(G)I-DLE

(G)I-DLE (Hangul: (여자)아이들; RR: Yeoja Aideul; short for GIRL-I-DLE) is a South Korean girl group formed by Cube Entertainment in 2018. The group consists of six members: Miyeon, Minnie, Soojin, Soyeon, Yuqi, and Shuhua. The group debuted on May 2, 2018 with their first extended play titled I Am.

Predebut:
Soyeon was previously introduced as one of the female trainees to represent Cube Entertainment on the Mnet survival show, Produce 101. She remained a popular contestant throughout the show's run, peaking at 10th place on the fifth episode. However, she was ranked at 20th place in the final episode and failed to become a member of the winning girl group, I.O.I. Soyeon also competed in the third season of the rap competition show Unpretty Rapstar, where she finished as the second runner-up. She later debuted as a soloist, releasing two digital singles: "Jelly" and "Idle Song".

Miyeon was a former YG trainee, from 2010 to 2015. Soojin was a former trainee under DN Entertainmnet in 2015. She was a member of pre-debut girl group VIVIDIVA, but left before the group's official debut. Her stage name was N.Na. Minnie, Yuqi and Shuhua appeared in the promotional video of Rising Star Cosmetic in June 2017. Shuhua made an appearance with labelmate Yu Seon-ho in 10cm's "Pet" music video in September 2017. Minnie featured in Line Friends' album Dance Party, which was released in November 2017. From February 2018 to March 2018, Miyeon and Minnie made four cover videos under Dingo Music Youtube Channel. Yuqi also appeared in the short video of Dingo Music.

On March 22, 2018, Cube Entertainment announced that their new upcoming girl group would debut in the first half of 2018, which Soyeon was revealed to be a part of the group's line-up last January. On April 5, they unveiled the logo and the name of their upcoming girl group (G)I-DLE. Cube Entertainment began revealing the members of (G)I-DLE with the release of individual photos of the first two members, Miyeon and Yuqi, on April 8.Soojin and Shuhua were revealed two days later on April 10.[25] Minnie and Soyeon were the last to be revealed on April 12, and they formed the final line-up of the upcoming girl group.

2018: Debut with I Am
On May 2, (G)I-DLE officially released their debut mini album I Am, accompanied by the lead single "LATATA". Their debut showcase was held at the Blue Square iMarket Hall on the same day as the album's release. They made their official debut stage on the music program Mnet's M Countdown on the next day. (G)I-DLE achieved combined views of 2.2 million for their debut music video "LATATA" within two days of its release. The mini album debuted and peaked at number thirteen on the Gaon Album Chart issued on April 29, 2018. I Am also debuted at number seven and has since peaked at number five on Billboard's World Albums issued on May 9, 2018. "LATATA" debuted at number thirty-five on the Gaon Digital Chart issued on May 17, 2018.

Collaboration singles

 * "ONE" (2018) (with BTOB, CLC, HyunA, Jo Kwon, PENTAGON, Yoo Seon Ho)

Filmography

 * (G)I-DLE: I-TALK (2018)

Concerts

 * United Cube – One (2018)

Trivia

 * The group name have some significations:
 * "(G)" (여자) is for "girl" and "Idle" (아이들) for "children".
 * The "I" in "I-DLE" is for the individuality and "DLE" the plural, so the girls have the same personality but their are related.
 * Soyeon was a contestant on Produce 101 and Unpretty Rapstar 3.
 * Soyeon made her solo debut on November 5, 2017 before joining the group.
 * In the music video for "Jelly", we can see a girl wearing a white fox mask. We will later know that the girl was Soojin.
 * In her comeback on February 2018, there is again the same girl in the music video for "Idle Song" and also some clues for (G)I-DLE members (an earth glob with indicators of their birth places and radio fixed on "450" (for April 5, their reveal date).
 * Miyeon is a former YG Entertainment trainee.
 * Soojin was originally supposed to be a member of the then-upcoming South Korean girl group VIVIDIVA.
 * Her stage name was N.Na.
 * She even performed once with them.