Rocket Girls 101 () was a Chinese idol girl group formed by Tencent through the 2018 reality show Produce 101 China on Tencent Video. The project girl group consists of eleven-members that came from different companies: Meng Meiqi, Wu Xuanyi, Yang Chaoyue, Duan Aojuan, Yamy, Lai Meiyun, Zhang Zining, Sunnee, Li Ziting, Fu Jing and Xu Mengjie. They made their debut on June 23, 2018, with the single song "Rocket Girls".
As their time as a girl group was limited to only 2 years, they disbanded on June 23, 2020, and returned to their respective agencies.
History
Pre-debut: Produce 101
The members participated as trainees in the show Produce 101 before debuting as members of Rocket Girls 101 on June 23. The group includes two Cosmic Girls members, Meng Meiqi and Wu Xuanyi, both from Yuehua. They placed 1st and 2nd respectively. Yang Chaoyue (Wenlan Culture) and Duan Aojuan (Long Wu Tian Culture) placed 3rd and 4th. Former The Rap of China contestant, Yamy (JC Universe Entertainment), placed 5th. Lai Meiyun (Qigu Culture), Zhang Zining (Mavericks Entertainment), Sunnee (K-L Entertainment), Li Ziting (Huaying Yixing), Fu Jing (Banana Entertainment) and Xu Mengjie (Zimei Tao Culture) placed 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th respectively.
2018–2020: Debut, contract controversy, Collide, The Wind, and Meeting · Goodbye On June 23, 2018, they released the song "Rocket Girls". They made their first official TV appearance on "Happy China Graduation Music Concert 2018", which aired on Hunan Television the day after their debut. On August 9, two days before the group's official single release and press conference, Yuehua Entertainment and Mavericks Entertainment released a joint announcement stating that they would be withdrawing members Meiqi, Xuanyi, and Zhining from the group. The announcement also stated that Yuehua decided to withdraw Meiqi and Xuanyi due to the inability to come to an agreement with the company managing Rocket Girls 101 regarding their concurrent promotion with the group and Cosmic Girls, and that Mavericks Entertainment withdrew Zining due to health issues.
However, on August 17, Yuehua and Mavericks both announced that the members would be returning to the group after coming to an agreement with Tencent, and stated that Rocket Girls 101'''s promotion would take priority over all members' original groups, unless agreements are reached.
On August 18, they released their first EP, Collide (撞). On September 15, the group performed the halftime show at Super Penguin League.
On June 23, 2019, they released their first studio album, The Wind (立风), Shingu Ryohei is the director of the music video. The group then was announced to perform at the NBA halftime show later in the same year.
In early 2020, they released a new single named "Be Happy" (要嗨森) to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
On May 25, 2020, they released their second and final EP, Meeting·Goodbye'' (遇见•再见).
On June 23, 2020, their contracts expired and the group disbanded making the 11 members officially graduated from the group after the formation.
Members Meng Meiqi () Wu Xuanyi () Yang Chaoyue () Duan Aojuan () Yamy () Lai Meiyun () Zhang Zining () Sunnee () Li Ziting () Fu Jing () Xu Mengjie ()
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Sales The Wind () Released: June 23, 2019 Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment, Tencent Formats: Digital download, streamingCHN: 737,179
Extended plays Title Album details Sales Collide () Released: August 18, 2018 Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment, Tencent Formats: Digital download, streamingCHN: 2,271,426 Meeting·Goodbye () Released: May 25, 2020 Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment, Tencent Formats: Digital download, streaming
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumCHN
"Rocket Girls"2018 — "Collide" () 6Collide ()"Light" 7"Sailor Moon" () —"Born to Win" () —"Wind" () 2019 4 The Wind ()"Hard Candy" 2020 — Meeting·Goodbye ()
Promotional singles Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumCHN"101 Wishes" () 2018 — rowspan="2" "Rocket Boom" () 2019 41
Soundtrack appearances Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumCHN "Calorie" ()2018 4 Hello Mr. Billionaire OST"Venom is Coming" () — Venom promo single"Rampage to the Next Stop" ()2019 — Rampage 20 Opening Theme Song"Blessing Arch" () 35 Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past OST"Galaxy Disco" (Disco)2019 — Crazy Alien OST"On Fire"2020 — PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Promotional Single
Filmography Reality Shows Year Title Network Notes Ref. 2018Produce 101 Tencent Video Contestants Rocket Girls 101 Research Institute Cast members Super Penguin LeagueContestants 2019Super Penguin League Season 2 Rampage 20 Cast members 2020Rampaging 20s Season 2Cast members We Are BlazingContestants
Awards and nominations YearNominated work Award Category Result Ref. 2018 Rocket Girls 101 Freshasia Music Awards Most Popular Newcomer 2018 Global Chinese Music Awards Most Popular Group Tencent Starlight Awards 2018 Best Group Of The Year "Light" Most Popular Music Video Of the Year
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