Me:I

Me:I
Me:I in May 2026
Me:I in May 2026
Background information
OriginAichi, Japan
Genre
Years active2023 (2023)–present
LabelLapone Girls
Members
  • Tsuzumi Ebihara
  • Momona Kasahara
  • Rinon Murakami
  • Miu Sakurai
  • Keiko Shimizu
  • Ayane Takami
  • Suzu Yamamoto
Past members
  • Shizuku Iida
  • Ran Ishii
  • Cocoro Kato
  • Kokona Sasaki
Websiteme-i.jp

Me:I (Japanese: ミーアイ, Hepburn: Mīai; stylized in all caps) is a Japanese girl group formed through the reality competition show Produce 101 Japan The Girls. The group is composed of seven members: Momona Kasahara, Rinon Murakami, Ayane Takami, Miu Sakurai, Suzu Yamamoto, Keiko Shimizu and Tsuzumi Ebihara. Originally formed with eleven members, Cocoro Kato, Kokona Sasaki, Shizuku Iida and Ran Ishii left the group on December 31, 2025. They debuted with the single Mirai on April 17, 2024. The group is managed by Lapone Girls, a subsidiary of Lapone Entertainment.

Name

The group's name, "Me:I", means "an idol who is loved by everyone, an idol of the future, moving forward together towards the future". When spoken, it sounds like the Japanese word 未来 (mirai, "future"). The name was revealed in the final episode of Produce 101 Japan The Girls.

Official logo

History

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. A total of 14,000 participants auditioned for the show, ranging in age from 15 to 25 and not affiliated with any talent agency. 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. Like the previous winners of Produce 101 Japan, Me:I is intended to be a permanent group without restriction on activity duration.

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. Miu Sakurai was a contestant on Nizi Project and Girls Planet 999, while Suzu Yamamoto spent six months as a trainee at a South Korean agency.

2024–present: Debut with Mirai, departure of members

Me:I in April 2025

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, 2025, 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

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and sales, showing year released and album name
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
JPN
 JPN
Comb.
 JPN
Hot
Who I Am
  • Released: September 3, 2025
  • Label: Lapone Girls
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 333
  • JPN: 125,750

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and sales, showing year released, certification and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
JPN
 JPN
Comb.
Mirai 2024 11
  • JPN: 289,807
  • RIAJ: Platinum (phy.)
 Non-album singles
Hi-Five 22
  • JPN: 295,300
  • RIAJ: Platinum (phy.)
Muse 2025 11
  • JPN: 229,860
  • RIAJ: Platinum (phy.)
Flower Road (花咲く道, Hanasaku Michi) 2026 33
  • JPN: 116,489
  • RIAJ: Gold (phy.)

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
JPN
Comb.
 JPN
Hot
"Click" 2024 12
  • JPN: 4,004
  • RIAJ: Gold (st.)
 Mirai (single)
"Sugar Bomb" 79
"Hi-Five" 21
  • JPN: 6,176
 Hi-Five (single)
"Tomorrow" —92
  • JPN: 2,805
 Sweetie (single)
"Beyond" (End Credit Version) ——
  • JPN: 1,508
 Moana 2: Japanese Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Sweetie" —94
  • JPN: 2,444
 Sweetie (single)
"Muse" 2025 12
  • JPN: 4,670
 Muse (single)
"This Is Me:I" —36 Who I Am
"L&R" 2026 —95 TBA
"Flower Road" (花咲く道, Hanasaku Michi) 32

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released, and name of the director(s)
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Click" 2024 Woogie Kim (Mother Media)
"Hi-Five" Naive Creative Production
"Muse" 2025 Hasegawa Anderson (Digipedi)
"This is Me:I"

Filmography

List of television programs, with broadcast year, role and note
Year Title Role Note Ref.
English Original
2024 Me:I no Yume Mitai! ME:Iの夢みたい！ Themselves Variety series
About Me:I ABOUT ME:I Themselves Special

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Japan Gold Disc Award 2025 Best 5 New Artists (Japan) Me:I Won
Japan Record Awards 2024 Newcomer Award Won
Korea Grand Music Awards 2024 K-pop Global Rookie Award Won
MAMA Awards 2024 Favorite New Asian Artist Won
MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2025 Best New Artist Video (Japan) "Click" Won
Music Awards Japan 2025 Best of Listeners' Choice: Japanese Song Nominated

Notes

Notes for albums and songs

  1. ↑ Japanese cumulative physical and digital sales of Who I Am as of January 2026
  2. ↑ A maxi single release that has a different title from any songs in it will be considered as an "EP single" with its title being italicized. Its respective lead track is categorized under promotional single.

Notes for peak chart positions

  1. ↑ "Tomorrow" did not enter the Combined Singles Chart, but appeared at number 11 on the download component chart.
  2. ↑ "Beyond" (End Credit Version) did not enter the Combined Singles Chart, but appeared at number 25 on the download component chart.
  3. ↑ "Beyond" (End Credit Version) did not enter the Hot 100, but appeared at number 25 on the download component chart.
  4. ↑ "Sweetie" did not enter the Combined Singles Chart, but appeared at number 16 on the download component chart.

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