R U Next? Explained

Native Name:
Hangul:알유넥스트
Rr:Al yu negseuteu
Genre:Reality competition
Presenter:Choi Soo-young
Open Theme:"R.U.N" (전속력으로) by Suzy
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:10
Network:JTBC

R U Next? (; stylised in all caps) is a South Korean girl group reality competition series organised by Belift Lab and JTBC.[1] The program debuted girl group Illit.

Promotion and broadcast

On June 1, 2023, JTBC and Belift Lab announced that they had begun filming for the new survival program R U Next?, which aims to create the agency's next global girl group. The contestants would be assessed through seven rounds. On the same day, Girls' Generation's Choi Soo-young was confirmed as the show's host.[2] On June 7, the official Twitter, Instagram and Weverse accounts for R U Next? opened and the first set of promotional posters were posted. An article was also released on the same day confirming the show would be containing seven missions and would also air through Wavve and Netflix in South Korea and Abema TV in Japan from June 30, at 8:50PM KST.[3] On June 9, former Miss A member and actress, Bae Suzy, was confirmed to sing the signal song for R U Next?. It was released on June 12 at 6:00PM KST.[4] Profiles of the twenty-two contestants were revealed on June 16, with individual profile photos and introduction videos.[5]

Final lineup

After the performances of the final round, the six-member final lineup was decided through a combination of votes and label consideration. The six winners - Wonhee, Youngseo, Iroha, Yunah, Minju, and Moka - were chosen to become members of ILLIT, the first girl group under BeLift Lab, and in turn, the third girl group to debut under Hybe after Le Sserafim and NewJeans.[6] However, Youngseo left the pre-debut lineup which was announced on 5 January 2024,[7] and hence the group was later confirmed to debut with the remaining five members.[8] Illit debuted on March 25, 2024 and released their debut album, Super Real Me, with Hybe's chairman Bang Si-hyuk participating as producer of their album.[9] [10] The group's name "Illit" is the combination of the phrase, 'I will' and the word, 'it,' according to Hybe, which demonstrates the group's desire to go beyond their potential and strive to be what they want it to be.[11]

Cast

Host

Coaches[12]

Guests

Contestants

Final members of Illit pre-debut
Eliminated in final episode
Eliminated in fifth elimination
Eliminated in fourth elimination
Eliminated in third elimination
Eliminated in second elimination
Eliminated in first elimination
Left the show
22 contestants
Wonhee (원희)Youngseo (영서)Minju (민주)Iroha (이로하)Moka (모카)
Yunah (윤아)Jeongeun (정은)Jeemin (지민)Himena (히메나)Jiwoo (지우)
Chanelle (사넬)Jihyun (지현)Funa (후우나)Seoyeon (서연)Hyewon (혜원)
Moa (모아)Ruka (루카)Yewon (예원)Ena (에나)Haseul (하슬)
Iris (아이리스)Yuisa (유이사)

Profile

NameHangulNationalityPrior to R U Next?
JiwooKorean: 지우KoreanAppeared in a YouTube content (2020), majored in Broadcast entertainment at Dongduk Women's University
FunaKorean: 후우나JapaneseFormer Nizi Project contestant
MoaKorean: 모아ThaiFormer P Nation and SM Entertainment trainee
ChanelleKorean: 샤넬Korean-AmericanFormer Yuehua Entertainment trainee
Appeared on JTBC's Stage K in 2019
YunahKorean: 윤아KoreanFormer Source Music and Fantagio trainee
MinjuKorean: 민주KoreanFormer YG Entertainment trainee
JeongeunKorean: 정은KoreanFormer Source Music trainee and child actress
MokaKorean: 모카JapaneseFormer HYBE Labels Japan trainee
JihyunKorean: 지현KoreanPre-debut member of HOWZ
Former HOW Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment trainee
RukaKorean: 루카JapaneseFormer Cube Entertainment and Source Music trainee
Pre-debut trainee lineup of Le Sserafim
YewonKorean: 예원KoreanFormer Source Music trainee
JeeminKorean: 지민KoreanFormer Source Music trainee
HyewonKorean: 혜원KoreanFormer member of Little Cheer Girl
YoungseoKorean: 영서KoreanFormer Source Music and SM Entertainment trainee
YuisaKorean: 유이사Japanese
WonheeKorean: 원희KoreanScouted by a HYBE employee at a bus station in February 2023 while visiting Seoul[14]
HaseulKorean: 하슬Korean-American
IrohaKorean: 이로하JapaneseFormer JYP Entertainment trainee
IrisKorean: 아이리스ThaiBallroom dancing
HimenaKorean: 히메나Japanese
SeoyeonKorean: 서연Korean
EnaKorean: 에나JapaneseFormer HYBE Labels Japan trainee

