WEKI MEKI: A Crazy Journey (IOI, Debut, Career, Management) Where are they now?
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Today, we are discussing the journey of the girl group "WEKI MEKI". Debuted in 2017, the group has had countless amazing releases but is still lacking their big breakthrough. We'll take a look at their career and their companies' struggles behind the scenes.
This video is only intended to present their career and the hard work all members of the group have put into it. WEKI MEKI deserves more love.
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Aside from the facts backed by sources presented in the video, all connections made are purely personal ideas and are not supposed to be recognized as reality. The purpose of this video is exclusively to report on the situation, not to defame any of the companies or persons involved.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:14 - Introduction
00:37 - Fantagio Ent.
02:11 - Produce 101 & IOI
04:10 - Debut
05:33 - Issues behind the scenes
06:47 - Lucky
07:25 - Fantagio on Fire
08:44 - Kiss, Kicks
09:20 - CEO is arrested
10:01 - Lock End LOL
10:53 - Week End LOL
11:21 - Dazzle Dazzle
11:41 - More Issues
12:07 - Hide & Seek
12:38 - New Rules
13:40 - Taking it Slow
14:17 - I Am Me
15:14 - Financial Struggles
15:47 - What's Ahead?
16:41 - Own Opinion
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weki meki are the creators of teen crush
Yes so they deserved to be credited for it. I don’t get why people think it’s Itzy or something
The group that started this concept...periodt 👑👑
Yeah
they were ahead of their time fr
literally
didnt realize fantagio was THAT much of a dumpster fire. why would you acquire a company that is doing well just to change everything???
yeah seems like it's not even the original companies fault but rather the company that bought them out. i feel bad for all of the older employees and staff who had to deal with this along with the idols
They went in too much on astro that's why
@@woniemayvihye3750 are you bashing astro?
@@cheeseoh nope, that's the real thing happening, and it's the company's fault, definitely not astro's
weki meki really need a "rollin" moment. i want them to have a break out song. they've been slept on their entire career. it's criminal
Yeessssss, I can see crush or picky picky being their breakout songs! That would make me so happy 🤩
@@skylarmartin4247 aaah picky picky is such a bop!
@@cualli_neverland Forreal though, teen pop perfection for sure!
the most frustating part about it all is how ALL of their title tracks failed to gain public attention, Picky Picky & Cool especially should be smash hits
true
they released them when the BIG groups like BTS, twice, BP, IU released something
i love them so much their song are such bops and they deserve their first win! I'm so scared that they'll disband..
Yes especially since they’re already planning to debut another gg plus bg and Have neglected the group because of Astro Edit: I know it’s not Astro’s fault Fantagio just needs to focus on both groups and not just Astro
@@gwenmloveskpopcecmore please don’t put any blame on astro by saying ‘because of astro’, nothing was because of astro. the company did that themselves :(
@@miinawoo I know that it’s not their fault. It’s just the company should focus on both groups equally and not just Astro
@@gwenmloveskpopcecmore it was mentioned in the video that fantagio has a lot of financial struggles and astro seems to be their most profitable artist so the company letting astro have multiple group releases in a year along with sub units must be an effort to stabilize the company’s financial situation. fanmu does have to start getting things together for weki meki though because they have so much potential to make it big like their colleagues (and the company should also include photocards next time, capitalize on the influx of photocard collectors)
@@minhyuklees1bebe902 yep that’s true
its crazy how IOI and Produce 101 was so popular yet each group the members of the final debut group of ioi just never was properly managed, Gugudan, Weki Meki, Hinapia, Dia etc had these A list celebrities at the time yet each group failed to become something big and thats purely because of their agencies.. its a shame.
Hinapia was because of Covid, the real problem happened with Pristin. The only group doing good is Cosmic Girls
Hinapia did not have any ioi members, It was Pristin.
@@onceatiny5738 my bad
Hinapia had a good company but it was so small and they barely had any money. So Covid had a huge effect on them sadly
@@gwenmloveskpopcecmore Yeah Hinapia would likely still exist now if it weren't for covid feel so bad for all the members, they were so passionate about their careers and something like that, that they couldn't even control ruined it for them, such a shame.
Their story is so odd. They debuted with a bang but that was also their peak. But to me, as time passed their music got way better. I'm kinda surprised that Fantagio didn't drop the ball and kept them coming back, that's what we expect an agency to do, but we see many many times how companies drop their groups when they don't meet commercial gain.
they must be significant revenue generation through their additional activities, and probably are the reason why they are still around
@@KindaJadedish right! Yoojung and Doyeon maintained their IOI popularity, impressive.
