오로라 (Aurora) is an ATEEZ cover group consisting of 12 members: Rika, Jay, Daisy, Silver, Calla, Sylva, Ellie, Mars, Ginger, Izanya Ejay, and Matcha. Formed by Matcha, they debuted October 24th, 2020. The group originally formed to create a medley in honor of ATEEZ's second anniversary, however, they became a permanent group shortly thereafter. Yachen is assisting with composing and arranging for an upcoming release in the future.
Stage Name: Matcha
Name: Cass
Position: Leader, Rapper, Maknae, Mixer
Faceclaim: Yeosang
Color: Matcha Green
Birthday: August 16, 2005 | Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 166cm/5’5 ish
Nationality: Chinese American
SNS: Youtube | TWT | saltymatcha#6911Matcha Fun Facts:
> She is addicted to matcha in any form.
> She likes covering boy group songs for the high energy and rapping.
> Her first perm group was UN1XERSE.
> She lived in Hong Kong for 7 years.
> Her favorite Kpop groups of all time are Oneus and Ateez.
> She never thought an Ateez cover group would ever happen but is more than ecstatic that she gets to lead one (sparkly eye emoji)
> She is trilingual but loves learning languages and is currently working on more!
> She likes the concept of staying organized but is too lazy to actually do so.
> Making people laugh gives her the most joy.
> She believes ducks and capybaras are the superior animal and are above humans.
Stage Name: Rika
Name: Kashima Rika
Position: Vocalist
Faceclaim: Hongjoong
Color: Cherry Blossom Pink
Birthday: October 29th | Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Height: 170cm
Nationality: Filipino-Burmese-American
SNS: YT // Kashirika#5499Rika Fun Facts:
> Her ultimate group is Dreamcatcher - despite her attachment to their leader JiU, her bias is actually the maknae Gahyeon
> Produces Dreamcast, a Dreamcatcher cover group, featuring Silver and Matcha
> Loves Otome games - her favorite game is Code:Realize
> Originally a J-Pop stan - her #1 idol of all time is former NMB48 member Yamamoto Sayaka
> Produces CHERRISH, a CHERRSEE cover group
> Boosted red rank survivor in Dead by Daylight
> Her favorite food is chicken parmesan
> Her ideal aesthetic is chic/vintage/retro
> Her favorite animal is an owl - she visited an owl forest in Kyoto
and fell in love with a big owl named Hedwig
Stage Name: Jay
Name: Jay
Position: Rapper
Faceclaim: Yunho
Color: Lime Green
Birthday: February 5th, 1999 | Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'5'' (166cm)
Nationality: American
SNS: YoutubeJay Fun Facts:
> Her favorite pokemon are Vanillite, Sandshrew, and Bulbasaur
Stage Name: Daisy
Name: Daisy
Position: Rapper
Faceclaim: Mingi
Color: Evergreen
Birthday: February 7th, 1999 | Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Height: 161cm
Nationality: British
SNS: YoutubeDaisy Fun Facts:
> Daisy's ult group is Stray Kids
> She also stans IZ*ONE, Fromis_9, Weki Meki, and ITZY
> She is doing a degree in Korean
> Daisy has two cats, named Oreo and Peanut
> She would cry every day for Hwang, Hyun-jin, and Bang Chan.
> Daisy held Stray Kids' hands one time and misses them
> She doesn’t stop talking about Stray Kids
> She also has spent way too much money on Stray Kids
> Daisy rarely solo covers anything that isn’t Stray Kids
Stage Name: Silver
Name: Kotori Hotaru (小鳥蛍)
Position: Sub-leader, Vocalist, Mixer
Face Claim: Seonghwa
Color: French Rose Pink
Birthday: March 17th, 2000 | Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: 159cm
Nationality: Chinese American
SNS: Carrd | Youtube | Silver#7086Silver Fun Facts:
> She was born in Lian, China but was adopted at the age of 10 months and grew up in the US
> She's a fan of many kpop groups but her favorites are Dreamcatcher and ATEEZ and admires Sana (TWICE)
> She's a huge tarot and astrology nerd {Pisces Sun/Leo Moon/Gemini Rising}
> She's sung in an opera before and is currently a part of a Disney acapella group
> She's a soprano; the highest note she can hit is a C6
> She can play flute and piano
> She has two cats, named Holly and Autumn
> She directs and audio edits for a voicing fandub for a visual novel called Andromeda Six
> She loves memes and takes any opportunity she can get to meme. One time she wrote an entire final paper on Vines and gave a corresponding presentation, and got in an A- in the college class
> She produces a group called Floria
> Her favorite drink is bubble tea and her favorite food is coffee ice cream
> Her aesthetic is a dreamy/soft/astral aesthetic
Stage Name: Calla
Name: Claire, CB
Position: Rapper
Faceclaim: San
Color: Silvery Blue
Birthday: October 13, 2002 | Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 157cm
Nationality: Asian American
SNS: Youtube | CB02#0151Calla Fun Facts:
> Calla ults The Boyz and Sunmi
> She is a soprano
> She likes hedgehogs and penguins
> Calla loves rhythm and strategy video games
> She likes first person shooters but isn't good at them
> Calla wants you to know that you should stan the other members everyone is amazing she loves them
Stage Name: Ellie
Name: Ellie
Position: Rapper
Faceclaim: Wooyoung
Color: Canary Yellow
Birthday: June 16th, 2002 | Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Height: 4’11” (~150 cm)
Nationality: American
SNS: YoutubeEllie Fun Facts:
> Her favorite food is sushi
> She was born in Virginia in the USA
> Her favorite color is blue
> Ellie's ult groups are SF9 and ATEEZ
> She loves animals and music
> She played as a 2nd baseman on a travel team for around 4 years, played softball for around 8 years
> Ellie has been playing basketball since she was 6 years old
> She had knee surgery on her right knee for a torn ACL and meniscus
> Ellie loves art and being creative