Missions

Round 1: Tryout

The try out is the gateway to see if you have the potential to become a member. The trainees have been divided into 7 different units with 3-4 members per unit. The tryouts will be evaluated within each unit. Each unit will be evaluated by the coaches after their performances.[15] The unit members will then each be divided into three levels: HIGH LEVEL (H), MID LEVEL (M), and LOW LEVEL (L).

Performance! rowspan="2"
GroupContestantRanking
Artist(s)Song(s)Initial Level
Episode 1
1Red Velvet"Bad Boy"Bad Me Girls (뱃미걸즈)Jiwoo5L
Jeongeun8H
Chanelle9M
2Itzy"Dalla Dalla"Powerful Kitties (파워꼬앙이)Iroha3H
Hyewon13M
Jihyun14L
3Aespa"Dreams Come True"16,200,000Iris16H
Ena20L
Wonhee00M
Seoyeon00H
4(G)I-dle"Tomboy"I Want (아이원)Moka6M
Youngseo7H
Moa15L
Episode 2
5Apink"Dumhdurum"Not ShownFuna11L
Ruka12H
Haseul17M
6Miss A"Bad Girl Good Girl"MISS TOPJeemin1L
Yunah2H
Minju4M
7Kara"When I Move"Not ShownHimena10H
Yewon18L
Yuisa19M

Round 2: Death Match

The theme of the mission is the debut title tracks of the 4th generation idol groups of HYBE. Within the three levels formed, 2 units will be formed. Two units will perform together with the same song. The unit that wins will get a benefit of extra points. Starting from this mission, there will be eliminations. Trainees in the Low Level will become elimination candidates.[16]

The coaches chose the 1st and 2nd places by level after Round 1. The 1st and 2nd place of each level has the advantage of choosing the members of their unit. In selecting the songs the Low Level team chooses first, however higher teams can push aside the lower ranking teams if they want to select the same song.

A mini mission was carried out to decide the killing part for each song. Each contestant will carry out an expression audition in front of a camera to see how well they can leave an impression with the first verse of their mission songs and test their expressive skills. The contestants will vote amongst themselves to choose who gets the killing part.

Each coach will give scores to the individual trainees from 1 - 100 (up to a total individual score of 700). The average of the individual scores will be the overall team score, where higher team score will be the winner for each song. The winning unit receives an extra 50 points added on their individual score.

Color key

Bold denotes the contestant who picked the team members.

Performance! Group! colspan="2"
ResultContestant
Artist(s)Song(s)UnitTeamIndividualNamePositionNew Level
1Le Sserafim"Fearless"MID - A550.5572Minju4M
440Haseul2L
626Hyewon1H
564Wonhee3M
LOW - B536.33540Moa5L
519Funa7L
550Yewon6L
2NewJeans"Attention"HIGH - A589.5581Yunah5H
603Jeongeun7H
599Himena6H
575Seoyeon8M
MID - B527517Moka2L
626Chanelle1H
438Yuisa3L
3Enhypen"Given-Taken"HIGH - B550607Iroha6H
591Youngseo5H
539Ruka8M
463Iris7L
LOW - A545552Jeemin3M
573Jihyun1M
606Jiwoo2M
449Ena4L

Round 3: All-Rounder

The contestants will be divided into 3 units of 7 members each, regardless of their level. The three unit will be performing two different genres, heel choreography and hip-hop. Each song for the heel choreography will include a mission prop.

