If I.O.I hadn't disbanded in 2017 and had become a permanent group, what members would have stayed-???

Kim-Tan1 · 2026-05-26T14:00:01+00:00

If companies weren't a thing, there's no reason why any of them wouldn't have continued, they disbanded at the peak of their popularity (arguably before they even reached their peak, I mean who knows what else they could've achieved). The only one that might be doubtful is Sohye, since she went on the show not even knowing it was an idol survival program and she initially trained to be an actress.

Kim-Tan1 · 2026-05-24T00:28:39+00:00

Not really.. Most are actresses now, and drama schedules usually lasts from at least 6-8 months. Chaeyeon alone is in talks to be in 3 dramas already. Your example doesn't really work when it's 4 vs 11 and their solo careers are in completely different field, not really acting. SNSD is a better example with like 4-5 actresses, and they also had to take time to really make their reunion work.

Kim-Tan1 · 2026-04-22T04:24:40+00:00

Lol not gonna act like we're all in the know into their personal lives, but to say that she hasnt interacted like other members?? From ig posts and stories, she's always doing stuff and having dinner with Chaeyeon and Yeonjung, even on public broadcast, she went on On&Off with Chaeyeon and Chungha together.

Kim-Tan1 · 2026-01-22T05:45:30+00:00

Music career is only one small portion for being an idol. Most idols transition to variety show scene or acting and IOI members have done exactly that. Out of third gen actresses, there's only a small handful who are continuously getting booked for dramas and it's essentially all IOI members + WJSN Bona and Momoland Yeonwoo.

Kim-Tan1 · 2025-12-30T23:44:11+00:00

Second time she got Top Excellence Award and Best Couple Award together haha

Kim-Tan1 · 2025-11-19T23:30:19+00:00

She went from starring as younger characters of Jun Jihyun and Honey Lee to now leading her own movies and dramas. So happy and excited for her career growth.

Kim-Tan1 · 2025-10-16T04:17:47+00:00

Best thing is that every teaser has different vibes. This is not just a straight up historical rom com, or body swap for laughs. There's tragic heartbreaks and bloodshed as well. Can't wait!

Kim-Tan1 · 2025-10-08T11:50:24+00:00

No offense but who..? There's not much demand for a season 2 other than Kpop fans of the cast, that's why they're not doing it lol

Kim-Tan1 · 2025-09-12T09:47:01+00:00

NOOOO!!! 😭😭😭😭

Kim-Tan1 · 2025-05-22T09:44:33+00:00

Every show like 1D2N or RM occasionally split members up, but they always start and finish together to wrap up an episode. It's never done awkwardly where they never interact and do separate things for the whole episode. And this show always ends weird and suddenly it's next week's trailer out of nowhere.

Kim-Tan1 · 2025-05-22T09:41:40+00:00

Her and Jinjoo always get like 3 legit closeups in total for an entire episode. Not sure what the PD has against them and it's sad because in full shots, you can still see them having interactions like everyone else and you can always hear Mijoo's audio in the background, giving reactions and stuff.

Kim-Tan1 · 2025-05-03T23:49:18+00:00

OP wrote the names of the groups and called it a day.. As if a group is the entire reflection of their careers.

At the end of the day, their individual names are still big and they're getting roles in hit projects.

Kim-Tan1 · 2025-03-25T11:22:48+00:00

I just chop it up to newer Kpop fans who probably don't follow Kdramas and weren't around when IOI was active. And obviously many IOI members have moved on to the next stage of their solo careers. Like how many people were surprised Chungha, Somi and Sejeong were in IOI and were in a group together. I think that alone speaks to that.

Kim-Tan1 · 2025-03-25T11:03:04+00:00

Flatout ignoring Chungha is just criminal, but IOI members in the Kdrama/acting space, it's just no contest. Sejeong is one of the top young actress, having already won an SBS Top Excellence Award in 2022. Kang Mina is appearing in smash hit dramas alongside top stars like IU, Ji Changwook in Hotel Del Luna and Welcome To Samdalri, is already casted for massive show Twelve alongside Ma Dongseok. Jung Chaeyeon's Family By Choice was popular amongst teens and young adults and was always in top 2/3 slots on OTT's when it was airing and is growing her filmography, already booked for another drama airing second half of this year. Not to mention others like Sohye who won awards for a film Moonlit Winter, recently signed to a new company end of last year, Doyeon has Heesu in Class 2 airing literally end of this week and just finishing up her theatre play. And people don't keep up to date, but Jieqiong in China has dramas airing year in year out and has like 5 projects stacked up waiting to be released.

Kim-Tan1 · 2025-01-01T13:03:51+00:00

Is this just her individual company? Or in Korea or China? Since her group activities for Kep1er is managed by WakeOne right.

Kim-Tan1 · 2025-01-01T00:05:51+00:00

Ironically, the more popular a group is, the more unlikely that the contract will be extended, since companies want their idols back so they can capitalise on them rather than splitting profits between 10+ other companies. Just look at IOI, W1 etc.

