K-pop group Pristin (Pledis Entertainment)

K-pop group Pristin said its role models are the bands Girls’ Generation and Twice.

In an interview with a local media outlet, member Rena said, “We are a new group that just debuted and it is difficult to pick one particular group to look up to, since there are so many good artists, but Girls’ Generation members are similar to us with many artists and show diverse moves. There is a lot to learn from them in terms of performance.”

She added that Pristin also wants to emulate Twice artists’ facial expressions and fresh looks onstage.

Formed last year by Pledis Entertainment, Pristin debuted last month. It comprises of Nayoung, Roa, Yuha, Eunwoo, Rena, Kyulkyung, Yehana, Sungyeon, Xiyeon and Kyla.

Xiyeon said, “We spend a lot of time talking to each other … we encourage each other to be a fabulous girl group by sharing the strengths of other front-runners.”

By Joel Lee (joel@heraldcorp.com)