The units are formed around each levels' 1st place trainee, Hyewon, Seoyeon and Yewon. The three leaders will have the power to decide the parts and flow of the practice sessions. The heel choreo songs are decided based on a flexibility test and hip hop songs are decided based on 'Show me the SWF' freestyle dance and rap competition, where the winning unit will choose the mission songs for all the units.

After each performance, each coach will give scores to the individual trainees from 1 - 100 (the total of individual scores will become the final unit score). The winning unit receives an extra 100 benefit points and the second place unit receives an extra 50 benefit points.

Mission 1: Heel Choreo

Bold denotes the contestant who picked the team members and acts as the team's leader.

Performance! Group! colspan="2"
ResultContestant
Artist(s)Song(s)Mission PropUnitTeamIndividualNamePosition
1Chungha"Dream of You"CaneYewon's Unit3660500Yewon7
529Wonhee6
613Jeemin1
509Ruka4
543Moka2
504Funa3
462Haseul5
2f(x)"4 Walls"FanSeoyeon's Unit3688547Seoyeon5
566Minju2
505Moa4
598Jiwoo1
611Himena3
413Iris6
448Ena7
3Girls' Generation"The Boys"HatHyewon's Unit4419632Hyewon1
613Iroha7
636Yunah3
657Chanelle2
640Youngseo6
616Jeongeun4
625Jihyun5

Mission 2: Hip Hop

Bold denotes the contestant who picked the team members and acts as the team's leader.

Performance! Group! colspan="2"
ResultContestant
Artist(s)Song(s)UnitTeamIndividualNamePosition
1(G)I-dle"My Bag"Yewon's Unit3862569Yewon1
600Wonhee2
525Ruka5
593Jeemin3
580Moka7
521Funa4
474Haseul6
2CL"Tie a Cherry"Seoyeon's Unit3855566Seoyeon2
579Minju1
569Moa5
575Jiwoo3
639Himena4
453Iris7
474Ena6
3Lisa"Money"Hyewon's Unit4254605Hyewon4
631Iroha1
581Yunah7
603Chanelle5
634Youngseo2
588Jeongeun3
612Jihyun6

Round 4: The Specialists

Bold denotes the contestant who picked the team members and acts as the team's leader.

Performance! colspan="2"
ResultContestant
Artist(s)Song(s)TeamIndividualNameRankingNew Level
1Baek Yerin"Across the Universe"3305894Jiwoo1H
835Yunah4M
813Jeongeun5L
763Wonhee7M
2Taeyeon"Spark"3105628Yewon8L
863Minju2M
838Chanelle3M
776Seoyeon6L
Performance! colspan="2"
ResultContestant
Artist(s)Song(s)TeamIndividualNamePositionNew Level
1After School"Bang!"3897938Youngseo1H
884Iroha3H
830Hyewon4L
577Ruka2L
668Moa5L
2Wonder Girls"Tell Me"4237902Jihyun2H
862Jeemin1H
831Himena4L
853Moka3M
789Funa5L

Round 5: Concept Game

This round consists of two missions, testing how well the contestants digest songs of different concepts that are represented through colors. The final results for this round is composed of 50% Color mission and 50% Black Mission.

Mission 1: Color mission

Starting from lower-ranked contestants to the higher-ranked contestants, the contestants choose their desired songs based on the color of the room, which indicates the concept of the song, as well as the artist pictured on the outside of a door. The higher-ranked contestants must push out a member if there are more than five people in a room.

Within each group, each contestant will each decide how the parts should be distributed. Each contestant in the group then votes on which distribution they think is the most ideal, which ends up being the final part distribution. The contestant whose part distribution is chosen will also be the leader.

