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(G)-IDLE

Name	(G)-IDLE
Company	Cube Entertainment
Fandom	Neverland
Year Debut	2018
Year Active	4
Year Disbanded	N/A

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Members

Miyeon

Soyeon

Shuhua

Minnie

Yuqi

About

(G)I-DLE (아이들; pronounced “idle”) is a 5-member South Korean girl group under Cube Entertainment. The group debuted on May 2, 2018 with 6 members: Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi, and Shuhua. Soojin left the group in 2021 following a bullying scandal.

Meaning of (G)I-DLE

(G)I-DLE is pronounced simply “idle” (ai·dl; sounds similar to idol). The “g” is silent. The “(G)” means Girl. The “I” represents each Individual in the group. The “DLE” is a reference to the Korean word Deul, which is used to make the plural form of noun words and in this case the plural form of “I”. In essence, the name represents six different individuals gathered together. "IDLE" is also in reference to the Korean word children (아이들).

Profile

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# of Members	5
Members	Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi, Shuhua
Former Member	Soojin
Oldest Member	Miyeon (born Jan 31, 1997)
Youngest Member	Shuhua (born Jan 6, 2000)
Leader	Soyeon
Company	Cube Entertainment
Debut	May 2, 2018

(G)-IDLE Member Ages

(G)-IDLE Age Ranking

Ranked from oldest to youngest.

Member	Birthday	Age
1. Miyeon	Jan 31, 1997	25 years old
2. Minnie	Oct 23, 1997	24 years old
3. Soyeon	Aug 26, 1998	23 years old
4. Yuqi	Sep 23, 1999	22 years old
5. Shuhua	Jan 06, 2000	22 years old

(G)-IDLE Member Heights

(G)-IDLE Height Ranking

Ranked from tallest to shortest.

Member	Height
1. Minnie	1.65 m (5'5")
2. Yuqi	1.62 m (5'4")
3. Shuhua	1.61 m (5'3")
4. Miyeon	1.61 m (5'3")
5. Soyeon	1.57 m (5'2")

Members and Positions

Members

(G)I-DLE is composed of 5 members born between 1997 and 2000. Their names are: Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi, and Shuhua. The oldest member is Miyeon (born Jan 31, 1997). The youngest member is Shuhua (born Jan 6, 2000). The leader of the group is Soyeon. Two of the members (Miyeon, Soyeon) are Korean. The other three members (Yuqi, Minnie, and Shuhua) are foreigners. Shuhua is Taiwanese; Yuqi is Chinese; Minnie is Thai.

Position(s)

Member	Position(s)
Miyeon	main vocalist, visual
Minnie	main vocalist
Soyeon	leader, main rapper, sub-vocalist, center
Yuqi	lead dancer, sub-rapper, sub-vocalist
Shuhua	sub-vocalist, visual, maknae

Fun Facts and Trivia

The leader of (G)I-DLE is Soyeon.
The tallest member of (G)I-DLE is Minnie with a height of 164 cm (5’5'').
The shortest member of (G)I-DLE is Soyeon with a height of 157 cm (5’2'').
Cho Miyeon, one of the main vocalist of (G)I-DLE, was rumored to be Blackpink's fifth member. Multiple pictures of all 5 girls surfaced the web so netizens think that Blackpink was originally planned to debut with Miyeon in the group. However, fans believe that she was removed from Blackpink after pictures of her dating were circulating on the web.
There is an age gap of 3 years between Minnie (oldest member) and Shuhua (youngest member).
(G)I-DLE stands out from other idol groups because many of their members (Soyeon, Yuqi, and Minnie) are involved in the production and writing of their own songs.