# BABYMONSTER

> BABYMONSTER is a seven-member, Seoul-based K-pop group formed by YG Entertainment. Ruka, Pharita, Asa, Ahyeon, Rami, Rora and Chiquita turned three to six years of individual training into a leaderless team, officially debuted together in April 2024, built a million-selling album with DRIP, and moved from an Asian fan-meeting run to global arena tours in under two years.

- **Role:** Recording and touring artists at YG Entertainment
- **Organizations:** YG Entertainment, Sony Music Labels Japan
- **From:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Nationality:** South Korean group with South Korean, Japanese and Thai members
- **Known for:** BABYMONS7ER sold 401,287 copies in its first week, then the largest first-week figure reported for a K-pop girl-group debut album., DRIP sold 677,961 copies in its first week and passed 1,011,352 cumulative copies by June 2025., DRIP gave BABYMONSTER its first entry on the Billboard 200.

## Career timeline

- **2023-01** — YG Entertainment publicly introduced BABYMONSTER through a launch trailer and subsequent member performance videos.
- **2023-05** — The seven-member lineup was confirmed after the Last Evaluation series.
- **2023-11** — BABYMONSTER released BATTER UP as a six-member pre-debut single.
- **2024-04** — The complete seven-member group officially debuted with the BABYMONS7ER EP and SHEESH.
- **2024-05** — The SEE YOU THERE fan-meeting tour began, eventually reaching seven Asian cities across 12 shows.
- **2024-11** — The group released its first studio album, DRIP, which became its first Billboard 200 entry.
- **2025-01** — The HELLO MONSTERS world tour opened in Seoul, ten months after the official debut.
- **2025-06** — YG reported that DRIP had surpassed one million cumulative copies sold.
- **2025-09** — HELLO MONSTERS concluded after 32 shows in 20 cities and an estimated audience of 300,000.
- **2025-10** — BABYMONSTER released its second mini album, WE GO UP.
- **2026-05** — The third mini album, CHOOM, sold about 750,000 copies in roughly eight days, according to YG.
- **2026-06** — The 2026-27 CHOOM world tour opened with three Seoul shows.
- **2026-08** — The MOON music video and performance video each reached No. 1 on YouTube Worldwide Trending.

## Achievements

- BABYMONS7ER sold 401,287 copies in its first week, then the largest first-week figure reported for a K-pop girl-group debut album.
- DRIP sold 677,961 copies in its first week and passed 1,011,352 cumulative copies by June 2025.
- DRIP gave BABYMONSTER its first entry on the Billboard 200.
- The first HELLO MONSTERS world tour drew about 300,000 attendees across 32 shows in 20 cities.
- YG reported that BABYMONSTER became the fastest K-pop girl group to reach 10 million YouTube subscribers, doing so one year and five months after debut.
- CHOOM sold about 750,000 copies in approximately eight days and reached No. 1 on iTunes album charts in 19 regions, according to YG.
- Batter Up won Rookie of the Year - Global Streaming at the 2024 Circle Chart Music Awards, and BABYMONSTER won Rookie Artist of the Year at the 2025 Golden Disc Awards.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — The MOON music video and its performance video each topped YouTube Worldwide Trending during the ongoing CHOOM project.
- **2026-08** — BABYMONSTER discussed upcoming Australia and New Zealand arena dates and said early work and conversations about the direction of a next album were beginning.
- **2026-06** — The group's second world tour opened with three concerts at Seoul's Jamsil Indoor Stadium and is scheduled across five continents.
- **2026-05** — CHOOM sold approximately 750,000 copies in about eight days, according to YG Entertainment.

## Links

- Website: https://ygfamily.com/en/artists/babymonster/main
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/YGBABYMONSTER_
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BABYMONSTER
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babymonster_ygofficial/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BABYMONSTER.ygofficial
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@babymonster_yg_tiktok

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Last updated: 2026-09-21