If they were under a company that wasn’t struggling constantly they’d be doing so well. All of their songs are amazing and Dazzle Dazzle is my favourite song of all time.
my most favourite title track of WeMe is "Picky Picky" and "Tiki Taka"
it hurts extra bad knowing how weki meki was hurt by external shareholder issues, like the messy management during that period really hurt their momentum and they never seemed to be able to recover 😭
Picky Picky should've been their breakout. Great catchy teasers and good promotions and MV. The final product is perfect. Still don't understand how it was slept on...
they truly earned there right to be a successful group and i bet if it weren’t for all of the management issue they would be in a better place. Thank god us fans are so dedicated and continue to support weki meki through there hardships. Let’s make there next comeback whenever that may be better than siesta!
it physically hurts me that tiki taka didn’t sell well, it was the best summer song out of all the summer girl group songs that dropped that year imo 🥲🥲🥲
"I AM ME" is incredible. one of my favorites album in 2021
me too ♡ btw sweet winter and luminous are my favorite bsides on the album and the lyrics on the album are so meaningful and positive and that made it really special.
we hate fantagio in this house
Yes
yes we do
I'm a big fan of weki meki and have been following them since Picky Picky era. I truly hope we can get them a first win, as a gift from the fans, to help them know we have appreciated their efforts and their perseverance through all the hard times with their company
I REALLY hope WekiMeki survive. There's something genuinely unique about them, they have so much talent, creativity and personality. I suppose their style isn't that popular with the Korean general public, since they have a slightly more 'experimental' sound and look... but that's why I love them! Just have to keep supporting them and trying to make new fans...
I love them with my whole heart. They have everything, they are talented, pretty, funny, variety worthy, with an incredible discography... What else does the world need to realize their worth?!? I've never understood.
Ki-Lings have been waiting for this perfect storm. Road to Max has shown the rest of the general public how dedicated Ki-Lings are and have put the spotlight back on WEME. This is the type of ground swell that was needed for everyone to rediscover them and push them with enough popularity and support so that hopefully, their next comeback will finally give them a music show win. I honestly believe every single since Picky Picky deserved a win, they were just going up against bigger groups / songs at the time. If we keep pushing, we can get them the recognition and accolades that they sorely deserve.
Is so frustrating see an amazing group as weki meki not gaining the popularity they deserve
I get really upset and sad about the current situation of weki meki, these girls are so talented and have a lot of bops, but with the fantagio situation and the low reception of the public they ended up not reaching the great potential of fame they deserved :(
I look up to the members of Weki Meki a lot. I love their music but I also think they work extremely well together
I love them all. There's no weak link in Weki Meki. Cool was SO Cool and what a banger. I want the best for them. Rina is an overlooked beauty. I can't figure out why Korea doesn't see that. They are my favorite underdogs since the demise of CLC. Now that Dreamcatcher got a win I'm hoping Weki Meki can come back with another banger and be recognized for it.
please vote on road to KCON for weki meki!!
they deserve their first win!
it’s insane how obvious it was that ioi was just a Guinea pig to the start of temporary groups. They were together for such a short amount of time but were so insanely popular everyone just assumed that when they went their separate ways it would be easy for the members to bring their popularity to their respective groups/solo endeavors. Weki Meki should’ve exploded onto the scene, they had 2 of the most popular ioi members, and the rest of the members were skilled in their own right. I feel like they debuted at a weird time (like the video mentions), ik after ioi disbanded doyeon and yoojung went to LA for a bit to train. But I think fantagio should’ve sent the entire group to LA, and filmed it. Sort of like a road to debut type of show (similar to what IVE did with 1,2,3 IVE and what lesserafim recently did with their documentary), it would’ve showcased the girls talents and their teamwork and dedication to the group early own, while also showing the general public the girls personalities. I think the weird timing in debut and all of the mismanagement from fantagio has deeply impacted them as whole, but I’m glad to see that all of the girls are still promoting together and you can tell that they care deeply for one another. Which I think has something to do with how much they’ve all struggled to debut in the first place, ik yoojung has said before how produce 101 was her last chance and that if she didn’t make the final lineup she would’ve given up on her dream to become an idol, which is so heartbreaking bc you can tell just how much she loves being on stage and how great she is on variety shows. I just hope they can maybe try and fit into the 4th gen sound a bit more, get a viral song, and finally get the recognition they deserve. Weki meki fighting 💛
Probably should have mentioned how many variety shows Yoojung was on. She was and still is popular with Korean GP for her variety skills.
