A2K Survival Show Contestants Profile
A2k (America to Korea) is a survival show produced by a collaboration of JYP Entertainment and Republic Records. The global girl group will debut in Korea around the end of 2023.
The show consists of five auditions in the American Cities of Dallas, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles in order to attend the K-Pop boot camp in L.A.
Each contestants goal is to earn all four slots in their pendant during the one week boot camp course to move on to the JYP training center in Korea to go through the final selection of the new girl group. The final line-up is not a fixed number, meaning it is possible for all 11 contestants to debut together.
The four qualities contestants must achieve are singing, dancing, star quality and character. The show started airing on July 13, 2023.
Note: (This profile will only contain contestants aired in the show that have passed to the boot camp.)
On September 21, 2023 the show ended, with the announcement of the six members who will debut in the girl group VCHA.
Official Accounts:
Instagram: @america2korea
Twitter: @America2Korea
Tiktok: @america2korea
Episode Links:
Ep. 1 / Ep. 2 / Ep. 3 / Ep. 4 / Ep. 5 / Ep. 6 / Ep. 7 / Ep. 8 / Ep. 9 / Ep. 10 / Ep. 11 / Ep. 12 / Ep. 13 / Ep. 14 / Ep. 15 / Ep. 16 / Ep. 17 / Ep. 18 / Ep. 19 / Ep. 20 / Ep. 21 / Ep. 22
Contestants Profile:
Yuna Eliminated Ep. 20
Stage Name: Yuna (유나)
Birth Name: Yuna Gonzales
Birthday: April 25, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: –
MBTI Type: –
Nationality: American
Instagram: @yunachicabear
Yuna Facts:
– She was born in California, United States
– She is of Mexican descent
– Yuna founded and led a K-Pop club at her high school
– Ever since seeing Girls’ Generation, she has wanted to be like them
– She only got one day to practice the audition dance but was still praised for her skills.
– She speaks Spanish and English.
– Yuna received her pendant in Episode 3
– In Episode 6, she did not pass the Dance Evaluation.
– In Episode 8, she did not pass the Vocal Evaluation.
– Yuna received her Star Quality Stone after showing her talent in up-cycling outfits in Episode 9.
– Yuna ranked 5th in Star Quality
– Yuna received her Character Stone in Episode 12.
– Yuna ranked 5th in Character
– Yuna ranked 10th place in the LA Bootcamp Rankings in Episode 15 after being an additional candidate.
– In Episode 18, Yuna did not receive the 1st Stone.
– Yuna ranked 9th in the Individual Evaluations
See more Yuna facts…
Stones:
Star Quality Stone (5th)
Character Stone (5th)
– She was eliminated in episode 20.
Cristina Eliminated Ep. 22
Stage Name: Cristina (크리스티나)
Birth Name: Cristina Lopez Sandiford
Birthday: May 11, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: –
MBTI Type: –
Nationality: American
Instagram: @cris_tinalopezzz
Cristina Facts:
– She is from Atlanta, Georgia, USA
– Cristina is a K-Pop dance coach at her own studio, Seoul Cristina KPOP Dance Academy
– She has been performing since she was very young
– Christina attends Georgia State University
– She even has a small K-Pop dance cover crew
– Though she is 17 she is already a freshman in college, having graduated high school a year early
– Cristina received her pendant in Episode 2.
– Cristina received her Dance Stone after performing SNEAKERS in Episode 5.
– Christina ranked 1st in Dance
– In Episode 8, she did not pass the Vocal Evaluation.
– Cristina received her Star Quality Stone after displaying her talent in both science and rapping simultaneously in Episode 9.
– Christina ranked 1st in Star Quality
– Christina received her Character Stone in Episode 12.
– Christina ranked 2nd in Character
– Christina received her Vocal Stone in Episode 14.
– Christina will be debuting after receiving all 4 stones in Episode 14.
– Christina ranked 3rd place in the LA Bootcamp Rankings in Episode 15.
– Christina received her 1st Stone after performing ‘Swing Baby’ by J. Y. Park in Episode 17.
