Girlset is in a new era — with a new name and a hunt for a fresh identity.
After over a year in the group VCHA, the L.A.-based girl group found itself down to four members from the original six in its first incarnation. VCHA was born out of the JYP Entertainment and Republic Records-led reality competition audition show A2K (“America to Korea”) and was signed to JYP America, the stateside imprint of the South Korean entertainment behemoth.
But the act was relaunched in 2025 as Girlset after an internal shake-up. Two of its original members departed from the group — KG in December 2024, followed by Kaylee in June. KG initially filed a lawsuit claiming “abuse and mistreatment;” eventually, a mutually agreed upon parting of ways concluded the legal action.
Now, Girlset — consisting of members Camila, Lexi, Kendall and Savanna — finds itself looking for a sonic identity. The girls say they’re hoping to try a wide array of genres — something different from the two singles “Commas” and “Little Miss,” which lean into 2000s pop. They’re searching for the sound that will be uniquely their own.
“There are definitely some core things about our music that will define us as a group musically while moving through different genres,” Kendall, 19, tells The Hollywood Reporter.
THR spoke with Girlset this week about this quest for their sound, their latest single “Little Miss,” and how they’re feeling about their rebrand and what they hope for the future.
How has the reaction to “Little Miss” been? It feels like it’s been pretty positive and people have been reacting well. How are you feeling about it?
SAVANNA: Really happy that everyone likes it as much as we do, so it’s a good turnout.
CAMILA: Really excited because we’ve had the song for a long time, and we really wanted to put it out there, because we knew. I feel like people would like it. It’s very our style, so we are really happy that it turned out to be like that.
Why was this song the perfect focal point?
KENDALL: I feel like over the time that we’ve spent away, we were able to work on so many different types of songs that it’s able to identify now where we are, which songs feel the most like us. That’s why we really felt that “Little Miss” was a good song that represented us leaning more into the 2000s R&B. We really wanted to show that. That’s why we love “Little Miss” so much.
With the changes you guys have seen and your re-debut, how are you feeling about everything? How are you hoping that fans are feeling right now as you move into this new chapter?
LEXI: It’s a great feeling. It’s definitely something that we’ve had a vision for for a while. Like Kendall said, we’ve had a lot of time to think about our vision and direction for our future. And to be more involved in the process, and have input ,and create more ideas for what we thought of for ourselves is honestly a lot of fun. We like to see it come all together and come to life.
As you’re learning to be together as just the four of you, is there something you’ve found that really meshes with the four of you that you weren’t expecting? Did you learn anything from each other in that way?
KENDALL: We definitely learned a lot from each other. One of the things that we love the most about being in a group is that we can help each other out with everything. We’re always there for each other, but especially in music terms, I feel like it’s so special to us that we’re all aligned on the same page. We’ve been saying what we want to present ourselves as our music. To have that feels really special to us so we’re all knowing exactly where we want to go.
As artists, you don’t get a lot of say in how you’re perceived, but I assume you have an idealized version of the group you want people to see. What do you want people to think of when they hear the name Girlset?
CAMILA: Something that’s important to us is to always be authentic. I think what matters is staying grounded and being ourselves, no matter what. Obviously, we can’t control how people perceive us, but I feel like as long as we’re being true to ourselves, it doesn’t really matter, because whoever likes us for who we are will be there with us. That’s all that matters. That’s what we want to create as a community. We want our fans to feel connected with who we really are, and we want them to also be free, and feel like they can also be themselves with us. So we just want to build a really safe space, and just have them in this journey, and become the best version of ourselves.
Are you guys working on new music? What is the kind of music you’re hoping to continue to do now that you’ve released “Little Miss?”
SAVANNA: We have a lot in store. We’ve been writing a lot more the past year and a half, and so we’ve definitely explored a lot of different sounds and genres. In the future, you can definitely expect similar sounds, but different [ones] as well. We definitely want to explore other genres as well.
KENDALL: There are definitely some core things about our music that will define us as a group musically while moving through different genres.
CAMILA: Like I said earlier, we did “Little Miss” a while ago. We’ve been writing and recording songs, so it’s definitely evolved from “Little Miss.” I’m excited for people to see these new genres and different styles that we’ve been exploring.
What have you learned about yourself as a performer?
CAMILA: I think that it’s important for us to make sure that the group is the priority. We want every single one of us to have a voice and a role in the group. That’s what’s important to us, making sure that everyone shines and everyone shows their personality and talent through the group — making sure that we’re all in balance and have the same vision for us.
How have you learned to communicate with one another about that then? Giving yourselves each time to shine and wanting that for the people around you… Even just day-to-day doing this job, communication is so important among yourselves. How have you learned to build that?
LEXI: We’ve adapted to each other so much over the years. We’ve been around each other so much to the point where everything comes so natural. Having the same vision, it’s also so random, but it’s so easy for the four of us to think of the same things, create the same things, really come together and agree upon an idea that we feel fits us. I think that’s something that is definitely super easy for us in terms of the creative aspect. I love that about us.
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