Cosmic Girls
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WJSN in August 2016
(top left to right) Mei Qi, Eunseo, Exy, SeolA, Xuan Yi, Yeonjung, and Dawon (bottom left to right) Soobin, Yeoreum, Cheng Xiao, Bona, Dayoung, and Luda |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | WJSN |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels |
Starship Entertainment Yuehua Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Sistar, Boyfriend, Monsta X, I.O.I |
| Website | starship-ent |
| Members |
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Cosmic Girls (Hangul: 우주소녀 Wu Ju So Nyeo; Chinese: 宇宙少女; pinyin: Yǔzhòushàonǚ), also known as WJSN, is a South Korean-Chinese girl group formed by Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment which debuted in 2016. The group is composed of thirteen members: Seola, Xuan Yi, Bona, Exy, Soobin, Luda, Dawon, Eunseo, Cheng Xiao, Mei Qi, Yeoreum, Dayoung and Yeonjung. The members are separated into four subgroups for each letter in "WJSN": Wonder, Joy, Sweet, and Natural. The group debuted with the release of their first extended play Would You Like? on February 25, 2016. The agency announced their fanclub name, Ujung (Hangul: 우정, Friendship) on January 11, 2017.
The first member of Cosmic Girls that was revealed to the public was SeolA, who had made a cameo in Boyfriend's "Janus" music video in 2012. The second member who was shown to the public was Dayoung, a former contestant on the music audition television show K-Pop Star 1. The third member revealed to the public was Dawon who was also a former contestant on the survival audition K-pop Star 2 and is known to be 15&'s Park Ji-Min's friend. The fourth member who was revealed to the public was Exy as a contestant on the South Korean female rap competition Unpretty Rapstar 2. The fifth member revealed to the public was Eunseo who had made a cameo in Monsta X's "Rush" music video prior to debut.
On December 1, 2015, Starship Entertainment started to release information about the new girl group through several social media platforms — like Twitter and Instagram — with images of a planet, heart sign and an image of a combined orbit and heart. On December 2, Starship Entertainment continued teasing by posting another teaser photo of a silhouette gazing at an orbited heart sign – this image became WJSN's official logo. The first unit, the "Wonder Unit" was revealed on December 10, consisting of members Cheng Xiao, Bona, and Dayoung. The second unit called the "Joy Unit" was revealed with members Yeoreum, Eunseo, and Xuan Yi. The third unit called the "Sweet Unit" was revealed on December 24 with members SeolA, Exy, and Soobin. And the final unit, the "Natural Unit" was released on December 31, consisting of members Mei Qi, Luda, and Dawon – revealing them as a group to the public for the first time.
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