I-Land
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I-Land (Korean: 아이랜드; stylised in all caps) is a South Korean boy group reality competition series produced by Mnet and organized by Belift Lab, which at the time of airing was a joint venture between entertainment companies CJ ENM and HYBE.[1]
I-Land | |
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Hangul | 아이랜드 |
Revised Romanization | Airaendeu |
McCune–Reischauer | Airaendŭ |
Genre | Reality competition |
Directed by |
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Presented by | Namkoong Min |
Opening theme | "Into the I-Land" by IU |
Ending theme | "I&credible" by I-land |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Bang Si-hyuk |
Running time |
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Original release | |
Network | Mnet |
Release | June 26 (2020-06-26) – September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18) |
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Twenty-three male trainees participated in the show, of which seven were selected to debut as Enhypen in the show's finale on September 18, 2020. The winning contestants were Yang Jung-won, Jay, Jake, Ni-ki, Lee Hee-seung, Park Sung-hoon, and Kim Sun-oo; the first six members were decided by global ranking, and the seventh by producer's choice.
A second season, I-Land 2, was expected to premiere in the first half of 2022 featuring female trainees;[2] however, on July 15, 2022, it was announced that it would be postponed.[3] Instead in 2023, HYBE partnered with JTBC to produce R U Next? featuring trainees who would debut in Illit signing with Belift Lab, becoming labelmates with Enhypen.[4]
On July 24, 2023, Mnet announced the second season of I-Land titled I-Land 2: N/⍺, not in affiliation with HYBE or Belift Lab, featuring female trainees. The show started airing in April 2024,[5][6] and is collaborating with The Black Label, with the final lineup debuting in WakeOne.[7]