Rocket Girls 101

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Rocket Girls 101
Rocket Girls 101 in January 2020.
From left to right: Fu Jing, Sunnee, Meiyun, Chaoyue, Meiqi, Yamy, Xuanyi, Aojuan, Zining, Ziting and Mengjie
Background information
Also known as火箭かせん少女しょうじょ101
OriginChina
GenresC-pop
Years active2018–2020
Labels
  • Wajijiwa
  • Sony Music
  • Tencent Penguin Pictures
Past members

Rocket Girls 101 (Chinese: 火箭かせん少女しょうじょ101; pinyin: huǒ jiàn shào nǚ 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 23 June 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.[1]

History[edit]

Pre-debut: Produce 101[edit]

Main article: Produce 101 (Chinese TV series)

The members participated as trainees in the show Produce 101 before debuting as members of Rocket Girls 101 on 23 June. 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[edit]

On June 23, 2018, they released the song "Rocket Girls".[2] 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. [3]

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.[4][5]

On August 18, they released their first EP, Collide (撞).[6] On September 15, the group performed the halftime show at Super Penguin Ultimate Game.[7]

On June 23, 2019, they released their first studio album, The Wind (立たて风),[8] 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" (要よう嗨森) to celebrate the Chinese New Year. [9]

On May 25, 2020, they released their second and final EP, Meeting·Goodbye (遇ぐう见•再さい见).

On June 23, 2020, their contracts expired and the group disbanded making the 11 members officially graduated from the group after the formation.[10]

Members[edit]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Album details Sales
The Wind (立たて风)
Track listing
  1. 风 (Wind)
  2. 只ただ有ゆう你知道どう (Only You Know)
  3. 满糖宣言せんげん (Full Sugar Declaration)
  4. O.O
  5. 是ぜ吧18 (Right18)
  6. Flying Girl
  7. 下した雨う了りょう (It's Raining)
  8. 自己じこ (Myself)
  9. 那な个我 (That's Me)
  10. 行くだり动家 (Activist)
  11. 阿おもね丽塔 (Alita)
  12. 造みやつこ一いち架か飞机 (Make an Airplane)
  13. 飒小姐あね (Extraordinary Girl)
 CHN: 737,179[11]

Extended plays[edit]

Title Album details Sales
Collide (撞)
  • Released: August 18, 2018
  • Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment, Tencent
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. 撞 (Collide)
  2. Light
  3. 月つき亮あきら警察けいさつ (Sailor Moon)
  4. 生なま而为赢 (Born To Win)
 CHN: 2,271,426[12]
Meeting·Goodbye (遇ぐう见•再さい见)
  • Released: May 25, 2020
  • Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment, Tencent
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. 11次じ心こころ跳とべ (11 Times Heartbeat)
  2. 嘘うそ！我わが跟你讲 (Shh! You Say To Me)
  3. 硬かた糖とう (Our Shining Time)
  4. 5452830
 —

Singles[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
[13]
"Rocket Girls" 2018 — Non-album single
"Collide" (撞) 6 Collide (撞)
"Light" 7
"Sailor Moon" (月つき亮あきら警察けいさつ) —
"Born to Win" (生なま而为赢) —
"Wind" (风) 2019 4 The Wind (立たて风)
"Hard Candy" 2020 — Meeting·Goodbye (遇ぐう见•再さい见)

Promotional singles[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
"101 Wishes" (101个愿望もち)[a] 2018 — Non-album singles
"Rocket Boom" (榮譽えいよ星ほし球だま) 2019 41

Soundtrack appearances[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
[13]
"Calorie" (卡路里さと) 2018 4 Hello Mr. Billionaire OST
"Venom is Coming" (毒液どくえき前まえ來らい)[b] — Venom promo single
"Rampage to the Next Stop" (横よこ冲直撞下一いち站) 2019 — Rampage 20 Opening Theme Song
"Blessing Arch" (福ぶく气拱拱来)[c] 35 Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past OST
"Galaxy Disco" (银河系けいDisco) 2019 — Crazy Alien OST
"On Fire" 2020 — PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Promotional Single

Filmography[edit]

Reality Shows[edit]

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2018 Produce 101 Tencent Video Contestants [14]
Rocket Girls 101 Research Institute Cast members [15]
Super Nova Games Contestants
2019 Rampage 20 Cast members [16]
Super Nova Games 2 Contestants
2020 Rampaging 20s Season 2 Cast members [17]
We Are Blazing Contestants

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Rocket Girls 101 Fresh Asia Music 2018 Most Popular Newcomer Won [18]
2018 Global Chinese Music Awards Most Popular Group Won [19]
Tencent Starlight Awards 2018 Best Group Of The Year Won [20]
"Light" Most Popular Music Video Of the Year Won [20]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Credited as Rocket Girls 101 but only features Yang Chaoyue, Lai Meiyun, and Fu Jing
  2. ^ Credited as Rocket Girls 101 but only features Meng Meiqi, Yang Chaoyue, Duan Aojuan, Yamy, and Sunnee
  3. ^ Credited as Rocket Girls 101 but only features Meng Meiqi, Wu Xuanyi, Duan Aojuan, and Lai Meiyun

References[edit]

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  13. ^ a b "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Retrieved February 17, 2019.
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