Each coach will give scores to each individual contestant from 1 - 100 (up to a total evaluation score of 700). Each contestant's total score calculated will consist of 700 evaluation points from the coaches, 200 points from the on-site audience, and 500 points from the 2nd votes voting round. When each contestant's total scores are added together, there is a maximum of 4500 points possible to be scored per unit. The trainees will no longer be divided by the High, Mid and Low Zone from around 5 onwards, instead the top six contestants based on the combined results of Mission 1 and 2 would be ranked in the Next Zone (A.K.A Orange Zone) while those ranked 7th and below would be relegated into the Grey Zone, with those ranked the bottom three be eliminated.

Color key

Bold denotes the contestant whose part distributions were chosen and acts as the team's leader.

Performance! Group! colspan="2"
ResultContestant
Artist(s)Song(s)Team NameTeamIndividualNamePositionNew Level
12NE1"I Don't Care"Green3483771Youngseo45
649Jihyun111
706Jeemin37
815Minju23
542Hyewon515
2Oh My Girl"The Fifth Season (SSFWL)"Purple3536739Wonhee16
738Moka210
695Chanelle39
742Himena412
622Seoyeon514
3Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi"Monster"Red3723812Jiwoo12
777Iroha41
793Yunah24
739Jeongeun38
602Funa513

Mission 2: Black Mission

The second mission involves each team choosing one contestant as a representative and performing one song.

Color key

Bold denotes the contestant whose part distributions were chosen and acts as the team's leader.

Performance! Group! colspan="2"
ResultContestant
ArtistSongTeam NameTeamTotal PointsName
Blackpink"Shut Down"Green39107393Youngseo
Purple37707306Himena
Red39257648Iroha

Round 6: Image Training

This round tests trainees potential with two teams competing against each other with original songs as well as performing two cover songs.

Color key
Result! colspan="2"
Contestant
SongTeam NameTeamPointsNamePosition
"Pride"Pride5158JeeminCenter
ChanelleMain Vocal
YunahLead Vocal
JihyunSub-Vocal 1
YoungseoSub-Vocal 2
HimenaSub-Vocal 3
"Scrum"Scrum5508JeongeunCenter
WonheeMain Vocal
JiwooLead Vocal
IrohaSub-Vocal 1
MinjuSub-Vocal 2
MokaSub-Vocal 3

Mission 2: Global Kpop Mission

Performance! Group! colspan="2"
ResultContestant
ArtistSongTeam NameTeamPointsNamePosition
Ive"Eleven"Pride4816YoungseoCenter
YunahMain Vocal
JihyunLead Vocal
JeeminSub-Vocal 1
ChanelleSub-Vocal 2
HimenaSub-Vocal 3
Twice"Feel Special"Scrum5390IrohaCenter
JiwooMain Vocal
MokaLead Vocal
WonheeSub-Vocal 1
MinjuSub-Vocal 2
JeongeunSub-Vocal 3

Round 7: Finish Line

Contestant
SongTeam NameNamePosition
"Aim High"Aim HighWonheeCenter
YunahMain Vocal
JeongeunLead Vocal
MokaSub-Vocal 1
HimenaSub-Vocal 2
"Desperate"DesperateMinjuCenter
JiwooMain Vocal
JeeminLead Vocal
YoungseoSub-Vocal 1
IrohaSub-Vocal 2

Group mission

The group mission is the performance of the show's theme song. This marked the first and final time the ten finalists of the show get to perform together.

Position
"R.U.N"
(original singer: Bae Suzy)		Minju1
Wonhee2
Moka3
Jeongeun4
Youngseo5
Himena6
Jiwoo7
Yunah8
Iroha9
Jeemin10

Medley of Round 2 performances

This marked the return of all 22 contestants (consisting of the ten finalists and the twelve eliminated trainees) who performed a special medley of Round 2 performances, in their original teams from Round 2.

