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iKon
Sign in to saveiKon (; stylized as iKON) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2015 by YG Entertainment. The lineup consists of six members: Jay, Song, Bobby, DK, Ju-ne, and Chan. Originally a seven-piece band, B.I departed from the group in June 2019.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- iKon
- Musical artist.image
- IKON at Goan Chart Music Awards (2019).jpg
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.caption
- iKon in January 2019From left to right: Song, DK, Jay, Chan, Bobby, Ju-ne
- Musical artist.origin
- Seoul, South Korea
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2015–present
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- YG Family
- Musical artist.spinoffs
- MOBB
- Musical artist.website
- https://www.143inc.kr/en/%EB%B3%B5%EC%A0%9C-ikon
- Musical artist.current_members
- Jay Song Bobby DK Ju-ne Chan
- Musical artist.past_members
- B.I
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- boy band
- Has part
- B.I
- Official name
- iKon
- Country
- South Korea
- Genre
- Korean hip-hop
- Country of origin
- South Korea
- Discography
- iKON discography
- Image
- IKon in April 2023 (2).png
Show 11 more facts
- different from
- Ikon
- Commons category
- IKon (musical group)
- inception
- 2015-00-00
- location of formation
- Seoul
- member count
- 6
- start of work period
- 2015-00-00
- name in kana
- アイコン
- native label
- 아이콘
- language used
- Japanese
- topic has template
- Template:IKon
- social media followers
- 1225286
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- History
- 2013–2014: Pre-debut and formation
- 2015: Debut and ''Welcome Back''
- 2016: Japanese debut, Asian arena tours and new music
- 2017: Japan Dome tour and ''New Kids'' album series
- 2018–2019: Completion of the ''New Kids'' series and B.I's departure
- 2020–2021: ''I Decide'' and ''Kingdom: Legendary War''
- 2022–present: ''Flashback'', departure from YG Entertainment, and ''Take Off''
- Members
- Current
- Former
- Discography
- Tours
- Filmography
- Awards and nominations
- Notes
- References
- External links
iKon (; stylized as iKON) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2015 by YG Entertainment. The lineup consists of six members: Jay, Song, Bobby, DK, Ju-ne, and Chan. Originally a seven-piece band, B.I departed from the group in June 2019.
Initially introduced in the reality survival show WIN: Who is Next as "Team B", the group went on to appear in the 2014 reality survival show Mix & Match, which determined the final members of iKon. Their debut studio album Welcome Back (2015) debuted atop the South Korean Gaon Album Chart and featured the number-one singles "My Type", "Apology", and "Dumb & Dumber", as well as the top-ten singles "Rhythm Ta", "Airplane", and "Anthem". The album was a commercial success, selling over 260,000 copies in Asia, and its tracks collectively sold over 4.8 million copies, leading the group to receive numerous accolades from major Asian music award shows.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “iKon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.