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6	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Top to bottom, L-R:]] Shuhua (top right), Yuqi, Soyeon, Miyeon, Minnie (bottom left).[[/labelnote]]]]
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8	(G)I-DLE (Korean: (여자)아이들, or yeo-ja ai-deul, meaning 'the girl children') is a five-membered [[KoreanPopMusic Kpop]] GirlGroup formed by CUBE Entertainment. They debuted on 2nd May 2018, with "Latata," taken from their mini-album, 'I Am.' The group debuted with six members, but member Soojin was announced to have [[https://www.soompi.com/article/1483756wpp/soojin-announced-to-be-leaving-gi-dle left]] the group in 2021 following a school bullying controversy.
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10	The group is known for having several members --Soyeon, Minnie, Miyeon, and Yuqi-- take an active role in producing and writing their own material, both for the group and for their individual solo releases.
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14	[[folder:Members]]
15	!! Active
16	* ''Soyeon''(Jeon So Yeon, born August 26, 1998)'': [[TheLeader Leader]], main rapper, sub-vocalist, center
17	* ''Miyeon''(Cho Mi Yeon, born January 31, 1997)'': Main vocalist, visual
18	* ''Minnie'' ''(Minnie Nicha Yontararak, born October 23, 1997)'': Main vocalist
19	* ''Yuqi''(Song Yuqi, born September 23, 1999)'': Lead vocalist, main dancer, lead rapper, face of the group
20	* ''Shuhua ''(Yeh Shuhua, born January 6, 2000)'': Sub-vocalist, visual, maknae (a.k.a the youngest member)
21	!!Former:
22	* ''Soojin''(Seo Soo Jin, born March 9, 1998)'': Main dancer, sub-vocalist, sub-rapper[[note]]Went on hiatus in February 2021 following [[https://www.asianjunkie.com/2021/02/21/gi-dles-soojin-accused-of-bullying-cube-denies-in-statement-another-accuser-comes-forward-actress-seo-shin-ae-posts-cryptic-message/ an alleged bullying scandal]], and left the group in August of that same year.[[/note]]
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24	[[/folder]]
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26	[[folder:Discography]]
27	[[AC:Extended Plays]]
28	* ''I Am'' (2018)
29	* ''I Made'' (2019)
30	* ''Latata'' (2019) (Japanese Album)
31	* ''I Trust'' (2020)
32	* ''Oh My God'' (2020) (Japanese Album)
33	* ''I Burn'' (2021)
34	* ''I Love'' (2022)
35	* ''I Feel'' (2023)
36	* ''Heat'' (2023) (English Album)
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38	[[AC:Studio Albums]]
39	* ''I Never Die'' (2022)
40	* ''2'' (2024)
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42	[[AC:Digital Singles]]
43	* ''Hann (Alone)'' (2018)
44	* ''Uh-Oh'' (2019)
45	* ''Dumdi Dumdi'' (2020)
46	* ''Last Dance'' (2021)
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48	[[AC:OST songs]]
49	* ''Help Me (2019)'' -- Her Private Life OST Part. 1
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51	[[AC:Other]]
52	* ''Jelly'' (2017) - Jeon Soyeon
53	* ''Idle Song'' (2018) - Jeon Soyeon
54	* ''One'' (2018) - with {{Music/BTOB}}, CLC , Music/HyunA, Jo Kwon, {{Music/PENTAGON}}, & Yoo Seon Ho
55	* Music/{{KDA}}:
56	** "Pop/Stars" (2018) - Soyeon and Miyeon with Madison Beer and Jaira Burns
57	** ''All Out'' (2020) - Soyeon and Miyeon with various artists
58	* ''Wow Thing'' (2018) - [[Music/RedVelvet Seulgi]] X [[Music/GFriend SinB]] X Chung Ha X Soyeon (Station X 0)
59	* ''I Wanna Be'' (2019) - [[{{Music/SHINee}} Key]] feat. Soyeon
60	* ''Cart'' (2018) - Hangzoo X Miyeon
61	* ''Empire'' (2019) - {{Music/WENGIE}} feat. Minnie
62	* ''Lion'' (2019) - single released for the finale of ''Queendom.''
63	* ''Windy'' (2021) - Jeon Soyeon
64	* ''A Page'' (2021) - Song Yuqi
65	* ''Drive'' (2022) - Cho Miyeon
66	* ''{{Yuq1}}'' (2024) - Song Yuqi (EP)
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68	[[/folder]]
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70	!! I am a trope, Super Lady!
