I-LAND: Where Are They Now? (Updated!)

I-LAND: Where Are They Now?

It’s been 2 years since I-LAND first aired. What have the contestants been up to since then?

Rank 1 (Debut) Jungwon

Stage Name: Jungwon (정원)
Birth Name: Yang Jung-won (양정원)

Jungwon was able to make the debut lineup, and is currently in the group ENHYPEN.

Rank 2 (Debut) Jay

Stage Name: Jay (제이)
Birth Name: Jay Park (박재범)

Jay was able to make the debut lineup, and is currently in the group ENHYPEN.

Rank 3 (Debut) Jake

Stage Name: Jake (제이크)
Birth Name: Jake Sim (제이크 심)

Jake was able to make the debut lineup, and is currently in the group ENHYPEN.

Rank 4 (Debut) Ni-Ki

Stage Name: Ni-Ki (니키)
Birth Name: Nishimura Riki (西村リキ)

Ni-Ki was able to make the debut lineup, and is currently in the group ENHYPEN.

Rank 5 (Debut) Heeseung

Stage Name: Heeseung (희승)
Birth Name: Lee Hee Seung (이희승)

Heeseung was able to make the debut lineup, and is currently in the group ENHYPEN.

Rank 6 (Debut) Sunghoon

Stage Name: Sunghoon (성훈)
Birth Name: Park Sung Hoon (박성훈)

Sunghoon was able to make the debut lineup, and is currently in the group ENHYPEN.

Rank 7 (Debut) Sunoo

Stage Name: Sunoo (선우)
Birth Name: Kim Sun-oo (김선우)

Sunoo was able to make the debut line and is currently in the group ENHYPEN.

Rank 8 (Final Round)- K

Stage Name: K (케이)
Birth Name: –

K was later confirmed to be in the lineup for HYBE’s Japanese Boy Group before additional members were added. On June 4, 2022, K was introduced as a participant in the HYBE Labels Japan’s survival show &AUDITION – The Howling. The group that came out of it is called &TEAM. He debuted in the boy group &TEAM on December 7, 2022 with the mini album “First Howling : ME“

Rank 9 (Final Round) Daniel

Stage Name: Daniel (다니엘)
Birth Name: Daniel Kim (다니엘 김)

He left Be:Lift Lab, and is believed to have signed under Pledis Entertainment as a trainee.

Rank 10 (Round 2) Hanbin

Stage Name: Hanbin (한빈)
Birth Name: Ngô Ngọc Hưng
Twitter: HANBIN_twt_ (Inactive)

Hanbin left Be:Lift Lab on June 1st, 2021 and joined Yuehua Entertainment the same day. He debuted in the company’s boy group TEMPEST on March 2, 2022.

Rank 11 (Round 2) TA-KI

Stage Name: TA-KI (타키)
Birth Name: Riki (リキ)

TA-KI was later confirmed to be in the lineup for HYBE’s Japanese Boy Group before additional members were added. On June 4, 2022, TA-KI was introduced as a participant in the HYBE Labels Japan’s upcoming survival show &AUDITION – The Howling. The group that came out of it is called &TEAM. He debuted in the boy group &TEAM on December 7, 2022 with the mini album “First Howling : ME“

Rank 12 (Round 2) Geonu

Stage Name: Geonu (건우)
Birth Name: Lee Geon Woo (이건우)
Twitter: geonu___

After I-Land, Geonu left Be:Lift Lab and signed under Bluedot Entertainment, where he made his debut under the group JUSTB with another I-Land contestant, Jimin. As of now, he is currently promoting with that group.

