Gidle started out as a six-person team. Later, soojin quit the group because of bullying on campus, leaving only Zhao, Jin Minnie, Quan Suyan and Ye, but in the eyes of some group fans, gidle will always be six people.

(G)DLE (Korean: ()? ), a six-member women's music group under Korea Rubik's Cube Entertainment, consists of, Minnie,, Xiuzhen and Ye. The name of the group is written as "(G)I-DLE" (Korean: ()? ), pronounced "I-DLE" (Korean:? )。 The name of the group is "(female) child", which has the significance of bringing girls of different personalities together.