[⋆~Omona exclusive~⋆] Gone But Not Forgotten: I.O.I

[aures]

In this series I want to go through groups that are gone, but not forgotten. I will go from debut till disbandment or [indefinite] hiatus, remembering the time we had together and look back on their highs and lows.

I.O.I

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[scribblyness_x]

ioi walked so all the other audition groups can fly lbr.

i will forever be an unapologetic dream girls stan. i know everyone hates that song and thought it wasted their potential but it's so fun and the mv gave me a ton of into the new world nostalgia.

yoojung is forever my p101 center. i think i'm just a sucker for the shy kid who's incredible on stage and a ridiculous clown off-stage considering woojin was my pick for broduce lol. dodaeng is a cultural reset, i still can't get over how the staff straight up asked yoojung if she took a vocal position to avenge doyeon getting her chosen spot stolen lmao. and doyeon crying because yoojung couldn't adjust to being in such a strange, confronting environment at front ;a;;a;. their love for each other is so pure and they both deserve the world.

the only only thing that rubs me the wrong way about ioi is how 'fans' treated yeonjung and how the company basically caved to netizens bullying a 17 year old. thank fuck for wjsn tbh.

[myrrhcat]

i also love dream girls!! like, it's weird and unpolished, but i LOVE weird and unpolished compared to the super-slick stuff that all sounds the same. i have such an affection for it. i loved the cute pink and blue aesthetic too.

[myungung]

I hated Dream Girls at the start, but it's a guilty pleasure of mine now. I think compared to their P101 tracks, Dream Girls felt like a step back. I do appreciate the fact that they tried to split centre among the other members though!

[mortkero]

I remember that vocal revenge moment!! But can't remember who it was that she picked off

[myrrhcat]

great coverage this week!! i considered myself a huge fan of ioi but i didn't even know about "hand in hand"...

there are some kpop fans from this generation who know the members of ioi but don't even know ioi existed. THAT is crazy to me. i mean, it was such a relatively brief moment in kpop history but a hugely impactful one.

the members promised they would reunite after 5 years and i hope they get to fulfill that promise despite mnet's fuckery. i really want them to reunite with ALL the members too. they truly are the ideal of idol... for such a short-lived group they had an amazing lineup and synergy.

my fav was always sohye. i can't help but root for an underdog. it was amazing to see her rise up on pd101 and i was so happy when she won. i guess she's happier being an actress now but i hope she will return to the stage one day.

[dior_chic]

IOI is a fascinating group for me as I like so many members but the group itself was a dud lol. Their only good main songs was Very Very Very and Downpour, and the mini ‘miss me?’ was really nice too. Whereas IZ*ONE has a better discography but I’m just not as interested in the girls of the group minus a few members. IOI felt so special to me since I liked the girls so much, maybe I’m biased since they were the first lol.

VVV’s stages were so addicting to watch, that’s probably where I fell for the girls and thought they were so cute. Nayoung is my bias, she charmed me lol. I’m glad the girls went on to some pretty awesome groups with great songs (though for some they struggle 😔)

I will say I really didn’t like their Whatta Man era, those girls were too young to be sexualized like that especially Somi. Through the course of pd101/IOI Somi being sexualized will always be uncomfortable to me

[dior_chic]

I have their mini playing now, ‘miss me?’ really delivered! Hold On, Ping Pong, More More? They’re so good ♥️

[dio_elaclaire]

Thinking about Whatta man just makes me shiver. It was so creepy and uncomfortable...

[dior_chic]

Exactly, I don’t hate the song (because lbr the sampling of Whatta Man from Salt-n-Pepa saves it) but everything else that comes with it, I don’t revisit it much anymore. That’s probably why I liked Very Very Very much more, the girls actually wore outfits fitting their young age. They were mostly teens, I don’t need them wearing harnesses.

[dior_chic]

Oh I forgot this too - baby Twice and IOI! Lol this is so obnoxiously cute I can’t help but love it.

Also I forgot to add - Pick Me is fun, even though I find it kinda creepy in concept. Produce’s main theme songs or whatever they’re called are quite catchy, I actually listened to Wanna One’s a lot and IZ*ONE’s is really nice too. X1’s is the only one I don’t know, I completely skipped that one (I don’t watch any of these shows, but I still consume their songs/some media related to them)

[hellicoptajuuce]

i got into the group at Very Very Very then watched the show, honestly if they had the same contractual terms as Izone I can see they super successful, but wow we wouldve missed out on Weki Meki, Yeonjung in WJSN, Chungha. the girls wouldve been saved from Pristin, Gugudan DIA flopping and Somi not having a girl group to join