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Finished sixth on Queendom Puzzle in 2023 and promoted with the project group EL7Z UP.
Their story
Six from Woollim
Woollim Entertainment, the home of Infinite, introduced Rocket Punch in the summer of 2019. Three of the six were already known from Mnet's Produce 48: Suyun and Sohee as Woollim trainees, and Juri as a member of AKB48 who signed with the agency that spring. With Yeonhee as leader, plus Yunkyoung and Dahyun, they debuted on 7 August 2019 with Pink Punch and "Bim Bam Bum", produced by the duo Iggy Yongbae.
A colour for every EP
The EPs followed a simple plan: Red Punch with "Bouncy" in February 2020, Blue Punch with the summer song "Juicy" that August, and Yellow Punch with "Chiquita" in 2022. Yunkyoung told TEN Star that "Bouncy" showed the real Rocket Punch, and Sohee said the group wanted a music show win and a year-end award. In between came the single albums Ring Ring and Flash, and in 2021 a Japanese debut with Bubble Up! under Yoshimoto Kogyo.
Survival shows, again
In 2023 Yeonhee, Suyun and Juri entered Mnet's Queendom Puzzle, a show that mixed members of existing girl groups. Yeonhee finished sixth and joined the project group EL7Z UP. That September Rocket Punch returned with the single album Boom, their first comeback in about a year. It became their last release.
Where they are now
Juri's contract ran on a different schedule because she was a foreign member, and she left on 24 May 2024. Yeonhee, Yunkyoung, Sohee and Dahyun followed when their contracts ended on 31 December 2024. Suyun stayed at Woollim until August 2026, when the agency said her contract had ended too. No Rocket Punch member is with Woollim any more, and no group activity has been announced.