I.B.I (band)

I.B.I

(From left to right: Kim So-hee, Han Hye-ri,
Lee Su-hyun, Yoon Chae-kyung, Lee Hae-in)
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Years active 2016 (2016)–present
Labels LOEN Entertainment
Associated acts Produce 101
Members

I.B.I (Hangul: 아이비아이; also known as IBI) is a South Korean special project girl group formed by LOEN Entertainment in 2016 consisting of 5 members who previously took part in Mnet's 2016 survival show Produce 101. The name I.B.I comes from the Korean word 일반인, meaning "normal people", but its meaning was later changed to "I Believe It" proving the earnest feelings and hopes of I.B.I's debut that both the fans and the members wanted had come true. The group will be promoting under LOEN Entertainment while the members of I.B.I are still under their respective companies.

The group officially debuted on August 18, 2016, with the single "MOLAE MOLAE (몰래몰래)".

History

Pre-debut: Produce 101

Main article: Produce 101

In January 2016, Mnet aired the first episode of its new survival show, Produce 101, wherein 101 female trainees from various South Korean entertainment companies competed to debut in an 11-member girl group which would promote for a year under YMC Entertainment. The show ended in April, and I.O.I was formed.[1]

Contestants Lee Hae-in (Individual trainee, formerly SS Entertainment), Kim So-hee (Music Works), Yoon Chae-kyung (DSP Media), Lee Su-hyun (Individual trainee, formerly SS Entertainment) and Han Hye-ri (Star Empire Entertainment) ranked 17th, 15th, 16th, 13th and 12th respectively in the final episode of Produce 101. These five girls got popular and gained many fans respectively during Produce 101. After Produce 101 ended, fans of these 5 girls imagined the debut of an imaginary girl group consisting of the 5 of them together. There were many fan-arts of these 5 girls as an imaginary group shared online through various websites that have garnered a lot of attention. LOEN Entertainment eventually decided to make this imaginary girl group of the fans a reality.[2]

LOEN Entertainment named the group 'I.B.I' which is taken from the Korean term "일반인" (pronounced as "Il-Ban-In") which means "ordinary person".[3] The term was once used during 2nd episode of I.O.I's reality show LAN Cable Friend, where members of I.O.I's subunit played a series of games with Team I.B.I which consisted of a few former Produce 101 contestants including the I.B.I members with the exception of Yoon Chae-kyung.[4] The meaning of I.B.I's initial was later changed to "I Believe It" proving the earnest feelings and hopes of IBI's debut that both the fans and members wanted had come true.

LOEN Entertainment started promoting I.B.I with a series of profile pictures teaser and YouTube videos of the I.B.I members (individually and as a group) singing their favorite song live. A webtoon series titled 'I.B.I's Debut Story' drawn by popular webtoon artist Omyo was also released around the same time in 5 parts depicting each member's debut story.[5]

2016–present: Debut with MOLAE MOLAE

I.B.I released their digital single album MOLAE MOLAE (몰래몰래) on August 18, 2016. On the same day, the group held their debut showcase[6] and made their debut stage on M! Countdown.[7]

On August 19, 2016, I.B.I made their debut stage on Music Bank.[8] They also held a guerrilla concert 'Run to You' on the very same day at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), performing their title song 'MOLAE MOLAE' and songs like 'When the Cherry Blossom Fade' and 'PICK ME'.[9]

I.B.I will be appearing on JTBC's new travelling reality program called 'Hello I.B.I' which is scheduled to be broadcast in October 2016.[10][11]

I.B.I flew to Bangkok on 22 September 2016 to film "Hello I.B.I" and its first episode was aired on 8 October 2016.

Members

Lee Hae-in

Lee Hae-in (이해인) was born on July 4, 1994 in Changwon, South Korea. She is the leader of the group.[12]

She and band mate Lee Su-hyun were former Jellyfish Entertainment trainees and were also former SS Entertainment trainees, until they filed a lawsuit against SS Entertainment in May 2016 because of unfair terms in their contracts. The two represented SS Entertainment on Produce 101, along with another trainee, Seo Hye Lin.

Hae-in appeared on the music video of The Legend's "Lost", prior to joining Produce 101. She also made a cameo appearance in a mockumentary show, 'The God of Music 2' and a special appearance in C.I.V.A's "WHY" MV.

Kim So-hee

Kim So-hee (김소희) was born on January 20, 1995 in Busan, South Korea. She is from Music Works.

So-hee, along with fellow member Chae-kyung was cast in Mnet's mockumentary show, ‘The God of Music 2’. She later debuted as a member of C.I.V.A a project girl group created from the show, releasing a remake of Diva's "Why Do You Call Me" in July 2016.[13][14]

Yoon Chae-kyung

Yoon Chae-kyung (윤채경) was born on July 7, 1996 in South Korea. She is from DSP Media.

Prior to joining Produce 101, Chae-kyung was a member of the now disbanded DSP Media girl group Puretty, which debuted in January 2012 and was mainly active in Japan.[15] In 2014, she appeared on the MBC Music survival show, Kara Project, competing with other female trainees to debut as a new member of the girl group KARA.

On June 1, 2016, she released a duet with April's Chaewon titled "Clock".[16] In July, she together with So-hee was cast in 'The God of Music 2' and also debuted as a member of C.I.V.A.

On November 11, 2016, it is announced that Chaekyung has been added as a member to DSP Media's Girl Group 'April'.[17]

Lee Su-hyun

Lee Su-hyun (이수현) was born on September 5, 1996 in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

She was a former trainee of Jellyfish Entertainment along with Lee Hae-in before the two of them transferred to SS Entertainment. They represented SS Entertainment on Produce 101 along with another trainee and after the show, the two filed a lawsuit against the company because of unfair terms in their contracts and eventually left on May 25, 2016.

