Before there was Twice, there was Empire, a seven member girl group that are, unfortunately, locked up in the JYP dungeon...Okay maybe that is an exaggeration. The seven aren't completely "locked up"...it's just JYP has plans for the girls that they don't even know about. As of last year, whatever JYP has under his sleeve, has been in action since then. So far three out of the seven had competed on Sixteen, one member competed on Unpretty Rapstar 2, one danced along side their idol friend on Hit The Stage, and the list goes on. With that being said, each member has had some type of exposure to the world. This was just the first step to the One Year Pre-debut Plan. The second part depends on Empire.