A Story of IZ*ONE - The Last Produce Group

Then, in January 2016, a new reality competition premiered on mnet 101. Trainees from various companies would compete against each other on a show called Produce 101. The eleven finalists would debut in an eminent and cgam

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. They were so successful that they were one of the only groups that could take on monsters like Two Two and Black Pink. Unfortunately, their success was short-lived as they were built as a temporary cluster in January 2017, like cherry blossoms in spring. ioi faded into dissolution. Emnet knew they had hit a gold mine, so they did it again with Produce 101 season 2. 101 debuted and became a monster boy group with huge commercial success now with eminence pockets significantly full of coins, they said, hey, let's run.

Let's go back one more time, but instead of one-year contracts, let's do two and a half years. Additionally, Japan has the second largest music market in the world. If we could somehow get into that Japanese market, that would mean even more money in our pockets, so the new season of Produce 101 was airing, but this time with a twist it would be with 96 contestants, 57 from Korean agencies and 39 from Japan, specifically the Japanese super group akb48 and their sister groups and for 12 episodes, 96 girls fought with hope. that one day they could debut as one of the twelve finalists of the program.

The show featured several big names like After School's E Colin and Fromis9's Tongue Culpable. Then there were Matsuijurina and Miwaki Sakura, who were already superstars in Japan, the show, and the competition. was filled with laughter with new friendships with tears and tons of hwasa, I mean subway, I mean I made it with the final episode, they were finally ready to announce the final members of the new girl group that started with Kim Minju from Urban Works , the same company. by Filipino k-pop idol Christian Chu, finished in 11th place. Minju, who was born on February 5, 2001, became one of the images of the group and in 10th place was Kim Chaiwan of Woolam Entertainment, known for her beautiful voice and Fairy Slash Angel.

Her appearance even earned her the nickname Angel Chaiwan. If they ever made a movie about a Korean Disney princess, she would look like Chaewon Chaiwan, she was born on August 1, 2000 and would go on to be the lead vocalist and lead dancer. Next up was Honda Hitomi in ninth place. Instead of AKB48, unlike some of the other Japanese contestants on the show, Hitomi was not a big name; she was a smaller idol in AKB48's Team 8, a group that she had to share with 39 other members. She debuted in 2014 at the age of 12. hitomi or hitsan gained prominence for her unique appearance, her voice, and of course, her round cheeks.

She was born on October 6, 2001 and debuted as a principal dancer. 8t Creative's Kang Heiwan finished in eighth place. Heiwan got off to a shaky and rocky start at the beginning of the show. which earned her an F rating on her first ranking, however, her rapid improvements and her cult following catapulted her to the top of the rankings in popularity. Her adoption and loving friendship with Japanese trainee Minami was also heartwarming seeing as rap god Heiwan was born on July 5. She 1999 and she debuted as a rapper and visual. from william entertainment went and finished in 7th place, boomby had actually already started his k-pop career years ago in 2014 as kazoo itself, he eventually left the group and joined willem some time later on the show.

She was a great dancer, but she was also a better leader. She gained popularity for her resemblance to Red Velvet's Irene. Born on September 27, 1995, she debuted as a lead dancer and mother of the group Yabuki Nako of HKT 48. She finished in sixth place. Nako was a member. featured on hkt48 and placed 9th on akb 48 Naki in the 2018 general election was notable for being the shortest trainee in the entire competition, with 4 11. Her popularity exploded thanks to a line in her performance of Love Whisper, the The world was impressed by her cute appearance and her voice that never gave up. of the top nine since that performance born on June 18, 2001 naco debuted as a vocalist for starship entertainment's group onyugin came in fifth place the second youngest member of the group even before debuting yujin had already made a name for herself starring in commercials from her was young, born on september 1, 2003, yujin debuted as lead vocalist and main dancer cheyenne of hawaii entertainment finished in fourth place from the beginning yenna was a popular contestant known for her silly humor and fun personality, she was also probably the best All-rounder in the competition could sing, could dance, had great visuals, and of course, had fire spitting, not to mention she was the strongest trainee on the show.

Is there anything Yenna can't do? She was born on September 29, 1999. She became the main rapper and lead vocalist. and the next lead dancer was Joe Yody of Stone Music. She originally gained notice for her time in Idol School, the show that eventually formed out of S9, but it seemed that her elimination from Idol School was a blessing in disguise as she progressed. finished in third place known for her beautiful silky smooth voice yuri was one of the best vocalists in the competition, if not the best, born on October 22, 2001, she debuted as a lead vocalist with the addition of yuri, the cheerful trio finally was completed with 10 names. she read and 10 girls took their seats in the top 12.

There was a fight for second and first place in the left corner. She is often referred to as one of the most popular Japanese idols outside of Two. Trinity Sakura had been in the spotlight since she was a little girl, she was only 14 years old when she debuted for Japan's hkt48, she was catapulted to stardom becoming one of Japan's biggest idols, she even secured third place in the general election from akb 48 in 2018 for the music video and performance of nekoa sakura was voted the original center if sakura irene bias was the original image then sakura was the original censure she was clear the most popular contestant of the competition in the corner Right, the one born to be an idol is the natural center and what's crazy is that she was only 13 years old when 48 premiered, making her one of the youngest contestants on the show, with a height of 5-8.

