I.B.I (group)

I.B.I (Korean: 아이비아이; also stylized as IBI) was a South Korean girl group consisting of five members who previously participated in Mnet's 2016 survival show Produce 101.^[1][2] The group formed and debuted under LOEN Entertainment in 2016 with the single "Molae Molae (몰래몰래)".

I.B.I
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2016
Labels	LOEN
Past members	Lee Hae-in Kim So-hee Yoon Chae-kyung Lee Su-hyun Han Hye-ri

The name I.B.I comes from the Korean phrase il-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.

History

Pre-debut: Produce 101

Main article: Produce 101

The first season of the "survival" show Produce 101 aired on Mnet from January–April 2016, with 101 female trainees from different agencies competing.^[3] While the final eleven trainees went on to form the girl group I.O.I, contestants Lee Hae-in (formerly SS Entertainment), Kim So-hee (Music Works), Yoon Chae-kyung (formerly DSP Media), Lee Su-hyun (HYWY Entertainment, formerly SS Entertainment) and Han Hye-ri (formerly Star 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 show LAN 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]}

2016: 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^[7] and their debut stage on M! Countdown.^[8]

On August 19, 2016, I.B.I performed on Music Bank.^[9] 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 from Produce 101 such as "When the Cherry Blossom Fade" and "Pick Me".^[10]

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.^[11][12]

Discography

Singles

Title	Details	Peak chart position	Sales (Digital Download)	Album
		KOR [13]
"Molae Molae (몰래몰래)"	Released: August 18, 2016 Label: LOEN Entertainment Format: Digital download	51	KOR: 50,634+[14]	Molae Molae (몰래몰래)

Filmography

Television show

Year	Title	Channel	Note(s)
2016	Hello I.B.I	JTBC	Reality show

Music videos

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

References

1. "'프로듀스 101' 간발의 5人, I.b.i(일반인) 프로젝트 그룹 결성".
2. "'프로듀스 101' 탈락자 5인, 프로젝트팀 I.b.i 결성".
3. Seon, Mi-kyung. "'프로듀스101' 전소미, 1위 지켰다…이변없는 I.O.I 멤버 11인 확정[종합]". Nate (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
4. "'프로듀스 101' 간발의 5人, I.B.I(일반인) 프로젝트 그룹 결성". Naver (in Korean). Sports Seoul. July 21, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
5. Gadong, Katreena (July 31, 2016). "Park Soyeon will not join I.B.I girl group?". Yibada. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
6. Lim, Jeong-yeo (June 23, 2016). "[V Report Plus] I.O.I meets with I.B.I". The Korea Herald. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
7. "'데뷔' I.B.I 김소희, "'프듀' 생각나서 눈물 날 뻔" 벅찬 소감". Retrieved 2016-11-22.
8. "'엠카운트다운' I.B.I, '몰래몰래' 데뷔 무대 공개 '상큼발랄'". ‘엠카운트다운’ I.B.I, ‘몰래몰래’ 데뷔 무대 공개 ‘상큼발랄’ (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
9. "퀵빛짹푼핸 - I.B.I 아이비아이 뮤직뱅크 - 몰래몰래". Retrieved 2016-08-28.
10. "[LIVE포토] 아이비아이(IBI) 이해인, 매혹적인 눈빛 (버스킹공연) - 라이브엔". Retrieved 2016-08-28.
11. "[단독] I.B.I 첫 단체 예능..10월 '여행 리얼리티' 출격". Retrieved 2016-09-07.
12. "JTBC측 "I.B.I 여행리얼리티 '헬로 아이비아이' 출연..10월 방송"". Retrieved 2016-09-07.
13. "Gaon Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.

    • "MOLAE MOLAE". August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
14. Cumulative Sales for "MOLAE MOLAE":

    • "Gaon Download Chart August 14-20, 2016 (see #18)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart August 21-27, 2016 (see #90)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved September 2, 2016.

External links

• I.B.I on Melon