– Christina ranked 6th in the Individual Evaluations
– In episode 22, she was not announced as a member of VCHA.
See more Cristina facts…
Stones:
Dance Stone (1st)
Vocal Stone
Star Quality Stone (1st)
Character Stone (2nd)
Individual Mission Stone (6th)
– Eliminated in final episode (EP22)
Melissa Left The Show Ep. 16
Stage Name: Melissa (멜리사)
Birth Name: Melissa Kadas
Birthday: July 22, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Height: 5’4″ (164 cm)
Weight: –
Blood Type: –
MBTI Type: –
Nationality: Canadian
Instagram: @melissakadas
TikTok: @melissa_kadas
Melissa Facts:
– She is from Brampton, Ontario, Canada
– Melissa is an actress and a pop singer/songwriter
– She was in the series Take Note
– Melissa goes to Lawson Vocals Studio
– She attended Mayfield Secondary School
– She has been releasing music since 2018
– Melissa received her pendant in Episode 2.
– In Episode 5, she did not pass the Dance Evaluation
– Melissa received her Dance Stone after performing ‘ICY’ by ITZY in Episode 4.
– Melissa ranked 7th in Dance
– Melissa received her Vocal Stone after performing ‘Easy On Me’ by Adele in Episode 7.
– Melissa ranked 2nd in Vocal
– Melissa received her Star Quality Stone after displaying her talent in singing by singing her own song ‘Enough Is Enough’ in Episode 10.
– Melissa ranked 1st in Star Quality
– In Episode 12, she did not pass the Character Evaluation.
– Melissa received her Character Stone in Episode 14.
– Melissa ranked 9th place in the LA Bootcamp Rankings in Episode 15 after being an additional candidate.
– Melissa left the show in episode 16 and didn’t go to Korea, due to personal reasons.
See more Melissa facts…
Stones:
Dance Stone (7th)
Vocal Stone (2nd)
Star Quality Stone (1st)
Character Stone
– Left the show in episode 16
Camila Rank 3
Stage Name: Camila (카밀라)
Birth Name: Camila Ribeaux Valdes
Birthday: August 10, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 5’7″
Weight: 137 lbs
Blood Type: –
MBTI Type: –
Nationality: Canadian
Camila Facts:
– Camila is ethnically Cuban.
– She participated in La Vois Junior (The Voice Junior) 2016 and was in the top 3
– She participated in the “BTS – Love Yourself” Campaign
– Camila speaks French, Spanish, and English
– Instead of auditioning in a site closer to Canada, she picked Dallas since she was performing Dalla Dalla (Dalla Dalla Dallas)
– Camila received her pendant in Episode 1
– Camila received her Dance Stone after performing ICY in Episode 4.
– Camila ranked 7th in Dance
– Camila received her Vocal Stone after performing ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ by Whitney Houston in Episode 7.
– Camila ranked 1st in Vocal
– Camila received her Star Quality Stone after displaying her talent in rap by rapping in English, French and Spanish in Episode 9.
– Camila didn’t rank in Star Quality
– Camila received her Character Stone in Episode 12.
– Camila ranked 3rd in Character
– Camila will be debuting after receiving all 4 stones in Episode 12.
– Camila ranked 1st place in the LA Bootcamp Rankings in Episode 15.
– Camila received her 1st Stone after performing ‘One Last Time’ by Ariana Grande in Episode 17.
– Camila ranked 1st in the Individual Evaluations
– In episode 22, Camila ranked 3rd, becoming a member of VCHA.
See more Camila facts…
Stones:
Dance Stone (7th)
Vocal Stone (1st)
Star Quality Stone (No Rank)
Character Stone (3rd)
Individual Mission Stone (1st)
Team Mission Stone
Final Stone
– Announced as a member of the final group VCHA
Lexus/Lexi Rank 1
Stage Name: Lexus/Lexi (렉서스/렉시)
Birth Name: Lexus Vang
Birthday: November 22, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: –
MBTI Type: –
Nationality: American
Lexus Vang Facts:
– She is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
– Lexus lives in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
– Lexus is ethnically Hmong.
