5. WE+US - TIMELINE

WE+US - TIMELINE

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    History:

    Pre-debut:

    ⤖ On February 20, 2018, Top Culture Entertainment revealed a teaser for a new 10-member girl group that is to be revealed on February 22. On February 21, the first member Rin was revealed with the date "2018.03.23 11:11" in the caption, this was followed by the second member Chaki on April 22. Following Chaki's reveal, no new members were revealed in the following days and no updates were given on the situation until over a month later, on May 3, the third member Sua was revealed. However, yet again, no further news about the group was released after Sua's reveal, hence it was presumed that Top Culture Entertainment had either delayed or canceled the group debut.

    ⤖ On June 07, Top Culture Entertainment revealed that Rin and Sua would be participating in Mnet's reality survival show Produce 48 starting June 15. Both of them got eliminated, Rin on the eighth episode with the Rank 50, while Sua was eliminated Eliminated Episode 12 with the Rank 18.

    ⤖ November 20, 2018, Top Culture Entertainment revealed a teaser image for a five-member girl group named "WE+US" to be revealed on December 11, 2018, along with new social media accounts. The first three members Chaki, Sua, and Rin were revealed on December 13. On December 15, the final two members Yomi and Hyewon were revealed. The first episode of their debut reality television series, We Are Us, aired on December 28 at 19:00 (KST) on Mnet.

    2019: “We, First”, "We are", Best New Female Artist, Youtube Views

    ⤖ On July 1 Top Culture Entertainment announced that they would officially debut a Korean-Japanese girl group called WE+US in early August. The group will consist of three Korean and two Japanese members and their debut album will be released simultaneously in Korea and Japan.

    ⤖ On February 25, Top Culture Entertainment revealed the group's new logo and announced that they would officially debut on March 15, 2019 with their first single album "We, First.” The music video for "𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸" counted 13,933,725 views (manually, Youtube confirmed it to be 17.1 million views) in its first day, breaking the record for most-viewed music videos in the first 24 hours by a K-pop group in its debut. Bsides '"To The Sky"' (inspo: ELRIS _ My Star) and 'You and Me(Tsp) (inspo: ELRIS _ You and I) had special videos released due to fans reaching the streaming goal.

    ⤖ On July 5, 2019, WE+US made their first comeback with their second single album “We, Are” with "Summer Solstice" and "Oh!Boy" as the title tracks.

    ⤖ On December 5, 2019, the girls received the Best New Female Artist at the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards

    2020: third comeback with "Wonderboy", lightstick and fandom name, premiere showcase tour

    ⤖ On March 30, 2020 it was announced that the group would be the first-ever musical group signed to the brand Maybelline New York as the newest global spokesmodels. The group appeared first in Maybelline's Hypersharp Liner, Ultimatte Lipstick, and SuperStay Foundations campaigns in Asia during the spring.

    ⤖ On March 28, 2020, WE+US announced they will be making a comeback on April 11. On April 3, it was revealed the group would be releasing their third digital single titled "Wonderboy". Member, Hyewon gained immense popularity during this era for her youthful looks and refreshing expressions.

    ⤖ On May 6, Top Culture Entertainment unveiled the official lightstick of the group, which was described as a "soothing night light". The product is available for purchase on the online Top Culture store. On May 10, the official fandom name of the group was revealed to be "BIZIU", which is pronounced similarly to "bee-za-u" and is a shortened form of "Beside U". BIZIU is also an acronym for the words "be", "Zang(pronounced Jang in a cute way)", "unique", "light", "little kisses", and "treasure". This acronym means that WE+US's fans are unique treasures who love WE+US and make them shine.

    ⤖ On October 22, Top Culture Entertainment announced WE+US’s showcase tour titled WE+US Premiere Showcase Tour "We Are Us!". A showcase tour kicked off in Seoul on November 2 which would then go on to different cities in Asia throughout the end of 2020 before heading to the United States for five shows in January 2021.

    2021: Prismatic Camp, Shadow Beauty

    ⤖ On October 19, Top Culture Entertainment announced Chaiki was a contestant on MBC survival show, Prismatic Camp. It aired from November 9th,2021 - to January 13th,2022. When Prismatic camp ended she got the ranking of 24th place

    ⤖ On November 15, Top Culture Entertainment announced Yomi would be acting in “Shadow Beauty” as Influencer Genie, along with fellow other idols Golden Child‘s Bomin as class president Kim Ho In, GirlStory'Bella as Yang Ha Neul as the bully of Goo Ae Jin, and PENTAGON‘s Hongseok will star as idol trainee Lee Jin Sung. Which will air from Nov 20, 2021 - to Dec 29, 2021.

    2022: Rebrand, Arch Angels of Asia (or WE+US AAA), MIZIU

    ⤖ On January 10, 2022, it was announced that the group had officially rebranded to include 19 hidden trainees in the current lineup and be released gradually over the course of the year in a multiple sub-unit system that allows fans to vote and choose who will participate.

    ⤖ On June 1, 2022, they revealed the group's first member Shinozaki Rin. This was followed by Cho Sui on June 17, Lee Jiwoo on July 1, Chaki Takahashi on July 22, Kim Inhye on August 8, Jeong Soohyeon on August 11, Min Yoonah on August 22, and Im Nakyoung on September 9.

    ⤖ On September 16, they announced their ‘We Pick' time table event that fans can use to vote for which member will be in which subunit: Arch Angels of Asia (or WE+US AAA) or +(KR)ystal Eyes

    ⤖ On September 22, it was announced that Kim Inhye has been placed in +(KR)ystal Eyes, followed by Chaki Takahashi on September 23, Min Yoonah on September 24, and Lee Jiwoo on September 25.
    The lineup for Arch Angels of Asia was also announced with Cho Sui on September 22, followed by Shinozaki Rin on September 23, Im Nakyoung on September 24, and Jeong Soohyeon on September 25.

    ⤖ On October 15, 2022, it was revealed that the group is preparing to debut its 1st unit in November. On October 30, Top Media Entertainment started posting concept shoot photos. On November 6, it was announced that their debut mini album, Arch Angels of Asia <The Source : The Link>, would be released on November 19.

    ⤖ On December 9, they revealed a new member Nabi.
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