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i-dle
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A self-producing five-piece that writes its own hits and dropped the 'G' to outgrow the label.
- Self-produced
- Bold
- Concept-shifting
- Attitude-first
- Versatile
Photo: K-POPIT 케이팝잇 · CC BY 3.0
LINEUP
Members
MILESTONES
Records & firsts
Self-producing girl group led by Jeon Soyeon
Soyeon writes and produces most title tracks, rare for an idol act
Tomboy scored a Perfect All-Kill
2022 — the group's commercial breakout
Queencard — viral song-of-the-year contender
2023 dance-challenge phenomenon, multiple music-show wins
Dropped the 'G' to rebrand as i-dle
May 2025, returning to the original pre-debut name
Multinational lineup across three nationalities
Korean, Thai and Taiwanese members
DID YOU KNOW
Trivia & lore
- 01
Leader Jeon Soyeon writes and produces most of the group's title tracks, making i-dle one of the few self-producing girl groups in K-pop.
- 02
The group debuted as six; Soojin left in 2021 amid bullying allegations, and they have promoted as five since.
- 03
In May 2025 they rebranded from (G)I-DLE to i-dle, dropping the 'G' for 'girl' to move past gender labels and returning to their original pre-debut name.
- 04
Member Minnie is Thai and Yuqi is Chinese, giving the group a built-in fanbase across Southeast and East Asia.
- 05
Tomboy and Queencard both leaned into bold, genre-bending concepts that became the group's signature — attitude-first pop that resists a single fixed image.
DISCOGRAPHY
Signature tracks
TIMELINE
The journey
ORIGIN
Cube's self-made bet
2017 — 2018
Cube assembled (G)I-DLE around Jeon Soyeon, a Produce 101 alum who would write and produce most of the group's music herself — a rarity for a girl group built top-down. The pitch was a multinational lineup with a hands-on creative core, not a label-assembled vocal showcase.
DEBUT
Latata debut
2018 — 2021
Latata announced the group with a Soyeon-penned hit, and a run of singles like Hann and Senorita proved the self-producing model could chart. The early years built (G)I-DLE as a concept-shifting act that refused a single fixed image.
Anchor track: Latata
BREAKTHROUGH
Tomboy breakthrough
2022 — 2022
After a quiet stretch, I Burn and the I Never Die comeback delivered Tomboy — a rock-tinged anthem that became the group's biggest hit and a Perfect All-Kill, recasting them as a top-tier act. It was the turning point from respected to genuinely dominant.
Anchor track: Tomboy
GLOBAL
Queencard peak
2023 — 2024
Queencard turned into a viral, dance-challenge monster and one of 2023's defining K-pop songs, while Nxde and Super Lady widened the palette. This run pushed the group onto global tours and cemented its place in the fourth-gen top tier.
Anchor track: Queencard
RETURN
i-dle rebrand
2025
On their seventh anniversary the group dropped the 'G' to become simply i-dle, reverting to the original pre-debut name and shedding the 'girl' label to signal a broader identity. The eighth mini We Are followed, with all five members renewing their Cube contracts.
Anchor track: Klaxon
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