(Round 1) EJ

Stage Name: EJ (의주)
Birth Name: Byun Eui Joo (변의주)

EJ was confirmed to be in the lineup for HYBE’s Japanese Boy Group before additional members were added. On June 4, 2022, EJ was introduced as a participant in the HYBE Labels Japan’s survival show &AUDITION – The Howling. The group that came out of it is called &TEAM. He debuted in the boy group &TEAM on December 7, 2022 with the mini album “First Howling : ME“

(Round 1) Kyungmin

Stage Name: Kyungmin (경민)
Birth Name: Jo Kyung Min (조경민)

On December 31, 2020, he was revealed as a member of the HYBE Labels Japan Global Debut Project scheduled to debut in 2022. Though, on May 31, 2021, it was announced by HYBE Labels Japan that Kyungmin would depart from the company after discussing and realizing there were differences in the directions being sought. He later opened up an Instagram account which he later set private and deleted all his posts. It was later revealed that he signed under MNH Entertainment where he is scheduled to debut in company’s first boy group called BOM (Boys of MNH) as their pre-debut group name. He debuted in the boy group 8TURN on January 30, 2023 with the mini album “8TURNRISE”.

(Round 1) Taeyong

Stage Name: Taeyong (태용)
Birth Name: Kim Tae Yong (김태용)
Instagram: kimtaeyoung_0820

Taeyong revealed he is getting back to pursuing his acting dreams.

(Round 1) Nicholas

Stage Name: Nicholas (니콜라스)
Birth Name: Wang Yixiang (王奕翔)

Nicholas was confirmed to be in the lineup for HYBE’s Japanese Boy Group before additional members were added. On June 4, 2022, Nicholas was introduced as a participant in the HYBE Labels Japan’s upcoming survival show &AUDITION – The Howling. The group was made called &TEAM. He debuted in the boy group &TEAM on December 7, 2022 with the mini album “First Howling : ME“

(Round 1) Jaebeom

Stage Name: Echan (이찬), formerly Jaebeom (재범)
Birth Name: Jung Jae Beom (정재범), but legalized it to Jung Echan (정이찬)

Currently, he has been composing and writing for the groups GHOST9 and E’LAST. However, he left Be:Lift Lab and signed under a company HYPLE Enetertainment as singer-songwriter and producer and made his solo debut on June 23, 2022 with single “Eternal Summer”. He was participating on MNET survival show Boys Planet where he as eliminated on Episode 8 Rank: 49.

(Round 1) Jimin

Stage Name: JM (제이엠), formerly Jimin (지민)
Birth Name: Chu Ji Min (추지민)

JM left Be:Lift Lab and joined BlueDot Entertainment where he debuted with the other I-Land contestant, Geonu. He is currently promoting in the group JUST B.

(Round 1) Sungchul

Stage Name: Sungchul (성철)
Birth Name: Noh Sung Chul (노성철)

The current activities Sungchul are participating in is currently unknown. It is believed he left Be:Lift Lab and signed under Fantagio.

(Round 1) Youngbin

Stage Name: Youngbin (영빈)
Birth Name: Lee Young Bin (이영빈)
Instagram: young11_bin23

Youngbin left Be:lift Lab and later signed under Keystone Entertainment where he was revealed on December 16, 2021, as the first member of their upcoming boy group BLANK2Y. He debuted in the boy group BLANK2Y on May 24, 2022 with the mini album K2Y I : Confidence [Thumbs Up]. On February 25, 2023, an anonymous individual came forward accusing idol “Y” of dating violence, who was later confirmed to be Youngbin. Later that day, KeyStone Entertainment confirmed the rumors, and announced that Youngbin had left BLANK2Y.

(Round 1) Seon

Stage Name: ON (formerly Seon (세온))
Birth Name: Choi Seung Hyuk (최승혁), but legalized it to Choi Se On (최세온)
Instagram: seonxs
YouTube: ON AIR

He opened an Instagram account. He is now working as member of the producing team CIELOGROOVE under the name ON. On March 14, 2022, he released his first SoundCloud exclusive, “Die For You“. On November 20, 2022, he made his solo debut with the digital single “24/7”.

(Round 1) Jaeho

Stage Name: Jaeho (재호)
Birth Name: Choi Jae Ho (최재호)
Instagram: itsmeho

He opened an Instagram account, so fans assume he has left Be:Lift Lab.

(Withdrawn) Yoonwon

Stage Name: Yoonwon (윤원)
Birth Name: Kim Yoon Won (김윤원)

Yoonwon is rumored to be training again after his leg incident on I-LAND.

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