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WJSN (Hangul: 우주소녀; Romanized: Wu Ju So Nyeo; Chinese: 宇宙少女; Pinyin: Yǔzhòushàonǚ), also known as Cosmic Girls, is a South Korean-Chinese girl group formed by Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment which debuted in February 25, 2016.

The group is composed of ten members: SeolA, Bona, EXY, Soobin, Luda, Dawon, Eunseo, Yeoreum, Dayoung and Yeonjung. The members are separated into four subgroups for each letter in "WJSN": Wonder, Joy, Sweet, and Natural. Original Chinese group members Xuan Yi, Cheng Xiao and Mei Qi departed the group on March 3, 2023, following the expiration of their contracts.

The group debuted with the release of their first extended play WOULD YOU LIKE? on February 25, 2016. The agency announced their fanclub name, UJUNG (Hangul: 우정, Friendship) on January 11, 2017, shortened from Ujujeonggeojang (Hangul: 우주정거장, space station).

History[]

Pre-debut and formation[]

The first member of WJSN that was 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 revealed 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 revealed 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.

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. The second unit, the "Joy Unit" was revealed with members Yeoreum, Eunseo, and Xuan Yi. 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 as a group to the public for the first time. On December 21, WJSN released a Christmas cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey through JuseTV's YouTube Channel.

2016: Debut with WOULD YOU LIKE? and The Secret[]

On January 2, 2016, Xuan Yi, EXY, Dawon, Eunseo, and Cheng Xiao 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, Xuan Yi, Bona, EXY, Eunseo, and Cheng Xiao were featured in Cosmopolitan Korea's February issue in an article entitled "Next Body Icon, WJSN!". 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.

WJSN 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". The music video for "Mo Mo Mo", which features Lee Kwang-soo, was released on February 24, and the music video for "Catch Me" was released on March 9. The group held their debut stage on the February 25th episode of M! Countdown with "Catch Me" and "Mo Mo Mo".

On July 11, Starship Entertainment confirmed that I.O.I's Yeonjung would be joining the group. Yeonjung started promoting with the group in August. In August 2016, SeolA, EXY, Soobin, Eunseo, Cheng Xiao, 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. On August 17, WJSN released their second mini-album The Secret with all 13 members. The group promoted the title track "Secret".

2017: From. WJSN, official fanclub name and concert[]

On January 4, WJSN released their third extended play From. WJSN composed of 6 new songs, including the title track "I Wish" (Hangul: 너에게 닿기를). On January 11, Starship Entertainment unveiled their official fanclub name, UJUNG (Hangul: 우정) meaning Friendship. UJUNG is also an abbreviation of space station. They had their first ever concerts on May 19 & 20 at Blue Square, Seoul.

2018: Dream your dream and WJ PLEASE?[]

On February 27, 2018, WJSN released their fourth extended play Dream Your Dream.

On May 2, 2018, SeolA, Luda and Weki Meki members Doyeon and Yoojung will form a project group WJMK and they will release a single in June with full promotional activities planned. They released the digital single "STRONG"

2019: WJ STAY?, Secret Box concert, For the Summer and As You Wish[]

On December 18, 2018, Starship announced that WJSN would be making a comeback in January. Their agency also confirmed on the 24th the group would continue to promote with 10 members due to Xuan Yi, Mei Qi, and Cheng Xiao's ongoing activities in China. Their sixth mini album titled WJ STAY? was released on January 8.

WJSN held their second solo concert, Would You Stay: Secret Box, on March 2 and 3 at the Blue Square I-Market Hall in Seoul.

On May 18, the group announced that they would be releasing a special album, For the Summer, on June 4.

2020: Obliviate, Neverland, and WJSN CHOCOME[]

On December 19, 2019, WJSN announced their third solo concert, Obliviate, would be held on February 22 and 23 at Olympic Hall in Olympic Park, Seoul. Additional stops in Osaka and Tokyo were announced on December 27, 2019.