Performance! Group! colspan="2"
Contestant
Artist(s)Song(s)UnitNamePosition
1Enhypen"Given-Taken"HIGH - BIroha6
Youngseo5
Ruka8
Iris7
LOW - AJeemin3
Jihyun1
Jiwoo2
Ena4
2Le Sserafim"Fearless"MID - AMinju4
Haseul2
Hyewon1
Wonhee3
LOW - BMoa5
Funa7
Yewon6
3NewJeans"Attention"HIGH - AYunah5
Jeongeun7
Himena6
Seoyeon8
MID - BMoka2
Chanelle1
Yuisa3

Rankings

Final members of Illit
Eliminated in final episode
Eliminated in fifth elimination
Eliminated in fourth elimination
Eliminated in third elimination
Eliminated in second elimination
Eliminated in first elimination
NameRanking
Initial 1-2 3 5 6 8 9 10Final
RankLevelScoreRankLevelScoreRankLevelScoreRankLevelScoreRankScoreRankRank
Wonhee (Korean: 원희)data-sort-value="22" 00data-sort-value="2" M61410data-sort-value="10" M112913data-sort-value="13" L12927data-sort-value="7" M102762595711
Youngseo (Korean: 영서)7data-sort-value="1" H6415data-sort-value="5" H13741data-sort-value="1" H14041data-sort-value="1" H115152719322
Minju (Korean: 민주)4data-sort-value="2" M6229data-sort-value="9" M119511data-sort-value="11" M13016data-sort-value="6" M123032955133
Iroha (Korean: 이로하)3data-sort-value="1" H6572data-sort-value="2" H13443data-sort-value="3" H13623data-sort-value="3" H129112695444
Moka (Korean: 모카)6data-sort-value="2" M51718data-sort-value="18" L112315data-sort-value="15" L12569data-sort-value="9" M955102825255
Yunah (Korean: 윤아)2data-sort-value="1" H6316data-sort-value="6" H13176data-sort-value="6" H12678data-sort-value="8" M116742563866
Himena (Korean: 히메나)10data-sort-value="1" H6494data-sort-value="4" H13008data-sort-value="8" M108312data-sort-value="12" L82812213210Eliminated
Jeemin (Korean: 지민)1data-sort-value="3" L55214data-sort-value="14" M120610data-sort-value="10" M13135data-sort-value="5" H1023725976Eliminated
Jeongeun (Korean: 정은)8data-sort-value="1" H6533data-sort-value="3" H13047data-sort-value="7" M109311data-sort-value="11" L1014824149Eliminated
Jiwoo (Korean: 지우)5data-sort-value="3" L60611data-sort-value="11" M12239data-sort-value="9" M14002data-sort-value="2" H1248226075Eliminated
Chanelle (Korean: 샤넬)9data-sort-value="2" M6267data-sort-value="7" H13602data-sort-value="2" H115310data-sort-value="10" M9809210411Eliminated
Jihyun (Korean: 지현)14data-sort-value="3" L57313data-sort-value="13" M13374data-sort-value="4" H13394data-sort-value="4" H86911194312Eliminated
Funa (Korean: 후우나)11data-sort-value="3" L51917data-sort-value="17" L102518data-sort-value="18" L106713data-sort-value="13" L80813Eliminated
Seoyeon (Korean: 서연)data-sort-value="21" 00data-sort-value="1" H6258data-sort-value="8" M116312data-sort-value="12" M90215data-sort-value="15" L68814Eliminated
Hyewon (Korean: 혜원)13data-sort-value="2" M6761data-sort-value="1" H13374data-sort-value="5" H101414data-sort-value="14" L65015Eliminated
Moa (Korean: 모아)15data-sort-value="3" L54016data-sort-value="16" L112414data-sort-value="14" L90116data-sort-value="16" LEliminated
Ruka (Korean: 루카)12data-sort-value="1" H58912data-sort-value="12" M103417data-sort-value="17" L89417data-sort-value="17" LEliminated
Yewon (Korean: 예원)18data-sort-value="3" L55015data-sort-value="15" L106916data-sort-value="16" L77218data-sort-value="18" LEliminated
Ena (Korean: 에나)20data-sort-value="3" L44921data-sort-value="21" L97219data-sort-value="19" LEliminated
Haseul (Korean: 하슬)17data-sort-value="2" M44020data-sort-value="20" L93620data-sort-value="20" LEliminated
Iris (Korean: 아이리스)16data-sort-value="1" H51319data-sort-value="19" L91621data-sort-value="21" LEliminated
Yuisa (Korean: 유이사)19data-sort-value="2" Mdata-sort-value="22" -22data-sort-value="22" LEliminated

