Carmen (singer)

1. Name

According to SM Entertainment's report, the group name, Hearts2Hearts, means "to connect with global fans through a mysterious musical world filled with various emotions and heartfelt messages, and move forward together as a greater 'us'".^[12][13] The name's inclusion of "S2" is a reference to a heart emoticon.^[14]

2. Career

2.1. 2023–2025: Formation

News of a new girl group from SM Entertainment first came in February 2023 when the company announced their new SM 3.0 business strategy. In the announcement video, CEO Chris Sung-soo Lee and COO Tak Young-jun said that SM would debut four new acts in 2023, including a girl group.^[15] Another video released later in May of CEO Jang Cheol-hyuk announcing the company's plans for 2023 reiterated the launch of a new girl group in the fourth quarter of the year.^[16] However, the group's debut was delayed several times, with the news being released each time in the company's earnings reports. The first delay came in August 2023, with SM stating the group would now debut in the first half of 2024.^[17] The debut was again delayed in May 2024, moving the group's debut to the fourth quarter of the year.^[18] In November 2024, SM updated their schedule for the final time, pushing the group's debut to the first quarter of 2025.^[19]

At the end of SM's 30th anniversary celebration SM Town Live 2025 concert at Gocheok Sky Dome on January 12, a surprise trailer was played that revealed the group's name and eight members, though their individual names were not released. The trailer also revealed that the group would debut in February 2025.^[20] The next day, South Korean media, including Maeil Business Newspaper and The Korea Economic Daily, reported that Hearts2Hearts would debut on February 24, with promotions beginning in late January.^[21][22][23] Following the group's reveal, their company's stock experienced a 4.5% increase on the Korea Exchange at the closing of its trading day, with an additional gain of 6.94% the next day.^[24] Hearts2Hearts is SM's first girl group since founder and executive producer Lee Soo-man left the company in 2023. With 8 members, it is also SM's largest girl group since Girls' Generation debuted in 2007 with 9 members.^[24] Pop culture critic Ha Jae-geun noted that the group will be a "test" of the SM 3.0 corporate production strategy that was introduced in the wake of Lee's departure.^[24]

2.2. 2025–present: Introduction and debut

On January 31, 2025, Hearts2Hearts' Instagram account was opened to the public, which unveiled a series of images, giving a sneak peek of the members.^[25] All members were revealed on February 3 through a video titled "Chase Your Choice" released on SM's official YouTube channel, and additional social media accounts were opened.^[26] On February 24, Hearts2Hearts released their debut single album titled The Chase which contains the lead single of the same name and a B-side titled "Butterflies".^[26] A debut showcase for the group was held at the Yes24 Music Hall in Seoul on the same day.^[27] The group won their first music broadcast trophy with "The Chase" on March 11, 15 days after their debut, on The Show.^[28] The song reached number 21 on South Korea's singles chart, while the single album has been certified Platinum by the KMCA.^[29]

On June 18, the group released the digital single "Style", which peaked at number 17.^[30] On October 20, Hearts2Hearts released their first EP Focus, after having released the track "Pretty Please" as a pre-release single on September 24.^[31] The EP and its titular lead single earned the group new peaks at number 3 on the albums chart and number 14 on the singles chart respectively. "Pretty Please" later served as a promotional track in South Korea for Pokémon Legends: Z-A.^[32] Hearts2Hearts was named one of 2025's best new artists at various South Korean year-end award ceremonies, including the MAMA Awards, Melon Music Awards and Seoul Music Awards.^[33][34][35]

On February 20, 2026, Hearts2Hearts released a digital single titled "Rude!".^[36] After the song's spoken interlude went viral, it became the group's first number one single in South Korea.^[37] A Japanese version of the song was later released on March 27.^[38] On June 22, the group released their second EP, Lemon Tang, alongside the lead single of same name.^[39][40] The EP has become their highest-charting album domestically at number 2. On August 12, Hearts2Hearts made their debut in Japan with the single "Iconic Heart", which peaked at number 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart and the Billboard Japan Hot 100.^[41]

