Since the very beginning of the group, its lineup of trainees saw many changes. On September 1, 2018, FAVE Entertainment announced that trainees Lee Soomin, Park Soyeon, and Kim Bowon had left the agency and the group after terminating their contracts. On October 18, FAVE Entertainment announced its plans to debut a new girl group, tentatively named FAVEGIRLS, sometime in early 2019.
A pre-debut showcase, titled WE? , that would feature seven "candidates" of the group, was set to be held on November 11. Profile photo (as FAVEGIRLS) Starting on October 21, the seven trainees were revealed every day via social media.
The first trainee to be revealed was Lee Soojin, followed by Monday, Park Haelin, Shin Jiyoon, Park Soeun, Kim Gaeun, and Lee Jaehee on October 27. On February 13, 2019, Kakao M announced that FAVE Entertainment and Plan A Entertainment would be merging. The company's new name, IST Entertainment, was announced on March 29.
Thus, the group's tentative name was changed to PlayM GIRLS and debut preparations were delayed. In July, trainee Park Haelin left PlayM and the project to focus on her studies. In August, Kim Gaeun also left both the agency and the group.
By October, trainees Han Jihyo and Jo Hyewon had officially joined the pre-debut lineup. On April 28, 2020, the group uploaded a video, titled 'Who R U? ', to their official YouTube channel.
Through the video, the stage names for Jihan (formerly Han Jihyo) and Zoa (formerly Cho Hyewon) were revealed. Concept photo for [[We Are (Weeekly)|We Are]] On May 8, 2020, Play M confirmed PlayM GIRLS would be making their debut sometime in June. On May 11, the group's debuting name Weeekly and its members were revealed.
On June 12, a teaser timeline revealed the release of the group's first mini album, We Are, was set for June 30. On that day, Weeekly officially debuted with the mini album and its title track "Tag Me (@Me)". On August 21, an official poll on the group's Daum Cafe revealed the group's official fandom name to be "Daileee", which means "without Daileee (Daily), Weeekly cannot exist.
" The official announcement was made three days later on August 23. The group performing at Mnet's [[M Countdown on October 22, 2020]] On September 8, a source from Play M Entertainment revealed the group was preparing for their first ever comeback, planning for release in October. On September 21, it was announced that the group's second mini album, We Can, would be released on October 13.
On that day, the mini album, along with its title track "Zig Zag", were released. On September 25, the group released their first OST single, "Boom Chiki", for the animated survival show My Dream is Ryan. Concept photo for [[We Play]] On February 18, 2021, Weeekly released their second OST single, "Wake Up", for the KBS drama Hello, Me!.
On February 22, local news outlet Sport TV News reported that Weeekly was preparing for a comeback in March with a new album. Later that day, the reports were confirmed by Play M Entertainment. A image teaser posted on the group's social media accounts announced their third mini album, We Play, would be released on March 17.
On that day, the mini album, along with its title track "After School", were released. On July 13, Play M Entertainment confirmed Weeekly was preparing for a comeback, aiming for an early August release. On July 15,, an image teaser posted across the group's social medias announced their fourth mini album, titled Play Game : Holiday, would be released on August 4.
On that day, the mini album, along with its title track "Holiday Party" was released. On August 1, PlayM Entertainment released a statement announcing that member Shin Jiyoon would be going on hiatus temporarily from all activities due to reoccurring stress and anxiety. Thus, the group's mini album Play Game : Holiday, would be promoted as six members.
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