Biography
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Years Active
2018 – present (6 years)
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Founded In
Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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Members
- JEON SOYEON (2018 – present)
- MINNIE (2018 – present)
- MIYEON (2018 – present)
- SOOJIN (2018 – 2021)
- YUQI (2018 – present)
(G)I-DLE (Hangul: (여자)아이들) is a five-member South Korean girl group under Cube Entertainment. The group currently consists of Jeon Soyeon (소연), Miyeon (미연), Minnie (민니), Yuqi (우기), and Shuhua (슈화). Originally a sextet, Soojin (수진) left the lineup on August 14, 2021.
They debuted on May 2, 2018 with their first mini-album I Am, featuring the title track "LATATA". (G)I-DLE are known to be directly involved in the creation of their music, and have been regarded as one of the most successful South Korean girl groups that do not hail from the "big three" record labels.
(G)I-DLE reached significant popularity in a short timeframe, receiving their first-ever music show win on SBS MTV's The Show on May 22, 2018, twenty days after their debut. With only one mini-album and two singles, the group earned several rookie awards at major year-end music award shows, including the Asia Artist Awards, Gaon Chart Music Awards, Genie Music Awards, Golden Disc Awards, Korea Popular Music Awards and Melon Music Awards. As a result, many dubbed (G)I-DLE as the "monster rookies" of 2018. Their participation in the League of Legends' virtual girl group project K/DA further increased their popularity globally.
After two more Korean releases, (G)I-DLE made their debut in the Japanese market on July 31,2019. Later that year, the group participated in Mnet's Queendom, a survival show where six groups competed to have the highest charting singles. As the rookies amongst older groups, (G)I-DLE finished in 3rd place. In early 2020, their first world tour I-Land: Who Am I was announced. Originally planned to span 32 cities around the world, the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and an online concert was held in its place on July 5. Both Miyeon and Soyeon returned to reprise their roles as Ahri and Akali for the K/DA songs "THE BADDEST" and "MORE".
On January 11, 2021, (G)I-DLE released I Burn, which quickly became the best-selling album under Cube Entertainment, surpassing Fiction and Fact by B2ST after 10 years with over 200,000 copies sold. Simultaneously, "HWAA" topped domestic charts, achieved 10 music show wins, and was awarded a triple crown. On March 4, Soojin was announced to go on hiatus following bullying accusations. The group continued to promote, releasing "Last Dance" as a collaboration with the platform UNIVERSE on April 29.
For the remainder of the year, the members focused on solo activities, with Yuqi debuting as a soloist with A Page, and Soyeon making her solo comeback with Windy. Miyeon landed MC, acting, and singing opportunities, Minnie made her debut as an actress in So Not Worth It, while Shuhua participated in the Taiwanese variety program Mr. Player. On August 14, it was announced that Soojin would officially leave (G)I-DLE, with them to continue as a five-member group.
They made their first performance as five on January 17, 2022 during Expo 2020 in Dubai. On February 24, they announced their first full-length album I Never Die, which was released on March 14 to critical acclaim. "TOMBOY" became the group's first chart-topper in South Korea on both the Gaon Digital Chart, the K-pop Hot 100 as well as South Korea's Billboard, where it remained for three weeks straight, which earned the group 167 Perfect All-Kills. "MY BAG" additionally became the group's highest charting b-side, peaking at twenty-two on the weekly Gaon Digital Chart, thirty-four on the K-pop Hot 100, and nine on South Korea's Billboard chart. On April 27, Miyeon debuted as a soloist with My. (G)I-DLE then began their first world tour, Just Me ( )I-dle, starting in South Korea, the United States, Chile, Mexico, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan and Singapore.
Since their debut, the group has released nine mini-albums: I Am (2018), I Made (2019), Latata (2019), I Trust (2020), Oh My God (2020), I Burn (2021), I Love (2022), I feel (2023), and HEAT (2023).
They also have released fourteen singles, which include: "LATATA", "HANN (Alone)", "Senorita", "Uh-Oh", "LION", "Oh My God", "DUMDi DUMDi", HWAA", "TOMBOY", "Nxde", "Allergy", "Queencard", "I DO", and "I Want That".
On March 14, 2022, (G)I-DLE released their first studio album, I NEVER DIE.
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