– She was in the K-pop cover group Prism Kru. She joined in 2019.
– Lexus did ballet for 12 years.
– Lexus received her pendant in Episode 1.
– Lexus received her Dance Stone after performing God’s Menu in Episode 4
– Lexus ranked 3rd in Dance
– In Episode 8, she did not pass the Vocal Evaluation.
– Lexus received her Star Quality Stone after showing her talent in ballet and dancing in Episode 10.
– Lexus ranked 4th in Star Quality
– Lexus received her Character Stone in Episode 12.
– Lexus ranked 1st in Character
– Lexus ranked 6th place in the LA Bootcamp Rankings in Episode 15 after being an additional candidate.
– Lexus received her 1st Stone after performing ‘Like This’ by Wonder Girls in Episode 18.
– Lexus ranked 7th in the Individual Evaluations
– In episode 22, Lexus ranked 1st, becoming a member of VCHA.
See more Lexus/Lexi facts…
Stones:
Dance Stone (3rd)
Star Quality Stone (4th)
Character Stone (1st)
Individual Mission Stone (7th)
Team Mission Stone
Final Stone
Kendall Rank 6
Stage Name: Kendall (켄달)
Birth Name: Kendall Ebeling
Birthday: June 1, 2006
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: –
MBTI Type: –
Nationality: American
Kendall Facts:
– She is from Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
– Kendall attended a K-pop immersion in Korea and even got to perform with fellow classmates.
– She says music is her life.
– Kendall is ethnically half Vietnamese and half American.
– She did ballet for 5 years, and she also did jazz, theater, and lyrical.
– Kendall has an older sister named Aimee (born 2003-2004).
– Kendall received her pendant in Episode 1.
– Kendall received her Dance Stone after performing ‘POP!’ by NAYEON in Episode 5.
– Kendall ranked 2nd in Dance
– Kendall received her Vocal Stone after performing ‘I Have Nothing’ by Whitney Houston in Episode 7.
– Kendall ranked 5th in Vocal
– Kendall received her Star Quality Stone after displaying 5 of her art pieces and forming a dog-pendant inspired by her A2K Pendent for JYP in Episode 9.
– Kendall ranked 2nd in Star Quality
– In Episode 12, she did not pass the Character Evaluation.
– Kendall ranked 5th place in the LA Bootcamp Rankings in Episode 15 after being an additional candidate.
– Kendall received her 1st Stone after performing ’24 hours’ by SUNMI in Episode 16.
– Kendall ranked 2nd in the Individual Evaluations
– In episode 22, Kendall ranked 6th, becoming a member of VCHA.
See more Kendall facts…
Stones:
Dance Stone (2nd)
Vocal Stone (5th)
Star Quality Stone (2nd)
Individual Mission Stone (2nd)
Team Mission Stone
Final Stone
– Announced as a member of the final group VCHA
Savanna Rank 4
Stage Name: Savanna (사바나)
Birth Name: Savanna Collins
Birthday: July 26, 2006
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: –
MBTI Type: –
Nationality: American
Savanna Collins Facts:
– Savanna was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
– She is half Venezuelan from her mom’s side and Trinbagonian from her dad’s side.
– Savanna was training to be a professional gymnast for 7 years but had to quit due to injury.
– She says she discipline from gymnastics that will help her in the Korean music field.
– She has a twin brother named Alonso and an older sister named Brianna Lauren (born 2001-2002).
– Savanna received her pendant in Episode 2
– Savanna received her Dance Stone after performing ‘O.O’ by NMIXX in Episode 4.
– Savanna ranked 4th in Dance
– In Episode 8, she did not pass the Vocal Evaluation
– Savanna received her Star Quality Stone after displaying her talent in both flute playing and gymnastics simultaneously in Episode 9.
– Savanna ranked 3rd in Star Quality
– Savanna received her Character Stone in Episode 12.
– Savanna ranked 4th in Character
– Savanna received her Vocal Stone in Episode 15.
– Savanna will be debuting after receiving all 4 stones in Episode 15.