She is easily the tallest member of the competition, towering over everyone else. She was jokingly known as the Giant Baby due to her very pleasant personality and her surprisingly impressive English skills. Hello guys, nice to meet you, we are Eiswan and I hope that she was able to capture the hearts of the general public and everyone who saw her, so who would be the center of the group, a young man would debut in the coveted central position. and the maknae of the group and sakura as the secondary central visual and the father of the group, all that was left to fill was the 12th spot, the

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spot on the list where cube's han chowan would face wm taeyun's itaeon as if jana were an incredible whole. -rounder, but where she really stood out she was dancing.

Taeyeon was easily by far the best dancer in the competition, except none of them

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d. 48 would make cheon's third survival show making a previous appearance on k-pop star 3 where she failed to win and on 16 where she failed to debut with two failures on her third survival show it would probably be the end of her idol dreams. and with eyes full of tears and suspense in the air in what seemed like hours they finally announced the name of the 12th Italian member who would debut. As the main dancer of the group, the 12 girls would finally come together as one and thus, I was born and debuted on October 29, 2018.

Izone had one of the most anticipated and highest debuts for a girl group, however, no kpop girl group in hi

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. They had been as popular and well-known as Eyes. Each of the girls were already stars before they even released their first song. Eyes One did not disappoint with the release of Lettvian Rose. They were breaking records left and right. They broke the record for the highest number of visits. of a k-pop girl group debut in 24 hours, garnering 4.5 million views, they broke the first day sales record by debuting as a kpop girl group, and then 10 days later, they became the fastest girl group of all time to win a music show with their album.

Colorize sold 282,000 units and was certified platinum. The album became the second best-selling debut album by a girl group of all time. Eyes one was here and they were ready to dominate the kpop world. His Japanese single Sukito Iwasatai would go. Going platinum in Japan, her next album Heart Eyes came out on April 1, 2019 and would sell 315,000 units becoming the 20th best-selling album. Their single Violetta would win seven awards on music shows and they later collaborated with the English

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r. Jonas Blue with the single rise on June 7 they performed their first concert tour, Eyes on Me, which had several sold-out shows and on July 6 they made their debut in the United States at Kcon New York and then once again at Kcon From June to September they released two more successful Japanese singles in Buenos Aires and Vampire hit after hit hit after hit sales after sales eyes one was on top of the k-pop world taking on massive girl groups like two black pink and red velvet eye one's third album, blue mize was scheduled to be released on november 11, they were growing exponentially by the second it seemed that eyes one was unstoppable until controversy was brewing over speculation that viewers' votes in a idol audition show hosted by emnet, a cable music channel, were manufactured as one of the biggest.

Scandals hit the Korean entertainment industry on July 19. Several viewers of Produce x 101, the sequel to Produce 48, suspected that votes were being manipulated throughout the season, specifically in the finale, many viewers suspected the same with Idol School and Produce 48. Medicine stated that the final result did not it made sense and did not align with what the general public voted for. They complained about the unfair results of the Japanese trainees and some of the Korean trainees like Kailun and Chowon. Netizens were especially suspicious of Sakura's final ranking despite coming out first in the rankings. Surveys from various online websites were first in online trends and first in focus field views.

Many people thought that her final position was not an accurate measure of her popularity. The producers of a famous audition show were arrested for alleged election fraud on November 5, 2019. The series' producers Anjin Young and Kim Yong-boom were arrested for vote tampering. Ultimately, Kim and representatives of Starship Ulym at Creative and around this entertainment were indicted on charges including obstruction of commercial fraud and bribery, even though the girls were not at fault. they were the ones who had to suffer immediately x1 and izone activities were stopped exhibitions promotions guest appearances sponsorships and brand deals were canceled on January 6, 2020 x1 disbanded and it seemed like eyes one would follow suit from the top of the k-pop world until now, being inches away from disbanding, it seemed like this was it and this was the end for eyes one Or it was against all odds Ojos Uno stay together and return with their long-awaited single Fiesta and their first full album Ojos Azules and not only did they return but they made their return bigger and stronger than ever the MD Scandal served as a free promotion for izone and he only made the general The public craves Eizewine more.

Eiselin was created as a temporary group that disbanded after two and a half years. Sometimes you don't know what you have until it's gone and many people realize that they can no longer take one's eyes on every song for granted. Blumeis even its b-side would reach the top 200 on the charts known to be probably their best album. released the best-selling girl group album in Galwan's hi

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with only one year left on her contract. Izone tried to make the most of the short time he stayed only four months later in June 2020. Izone would go and have another comeback with Onyric Diary and its protagonist.

The single Secret Story of the Swan on Iraq Diary would be her best-selling album with 548,000 sales at the time of its release. It would take the number two spot for best-selling girl group albums in the column's history to end 2020 on December 7. one released their fifth and final album one reeler act four with eyes one's very

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single panorama once again izone would dominate with 464 thousand sales isawan would finish the year as the second best selling girl group of 2020. it was a bittersweet year for eiswine and the Eisen's fans In two years, Eisen became one of the biggest girl groups in K-pop history, but due to the eminent scandal and pandemic, their time with their fans was drastically reduced.

Eyes,one had one last activity before disbanding in 2021 on March 13. 2021 eizewine would go and hold his final concert. The history of this concert. Eisen had one last moment and a concert to share with his fans, they shared their music, they shared their talents, they shared some smiles, they shared some laughs, but in the last minutes of At the concert we shared tears as they said a final goodbye to the fans who had loved them so much. love they gave them foreigners full of emotion and with tears in their eyes the undi leader presented the last and last eyes one went up on stage but a lot in the eyes.

A surprise: fans would pull out one's reversal card and sing goodbye to the eyes. One is two and a half years, that's all we have, it just wasn't enough and although we are saying goodbye for the last time, we are and always will. be one of you