Global votes

First voting period

The first global voting period took place from June 23, 2023, at 12pm KST to July 5, 12am KST. Fans were able to vote for six contestants, once a day. 50% domestic and 50% global votes were converted into scores.

Color key
Top 6
Rank! class="unsortable" rowspan="2"
ContestantVotesRanks
KoreanGlobalTotal KoreanGlobal
1Iroha154,735169,696324,43121
2Youngseo148,626167,686316,31232
3Minju169,696127,603297,29917
4Wonhee147,307143,508290,81555
5Jiwoo84,965157,209242,17494
6Jeemin147,99690,465238,461412
7Jihyun112,236116,094228,33078
8Yunah112,373113,290225,66369
9Ruka71,753143,145214,898106
10Chanelle49,214164,710213,924173
11Moka99,172106,905206,077810
12Moa61,81096,222158,0321411
13Hyewon44,76580,463125,2281813
14Jeongeun58,04364,844122,8871514
15Funa56,21064,576120,7861615
16Himena70,38033,089103,4691116
17Yewon68,01329,70597,7181217
18Seoyeon62,91522,47885,3931318

Second voting period

The second global voting period took place from July 7, 2023, at 12pm KST to July 20, 12am KST. Fans were able to vote for six contestants, once a day. 50% domestic and 50% global votes were converted into scores.

Color key
Top 6
Rank! class="unsortable" rowspan="2"
ContestantVotesRanks
KoreanGlobalTotal KoreanGlobal
1Minju232,846153,356386,20214
2Youngseo193,340160,525353,86523
3Jiwoo80,096232,846312,942101
4Jeemin168,129129,709294,83847
5Iroha161,754130,865292,61956
6Wonhee174,22994,109268,33839
7Chanelle62,061203,365265,426112
8Yunah122,722132,125254,84765
9Jihyun110,20895,008205,21688
10Moka115,52286,531202,053710
11Jeongeun104,30158,322162,623911
12Hyewon48,23652,596100,8321512
13Funa56,36942,82099,1891313
14Himena61,15619,21980,3751214
15Seoyeon53,2618,12661,3871415

Third voting period

The third global voting period took place from July 21, 2023, at 10:30pm KST to Aug 10, 12am KST. Fans were able to vote for six contestants, once a day. 50% domestic and 50% global votes were converted into scores.

Color key
Top 6
Rank! class="unsortable" rowspan="2"
ContestantVotesRanks
KoreanGlobalTotal KoreanGlobal
1Youngseo818,558699,3441,517,90224
2Jeemin775,050700,5801,475,63033
3Minju844,882600,9851,445,86716
4Jiwoo535,011844,8821,379,89371
5Yunah618,807662,2041,281,01165
6Chanelle383,808804,5171,188,325112
7Iroha669,902424,2721,094,17457
8Wonhee730,905274,9031,005,808410
9Jihyun520,488411,882932,37088
10Moka467,454327,969795,42399
11Jeongeun454,860231,360686,2201011
12Himena323,735183,275507,0101212

Final Live Voting

Color key
Top 2
Label Pick
Final Live Voting Announcement results! Rank! Contestant! Votes
1Wonhee3,299,395
2Youngseo3,065,146
3Minju2,961,696
4Jeemin2,673,879
5Iroha2,569,421
6Jeongeun2,566,936
7Yunah2,512,654
8Moka2,111,375
9Jiwoo1,911,489
10Himena1,394,729

