We Girls

We Girls (Korean: 위걸스), 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
We Girls in November 2018
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2018–2022
Labels	Aftermoon Entertainment
Past members	see Members
Website	aftermoonkorea.com/wegirls/

History

Formation and line-up changes

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.^{[citation needed]} A new member Cindy was added, but she also left the group.^{[citation needed]} New members E.You, EunA, Ellie, JungA, & Nina were added, bringing the total number of members to six.^{[citation needed]}

Debut and member changes

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 her acting career, 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.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2019, it was announced that EunA had also left the group.

Members changes and disbandment

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.

Members

Final line-up

• Yehana (예하나)
• Han JungA (한정아)
• Kimi (키미)
• Byeoljji (별찌)
• Do Hayoon (도하윤)
• Rhai (라이)
• Yerim (예림)

Former members

• Ellie (엘리)
• Nina (니나)
• HaL (하엘)
• Hyeni (혜니)
• EunA (은아)
• E.You (이유)

Timeline

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [7]
On Air	Released: August 31, 2018 Label: Aftermoon Entertainment, Soribada Formats: CD, digital download	43	KOR: 704[8]
Ride	Released: September 6, 2019 Label: Aftermoon Entertainment, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download	48	KOR: 343[9]

Singles

• "On Air" (2018)
• "Girls Wings Fly" (2018)
• "Ride" (2019)

Awards

KY Star Awards

Year	Recipient	Award Name	Date	Ref.
2018	"위걸스 (We Girls)"	아이돌 유망주 부문 (Rising Star Award)	November 26	[10]