3. Other ventures

3.1. Ambassadorship

In April 2025, Hearts2Hearts was chosen as the Seoul Spring Festa 2025 Wonder Show's honorary ambassador.^[42] On June 17, the group was selected as Seoul City's public relations ambassador.^[43] On July 1, 2026, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea officially appointed Hearts2Hearts as Youth Drug Prevention's promotional ambassador.^[44]

3.2. Endorsements

In February 2025, SM Entertainment and SAMG Entertainment announced a collaboration with Hearts2Hearts and Catch! Teenieping.^[45] On February 24, it was announced that Hearts2Hearts will be part of "SMGC" project campaign, a collaboration between SM and Mega MGC Coffee.^[46] Later on that day, Hearts2Hearts were selected as campaign models for the women's spring special exhibition at Musinsa, the largest fashion platform in Korea.^[47] In June, the group was featured on the digital cover of W Korea, in collaboration with Chanel Beauty.^[48] On June 9, Hearts2Hearts became the brand ambassador for the beauty product Scarlett.^[49] On June 10, Binggrae has selected Hearts2Hearts as advertising models.^[50] On June 19, it was announced that Converse has launched a new 2025 Fall season campaign with the group.^[51] In July, the group collaborated with the beauty product Barenbliss.^[52] On July 21, it was announced that Hearts2Hearts became the brand model of the beauty product 2aN.^[53] On August 11, through their Instagram social media account, Kookmin Bank announced Hearts2Hearts as their new promotional model.^[54] On August 25, Shopee Indonesia, the number one e-commerce in Southeast Asia, chose Hearts2Hearts as its brand ambassador.^[55] On September 12, global lifestyle brand Calvin Klein selected Hearts2Hearts as its promotional models for the Fall/Winter season.^[56] On October 21, Lily Brown, a global fashion brand based in Japan, announced Hearts2Hearts as the promotional model for its Winter 2025 collection.^[57]

On January 7, 2026, through several social media accounts, Lotte Duty Free announced Hearts2Hearts as one of its new promotional models.^[58] On April 28, Japanese beauty brand Sorule chose Hearts2Hearts as its new muse.^[59] On May 9, Kia Indonesia announced a promotional collaboration with Hearts2Hearts entitled "Kia x Hearts2House" and was announced as its brand ambassador.^[60] On May 16, Joyday Ice Cream announced Hearts2Hearts as brand ambassadors via its Instagram account.^[61] On July 29, Hearts2Hearts was announced as the brand ambassador of JetZ snack.^[62] On September 21, Clalen, a renowned South Korean contact lens brand, officially announced Hearts2Hearts as its brand models.^[63]

3.3. Philanthropy

On February 23, 2026, Hearts2Hearts donated 50 million won under the name of their official fan club to the G-Foundation, to support vulnerable female adolescents in South Korea, as they marked their first anniversary.^[64]

4. Members

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• Carmen (카르멘)
• Jiwoo (지우) – leader^[65]
• Yuha (유하)
• Stella (스텔라)
• Juun (주은)
• A-na (에이나)
• Ian (이안)
• Ye-on (예온)

5. Discography

Studio albums only. Everything else should go on the discography page.

5.1. Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Sales	Certifications
		KOR [66]	JPN [67]
Focus	Released: October 20, 2025 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	4	13	KOR: 482,388[68] JPN: 10,257[69]	KMCA: Platinum[29]
Lemon Tang	Released: June 22, 2026 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	2	11	KOR: 699,928[70] JPN: 9,156[71]	KMCA: 2× Platinum[29]

5.2. Single albums

List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications
		KOR [66]
The Chase	Released: February 24, 2025 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	3	KOR: 432,217[72]	KMCA: Platinum[29]