Su-hyun like Hae-in also made a cameo appearance in 'The God of Music 2' and a special appearance in C.I.V.A's "WHY" MV.

Han Hye-ri

Han Hye-ri (한혜리) was born on August 24, 1997 in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. She is from Star Empire Entertainment.On June 5, 2016, Hyeri together with her fellow OMZM's group members (Kim Yunji and Kang Sihyeon) held a busking event in Hongdae.[18] Ever since Produce 101 ended, she has received many Commercial Film (CF) offers and even participated in a mobile variety show "Idol Intern King" alongside 5 girls from 5 different girl groups to undergo challenges of an internship life.[19]

She also made a cameo appearance in 'The God of Music 2' where all the other IBI members were also a part of the show.

Hyeri together with her fellow label mate Sojin (Nine Muses) will be in a drama "Idol Master KR Dreams" which will be aired at the beginning of 2017.[20]

Discography

Singles

Title Album Details Peak chart position Sales
(Digital Download)		 Album
KOR
[21]
"MOLAE MOLAE (몰래몰래)"
  • Released: August 18, 2016
  • Label: LOEN Entertainment
  • Format: Digital Download
 51 MOLAE MOLAE (몰래몰래)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

OSTs

Title OST Details Member(s)
Coincidence (우연한 일들)
  • Released: August 1, 2016
  • Let's Fight, Ghost OST Part 3
 Sohee
Navigation (내비게이션)
  • Released: September 22, 2016
  • Shopping King Louie OST Part 1
 Sohee
I Want You Bad
  • Released: Oct 31, 2016
  • 1% of Something OST
 Haein

Others

Title Song Details Artist Members(s)
Pick Me
  • Released: December 17, 2015
  • Singles: Pick Me
  • Label: CJ E&M
  • Format: Digital Download
 All of the Produce 101 Contestants All
In the Same Place (같은 곳에서) Girls on Top Sohee, Chaekyung & Hyeri
Don't Matter Splendid Rivers&Mountains Haein & Suhyun

Videography

Variety/TV Shows

Year Network Variety/TV Show Episode(s) Member(s) Notes
2016 Mnet Produce 101 Ep. 1 - 11 All All of them participated as contestants.
OnStyle Giboutique Ep. 5 Sohee, Chaekyung & Hyeri Chaekyung and Heehun(DIA) had a guerrilla mini fan meeting, Sohee and Hyeri had a fan lunch meeting.
KBS joy Idol Intern King Ep. 1 - 20 Hyeri
Mnet The God of Music 2 Ep. 1 - 10 All Sohee and Chaekyung played major roles in the show and eventually debuting as members of C.I.V.A which was formed during the show. Suhyun and Haein made occasional appearances in the show including C.I.V.A's "Why" MV, while Hyeri made a special cameo appearance in one of the episodes.
Mnet Lan Cable Friends I.O.I Ep. 2 Sohee,Hyeri,Suhyun & Haein
SBS MTV The Stage Big Pleasure Sohee
KBS Hello Counselor Ep. 286 Sohee
Mnet I Can See Your Voice 3 Ep. 8, 10 Sohee As members of the Tone Deaf Detective Team
Ep. 11 Sohee & Chaekyung
FashionN Please Take Care of My Vanity 2 Ep. 1, 6 Chaekyung
SING CAR 160809, 161014 Haein & Suhyun
MBC MBC Music Picnic Live Sohee Sohee performed a duet with labelmate Baek Jiyoung on the song "That Woman"(Secret Garden OST) and a solo on the song "Smile Again". Both songs' original singer is Baek Jiyoung.
OnStyle Get It Beauty Self Ep. 29 Sohee
MBC Idol Cooking King Hyeri Hyeri teamed up with labelmate ZE:A's Kwanghee and got 1st place.
Mnet Superstar K 2016 Ep. 1 Sohee
DramaX 1% of Something Haein Haein act as Soo-Jung in the drama which is aired starting 5th Oct 2016 on every Wed & Thurs at 21:00 KST
JTBC We Will Eat Well 161007 Sohee & Chaekyung
JTBC Hello I.B.I Ep. 1 - 6 All I.B.I's Travel Variety Program
heyo TV K-Cook Star Ep. 5 Sohee
My Secret Romance Haein Drama currently in Script Reading Phase
2017 Idol Master KR Dreams Hyeri Scheduled to air at the beginning of 2017[23]

Music videos

Year Title Length Notes
2016 "MOLAE MOLAE (몰래몰래)" 4:05 Producer: K.I.D, Composer: ZigZag Note

Music video appearances

Year Title Artist Member(s)
2012 "チェキ☆ラブ (Cheki☆Love)" Puretty Chaekyung
2013 "シュワシュワ BABY (Shwa Shwa BABY)"
2015 "Lost" The Legend Haein
2016 "Pick Me" Produce 101 All
"Clock" Yoon Chae-kyung and April's Chaewon Chaekyung
"WHY" C.I.V.A Haein, Sohee, Chaekyung, Suhyun
"Coincidence" (Let's Fight, Ghost OST Part 3) Kim Sohee and Song Yu Vin Sohee
I Want You Bad (1% of Something OST) Lee Hae In and Baek Seung Heon Haein
"I.B.I" I.B.I All

References

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  5. ↑ "아이비아이, 오묘 작가 웹툰 주인공 된다? "완전 귀엽잖아" - 인스티즈(instiz) 인티포털". www.instiz.net. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
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  22. ↑ Cumulative Sales for "MOLAE MOLAE":
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