Rocket Girls 101

Rocket Girls 101
Rocket Girls 101
	Rocket Girls 101 in January 2020.
Background information
Also known as	火箭少女101
Origin	China
Genres	C-pop; Mandopop;
Years active	2018–2020
Labels	Wajijiwa Entertainment; Sony Music Entertainment; Tencent Penguin Pictures;
Associated acts	Produce 101; Cosmic Girls; CH2; Kuchika Orchestra; S.I.N.G; Mera; A'N'D; Lady Bees;
Past members	Yamy; Xu Mengjie; Wu Xuanyi; Fu Jing; Zhang Zining; Sunnee; Lai Meiyun; Yang Chaoyue; Meng Meiqi; Li Ziting; Duan Aojuan;

Rocket Girls 101 (Chinese: 火箭少女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".^{[citation needed]}

They disbanded on June 23, 2020, as their time as a girl group was limited to only 2 years.

History[]

Pre-debut: Produce 101[]

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 Entertainment. They placed 1st and 2nd respectively. Yang Chaoyue (Wenlan Culture) and Duan Aojuan (Long Wu Tian Culture) placed 3rd and 4th respectively. Former The Rap of China contestant, Yamy (JC Universe Entertainment), placed 5th overall. 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, in this order.

2018-2020: Debut, contract controversy, Collide, The Wind, and Meeting · Goodbye[]

On June 23, 2018, they released the song "Rocket Girls".^[1] 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 Zining 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 Rocket Girls 101 and Cosmic Girls, and that Mavericks withdrew Zining due to health issues. ^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]

On August 18, they released their first EP, Collide (撞).^[5] On September 15, the group performed the halftime show at Super Penguin Ultimate Game.^[6]

On June 23, 2019, they released their first studio album, The Wind (立风),^[7] Shingu Ryohei is the director of the music video.^{[citation needed]} The group then was announced to perform at the NBA halftime show later in the same year.^{[citation needed]}

In early 2020, they released a new single named "Be Happy" (要嗨森) to celebrate the Chinese New Year. ^[8]

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.

Members[]

Meng Meiqi (孟美岐)
Wu Xuanyi (吴宣仪)
Yang Chaoyue (杨超越)
Duan Aojuan (段奥娟)
Yamy / Guo Ying (郭颖)
Lai Meiyun / Sunny Lai (赖美云)
Zhang Zining / Winnie Zhang (张紫宁)
Sunnee / Yang Yunqing (杨芸晴)
Li Ziting / Mimi Li (李紫婷)
Fu Jing / Jinna Fu (傅菁)
Xu Mengjie / Rainbow Xu (徐梦洁)

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title	Album details	Sales
The Wind (立风)	Released: June 23, 2019 Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment, Tencent Formats: Digital download, streaming show Track listing 风 (Wind) 只有你知道 (Only You Know) 满糖宣言 (Full Sugar Declaration) O.O 是吧18 (Right18) Flying Girl 下雨了 (It's Raining) 自己 (Myself) 那个我 (That's Me) 行动家 (Activist) 阿丽塔 (Alita) 造一架飞机 (Make an Airplane) 飒小姐 (Extraordinary Girl)	CHN: 737,179^[9]

Extended plays[]

Title	Album details	Sales
Collide (撞)	Released: August 18, 2018 Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment, Tencent Formats: Digital download, streaming show Track listing 撞 (Collide) Light 月亮警察 (Sailor Moon) 生而为赢 (Born To Win)	CHN: 2,271,426^[10]
Meeting·Goodbye (遇见•再见)	Released: May 25, 2020 Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment, Tencent Formats: Digital download, streaming show Track listing 11次心跳 (11 Times Heartbeat) 嘘！我跟你讲 (Shh! You Say To Me) 硬糖 (Our Shining Time) 5452830	N/A

Singles[]

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	CHN ^[11]	Album
"Rocket Girls"	2018	—	Non-album single
"Collide" (撞)		6	Collide (撞)
"Light"		7
"Sailor Moon" (月亮警察)		—
"Born to Win" (生而为赢)		—
"Wind" (风)	2019	4	The Wind (立风)
"Hard Candy"	2020	—	Meeting·Goodbye (遇见•再见)

Promotional singles[]

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	CHN ^[11]	Album
"101 Wishes" (101个愿望)^[a]	2018	—	Non-album singles
"Rocket Boom" (榮譽星球)	2019	41	Non-album singles

Soundtrack appearances[]

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	CHN ^[11]	Album
"Calorie" (卡路里)	2018	4	Hello Mr. Billionaire OST
"Venom is Coming" (毒液前來)^[b]	2018	—	Venom promo single
"Rampage to the Next Stop" (横冲直撞下一站)	2019	—	Rampage 20 Opening Theme Song
"Blessing Arch" (福气拱拱来)^[c]	2019	35	Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past OST
"Galaxy Disco" (银河系Disco)	2019	—	Crazy Alien OST
"On Fire"	2020	—	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Promotional Single