Genuinely believe doyeon is stiff competition for the title of most beautiful person on the planet and companies seem to understand that but no one supports her great love aka her group with her besties that they pour their hearts into every time
The way she still tried to promote with her arm in the cast….like we freaking love you
omg YES they were the first group to choreograph their relay dances!! I remember whatching it for the first time and being shook by how talented they were. at the time relay dances weren't taken seriously, it was just for fun. they're amazing il them sm
They have 2 of IOI's most popular, talented members and they completely wasted their potential. Weki Meki's songs fall short compared to their competitors and their comebacks are far and few in between. It's really frustrating, because both girls had so much success before joining Weki Meki.
Devastated that they didn’t release any group stuff in 2022 even tho sunflower pel was AMAZING
The comment about debuting between 3rd/4th gen is sooo correct. They need to gain new fans to keep up. As much as I love WM, if they rebranded to adhere to 4th gen sounds, visuals, and dance choreography, they'd be a top 4th gen group for sure. I just want my girls' hard work to pay off bc they deserve it! 😭
IOI got their 1st win for whatta man (1st and last OT7 release) and then they won for Very Very Very (1st and last comeback as ot11)
I wish Weki Meki could meet the same success as their label mates, Astro :( Both are super talented (btw, love the vid! need more people to stan them fr!!!)
I honestly feel like the way Astro is marketed could work for Weki Meki, too. When Astro content does well I always feel sad that Weki Meki doesn’t get a chance to do the same stuff
Weki Meki repeatedly released the best fucking songs in kpop while their company was on fire in the background it’s so crazy
Weki Meki is a case that makes me really sad. They have amazing music, the girls are really charismatic and the vibe between the members is always fun and fresh. But unfortunately all their comebacks always had some fantagio issue holding them down. Weki Meki is one of my favorite's girl groups, they do have an amazing discography, but it's sad they couldnt skyrocket yet... i thought picky picky was it when it was realeased, then dazzle dazzle and then cool, but unfortunately it wasnt enough for them to increase their korean fanbase :( Still, i hope we can see more of them!
I discovered them with New Rules, I didn't know some of them were in IOI before!! That explains why for example Doyeon has so much charisma :o But I never really followed them because I found their concept changes confusing, I don't really listen to their releases before New Rules (sorry...) because of that, but there was another concept change with Siesta so... I hope they can stabilize their sound because I think the members are very talented. What you explained about the difficulties with the company management makes a lot of sense. By the way, I thought they could have gone on Queendom!
Yeah but Fantagio is ready for them to be done for ig not surprised as they failed with their 1st gg HelloVenus
i was watching pd101 for the first time recently and it's just insane how popular yoojung is :') it's so sad to think that it didn't totally transfer over to weki meki, that being said I think yoojung will still find a lot of success for years to come because she is so easily loveable and a great variety star!!🥰 but also!! fantagio announced weki meki's lightstick today after 5 years 😭😭 this is so encouraging bc to me this shows the company is starting to put effort into them again and give them things kpop groups should have:') hopefully this will mean high budget cb soon and fantagio doing the most for the girls so they can truly go viral and gain the popularity they deserve. obviously this is just speculation but it is a promising sign:)
Another part that needed to be mention is the 8 members debuted under Weki Meki were not the same 8 introduced during i-Teen Girls. Ji Suyeon was added at the very end in place of another woman. I do not know why the original lady left but there is and hour-ish long v-live introducing her to the public with the name Ye-jin. This video is still up on their channel.
as a casual weki meki fan who started listening to them after picky picky i wasnt aware of how their company struggled.. Dazzle dazzle and cool were SUCH GOOD comebacks and i really couldnt wrap my mind around why they werent more successful :(
They deserve so much more!
i have been stanning them since crush era. their choreos are so fun. im so happy to learn that they are being more active this year.
they truly have non-skip discography and it’s so unfair. i always wonder why they aren’t a bigger group. their vocals and rap are so good. like i see similarities of picky picky, oopsy, and crush in stayc’s title tracks and wonder why weme weren’t viral
This video was sorely needed. You were able to pick up and bring all the themes around the group, talking from the beginning of everything, the initial attention they got and what went wrong along the way. By the way your voice is very pleasant to hear and makes the experience of watching the video even better, you did a great job 💙
Thank you so so much, it really means a lot to us & our speaker! ❤️
give them a win please
Imagine that they had a better Company these talented Girls would be big these Days!
