

Their debut showcase was held at the Blue Square iMarket Hall on the same day as the album's release. (G)I-DLE officially released their debut mini-album "I Am" on May 2 with the lead single "Latata". Minnie and Soyeon were the last to be revealed on April 12, and they formed the final line-up of the upcoming girl group.Ģ018: Debut with I Am and rising popularity Cube Entertainment began revealing the members of (G)I-DLE with the release of individual photos of the first two members, Miyeon and Yuqi, on April 8.Soojin and Shuhua were revealed two days later on April 10. On April 5, they unveiled the logo and the name of their upcoming girl group (G)I-DLE.

On March 22, 2018, Cube Entertainment announced that their new upcoming girl group would debut in the first half of 2018, which Soyeon was revealed to be a part of the group's line-up last January. Yuqi also appeared in the short video of Dingo Music. From February 2018 to March 2018, Miyeon and Minnie made four cover videos under Dingo Music Youtube Channel. Minnie featured in Line Friends' album Dance Party, which was released in November 2017. Shuhua made an appearance with labelmate Yu Seon-ho in 10cm's "Pet" music video in September 2017. Minnie, Yuqi and Shuhua appeared in the promotional video of Rising Star Cosmetic in June 2017. She was a member of pre-debut girl group VIVIDIVA, but left before the group's official debut. Soojin was a former trainee under DN Entertainmnet in 2015. Miyeon was a former YG trainee, from 2010 to 2015. She later debuted as a soloist, releasing two digital singles: "Jelly" and "Idle Song". Soyeon also competed in the third season of the rap competition show Unpretty Rapstar, where she finished as the second runner-up. However, she was ranked at 20th place in the final episode and failed to become a member of the winning girl group, I.O.I. She remained a popular contestant throughout the show's run, peaking at 10th place on the fifth episode. Soyeon was previously introduced as one of the female trainees to represent Cube Entertainment on the Mnet survival show, Produce 101. 1.2 2018: Debut with I Am and rising popularity.
