(G)I-DLE

(G)I-dle (Korean: (여자)아이들; RR: Yeoja Aideul; stylized in all caps), is a South Korean girl group formed by Cube Entertainment in 2018. The group consists of five members: Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi and Shuhua.[2] Originally a sextet, Soojin left the group on August 14, 2021.[3] (G)I-dle debuted on May 2, 2018, with the single "Latata" from their first extended play (EP) I Am. They debuted in Japan under U-Cube[4] with Latata on July 31, 2019. Since their debut, they have been considered one of the most successful South Korean girl groups outside of the "big three" record labels

Unlike most K-pop girl groups, (G)I-dle are directly involved in the creation of their music; in particular, Soyeon who has written and produced the majority of the group's songs.[7][8] Members Minnie and Yuqi have also co-written and produced numerous album tracks.[9][8] The group rose to domestic fame in 2020 with their single album Dumdi Dumdi, which charted at number two on the Circle Chart, became the second best-selling single album by a girl group of all time.[10] Their next single, "Tomboy", from their first full-length album, I Never Die, topped the Circle charts, remaining at the top of the charts for more than two months.[11] Additionally, the single was certified platinum by the Certification Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), followed by their next single, "Nxde", which also topped the Circle Chart, making (G)I-dle the only artist to have two songs achieve a PAK in 2022.[12] In 2023, they became the first act from an independent label to rank at number 39 on Mediabase Top 40 Radio airplay charts and debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard Pop Airplay chart with a non-English song.

Soyeon was a female trainee who represented Cube Entertainment in the survival show Produce 101,[22] peaking at 20th place on the final episode.[23] However, she did not become a member of the winning girl group, I.O.I.[24] Soyeon also competed in the third season of the rap competition reality show Unpretty Rapstar, finishing as the second runner-up.[25] She later debuted as a soloist, releasing two digital singles, "Jelly" and "Idle Song".

On March 4, it was announced that Soojin would go on hiatus following alleged bullying accusations from former classmates.[156] On April 29, (G)I-dle released the song "Last Dance" alongside Universe. Due to Soojin's hiatus, Universe and Cube Entertainment redistributed her vocal parts amongst the remaining five active members in the group.[157] The single peaked at number 142 on the Gaon Digital Chart[158] and at number 16 on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart.