Cosmic Girls
| Cosmic Girls | |
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(top left to right) Mei Qi, Eunseo, Exy, SeolA, Xuan Yi, Yeonjung, and Dawon
(bottom right to left) Luda, Dayoung, Bona, Cheng Xiao, Yeoreum, and Soobin | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | WJSN |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | Feb. 25, 2016–present |
| Labels |
Starship Entertainment Yuehua Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Sistar, Boyfriend, Monsta X, I.O.I |
| Website |
starship-ent |
| Members |
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Cosmic Girls (Hangul: 우주소녀 Wu Ju So Nyeo; Chinese: 宇宙少女; pinyin: Yǔzhòushàonǚ), also known as WJSN, is a South Korean-Chinese girl group formed by Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment which debuted in 2016. The group is composed of thirteen members: SeolA, Xuan Yi, Bona, Exy, Soobin, Luda, Dawon, Eunseo, Cheng Xiao, Mei Qi, Yeoreum, Dayoung and Yeonjung. The members are separated into four subgroups for each letter in "WJSN": Wonder, Joy, Sweet, and Natural. The group debuted with the release of their first mini album Would You Like? on February 25, 2016.
History
Pre-debut and formation
The first member of Cosmic Girls to be revealed to the public was SeolA, who had made a cameo in Boyfriend's "Janus" music video in 2012. The second member who was shown to the public was Dayoung, a former contestant on the music audition television show K-Pop Star 1. The third member who was shown to the public was Dawon who was also a former contestant on the survival audition K-pop Star 2 and is known to be 15&'s Park Ji-Min's friend. The fourth member who was shown to the public was Exy as a contestant on the South Korean female rap competition Unpretty Rapstar 2. The fifth member revealed to the public was Eunseo who had made a cameo in Monsta X's "Rush" music video prior to debut.[1]
On December 1, 2015, Starship Entertainment started to release information about the new girl group through several social media platforms — like Twitter and Instagram — with images of a planet, heart sign and an image of a combined orbit and heart. On December 2, Starship Entertainment continued teasing by posting another teaser photo of a silhouette gazing at an orbited heart sign – this image became WJSN's official logo. The first unit, the "Wonder Unit" was revealed on December 10, consisting of members Cheng Xiao, Bona and Dayoung.[2] The second unit called the "Joy Unit" was revealed with members Yeoreum, Eunseo and Xuan Yi.[3] The third unit called the "Sweet Unit" was revealed on December 24 with members SeolA, Exy and Soobin. And the final unit, the "Natural Unit" was released on December 31, consisting of members Mei Qi, Luda and Dawon – revealing them to the public for the first time.
On December 21, Cosmic Girls released a Christmas cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey through JuseTV's YouTube Channel.[4] On January 2, 2016, Dawon, Cheng Xiao, Xuan Yi, Exy, and Eunseo made cameos in UNIQ's New Year music video.On January 10, 2016, Starship Entertainment started releasing "Play-File" teasers, with a different member's teaser released every day. On January 20, 2016, SeolA, Exy, Bona, Eunseo, Xuan Yi, and Cheng Xiao were featured in Cosmopolitan Korea's February issue in an article entitled "Next Body Icon, Cosmic Girls!".[5]
On February 1, 2016 Eunseo made cameo in Yoo Seung-woo's "Whatever" music video along with label mate Boyfriend's Jeongmin and Monsta X's Kihyun.[6]
Feb. 25, 2016–present: Debut with Would You Like? and The Secret
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Cosmic Girls debuted on February 25, 2016 with the release of their debut mini album Would You Like?, including the title tracks "Mo Mo Mo" and "Catch Me".[7][8] The music video for "Mo Mo Mo", which features Lee Kwangsoo, was released on February 24, and the music video for "Catch Me" was released on March 9.[9][10][11] The group held their debut stage on the February 25th episode of M! Countdown with "Catch Me" and "Mo Mo Mo".[12]
On July 11, Starship Entertainment confirmed that I.O.I's Yeonjung will be joining the group. Yeonjung will be promoting with the group starting in August, and will still fulfill all I.O.I activities to the end as originally planned.[13]
In August, Exy, Cheng Xiao, SeolA, Soobin, Eunseo, Yeoreum, and Dayoung teamed up with label mate Monsta X to form the unit "Y-Teen." Y-teen is a project unit group that will be promoting as CF models for KT’s phone fare service, and will release EPs, music videos, and various entertainment content.[14]
On August 17, Cosmic Girls released their second mini-album The Secret with all 13 members.[15] The group promoted the title track "Secret",[16][17] along with the track "BeBe".
