(G)-IDLE

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



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).



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Members

(G)I-DLE is composed of six members born between 1997 and 2000. Their names are: Miyeon, Minnie, Soojin, 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. Three of the members (Miyeon, Soyeon, and Soojin) are Korean. The other three members (Yuqi, Minnie, and Shuhua) are foreigners. Shuhua is Taiwanese; Yuqi is Chinese; Minnie is Thai.



Position(s)

• 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.