ILY:1
ILY:1 is a South Korean girl group formed by FC ENM. The group consists of six members: Hana, Ara, Rona, Ririka, Nayu, and Elva. They made their debut on April 4, 2022 with their single album Love in Bloom.
Name
The group name 'ILY:1' is a combination of 'I' as in oneself and '-ly' meaning 'I like myself'. The '1' represents the individual members with their unique characteristics to full a whole group. ILY is also an acronym for "I love you".History
Pre-debut
In 2018, Rona was a trainee of TPE48.In 2020, Ririka was a contestant on the Japanese reality survival show Nizi Project, but was eliminated.
Hana and Ririka were members of the Japanese-Korean project girl group Orange Latte, the group was active for a period of time and disbanded in 2021. In the same year, Hana, Rona, Ririka and Ara were contestants on the reality survival show Girls Planet 999 but did not make it into the final debut lineup.
2022–present: Debut with ''Love in Bloom'', ''Que Sera Sera'' and ''Twinkle, Twinkle''
On January 5, 2022, ILY:1 was confirmed to make their official debut in March 2022. ILY:1 was originally scheduled to debut on March 15, 2022, releasing their first single album Love in Bloom, as well as hold their first fan showcase on the same day and release pre-release single "Azalea" on March 11, 2022. However, on March 11, FC ENM announced the postponement of the debut on April 4 due to the aftermath of COVID-19.On April 4, 2022, ILY:1 officially debuted with the debut single album Love in Bloom led by the title of the same name.
On July 19, 2022, ILY:1 released their second single album Que Sera Sera led by the title of the same name.
On January 5, 2023, ILY:1 released their first extended play A Dream Of ILY:1 led by the title track "Twinkle, Twinkle".
On April 4, 2024, ILY:1 released the single "I My Me Mine."
On July 22, 2024, ILY:1 announced their third mini album illang:Firework, which was released on August 20. In addition, FC ENM signed a joint management agreement with Newways Company, so they could promote the group better.
Members
Adapted from their Naver profile.- Nayu – leader
- Hana
- Ara
- Rona
- Ririka
- Elva
Discography