ILLIT was formed on BELIFT LAB's 2023 survival show R U Next?, which picked a six-member lineup — two by public vote, four by the producers. Youngseo left before debut, and the five debuted on March 25, 2024.

Why did Magnetic blow up?

Magnetic's soft, sped-up hyperpop hook spread rapidly on TikTok, carrying the song onto the Billboard Hot 100 and making ILLIT one of the fastest-rising fifth-generation rookie groups.

How many members are in ILLIT?

Five: Yunah, Minju, Moka, Wonhee and Iroha. The original R U Next? lineup had six, but Youngseo left in January 2024, before debut.

Has ILLIT changed its sound?

Somewhat. The April 2026 EP Mamihlapinatapai and its title "It's Me" moved toward harder, techno-leaning production, and Break Even followed in October.

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ILLIT

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AgencyBELIFT LABDebutMar 2024GenreK-pop, Hyperpop, Bubblegum bass

A fifth-gen breakout that turned soft, dreamy hyperpop into instant TikTok ubiquity.

Dreamy
Soft-hyperpop
TikTok-native
Youthful
Trend-savvy

LINEUP

Members

Yunah

Leader

Minju

Vocalist

Moka

Vocalist

Wonhee

Vocalist

Iroha

Vocalist

ILLIT members: positions, birthdays and ages
Member	Position	Birthday	Age	Height	Born in
Yunah	Leader · Lead vocalist	Jan 15, 2004	22	168 cm	South Korea
Minju	Visual · Vocalist	May 11, 2004	22	163 cm	South Korea
Moka	Main dancer · Rapper	Oct 8, 2004	22	162 cm	Japan
Wonhee	Visual · Sub-vocalist	Jun 26, 2007	19	162 cm	South Korea
Iroha	Lead dancer · Maknae	Feb 4, 2008	18	158 cm	Japan

MILESTONES

Records & firsts

Fastest K-pop act to enter the Billboard Hot 100

"Magnetic", April 2024 — the first K-pop debut song to chart there.

First K-pop group to enter the UK Official Singles Chart with a debut single

"Magnetic", number 80.

"Magnetic" topped the Circle Digital Chart

2024.

Billboard's first K-Pop Rookie of the Month

June 2024.

First K-pop artist at Paris Fashion Week before debut

Acne Studios show, February 28, 2024.

DID YOU KNOW

Trivia & lore

The name I'll-It invites you to choose a verb to put between "I'll" and "it" — the members deciding for themselves.
R U Next? picked six members; Youngseo left before debut, so ILLIT debuted as five.
HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk produced the debut EP Super Real Me.
CORTIS members James and Martin worked on "Magnetic" before their own debut.
"Secret Quest" (2025) is the ending theme of the anime Pokémon Horizons: Rising Hope.

DISCOGRAPHY

Signature tracks

Magnetic — Super Real Me

2024 · Magnetic debut

Cherish (My Love) — I'll Like You

2024 · Cherish & breakthrough

It's Me — Mamihlapinatapai

2026 · Mamihlapinatapai & Break Even

Do the Dance — Bomb

2025 · Bomb & Not Cute Anymore

Lucky Girl Syndrome — Super Real Me

2024 · Magnetic debut

TIMELINE

The journey

ORIGIN

R U Next? origins

2023 — 2024

ILLIT came out of BELIFT LAB's 2023 survival show R U Next? as a six-member lineup — two picked by the public, four by the producers. Youngseo left before debut, and the five members appeared at Paris Fashion Week a month before their first release.

Lineup: Youngseo left in January 2024, before debut

DEBUT

Magnetic debut

2024 — 2024

The debut single "Magnetic", produced with Bang Si-hyuk, topped the Circle Digital Chart and made ILLIT the fastest K-pop act to reach the Billboard Hot 100 — the first K-pop debut song ever to chart there.

Anchor track: Magnetic

BREAKTHROUGH

Cherish & breakthrough

2024 — 2024

The EP I'll Like You and its lead "Cherish (My Love)" proved "Magnetic" wasn't a one-off, both EPs reaching the Billboard 200. ILLIT settled in as a reliable hitmaker rather than a viral flash.

Anchor track: Cherish (My Love)

Bomb & Not Cute Anymore

2025 — 2025

The EP Bomb, led by "Do the Dance", and the single album Not Cute Anymore pushed the sound on, alongside Japanese singles and anime themes such as Pokémon Horizons' "Secret Quest".

Anchor track: Do the Dance

RETURN

Mamihlapinatapai & Break Even

2026

The Press Start tour carried the fourth EP Mamihlapinatapai and its techno-leaning "It's Me" in April 2026, the joint single "Iconic by Mistake" with LE SSERAFIM and KATSEYE in June, and the fifth EP Break Even in October.

Anchor track: It's Me

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