I-LAND( 2020)

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Overview

I-LAND (아이랜드) is a South Korean boy group reality survival show produced by Mnet and organized by Belift Lab, which at the time of airing was a joint venture between entertainment companies CJ ENM and HYBE. It premiered on June 26, 2020 and broadcasted every Friday at 11 p.m. KST on Mnet. A second season, I-Land 2, was expected to premiere in the first half of 2022 featuring female trainees; however, on July 15, 2022, it was announced that it would be postponed. Instead in 2023, HYBE partnered with JTBC to produce R U Next? featuring trainees who would debut in Illit, signing with Belift Lab, becoming labelmates with Enhypen. On July 24, 2023, Mnet announced the second season titled I-Land 2: N/⍺, not in affiliation with Hybe or Belift Lab, featuring female trainees. The show started airing in April 2024, and is collaborating with The Black Label, with the final lineup debuting in WakeOne.

Bang Si-hyuk
Creator

Series Cast

Song Kang
Self / Storyteller
Sung Hanbin
Self / Storyteller
Taeyang
Self / Main Producer
Monika
Self / Performance Director
Leejung Lee
Self / Performance Director
VVN
Self / Music Producer

Current Season

I-LAND 2 N/α

2024 | 11 Episodes

I-LAND 2: N/a (아이랜드 2) is a 2024 South Korean girl group survival reality competition series created by Mnet in collaboration with WakeOne and The Black Label. It is a sequel to I-LAND, following the process of creating a new girl group. It premiered on Mnet on April 18, 2024, and was separated into two parts. The episodes of Part 1 aired every Thursday at 20:50 (KST) and the episodes of Part 2 aired every Thursday at 21:30 (KST). The show ended with the formation of a seven-member girl group named IZNA, which would be trained and managed under WakeOne and become their first non-temporary girl group with a standard contract.