Forestella

Forestella () is a South Korean crossover male vocal quartet formed through the JTBC singing competition Phantom Singer 2, which aired in 2017. They won first place on the show and officially debuted on March 14, 2018, with the album Evolution. Since their debut, they have released another two studio albums and gained public recognition for their performances on Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend, festivals and other televised concerts. They appeared in a total of eleven episodes on Immortal Songs special King of Kings. They competed in a total of eight episodes. They lost two episodes at first but then won six consecutive episodes, which is considered as an absolute record in the show's history.'' Because of that record, they were invited as a special guest for celebratory performances in the 2023, 2024, and 2025 King of Kings Specials.

==History== ===Background=== The quartet was formed through the second season of the singing competition Phantom Singer''. Cho Mingyu, Ko Woo-rim, Bae Doo-hoon, and Kang Hyung-ho each separately auditioned for the competition. During the competition, Cho Mingyu selected Ko Woo-rim for the 2nd round competition and trained him. Then, he selected Bae Doo-hoon for the 3rd round competition to add variety to the team color. In the final competition, Kang Hyung-Ho joined the team. Cho Mingyu got the nickname "Strategist" during the competition because he meticulously considered each contestant's timbre and whether they would match his voice before selecting them. The quartet prior to the finals named themselves "Forestella", which is a portmanteau of "forest" and "stella" (Italian: star). As the winning group, they won prize money as well as an exclusive contract with Arts & Artists, which manages some of the country's preeminent classical musicians, to promote together for a year.