thank you for reaching out to ki-lings for input!! happy to help tell the story~ Weki Meki really deserve all the love and success after everything they’ve been through, I hope we can keep supporting and lifting them higher 💕 Weki Meki are currently nominated for Road to K-con on Mnet Plus!! please consider going casting a vote for them! 🤞💕
Weki Meki is such an underrated talent that deservesso much more attention💕
Unless a miracle is to happen, Weki Meki is going to disband were soon. I follow then since 2019 and i don't really know how they still around till today. So many issues on Fantagio and the members hard work is remarkable lets hope they can enjoy an more sucessfull year!
Would moving company help?
The problem with the first post Produce groups is how the companies added so many members to the already famous pairs. They should have had 5-6 member groups only like Le Sserafim and IVE
It’s sad knowing WJSN is the only post IOI group to succeed. Pristin and Gugudan disbanded with no wins. Although Pristin may have won best new female artist it was all for nothing. DIA has only gotten one win and will disband in September since their contracts expire.
pristin got rookie of the year tho
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I thought I heard Dia was having a comeback?
@@edvaedan9161 yes but after that they're disbanding:(
@@puccahyeon ah🙁
Weki First Win in Next CB
Hopefully
yes please
if they have one before contract ends or they and can renegotiate without anyone leaving
What bothers me the most is that their songs are really good, and a lot of people seem to agree with that, but we all (generalizing) end up forgetting their existance
Fantagio debuted Lun8 which is their 1st BG since Astro in 2016 and they plan to eventually debut a new gg
Man I hope they can comeback strong, I miss seeing them
I hope MoonBin will also keep watching over the girls too I know he will 🥺❤️
With them now announcing their lightstick I’m pretty curious about their future as a group.
Its sad that only yoojung who still got alot of gig compare to another members because she is the most popular member. I hope fantagio will give them a comeback before they contract ended next year
I appreciate the mention you gave to their contribution to the art of Relay Dance. I thought of them specifically that way... I remember their first Relay Dance, for IDLYG was an adorable disaster. But by the time of "Picky Picky" I was going "Wow! Look at that coordination!"
At least the company was nice enough to not abandon them like gugudan or pristin or dia
Followed WEME since their debut, and I love them so much, hope that they can keep going a bit more...
They were the creators of one of the most amazing concepts in kpop and they're so underrated and irrelevant nowadays...
No one: how many CEO changes do you want? Fantagio: yeeees!
Thank you so much for this! I love Weki Meki! They’re incredible. I really hope they are able to have an amazing comeback soon.
Woah ....what an amazing video! 👏✅️
My first love was 2nd gen After School since their disband i never found a kpop girl band, once i found Weki Meki. Something different with Weki Meki, they are different kpop girl band in 4th gen like what After School did in 2nd gen, it's just like a dejavu for me.
I remember their were the first group I heard were doing the "teen crush" concept, something that ITZY ended up doing better with it.
I really love and cherish Weki Meki, they are some very beautiful and talented young ladies I wish them nothing but love and success...I truly believe they going to make a great comeback
las he estado siguiendo desde crush , merecen lo mejor 😭💗
picky picky remains THAT SONG if you haven't listened to it already then you need to go do that right now
I love this channel Could you make a vid about Loona or WJSN history???
I loved this video!
