I.B.I | |
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2016 |
| Labels | LOEN |
| Past members | |
I.B.I (Korean: 아이비아이; also stylized asIBI) was a South Korean girl group consisting of five members who previously participated in Mnet's 2016 survival showProduce 101.[1][2] The group formed and debuted underLOEN Entertainment in 2016 with the single "Molae Molae" (몰래몰래).
The name I.B.I comes from the Korean phraseil-ban-in (일반인), meaning "normal people", but also stands for "I Believe It". The group promotes under LOEN Entertainment, while the members of I.B.I remain under their respective agencies.
The first season of the "survival" showProduce 101 aired onMnet from January–April 2016, with 101 female trainees from different agencies competing.[3] While the final eleven trainees went on to form the girl groupI.O.I, contestantsLee Hae-in (formerlySS Entertainment),Kim So-hee (Music Works),Yoon Chae-kyung (formerlyDSP Media), Lee Su-hyun (HYWY Entertainment, formerlySS Entertainment) andHan Hye-ri (formerlyStar Empire Entertainment) ranked 17th, 15th, 16th, 13th and 12th respectively in the final episode. LOEN Entertainment then formed the group of runner-up contestants, I.B.I.[4][5]
The members of I.B.I (with the exception of Yoon Chae-kyung) appeared on the second episode of I.O.I's reality TV showLAN Cable Friend in June 2016.[6]
LOEN Entertainment began promoting I.B.I with a series of 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 the popular webtoon artist Omyo was also released around the same time, in five parts depicting each member's debut story.[citation needed]
I.B.I released their digital single albumMolae Molae (몰래몰래) on August 18, 2016. On the same day, the group held their debut showcase[7] and their debut stage onM! Countdown.[8]
On August 19, 2016, I.B.I performed onMusic Bank.[citation needed] They also held a guerrilla concert 'Run to You' on the very same day at Dongdaemun Design Plaza, performing their title song "Molae Molae", as well as singles fromProduce 101 such as "When the Cherry Blossom Fade" and "Pick Me".[9]
I.B.I flew to Thailand on 22 September 2016 to film their six-episode reality show,Hello I.B.I., which aired 8 October–12 November 2016.[10][11]
| Title | Details | Peak chart position | Sales (Digital Download) | Album |
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| "Molae Molae" (몰래몰래) |
| 51 |
| Molae Molae (몰래몰래) |
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| 2016 | Hello I.B.I | JTBC | Reality show |
| Year | Title | Length | Notes |
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| 2016 | "Molae Molae" (몰래몰래) | 4:05 | Producer: K.I.D, Composer: ZigZag Note |
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