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We Girls (위걸스; also stylized as WeGirls) was a girl group under Aftermoon Entertainment. Originally as eight, they debuted on August 31, 2018 with the single album "On Air".
In February 2022, YeHana confirmed in an Instagram DM that the group had disbanded.
Their group name is a combination of "We" (You + Me) and "Girls" (who have a pure love for their fans).[1]
History[]
Pre-debut[]
On October 31, 2017, Aftermoon Entertainment launched a crowdfunding project on Makestar to gather funds to debut their first girl group by the name of We Girls, consisting of nine members: Jaina, Hyeni, Yehana, Woori, Vivian, Julie, HaL Park, Lina and Suha.[2] Notably, fans can vote for their album's concept and the group's center/leader by participating in this. The project concluded on January 24, 2018, raising 27,773 US$.[3]
By the end of their Makestar project, the group appeared to have underwent major lineup changes, with Jaina, Woori, and Julie departing and E.You joining as a new member.[4] Soon after, Vivian, Lina and Suha also left, which led to the brief addition of Cindy.[5] In April, the group became a six-member act after Han Jung A and Ellie were added to the lineup.[6] Ultimately, their debut lineup finalized with the departure of Cindy and the addition of two new members, Nina and EunA, in July.[7][8]
2018: Debut with "On Air" and "Girls Wings Fly"[]
On August 31, 2018, We Girls finally made their long-awaited debut as eight with the single album "On Air".
On October 9, the group released a remix of their debut single, titled "Girls Wings Fly", as a special gift for their fans. This also confirmed that the group's fandom name is Wings.
2019: HaL, Hyeni, EunA's departure, Ride and "Hello, Christmas"[]
On February 7, 2019, HaL announced via her personal Facebook account that she had departed from the group and returned to preparing for an acting debut.[9]
On June 17, We Girls posted a group photo without Hyeni and revealed their plans to make a comeback soon with the 2nd generation lineup. In the post's comment section, Aftermoon Entertainment confirmed that Hyeni had left the group, though the reason for her departure was never given.[10]
On June 21, Aftermoon Entertainment launched another Makestar project to fund their second album, tentatively titled Dreams Become Reality.[11] The project reached its deadline on August 29 with 9,987 US$ raised.[1]
On September 6, the group made their first comeback with the mini album Ride. To commemorate this release, they held a showcase in the form of a fan meeting at the Shinhan Card Fan Square Hall in Mapo-gu, Seoul to celebrate their first anniversary.[12] Additionally, a music video for the b-side "Heart Beat" was later released on October 28.
On December 3, We Girls released a special Christmas single titled "Hello, Christmas". Shortly after this, it was announced on the 11th that member EunA had decided to leave the group.[13]
2020–2021: Auditions, Nina, Ellie, E.You's departure and new members[]
On July 13, 2020, Aftermoon Entertainment made a post announcing that they were holding auditions to find new members for We Girls. Additionally, it was revealed that Nina and Ellie had decided to leave after their contracts with the agency expired.[14]
On September 12, We Girls updated their Instagram bio to "We Girls 3rd Member rules: no Liar, no Hypocrites, no Alchol. Youth and pasion".[15] Shortly after this, former member Ellie fired back on her Instagram stories by posting a gif with the caption "So done.", hinting that she had left the group on bad terms.[16]
On September 14, E.You announced through her Instagram that she had terminated her contract with Aftermoon Entertainment and left the group. The same day, the agency officially confirmed E.You's departure, revealing that she had requested an early termination of her contract several months ago due to exhaustion from their promotions.[17] Shortly after her departure, they revealed that six new members, who were only known by their initials 'D', 'A', 'Y', 'S', 'R', and lastly 'K', had been recruited.[18]
On April 9, 2021, it was reported that Byeoljji, Kimi, and Do Hayoon had officially been added to the group for their third generation lineup.[19]
2022: Disbandment[]
In February 2022, after three years without any group activities, YeHana revealed in an Instagram DM that We Girls had disbanded.[20]
Aftermath[]
Following We Girls' disbandment, the members went their separate ways:
- Former member Ellie returned to being active as a soloist.
- Former members Nina and EunA joined Bambino with their reformation in 2022. After Bambino's disbandment, they joined Bunny.T and debuted with the group on June 19, 2023.
- Byeoljji went on to join Lively (later known as Ndear) in 2022, Berryz in 2023 and Astell in 2024.
- Do Hayoon joined Ndear in 2022. After their disbandment, she joined Clear:i and debuted with the group on July 31, 2024.
- Kimi became a member of onair in 2022. However, she left the group before their debut in 2024.
