Cosmic Girls

Cosmic Girls
Cosmic Girls at an autograph event at the AK Plaza in Bundang-gu, September 2018
Background information
Also known as WJSN
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active 2016–present
Labels Starship Entertainment
Yuehua Entertainment
Associated acts
Website starship-ent.com/profile/musician/wjsn.php
Members

Cosmic Girls (Hangul: 우주소녀; Hanja: 宇宙少女; RR: Uju Sonyeo; 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. The group debuted on February 25, 2016 with the extended play Would You Like? and with twelve members: Seola, Xuanyi, Bona, Exy, Soobin, Luda, Dawon, Eunseo, Cheng Xiao, Meiqi, Yeoreum and Dayoung. In July 2016, Cosmic Girls added a thirteenth member, Yeonjung, to the group.

History

2015–2016: Formation and debut

On December 4, 2015, Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment launched a 12 member girl group called Cosmic Girls, where the Korean and Chinese members were divided into different subunits.[1] On December 10, the first unit, Wonder Unit, was announced (Cheng Xiao, Bona and Dayoung).[2] On December 17, the second three-member unit (Xuan Yi, Eunseo and Yeoreum) was introduced: Joy Unit.[3] On December 21, Cosmic Girls' Wonder and Joy Units released a Christmas cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey.[4] On December 24, the third unit, Sweet Unit, was announced (SeolA, Exy and Soobin).[5] On December 31, the final unit was announced: Natural Unit (Mei Qi, Luda and Dawon).[6]

Cosmic Girls photographed during the closing ceremony of Yonsei University on May 26, 2016.

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 group held their debut stage on the February 25th episode of M Countdown with "Catch Me" and "Mo Mo Mo".[9]

On July 11, Starship Entertainment confirmed that I.O.I's Yoo Yeon-jung would be joining the group.[10] 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.[11]

On August 17, Cosmic Girls released their second mini album The Secret with all 13 members.[12]

2017: From. WJSN, first concert and Happy Moment

On January 4, 2017, Cosmic Girls released their third mini album From. WJSN.[13][14] The EP contains six tracks including the title track "I Wish".

Cosmic Girl held their first solo concert, Would You Like - Happy Moment, from May 19–20 at the Blue Square Samsung Card Hall.[15][16]

Cosmic Girls in 2017

Cosmic Girls' first full-length album, Happy Moment, was released on June 7, 2017, with a total of ten tracks including the lead single "Happy". The album was topped sales by taking the number 1 spot on the Hanteo's daily and real-time charts.[17]

2018–present: Dream Your Dream and WJ Please

On February 27, 2018, Cosmic Girls released their fourth mini album Dream Your Dream, with consists of six tracks including the lead single "Dreams Come True".[18] Their comeback showcase was held at the Yes24 Live Hall on the same day as the album's release.[19][20]

On June 1, 2018, Cosmic Girls and Weki Meki formed a project group called WJMK and released a digital single "Strong".[21]

Two Chinese members (Mei Qi and Xuan Yi) participated in the Chinese version of survival show Produce 101 during the first half of 2018.[22][23] The survival show concluded with Mei Qi ranking 1st and Xuan Yi ranking 2nd, making them both members of the temporary girl group Rocket Girls 101.[24][25]

On September 19, 2018, Cosmic Girls returned with their fifth mini album WJ Please on. The Chinese members, Cheng Xiao, Mei Qi and Xuan Yi, did not participate in the comeback.[26] Mei Qi and Xuan Yi are preparing to debut with Rocket Girls 101, while Cheng Xiao is filming Legend of Awakening, a Chinese historical fantasy drama as the second lead actress, which would be her acting debut.[27]

On October 2, 2018, the group received their first music show win on SBS MTV's The Show.[28][29]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[34]
Happy Moment 3

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[34]		 US World
[36]
Would You Like?
  • Released: February 25, 2016
  • Label: Starship Entertainment, Yuehua Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
 7—
The Secret
  • Released: August 17, 2016
  • Label: Starship Entertainment, Yuehua Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
 612
From. WJSN
  • Released: January 4, 2017
  • Label: Starship Entertainment, Yuehua Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
 4—
Dream Your Dream
  • Released: February 27, 2018
  • Label: Starship Entertainment, Yuehua Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
 2—
WJ Please?
  • Released: September 19, 2018
  • Label: Starship Entertainment, Yuehua Entertainment, kakao M
  • Format: CD, digital download
 314
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[43]		 CHN
V Chart
[44]
"Mo Mo Mo" (모모모) 2016 2067 Would You Like?
"Catch Me" (캐치미) —— N/A
"Secret" (비밀이야) 4918 The Secret
"I Wish" (너에게 닿기를) 2017 4914 From. WJSN
"Happy" (해피) 77— Happy Moment
"Dreams Come True" (꿈꾸는 마음으로) 2018 101— N/A Dream Your Dream
"Save Me, Save You" (부탁해) 101— WJ Please?
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
"Kiss Me" (키스 미) 2017 — N/A Non-album singles
"Great Ocean" (태양) — N/A Non-album singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations

Title Year Artist Album
"Do Better" 2016 Y Teen (Cosmic Girls and Monsta X) Non-album single
"Strong" 2018 WJMK (Cosmic Girls and Weki Meki) Non-album single

Videography

Music videos

Title Year Director(s) Notes Ref.
"Mo Mo Mo" (모모모) 2016 Zanybros Unknown N/A
"Catch Me" (캐치미)
"Secret" (비밀이야) FantazyLab First Music Video New Member with "Yeonjung" [49]
"I Wish" (너에게 닿기를) 2017 Unknown [50]
"Happy" N/A
"Kiss Me" Unknown CF Collaboration with "Kiss Me Cosmetics"
"Dreams Come true" (꿈꾸는 마음으로) 2018 FantazyLab Unknown [51]
"Save Me, Save You" (부탁해) Vikings League Music Video without Chinese Members [52]

Filmography

Reality shows

Year Title TV Network Note
2016
 Would You Like Girls Mnet Yeonjung joined WJSN reality show on the last episode.
2017
 Outrageous Roommates MBC Home sharing concept with chef Oh Se-deuk.
WJSN TV JTBC Broadcast in November 2017.[53]

Awards and nominations

Asia Artist Awards (AAA)

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2016 WJSN (Cosmic Girls) Most Popular Artists (Singer) - Top 50[54] 48th
Rising Star Award[55] Won
2017 Most Popular Artists (Singer) - Top 50 Nominated

Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA)

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2016 WJSN (Cosmic Girls) Best New Artist (Female Group) Nominated
HotelsCombined Artist of the Year Nominated

Melon Music Awards (MMA)

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2016 WJSN (Cosmic Girls) Best New Artist Nominated

Golden Disc Awards (GDA)

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2017[56] WJSN (Cosmic Girls) New Artist of the Year Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated
Asian Choice Popularity Award Nominated

Seoul Music Awards (SMA)

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2017 WJSN (Cosmic Girls) New Artist Award Nominated
Bonsang Award Nominated
EPK Discovery Award Won

Korean Entertainment Arts Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2017 WJSN (Cosmic Girls) New Artist Award Won

Soribada Best K-Music Awards (SOBA)

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2017 WJSN (Cosmic Girls) Rising Hot Star Award[57] Won

MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMAs)

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2018 WJSN (Cosmic Girls) Best Korean Act Pending

Music programs Wins

The Show

Year Date Song
2018 October 2 "Save Me, Save You"[28]

References

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  2. ↑ "Wonder Unit". Twitter. December 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Joy Unit". Twitter. December 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Starship Entertainments New Group Cosmic-Girls Covers Mariah Careys All I Want for Christmas". Soompi. December 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sweet Unit". Twitter. December 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Natural Unit". Twitter. December 31, 2015.
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  28. 1 2 "[종합] '더쇼' 우주소녀, '부탁해'로 공원소녀·드림캐쳐 누르고 1위". Xsportsnews (in Korean). October 2, 2018.
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    • "The Secret". September 3, 2016.
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    • "Happy Moment". June 10, 2017.
    • "Dream Your Dream". March 3, 2018.
    • "WJ Please?". September 27, 2018.
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    • "2017년 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  36. ↑ "World Albums". Billboard.
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    • "WJ Please?". September 29, 2018.
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    • "2016년 05월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
    • "2017년 02월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
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    • "2016년 10월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
    • "2017년 02월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
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    • "2017년 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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    • "I Wish". January 7, 2017.
    • "Happy". June 10, 2017.
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    • 2016년 09주차 Download Chart [2016 Week 09 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 2. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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    • 2016년 34주차 Download Chart [2016 Week 34 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-12-26.
    • 2016년 35주차 Download Chart [2016 Week 35 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-12-26.
    • 2016년 36주차 Download Chart [2016 Week 36 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  47. ↑ Cumulative sales for "I Wish":
    • 2017년 01월 Download Chart [2017 January Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
    • 2017년 02월 Download Chart [2017 February Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  48. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Happy"
    • 2017년 23주차 Download Chart [23rd week of 2017 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
    • 2017년 24주차 Download Chart [24th week of 2017 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
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  50. ↑ "우주소녀 WJSN ( Cosmic Girls ) _ 너에게 닿기를 ( I WISH )". Vimeo. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  51. ↑ "[MV] 우주소녀(WJSN) - 꿈꾸는 마음으로(Dreams Come True)". Vimeo. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  52. ↑ "WJSN - SAVE ME, SAVE YOU". Vikings League. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
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