(G)I-DLE Soyeon Shares Why Their Group Name Has No 'G' in 'I NEVER DIE' Teasers

(G)I-DLE Soyeon revealed the reason for removing the letter "G" in their group name for the teaser photos of their new album "I NEVER DIE."

Continue reading to know what she said.

(G)I-DLE Soyeon Reveals Reason for Deleting 'G' in Their Group Name in 'I NEVER DIE' Teasers

(G)I-DLE returned with their new album "I NEVER DIE" on March 14. "I NEVER DIE" is the girl group's first studio album and it is composed of eight new songs, one of which is the title track "TOMBOY."

Ahead of the release of the full-length album, (G)I-DLE dropped a series of teaser photos and videos. One interesting detail that caught fans' attention is that the letter "G" in the group's name was missing in the pictures.

As can be seen in the images below, "( )I-DLE" was used instead of "(G)I-DLE."

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For starters, the "G" in the girl group's name represents "girl," because in Korean, the term is "(여자)아이들" which reads "yeoja aideul" and translates to "girl idol" in English.

During an interview with Teen Vogue magazine on March 31, one of the topics discussed was the missing letter "G" in "(G)I-DLE."

Jeon Soyeon shared that for their latest comeback, they paid attention to themes of not conforming to genders or their roles, and so, they decided to get rid of the "G" in their name.

She explained, "What we want to convey is that we don't want to attribute our actions to gender or age. Because I'm me is why I am, and why I act the way I do."

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Besides (G)I-DLE's "I NEVER DIE" teasers, the title track "TOMBOY" also follows this concept. The group can be heard chanting "It's neither man nor woman, just me I-DLE" toward the end of the song.

It appears like their plan about the message of their new album worked as they are receiving positive feedback from K-pop fans and netizens alike.

If you haven't watched (G)I-DLE's "TOMBOY" music video, check it out here!

(G)I-DLE Attains 7th Win for 'TOMBOY' on SBS's 'Inkigayo'

In related news, (G)I-DLE has recently taken home their seventh music show trophy for "TOMBOY."

On the April 3 broadcast of SBS's "Inkigayo," "TOMBOY" was one of the candidates for first place, along with Red Velvet's "Feel My Rhythm" and Jay Park's "GANADARA" featuring IU. (G)I-DLE ultimately took the win after gaining a total of 9648 points.

This is their second time winning first place on SBS's "Inkigayo" with "TOMBOY." The first time was on the March 27 broadcast of the music program.

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(G)I-DLE's "TOMBOY" performance on "Inkigayo" is also worth noting as the members recreated their childhood photos, making the stage more fun to watch. This became a hot topic online, with many fans and netizens praising and thanking the girls for what they did.

After the music show's broadcast that day, the girl group didn't forget to thank the fans for a happy comeback promotion. They also shared photos of their reenactment to social media.

Meanwhile, (G)I-DLE previously won first place on "M Countdown," "Music Core," "Show Champion," and "The Show."

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Written by Mhaliya Scott