Members
| Unit | Stage name | Birth name | Birthplace | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wonder[18] | Bona (보나 , 苞娜) | Kim Ji-yeon (김지연) | South Korea | August 19, 1995 |
| Cheng Xiao (程潇 , 성소) | Cheng Xiao (程潇) | China | July 15, 1998 | |
| Dayoung (다영 , 多榮) | Im Da-young (임다영) | South Korea | May 14, 1999 | |
| Joy[19] | Xuan Yi (宣仪 , 선의) | Wu Xuan Yi (吴宣仪) | China | January 26, 1995 |
| Eunseo (은서 , 恩熙) | Son Ju-yeon (손주연) | South Korea | May 27, 1998 | |
| Yeoreum (여름 , 夏天) | Lee Jin-sook (이진숙) | South Korea | January 10, 1999 | |
| Sweet[20] | SeolA (설아 , 雪娥) | Kim Hyun-jung (김현정) | South Korea | December 24, 1994 |
| Exy (엑시) | Chu So-jung (추소정) | South Korea | November 6, 1995 | |
| Soobin (수빈, 秀斌) | Park Soo-bin (박수빈) | South Korea | September 14, 1996 | |
| Natural[21] | Luda (루다) | Lee Lu-da (이루다) | South Korea | March 6, 1997 |
| Dawon (다원 , 多願) | Nam Da-won (남다원) | South Korea | April 16, 1997 | |
| Mei Qi (美岐 , 미기) | Meng Mei Qi (孟美岐) | China | October 15, 1998 | |
| Yeonjung (연정 , 璉靜) | Yu Yeon-jung (유연정) | South Korea | August 3, 1999 | |
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [22] | |||
| Would You Like? |
|
7 |
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| The Secret |
|
6 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [25] | ||||
| "Mo Mo Mo" | 2016 | 206 |
|
Would You Like? |
| "Catch Me" | — | — | ||
| "Secret" | 49 |
|
The Secret | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Collaborations
| Year | Song | Artist | Member(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Do Better | Y Teen (Cosmic Girls and Monsta X) | SeolA, EXY, Soobin, Eunseo, Cheng Xiao, Yeoreum, Dayoung | Do Better - Single |
| I Will Be On Your Side | Yoo Seung-woo, Yu Yeon-jung | Yeonjung | I Will Be On Your Side - Single | |
| TAXI | Sunny Girls (Eunha, YooA, Cheng Xiao, Nayoung and Nancy) | Cheng Xiao | Inkigayo Music Crush Par. 2 |
Soundtrack appearances
| Year | Title | Member(s) | Peak chart positions |
Sales (DL) |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon [27] | |||||
| 2016 | "Slowlym Little By Little" | Dawon (with Junggigo) | TBA | Sweet Stranger and Me OST | |
| 2016 | "Syalala Romance" | Dawon | TBA | Lucky Romance OST | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
Mixtape
- "Sweep Away" - Exy featuring Crucial Star[28]
Filmography
Television dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Member | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Flatterer | Se-rim | Naver TVCast | Exy | Supporting Role [29] |
| High End Crush | Soo-bin | Sohu | Soobin | Supporting Role |
Reality/Variety shows
| Year | Title | Network | Member | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Unpretty Rapstar 2 | Mnet | Exy | Contestant (Episode 6-8) |
| 2016 | After School Club | Arirang TV | All (except Yeonjung) | Episode 203 (March 15, 2016)[30] |
| MV Bank Stardust 2 | KBS | All (except Yeonjung) | ||
| Fan Heart Attack | YinYueTai | All (except Yeonjung) | ||
| Knowing Bros | JTBC | All (except Yeonjung) | Guest (Episode 16) | |
| King of Mask Singer | MBC | Exy | Panelist (Episode 51-52), Contestant (Episode 65) | |
| Weekly Idol | MBC Every 1 | All (except Yeonjung) | Episode 243 | |
| Hello Counselor | KBS | Dayoung | Guest (Episode 269) | |
| Running Man | SBS | Eunseo | Guest (Episode 297) | |
| How to Eat and Live Well | SBS | Soobin | Guest (Episode 108) | |
| Would You Like Girls: My Cosmic Diary | Mnet | All (except Yeonjung [ep 1-7]) (with Yeonjung [ep 8]) | ||
| Produce 101 | Mnet | Yeonjung | Contestant/Winner/IOI's Member | |
| Happy Together | KBS | Cheng Xiao | Guest (Episodes 457 and 469) | |
| Girl Spirit | JTBC | Dawon | Contestant | |
| Pitch King | SBS | Cheng Xiao | Cheng Xiao won | |
| Idol Star Athletics Championships XII | MBC | Xuanyi, Bona, Exy, Eunseo, Cheng Xiao & Dayoung | Cheng Xiao won a gold medal in the rhythmic gymnastics event
Eunseo won a bronze medal in the Women's 60m relay event | |
| Idol Cooking Special | MBC | Eunseo & Dayoung | Dayoung won 2nd place with Soyou | |
| Hello Friends | KBS | Soobin, Eunseo & Dayoung | Guests (Episode 1) | |