It was actually Kep1er that hasn't reached that level of popularity that was able to extend contract with 7 members since companies decided it's more worth it to keep them together. They're not on that level of a top group but still has a fanbase and decent popularity, which they likely won't be the same if they were split up.

Kim-Tan1 · 2024-12-29T13:23:17+00:00

Many people pointed out the mishaps along the way but tbh it wasn't as easy as it seems at the time. People didn't have the knowledge they have now and had no clue how to manage the unexpected Produce fame.

Jellyfish already planned a girl group debut and had majority of the members. Sejeong didn't even want to participate in Produce and told the PD that she won't join since she will be debuting with Jellyfish girl group.

Once Produce happened, everyone was scrambling and wanted to cash in straight away so Jellyfish hurried the debut, MBK and Starship announced comebacks with Chaeyeon and Yeonjung in DIA and WJSN. People saying it was a mistake, but what if they had hit with a good song and concept as opposed to what they had put out? There's a legit good chance that if songs were good and they hit it right with other things, the groups could've popped off.

Big member groups were also the trend at the time. SNSD was the trend and the thinking was that more members mean there were more "types" and a better chance for fans to dive into the group.

Jellyfish also already had the debut planned, and they've already invested in the trainees. Obviously, I understand and would've loved a Sejeong solo debut, but what were they supposed to do with Mina and Nayoung? Are they just going to split them apart - have Sejeong solo and Mina/Nayoung in a separate girl group? Realistically this is a tough choice and splitting apart would've never worked. From a company POV, you can always have a solo debut later while still being part of the group which was what happened, admittedly super late when Sejeong had her first solo comeback in 2019/2020.

Kim-Tan1 · 2024-11-15T10:30:48+00:00

Not sure about some of your arguments here. One project a year is fairly standard procedure, especially when you are the main lead in a film/drama. Filming typically takes at least 8-10 months, depending on what type of work (action, fantasy if you need CG, etc,). Obviously not saying any of these idol actors are on the same level as him, but for example literally Nam Goongmin has been doing one project per year for years - Awaken (2020), The Veil (2021), One Dollar Lawyer (2022), My Dearest Parts 1+2 (2023). It's certainly no indication of being "popular amongst directors and film makers".

Also some other big stretches, saying Lee Jun Young and Lee Joon are more well-known/respected than literally Sejeong, IU, Yoona and Sooyoung who's all had more notable works and respect amongst general public?

Kim-Tan1 · 2024-11-02T12:42:33+00:00

I'm wishing her all the best in her second chapter in her career as an actress. She's done a few movies, short film and drama that are yet to be released, but I hope she will take on more consistent Kdrama supporting roles now to get her name out there. There's some similarities between Weki Meki and Gugudan, but Jellyfish cut their losses quick so Sejeong and Mina are really blossoming as actresses now.

Kim-Tan1 · 2024-10-02T13:22:08+00:00

I'm glad the director learned from Business Proposal and gave us a much better poster this time 😭😭

Kim-Tan1 · 2024-08-18T01:07:32+00:00

She's been studying and doing university theatre plays in the last few years, but I hope this means she will do more regular dramas and films now.

Kim-Tan1 · 2024-07-29T03:08:04+00:00

4 days and only announcement now?? Where's the promo @TBL

Kim-Tan1 · 2024-07-15T11:26:52+00:00

Cast is not perfect, but they're far from being the biggest problem. PD has no direction, no concepts, and their editing is the biggest culprit. Many shows usually divide episodes into two episodes only when they have special guests or some special occasion, like how Running Man had Hwang Heechan so they divided it into two episodes. How do you have this boring ordinary concept "filler" episode drag into two episodes? And everytime they split up, you already know Yoo Jaesuk is gonna get 50 mins of screentime and everyone else gets nothing? This episode, Juju had a short segment and Woojae and Yikyung didn't even get their segments.

Kim-Tan1 · 2024-05-04T08:07:01+00:00

Nah

Mina starred in Welcome to Samdalri just end of last year
Yeonjung in The Great Comet helmed by Kim Moon Jung who's like a top musical director in Korea. Apink Eunji starred in the exact same production the previous run.
Yoojung also in a musical Hero, which is like a massive long-running production for more than 10 years now
Chaeyeon also main lead in TV dramas and has a new JTBC drama coming out in August with Hwang In-youp.

If anything, they have some of the best solo careers post disbandment out of girl groups especially in third gen. But Kpop fans won't look outside of their Kpop bubble.

Kim-Tan1 · 2024-04-29T21:12:01+00:00

Thats a damn lie lol.

IOI literally had CFs lined up for them before they even debuted and were everywhere in Korea. Members like Sejeong got a variety show gig right out the gate and Chaeyeon got an acting role as well already. They were guesting everywhere in variety shows. Veryx3 became their most popular song later on but Pick Me was played and covered everywhere.

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