Lightsum: "Little sister" (G)I-DLE, owns members with visuals identical to Nayeon and Jennie

Lightsum is a South Korean girl group formed by Cube Entertainment. Lightsum is a girl group that debuted 3 years after (G)I-DLE's debut. The group received a lot of attention from the public because of their youthful and pure image.

The group name Lightsum is a combination of the words "light" and "sum", meaning that "small bright objects come together to light up the world, bringing great positive energy through the message of hope." hope".

Lightsum is a girl group under CUBE Entertainment. This is also the "common home" of music groups such as: BTOB, PENTAGON, CLC, (G)I-DLE.

The company announced the full 8-member lineup of Lightsum on April 23, 2021. The group officially debuted, releasing their debut single "Vanilla" on June 10, 2021. The members of Lightsum include: Sangah, Chowon, Nayoung, Hina, Juhyeon, Yujeong, Huiyeon and Jian.

When the first images of Lightsum after CUBE "teased" attracted the attention of Kpop fans. 8 members of the group were officially revealed, among them, Sangah and Chowon are two impressive names with similar beauty to their predecessors. Many people still debate who is the real owner of the visual position.

Speaking of Sangah, she makes the online community go crazy because from her facial features to her charisma, she is said to resemble Jennie (BLACKPINK). Not only that, she also wore Jennie's trademark hair in the first set of photos. Sangah, with her petite and adorable appearance, is the first member announced by CUBE.

Some rumors on social networks reveal that Sangah is a rapper with great dancing skills. She passed the selection round of many entertainment companies.

Below the comments section, netizens unanimously said that this rookie girl is like Jennie's twin sister. Previously, no information about Sangah was revealed by CUBE. It seems like she is a secret trainee of the company. Many people suspect that CUBE intentionally released a face identical to Jennie to attract public attention.

Chowon is a name that is not unfamiliar to those who are interested in survival shows because she appeared on Produce 48 and went to the final night. Chowon also appeared in the movies "Bully Bad Guys" and "The Dominator 3: Junior Bullies" in 2020.

Chowon made the online community "stand still" with her "rabbit-toothed" visual similar to Nayeon (TWICE). She is said to be the member whose beauty is on par with Sangah.

Juhyeon: Female idol born in 2004 takes on the position of supporting singer and main dancer in Lightsum. The 17-year-old girl once appeared in the music video Young of her senior company Pentagon and became better known to the audience when participating in two survival shows, The Unit and Dancing High.

Although she did not win, Lee Ju Hyeon impressed with her skillful dancing skills when she was only 15 years old. With a foundation of learning to dance since 2nd grade and practicing for 7 years, the Cube female idol promises to become one of the new generation "dancing machines" of Kpop.

Kim Nayoung: Member born in 2002 has a petite appearance with a modest height of 1.54 m. Contrary to her appearance, Na Young shows outstanding ability in both singing and dancing. She currently holds the role of supporting dancer and main vocalist of Lightsum.

Nayoung was also a contestant on Produce 48. At that time, she participated as a trainee of Banana Culture Entertainment. After finishing the competition in 21st place, the 19-year-old female idol decided to sign a contract with Cube Entertainment.

According to information from the management company, Na Young passed many auditions from entertainment companies such as FNC Entertainment, Woollim Entertainment and Source Music. Besides singing, the 4 year and 5 month trainee also enjoys playing sports and acting.

Hina: The female idol born in 2003 is the only foreign member in the group. Hina is compared to have many similarities in both appearance and voice with IZ*ONE member Nako. As Cube Entertainment's first Japanese female idol, Hina is expected to be a special element of the group.

However, not much information has been revealed regarding the Japanese female idol, other than the fact that she attended MARU Dance Studio - a famous Japanese dance skills training center before her debut.

Lee Yujeong: Member born in 2004 will be a supporting vocalist in Lightsum. She is studying at Seoul School of Performing Arts, majoring in Theater and Cinema. For many years, Yu Jeong has trained under companies such as Stardom Entertainment, Fantagio Entertainment and CNC School.

Along with Cho Won and Na Young, female idol Lee participated in Produce 48 and finished in 51st place overall. Many opinions say that the Cube female idol has many similarities with Oh My Girl's Arin and Fromis 9's Ji Heon.

Oh Huiyeon: 16-year-old female idol is a supporting vocalist in Lightsum. Before joining Cube Entertainment, Hui Yeon passed auditions from P-NATION, JYP Entertainment, and Snowball Entertainment. In addition, she also studied at two schools specializing in idol training to hone her skills.

Kim Jian: Member born in 2006 and also Lightsum's youngest brother. She takes on the position of rapper and sub-vocalist in the group. Along with Busters' Minji and TRI.BE's Mire, Jian is currently one of the youngest idols in Kpop. However, most information about Jian is still mysterious.

Although Lightsum initially attracted attention for owning Chowon and Nayoung - contestants of the survival show Produce 48, the group's debut did not resonate as expected. Lightsum's Vanilla has no significant achievements on the Korean charts. Compared to Gen 4 rookies like aespa and STAYC, it seems that CUBE's girl group is a bit more lackluster.

However, on Hanteo, their single Vanilla is the fastest record to reach 10,000 sales among female rookies released in 2021. There are no impressive achievements on the Korean chart, but Lightsum and aespa are rookies. Kpop's only female debuting in the period 2020 - 2021 reached the top 10 of the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.

On October 25, 2022, Cube Entertainment announced that two members Huiyeon and Jian will leave the group, and the group will officially operate with a 6-member lineup including Sangah, Chowon, Nayoung, Hina, Juhyeon and Yujeong.