award ceremonyYearCategoryResult
Yahoo Asia Multiverse Buzz AwardsPopular Groups by Votes[21]
Music Rookies (Groups)
Metro Radio Music AwardsBest Rookies

Notes and References

  1. News: 14歲巨肺少女、《全民造星》落選人、王菲接班人?TVB《聲夢傳奇》5個參賽者成焦點. ELLE Hong Kong. 2021-01-08. 2022-03-09. zh-hant.
  2. News: 曾志偉上場即煞停《聲夢傳奇》 清剿余詠珊何哲圖勢力 . 2021-11-29 . 新假期 (Weekend Weekly) . 2021-02-19. zh-hant.
  3. News: 聲夢小花獲粉絲重本搞巴士應援 . 2021-11-29 . . 2021-08-05. zh-hant.
  4. News: 【青春本我X聲夢傳奇】炎明熹率先組女團出歌 Chantel+Yumi+Windy力撼《造星IV》 . 2021-11-30 . . 2021-11-28.
  5. News: 聲夢四小花組女團After Class 為樂壇注入少女青春氣息 . 2021-11-29 . 巴士的報 (Bastille Post) . 2021-11-28. zh-hant.
  6. News: 撼《造星IV》?聲夢4小花組女團After Class . 2021-11-30 . . 2021-11-29. zh-hant.
  7. News: 青春本我|炎明熹喊戲獲正評 姚焯菲民初Look獲讚靚爆鏡 - 20211220 - SHOWBIZ. 2021-12-26. Mingpao OL. zh-hant. 2021-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20211226051425/https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20211220/1640008183374/%e9%9d%92%e6%98%a5%e6%9c%ac%e6%88%91-%e7%82%8e%e6%98%8e%e7%86%b9%e5%96%8a%e6%88%b2%e7%8d%b2%e6%ad%a3%e8%a9%95-%e5%a7%9a%e7%84%af%e8%8f%b2%e6%b0%91%e5%88%9dlook%e7%8d%b2%e8%ae%9a%e9%9d%9a%e7%88%86%e9%8f%a1.
  8. News: 鍾柔美主唱《青春本我》插曲首曝光唱出被欺凌者心酸. Bastille Post. 2021-11-30. zh-hant.
  9. Web site: 《青春本我》詹天文曬高音 網民讚超勁 - 20220109 - SHOWBIZ. 2022-01-14. Mingpao OL. zh-hant.
  10. 勁歌金曲J2版. 勁歌金曲J2版. 2022-01-22. TVB J2. TVB. 2022-03-09. zh-hant.
  11. News: 【虛擬經濟】Yahoo Metaverse夥拍女團After Class Decentraland推元宇宙音樂節目 聯乘本地新晉藝術家舉辦NFT畫展. Hong Kong Economic Times. 2021-06-01. 2022-06-14.
  12. Web site: After Class 全新歌曲 《Not Givin' Up》丨請密切留意各大電台丨#shorts . YouTube . 愛爆音樂 (All About Music). 2022-11-16 . 2022-11-16. zh-hant.
  13. Web site: 新城知訊台 勁爆派台歌:Not Givin' Up / After Class. 新城知訊台 (Metro Info) . 2022-11-17 . 2022-11-17. zh-hant.
  14. Web site: After Class《Not Givin' Up》Official Lyrics Video . YouTube . 愛爆音樂 . 2022-11-18 . 2022-11-18. zh-hant.
  15. Web site: 歡樂滿東華2022 丨 After Class 四小花 好歌連唱撐東華丨 炎明熹 丨 姚焯菲 丨 鍾柔美 丨 詹天文 . YouTube . TVB . 2022-12-03 . 2022-12-04. zh-hant.
  16. News: 《歡樂滿東華2022》舉行 百位明星接力表演籌募善款 . 4 December 2022 . . 3 December 2022 . zh-hant.
  17. News: After Class與COLLAR同獲組合獎 「人氣票后」炎明熹:是良性競爭. 30 December 2022. . 25 December 2022. zh-hant.
  18. News: 新城頒獎禮2022|After Class共奪5獎 炎明熹以女歌手獎為目標:要有明確方向. 30 December 2022. Headline Daily. 30 December 2022. zh-hant.
  19. News: TVB「After Class」成團2個月 公布隊長身分以及門面擔當 . 2022-04-27 . . 2022-03-02. zh-hant.
  20. Web site: 新城知訊台 勁爆派台歌:Not Givin' Up / After Class. 新城知訊台 (Metro Info) . 2022-11-17 . 2022-11-17. zh-hant.
  21. Web site: Buzz Awards 2022. Yahoo Hong Kong. 2023-01-07.