| My Little Television | MBC | Eunseo (Episode 69 & 70) & Cheng Xiao | Guest (Episodes 69-72) | |
| Immortal Song 2 | KBS | All | Contestant (Episode 275) |
Awards and nominations
M Countdown in China
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rookie of the Year | WJSN (Cosmic Girls) | Won |
Asia Artist Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Most Popular Artists (Singer) - Top 50[31] | WJSN (Cosmic Girls) | 48th |
| Rising Star Award | Won |
Mnet Asian Music Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Best New Artist (Female Group) | WJSN (Cosmic Girls) | Nominated |
| HotelsCombined Artist of the Year | Nominated |
MelOn Music Awards (MMA)
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Best New Artist | WJSN (Cosmic Girls) | Nominated |
Seoul Success Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rookie Of The Year | WJSN (Cosmic Girls) | Won |
References
- ↑ Monsta X Drops Music Video For 'Rush' And Launch Promotions For 2nd EP In 4 Months
- ↑ (Korean)우주소녀, 첫 유닛부터 '대박'. 네티즌들 "비주얼이 어마어마"
- ↑ Upcoming girl group Cosmic Girls unveil their Joy unit
- ↑ [내 손안에 쥬크박스 쥬스TV] 우주소녀 - all i want for christmas is you #55. Dec 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Cosmic Girls shyly bare their long legs for 'Cosmopolitan'". Allkpop. December 20, 2015.
- ↑ starshipTV (2016-02-01), [MV] 유승우(YU SEUNG WOO) _ 뭐어때 (Whatever) (Feat. 크루셜스타 Crucial Star), retrieved 2016-02-05
- ↑ Seon, Mi-kyeong (2016-02-25). "우주소녀 "많은 일 겪으며 준비, 데뷔 상상도 못했다"". OSEN. Naver. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ↑ "Cosmic Girls makes long-awaited debut". Yonhap News. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ↑ Son, Ji-hyoung (2016-02-18). "Cosmic Girls drops teaser of 'MOMOMO' featuring Lee Kwang-soo". KPOP Herald. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ↑ Son, Ji-hyoung (2016-02-22). "WJSN's second teaser released". KPOP Herald. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ↑ Park, Se-jin (2016-03-10). "Cosmic Girls drops official "Catch Me" MV". Aju News. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ↑ Park, So-hyun (2016-05-30). "'엠카' 12인조 우주소녀 데뷔…스타쉽표 꽃밭 '발랄+엉뚱'". xsportsnews (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ↑ Kim, Yu-young (2016-07-11). "I.O.I's Yu Yun-jung to join Cosmic Girls". KPOP Herald. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ↑ "MonstaX, Cosmic Girls join hands in unit project 'Yteen'". Yonhap News. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ↑ Lee, Ho-yeon (2016-07-28). "'유연정 합류' 우주소녀, 8월 컴백 카운트다운 "13개의 비밀"". Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ↑ Doo, Rumi (2016-08-17). "Cosmic Girls dropped from space in new music video". Herald Pop. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ Kim, JiYeon (2016-08-17). "WJSN′s Yu Yeon Jung Motivated by the Success of Fellow I.O.I Members". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ 우주소녀_ WJSN Official Facebook Wonder Unit Profile
- ↑ 우주소녀_ WJSN Official Facebook Joy Unit Profile
- ↑ 우주소녀_ WJSN Official Facebook Sweet Unit Profile
- ↑ 우주소녀_ WJSN Official Facebook Natural Unit Profile
- ↑ "Gaon Weekly Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Gaon Album Chart (May 2016)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ↑ "Gaon Album Chart (October 2016)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
- ↑ "2016년 09주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. February 27, 2016. p. 3. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ↑ Cumulative sales for "Mo Mo Mo":
- "2016년 09주차 Download Chart (page 2)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- "2016년 10주차 Download Chart (page 3)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "Gaon Chart Search: Park Bom". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
- ↑ Exy releases "Sweep Away featuring Crucial Star
- ↑ The Flatterer's Official Page on HanCinema
- ↑ Cosmic Girls (WJSN) on After School Club Ep.203
- ↑ "2016 Asia Artist Awards - the Most Popular Artists (Singer)". Retrieved November 3, 2016.
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