– Savanna ranked 4th place in the LA Bootcamp Rankings in Episode 15.
– Savanna received her 1st Stone after performing ‘Thunderous’ by Stray Kids in Episode 17.
– Savanna ranked 5th in the Individual Evaluations
– In episode 22, Savanna ranked 4th, becoming a member of VCHA.
See more Savanna facts…
Stones:
Dance Stone (4th)
Vocal Stone
Star Quality Stone (3rd)
Character Stone (4th)
Individual Mission Stone (5th)
Team Mission Stone
Final Stone
– Announced as a member of the final group VCHA
KG Rank 2
Stage Name: KG (케이지)
Birth Name: Kiera Grace
Birthday: June 17, 2007
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Height: 5’1″ (157 cm)
Weight: –
Blood Type: –
MBTI Type: –
Nationality: American
Facebook: @KG Crown
Instagram: @iamkgcrown
TikTok: @kgcrownofficial
Website: @kgcrownofficial.com
YouTube: @KG Crown
KG Facts:
– She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
– She moved to Michigan, USA right after she was born and lived there until she was 13
– She moved to Los Angeles, California, USA in 2021
– She has been singing since she was 7 and was in a band called Good Kicks with her three older brothers named Jake Ryan, Joseph Dean and B-Rex. Her stage name at the time was her birth name, Kiera Grace.
– She recently started her solo career
– If she could open for anyone’s show, she would want to open for BLACKPINK
– KG knows how to play the guitar, piano, and drums
– She started modeling at the age of 4 starting with Ford Models
– Her original stage name was KG Crown (케이지 크라운) during her auditions
– If she wasn’t a singer, she would be an actress, or a veterinarian if it isn’t in the entertainment industry
– She said God (She’s Christian) inspired her to make music. When she was 7, she heard a voice telling her to sing for the world while she was listening to a song by Laura Story on the radio right before church
– KG would like to collaborate with her favorite artists, such as the biggest K-pop groups, Ariana Grande, and Billie Eilish
– She is trained in musical theater
– KG received her pendant in Episode 3
– KG received her Dance Stone after performing ‘FEVER’ by J.Y Park in Episode 5
– KG ranked 8th in Dance
– KG received her Vocal Stone after performing ‘Easy On Me’ by Adele in Episode 7.
– KG ranked 3rd in Vocal
– KG received her Star Quality Stone after displaying her talent in both singing and song-writing by mashing up her own song ‘Porcelain Queen’ and ‘SNEAKERS’ by ITZY in Episode 9.
– KG didn’t rank in Star Quality
– In Episode 12, she did not pass the Character Evaluation.
– KG ranked 8th place in the LA Bootcamp Rankings in Episode 15 after being an additional candidate.
– KG received her 1st Stone after performing ‘Blues’ by LeAnn Rimes in Episode 17.
– KG ranked 3rd in the Individual Evaluations
– In episode 22, KG ranked 2nd, becoming a member of VCHA.
See more KG facts…
Stones:
Dance Stone (8th)
Vocal Stone (3rd)
Star Quality Stone (No Rank)
Individual Mission Stone (3rd)
Team Mission Stone
Final Stone
– Announced as a member of the final group VCHA
Gina Eliminated Ep. 22
Stage Name: Gina (지나)
Birth Name: Gina De Bosschere
Birthday: July 2009
Zodiac Sign: –
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: –
MBTI Type: –
Nationality: French/Korean
Instagram: @ginadeboss
Youtube: @ginadeboss
TikTok: @ginadeboss
Gina Facts:
– She was born in Seoul, South Korea
– Gina is ethnically half French (Dad’s side) and half Korean (Mom’s side)
– Gina later moved to Paris, France when she was 5 months old
– She moved to Canada during kindergarten
– Gina also lived in India
– She moved to Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA in January 2018
– Gina lives in New York City, New York, USA
– She was a model
– Gina was a JYP Trainee for 11 months after being casted online
– She has met TWICE, Stray Kids, and ITZY
– She’s fluent in English, French, and Korean.
