Rocket Girls 101

Rocket Girls 101
Chinese name 火箭少女101
Origin China
Years active 2018–present
Genre(s)
Label(s) WAJIJIWA Entertainment
Manager(s) Tencent Penguin Picture
Associated acts
Members
Meiqi, Xuanyi, Chaoyue, Duan Aojuan, Yamy, Lai Meiyun, Zining, Sunnee, Li Ziting, Fu Jing, Xu Mengjie

Rocket Girls 101 (Chinese: 火箭少女101) is an eleven-member Chinese idol girl group formed by Tencent through the 2018 reality show Produce 101 China on Tencent Video. The members come from different companies. They made their debut on 23 June 2018.[1]

History

Pre-debut: Produce 101

The members participated as trainees in the show Produce 101 before debuting as members of Rocket Girls 101 on 23 June. The group consists of Cosmic Girls members, Meng Meiqi and Wu Xuanyi (both from Yuehua Entertainment). They both placed 1st and 2nd respectively. Yang Chaoyue (Wenlan Culture) and Duan Aojuan (Long Wu Tian Culture) placed 3rd and 4th respectively. Former The Rap of China contestant, Yamy (JC Universe Entertainment), placed 5th overall. Lai Meiyun (Qigu Culture), Zhang Zining (Mavericks Entertainment), Sunnee (K-L Entertainment), Li Ziting (Huaying Yixing), Fu Jing (Banana Entertainment) and Xu Mengjie (Zimei Tao Culture) placed 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th, in this order.

Debut and the departure and return of Meiqi, Xuanyi and Zining

On the day of their debut, they released the song "Rocket Girls".[2] They made their first official TV appearance on "Happy China Graduation Music Concert 2018", which aired on Hunan Television the day after their debut. On August 9, two days before the group's official single release and press conference, Yuehua Entertainment and Mavericks Entertainment released a joint announcement stating that they would be withdrawing members Meiqi, Xuanyi, and Zining from the group. It also stated that Yuehua decided to withdraw Meiqi and Xuanyi due to the inability to come to an agreement with the company managing Rocket Girls 101 regarding them promoting with the group and with their Cosmic Girls, and that Mavericks withdrew Zining due to health issues. [3]

However, on August 17 Yuehua and Mavericks both announced that the members would be returning to the group after coming to an agreement with Tencent, and stated that Rocket Girls 101' promotion would take priority over all members' original groups, unless agreements are reached.[4][5]

Members

Members
Name Stage Name English Name Birth date (age) Company Final Ranking
Meng Meiqi (孟美岐) Meiqi N/A October 15, 1998 Yuehua Entertainment 1
Wu Xuanyi (吴宣仪) Xuanyi N/A January 26, 1995 Yuehua Entertainment 2
Yang Chaoyue (杨超越) Yang Chaoyue N/A July 31, 1998 Wenlan Culture 3
Duan Aojuan (段奥娟) Duan Aojuan Clare December 28, 2000 Long WuTian Culture 4
Guo Ying (郭颖) Yamy Yamy October 7, 1991 JC Universe Entertainment 5
Lai Meiyun (赖美云) Lai Meiyun Sunny July 7, 1998 Qigu Culture 6
Zhang Zining (紫宁) Zining Winnie March 9, 1996 Mavericks Entertainment 7
Yang Yunqing (楊芸晴)
เกวลิน บุญศรัทธา(Kewalin Boonsatta)		 Sunnee Sunnee September 28, 1996 K-L Entertainment 8
Li Ziting (李紫婷)
พร้อมวิไล หลี่ศิริโรจน์(Promwilai Leesiriroj)		 Li Ziting Mimi Lee January 20, 2000 Huaying Yixing 9
Fu Jing (傅菁) Fu Jing Jinna June 29, 1995 Banana Culture Entertainment 10
Xu Mengjie (徐梦洁) Xu Mengjie Rainbow June 19, 1994 Zimei Tao Culture 11

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
CHN
撞
Track listing
  1. 撞 (Collide)
  2. Light
  3. 月亮警察 (Sailor Moon)
  4. 生而为赢 (Born to Win)
 — CHN: 1,760,000+[6]

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
CHN
Billboard
 QQ
"Rocket Girls" 2018 —— N/A rowspan="1" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single

"撞 (Collide)" 7[7]4[8] 撞
"Light" —2[9] CHN: 43,841[10]
"月亮警察 (Sailor Moon)" —— N/A
"生而为赢 (Born to Win)" ——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Peak chart positions Album Member(s)
CHN
Billboard
 QQ
"卡路里 (Calorie)" 2018 1[11]2[12] Hello Mr. Billionaire OST All members
"陪我成长 (Grow Up With Me)" 19[13]10[14] Take My Brother Away OST Duan Aojuan
"不哭 （Don't Cry）" TBA3[15] Cry Me a Sad River OST Sunnee
"辛福的时光 （Happy Time）" TBATBA The Island (2018 film) OST Duan Aojuan
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album Member(s)
CHN
Billboard
 QQ
"跟着我一起 (Follow Me)" 2018 TBA17[15] 京都念慈菴 Theme Song Yang Chaoyue
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Reality Shows

Year Title Network Notes
2018 Produce 101 Tencent Video Contestants
2018 – Rocket Girls 101 Research Institute N/A
2019 横冲直撞20岁

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Rocket Girls 101 Fresh Asia Music 2018 Most Popular Newcomer Won [16]
2018 Global Chinese Music Awards Most Popular Group Won [17]

Music programs

Idol Hits

Year Date Song
2018 September 22 "撞 (Collide)"

Notes

  1. ↑ The first single was released on August 18, however the other tracks on the EP were released on different dates between the release of the first single until October 12.

References

  1. ↑ "Chinese idol competition reality show 'Produce 101' reveals members of China's newest girl band Rocket Girls". Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ ""韩系"孟美岐"日系"杨超越 都是大赢家". Sina entertainment. 2018-06-26.
  3. ↑ "乐华娱乐 - 联合声明" (in Chinese). Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ 박수윤 (2018-08-17). "우주소녀 미기·선의, 중국판 '프듀' 그룹 탈퇴 않기로". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  5. ↑ ETtoday新聞雲. "快訊／吳宣儀、孟美岐、紫寧回歸火箭少女！　退團9天後道歉：初心未變 | ETtoday星光雲". ETtoday星光雲 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  6. ↑ Cumulative sales for Collide:
    • "QQ "Collide" sales Page". QQ Music (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Billboard China V Chart The week of September 8, 2018". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "QQ Music's Chart 8.16 - 8.22" (in Chinese).
  9. ↑ "QQ Music's Chart 10.01 - 10.07" (in Chinese).
  10. ↑ "QQ Music's Chart 10.01 - 10.07" (in Chinese).
  11. ↑ "Billboard China V Chart The week of August 4, 2018". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "QQ Music's Chart 7.26 - 8.1" (in Chinese).
  13. ↑ "Billboard China V Chart The week of August 18, 2018". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "QQ Music's Chart 8.2 - 8.8" (in Chinese).
  15. 1 2 "QQ Music's Chart 9.20 - 26" (in Chinese).
  16. ↑ "亚洲新歌榜2018年度盛典_新浪网 - 新浪娱乐". Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  17. ↑ Weibo (in Chinese) https://m.weibo.cn/status/4278415034606030?. Retrieved August 29, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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