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Weeekly () is a South Korean girl group formed by IST Entertainment (formerly Play M Entertainment). The group was IST Entertainment's second girl group in ten years, after Apink. The group consists of six members: Soojin, Monday, Soeun, Jaehee, Jihan and Zoa. The group debuted on June 30, 2020, with their debut EP, We Are. Originally a septet, Jiyoon left the group on June 1, 2022, citing mental health issues.
In October 2018, Fave Entertainment had announced its plans to debut a new girl group, temporarily named Fave Girls (페이브 걸즈, stylized as FAVE GIRLS). The lineup included Soojin, Jiyoon, Monday, Soeun and Jaehee. The group was subsequently named PlayM Girls (플레이엠 걸즈) following the merger of Plan A Entertainment and Fave Entertainment, to form Play M Entertainment, on April 1, 2019.
The group sang KakaoTV variety show Wannabe Ryan's signal song "Boom Chi Ki" (붐 치키). The single was digitally released on September 25. On September 28, the Korean Consumer Forum awarded Weeekly the "Female Rookie of the Year Award," using data from a poll of over 550,000 Koreans.
The group released their second EP We Can on October 13, featuring the lead single "Zig Zag". On October 15, they had their debut stage for the song on M Countdown. The choreography was distinct for its integration of 10-pound cubes into the dance, which the members pushed around the stage. The song achieved 10 million views on YouTube within 4 days, beating their previous record.
On May 28,The group released a single "7Days Tension", in collaboration with South Korean eyewear brand Davich.
On July 13, Play M Entertainment confirmed Weeekly was preparing for a comeback, aiming for an early August release. On July 15, an image teaser posted across the group's social medias announced their fourth mini album, titled , would be released on August 4. On August 1, PlayM Entertainment released a statement announcing that Jiyoon would be going on hiatus temporarily from all activities due to reoccurring stress and anxiety. Thus, the group's mini album Play Game : Holiday, will be promoted as six members. On August 4, the mini album, along with its title track "Holiday Party" was released.
On December 14, Play M Entertainment (now going under the name IST Entertainment) announced Jiyoon's return from hiatus starting from December 15 and will continue activities with the group.
On February 15, it was announced that Weeekly will be releasing their first single album, "Play Game : Awake", on March 7. On February 28, it was announced that Shin Jiyoon will not be participating in the album's promotions due to focusing on treatment and recovery for her anxiety. On March 7, The group released their first single album featuring "Ven Para" as the lead single.
On June 1, IST Entertainment released a statement regarding Jiyoon's departure from the group, which stated that after having discussions with Jiyoon and her family, it was decided it would be best for her to continue receiving treatment in an environment that helps improve her mental health, thus turning Weeekly into a sextet.
On September 12, the group released a digital single "Good Day (Special Daileee)" as a fansong for their fans, Daileee. On September 25, IST Entertainment revealed that the release of Weeekly's fifth extended play was pushed back to November 1 from the previously-confirmed October date, marking one year and seven months since the release of the group's last physical album.
The group released their fifth EP, ColoRise, as well as the music video for the lead single "Vroom Vroom" on November 1 at 6 pm KST.
In August 2022, Weeekly collaborated with AliMoli Studio for an XR Animation Game Astrostation that is planned for release. It is a 3D VR animation game with the theme of "Space Exploration". The project revolves around the theme of collaboration between the Korean Wave Industry and Media Content Companies that allowing them to promote contents with idea and marketing support, and can expect various concepts and genre expansions. They have appeared in the CAST Park Festival at Gwanghwamun, on October 23 to introduce the product to domestic consumers.
2021: We Play, Play Game: Holiday and Jiyoon's hiatus
On February 22, local news outlet Sport TV News reported that Weeekly was preparing for a comeback in March with a new album. Later that day, the reports were confirmed by Play M Entertainment. A image teaser posted on the group's social media accounts announced their third mini album, We Play, would be released on March 17. On March 17, the mini album, along with its title track "After School", were released.
2022: Play Game: Awake and Jiyoon's departure
On February 28, it was announced that Jiyoon would be taking a hiatus temporarily due to tension and anxiety.
2023: Queendom Puzzle participation, Fansong, and ColoRise
On April 24, it was confirmed that some members of Weeekly will be participating in the Mnet's new Queendom competition show series, Queendom Puzzle, which started from June 2023. The four participating members were announced through Mnet's M Countdown on May 18 and 25. Jihan and Soeun appeared as part of the "PICK on the top" team on the 18th, and Soojin and Zoa made their appearance as part of the "DROP The Beat" team on the 25th. Eventually, Jihan finished in 10th place, Zoa in 19th place, Soojin in 21st place and Soeun in 23rd place.
2024: Stranger and Bliss
Weeekly released the digital single "Stranger" on January 25, 2024, which was a pre-release for their single album, which would release in July. On June 12, IST Entertainment announced that the group would comeback with their sixth mini album on July 9. On June 19, they released a promotion scheduler for Bliss. On July 9, the group made their comeback with the release of the sixth EP Bliss, along with its lead single "Lights On".
2025: Contract termination
On February 26, 2025, it was reported that all Weeekly members terminated their contract with IST Entertainment. However, it's not known whether the group disbanded or not.
Endorsement
On May 11, 2021, Weeekly was selected as the advertising model for Korean eyewear brand Davich Optical Chain's Tension 7-Day Lens contact lenses. In August, Soojin was selected as the ambassador for the 23rd Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF2021) that was held from October 22 to 26.
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