#39: Indoctrination to the IZ*ONE Infantry

Selective Hearing Radio

The Selective Hearing staff and guest got together to talk about the result of the third season of Produce 101 (a.k.a. Produce 48) and the new K-Pop girl group that spawned from it called IZ*ONE.

Introductions

• What you been up to?
• What are you working on for the site?
• Who are IZ*ONE?

• Quick history from Produce 48
• Quick feelings on the Produce 48 finale

Successes of IZ*ONE

• Highest First Week Sales by a Girl Group for their Debut Album
• La Vie En Rose Becomes K-Pop Group Debut MV With the Most Views in 24 Hours
• First win on M Countdown
• Fastest to win on an award show, winning in 10 days

Social media blitz

• teasers, website, Vlive streams, Youtube videos (IZ*One Chu daily countdown videos etc)
• Debut show COLOR*IZ Show Con sold out in under a minute
• Successful live stream of COLOR*IZ Show Con on YouTube
• IZ*ONE CHU reality show
• WI*ZONE and whales IZ*ONE

Controversies

• Lack of physical CD inventory in both Korea and Japan.
• Staggered releases on streaming services, region locked via country location.
• Kang Hyewon intro on Idol Room promoting Attack on Titan Season 3
• Petition to ban IZ*ONE from appearing on Music Bank “We’re In Love, RIght?” Deemed unfit for broadcast twice?
• La Vie En Rose was Originally CLC’s Song

Who Would You Replace Game

• A girl is named from the Produce 48 finalists and you have to replace her with one of the current IZ*ONE members.

Who would you replace and why?

IZ*ONE TRIVIA

• How many questions can you guess correctly?

Closing

• Future hopes for IZ*ONE
• Say your goodbyes!