After School units announced

After School units [Pledis Entertainment]

The members to the upcoming After School units have been set, according to their agency Pledis Entertainment on Monday.

Pledis said through a press release that based on votes by fans, the group has been split into a unit with members Kahi, Jungah, UIE and NaNa and another unit with members Juyeon, Raina, Lizzy and E-young.

The former unit will pursue their activities under the theme of red, representing After School's original powerfulness and sexiness while the latter under the theme of blue, by reflecting the summer season with cute and cheerful images.

The two units will also become rivals for their upcoming activities, competing against each other by releasing separate albums simultaneously.

After School debuted in early 2009 and after wrapping up promotion of their first full-length album “VIRGIN” released in late-April, have also been preparing for their second-ever fan meeting set for July 9.

They have also been revving up for their Japan debut, set to take off officially with the release of the Japanese version of their hit single "Bang!" on August 17 while performing it at the Akasaka BLITZ in Tokyo of Japan on July 17.

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