> She is currently self-learning Korean
> She wants to study abroad in South Korea
> Ellie likes to dance and wants to work more at it
Stage Name: Mars
Name: Marsie
Position: Rapper
Faceclaim: Wooyoung
Color: Imperial Red
Birthday: November 12th, 2002 | Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'4' (163 cm)
Nationality: American
SNS: Youtube | InstagramMars Fun Facts:
> She is a freshman in college going for her Pre-Vet degree
> Mars is very kindhearted and outgoing and loves seeing people happy
> She's very affectionate
> Mars calls cute things "squishy"
> Her favorite color is mint green but red is almost her lucky color because she's around it all the time
> Mars's friends say the color she gives off is yellow or cyan
> Her lucky number is 5
> She ults ATEEZ, Oneus, Stray Kids, and Dreamcatcher
Stage Name: Sylva
Name: Sylva
Position: Vocalist
Faceclaim: Yeosang
Color: Indigo Purple
Birthday: December 23, 2002 | Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Height: 169cm
Nationality: Canadian
SNS: Youtube | Instagram | Soundcloud | Sylva12#7433 Sylva Fun Facts:
> She composes and songwrites
> She would like to be a musician or music teacher
> Sylva started learning Korean in June of 2019
> She is interested in linguistics
> Sylva tried learning Latin, Italian, and German throughout middle school, but dropped them. She still knows how to read and pronounce all three of these languages, but doesn't know what it means
> She started taking classical vocal lessons in 2014
> She plays percussion, specializing in keyboards
> She used to play the cello
> She is a soprano, but can comfortable sing from D3 to D6
> Sylva has been in school productions of The Little Mermaid Jr., Aladdin Jr., Fiddler On The Roof, and Once On This Island
> She was a Manhattan Newsie in a community production of Newsies
> She did several years of dance as a child, primarily ballet and Ukrainian dance
> The first time Sylva sang alone in public was Phantom of the Opera's Think of Me for her grade 5 talent show
> The biggest project she has worked on was being the singing voice of Ruby in a RWBY abridged series
> Stray Kids was the group that got her into kpop
> Her ult groups are Cravity, NCT, Stray Kids, and Oneus
> She has three sisters, two older and one younger
> She snaps her fingers using her thumb and ring finger instead of her middle finger
> Her MBTI type is INTP
> Her favourite season is winter
> Her favourite colours are indigo and Caribbean blue
> Her lucky number is 9
> Her favourite animal is the platypus
Stage Name: Ginger
Name: Ginger
Position: SNS and Graphics Manager, Rapper
Faceclaim: Jongho
Color: Amethyst Purple
Birthday: August 9, 2003 | Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 160cm
Nationality: Filipino - American
SNS: Youtube| InstagramGinger Fun Facts:
> Ginger was born and raised in the Philippines, and moved to the US when she was 11.
> She speaks Tagalog Fluently.
> Ginger is Redesignated Fluent in English.
> She is also learning Korean (Self-Study) and French (School), and she plans to learn Japanese and Chinese next.
> She has the same birthday as ATEEZ’s Mingi
> Ginger was Part of JROTC became: Company Commander, Platoon Sergeant, Squad Leader, Cyber Security Commander, and S-5 (Publications) Assistant.
> She learned to edit (photos) and write stories because of Wattpad.
> She loves to explore new things.
> Ginger has self-learned calligraphy for 2 years.
> She was also part of JROTC’s Leadership Team
> Ginger discovered her singing skills in 3rd grade. She was more fond of dancing when she was little.
> She claims EXO’s Chanyeol to be the bestest boi.
> Ginger loves to dance to Wonder Girls’ ‘Nobody’ when she was little.
> The groups that made her look into k-pop more were 2NE1, Wonder Girls, BIGBANG, Super Junior, & SNSD.
> She stopped liking Kpop for a while and got reintroduced to EXO & SNSD latest release of ‘Mr. Mr.’
Stage Name: Izanya
Name: Vanessa
Position: Vocalist
Faceclaim: Seonghwa
Color: Periwinkle
Birthday: December 5, 2003 | Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'6"
Nationality: Canadian
SNS: YouTube | Instagram | ejayay#9575Izanya Fun Facts:
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Stage Name: Ejay
Name: Emmie
Position: Vocalist
Faceclaim: Yunho
Color: Azure Blue
Birthday: February 24, 2004| Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: 183 cm / 6’0 ish
Nationality: American
SNS: YouTube | Instagram | ejayay#9575Ejay Fun Facts:
> Her ults are Ateez, SHINee, and Monsta X
> Ejay's favorite food is chicken
> She has been playing softball since she was 5 and used to be a dancer for about 10 years
> Ejay loves raccoons
> Her favorite flower is a sunflower
> Ejay's favorite color is dark blue
> Ejay is from California, USA
> She likes to draw on occasion and is really interested in photography and graphic design
> Her MBTI type is ISFP
> Ejay is currently addicted to playing Genshin Impact and her favorite character is Childe
> She started seriously covering in November 2020
Stage Name: Yachen
Name: Yachen
Position: Composer
Faceclaim: --
Color: Orchid Purple
Birthday: -- | Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: --
Nationality: --
SNS: YoutubeYachen Fun Facts:
> They learned perfect pitch from exclusively listening to BTS
> They are avid purple enthusiast
> Yachen wanted to pursue music/producing/composing after discovering ATEEZ
Aurora Former Members:
Seren
VOID Angel
Yerin
Please support 오로라 (Aurora) as we make our journey and take the spotlight!
Thank you so much!
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Image credit for photos: KQ Entertainment & seongatwinnos (Mingi)