A watan Mayu na 2011, mai shirya Shinsadong Tiger da AB Entertainment sun binciki wasu masu horarwa daga JYP Entertainment don kafa sabuwar ƙungiyar 'yan mata. Trainee Yuji shine farkon wanda ya shiga lokacin da ƙungiyar JYP ta kasa farawa. Yuji ya tuntuɓi masu horarwa Hani, Haeryeong, da Junghwa don yin gwaji don AB, kuma duk ukun daga baya an karɓa a cikin hukumar. Kungiyar ta ƙara memba na biyar lokacin da Shinsadong Tiger ta gano LE, rapper da marubucin waƙoƙi wanda ya yi aiki a ƙarƙashin sunan Elly. Dami, wanda ya riga ya zama mai horar da AB, shi ne na shida kuma na ƙarshe da aka ƙara wa ƙungiyar. Da farko ana kiransa "WT", acronym don "Wanne ne That", ƙungiyar ta canza sunansu zuwa EXID 'yan watanni kafin farawarsu. A watan Disamba na 2011, LE ya fito a cikin "Whenever You Play That" na JYP, wanda ya fara fitowa a kan waƙoƙin Koriya, kuma duk uku daga baya aka karɓa a cikin hukumar.
Elly (mai suna)