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Iz One was a South Korean-Japanese girl group formed through the Mnet reality competition show Produce 48.
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[Link removed - login to see] (1ยบ place) - Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Center, Maknae, Face of The Group
[Link removed - login to see] (2ยบ place) - Vocalist, Visual
[Link removed - login to see] (3ยบ place), soloist - Main Vocalist
[Link removed - login to see] (4ยบ place) - Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
[Link removed - login to see] (5ยบ place) - Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
[Link removed - login to see] (6ยบ place) - Vocalist, Dancer
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Iz One was a South Korean-Japanese girl group formed through the Mnet reality competition show Produce 48.
Members:
[Link removed - login to see] (1ยบ place) - Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Center, Maknae, Face of The Group
[Link removed - login to see] (2ยบ place) - Vocalist, Visual
[Link removed - login to see] (3ยบ place), soloist - Main Vocalist
[Link removed - login to see] (4ยบ place) - Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
[Link removed - login to see] (5ยบ place) - Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
[Link removed - login to see] (6ยบ place) - Vocalist, Dancer
[Link removed - login to see] (7ยบ place), soloist - Leader, Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist
[Link removed - login to see] (8ยบ place), actress - Lead Rapper, Vocalist, Visual
[Link removed - login to see] (9ยบ place) - Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper
[Link removed - login to see] (10ยบ place) - Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
[Link removed - login to see] (11ยบ place), actress - Vocalist, Visual, Lead Rapper
[Link removed - login to see] (12ยบ place) - Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist
Iz One made their debut on October 29, 2018, with their first extended play Color*Iz. The group is currently managed by Off the Record Entertainment in South Korea and AKS in Japan.
The group's name, Iz One (stylized as IZ*ONE), was suggested by netizens through the official Produce 48 website and chosen by CJ E&M. "IZ" is a numeronym for the number 12, a homage to their twelve members, while "ONE" indicates that they are one as a group. The asterisk (*) between "IZ" and "ONE" symbolizes the astrological signs of the zodiac.
Iz One was formed through the reality competition show Produce 48, which aired on Mnet from June 15 to August 31, 2018. The show was billed as a collaboration between the Korean Produce 101 franchise and the Japanese idol AKB48 Group. Out of an initial ninety-six contestants, the final twelve were chosen by audience votes and announced via live television broadcast.
Prior to appearing on the show, several members had already been active in the entertainment industry. Hitomi Honda previously made her debut as a member of AKB48. Prior to joining HKT48, member Sakura Miyawaki had appeared in a Shiki Theatre Company musical production of The Lion King (2008โ2009), and member Nako Yabuki was in the 2005 film Touch, followed by roles in various Japanese television dramas and commercials. Kwon Eun-bi previously debuted with Ye-A in 2014 under the stage name Ka-zoo but left the group later. Kang Hye-won was a potential member for the groups DayDay and The Ark. Lee Chae-yeon previously competed in SBS' K-pop Star 3, and JYP Entertainment's own reality competition show Sixteen. Jo Yu-ri was a contestant in the past 2017 Mnet competition show Idol School, where she came in fifteenth place. Kim Min-ju had appeared as an actress in music videos and Korean dramas, notably the 2018 MBC television series Tempted, wherein she portrayed the role of the young Choi Soo-ji (Moon Ga-young). She often appeared with Kriesha Chu's from 2016- 2018. Ahn Yu-jin had appeared as an actress in commercials and music videos, notably in an Acuvue Vita commercial.
In September 2018, Off the Record announced that they would take over the management of Iz One from Stone Music and Pledis. All three Japanese members will halt activities with their respective 48 groups to focus on Iz One.
