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Watch: Mnet’s ‘I-LAND’ 2 to Premiere in April 2024

Mnet releases the first teaser for 'I-LAND' 2. Credit: YouTube/Mnet

Mnet unveiled the first teaser for its upcoming girl group survival show I-LAND 2 during the 2023 MAMA Awards’ first day on November 28. 

The teaser announced that the second season, titled I-LAND 2: N/a with Teddy, is set to premiere in April 2024. “The rise of the next iconic girl group,” the teaser said. “The groundbreaking K-pop debut of 2024.” 

Compared to the first season of Mnet’s I-LAND, which was in collaboration with HYBE in 2020, the forthcoming season will see a partnership with Teddy, a renowned music producer from YG Entertainment, and his agency, THEBLACKLABEL.

For those unfamiliar, Teddy Park has built a stellar reputation for collaborating with some of K-pop’s biggest names. Some of the stars he worked with include BIGBANG, BLACKPINK, Jeon Somi, and 2NE1. As he’s set to take on a pivotal role in I-LAND 2, viewers are anticipating how he’ll take charge in making a global girl group. 

Previously, Mnet has already expressed their optimism regarding this collaboration, sharing that it aims to establish a fresh paradigm for K-pop girl groups. 

What we know so far about I-LAND 2:

Apart from the teaser and the premiere date, Mnet has yet to announce other details about the survival show. 

However, it can be recalled that online applications for the I-LAND 2 ran from July 10 to August 6. Only girls who are born before January 1, 2011 and can travel internationally were allowed to apply. Aside from that,  there’s no  information provided yet about the participants. 

To recall, the first season of the hit reality survival series saw the formation of K-pop boy group ENHYPEN. Moreover, it was initially a joint project between Mnet and Belift Lab, an entertainment agency established through a joint venture between CJ ENM and HYBE. 

However, the second season will now be a collaboration between Mnet and YG Entertainment’s THEBLACKLABEL. 

Furthermore, the new girl group from I-LAND 2 will reportedly promote under CJ ENM’s label WAKEONE. WAKEONE has worked with other survival show-formed groups such as Girls Planet 999‘s Kep1er and Boys Planet‘s ZEROBASONE. 

Featured image: Mnet releases the first teaser for ‘I-LAND’ 2. Credit: YouTube/Mnet

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Look: I-Land 2 to Hold Global Audition Tour in 9 Countries

Mnet partners up with THEBLACKLABEL for 'I-LAND 2.' Credit: Twitter/Mnet I-LAND

Still hesitating to make your K-pop idol dreams come true? Well, the opportunity is coming closer to your doorstep! 

Mnet announced on Friday, August 4, that they’ll be holding an offline global audition tour for I-LAND 2 across 12 cities in nine countries. 

The stops for the offline audition will include Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles. Meanwhile, the Asia stops will be in Tokyo, Osaka, Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi, Bangkok, and Shanghai. 

Additionally, the audition tour will also go to Berlin, London and Sydney in September. 

Mnet added that details and instructions for the audition stops in each country will be updated sequentially. 

What we know so far about I-LAND 2:

It was in July when Mnet announced that they’re launching the second season of the audition program I-LAND.“Ready to be the biggest K-pop girl group of 2024?,” they teased. 

The first season of the hit reality survival series saw the formation of K-pop boy group ENHYPEN. The show was initially a joint project between Mnet and Belift Lab, an entertainment agency established through a joint venture between CJ ENM and HYBE. 

However, the second season will now be a collaboration between Mnet and YG Entertainment’s THEBLACKLABEL. 

 

The online applications ran from July 10 to August 6. Only girls who are born before January 1, 2011 and can travel internationally were allowed to apply. 

Online applicants also had to submit three videos: a self-introduction, a rap or vocal performance, and a dance routine.

The program is expected to air in the first half of 2024, but a final release date has yet to be announced. 

The trainees who will survive the challenges in I-LAND 2 will debut as a girl group under agency WakeOne Entertainment, the same label that handles ZEROBASEONE and Kep1er. 

ZEROBASEONE were chosen from the audition program Boys Planet, while Kep1er was formed through the series Girls Planet 999. 

Featured image: MNet partners up with THEBLACKLABEL for ‘I-LAND 2.’ Credit: Twitter/Mnet I-LAND

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Look: Mnet Starts Application for Audition Series ‘I-Land 2’

Looking for a sign to pursue your K-pop idol dreams? Well, here it is! 

Mnet announced on Monday, July 10, that they’re launching the second season of the audition program I-LAND. 

I-LAND is a reality survival series that follows the process of forming the next-generation of K-pop idol groups. 

“A groundbreaking adventure begins,” Mnet wrote in the teaser. “Ready to be the biggest K-pop girl group of 2024?” 

Applicants are open to girls who are born before January 1, 2011, regardless of their nationality. Interested applicants should also be able to travel internationally without any reason to be disqualified for traveling abroad. 

According to their website, the aspiring idols should send three videos in about one minute each of them doing self-introduction, dancing, and singing or rapping. Online applications will be accepted from July 10 to August 6 only. 

The program is expected to air in the first half of 2024, but a final release date has yet to be announced. 

The trainees who will survive the challenges in I-LAND 2 will debut as a girl group under agency WakeOne Entertainment, the same label that handles ZEROBASEONE and Kep1er. ZEROBASEONE were chosen from the audition program Boys Planet, while Kep1er was formed through the series Girls Planet 999. 

The first season of I-LAND, which aired in June to September 2020, was a joint project between Mnet and Belift Lab, an entertainment agency established through a joint venture between CJ ENM and HYBE. It formed the seven-boy group ENHYPEN. 

Featured image: I-LAND’s website

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