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72	* AnimalMotifs: Soojin wears a fox mask in pre-debut cameos, and Miyeon provides vocals for [[AsianFoxSpirit kitsune]] [[Franchise/LeagueOfLegends Ahri]].
73	* BoastfulRap: Soyeon is capable of many of these, especially back in her ''Unpretty Rapstar'' days. As for the group proper, "Uh-Oh", "$$$", "Lion" are the biggest examples.
74	* BonfireDance: In the "Dumdi Dumdi" MV, the members perform the outro of the song around a bonfire in an outdated desert as the MV has an exotic summer theme and elements.
75	%%* BreakUpSong: "Hann" and "Put It Straight".
76	* {{Catchphrase}}: Shuhua's ''"Yeobbun~"'' ("Everyone~").
77	* CensoredTitle: "Nxde" has a censored title to tie into its themes about nudity being seen as obscene. At the end of the music video, the word "Nude" appears in white, then it changes to red and the u is replaced with an x.
78	* ClipShow: A MV for "Blow Your Mind" was released ahead of 'I Made', featuring footage the members took of each other while visiting San Francisco.
79	* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Soojin. She's usually the most no-nonsense one when the other members tend to get... weird (which is also why she's considered the TeamMom).
80	* {{Cuckoosnarker}}: Shuhua's about as eccentric as the rest of them but she can definitely lay out the snark.
81	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Concept images for I Am had each member framed by a distinct colour. Soyeon had pink; Miyeon had black; Minnie had blue; Soojin had red; Yuqi had green; and Shuhua had yellow.
82	* DarkerAndEdgier:
83	** Their digital singles ("Hann" and "Uh-Oh") have a more cynical mood than their preceding AlbumSingle.
84	** "Oh My God" is much darker than what the group has ever released, with a dark, eerie aesthetic, foreboding lyrics, and an overall creepy vibe.
85	* DoubleStandard: "Nxde" points out the differing cultural attitudes toward nudity in different contexts. A girl undressing on camera to derogatory online comments is contrasted with a gallery of art-goers looking at an artistic nude. The song also points out, "I'm born nude."
86	* EarlyBirdCameo: Soojin appeared in Jeon Soyeon's "Jelly" and "Idle Song" videos wearing a fox mask. The mask reappears in the Latata MV, when Soyeon tosses it aside.
87	* {{Engrish}}: Soyeon sometimes shows hints of this in her raps[[note]]for example "Now I draw a luxury nude" in "NXDE"[[/note]], but she delivers them with such style and ferocity that you hardly even notice it.
88	* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Soojin. Just, make sure [[ClingyJealousGirl Shuhua]] is not around or ''she will end you''.
89	* FanCommunityNickname: Neverland, their official fanclub
90	* {{Fangirl}}: Yuqi's love of Music/SuperJunior inspired her to become an idol.
91	* FemaleEmpowermentSong: Quite a few of their songs tackle this subject, most of which include a BoastfulRap.
92	* GenkiGirl: All of the girls, besides Soojin, have had their moments, but Yuqi and Miyeon take the cake.
93	* GenreRoulette: They are very well-known for this, from the trop-house "Latata", to the Latin-influenced "Senorita", and then to the 90's hip-hop "Uh-Oh" just for starters.
94	* GoodBadGirl: Soojin is known as the "sexy" member and oozes confidence like no other when performing. Off-stage, she's much quieter than the others.
95	* HeadTurningBeauty: In the "Queencard" MV, Minnie walks down the street in a tight-fitting little black dress and heels. The mere sight of her causes people to crash their cars.
96	-->'''Minnie''': ''Hey you''
97	-->''What are you looking at?''
98	-->''Am I quite sexy sexy so you fell for me?''
99	-->''Yeah, you''
100	-->''What are you doing? You want my kiss kiss too?''
101	* ItsNotPornItsArt: "Nxde" is about cultural attitudes around nudity. It argues for the artistic value of nudity and that it should not be seen as obscene, pointing out the DoubleStandard in attitudes toward "obscene" nudity and "natural" or "artistic" nudity.
102	-->Why you think that 'bout nude\
103	'Cause your view's so rude\
104	Think outside the box\
105	까고 말해 (Speak out)\
106	아리따운 나의 누드 (My beautiful self) (x2)\
107	I'm born nude\
108	변태는 너야 (You've got a dirty mind)
109	* JackOfAllTrades: Sort of. While Soyeon can sing, dance, rap, produce, and write lyrics with relative proficiency, she's nonetheless considered to be very good at all of those aspects of music-making.
