BE:LIFT Lab's new girl group I'LL-IT finally took off the veil of its six members! Amid the excitement of viewers, a lot of K-pop fans expressed their frustrations regarding the final debuting lineup.

HYBE Selects Final 6 Members of New Girl Group I'LL-IT Through Survival Show 'R U Next?'

On September 1, the six members of HYBE's new girl group, "I'LL-IT" (I Will Be It) were officially announced through the finale of its audition program, "R U Next?".

While ten members took the stage ahead of the announcement of the debuting lineup, it was announced that only six members would be able to secure their debut ticket.

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During the broadcast, SNSD Sooyoung announced Wonhee as the first member of the soon-to-debut girl group after ranking first based on public voting, while Youngseo was chosen second place.

Regarding the members chosen by the agency and judges, Sooyoung announced the third member Minju, followed by Iroha in fourth place. Moka and Yunah completed the top 6 after ranking fifth and sixth, respectively.

Although their debut date is still unknown, a lot of viewers and K-pop enthusiasts already have high expectations about what kind of impact they will create as juniors of top-tier artists such as BTS, ENHYPEN, NewJeans, LE SSERAFIM and more.

Meanwhile, I'LL-IT combines an independent and enterprising will (I will) with a pronoun (It) that means "something special."

Depending on the verb that will go between the two words, I'LL-IT can be anything, is expected to be something, and it also has a direction as a group with great potential.

Why Are Viewers Unhappy With Final Lineup of I'LL-IT? K-Netz, International Fans React

While supporters of the six members are sending their congratulatory messages to their upcoming debut, a lot of K-netizens and international fans expressed their disappointment after seeing the final lineup.

First, a lot were heavily disappointed that "ace" trainees such as Jeemin and Jiwoo would not debut in I'LL-IT.

• "It's a shame that Jeemin wasn't there."
• "Jeemin was my pick, what a shame."

Fans are pointing out that there are a lot of participants who were included in the debuting lineup that they think weren't ready yet and are lacking skills.

Overseas netters criticized the program and judges as well for not allowing global voting in the finale. Web users continue to accuse "R U Next?" of rigging the show due to the "disappointing" lineup.

What are your thoughts on this?

On the other hand, "R U Next?" which first aired on June 30, had 22 trainees from BE:LIFT Lab become "global K-pop stars" participating and competing fiercely in each episode. However, only six members selected by the public and judges were able to debut as the lineup of the upcoming K-pop girl group, I'LL-IT.

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Written by Eunice Dawson.