– Gina has released 6 solo singles
– Gina received her pendant in Episode 3
– Gina received her Dance Stone after performing SNEAKERS in Episode 6
– Gina ranked 5th in Dance
– Gina received her Vocal Stone after performing ‘Easy On Me’ by Adele in Episode 8.
– Gina ranked 4th in Vocal
– Gina ranked 5th in Dance
– Gina received her Star Quality Stone after displaying her fluency in French, English, and Korean in Episode 10.
– Gina didn’t rank in Star Quality
– In Episode 12, she did not pass the Character Evaluation.
– Gina received her Character Stone in Episode 14.
– Gina will be debuting after receiving all 4 stones in Episode 14.
– Gina ranked 2nd place in the LA Bootcamp Rankings in Episode 15.
– Gina received her 1st Stone after performing ‘2 Different Tears’ by Wonder Girls in Episode 17.
– Gina ranked 8th in the Individual Evaluations
– In episode 22, she was not announced as a member of VCHA.
– On September 22, 2023 she released her 1st single. called “FREEDOM“.
See more Gina facts…
Stones:
Dance Stone (5th)
Vocal Stone (4th)
Star Quality Stone (No Rank)
Character Stone
Individual Mission Stone (8th)
– Eliminated in the final episode (EP22)
Mischa Eliminated Ep. 15
Stage Name: Mischa (미샤)
Birth Name: Mischa Salkin
Birthday: August 2, 2009
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: –
MBTI Type: –
Nationality: American
Instagram: @mischasalkin
TikTok: @mischasalkin
Youtube: @MischaSalkin
Mischa Salkin Facts:
– Mischa’s mom taught her how to sing
– She is ethnically Filipina and Ukrainian
– She sings and dances competitively
– Mischa received her pendant in Episode 3
– In Episode 5, she did not pass the Dance Evaluation
– In Episode 8, she did not pass the Vocal Evaluation
– Mischa received her Star Quality Stone after displaying her talent in contemporary dancing in Episode 9.
– Mischa didn’t rank in Star Quality
– In Episode 12, she did not pass the Character Evaluation.
– Misha received her Vocal Stone in Episode 15.
– Mischa did not rank in the LA Bootcamp Rankings, and was eliminated in Episode 15.
See more Mischa facts…
Stones:
Vocal Stone
Star Quality Stone (No Rank)
– Eliminated in episode 15 (1st elimination of the show)
Kaylee Rank 5
Stage Name: Kaylee (케일리)
Birth Name: Kaylee Lee
Korean Name: Lee ?? (이??)
Birthday: November 24, 2009
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: –
MBTI Type: –
Nationality: Korean/American
Kaylee Lee Facts:
– Kaylee was born in Pennsylvania, USA, to South Korean parents.
– Kaylee is fluent in both English and Korean.
– She is very adamant and has a plan for everything she does
– Kaylee started training singing one week before the final audition and learned her performance three days beforehand
– Kaylee received her pendant in Episode 2
– Kaylee received her Dance Stone after performing What is Love? in Episode 6
– Kaylee ranked 6th in Dance
– In Episode 7, she did not pass the Vocal Evaluation, but later received her Vocal Stone in Episode 8.
– Kaylee ranked 6th in Vocal
– Kaylee received her Star Quality Stone after displaying her talent in taekwondo in Episode 10.
– Kaylee didn’t rank in Star Quality
– In Episode 12, she did not pass the Character Evaluation.
– Kaylee ranked 7th place in the LA Bootcamp Rankings in Episode 15 after being an additional candidate.
– Kaylee received her 1st Stone after performing ‘POP!’ by IM NAYEON in Episode 16.
– Kaylee ranked 4th in the Individual Evaluations
– In episode 22, Kaylee ranked 5th, becoming a member of VCHA.
See more Kaylee facts…
Stones:
Dance Stone (6th)
Vocal Stone (6th)
Star Quality Stone (No Rank)
Individual Mission Stone (4th)
Team Mission Stone
Final Stone
– Announced as a member of the final group VCHA
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