The group's debut extended play (EP) Color*Iz was released on October 29, 2018, with "La Vie en Rose" serving as its lead single. A debut showcase concert, entitled "Color*Iz Show-Con', was held in conjunction with the album's release at the Olympic Hall in Seoul, South Korea, in which the tickets to the showcase were sold-out within a minute of being on sale. In its first day of release, the EP sold over 34,000 units reported by Hanteo Chart, setting a new record for the highest number of albums sold on the first day of a Korean girl group's debut release. The music video for the lead single "La Vie en Rose" achieved more than 4.5 million views within 24 hours of its release on YouTube, making it the most-watched debut music video by a Korean act in 24 hours. On November 8, Iz One garnered their first music program win for "La Vie en Rose" on M Countdown, becoming the fastest girl group to receive a music program win, just 10 days after their official debut.
On December 6, Off the Record announced that Iz One had signed a recording contract with Universal Music Japan's EMI Records label. It was also revealed that the group will make their Japanese debut on February 6, 2019. On December 15, Sakura Miyawaki and Nako Yabuki returned to Japan for HKT48's 8th anniversary concert. Although the news received criticism initially, Off the Record responded that Sakura Miyawaki and Nako Yabuki would participate in the concert as Iz One members.
Iz One won the Mnet Asian Music Awards 2018 as the best rookie group of the year.
On January 20, Iz One held their Japanese debut show-con in Tokyo Dome City Hall to promote their first Japanese single "Suki to Iwasetai". Five days after the event, the group released the music video for the song and views on YouTube surpassed 5 million within a week. The single was officially dropped on February 6.
On January 6, 2020, Iz*One members' agencies and CJ ENM reached an agreement that the group would resume their activities. On February, they released their first studio album Bloom*Iz and its single "Fiesta". On February 23, the album broke the then-record for the highest first-week sales on Hanteo for an album by a girl group with 356,313 copies; it is also the first album by a girl group to surpass the 300,000 copies mark in Hanteo's history. Bloom*Iz was certified Platinum by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) on April 9 after selling more than 390,000 shipment figures. In addition to domestic achievements, Bloom*Iz also topped Oricon Overseas Album Chart, following their previous two EPs.
On June 15, Iz*One released their third EP, Oneiric Diary, and its lead single "Secret Story of the Swan". The single's music video was originally scheduled to be released on the same day, but was postponed to June 16. The group held a comeback showcase to promote the EP on Mnet's second channel M2. Oneiric Diary peaked at number 2 and has recorded over 510,000 sales on the Gaon Album Chart. It is one of the first two albums by a girl group to be certified Double Platinum by the KMCA, the other the one being Twice's More & More. On September 13, Iz*One held their first online concert titled "Oneiric Theater". On October 21, the group released their first Japanese studio album Twelve. The album debuted atop the Oricon Albums Chart. On December 7, Iz*One released their fourth EP, One-reeler / Act IV, accompanied by its lead single "Panorama". The EP debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart.
On January 26, 2021, Iz*One released a promotional single titled "D-D-Dance" for Universe, a mobile application. On February 11, the group announced that they would hold their final online concert named "One, The Story" on March 13 and 14 ahead of their contract expiration in April, but the announcement on its extension was not yet announced. On February 15, 2021, 5 selected Iz*One members (Kwon Eun-bi, Sakura Miyawaki, Kim Min-ju, Jo Yu-ri and Jang Won-young) participated in the release of a promotional single, โZero:Attitudeโ alongside the artists Soyou (who previously trained the group in Produce 48) and pH-1. The song was released in collaboration with Pepsi and Starship, as a part of their PEPSI X STARSHIP campaign. Iz*One participated in the compilation album Rewind : Blossom and remade Roo'ra's popular song 3!4!.
On April 29, 2021, Iz*One officially disbanded after the end of their contract. When the group's disbandment was announced, the official fanbase of the group, WIZ*ONE, started an initiative called Parallel Universe on April 21, 2021, in an attempt to prevent the girls from disbanding. The name "Parallel Universe" was chosen to pay homage to a song with the same title that was released during the One, The Story concert. The initiative raised โฉ1,000,000,000 (roughly US$900,000), its funding goal, but despite the support from the entire WIZ*ONE community, the initiative failed, and Iz*One disbanded as planned.
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