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I.O.I
12+ albums
k-popKpopKoreanpopgirl group
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I.O.I (Hangul: 아이오아이; also known as Ideal of Idol) was a South Korean girl group formed by CJ E&M through the 2016 reality show Produce 101 on Mnet. The group is composed of eleven members chosen from a pool of 101 trainees from various entertainment companies. The final lineup consists of: JYP Entertainment's Somi (소미), Jellyfish Entertainment's Sejeong (세정), Fantagio Music's Yoojung (유정), MNH Entertainment's Chungha (청하), Redline Entertainment's Sohye (소혜), Pledis Entertainment's Jieqiong (洁琼), MBK Entertainment's Chaeyeon (채연), Fantagio Music's Doyeon (도연), Jellyfish Entertainment's Mina (미나), Pledis Entertainment's Nayoung (나영) and Starship Entertainment's Yeonjung (연정). Prior to Produce 101, some of the members of I.O.I gained recognition after appearing on other television shows: Sejeong was a contestant on competition show K-pop Star 2 in 2012, Somi was a member of 2015 reality survival show Sixteen and Yoojung appeared on web drama "To Be Continued". In September 2015, Chaeyeon debuted as a member of DIA but temporarily withdrew the group to join Produce 101. She also had a cameo appearance on 2015 web drama "Sweet Temptation". They debuted on May 4, 2016 with a mini-album Chrysalis, accompanied by the title track "Dream Girls". Members Nayoung and Yoojung wrote rap lyrics for the track. Soon afterwards it was revealed that I.O.I would be disbanding in January of 2017. At the start of their contract, I.O.I was in talks to have a special sub-unit song release. On
