QRRA (คาร์ร่า), formerly known as LYRA (ไลร่า) and VYRA (ไวร่า), is a five-member sub-group of BNK48.[n 1] Originally as six, they debuted on October 7, 2020 with the digital single "Lyra".
History[]
Pre-debut[]
On December 7, 2019, a new sub-unit of BNK48 was announced in collaboration with Universal Music Group. The six members who had been chosen to join the sub-unit were also revealed.[2]
It was originally planned that the six members would travel to Los Angeles, USA in April 2020 to train as part of the project "BNK48 S.I.S 30 Days in LA".[3] However, this plan was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
On August 7, 2020, the first episode of the group's reality show LYRALITY SHOW aired, which gave fans an insight into the group's training leading up to their debut.
2020-present: Debut with "LYRA", departures and new members[]
The group officially made their debut on October 7, 2020 with the digital single "Lyra".
On February 11, 2021, it was announced that Noey had decided to leave LYRA in order to focus on her role as a BNK48 member.[4]
On March 12, 2021, a new group logo was revealed along with the announcement that the group would now go by the name 'VYRA'.[5]
On July 31, 2022, Jennis and Pun announced that they would leave VYRA at their LYRA Exclusive Party - Galaxy. Two days later on August 2, BNK48 released a statement stating that they had left the sub-group from that day onwards. In the same statement, it was announced that they would hold auditions within the group to find two new members for VYRA.[6]
On September 27, 2022, it was revealed that the group would continue under the name QRRA, and that the new members would be Popper and Paeyah.[7] On October 22, 2023, it was revealed that the group would release its first single under its new name on November 8.[8]
Members[]
| Name | Year(s) active |
|---|---|
| Fond (ฟ้อนด์) | 2020–present |
| Chanya (ชัญญา) | 2020–present |
| Niky (นิกี้) | 2020–present |
| Popper (ป๊อปเป้อ) | 2022-present |
| Paeyah (ปาเอญ่า) | 2022-present |
| Former | |
| Noey (เนย) | 2020-2021 |
| Jennis (เจนนิษฐ์) | 2020-2022 |
| Pun (ปัญ) | 2020-2022 |
Discography[]
Thai[]EPs[]
Digital singles[]
Special singles[]
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English[]Special singles[]
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Filmography[]
Reality shows[]
- LYRALITY SHOW (2020)
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Event | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Maya Awards | People's Choice Artist Award | Won[9] |
Gallery[]
Promotional[]
.png "LYRA Lyra promotional image (1).png (1.15 MB)")
.png "LYRA Lyra promotional image (2).png (2.58 MB)")
.png "VYRA Vanilla promotional image (1).png (4.24 MB)")
.png "VYRA Vanilla promotional image (2).png (1.44 MB)")
.png "QRRA Miracle promotional image (1).png (2.18 MB)")
.png "QRRA Miracle promotional image (2).png (3.3 MB)")
.png "QRRA Miracle promotional image (3).png (1.09 MB)")
.png "QRRA Miracle promotional image (4).png (2.79 MB)")
.png "QRRA Happy We Day promotional image (1).png (6.72 MB)")
.png "QRRA Happy We Day promotional image (2).png (8.09 MB)")
.png "QRRA Happy We Day promotional image (3).png (5.05 MB)")
.png "QRRA Enough promotional image (1).png (4.37 MB)")
.png "QRRA After Flirt promotional image (1).png (1.69 MB)")
.png "QRRA After Flirt promotional image (2).png (1.83 MB)")
.png "QRRA After Flirt promotional image (3).png (3.97 MB)")
Pictorial[]
_1.png "VYRA GANDA GANDA magazine (November 2020) 1.png (8.97 MB)")
(November 2020)
_2.png "VYRA GANDA GANDA magazine (November 2020) 2.png (2.31 MB)")
(November 2020)
_3.png "VYRA GANDA GANDA magazine (November 2020) 3.png (8.9 MB)")
_4.png "VYRA GANDA GANDA magazine (November 2020) 4.png (9.42 MB)")
Miscellaneous[]
.png "VYRA Group logo (July 2020).png (924 KB)"){kind=logo}
(2020)
.png "VYRA Group logo (September 2020).png (357 KB)"){kind=logo}
(2020-2021)
.png "VYRA Group logo (March 2021).png (118 KB)"){kind=logo}
(2021-2022)
(2023-present)
Notes[]
References[]
Official links[]
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