Geenius Explained

Geenius
Landscape:	yes
Origin:	Seoul, South Korea
Genre:	K-pop
Years Active:	–present
Label:	HOMe
Current Members:	Yeyoung Sion Mika Zoe Andamiro

Geenius is a South Korean girl group under HOMe. The group consists of five members: Yeyoung, Sion, Mika, Zoe, and Andamiro. They made their debut on January 5, 2024, with the digital single "Voyage".

History

2017–2023: Pre-debut activities

Some members have previously been involved in the entertainment industry prior to joining the group. Zoe participated in the JTBC's survival reality series Mix Nine. She was eliminated in episode 10 after ranking 39th place.^[1] Yeyoung and Sion were contestants on the reality survival show Girls Planet 999, Sion was eliminated in episode 5, ranking K28, while Yeyoung was eliminated in episode 8, ranking K17, unable to debut into the final debut lineup.^[2]

On December 20, 2023, in a news release, it was revealed the agency Sure Place would be debuting a new girl group, named Geenius, and opened their own SNS accounts. Through the SNS accounts, a coming soon teaser indicated that they are ready to debut soon. The next day, they began revealing their members as leader Yeyoung, Sion, Mika, Zoe and maknae Andamiro. Along with the members, they revealed their debut date as January 5, 2024 with the digital single "Voyage".

While in the first week of their pre-debut stage, it was reported that the group was previously known as Bebez at Blockberry Creative, but all members left the agency after their exclusive contracts expired and thus signed new contracts with Sure Place.^[3] However, just a few days prior to their 2024 debut, recent news reports revealed that their actual agency is HOMe, a sub-label under Sure Place created by ex-Blockberry creative directors.

2024–present: Debut with Voyage

On January 5, it was announced that they would make their debut on January 13 with the digital single "Voyage".^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Members

Yeyoung (예영)
Sion (시온)
Mika (미카)
Zoe (조에)
Andamiro (안다미로)

Discography

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
KOR Down.		Album
Year	Peak chart positions	Album
"Voyage"	2024	–
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Videography

Music videos

Notes and References

Web site: [믹스나인 첫방①] "또 오디션?→역시 YG" 양현석, 왜 자신했는지 알겠다]. Osen. Naver. October 30, 2017. January 4, 2023. ko. January 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103201348/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0003650127. live.
Web site: [종합] '걸스플래닛999' 첫 번째 생존자 발표식, 과연 누가 꿈을 이어갈 것인가?..."정말 감사합니다."]. 3 September 2021. [Comprehensive] 'Girls Planet 999' first survivor announcement ceremony, who will continue the dream? "Thank you very much.". Top Star News. ko. 6 January 2024. 1 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221001100438/https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=14627076. live.
Web site: Kim . Hyun-sik . 2023-12-20 . '2024년 1호 걸그룹' 지니어스, 1월5일 전격 데뷔[공식]]. 2023-08-06 . Daum Edaily . ko . 2023-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729011634/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/009/0005232689. live .
Web site: Kim . Hyun-sik . 2023-12-20 . 지니어스, 소속사 HOMe와 새 출발…5일 데뷔 싱글 'Voyage' 발매. ko . 2023-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729011634/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/009/0005232689. live .
Web site: Kim . Hyun-sik . 2023-12-20 . 지니어스, 새 소속사 HOMe 손잡고 가요계 출격→5일 데뷔 싱글 'Voyage' 발매. ko . 2023-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729011634/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/009/0005232689. live .
Web site: Kim . Hyun-sik . 2023-12-20 . "지니어스, 데뷔 감격 맛본다…'뮤직뱅크' 출격". ko . 2023-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729011634/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/009/0005232689. live .