YG Entertainment's new boy group iKON to make their debut this January 

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YG Entertainment\'s new boy group iKON to make their debut this January

YG Entertainment\'s next boy group iKON will make their debut this coming January!

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Yang Hyun Suk told Star News on October 22, "After working on the album a bit more as soon as \'MIX & MATCH\' ends, iKON will make their official debut this coming January... In the case of WINNER, they prepared a debut album instead of a single, so it took them 10 months after their survival program \'WIN\' ended last year to make their debut in August."

 further detailed, "Like how 2NE1 first came out in the past, iKON will make their debut with a single followed by continuous releases of new singles so the time it takes them to prepare for their debut will be less than WINNER\'s... Another reason that iKON can make their debut soon after \'MIX & MATCH\' is because they have B.I, who has already been confirmed as an iKON member and has made a lot of songs up until now... Even after their debut in January, iKON will release as many singles as possible and will have a lot of domestic activities throughout the year."

The three members who are currently confirmed to be in iKON are 

B.I, Bobby, and Kim Jin Hwan. \'MIX & MATCH\' will also be holding their final match at Korea University, Seoul today at 8 PM KST.

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Omonaa. I didn\'t expect that it will be this soon. I\'m so happy for B.I and the rest of the iKON members. :) Can\'t wait for January and I hope Papa YG won\'t troll us again this time!

oh yess !!!!! i want january to come sooooooonnnn !!!

B.I BOBBY DONGHYUK JINHWAN ♥ AM ROOTING FOR YOUU !! HWAITING !

Bi , Bobby and Jinhwan is not part of the competition. . .they are on the safe zone coz Yg already confirmed them as the first 3 members :)

omo.. I thought the final cut is already done and I fell sad for my Jinny when I saw Chanwoos picture..I read the article immediately to see what happen and I was relieved that my OT6 + Jinny still have a chance to happen :)

jinny? omfg. i really hope that name doesn\'t latch on to him.

@superrgirl22 lol... and why is that? well anyways too late people already calls him like that :)

@Iexist24 reminds me of ginny from harry potter and i hated her lmao.

Omg i know YG is a troll but this is it! We will get the final results in no time. I am eggZoited!

Let\'s hope do. Remember that YG never does anything he promises. *crosses fingers* 

Does anyone know how many episodes there are of Mix nd Match??

1 and it\'s tomorrow... The last match is tomorrow.. And i\'m so nervous.

My heart is aching for the two who didn\'t make it :( but I can\'t wait, I\'m so excited!

What is with these LARGE member groups???  NINE members???  Crazy!

It\'s an elimination show, two of the members will be eliminated

we can only hope their debut is more hype than winners was

It will be the same level of hype. WINNER has they own charm and so does iKon. They won\'t be competingm as a matter of fact if you\'re a true YG stan you would support both groups no matter ehat. No fan wars within the fandom allowed.

When it rains, it pours! One new group to the other. Haha 

They are having the final battle right now..but voting is until Oct 30th? But all the news sites keep saying that the final episode is today/tmr (depending on your timezone). So when do we know the final results? It would be really anticlimactic to just release it in a press release but it doesn\'t seem like they\'ll be having another episode?? Or is it that the final battle is now but they won\'t air anything until next week. let me know if anyone knows

Yeah. The final battle is now but we\'ll only know who\'s the 4 members on iKON after Oct 30th

I\'m kinda annoyed at his fangirling for B.I.  but I feel sorry for B.I. at the same time because he has a lot of pressure to do well.  People are all watching and he gets a lot of praise but there are also people who are waiting for him to fail so they can throw it in his face.  I wish YG didn\'t put so much pressure on 1 member in his groups.  For Big Bang it\'s GD, for 2ne1 it\'s CL and for Ikon it\'s not B.I.  I wonder how Winner\'s leader feels since he doesn\'t brag about him as much as he does the other group leaders.  

My only hope for both Ikon and Winner is that they both do well without hindering each other.  People are saying their styles are different but honestly the vocals are similar in both groups now and I\'m sure at some point Winner will want to do a hip hop dance trance and Ikon will want to do tracks more centered on their vocals. I\'m also concerned that the girl group will just be thrown out there like Red Velvet were for SM.  They don\'t even have confirmed members yet but they are supposed to come out within the next 2 months with Ikon a month later?  I know YG timelines are usually wrong and this is one of those times I hope they put more distance between them.

Yg confirmed 3 members on the GG. Eunbi dropped due to health reasons, so the other two would be Jisoo and Jenny. Lalice i hope will be part of it too. And the other 2 or 3. Well, we will see in a month. And please, YG makes the best Debut press and preparation for their groups out of all Entertainment companies so I won\'t be surprised with an elaborate press for them.

It\'s been such a long time since I have visited and commented on allkpop and I am really now in WTF phase of what is going on in the kpop world so lots to catch up on,

Coming to YG new boy band ikon, I saw view episodes of their show and  this is my own opinion and anyone is free to disagree,

First of all to make it clear that out of these 9 boys the one the caught my attention the most and in my opinion has potential if trained more and given the right material is Jung Jin Hyung, 

There is something about him that makes him stood out, he has a fresh look and a unique voice not the most powerful  but unique for sure, so for me its Jin Hyung then the rest when it comes to Ikon,

Ok, I know that YG  is all for B.I. but at the end of the day this boy is not GD and making him the center of attention and acting like the whole group is B.I. is not fair,

B.I. is not a strong rapper nor is he a phenomenal composer, as I do not see originality in his writing or compositions, he has strong work ethics for someone his age but to be the next big thing in Korea and gain international status you need more than that,

Bobby on the other hand is pure gamble if HE BECOMES part of the group as I don\'t think he will last long, he comes of too strong and for a group balance is key as everyone has to shine equally. In all of the group battles all focus was on him only and he was acting like he is some kind of a superstar  when he is not that of great rapper either,

As for the vocal line, it\'s a clear mess but between Jinhwan and Junhwae, Junhwae is better but he seems lost all the time and lacks confidence

As for the rest no comment as they are all below mediocre  

So my advice to YG is to re think this group and maybe have more auditions, there are for sure brighter talent out there

Winner didn\'t create a strong impact in my opinion and I don\'t see this group having the same line up going to make a difference either

As for the girl group how come you don\'t put them in a survival show as well and push them to their limits instead of giving them a free ride,

Aren\'t they supposed to write their own music and make their own dances as well or the main criteria for a girl group in Korea in to carry a tone and look good on camera, double stander 

YG have very very few girl trainees, so putting them in a survival show is kind of a waste of time. And YG is very careful with debuting Girl Groups. After Swi.T failed, YG has been very careful with Girl Groups.

@ZEC I think they didn\'t click to the audience, and YG said before that now he felt he debuted them to early. So long time fans understand why YG takes his time with comebacks or debuts.

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