As much as it is heartbreaking to completely agree with this video, I hope they make a breakthrough. Considering their talent both individually and as a group they could easily reach a lot more popular and gain a lot of fans than many already popular groups. It is highly disappointing and a tragedy to witness 8 talented girls who spent a quality amount of their life until now polishing their talents just to waste it without any activities under Fantagio. Only if... Only if. They debuted under another agency or... If they could be transferred to another agency as a group would they get at least a quarter the popularity and hype they deserve? I am a ki-ling. After a long day of work, the first thing I browse is any recently updated posts on Wekimeki. Sadly, there isn't even much to repost. They had one 'mohae' show and thanks to the ladies it was a great one. And then... Nothing. If not even their company could give us a platform to hype them, what do they expect the fans to do? Weki Meki girls have been doing everything a normal person would do including taking driving licences, language tests, visiting art galleries, and shows dining around with friends, and more. As big as I am happy that the girls are happy and getting enjoying the time, I am equally sad that they are so SCHEDULE FREE and available that it gives me no hope to expect anything coming in near future. I love to see them perform. I love their voices and I love watching each of their fan cams. Their activities are almost like a short period of so much fun, and then... Nothing. The gap is more annoying since the company doesn't even give any variety shows or anything as content for the fans. It is as if the company doesn't want to gather more fans. Yes, Fantagio started doing a little better than earlier with Astro. Nevertheless... I wish the company just disappears one day and the artists and trainees move to another company. I said what I said. Don't diss me. #Doom_to_Fantagio
Yeah plus they failed with HelloVenus no wonder WeMe will probably be in the same boat sadly
Hi momoo Wusste gar nicht, dass man in den Videos dein tolles stimmchen hören kann ♡ Mega gut gemacht auf jeden Fall 😊
Hehe dankeschön, das ist sehr lieb ❤️
i love weki meki, i wish they were more successful :/ btw can you make a video about GWSN next? 🙏
Can you make a video about Hot Issue? Their disbandment broke me. I hope WEKI MEKI get their first win soon. Picky Picky era is what made me become a fan of them.
Hey Can I request two groups? I wanted request Exid like do a journey video about them and maybe about their future and the other group I want to request is Tara I think it would be really interesting because of the bullying situation and everything that happened Hope you guys take consideration and btw as always good video💖
What in the actual F, what a mess & rollercoaster of the company, these poor girls.
if their music wasn’t so good, i think it would be too painful to be a fan, but they have some of the best bsides in kpop. i want them to get attention so bad or else i fear the worst. :(
searchingforelris im about to say can you do GWSN im worried of GWSN Pleaseee work Haaard 🤧
good video
hii i wanted to say that it is called fantagio and not fantagio entertainment. it used to be called fantagio music and there were several sublabels under fantagio like fantagio music, fantagio picures and more. but in 2021 all sublabels were put together and now it's just called fantagio, there's also fantagio hong kong and studio invictus. these are the last two sublabels. fantagio entertainment say many is not correct. anyway i guess your work. good video
Yeah I just call them that company
is it true that they didnt get into queendom coz they dont have any win yet? i know there's a lot of international ki-lings including me that really want that first win !! kiki fighting!!!
I've been a kpop fan for a decade and had no idea about all the mess that happened in Fantagio. I cant believe that such a mess was not talked more about. Kpop fan can make a mess over an idol looking at another one and stay silent about a fraud case.
tha main problem of many groups is comeback with single albums becouse nobody want to pay for 2-3 songs
It's a pity that Weki Meki remain a nugu group, their music is good...
They’re not nugu but not that popular either
they may not be that popular compared to other groups but they're FAR from being nugu, nugus are groups like majors, purplebeck, ariaz, cherry on top, irris, srzn, etc, those names that nearly nobody recognizes
damn, 2018 was a ROUGH year for fantagio
They're my favourite group :( I'm overseas so I can't albums or anything
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Do DIA next please
I think ASTRO helped Fantagio so much and make them as their Golden Child but after looking Fantagio has a Financial Struggle i think WeMe cases is different with Chaebul Chaebul struggles it cause FNC too much take their focus on SF9 It's my opinion
Yeah but FNC focusing more on P1harmony than both groups combined
But again yeah they focus more on their boygroups and tbh into worried for their Japanese gg Prikil
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considering the track record of post IOI groups, Weki Meki could be in a lot worse position. I’m glad they have fans who care and tbh it’s quite impressive how they’ve managed to preserver and come back after all the shit that went on in fantagio, and the Rocky sales figures
there are so many talented groups that get screwed over by their companies
I hope you can upload about the story of the recently-disbanded girl group BlingBling which debuted in November 2020 which at that time is in the middle of the pandemic, thanks!
They disbanded?! Noooooo
@@something6510 Yes... Last July 26, and 4 of the members have left the agency, while only 2 have decided to stay with the agency.
Can you make a video about gugudan?
They already did a vid on Hinapia and Pristin
@@gwenmloveskpopcecmore i know
@@purpledreamcatcher 👍
Mothers
Can you make Sonamoo or Ladies Code please ?
I think Midnight Theories did a vid on LC and Jihoon’s Carart did a vid on TS Ent that mentions Sonamoo
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And you did it in this video, too. Look closely at the spelling of subsidiary. You are completely missing the second I. It is pronounced sub-sid-EE-air-ee. Also it is incorrect to say someone was casted in a drama. Cast is correct, and casted is not.