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Because iKon is a South Korean boy band formed in 2015 by YG Entertainment. The lineup consists of six members: Jay, Song, Bobby, DK, Ju-ne, and Chan. But originally a seven-piece band, B.I departed from the group in June 2019.
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Thus initially introduced in the reality survival show WIN: Who is Next as “Team B”. So the group went on to appear in the 2014 reality survival show Mix & Match. Therefore this determines the final members of iKon.
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But their debut studio album Welcome Back (2015) debuts atop the South Korean Gaon Album Chart. So the song features the number-one singles “My Type”, “Apology”, and “Dumb & Dumber”. But also the top-ten singles “Rhythm Ta”, “Airplane”, and “Anthem”. Because the album was a commercial success, selling over 260,000 copies in Asia. So its tracks collectively sell over 4.8 million copies. Therefore the group receives numerous accolades from major Asian music award shows.
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Then from 2016 to 2017, iKon released the singles “#WYD” and “New Kids: Begin”. Thus the group embarks on their first Asian tour and several Japanese tours. But in 2018, their second studio album Return spawned the number-one single “Love Scenario”. While this single tops the Gaon Digital Chart for a record-breaking six weeks.
So their third EP, I Decide, was released on February 6, 2020. But their fourth EP, Flashback (2022), set a new personal record for highest one-day and one-week sales. While iKon departed YG Entertainment in December 2022. So this follows the expiration of their contracts with the agency, and signed with 143 Entertainment. But the group released their third studio album Take Off in May 2023.
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Therefore prior to the group’s formation, group leader B.I featured on MC Mong’s 2009 song “Indian Boy”. Thus he performed with MC Mong at the 2009 SBS Dream Concert, as well as on You Hee-yeol’s Sketchbook.
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Thus on October 4, one day after their debut concert, the group made their music show debut on SBS’ Inkigayo. But it performs “Rhythm Ta” and “Airplane”. Therefore the group receives their third music show win for “My Type” in person. Because iKon’s Debut Half Album was released digitally on October 1. Thus the group held their first concert, Showtime, on October 3 at the Seoul Olympic Gymnastics Arena.
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So vocalist Ju-ne, under his initial stage name Junhoe, made a pre-debut appearance. Because he was thirteen on the SBS variety show Star King. Thus he also competed on SBS’ K-pop Star in 2011. While on January 3, 2011, B.I and Jay (under his given name Jinhwan). So they join YG Entertainment as trainees. Then Bobby one week later follows.
But the trio trained together for one year and formed the basis of what became Team B. Thus on April 18, 2012, Junhoe and Song (under his given name Yunhyeong) joins Team B. DK (under his given name Donghyuk). So this is the sixth member to join, on November 5, 2012.
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Therefore in 2013, the six members participated as Team B on the Mnet reality survival show WIN: Who Is Next. Thus competing against other trainees in Team A for the chance to debut as a group. So the program involved three rounds of performances and public voting. While with Team B eventually losing to Team A. But this goes on to debut as Winner.
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Therefore during the program, Team B released two singles: “Just Another Boy” and “Climax”. So the members subsequently appeared as backup dancers in Taeyang’s music video for “Ringa Linga”.
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In June 2014, Team B appeared in the reality survival program Mix & Match, a follow-up to WIN: Who Is Next to determine the final lineup of the boy group iKon.
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YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun-suk stated that the group’s name was derived from the goal to become an “icon for Korea”, hence the “K”.
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While Bobby, B.I, and Jinhwan were pre-confirmed members, the remaining members of Team B competed against three new trainees: Jung Jin-hyeong; Yang Hong-seok; and Jung Chan-woo, who had previously appeared on Korean television as a child actor.
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So the tickets sold out 13,000 tickets. Thus the concert being held at the largest concert hall in Korea was unprecedented for a new K-pop group at the time. While the concert was broadcast live through Naver’s V App and streamed by over 500,000 viewers.
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It was reported that 150,000 fans applied to attend the final performance of the show, and before the announcement of iKon’s official lineup, YG Entertainment’s blog server crashed. Ultimately, Junhoe, Donghyuk and Yunhyeong successfully retained their places in the lineup, with Chan-woo added as the group’s final member.
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Following the success of Mix & Match, iKon held fan meetings in South Korea, Japan, and China. In September, approximately 40,000 Japanese fans applied for 2,000 tickets to a fan meeting at Osaka Tojima River Forum, while over 50,000 Chinese fans applied for the group’s fan meeting in Beijing.
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The program aired on December 29, 2014 on the CS channel in Japan. On December 15, 2014, iKon performed as the opening act at Bigbang’s Japan Dome Tour 2014-2015 X. On January 28, 2015, Billboard listed the group as one of the “Top 5 K-Pop Artists to Watch in 2015”, the only group on the list that had yet to debut.
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