QWER (최애의 아이들) is a four-member project girl band under 3Y Corporation and Tamago Production, which was founded by YouTuber and CEO Kim Egg. They made their debut on October 18, 2023 with the single album "Harmony from Discord".
History[]
Pre-debut[]
On July 2, 2023, Tamago Production revealed through their YouTube that they will launch a four-member project girl band.[1] At the time, only drummer Chodan had been chosen with recruitments ongoing for the remaining three members. Eventually, they were revealed through their YouTube pre-debut series OSHI NO KO Project that they have chosen streamer Magenta as their bassist, internet personality Hina as their keyboardist, and former J-pop idol Lee Siyeon as their vocalist and guitarist.[2][3][4] And thus, by August 2023, the members were assembled and they began training and preparing for their debut.
2023: Debut with "Harmony from Discord", "Discord (TAK Remix)"[]
On September 24, QWER announced that they will make their official debut on October 18 with the single album "Harmony from Discord".[5][6]
On December 12, QWER released the remix single, "Discord (TAK Remix)".
2024: Manito, "Anima Power", "Fake Idol", Algorithm's Blossom[]
On March 14, 2024, QWER released a comeback poster for their first mini album Manito, which was released on April 1.[7]
On July 18, QWER released the special single "Anima Power" which was created in collaboration with Riot Games' game League of Legends and is intended to promote Anima Squad, an in-game summer PvE mode called Swarm.[8][9][10][11]
On August 23, it was confirmed that QWER will be having a comeback in September.[12] On August 28, QWER announced their comeback with the digital single "Fake Idol", set to be released on September 2.[13]
On September 3, QWER released a comeback poster for their second mini album Algorithm's Blossom, which will be released on September 23.[14]
Members[]
| Name | Keyboard letter |
Color | Position(s) | Year(s) active |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chodan (쵸단) | Q | White | Leader, Sub Vocals, Drums | 2023–present |
| Magenta (마젠타) | W | Pink | Bass | 2023–present |
| Hina (히나) | E | Blue | Guitar, Keyboard, Maknae | 2023–present |
| Lee Siyeon (이시연) | R | Green | Main Vocals, Guitar | 2023–present |
Discography[]
Korean[]Mini albums[]
Single albums[]
Digital singles[]
Remix singles[]
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Japanese[]Special singles[]
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Filmography[]
Reality shows[]
- Oshi No Ko Project (YouTube, 2023) - regulars
Trivia[]
- One of their goals as a group is to perform at Kōhaku Uta Gassen in Japan.
- In Korean, their group name and some concept elements are derived from the Japanese manga Oshi no Ko, which literally means "the favorite of children" and it is a wordplay given the context of the manga's storyline and characters.
- However, their English group name is in reference to QWER, which is the keyboard order of skill arrangement for the video game League of Legends. Consequently, their fandom name, Scuttle Crabs, was also chosen to be in reference to League of Legends.
- Siyeon is a former member of the Japanese idol group NMB48.
- Both Magenta and Chodan are under the internet entertainment company Treasure Hunter.
Gallery[]
- Main article: QWER/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ YouTube: QWER Teaser #1
- ↑ YouTube: (ENG SUB)진짜 미친 레전드 캐스팅.. 냥뇽녕냥 실물 최초 공개!? l 최애의 아이들 EP1: Magenta's recruitment
- ↑ YouTube: (ENG SUB)드디어 모였습니다...❤🔥 l 최애의아이들 EP4: Hina's recruitment
- ↑ (ENG SUB)마지막 멤버를 공개합니다.. l 최애의아이들EP7: Siyeon's recruitment
- ↑ official_QWER on Twitter (September 24, 2023)
- ↑ official_QWER on Twitter (September 24, 2023)
- ↑ @official_QWER on Twitter (March 14, 2024)
- ↑ YouTube: ANIMA POWER - QWER | 동물특공대 - 리그 오브 레전드
- ↑ アニマ部隊 2024 | ANIMA POWER - QWER
- ↑ (EN) Korea Joongang Daily: QWER to collaborate with League of Legends for new song 'Anima Power'
- ↑ (EN) Asian Junkie: QWER land a fitting League Of Legends collab, drop “ANIMA POWER” song and music video
- ↑ (KR) JTBC: QWER, 9월 컴백 확정 "완성도 높은 음악 준비"
- ↑ @official_QWER on Twitter (August 28, 2024)
- ↑ @official_QWER on Twitter (September 3, 2024)
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