iKON

iKON (아이콘) is the six-member boy group that emerged from YG's Team B system and turned survival-show volatility into one of the strongest hit runs of late third-generation K-pop. First introduced through WIN: Who Is Next and Mix & Match on Mnet, the group debuted under YG Entertainment in 2015 and quickly established a hard-edged identity built on rap, emotional hooks, and crowd-sized choruses.

The early catalog moved fast. My Type hit number one before the full debut campaign was even over, Welcome Back stacked multiple charting singles, and Return delivered Love Scenario, the song that permanently changed iKON's commercial ceiling. After former leader B.I exited in 2019, the remaining members reset the group's structure and eventually left YG together in late 2022, prioritizing full-group continuity over a clean corporate break.

That reset matters to the group's second chapter. Under 143 Entertainment, iKON released Take Off and kept touring as a six-member act instead of retreating into nostalgia. The result is a group whose legacy is not limited to one era. iKON still sits at the intersection of idol polish and crew chemistry, and Love Scenario remains one of the defining Korean pop songs of its decade.