After Class (group)

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After Class
After Class in an event in 2023
Starting from left: Gigi Yim, Chantel Yiu, Windy Zhan, Yumi Chung
Background information
Also known as"Four Little Flowers of Stars Academy" (聲夢四小花)
OriginHong Kong
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singers
Years active2021 (2021)–present
Labels
Members

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 "Present For Future" (要為今日回憶).

History[edit]

2021-22: Formation[edit]

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 Gala Spectacular  [zh], co-organised by the Po Leung Kuk and TVB, at the Hong Kong Coliseum.[6] Later, the TVB drama Forever Young At Heart  [zh], 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 Yahoo Asia Multiverse Buzz Awards 2022 [zh] 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 2022 Metro Radio Music Awards [zh] 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[edit]

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

Members[edit]

English Name Traditional Chinese Name Birthday Rank in Stars Academy
Gigi Yim 炎明熹 (2005-04-09) 9 April 2005 (age 19) 1
Windy Zhan [zh] 詹天文 (2006-03-02) 2 March 2006 (age 18) 10
Chantel Yiu [zh] 姚焯菲 (2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 17) 2
Yumi Chung [zh] 鍾柔美 (2006-12-21) 21 December 2006 (age 17) 3

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
HK
"Present For Future [zh]"
(要為今日回憶)[5] 		2021 — Non-album singles
"Not Givin' Up"[20] 2022 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Awards and nominations[edit]

Award ceremony Year Category Result
Yahoo Asia Multiverse Buzz Awards 2022 [zh] Popular Groups by Votes Final 3[21]
Music Rookies (Groups) Won[17]
Metro Radio Music Awards 2022 [zh] Best Rookies Won[18]

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to After Class.
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  8. ^ "鍾柔美主唱《青春本我》插曲首曝光唱出被欺凌者心酸". Bastille Post (in Traditional Chinese). 30 November 2021.
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  17. ^ a b "After Class與COLLAR同獲組合獎 「人氣票后」炎明熹：是良性競爭". Mingpao (in Traditional Chinese). 25 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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