Rocket Girls 101

Rocket Girls 101 (Chinese: 火箭少女101) was a Chinese idol girl group formed by Tencent through the 2018 reality show Produce 101 China on Tencent Video. The project girl group consists of eleven-members that came from different companies: Meng Meiqi, Wu Xuanyi, Yang Chaoyue, Duan Aojuan, Yamy, Lai Meiyun, Zhang Zining, Sunnee, Li Ziting, Fu Jing and Xu Mengjie. They made their debut on 23 June 2018, with the single song "Rocket Girls".[1]

Rocket Girls 101
Also known as火箭少女101
OriginChina
Genres
Years active2018–2020
Labels
  • Sony Music Entertainment
  • Tencent Penguin Picture
Associated acts
Past members

They disbanded on June 23, 2020, as their time as a girl group is limited for 2 years only.

History

Pre-debut: Produce 101
Main article: Produce 101 (Chinese TV series)

The members participated as trainees in the show Produce 101 before debuting as members of Rocket Girls 101 on 23 June. The group includes two Cosmic Girls members, Meng Meiqi and Wu Xuanyi, both from Yuehua Entertainment. They 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.

2018-2020: Debut, contract controversy, Collide and The Wind

On June 23, 2018, 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. The announcement 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 their concurrent promotion with Rocket Girls 101 and 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's promotion would take priority over all members' original groups, unless agreements are reached.[4][5]

On August 18, they released their first EP, Collide (撞).[6] On September 15, the group performed the halftime show at Super Penguin Ultimate Game.[7]

On June 23, 2019, they released their first studio album, The Wind (立风),[8] Shingu Ryohei is the director of the music video. [9]The group then was announced to perform at the NBA halftime show later in the same year.[10]

In early 2020, they released a new single named "Be Happy" (要嗨森) to celebrate the Chinese New Year. [11]

On June 23, 2020, their contracts expired and the group disbanded.

Members

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details
The Wind (立风)



Extended plays
Title Album details
Collide (撞)
  • Released: August 18, 2018
  • Label: WAJIJIWA Entertainment, Tencent
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
[12]
"Rocket Girls" 2018 — Non-album single
"Collide" (撞) 6 Collide (撞)
"Light" 7
"Sailor Moon" (月亮警察) —
"Born to Win" (生而为赢) —
"Wind" (风) 2019 4 The Wind (立风)
"Hard Candy" 2020 — Non-album single


Promotional singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
[12]
"101 Wishes" (101个愿望)[lower-alpha 1] 2018 — Non-album singles
"Rocket Boom" (榮譽星球) 2019 41

Soundtrack appearances
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
[12]
"Calorie" (卡路里) 2018 4 Hello Mr. Billionaire OST
"Venom is Coming" (毒液前來)[lower-alpha 2] — Venom promo single
"Rampage to the Next Stop" (横冲直撞下一站) 2019 — Rampage 20 Opening Theme Song
"Blessing Arch" (福气拱拱来)[lower-alpha 3] 35 Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past OST
"Galaxy Disco" (银河系Disco) 2019 — Crazy Alien OST
"On Fire" 2020 — PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Promotional Single

Filmography

Reality Shows
Year Title Network Notes
2018 Produce 101 Tencent Video Contestants
Rocket Girls 101 Research Institute N/A
Super Nova Games (超新星全运会) Contestants
2019 Rampage 20 (横冲直撞20岁) N/A
Super Nova Games 2 Contestants
Chuang 2019 Guest as Seniors
2020 Rampage 20 season 2 N/A
Chuang 2020 Guest as Seniors
We Are Blazing Contestants

Awards and nominations
Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Rocket Girls 101 Fresh Asia Music 2018 Most Popular Newcomer Won [13]
2018 Global Chinese Music Awards Most Popular Group Won [14]
Tencent Starlight Awards 2018 Best Group Of The Year Won [15]
"Light" Most Popular Music Video Of the Year Won [15]

Notes
  1. Credited as Rocket Girls 101 but only features Yang Chaoyue, Lai Meiyun, and Fu Jing
  2. Credited as Rocket Girls 101 but only features Meng Meiqi, Yang Chaoyue, Duan Aojuan, Yamy, and Sunnee
  3. Credited as Rocket Girls 101 but only features Meng Meiqi, Wu Xuanyi, Duan Aojuan, and Lai Meiyun

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. "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 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  6. "火箭少女101首张音乐专辑发布 两年计划曝光". August 19, 2018.
  7. "Stars come out to shine in Shanghai". September 17, 2018.
  8. "火箭少女101一周年团专第一主打《风》火热登陆酷狗". June 25, 2019.
  9. "火箭少女101团专主打《风》官方版MV上线". ent.huanqiu.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  10. "Popular idol group Rocket Girls 101 to perform NBA halftime show". March 6, 2019.
  11. "酷我音乐首发上线火箭少女101贺岁歌 《要嗨森》陪全国人民开心过春节". January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  12. "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  13. "亚洲新歌榜2018年度盛典_新浪网 - 新浪娱乐". Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  14. "微博正文 - 微博HTML5版". m.weibo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  15. "新生代女团向阳而生 火箭少女101成年度数据赢家". rednet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved December 20, 2018.
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