(G)-IDLE rebrand as I-dle and release new album, We Are, fronted by ‘Good Thing’
The K-pop girl group say they will no longer be defined by labels like ‘girl’ or ‘gender’ and that We Are marks ‘another leap forward’
K-pop girl group I-dle, formerly known as (G)I-DLE, are starting a new chapter.
Their latest album, We Are, was released this week, their first since the group renewed contracts with their agency and officially changed their name.
The five-member act – Soyeon, Minnie, Yuqi, Miyeon and Shuhua – debuted in 2018 with the breakout hit “Latata”. The group reaffirmed their future in 2024 when all members renewed their contracts with Cube Entertainment.
On May 2, the band announced they would drop the “(G)” from their name in time for their seventh anniversary.
“The group will no longer be defined by ‘girl’, ‘gender’ or any other label,” Cube had said, promising “limitless” music and concepts moving forward.
The members say the change was long overdue. Miyeon recalled that the members had long discussed the name change.