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i dont understand,are they debuting as a real group?

 

are they ioi sister group? im lost 

 

This is a project group consisting of Produce 101 girls who were pretty close to making it in IOI. It was made based off an old rumor from fans and Loen decided to take advantage of that by making the real thing.

 

Haein (Maroo), Sohee (Music Works), Chaekyung (DSP), Hyeri (Star Empire), Suhyun (Maroo)

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Loen's real new GG will debut sometime soon, Park Soyeon who also was close to making it in IOI during Produce 101 will debut in that group.

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i dont understand,are they debuting as a real group?

 

 

are they ioi sister group? im lost 

 

They're a project group. I'm going to quote my fellow DSPfan, DreamChazr, becuase his explanation was better than mine

 

 

 

For those who don't know, the fact is, I.B.I began life as a fan-fantasy (pun not intended) built around the 5 members í€µë¹›ì§¹í‘¼í•¸ (QuickPichJjekPoonHaen) very soon after the last episode, that went viral among their DC galleries with the following image:

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It was mainly tongue-in-cheek though, as this Koreaboo joke article showed

 

The reasons i've heard why only these 5 were chosen:

 

1. Their personal relationships and interactions on the show (their 'clique') - Suhyun & Chaekyung were are very close, Suhyun & Haein too plus they're company mates, and Haein, Hyeri & Sohee are besties who always hung together on the show.

 

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For this reason, for example, i'm not surprised P.Soyeon wasn't included in the lineup, she was part of Somi's squad and hardly interacted with these few members

 

 

2. Their 'styles' (in term of 'concept', 'feel' etc) are very similar and compatible with each other, making the group a cohesive idea (think In The Same Place, sharing 3/5 members)

 

 

For this reason, for example, i'm not surprised Cathy wasn't included in the lineup, it's not her style

 

 

3. Also very importantly, the individual fandoms of these 5 girls are very friendly with each other, with a lot of overlapping multi-fans. That was what allowed the 'fanfiction' to even go viral, such that the media picked it up, which allowed LOEN to even get the idea to make it happen for real   :smile:

 

 

 

 

Also this video is also a good introduction to the girls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZZFkb97RpM

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This is a project group consisting of Produce 101 girls who were pretty close to making it in IOI. It was made based off an old rumor from fans and Loen decided to take advantage of that by making the real thing.

 

Haein (Maroo), Sohee (Music Works), Chaekyung (DSP), Hyeri (Star Empire), Suhyun (Maroo)

Img462554851.jpg

 

Loen's real new GG will debut sometime soon, Park Soyeon who also was close to making it in IOI during Produce 101 will debut in that group.

so its temporary or they will be a normal group?

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They're a project group. I'm going to quote my fellow DSPfan, DreamChazr, becuase his explanation was better than mine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also this video is also a good introduction to the girls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZZFkb97RpM

 

thank you!!!!!

temporary, though it's unknown how long they'll actually last for

thank you!!!!!!

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I hadn't heard that rumour before, it surprised me.

 

Although I did wonder who's in charge of their new promotional stuff like the YouTube channel, official Instagram, etc.

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Oh my bad than, I saw on an official artist thread where it said Maroo next girl group and they were listed.

 

I saw that too. I don't get it where the rumours comes lol

 

But they're still free agent.

 

Although I did wonder who's in charge of their new promotional stuff like the YouTube channel, official Instagram, etc.

 

I still wonder the same lol

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I hadn't heard that rumour before, it surprised me.

 

Although I did wonder who's in charge of their new promotional stuff like the YouTube channel, official Instagram, etc.

 

Yeah that's a mystery i've wondered about before lol. I guess it's possible they're managing it on their own?

 

Oh my bad than, I saw on an official artist thread where it said Maroo next girl group and they were listed.

 

There was a rumour about the Maroo thing, but no one had proof. The most recent articles from Korean media state them as 'free agents', and they've said so themselves a few times on God of Music 2.

 

The official thread's OP is inactive, we're trying to contact them now.

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LOEN should change their minds & have the group actually promote on shows. It'll be a shame to have all this promo for only a music vid release

 

Well did you know there was also a report which claimed they wouldn't have an MV? That ended up untrue, so there's a chance that the report about "no broadcast promotions" is also just a rumour.

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