Discography

Singles

Ratings

! scope="col" rowspan="2"
Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
Nielsen Korea
(Nationwide)[18]
1June 30, 2023
2July 7, 20230.593%
3July 14, 20230.418%
4July 21, 20230.597%
5July 28, 20230.453%
6August 4, 20230.419%
7August 11, 20230.39%
8August 18, 2023
9August 25, 20230.386%
10September 1, 20230.5%
  • In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Response

R U Next, during its time of broadcast, gained a large fan following from South Korea and many other countries. The final episode was viewed in 182 countries and regions, and over 23 million votes were cast globally to select six contestants to join the debut lineup. During the broadcast of the show, its official TikTok channel accumulated over 800 million views, and the show's official accounts on other social media platforms attracted more than one million followers. The final lineup, consisting of Wonhee, Youngseo, Minju, Iroha, Moka, and Yunah, received good fan reception.[19] [20]

Despite its popularity among fans, there were several controversies surrounding the show. Among them were the selection of the debut lineup members, because the system of choosing the six members of the debut lineup, mainly two via fan voting and four via label pick, caused some dissatisfaction among viewers who felt the fan votes were not the main factor behind choosing the members of the debut lineup, and another reason was due to the elimination of some trainees who were among the most well-liked contestants by fans, who felt they deserved a chance to debut like the six winners.[21] [22]