5.3. Singles

5.3.1. Korean singles

List of Korean singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Album
		KOR [73]	HK [74]	IDN [75]	JPN Hot [76]	NZ Hot [77]	SGP [78]	TWN [79]	US World [80]	WW [81]
"The Chase"	2025	21	—	11	—	—	—[1]	—	9	—[2]	The Chase
"Style"		17	—	15	79	—	—	—	—	—[3]	Non-album single
"Pretty Please"		95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Focus
"Focus"		14	—	—	100	—	—	—	—	—[4]
"Rude!"	2026	1	12	13	19	16	15	2	10	57	Lemon Tang
"Lemon Tang"		7	—	—	99	—	—	—	—	—[5]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

5.3.2. Japanese singles

List of Japanese singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales figures, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Sales	Album
		KOR [73]	JPN [87]	JPN Hot [76]
"Iconic Heart"	2026	110	2	2	JPN: 49,770[87]	Non-album single

5.3.3. Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR [73]
"Moonride"	2026	151	Non-album single

5.4. Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR DL [88]
"Butterflies"	2025	39	The Chase
"Apple Pie"		48	Focus
"Flutter"		76
"Blue Moon"		77
"15-Love"	2026	25	Lemon Tang
"Baby Steps"		24
"Heart Emoji"		28
"Secret Recipe"		27

6. Videography

6.1. Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)	Ref.
"The Chase"	2025	Rima Yoon (Rigend Film)	[89]
"Butterflies"		Shin Dongle	[90]
"Style"		Shin Hee-won	[91]
"Pretty Please"		Annie Chung (Lifeimagesfilm)	[92]
"Focus"		Samson (Highqualityfish)	[93]
"Rude!"	2026	Lee Youngeum (00)	[94][95]
"Lemon Tang"		Seo Ki-woong (Line of Sight)	[96]
"Iconic Heart"		Lee Youngeum (00)	[97][98]
"Moonride"		Unknown	[99]

7. Filmography

7.1. Web shows

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2025	Chat Hearts2Hearts	Reality show	[100]
2026	Iconic Power Race		[101]

8. Live performances

8.1. Fan meetings and showcase tour

Event name	Date	City	Country	Venue	Ref.
Hearts2House 2026	February 21–22, 2026	Seoul	South Korea	Olympic Hall	[102][103]
	March 19, 2026	Brooklyn, New York	United States	Brooklyn Paramount	[104]
	March 22, 2026	Los Angeles		The Wiltern
	March 28, 2026	Jakarta	Indonesia	Tennis Indoor Senayan	[105]

8.2. SM Town Live

List of SMTown concert tours participated by Hearts2Hearts, showing dates, locations and relevant details

Title	Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Ref.
SM Town Live 2025–2026: The Culture, the Future	May 9, 2025	Mexico City	Mexico	Estadio GNP Seguros	50,000	[106]
	May 11, 2025	Los Angeles	United States	Dignity Health Sports Park	—	[107]
	June 28, 2025	London	United Kingdom	The O2 Arena[6]		[109]
	August 9, 2025	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Dome	95,000	[110][111]
	January 31, 2026	Fukuoka		Mizuho Paypay Dome	70,000	[112]
	February 14, 2026	Bangkok	Thailand	Rajamangala Stadium	—	[113]

8.3. Showcases

Title	Date	Associated album(s)	Location	Venue	Song(s) played	Ref.
Chase Our Hearts	February 24, 2025	The Chase	Seoul, South Korea	Yes24 Live Hall	"The Chase" "Butterflies"	[114]
Focus	October 20, 2025	Focus		Blue Square SOL Travel Hall	"Focus" "Style" "Pretty Please"	[115]

