On June 25, Liz Entertainment revealed that they would be debuting a nine-member project girl group named CHIC&IDLE. With this, they opened social media accounts for the group and revealed their first member, Hayu of ICU. The remaining members were revealed in the following days: Chae i, Ssuktteok, and Abin of ICU; U Hee, Laeun, and Dayeon of Chic Angel; and Liz Entertainment trainees Byeolha and Xindy.
The group held their debut stage on M Countdown on July 16, where they performed their upcoming track "3! 4! ".
The song is a remake of the 1996 song of the same title by the co-ed hiphop group Roo'Ra. The group officially debuted on July 20, with the digital single "3! 4!
". On November 24, 2021, the group released a teaser on Instagram and revealed plans for new music in 2022. The teaser excluded Byeolha, which confirmed that she left the group.
Starting from December 8, member teasers were uploaded, which included newest member Naye of ICU. On July 10, 2022, the group announced that they had changed their English name to Chic&I's (with their Hangul name to remain the same) and would be making their comeback on the 15th with the digital single "Summer Story". On January 25, 2023, the group revealed a new member, Loa.
Later, on April 28, 2023, the group revealed another new member, Lina. On May 29, 2023, Dayeon announced her departure from Chic Angel and Liz Entertainment through a handwritten letter posted on her Instagram, making it probable that she also left Chic&I's. On August 16, 2023, a new lineup was announced, consisting of: Abin, Chae i, Naye and Miku from ICU; A-ra and Hari from Girls' World, as well as members Xindy, Loa, and Lina.
This marked the departures of Laeun, U Hee, Hayu, and Ella. On August 31, 2023, it was revealed that Naye and A-ra had left the group, and that Girls' World member Kyrin and a new member, Sara have joined the group. On October 17, 2023, it was announced that Kyrin would be leaving Chic&I's and the company.
On March 8, 2024, it was announced that WE-SAY had disbanded, with Lina and Sara leaving the agency and Loa transferring to ICU. Subsequently, Xindy, Lina and Sara left Chic&I's. On April 1, 2024, Loa announced her departure from ICU due to visa and housing issues.
While she clarified that she was still under Liz Entertainment, she didn't participated in Chic&I's activities after this so it was assumed the she had left the group. On March 13, 2024, Liz Entertainment announced that Girls World had entered a period of reorganization through auditions. Due to this, Hari would be suspending all of her activities with Girls' World, as well as Chic&I's, to go on vacation in Japan.
On May 19, 2024, the group posted a new photo to Instagram, confirming Naye, Kyrin and Uhee's return to the group, Windy's addition and Loa's departure, making them an eight-member girl group. On July 27, 2024, the group appeared to have underwent another lineup change as 6 members were spotted: Chae i, Miku, Abin, Naye, Windy & Kyrin. In mid-2025, Chic&I's was removed from Liz Entertainment's official website and Instagram bio, indicating their disbandment.
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