Weki Meki is a South Korean girl group formed by Fantagio in 2017. The group consists of eight members: Ji Su-yeon, Elly, Choi Yoo-jung, Kim Do-yeon, Sei, Lua, Rina, and Lucy.
History
Pre-debut
The members started out as trainees under Fantagio i-Teen, a rookie talent development program under Fantagio Entertainment, and were known as i-Teen Girls. In 2015, i-Teen Girls members Kim Do-yeon, Choi Yoo-jung, Lua, Lucy and Elly had numerous cameos in label mates Astro's predebut online web drama To Be Continued. Elly, Choi Yoo-jung, Kim Do-yeon, and Sei competed in the Mnet survival television programProduce 101, which aired from January 22 to April 1, 2016. Choi Yoo-jung and Kim Do-yeon were ranked in the final top 11 contestants and debuted in the project girl group I.O.I. On July 6, 2017 Fantagio revealed that their new girl group would be called Weki Meki.
2017–2018: Debut with ''Weme'', ''Lucky'', and ''Kiss, Kicks''
Weki Meki released their debut extended play, Weme on August 8, 2017. The EP contains six tracks with the lead single titled "I Don't Like Your Girlfriend". The album also features lyrics written by Choi Yoo-jung. A month later, a limited "B Version" of their debut EP was physically released. In November, according to Gaon Music Chart, the EP sold over 47,000 physical copies since its release and marking the highest selling album by a girl group that debuted in 2017. On February 21, 2018, Weki Meki released their second extended play titled Lucky. The album features a total of six songs including lead single "La La La" and "Butterfly", the latter being a remake of an original soundtrack from the 2009 sports filmTake Off which the group released in support of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Weki Meki released their first single album Kiss, Kicks on October 11, 2018. The album features a total of three tracks including lead single "Crush" with rap portions on the album written by member Yoo-jung.
2019–present: ''Lock End LOL'', ''Week End LOL'', ''Dazzle Dazzle'', ''and'' ''Hide and Seek ''
The group released their second single album Lock End LOL on May 14, 2019, including the lead single "Picky Picky". On August 8, 2019, the group released Week End LOL, a repackaged version of their previous album, featuring lead single "Tiki-Taka " alongside all three tracks from the last album. On February 6, 2020, Fantagio Music confirmed that the group will have a comeback with digital single album Dazzle Dazzle on February 20, and confirmed that member Yoojung will join after her hiatus from October 2019. On May 29, Fantagio released a teaser image for the group’s third EP, Hide and Seek, which was released on June 18. It consists of five songs, including the title track "Oopsy" and the previously released single "Dazzle Dazzle".
