Weeekly

Weeekly (Korean: 위클리)[1] is a South Korean girl group launched by Play M Entertainment.[2] The group is Play M Entertainment's second girl group in 10 years, after Apink.[3] The group consists of seven members; Soojin, Jiyoon, Monday, Soeun, Jaehee, Jihan and Zoa. The group debuted on June 30, 2020, with their debut EP, We Are.[4]

Not to be confused with Weekly.

Weeekly
Weeekly in 2020
(From left to right: Soeun, Zoa, Jaehee, Sojin, Jihan, Jiyoon, Monday)
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Years active2020 (2020)–present
LabelsPlay M
Websitewww.planaent.co.kr/weeekly
Members
  • Soojin
  • Jiyoon
  • Monday
  • Soeun
  • Jaehee
  • Jihan
  • Zoa

History

Pre-debut

Soojin, Jiyoon and Soeun were contestants of JTBC's survival show Mix Nine, with Soojin being the "center" of the female contestants when the show first launched.[5] However, on January 8, 2018, Soojin withdrew from the show following injury from a traffic accident and had received emergency surgery.[6]

In October 2018, Fave Entertainment had announced its plans to debut a new girl group, temporarily named Fave Girls (페이브 걸즈, stylised as FAVE GIRLS).[7] The lineup included Soojin, Jiyoon, Monday, Soeun and Jaehee.[8] The group was subsequently named PlayM Girls (플레이엠 걸즈) following the merger of Plan A Entertainment and Fave Entertainment, to form Play M Entertainment, on April 1, 2019.[9]

2020: Debut with We Are and We Can

On May 8, 2020, Play M Entertainment announced that PlayM Girls were confirmed to make their debut in June.[10] On May 11, the group name was revealed to be Weeekly, with all seven members of the group and their profile pictures revealed.[11] On June 12, the group's debut extended play We Are was announced to be released on June 30, together with a release schedule.[12]

Logo of Weeekly

On June 30, the music video for the EP's lead single "Tag Me (@Me)" was released 18 hours before the release of the EP.[13] Subsequently, We Are was released digitally,[4] with Jiyoon involved in writing and composing two songs of the EP.[14] The group had a press showcase on the same day.[15] Originally, the group would also have a live debut showcase through V Live, but a fire that broke out near the venue of the showcase resulted in its cancelation.[16] The music video for "Tag Me (@Me)" went on to achieve 10 million views in its first 7 days, while the EP sold over 10,000 copies within its first 8 days.[17]

On August 23, the group announced their official fandom name, Daileee.[18] The group sang KakaoTV variety show Wannabe Ryan's signal song "Boom Chi Ki" (붐 치키).[19] The single was digitally released on September 25.[20] On September 28, the Korean Consumer Forum awarded Weeekly the "Female Rookie of the Year Award," using data from a poll of over 550,000 Koreans.[21]

The group released their second EP We Can on October 13, featuring the title track "Zig Zag".[22] On October 15, they had their debut stage for the song on M Countdown.[23] The choreography was distinct for its integration of 10-pound cubes into the dance, which the members pushed around the stage.[24] The song achieved 10 million views on YouTube within 4 days, beating their previous record.[24]

Members
  • Soojin (수진) – leader[25]
  • Jiyoon (지윤)
  • Monday (먼데이)
  • Soeun (소은)
  • Jaehee (재희)
  • Jihan (지한)
  • Zoa (조아)

Discography

Extended plays
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[26]
We Are
Track listing
  1. Weeekly Day
  2. Universe
  3. Tag Me (@Me)
  4. Hello
  5. Reality
 16
We Can
  • Released: October 13, 2020
  • Label: Play M Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. Unnie (언니)
  2. My Earth
  3. Zig Zag
  4. Top Secret (몰래몰래)
  5. Weeekly (월화수목금토일)
 10

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
KOR
[29]		 KOR
Hot
[30]
"Tag Me" (@Me) 2020 —— We Are
"Boom Chi Ki" (붐 치키) —— Non-album single
"Zig Zag" —— We Can
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Music videos
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Tag Me (@Me)" 2020 Kim Jak-young
(Flexible Pictures)		 [31]
"Zig Zag" Ziyong Kim (FantazyLab), Dee Shin [32]

Awards and nominations
Award Ceremony Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
Asia Model Awards 2020 New Star Award - Female Group Weeekly Won
Brand of the Year Awards 2020 Best Rookie Female Idol Award Won [33]
Korea First Brand Awards 2021 Rookie Female Idol Award Won [34]
Melon Music Awards 2020 New Artist of the Year - Female Won [35]
Mnet Asian Music Awards 2020 Best New Female Artist Won [36]
Artist of the Year Nominated
Worldwide Icon of the Year Nominated
The Fact Music Awards 2020 Next Leader Award Won [37]
TMA Popularity Award Nominated [38]
Seoul Music Awards 2021 Rookie of the Year Nominated [39]
K-wave Popularity Award Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated

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