Izna: Originated from I-Land 2, "plagiarized" from NewJeans to aespa, Teddy couldn't save her

Izna is known as a new girl group formed through the Mnet survival show I-LAND2, attracting a lot of attention thanks to being created by "music wizard" Teddy Park of The Black Label.

The group is managed by WAKEONE Entertainment and consists of 7 members. Of which, 5 members were voted by the audience: Jungeun, Jeemin, Jiyoon, Koko, Sarang and 2 members were chosen by the producer: Mai, Saebi.

Japanese "rookie" Mai, born on October 28, 2004, joined WAKEONE Entertainment in 2022. After 2 years of training, she participated in her first reality TV show, I-Land 2, and was given the opportunity by the producers to become a part of Izna. Her core strengths are rapping and dancing.

Also from Japan like Mai, Koko was born on November 14, 2006 and became an artist under WakeOne Entertainment in 2024, before joining I-Land 2. Her name was first announced as part of the Izna lineup.

Koko's MBTI type is ENFJ, and her core strength is dancing. Besides, she has also shown her rapping talent on stage. Therefore, fans speculate that the "rookie" from the land of cherry blossoms will take on the main rapper position in the new group.

Kpop "rookie" Bang Jeemin, born on May 8, 2005, became famous when he appeared in the survival show of the girl group Belift Lab RU Next. But unfortunately, he ranked 4th in the final night, making him ineligible to join the group.

Jeemin then joined Mnet's I-Land 2 as one of the older contestants. The idol does not have an active Instagram account, but fans speculate that the members will help her open one closer to her debut.

Yoon Jiyoon was born on July 14, 2005, and joined WAKEONE Entertainment in 2024. A few months later, the 19-year-old rookie won the opportunity to participate in Mnet's I-Land 2. Before that, she trained under YG's subsidiary The Black Label.

Jiyoon's MBTI type is ISFJ, and her core strength is her vocals. Currently part of the Izna lineup, Jiyoon and Jungeun competed individually as the main vocalists in I-Land 2. So fans are eager to see who will take the lead vocal position in the upcoming group.

Ryu Sarang, born on April 18, 2007, was one of the contestants who was almost eliminated from I-Land 2 but was saved and entered the finals. She joined WakeOne in 2024 and participated in Mnet's I-Land 2 and achieved the fifth highest score in the finals.

Sarang's MBTI type is INFP, and her core strength is visual. Although the female idol did not show much of her rapping skills during the competition, she showed that she is also good at rapping in the final stage. Therefore, she could be a candidate for the top rapper position in Izna.

Mnet I-Land 2's leader - Choi Jungeun born August 4, 2007 joined WakeOne Entertainment in 2020. This 17-year-old "rookie" participated in Mnet's reality show Cap-Teen before getting the chance to shine on I-Land. Her MBTI personality type is ISFJ and her strongest point is her singing voice.

Jeong Saebi, born on January 22, 2008, was a surprise addition to the winning lineup of I-Land 2. She was not selected as one of the first six, but became the seventh member of the debut group. She is also the youngest member of Izna.

The 16-year-old rookie has been training under WAKEONE Entertainment for 4 years. Her MBTI type is ENFP and she has shown her all-round skills throughout I-Land 2. Fans speculate that she will be the center alongside Jeemin in Izna.

On July 28, 2024, Izna had their first performance as a group at KCON LA. Their name comes from the words "Anytime, Anywhere, Anything", which is meant to convey confidence and assurance. However, the group's debut was not smooth due to suspicions of "plagiarism".

Accordingly, although not officially released, from the demo, the audience has recognized many similarities in the design of Izna's N/a album with the OMG album released by NewJeans in 2023. From the book model to the makeup and dressing style of the members, everything is exactly like the "BTS sister", raising controversy that the group is trying to follow the success of their seniors.

Faced with fierce criticism from the public, management company WAKEONE Entertainment officially apologized. However, when the design of Izna's new album was revised and released, the audience thought it was too bland and had nothing special.

When the noise of "copying" NewJeans had just died down, Izna made people bored again when she continued to copy the concept of the top group of generation 4 - aespa. According to Allkpop, the preview of the new products that will be sold at the first pop-up store of the Kpop "rookie" at Lotte World Tower Mall, copied the idea from SM's "pet".

Notably, Izna's upcoming photocard is identical to the two aespa members, Karina and Giselle, from the Better Things photocard series. Many people believe that if it were similar once, it could be considered a coincidence, but the constant noise of "plagiarizing" top girl groups is an intentional part of the "rookie" WAKEONE's promotional strategy.

On November 25, Izna officially debuted with the title song "IZNA", produced and composed by "music wizard" Teddy. The song attracted attention with its distinctive hip hop style, catchy melody and carefully invested MV images.

However, it is still the old formula with empty lyrics, constantly repeating the lyrics "That's me, That's me, That's me" or "Who dat girl is". Perhaps that is why "IZNA" only stopped at 97th place on Bugs and 98th place on Genie, and did not even enter the Melon top 100. This not-so-good achievement clearly reflects the public's disappointment with the group's debut song.

MEOVV "thousands of pounds hanging by the hair", a group of rookies share the same fate, fans disturb this person Bình Minh16:04:05 06/12/2024MEOVV right from the announcement of the squad has been evaluated as a dinosaur rookie, the audience has high expectations. But until now, the group is gradually decreasing in attraction because Teddy is no longer the same as before.