WEi

> We are WEi! Hello, we are WEi.
> We are WEi! 안녕하세요, 위아이입니다.
> We are WEi! Annyeonghaseyo, WEi imnida.WEi's official greeting

Promotional image for IDENTITY : First Sight.

**WEi** (위아이) is a six-member South Korean boy group under OUI Entertainment. They debuted on October 5, 2020, with their first mini-album *IDENTITY : First Sight*.

## Background

### Pre-debut

Prior to debuting as WEi, all of the members have already been active in the entertainment industry.

In 2017, Daehyeon and Donghan, along with labelmate and future actor Jo Sung-wook, were contestants on Mnet's reality survival show *Produce 101 Season 2*, the show that formed Wanna One, but neither one of them would make the final lineup of the group as they were eliminated. The former debuted with the project group RAINZ, while the latter became part of the project group JBJ. Both promoted with their respective project groups until disbandment. Donghan made his solo debut with the release of his first mini album *D-Day* on June 19, 2018 while Daehyeon made his solo debut with the single album "Feel Good".

Seokhwa was previously a contestant on YG Entertainment's 2018 survival show *YG Treasure Box*. He was part of Group B along with 7 other trainees, however, he was eliminated and did not debut as a member of the winning group, TREASURE.

Yongha and Junseo were two of the 57 contestants on the reality survival show *Under 19*. They both represented OUI Entertainment during the show, which aired between November 3, 2018 and February 9, 2019. Finishing in 6th and 9th place, respectively, they both secured their spots as members of 1THE9 and promoted with them under PocketDol Studio between April 2019 and August 2020.

Yohan and Seokhwa were contestants on the reality survival show *Produce X 101* in 2019, with the former representing OUI Entertainment and the latter representing himself as an individual independent trainee. Yohan took first place as he secured a spot of the project group X1 as the center of the group, while Seokhwa was eliminated in episode 8 and finished in 35th place. X1 made their formal debut that summer with their first mini album *Quantaum Leap*, however, five months later, the members' agencies announced on January 6, 2020 that the group disbanded after they were unable to reach an unanimous agreement following the *Produce 48* and *Produce X 101* vote rigging scandal. Yohan was the third member of WEi to debut as a solo artist with the digital single "No More" on August 25, 2020.

### Early 2020: Formation

On June 17, 2020, OUI Entertainment announced they will be officially launching their new boy group, named **OUIBOYS** at the time. They revealed that they were to debut in the second half of 2020.

On July 10, their new name, **WEi**, was announced along with four of the members (Jang Dae Hyeon, Kim Dong Han, Kim Yo Han, and Kang Seok Hwa).

On August 12, 2020, OUI confirmed that Yoo Yong Ha and Kim Jun Seo from 1THE9 would be joining the group.

### Late 2020: *IDENTITY : First Sight*

On September 11, 2020, a trailer for their debut mini-album, *IDENTITY : First Sight*, was released, confirming their debut date to be on October 5.

On October 5, they released their debut mini-album, *IDENTITY : First Sight*, along with a music video for its title track *Twilight*.

## Name

The group's name, WEi, should be read as WE, with a space between WE and i. They are one in the team name. It contains the meaning of making their own music as one.

## Greeting

(Daehyeon leads) "2, 3! We are WEi! Hello, we are WEi! (2, 3! WE are WEi! 안녕하세요, 위아이입니다!/We are WEi! Annyeonghaseyo, WEi imnida!)"

(with crossing two signs)

## Discography

> *Main article: Discography*
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### Mini-Albums

1. IDENTITY : First Sight (2020)
2. IDENTITY : Challenge (2021)
3. IDENTITY : Action (2021)

## References

1. ↑ [1]
2. ↑ https://www.soompi.com/article/1411990wpp/oui-entertainments-new-boy-group-reveals-name-and-logo-launches-social-media-accounts
3. ↑ https://www.soompi.com/article/1418532wpp/1the9s-yoo-yongha-and-kim-junseo-confirmed-to-debut-with-wei