I.O.I News

On the June 21 episode of SBS Inkigayo, ILLIT took first place with 5,099 points for "It's Me," earning the song a fourth music-show trophy and a triple crown; competing nominees included I.O.I's "Suddenly" and aespa's "LEMONADE," with performances from RIIZE, STAYC and more

Soompi's K-Pop Music Chart for June Week 3: aespa's "LEMONADE" remains at No.1 for a second week, with CORTIS's "REDRED" at No.2 and ILLIT's "It's Me." at No.3; one new song entered the top 10 this week

Circle Chart published its latest monthly and weekly rankings: CORTIS's EP GREENGREEN topped May's physical album monthly chart with its regular and Weverse versions both placing in the top three, while TREASURE, I.O.I, ZEROBASEONE, AKMU, BTS, and ILLIT also appeared among the chart leaders

ILLIT scored their third Inkigayo trophy for "It's Me" on the June 14 episode, winning with 5,168 points over I.O.I's "Suddenly" and aespa's "LEMONADE." The broadcast also featured performances by SHINee and BABYMONSTER

Soompi's K-Pop Music Chart (June Week 2, 2026) sees aespa's "LEMONADE" debut at No. 1. The track is the title song from aespa's second full album and is described as an electronic dance song inspired by the saying 'If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.'

I.O.I earned their first-ever MBC Music Core trophy on June 13 with 10th-anniversary single "Suddenly," outscoring ILLIT's "It's Me" and aespa's "LEMONADE." The episode also included performances from BABYMONSTER, BOYNEXTDOOR, and more

Circle Chart's May 24–30 weekly rankings saw aespa's new album LEMONADE debut at No. 1 on the physical album chart; AND2BLE earned two top-five spots with their debut mini album Sequence 01: Curiosity. Other charting acts include CORTIS, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, BTS and ILLIT

On the June 10 episode of Show Champion, tripleS earned their first music show win with "Baby Flower." Performances and chart contenders also included aespa, FIFTY FIFTY, IDID, TREASURE, and I.O.I

A preview for MBC's The Manager shows I.O.I members Jeon Somi, Kim Doyeon, Kim Se Jeong, Chungha, and Lim Nayoung taking a bonding trip together following their reunion concert

ILLIT earned their second music show win for "It's Me" on SBS Inkigayo (June 7), besting I.O.I's "Suddenly" and Yena's "Catch Catch." The episode also featured performances from aespa, TREASURE, MAMAMOO, and more