Big Hit Entertainment’s “I-LAND” Project Reveals New Trainees
More trainees for I-LAND have been unveiled!
I-LAND is the first collaborative project under BELIFT LAB Incorporations (BELIFT): a joint venture between Big Hit Entertainment and CJ ENM. This observational reality show, filmed at an elaborate, custom studio, seeks to find the next generation of K-Pop artists.
Earlier this week, the names and stats for the first batch of trainees (applicants) were revealed. The first six applicants are between 14 and 22 years of age, and they hail from South Korea, Australia, Japan, and the USA.
Since then, seventeen more applicants have been made public through Mnet‘s second, third, and fourth releases. Here’s everything we know about them so far!
1. Hanbin
Age: 22
Country/Region: Vietnam
Training Period: 11 months
2. Kyungmin
Age: 15
Country/Region: Korea
Training Period: One year and 11 months
3. Jay
Age: 18
Country/Region: Korea, United States
Training Period: Two years and 11 months
4. Geonu
Age: 19
Country/Region: Korea
Training Period: One year, four months
5. Jungwon
Age: 16
Country/Region: Korea
Training Period: One year, four months
6. EJ
Age: 17
Country/Region: Korea
Training Period: One year, six months
7. Ta-ki
Age: 15
Country/Region: Japan
Training Period: 10 months
8. Jimin
Age: 18
Country/Region: Korea
Training Period: 11 months
9. Jaebeom
Age: 19
Country/Region: Korea
Training Period: Six months
10. Nicholas
Age: 17
Country/Region: Taiwan
Training Period: Eight months
11. Taeyong
Age: 15
Country/Region: Korea
Training Period: One year and two months
12. Yoonwon
Age: 15
Country/Region: Korea
Training Period: One year and one month
13. Jaeho
Age: 19
Country/Region: Korea
Training Period: One year and five months
14. Seon
Age: 20
Country/Region: Korea
Training Period: Four years and 10 months
15. Youngbin
Age: 18
Country/Region: Korea
Training Period: Four months
16. Ni-ki
Age: 14
Country/Region: Japan
Training Period: Eight months
17. Sungchul
Age: 16
Country/Region: Korea
Training Period: Eight months
Find out more about the first six applicants here:
Big Hit Entertainment’s “I-LAND” Project Drops First Release Of Trainees
