I.O.I

South Korean girl group

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May 4 2021 On the group's 5th anniversary, most members (except Mina and Jieqiong) held a reunion livestream, with Jieqiong joining via video call.
October 29 2019 Comeback was canceled due to scheduling conflicts and ongoing Mnet vote manipulation investigation.
September 6 2019 Planned comeback was postponed to December.
July 1 2019 Studio Blu confirmed a planned group reunion in October 2019 with nine members, excluding Yoo Yeon-jung and Jeon So-mi.
January 2018 I.O.I was nominated for Song of the Year at the Gaon Chart Music Awards for their song 'Downpour'
January 31 2017 I.O.I's fan cafe closed down, and their song 'Downpour' won Inkigayo's final January 2017 trophy with no live broadcast due to Lunar New Year's Day.
January 29 2017 I.O.I officially disbanded, with their last television show appearance on MBC's Section TV.
January 25 2017 I.O.I's last schedule as a group, filming a CF for Elite school uniform brand with boy group Pentagon.
January 20 2017 Start of I.O.I's final three-day concert 'Time Slip – I.O.I' held in Jangchung Gymnasium.
January 18 2017 Digital single 'Downpour' and its music video were released at midnight.
January 17 2017 YMC Entertainment announced the group's final track 'Downpour', written and co-produced by Seventeen's Woozi, personally chosen and recorded by all eleven members.
January 10 2017 Revealed that I.O.I had received potential final release songs from various producers, including B1A4's Jinyoung.
November 5 2016 YMC Entertainment confirmed that I.O.I would disband on January 31, 2017.
August 18 2016 School uniform brand Elite announced collaboration with I.O.I and Pentagon as their new models.
June 7 2016 The group was chosen as exclusive models for online marketplace Auction.
May 25 2016 I.O.I was appointed as promotional models for KB Kookmin Bank, one of the largest banks in South Korea.
April 11 2016 I.O.I was chosen as advertising models for Netmarble mobile games 100 Shots 100 Hits and StoneAge, and confirmed as endorsers for SK Telecom, South Korea's largest wireless carrier.
April 4 2016 I.O.I was appointed as new models for Etude House, Mom's Touch Chicken and Burger, Woongjin Foods' Haneul Bori Ice Sparkling Water, and HiteJinro's Chamisul. Only three members (Lim Na-young, Chungha, and Kim Se-jeong) were involved in the alcoholic beverage ad due to legal age restrictions.
March 24 2016 I.O.I confirmed seven CF deals for different companies, with an estimated profit of ₩1.4 billion before the finale of Produce 101.

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