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A pop artist in a contemporary recording studio Issue 01 · 2026
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RhianNew Era

A voice built for intimate moments. Rhian opens a new season where real emotion, restrained visuals and cinematic performance move as one.

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New Artist · First Performance

Meet ELLI.Not Your Girl

Four girls. One band. With their first song, ELLI arrive in full control—turning the moment after a breakup into a bold pop-rock declaration of independence.

Words by KPOP MAGAZINESeptember 22, 2026Music
ELLI performing Not Your Girl as a four-member band

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ELLI do not enter quietly. “NOT YOUR GIRL,” the four-piece band’s first song and first performance, introduces HANA, RIN, YUNA and SEOYEON with a direct message: the past no longer gets to decide who they are.

Built around a bold pop-rock sound, the track begins with an ex returning as if nothing has changed. But the person waiting on the other side is no longer the same. Familiar expressions and old habits have lost their power, and every line moves the song further away from hesitation and closer to self-possession.

“You had your chance.
Now let me go.”

That shift is the heart of “NOT YOUR GIRL.” The chorus is not simply a rejection—it is a boundary stated out loud. “I’m not your girl” becomes both the hook and the point of transformation: she deletes the photographs, erases the number and starts choosing how she dresses, where she goes and who she wants to be.

ELLI’s band format gives that declaration extra force. HANA leads from the microphone while RIN, YUNA and SEOYEON establish the group as performers rather than characters arranged around a single voice. The guitars, bass and drums give the song a rougher edge without losing its clean pop immediacy.

There is no long introduction and no attempt to soften the message. This is ELLI’s first chapter: four members, one band and a song about finding your own voice after spending too long listening to someone else’s.

“NOT YOUR GIRL” is ELLI’s first song and first performance.

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