110	* TheLeader: Soyeon
111	* LyricalShoehorn: Shuhua's "whoa-oh-uh-oh" and Yuqi's "You-fu-fu" in "Senorita."
112	* MediumBlending:
113	** "Tomboy" has a StopMotion section and {{stinger}} using dolls in an otherwise live-action video.
114	** "Nxde" has a 2D animated character appear a few times in a live-action video.
115	* MotorMouth: '''Soyeon'''. Even before she became the group's leader and main rapper, she rapped bars for ''days''. Prime examples include "$$$", "What's in Your House?", "Don't Text Me", and many of her Unpretty Rapstar raps - she's actually the fastest female idol rapper in South Korea[[note]]the fastest female rapper is Tymee, formerly known as e.Via[[/note]].
116	* MultilingualSong: A number of their songs mix Korean and English lyrics in equal measure.
117	* OnlySaneMan: Soojin. Fans say she holds the only braincell in the group.
118	* PintSizedPowerhouse: Soyeon is around 5'2" [[note]]157 cm [[/note]] and the overall shortest of the group, not that you'd guess it from her performances and stage presence. She's considered to be one of the best fourth generation rappers, a skilled dancer, and writes/produces most of the group's discography.
119	* PrecisionFStrike: "Tomboy" shockingly features quite a few of these, particularly in its CD-only version.
120	** In the CD version, Miyeon goes from singing "미친 연이라 말해[[note]]''michin yeonira malhae''[[/note]]" (people say it's crazy) to "미친년이라 말해[[note]]''michinnyeonira malhae''[[/note]]" (people call me a crazy bitch).
121	** At the beginning of the chorus, Minnie and Yuqi sing "yeah I'm a fucking tomboy", with the F-bomb obviously bleeped in the original version.
122	** In the same vein, Soyeon goes from rapping "I like to ''eh'' on drinking whiskey" to "I like to ''sex'' on drinking whiskey".
123	* PunBasedTitle: "$$$" (Dollar) which sounds like Korean 달라 '(Dalla),' meaning "different." The track even samples a Google Translate reading of "dollar".
124	* PutOnABus: Soojin was [[https://www.nme.com/news/music/soojin-removed-from-gidle-song-bullying-controversy-2923379 removed]] from "Last Dance" and put on temporary hiatus after news of her allegedly being a bully during her school years, and her departure from the group was announced six months later.
125	* TheQuietOne: Soojin doesn't tend to raise her voice and often keeps to herself. That's not to say that [[NotSoAboveItAll she's unwilling to join in on the others' antics here and there]].
126	* {{Retraux}}: "Uh-Oh" evokes 90's hip hop in the song and the girl's styling.
127	* ShoutOut :
128	** Queencard's lyrics compliment both Kim Kardashian and Ariana Grande
129	--> '''Yuqi''' : Look so cool, look so sexy like Kim Kardashian,
130	--> Look so cute, look so pretty like Ariana
131	** The music video for "Super Lady" is a homage to the music video for "I Am the Best" from Music/TwoNEOne
132	* SingerSongwriter: Soyeon has writing credits on nearly all the group's discography.
133	** Minnie co-produced "Blow Your Mind" and "For You".
134	** Yuqi helped in producing and writing "Doll" and "Rollie" on the second album.
135	* SpokenWordInMusic: TWICE in "Uh-Oh," starting with Minnie; "Hey. There's someone trying to get close to me. Ya, I'm talking about you." Then, Soyeon adds; "Yo, you got it? Don't mess with me. Ummm, I'm not finished. Ok, let's go."
136	* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Shuhua in "Uh-Oh" and "Lion". It was well worth the wait.
137	* TabloidMelodrama: In "Nxde", a movie star is the subject of scandal for appearing in a film called ''Nude'', headlines declaring "Ruined Loreley", "Hollywood Troublemaker", "She's a Liar", and "She's so sexy but stupid!"
138	* VocalDissonance: Yuqi has a sweet, innocent appearance, but has a deep voice. Similarly, Soyeon's speaking voice is girlish and cheerful and she herself is the most petite member of the group, while her singing and rapping voice for many of the group's songs is deep, forceful, and best described as fierce (she is fully capable of singing in a similar style to Minnie, however).
139	* VocalTagTeam: Minnie and Miyeon, and Soyeon and Soojin.
140	** Later singles changed this up. Miyeon and Yuqi have become the tag-team for ''Uh-Oh,'' ''Lion,'' and ''Oh My God.''

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