8.4. Joint tours, concerts, and music festivals

Event	Date	Country	Venue	Ref.
APEC Music Festa	October 10, 2025	South Korea	Gyeongju Civic Stadium	[116]
Busan One Asia Festival	June 11, 2025		Busan Exhibition and Convention Center	[117]
iHeartRadio KIIS FM Wango Tango	May 10, 2025	United States	Huntington Beach	[118]
K-Expo Inkigayo	June 17, 2026	France	Palais des Congres des Paris	[119]
KB Joy Allpak Festival	September 21, 2025	South Korea	Olympic Park Seoul	[120]
KBS Seoul Spring Festa	April 30, 2025		Seoul World Cup Stadium	[121]
KCON	May 8, 2026	Japan	Makuhari Messe	[122]
LaLaLa Festival	August 24, 2025	Indonesia	Jakarta International Expo	[123]
MBC Show! Music Core Live	July 5, 2025	Japan	Belluna Dome	[124]
Mcountdown x Mega Concert	June 1, 2026	South Korea	Inspire Arena	[125]
Mezamashi WANGAN Fest	August 14, 2026	Japan	Ariake Arena	[126]
Music Bank Global Festival	December 13, 2025		Tokyo National Stadium	[127]
MyK Festa	June 19, 2025	South Korea	KSPO Dome	[128]
SBS Mega Concert	May 31, 2025		Incheon Asiad Main Stadium	[129]
TV Asahi: The Performance	March 30, 2025	Japan	K-Arena Yokohama	[130]
	April 12, 2026			[131]

8.5. Awards shows

Event	Date	Venue	City	Country	Performed song(s)	Ref.
2nd Asia Star Entertainer Awards	May 28, 2025	K-Arena Yokohama	Yokohama	Japan	"The Chase" and "Butterflies"	[132]
34th Seoul Music Awards	June 21, 2025	Inspire Arena	Incheon	South Korea	"The Chase"	[133]
8th K-World Dream Awards	August 21, 2025	Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium	Seoul		"Style"	[134]
1st TMElive International Music Awards	August 22, 2025	Macao Galaxy Arena	Macao	China	"The Chase", "Style", and "Gee" (cover)	[135]
8th The Fact Music Awards	September 20, 2025	Macao Outdoor Performance Venue			"Style" and "Red Flavor" (cover)	[136]
2nd Korea Grand Music Awards	November 15, 2025	Inspire Arena	Incheon	South Korea	"Focus"	[137]
27th MAMA Awards	November 28, 2025	Kai Tak Stadium	Hong Kong	China	"Focus"	[138]
17th Melon Music Awards	December 20, 2025	Gocheok Sky Dome	Seoul	South Korea	"The Chase" and "Focus"	[139][140]
33rd Hanteo Music Awards	February 15, 2026	KSPO Dome			"Style"	[141]
3rd Asia Star Entertainer Awards	May 18, 2026	Belluna Dome	Saitama	Japan	"Focus" and "Rude!"	[142]
35th Seoul Music Awards	June 20, 2026	Inspire Arena	Incheon	South Korea	"Focus" and "Rude! "	[143]
2026 KM Chart Awards	July 25, 2026	Hwajeong Gymnasium Korea University	Seoul		"Rude!" and "Lemon Tang"	[144]
2nd TMElive International Music Awards	August 22, 2026	Kai Tak Stadium	Hong Kong	China	"Focus", "Rude!", "Style", and "Lemon Tang"	[145]
9th K-World Dream Awards	August 27, 2026	KINTEX	Seoul	South Korea	"Rude!"	[146]

8.6. Television specials

Event	Date	Country	Venue	Ref.
KBS2 Gag Concert	October 26, 2025	South Korea	—	[147]
MBC Gayo Daejejeon	December 31, 2025		Iesan MBC Dream Center Open Hall	[148][149]
SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer	July 27, 2025		KINTEX	[150]
	August 9, 2026			[151]
SBS Gayo Daejeon Winter	December 25, 2025		Inspire Arena	[152]
Spotify Wrapped Live	December 4, 2025	Indonesia	RCTI Studio	[153]

8.7. Other live performances

Event	Date	Country	Venue	Ref.
Global Spin Live	March 23, 2026	United States	The Grammy Museum	[154]
Rakuten GirlsAward Spring/Summer	May 3, 2025	Japan	Yoyogi National Gymnasium	[155]
Tokyo Girls Collection	July 18, 2026		Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center	[156]
	August 16, 2026		Ehime Prefectural Budokan	[157]
	September 19, 2026		Yokohama Arena	[158]