On February 10, 2020, Starship announced their Seoul concerts would be postponed due to concerns on the COVID-19 outbreak. On March 20, KISS Entertainment also announced the postponement of their Japan concerts to July 2020. By May 15, it was announced their Japan concerts would be cancelled due to the worsening spread of COVID-19 and that tickets will be refunded.

On May 8, Starship confirmed WJSN would be making a comeback in June. Their eighth mini album, Neverland, was released on June 8 with "BUTTERFLY" as the title track.

On September 23, it was announced the group would be debuting their first sub-unit, WJSN CHOCOME, which is composed of four members Soobin, Luda, Yeoreum and Dayoung on October 7 with their first single album "Hmph!".

2021: UNNATURAL, WJSN THE BLACK, "Let Me In"[]

On March 8, 2021 the group has confirmed that their ninth mini album, titled UNNATURAL will be released at the end of the same month, while on March 14 a "Coming soon" teaser was posted on their official social media accounts and the tracklist was revealed on March 17. Between March 19 and 24, they have unveiled a pack of concept photos.

Both the EP and its title track of the same name were officially released on March 31, 2021 by Starship Entertainment.

On April 23, Starship Entertainment announced that WJSN's member Dayoung will be taking a hiatus due to health issues caused by an autoimmune disease.

On April 26, 2021, WJSN has also confirmed about the debut of their new unit, WJSN THE BLACK, consisting of the three oldest members of the group (SeolA, Bona, EXY) and furthermore, Eunseo. They are set to release their first single album, My attitude on May 12. This would be the second time a official WJSN unit has been formed, with the first being CHOCOME, who debuted back in October of 2020.

Later on September 13, 2021, it is confirmed that they will release their digital single "Let Me In", in collaboration with UNIVERSE Music on September 23.

2022: "Super Yuppers!", Queendom 2, Dawon's hiatus[]

On December 19, 2021, WJSN's official Twitter announced on social media that CHOCOME would release their second single album, “Super Yuppers!” on January 5, 2022[1]. The release schedule was revealed on December 20[2], following with the teaser photos on December 23 and 24[3][4].

On January 5, 2022, the music video for the title track "Super Yuppers!" was released along with the single.[5]

On February 21, Mnet revealed that the group will be participating in their reality show, Queendom 2, which is set to begin airing on March 31.[6]

On February 22, Starship Entertainment announced that Dawon will be taking a break from group activities to focus on her health after being diagnosed with anxiety disorder.[7] She later returned with the group and participated in the concert WONDERLAND.

2023: Contract renewal, Chinese members' departure[]

On March 3, 2023, Starship Entertainment announced that Xuan Yi, Cheng Xiao and Mei Qi had departed from WJSN following the expiration of their contracts. In the same announcement, it was also announced that Luda and Dawon chose not to renew their contracts, but still remain in the group.

Members[]

Stage Name Birth Name Representative Zodiac Date of Birth Position(s)
SeolA (설아) Kim Hyun-jung (김현정) Sagittarius (♐) December 24, 1994 Lead Vocalist
Bona (보나) Kim Ji-yeon (김지연) Leo (♌) August 19, 1995 Lead Dancer, Rapper, Vocalist, Visual
EXY (엑시) Chu So-jung (추소정) Scorpio (♏) November 6, 1995 Leader, Main Rapper, Vocalist
Soobin (수빈) Park Soo-bin (박수빈) Virgo (♍) September 14, 1996 Main Vocalist
Luda (루다) Lee Lu-da (이루다) Pisces (♓) March 6, 1997 Vocalist, Rapper
Dawon (다원) Nam Da-won (남다원) Aries (♈) April 16, 1997 Main Vocalist
Eunseo (은서) Son Ju-yeon (손주연) Gemini (♊) May 27, 1998 Rapper, Vocalist
Yeoreum (여름) Lee Jin-suk (이진석)/Lee Yeo-reum (이여름) Capricorn (♑) January 10, 1999 Vocalist, Rapper
Dayoung (다영) Im Da-young (임다영) Taurus (♉) May 14, 1999 Lead Vocalist
Yeonjung (연정) Yoo Yeon-jung (유연정) Ophiuchus (⛎) August 3, 1999 Main Vocalist, Maknae
Former
Xuan Yi (Korean: 선의, Chinese: 宣儀) Wú Xūanyí (吳宣儀) Aquarius (♒) January 26, 1995 Lead Dancer, Vocalist
Cheng Xiao (Korean: 성소, Chinese: 程瀟) Chéng Xiāo (程瀟) Cancer (♋) July 15, 1998 Main Dancer, Vocalist, Visual, Face of the Group
Mei Qi (Korean: 미기, Chinese: 美岐) Mèng Měiqí (孟美岐) Libra (♎) October 15, 1998 Main Dancer, Vocalist

