Venus Flytrap was a Thai pop music group made up of five young

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(commonly called

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in Thailand). The members were selected from 200 applicants during an audition in 2005 by

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Music Entertainment, which also promotes the group and provided it with a recording contract. Their first public performance occurred in November 2006, and their first album, ''Visa for Love'', was released a month later. Also in December 2006, they performed two songs with Thai superstar

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at one of her concerts in

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. Venus Flytrap is the first all-

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music group in Thailand with a recording contract, and the second in the world, following

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n group

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.Captured by katoey
, ''

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'', 15 January 2007. In 2007,

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and Amy announced they were leaving the band for personal reasons. Twelve prospective replacements competed on a TV show ''Venus Flytrap Search for the Missing Puzzle'' for their spots. Contestants Mew and

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were the winners.''Venus Flytrap Search For The Missing Puzzle''
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