Cancelled dates

Event	Date	Country	Venue	Reason	Ref.
Indonesian Television Awards	September 7, 2026	Indonesia	RCTI Studio	Flights cancelled due to the Krakatoa eruption	[159]

9. Accolades

9.1. Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
Asia Star Entertainer Awards	2025	The Best New Artist	Hearts2Hearts	Won	[160]
	2026	The Platinum (Bonsang)		Won	[161]
		Best Group (Female)		Won
Asian Pop Music Awards	2025	Best New Artist	"The Chase"	Nominated	[162]
Brand Customer Loyalty Awards[7]		Female Rookie Idol	Hearts2Hearts	Nominated	[164]
	2026	Hot Trend Female Idol		Won	[165][166]
Brand of the Year Awards[8]	2025	Female Idol Rising Star – Indonesia		Won	[168]
		Female Rookie Idol		Won
	2026	Female Idol		Won	[169]
		Female Idol - Vietnam		Won	[170]
		Hot Trend Female Idol - Indonesia		Won	[171]
D Awards	2026	Dreams Silver Label		Won	[172]
The Fact Music Awards	2025	Next Leader Award		Won	[173]
Golden Disc Awards	2026	Digital Song Bonsang	"The Chase"	Nominated	[174]
		Rookie Artist of the Year	Hearts2Hearts	Nominated
		Most Popular Artist – Female		Won	[175]
Hanteo Music Awards	2026	Rookie of the Year		Won	[176]
		Artist of the Year (Bonsang)		Nominated
		Global Artist – Africa		Nominated
		Global Artist – Asia		Nominated
		Global Artist – Europe		Nominated
		Global Artist – North America		Nominated
		Global Artist – Oceania		Nominated
		Global Artist – South America		Nominated
		Whosfandom Award		Nominated
		Best Popular Artist		Nominated
		Best Global Popular Artist		Nominated
		Best Artist Pick – Female		Won
iHeartRadio Music Awards	2026	Best New Artist (K-pop)		Nominated	[177]
K-World Dream Awards	2025	Super Rookie Award		Won	[134]
	2026	Global Music Artist Award		Won	[178][179]
		K- World Dream Artist Award		Won
KM Chart Awards[9]	2026	Best Female Group		Won	[180]
		Ultimate 12 (Bonsang)		Won
Korea First Brand Awards[10]		Female Rookie Idol		Won	[182][183]
		Female Rookie Idol (Indonesia)		Won
		Female Rookie Idol (Vietnam)		Won
Korea Grand Music Awards	2025	IS Rising Star		Won	[184]
		Best 10 Music	"Style"	Nominated
		Best Popularity – Music Day	Hearts2Hearts	Nominated
		BIGC Global Star Award		Nominated
Korean Music Awards	2026	Best K-pop Song	"Focus"	Nominated	[185]
MAMA Awards	2025	Best New Artist	Hearts2Hearts	Won	[33][186]
		Fans' Choice Top 10 – Female		Won
		Olive Young K-Beauty Artist		Won
		Artist of the Year		Longlisted	[187]
		Fans' Choice of the Year		Longlisted
Melon Music Awards	2025	Berriz Global Fans' Choice		Won	[188]
		New Artist of the Year		Won
		Best Female Group		Nominated	[34]
		Top 10 Artist		Nominated	[189]
Seoul Music Awards	2025	Rookie of the Year		Won	[35]
	2026	Main Prize (Bonsang)		Won	[190]
		Popularity Award		Nominated
		K-pop World Choice - Group		Nominated
TMElive International Music Awards	2026	Rising International Group Award		Won	[191]
Weibo International Entertainment Awards		New Force Overseas Group of the Year		Won	[192]

9.2. Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Forbes Korea	2025	K-Idol of the Year 30	23rd	[193]
NME	2026	The NME 100	Placed	[194]