After a long wait JYP Entertainment has released the first member of one of their girl groups to debut this year. And the group to debut first is 8sians, with member Jessica to be revealed first!

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For those who don't know, JYP Entertainment has talked about 8sians as a group with eight girls from eight different Asian countries; China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam! And their group name is pronounced like "Eight Asians".

And the first member to be revealed to the public is Jessica, and she is from Thailand. Kunpimook Benjakalyani or Jessica is the younger sister of GOT7's own BamBam! Just like her brother, Jessica has won many dance contests, acted in CFs, had cameo appearances in movies and dramas in both Thailand and South Korea. She was also scouted by JYP Global Auditions around the same time as her older brother. So check out more information about Jessica as well look at her 'Flashback' picture teaser on the right.

Here is more information on member Jessica;

Birth Name: Benjakalyani Bhuwakul
Stage Name: Jessica
Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist, Maknae, Face Of Group
Birth Date: June 4, 1998
Age: 16(International) & 17(Korean)
Birth Town: Bangkok, Thailand
Home Town: Bangkok, Thailand
Ethnicity: Thai
Language(s): Thai(Native), Korean(Coversational), Japanese(Conversational)
Height: 171cm or 5'6"
Weight: 45kg or 99lbs
Twitter: @8_Jessica
Instagram: @jess_98
Other Information:
- Has three older brothers and one younger sister
- Was in the dance group WE ZAA COOL with BamBam and younger sister
- Was in Thai movie 'Tom-Yum-Goong', South Korea drama 'School 2013', and much more
- Trained at JYP Entertainment for 1 year

From the first member already we can tell the group will be well rounded. Jessica, being the maknae has already done many things and she is still early in her teen years. If you liked Jessica then make sure to check allkpop for more updates on 8sians!

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