Units[]

Name Latest Promotional Photo Member Debut
WJSN CHOCOME
WJSN CHOCOME Super Yuppers! group promo photo 2

Soobin, Luda, Yeoreum, Dayoung

September 25, 2020
"Hmph!"
WJSN THE BLACK
WJSN THE BLACK My Attitude concept photo 1

SeolA, Bona, EXY, Eunseo

May 12, 2021
"My attitude"

Concept units[]

Name Members
Group
Wonder Bona, Cheng Xiao, and Dayoung
Joy Xuan Yi, Eunseo, and Yeoreum
Sweet Seola, EXY, and Soobin
Natural Mei Qi, Luda, Dawon and Yeonjung
Dream your dream
Dream Carrier, φορευς Eunseo, Yeoreum, Dayoung and Yeonjung
Dream Collector, αγυρτης Xuan Yi, EXY, Soobin and Cheng Xiao
Dream Promiser, ενυπνιον SeolA, Bona, Luda, Dawon and Mei Qi

Discography[]

Studio Albums[]

Extended plays[]

Special albums[]

Digital singles[]

Promotional singles[]

OSTs[]

  • "Two Yoo Project - Sugar Man Part.8" ("Nice To Meet You") (2018)

Participation releases[]

Television[]

Reality shows[]

Concerts[]

Japan concerts[]

  • 2020 WJSN Concert "Obliviate" in Japan (2020; cancelled)

Concerts participation[]

  • 2022 UNI-KON (2022)
  • Seezn Summer Concert (2022)
  • 2022 Boryeong Sea Mud Exhibition K-MUD Global Show K-POP Concert (2022)
  • KCON 2022 LA (2022)
  • Gangbyeon Music Festival New Challenge (2022)

Fanmeetings[]

Gallery[]

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References[]

WJSN White logo
SeolABonaEXYSoobinLudaDawonEunseoYeoreumDayoungYeonjung
Xuan YiCheng XiaoMei Qi
Discography
Studio albums HAPPY MOMENT
Mini albums WOULD YOU LIKE?THE SECRETFrom. WJSNDream your dreamWJ PLEASE?WJ STAY?As You WishNeverlandUNNATURAL
Special albums For the SummerSequence
Digital singles "Let Me In"
Promotional singles "Kiss Me"
Collaborations Do Better (Y TEEN)Inkigayo Music Crush Part.2 (Sunny Girls)Strong (WJMK)It's Live X WJSN
Covers Covers
Filmography
Others
Concerts WJSN the 1st Concert "Would You Like – Happy Moment"WJSN Concert "Would You Stay – Secret Box"2020 WJSN Concert 'Obliviate'2022 WJSN CONCERT 'WONDERLAND'
Fanmeetings UZZU PARTY - WELCOME TO WJSNWJ STATIONWJ STAND BYCODENAME : UJUNG
Photobooks ON&OFFDaily WJSN
Season's Greetings OUR COZY DAYSTHE MOODRecipe For Happiness
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