| We Girls | |
| Image Upright: | 1.15 |
| Origin: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genre: | K-pop |
| Years Active: | 2018–2022 |
| Label: | Aftermoon Entertainment |
| Past Members: | see Members |
We Girls, also stylized WeGirls, was a South Korean girl group formed by Aftermoon Entertainment in Seoul, South Korea.[1] The group debuted on August 31, 2018, with On Air.[2] The group disbanded in early 2022 following over a year of inactivity.
We Girls were announced through a crowdfunding website called Makestar on October 31, 2017. The Makestar participants were able to vote on which of the girls would be the leader of the group.[3] The initial lineup consisted of nine members: Jaina, Hyeni, Yehana, Woori, Vivian, Julie, Hal Park, Lina, & Suha.[3]
In 2017 and 2018, the group went through several lineup changes as Jaina, Woori, Vivian, Julie, Lina, and Suha left the group. A new member Cindy was added, but she also left the group. New members E.You, EunA, Ellie, JungA, & Nina were added, bringing the total number of members to six.
We Girls debuted on August 31, 2018, with the extended play On Air, consisting of three tracks" We Go", "On Air" and "SelfieGram". The mini-album was produced by House Rulez.[4] The album reached 43 on the Gaon chart. On October 9, they released a single called "Girls Wings Fly", which was a version of "On Air" for their fan group Wings.
In February 2019 Hal announced her departure from the group to focus on acting, while Hyeni left the group in June of that year without giving a reason as to why, in October 2019 the group released their second EP Ride.
The group promoted their EP at KSTAGEO in Tokyo from November 2–4.
In December 2019, it was announced that EunA had also left the group.
On July 13, 2020, We Girls announced on their Instagram that Ellie and Nina had left the group after their contracts had expired, and they were looking for new members. Soon afterwards they announced the new members via their initials - "D", then "A", "Y", "S", "R", and lastly "K". "K" was revealed to be former Bulldok member Kimi, and "D" was Do Hayoon. "Y" and "R" were revealed as Yerim and Rhai, but no information about these members was given beyond their names, while "A" and "S" were never officially announced. Former Midnight member Byeoljji was also revealed to be joining the group.[5] [6]
Shortly afterwards, the group's social media abruptly went silent, with their only posts being about Yehana's solo debut in 2021.
In March 2022, Yehana confirmed to fans via her Instagram that the group had disbanded.
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bar:Kimi from:04/09/2021 till:02/01/2022
bar:Byeoljji from:04/09/2021 till:02/01/2022
bar:Hayoon from:04/09/2021 till:02/01/2022
bar:Rhai from:01/01/2020 till:02/01/2022
bar:Yerim from:01/01/2020 till:02/01/2022
bar:Ellie from:08/31/2018 till:07/13/2020
bar:Nina from:08/31/2018 till:07/13/2020
bar:HaL from:10/31/2017 till:02/07/2019
bar:Hyeni from:10/31/2017 till:06/17/2019
bar:EunA from:08/31/2018 till:12/11/2019
bar:E.You from:08/31/2018 till:09/14/2020
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [7] | ||||
| On Air |
| 43 |
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| Ride |
| 48 |
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