Rocket Punch (; or as RCPC) was a South Korean girl group formed and managed by Woollim Entertainment in 2019. The group consisted of six members: Juri, Yeonhee, Suyun, Yunkyoung, Sohee, and Dahyun. They debuted on August 7, 2019, with the extended play (EP) Pink Punch. Juri departed from the group on May 24, 2024, after her contract with Woollim expired. Yeonhee, Yunkyoung, Sohee, and Dahyun left on December 31, 2024, due to their contracts also expiring.
History Pre-debut Juri was cast as an AKB48 12th-generation trainee through an audition in 2011. She was introduced to the public through AKB48 Team 4 in March 2012. Her first television appearance in Korea was in the 2018 reality competition show, Produce 48. Suyun and Sohee were introduced to the public as representative trainees of Woollim Entertainment through Produce 48 as well. In March 2019, Juri was confirmed to have signed with Woollim Entertainment to pursue her career in Korea by debuting as a member of the company's new girl group. Two months later, Juri officially graduated from AKB48.
2019–2020: Introduction, debut with Pink Punch, continues with Red Punch and Blue Punch On July 22, Woollim Entertainment revealed a motion clip with Rocket Punch's logo and speculated as the next girl group after Lovelyz. It was later confirmed with a concept film featuring all six members (Yeonhee, Juri, Suyun, Yunkyung, Sohee, and Dahyun) which was released on July 23.
Rocket Punch's debut EP Pink Punch was released on August 7, 2019, with "Bim Bam Bum" serving as its lead single. A debut showcase was held in Yes24 Live Hall in Seoul, South Korea, following the release of their EP. The group held their first performance in Japan at the 2019 Girls Award Autumn/Winter Show.
On February 10, 2020, The group made their comeback with their second EP Red Punch and its lead single "Bouncy". On August 4, the group released their third EP Blue Punch, and its lead single "Juicy".
2021–2022: Ring Ring, Japanese debut, Yellow Punch and Flash On May 17, 2021, Rocket Punch released their first single album Ring Ring, and its lead single of the same name. The acoustic version of their lead single was released on July 15. On May 24, Woollim Entertainment announced that Rocket Punch would be making their Japanese debut under Yoshimoto Kogyo. They released their first Japanese EP Bubble Up! on August 4, with its lead title track of the same name being released on July 13.
On February 28, 2022, the group released their fourth EP Yellow Punch, with the lead single "Chiquita". On March 11, Woollim Entertainment confirmed that Rocket Punch will hold both online and offline fan meetings which will be held on April 2 and 3, 2022. On June 29, the group released the Japanese single "Fiore". The group released their second single album Flash on August 29, 2022.
2023–2024: Queendom Puzzle and departure from Woolim Entertainment On May 26, 2023, members Juri, Yeonhee and Suyun were revealed as contestants on Mnet's new survival show Queendom Puzzle. On August 15, during the show's finale, member Yeonhee finished in 6th place, placing her in the line-up of the supergroup El7z Up. The remaining members, Juri and Suyun, finished in 12th and 8th place respectively. On September 6, the group released their third single album Boom along with the title track of the same name.
On May 24, 2024, Woollim announced Juri's departure from the group following the expiration of her exclusive contract with the company. On December 27, Woolim announced that the exclusive contract of members Yeonhee, Yunkyung, Sohee, and Dahyun would end on December 31 and the group would disband. Suyun would later leave Woollim in August 2026.
Members Former Juri Takahashi (; ) Kim Yeon-hee () Kim Su-yun () Seo Yun-kyoung () Kim So-hee () Jeong Da-hyun ()
Timeline
Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and sales Title Details Peak chart positions Sales JPN Doki Doki Love Released: October 5, 2022 Label: Yoshimoto Kogyo Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 25 JPN: 1,689
Extended plays Korean extended plays + List of Korean extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales Title Details Peak chart positions SalesKOR
Pink Punch Released: August 7, 2019 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 6 KOR: 18,561 Red Punch Released: February 10, 2020 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 4 KOR: 12,583 Blue Punch Released: August 4, 2020 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 6 KOR: 24,184 Yellow Punch Released: February 28, 2022 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 9 KOR: 20,665
Japanese extended plays + List of Japanese extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales Title Details Peak chart positions Sales JPN Bubble Up! Released: August 4, 2021 Label: Yoshimoto Kogyo Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 19 JPN: 4,927
Single albums + List of single albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Ring Ring Released: May 17, 2021 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 14 KOR: 26,685 Flash Released: August 29, 2022 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 10 KOR: 26,574Cumulative Sales of Flash
Boom Released: September 6, 2023 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 12 KOR: 25,002Cumulative Sales of Boom:
Singles Korean singles + List of Korean singles, with selected details, chart positions and sales Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumKORDLPeaks on the Circle Download Chart: "Bim Bam Bum": "Bouncy": "Juicy": "Ring Ring": "Ring Ring" (acoustic ver.): "Chiquita": "Flash": KORHot USWorld "Bim Bam Bum" () 2019 95 — — Pink Punch "Bouncy" 2020 88 97 — Red Punch "Juicy" 126 — —Blue Punch "Ring Ring" 2021 18 — 17Ring Ring"Ring Ring" 119 — — "Chiquita" 2022 8 — —Yellow Punch "Flash" 13 rowspan="2" —Flash "Boom"2023 26 —Boom "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released."*" denotes a chart did not exist at that time.
Japanese singles + List of Japanese singles, with selected details, chart positions and sales Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumJPN "Bubble Up!" 2021 — Bubble Up! "Fiore" 2022 24 JPN: 2,616 Doki Doki Love "Doki Doki Love" — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.
Soundtrack appearances + List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, and name of the album Title Year Album "Paradise" 2023 Secret Playlist OST
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumKORDLPeaks on the Circle Download Chart:
"Ride" 2021 110 Ring Ring "I Want U Bad" 116 "In My World" 2022 144Yellow Punch "덤덤 (Red Balloon)" 183 "Louder" 184 "어제, 오늘 내일보다 더" 185 "Moon Prism" 112Flash "Beep Beep" 118 "Give Me Your Heart" 2023 160 Boom "Alive" 171
Music videos Year Title Album Director(s) 2019"Bim Bam Bum"Pink PunchZanybros 2020"Bouncy"Red Punch "Juicy"Blue Punch 96wave 2021"Ring Ring"Ring Ring Zanybros "Ring Ring (Acoustic Ver.)" "Bubble Up!"Bubble Up! Wonki Hong(Zanybros)2022"Chiquita"Yellow Punch Shin Hee-won (ST-WT) "Flash"Flash Sunny Visual"Fiore"Doki Doki Love "Doki Doki Love" Zanybros2023 "Boom" Boom Lee Ki-seok( ZanyLayerZ)Rocket Punch 3rd Single Album 'Boom' Photobook Credits page
Awards and nominations
+Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Nominee / work Category Result Brand of the Year Awards 2021 Rocket Punch Rising Star - Female Idol Korean Culture Entertainment Awards 2020 K-Pop Singer Award Mnet Asian Music Awards 2019 Artist of the Year Best New Female Artist Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 2019 Favorite Female Artist Seoul Music Awards 2020 New Artist Award Popularity Award Hallyu Special Award QQ Music Most Popular K-Pop Artist Award
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