2023: Formation through Produce 101 Japan The Girls Me:I was formed through the reality competition show
Produce 101 Japan The Girls, which was aired primarily on the streaming service
Lemino from October 5 to December 16, 2023. The final 11 trainees were picked by viewers from the original 101 trainees through online voting and announced during a live television broadcast on
TBS. Several members of Me:I had experience in the entertainment industry before the show. Momona Kasahara was a member of the
Hello! Project girl group
Angerme from 2016 to 2021. Ran Ishii was a member of the girl group
Girls² and appeared in the Japanese drama
Secret × Heroine Phantomirage!. Cocoro Kato was a member of the South Korean girl group
Cherry Bullet under FNC Entertainment. while Suzu Yamamoto spent six months as a trainee at a South Korean agency.
2024–present: Debut with Mirai, departure of members Me:I gave their first performance as a group ahead of debut at the
38th Tokyo Girls Collection 2024 Spring/Summer on March 2, 2024. On April 14, the group concluded their first fan concert, 2024 Me:I Launching Show Me:Iconic, which was held in two cities and attracted approximately 65,000 people. Me:I officially debuted with the single
Mirai on April 17, topping the
Oricon Singles Chart with over 232,000 copies sold. Its lead track, "Click", peaked at second place on the
Billboard Japan Hot 100. On July 1, Lapone announced that Ebihara would be temporarily absent from the group's activities due to "poor health". Me:I released their second single
Hi-Five on August 28, 2024; the title track topped the Japan Hot 100. On November 25, Me:I released the Japanese version of "Beyond" (End Credit Version) from
Moana 2 on digital platforms. On December 22, Lapone Entertainment announced that Shizuku Iida, Ran Ishii, Cocoro Kato, and Kokona Sasaki would not renew their exclusive contract and would end their activities with the group starting December 31. ==Members==