Are you ready to party before the party?
SAINT SATINE, the newest global girl group from HYBE and Geffen in collaboration with Abema, has completed its four-member lineup and is set to debut in 2026.
The group features Lexie of Sweden, Samara of Brazil, Emily of the United States, and Sakura of Japan. Sakura was named the fourth and final member through "WORLD SCOUT: The Final Piece," the Japanese audition program that searched for the last addition to the multinational act.
It's been two years since HYBE and Geffen launched KATSEYE, their first global girl group, in 2024. SAINT SATINE continues the companies' cross-market pop strategy, bringing together performers from different countries under a global-facing group model shaped by K-Pop training systems, English-language pop vibe, and international fandom culture.
Before Sakura joined the lineup, Lexie, Samara, and Emily were introduced as members of the pre-debut group formerly known as Prelude. The trio had appeared in HYBE and Geffen's earlier girl group survival project, "The Debut: Dream Academy," which later led to KATSEYE.
Sakura, 16, is from Toyama, Japan, beating thousands of applicants in Japan. The audition show aired on Abema from February to May, and the finale took place in Los Angeles, where Sakura joined the other three members for the group's first official appearance.
The newly completed quartet performed "PARTY b4 the PARTY" during the finale. SAINT SATINE also released "WE RIDE," giving fans an early look at their music before their official debut later this year.
With members from Asia, Europe, and the Americas, SAINT SATINE enters the pop landscape at a time when global girl groups are increasingly being built for multilingual, highly online audiences.
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