QWER

QWER (Korean: 큐더블유이알) is a South Korean girl band under 3Y Corporation and Tamago Productions. They debuted on October 18, 2023, with the single album Harmony from Discord.

Name
The group's English name is derived from the QWERTY keyboard, with Q, W, E, and R being the primary keys used in online games such as League of Legends. The fandom's name 바위게 (Scuttle Crab) is also a reference to the multiplayer video game.

Career
Formation
The group was formed through the "QWER Project", a YouTube series aiming to create a girl group composed of female online personalities. The project was launched by Tamago Production, a company started by the YouTuber and web content creator Kim Gye-ran, in collaboration with 3Y Corporation. "QWER Project" followed the four members' incorporation into the group, their training, and daily lives.

Prior to their debut, each of the members already had established online careers. Chodan and Magenta were active streamers on Twitch, Hina was a popular content creator and cosplayer on TikTok, and Siyeon is a former member of the Japanese idol group NMB48.

2023–present: Debut with Harmony from Discord, Manito and Algorithm's Blossom
QWER made their debut on October 18, 2023, with the single album Harmony from Discord. Songs from the album were first performed during their debut showcase at Musinsa Garage in Seoul. The lead track "Discord" placed 5th on Spotify's "Viral 50 – Japan". It debuted at number 88 on YouTube Music's "Korea Weekly Top Songs" chart at the time of its release and remained on the chart for 21 weeks.

On March 18, 2024, the group announced their upcoming comeback. On the day of the announcement, QWER visited a military base and performed their unreleased single "T.B.H (고민중독)" from their upcoming EP. Their first EP Manito was released on April 1. Tracks from the EP were first performed in a showcase held at the Yes24 Live Hall in Seoul on the day of its release.

On August 28, the group announced the release of their single "Fake Idol" on September 2. Their second EP Algorithm's Blossom was released on September 23. The group took their first music show win with the second EP's lead single "My Name Is Malguem" on October 9 on Show Champion.