Filmography[]

Reality Shows[]

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2018	Produce 101	Tencent Video	Contestants
	Rocket Girls 101 Research Institute		N/A
	Super Nova Games (超新星全运会)		Contestants
2019	Rampage 20 (横冲直撞20岁)		N/A
	Super Nova Games 2		Contestants
2020	Rampage 20 season 2		N/A
2020	We Are Blazing		Contestants

Awards and nominations[]

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	Rocket Girls 101	Fresh Asia Music 2018	Most Popular Newcomer	Won	^[12]
		2018 Global Chinese Music Awards	Most Popular Group	Won	^[13]
		Tencent Starlight Awards 2018	Best Group Of The Year	Won	^[14]
	"Light"	Tencent Starlight Awards 2018	Most Popular Music Video Of the Year	Won	^[14]

Notes[]

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

References[]

^ ""韩系"孟美岐"日系"杨超越都是大赢家". Sina entertainment. 2018-06-26.
^ "乐华娱乐 - 联合声明" (in Chinese). Retrieved August 9, 2018.
^ 박수윤 (2018-08-17). "우주소녀 미기·선의, 중국판 '프듀' 그룹 탈퇴 않기로". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-08-24.
^ "快訊／吳宣儀、孟美岐、紫寧回歸火箭少女！　退團9天後道歉：初心未變". ETtoday星光雲 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-08-24.
^ "火箭少女101首张音乐专辑发布两年计划曝光". August 19, 2018.
^ "Stars come out to shine in Shanghai". September 17, 2018.
^ "火箭少女101一周年团专第一主打《风》火热登陆酷狗". June 25, 2019.
^ "酷我音乐首发上线火箭少女101贺岁歌《要嗨森》陪全国人民开心过春节". January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ "Total Chinese Music sales - The Wind". Retrieved September 10, 2021.
^ "Total Chinese Music sales - Collide".
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c
"Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- "Calorie". March 22, 2019.
- "Collide". February 1, 2019.
- "Light". January 25, 2019.
- "福气拱拱来". February 8, 2019.
- "榮譽星球". May 3, 2019.
- "Wind". August 16, 2019.
^ "亚洲新歌榜2018年度盛典_新浪网 - 新浪娱乐". Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved August 20, 2018.
^ "微博正文 - 微博HTML5版". m.weibo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved August 29, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "新生代女团向阳而生火箭少女101成年度数据赢家". rednet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved December 20, 2018.

External links[]

Rocket Girls 101 on Sina Weibo (in Chinese)

[12] Credited as Rocket Girls 101 but only features Yang Chaoyue, Lai Meiyun, and Fu Jing

[13] Credited as Rocket Girls 101 but only features Meng Meiqi, Yang Chaoyue, Duan Aojuan, Yamy, and Sunnee

[14] Credited as Rocket Girls 101 but only features Meng Meiqi, Wu Xuanyi, Duan Aojuan, and Lai Meiyun

[1] ""韩系"孟美岐"日系"杨超越都是大赢家". Sina entertainment. 2018-06-26.

[2] "乐华娱乐 - 联合声明" (in Chinese). Retrieved August 9, 2018.

[3] 박수윤 (2018-08-17). "우주소녀 미기·선의, 중국판 '프듀' 그룹 탈퇴 않기로". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-08-24.

[4] "快訊／吳宣儀、孟美岐、紫寧回歸火箭少女！　退團9天後道歉：初心未變". ETtoday星光雲 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-08-24.

[5] "火箭少女101首张音乐专辑发布两年计划曝光". August 19, 2018.

[6] "Stars come out to shine in Shanghai". September 17, 2018.

[7] "火箭少女101一周年团专第一主打《风》火热登陆酷狗". June 25, 2019.

[8] "酷我音乐首发上线火箭少女101贺岁歌《要嗨森》陪全国人民开心过春节". January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[9] "Total Chinese Music sales - The Wind". Retrieved September 10, 2021.

[10] "Total Chinese Music sales - Collide".

[billboard-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Retrieved February 17, 2019.
"Calorie". March 22, 2019.

"Collide". February 1, 2019.

"Light". January 25, 2019.

"福气拱拱来". February 8, 2019.

"榮譽星球". May 3, 2019.

"Wind". August 16, 2019.

[15] "Calorie". March 22, 2019.

[16] "Collide". February 1, 2019.

[17] "Light". January 25, 2019.

[18] "福气拱拱来". February 8, 2019.

[19] "榮譽星球". May 3, 2019.

[20] "Wind". August 16, 2019.

[15] "亚洲新歌榜2018年度盛典_新浪网 - 新浪娱乐". Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[16] "微博正文 - 微博HTML5版". m.weibo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved August 29, 2018.

[tsa18-17] Jump up to: ^a ^b "新生代女团向阳而生火箭少女101成年度数据赢家". rednet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved December 20, 2018.

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