In the aftermath, two of the eliminated trainees – Yewon and Chanelle – left Hybe and trained under Attrakt, and they became the new members of Fifty Fifty.[23] Another one of the eliminated contestants, Jeemin, would join WakeOne as a trainee and compete in survival show I-land 2 in 2024, and after winning second in the finale, she is set to debut as a member of Izna, WakeOne's first girl group with a permanent contract.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 하이브, JTBC 손잡고 새 걸그룹 론칭 'R U Next' 30일 첫방[공식]]. Hybe, JTBC join hands to launch a new girl group 'RU Next' First broadcast on the 30th [Official]. Star News. ko. June 1, 2023. June 19, 2023. June 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230619021851/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023060110284358524. live.
  2. Web site: 수영, 하이브 걸그룹 新 뽑는 'R U Next?' MC 발탁. Sooyoung selects as MC for new Hybe girl group 'RU Next?'. ETNews. ko. June 15, 2023. June 19, 2023. June 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230619021858/https://www.etnews.com/20230615000109. live.
  3. Web site: 하이브 새 걸그룹 누구?...'알유넥스트', 티저 영상 공개. Who is Hybe's new girl group?...'RU Next', teaser video released. Naver. Maeil Broadcasting Network. ko. June 7, 2023. June 19, 2023. June 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230620112410/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/009/0005140721. live.
  4. Web site: [단독]수지, 걸그룹 오디션 '알유넥스트' 시그널송 부른다]. [Exclusive] Suzy sings a signal song for girl group audition 'R U Next'. Naver. Maeil Broadcasting Network. ko. June 9, 2023. June 19, 2023. June 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230619021851/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/108/0003158260. live.
  5. Web site: 22인 베일 벗었다! 하이브 새 걸그룹 서바이벌 프로그램 JTBC 'R U Next?', 참가자 프로필 영상·사진 공개. The 22-member veil has been taken off! Hybe's new girl group survival program JTBC 'RU Next?', participant profile video and photos released. Star News. ko. June 15, 2023. June 19, 2023. June 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230619021853/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023061614103230088. live.
  6. Web site: 'R U Next?' winners form girl group I'LL-IT ahead of debut. Korea JoongAng Daily. Yoon. So-yeon. September 3, 2023. September 3, 2023. October 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230608/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-09-03/entertainment/television/R-U-Next-winners-form-girl-group-ILLIT-ahead-of-debut/1861012. live.
  7. Web site: Hybe's new girl group I'll-It to debut as 5-piece without Youngseo. The Korea Herald. January 7, 2024.
  8. Web site: I'LL-IT, girl group from 'R U Next,' to debut under HYBE in March. Korea JoongAng Daily. Kim. Ju-yeon. February 13, 2024.
  9. Web site: HYBE's latest girl group I'LL-IT to release debut album on March 25. Korea JoongAng Daily. Cho. Yong-jun. February 21, 2024.
  10. Web site: Hybe's new girl group I'LL-IT to drop 1st album next month. The Korea Times. February 21, 2024.
  11. Web site: New girl groups to shake up K-pop scene. The Korea Times. March 3, 2024.
  12. Web site: 박규리·이현·조권·김재환·아이키, '알유넥스트' 코치 합류 [공식]]. Park Gyu-ri, Lee Hyun, Jo Kwon, Kim Jae-hwan, Aiki, joined 'R U Next' as coaches[Official]. Star News. ko. June 21, 2023. June 21, 2023.
  13. Web site: ENHYPENメンバーのサプライズ登場も！HYBEの新サバイバル「R U Next？」3人の脱落者を発表. Kstyle. July 29, 2023. November 11, 2023. August 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230826083443/https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2222600. live.
  14. Web site: 아일릿 원희, 1년만 데뷔 '깜짝'…"서울 구경 왔다가 길거리 캐스팅" ('편스토랑')[Oh!쎈 포인트] : 네이트 연예 ]. 2024-05-14 . 네이트 뉴스 . ko.
  15. Web site: 'R U NEXT(알유넥스트)', 트라이아웃 결과 발표...원희ㆍ정은ㆍ영서ㆍ이로하ㆍ지민ㆍ에나ㆍ서연 운명은?. 비즈엔터. 기사입력: July 7, 2023 20:45. November 11, 2023. November 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231111113118/http://enter.etoday.co.kr/news/view/244185. live.
  16. Web site: "서바이벌 방송 역사상 최고 이변"...첫 탈락자 발표 (알유넥스트?). 스포츠동아. ko. July 14, 2023. November 11, 2023. November 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231111113117/https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20230714/120240338/1. live.
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  18. Web site: 알유넥스트? 시청률. R U Next? ratings. Daum. Nielsen Korea. ko. July 1, 2023. July 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230701175035/https://m.search.daum.net/search?w=tot&q=%EC%95%8C%20%EC%9C%A0%20%EB%84%A5%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8%20%EC%8B%9C%EC%B2%AD%EB%A5%A0&DA=BFT. live.
  19. Web site: Members of HYBE's new girl group I'LL-IT revealed. Manila Bulletin. September 2, 2023. October 20, 2023. November 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231104073406/https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/1/members-of-hybe-s-new-girl-group-i-ll-it-revealed. live.
  20. Web site: 韓網熱帖／果然是顏值花田的HYBE新女團I'LL-IT！ 日本成員彩羽最小15歲. ETToday. zh. September 2, 2023. October 20, 2023. November 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231104071903/https://star.ettoday.net/news/2573867. live.
  21. Web site: I'LL-IT ready to carry torch for next-generation HYBE artists. The Korea Times. September 21, 2023. October 19, 2023. October 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231025015018/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/10/398_359757.html. live.
  22. Web site: 《R U Next?》女團組合 I'LL-IT 誕生！平均年齡 17 歲的她們即將於 9 月以甜美清新風格正式出道......？. Vague Hong Kong. zh. September 5, 2023. October 20, 2023. November 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231104071906/https://www.voguehk.com/zh/article/celebrity/r-u-next-ill-it-released/. live.
  23. Web site: Fifty Fifty unveils new members for fresh start as quintet. The Chosun Daily. August 9, 2024. August 9, 2024.
  24. Web site: Seven winners of Mnet's 'I-LAND' named, will debut as girl group izna. Korea JoongAng Daily. July 5, 2024.

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