Members[]
| Name | Position(s) | Generation | Year(s) active | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| HaL (하엘) | Sub-Vocalist, Maknae (2017-2018) | Yes | 2017–2019 | ||
| Hyeni (혜니) | Sub-Vocalist | Yes | 2017–2019 | ||
| EunA (은아) | Lead Dancer, Sub-Vocalist | Yes | Yes | 2018–2019 | |
| Ellie (엘리) | Main Rapper, Sub-Vocalist | Yes | Yes | 2018–2020 | |
| Nina (니나) | Main Dancer, Sub-Vocalist, Maknae (2018-2020) | Yes | Yes | 2018–2020 | |
| E.You (이유) | Leader, Main Vocalist | Yes | Yes | 2018–2020 | |
| Han Jung A (한정아) | Lead Dancer, Sub-Vocalist | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2018–2022 |
| YeHana (예하나) | Main Vocalist | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017–2022 |
| D | N/A | Yes | 2020–2022 | ||
| A | N/A | Yes | 2020–2022 | ||
| Y (Yerim) (예림) | N/A | Yes | 2020–2022 | ||
| S | N/A | Yes | 2020–2022 | ||
| R (Rhai) (라이) | N/A | Yes | 2020–2022 | ||
| Kimi (기미) | N/A | Yes | 2021–2022 | ||
| Byeoljji (별찌) | N/A | Yes | 2021–2022 | ||
| Do Hayoon (도하윤) | N/A | Yes | 2021–2022 | ||
| Pre-debut | |||||
| Jaina (자이나) | N/A | Yes | 2017 | ||
| Woori (우리) | N/A | Yes | 2017 | ||
| Julie (줄리) | N/A | Yes | 2017 | ||
| Vivian (비비안) | N/A | Yes | 2017-2018 | ||
| Lina (리나) | N/A | Yes | 2017-2018 | ||
| Suha (수하) | N/A | Yes | 2017-2018 | ||
| Cindy (신디) | Main Vocalist | Yes | 2018 | ||
Discography[]
Mini album[]
- Ride (2019)
Single album[]
- "On Air" (2018)
Digital singles[]
- "Girls Wings Fly" (2018)
- "Hello, Christmas" (2019)
Gallery[]
Promotional[]
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(2017) (1)
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(2017) (2)
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(2017) (3)
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(2017) (4)
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(2019)
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Trivia[]
- Prior to joining We Girls, most of the members had been active in the entertainment industry:
- Pre-debut member Jaina is a former member of Bob Girls, under the stage name Jina.
- Pre-debut member Julie is a former DJ.[3]
- Pre-debut member Lina is a former member of the dance teams Apple B and XoX. After leaving We Girls, she rejoined XoX in March 2018.[21]
- Pre-debut member Vivian is a model.[3]
- Nina was briefly a member of Bambino in July 2017. She joined Aftermoon Entertainment as a trainee after winning a dance competition.[22]
- Yehana is a former member of Alice White, under the stage name Jenny. She originally debuted as a soloist and had worked as a guest vocalist for their labelmate House Rulez. She had also appeared in various dramas, including My Heart Twinkle Twinkle.[22]
- Hyeni hosted mobile quiz shows and talk shows.[22]
- HaL focused on individual activities through social media.[22]
- EunA had been active as a dance teacher.[22]
- E.You is a former member of BIKINY, under the stage name Mizi, and Alice White, under the stage name Eunjo.
- Han Jung A is a former member of ZZBest, HOTTIES and BADKIZ.
- Ellie debuted as a soloist in 2014 and is a former member of HOTTIES.[22]
- Kimi was previously a member of Leader'S (as well as their sub-units Leader'S G, Leader'S N, Leader'S T), Scarlet, BULLDOK and PAPILLON. She was also a contestant on Produce 101.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Makestar: WEGIRLS Comeback Celebration Project (archived on Wayback Machine)
- ↑ (KR) Future Korea: 위걸스, 메이크스타 통해 데뷔 앨범 출시 예정
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Makestar: WE·GIRLS Debut Album Project (archived on Wayback Machine)
- ↑ Makestar on Facebook (February 25, 2018)
- ↑ OneHallyu: [Interview] Break the Mold with WEGIRLS (archived on Wayback Machine)
- ↑ @wegirlshk on Instagram (April 25, 2018)
- ↑ @wegirlshk on Instagram: Nina's introduction (July 17, 2018)
- ↑ @wegirlshk on Instagram: EunA's introduction (July 17, 2018)
- ↑ Allkpop: HaL announces her departure from WeGirls after less than a year since debuting
- ↑ We Girls on Instagram: #Wegirls 2nd Generations Comming Soon
- ↑ (KR) Asia News Agency: 걸그룹 위걸스, 2집 발매 앞두고 메이크스타 펀딩 시작
- ↑ (KR) ET News: [스테이지리뷰] 위걸스(Wegirls), '팬들과 거니는 에머랄드 빛 바닷가' (RIDE 쇼케 종합)
- ↑ We Girls on Twitter: Goodbye EunA
- ↑ @wegirls7 Instagram post (July 13, 2020)
- ↑ @nugunews on Twitter (September 12, 2020) (1) (archived on Wayback Machine)
- ↑ @nugunews on Twitter (September 12, 2020) (2) (archived on Wayback Machine)
- ↑ (KR) Sports Khan: [단독]걸그룹 ‘위걸스’ 이유없이 활동…리더 이유 탈퇴
- ↑ @wegirls7 Instagram post (September 14, 2020)
- ↑ (KR) Sports Donga: 위걸스, 신규 멤버 김별찌-도하윤-키미 영입
- ↑ @nugupromoter on Twitter (March 9, 2022)
- ↑ (KR) News Town: [포토] 걸그룹 XoX, ‘한류여신들 강남에 오다’....Show KPOP(쇼케이팝) 클로리스, 베리어스, 샤샤 총 출동
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 (KR) Star News Korea: [★FULL인터뷰]'SNS 걸그룹' 위걸스 "언제든지 소통해요"
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