DearALICE

For the film, see Dear Alice.

DearALICE^[a] (stylized as dearALICE) is a British boy band formed by South Korean agencies SM Entertainment and Kakao Entertainment, and British television production company Moon&Back Media. The group consists of members James Sharp, Dexter Greenwood, Oliver "Olly" Quinn, Reese Carter, and Blaise Noon. The members starred in the BBC One show Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience, which followed 100 days of the members undergoing training in South Korea. They released their debut song "Ariana" on 21 February 2025.

DearALICE
Official logo
Background information
Origin	South Korea
Years active	2024 (2024)–present
Labels	Gamma SM
Member of	SM Town
Members	James Sharp Dexter Greenwood Oliver "Olly" Quinn Reese Carter Blaise Noon
Website	www.dearalice.co.uk

Name

The name "DearALICE" (previously stylized as "Dear Alice") was revealed on 17 August 2024.^[1] The band received inspiration for the group name after eating at a restaurant of the same name in Itaewon. The name is described as "a letter to their fans" with ALICE standing for "A Love I Can't Explain."^[2]

History

2023–2024: Formation

In November 2023, SM Entertainment signed a partnership with British television production company Moon&Back Media^[3] to launch a new UK-based boy group.^[4]

In July 2024, the reality show Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience was announced to aired in August on BBC One and iPlayer.^[5] The series consists of six episodes, each one showcasing the journey of the five British members joining a hundred-day long K-Pop training program in South Korea and their evaluations from Yoon Hee Jun, a director at SM's Artist Development Center.^[6] In August, through a press conference of the reality show in London, the group's name was announced and the five members were formally introduced to the public.^[7]

On 31 October, it was announced that the original soundtrack Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience (Original TV Soundtrack) , which contained six songs performed on the reality show, would release on November 1st.^[8] On 3 November, DearALICE performed their song "Best Day of Our Lives" on the British dance competition show Strictly Come Dancing. The soundtrack charted number one on the UK Official Soundtrack Albums Chart after a week of being released.^[9] On 7 November, the group signed contract with US label Gamma for their global activities.^[10]

2025–present: Debut, bitterSWEETsummer

From 12 to 13 January 2025, DearALICE attended SM Entertainment's 30th anniversary concert SM Town Live 2025: The Culture, the Future in Seoul, where they premiered their debut song "Ariana", which was released on February 21.^[11] On 16 January, the group performed the song again on Mnet's M Countdown, a South Korean music show.^[10] They later released their second single "Sweet" on May 23.^[12] DearALICE's debut EP bitterSWEETsummer was released on June 27, alongside its title track "Save Us".^[13]

Members

• James Sharp
• Dexter Greenwood
• Oliver "Olly" Quinn
• Reese Carter
• Blaise Noon

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		SCO [14]	UK Ind. [14]	UK Sales [14]
bitterSWEETsummer	Released: June 27, 2025[15] Label: Gamma Format: CD, digital download, streaming	58	5	15

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected details and chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		UK DL [14]	UK Sound. [14]
Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience OST	Released: November 1, 2024 Label: Gamma Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	8	1

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peaks	Album
		UK Sales [14]
"Ariana"	2025	3	Non-album singles
"Sweet"		—	bitterSWEETsummer
"Save Us"		—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

Lives Concerts

• DearAlice Live 2025 (2025)

Notes

1. ALICE is an abbreviation for "A Love I Can't Explain". (see Name section)