“Promised From The Start To Prioritize The Group,” Jeon Somi Spills The Beans On I.O.I’s Reunion
Jeon Somi shared behind-the-scenes stories about the highly anticipated I.O.I’s reunion.
On the most recent episode of “Radio Star,” actors Lee Jong-hyuk, Yoo Seon, singers Jeon Somi and Lee Daehwi appeared as guests.
On this day, Jeon Somi revealed the preparation process for I.O.I’s full-member comeback celebrating their 10th anniversary since debut.
I.O.I is an 11-member girl group formed through “Produce 101,” and they are preparing for their 10th anniversary full-member comeback on May 19th. Jeon Somi expressed her anticipation, saying, “We’ve already completed the album, music video filming, and recording, and we’re just waiting for the seal to be lifted while practicing almost every day for 4-6 hours. Currently, we’ve finished the album jacket and music video shooting, as well as vocal recording, and we’re practicing 6 hours daily while waiting for the seal to be lifted.”
She also participated directly in the album production. Jeon Somi revealed, “I participated in writing lyrics and composing for tracks 1 and 2 this time. The title track has a breezy feeling, but track 1 is a dance genre where you can have fun. It probably reminded me of ‘Pick Me’.”
She also opened up about her thoughts on the title track concept. She explained, “What we worried about a lot was that since I.O.I’s activities ended 10 years ago, there wasn’t a clear concept, but we couldn’t do ‘Very Very Very’ because we’ve aged 10 years. After compromising continuously, we ended up creating a love song filled with fluttering feelings.”
She also shared that the process of making the reunion happen wasn’t easy. Jeon Somi said, “We tried to gather for the 5th and 7th anniversaries too, but it wasn’t easy due to schedules. So this time, we made a promise from the beginning. We agreed to prioritize I.O.I activities over individual activities. We signed contracts and went to our companies to make the reunion happen.”
She also emphasized the strong determination among the members, saying, “From the beginning, we promised: if I.O.I practice schedules are set, no individual activities! Even if good events come up, we won’t do them! We were summoned after receiving Chungha’scall,” confirming that Chungha was the driving force behind the reunion. Jeon Somi stated, “Didn’t we receive overflowing love from that miraculous program 10 years ago? We wanted to give a gift of memories so everyone could return to those times.”
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