DearALICE

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DearALICE
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Official logo
Background information
Origin South Korea
Years active2024 (2024)–present
Labels
Member of SM Town
Members
  • James Sharp
  • Dexter Greenwood
  • Oliver "Olly" Quinn
  • Reese Carter
  • Blaise Noon
Website www.dearalice.com

DearALICE [a] (stylized as dearALICE) is a British boy band formed by South Korean agencies SM Entertainment and Kakao Entertainment, and British television production company Moon&Back Media. The group consists of members James Sharp, Dexter Greenwood, Oliver "Olly" Quinn, Reese Carter, and Blaise Noon. The members starred in the BBC One show Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience, which followed 100 days of the members undergoing training in South Korea. They released their debut song "Ariana" on 21 February 2025.

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Name

The name "DearALICE" (previously stylized as "Dear Alice") was revealed on 17 August 2024. [1] The band received inspiration for the group name after eating at a restaurant of the same name in Itaewon. The name is described as "a letter to their fans" with ALICE standing for "A Love I Can't Explain." [2]

History

2023–2024: Formation

In November 2023, SM Entertainment signed a partnership with British television production company Moon&Back Media [3] to launch a new UK-based boy group. [4]

In July 2024, the reality show Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience was announced to aired in August on BBC One and iPlayer. [5] The series consists of six episodes, each one showcasing the journey of the five British members joining a hundred-day long K-Pop training program in South Korea and their evaluations from Yoon Hee Jun, a director at SM's Artist Development Center. [6] In August, through a press conference of the reality show in London, the group's name was announced and the five members were formally introduced to the public. [7]

On 31 October, it was announced that the original soundtrack Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience (Original TV Soundtrack) , which contained six songs performed on the reality show, would release on November 1st. [8] On 3 November, DearALICE performed their song "Best Day of Our Lives" on the British dance competition show Strictly Come Dancing . The soundtrack charted number one on the UK Official Soundtrack Albums Chart after a week of being released. [9] On 7 November, the group signed contract with US label Gamma for their global activities. [10]

2025–present: Debut, bitterSWEETsummer

From 12 to 13 January 2025, DearALICE attended SM Entertainment's 30th anniversary concert SM Town Live 2025: The Culture, the Future in Seoul, where they premiered their debut song "Ariana", which was released on February 21. [11] On 16 January, the group performed the song again on Mnet's M Countdown , a South Korean music show. [10] They later released their second single "Sweet" on May 23. [12] DearALICE's debut EP bitterSWEETsummer was released on June 27, alongside its title track "Save Us". [13]

Members

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
SCO
[14] 		UK
Ind.
[14] 		UK
Sales
[14]
bitterSWEETsummer
  • Released: June 27, 2025 [15]
  • Label: Gamma
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
58515

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
DL
[14] 		UK
Sound.
[14]
Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience OST81

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
TitleYearPeaksAlbum
UK
Sales
[14]
"Ariana"20253Non-album singles
"Sweet"—bitterSWEETsummer
"Save Us"—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

Notes

  1. ↑ ALICE is an abbreviation for "A Love I Can't Explain". (see Name section)

References

  1. ↑ Saunders, Emma (16 August 2024). "Made in Korea: Could K-pop trained Brit band be the new One Direction?". BBC . Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Yon, Ki-baek (16 January 2025). 'SM 영국그룹' 디어앨리스, K음방 출격... '아리아나' 선공개 ['SM British Group' dearALICE, K-Music Show Departure... 'Ariana' Pre-Release]. Edaily  [ ko ] (in Korean). Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Moon&Back TV | LinkedIn". Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Hong, Yoo (16 November 2023). "SM to launch boy group in the UK". The Korea Herald . Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Yossman, K. J. (11 July 2024). "'Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience' Bootcamp Reality Show Snapped Up by the BBC". Variety . Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience – Meet Dear Alice and Hee Jun Yoon". BBC . Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Lee, Joo-hyun (2 August 2024). 'K팝'이 키운 영국 보이 그룹...'디어 앨리스' 런던서 데뷔 [British Boy Group Raised by K-Pop...'Dear Alice' Debuts in London]. Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Ji, Min-kyung (31 October 2025). 'SM 英 보이그룹' 디어 앨리스, 11월 1일 BBC TV 시리즈 OST 공개 ['SM UK Boy Group' Dear Alice to Release BBC TV Series OST on November 1st]. Osen  [ ko ] (in Korean). Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Lee, Mi-young (11 November 2024). 'SM 英 보이그룹' 디어 앨리스, 일냈다...데뷔 전 차트 석권. Joy News 24 (in Korean). Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  10. 1 2 Park, So-young (27 November 2025). 제2의 원디렉션 탄생? SM, 첫 영국 보이그룹 디어앨리스 데뷔 [The Birth of the Second One Direction? SM's First British Boy Group Dear Alice Debuts]. Osen  [ ko ] (in Korean). Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  11. ↑ 'SM 英 그룹' 디어앨리스, 데뷔곡 선사 "이제 시작, 기대 부탁" [SM타운 라이브 2025] ['SM UK Group' Dear Alice, Debut Song Presentation "Now Beginning, Please Look Forward to It" [SM Town Live 2025]]. MK (in Korean). 12 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Jung-youn, Lee (23 May 2025). "British K-pop group dearALICE returns with 'Sweet'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "SM 영국 보이그룹 디어앨리스, 오늘 첫 EP 앨범 발매" [SM British boy group dearAlice releases its first EP album today]. m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "DEARALICE songs and albums | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  15. ↑ bitterSWEETsummer - EP by dearALICE on Apple Music, 27 June 2025, retrieved 27 June 2025

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