Big Hit’s I-LAND doesn’t premiere until next week, but you can already start to get to know the trainees through their blank interviews!
If you haven’t heard of it, I-LAND is a brand new reality show from Big Hit Entertainment and Mnet. With the goal of forming a new boy group through the reality survival show.
Three years in the making, I-LAND will teach the trainees to live together, train, and perform. If they can survive the show, they might make it into Big Hit’s next group.
I-LAND will premiere on Friday June 26 at 11:00 P.M. KST/10:00 A.M. EST!
Related: I-LAND members: Meet the K-Pop trainees battling it out
‘I-LAND’ blank interview #1:
The first round of blank interviews featured: Daniel (다니엘), Sunghoon (박성훈), EJ (변의주), Jungwon (양정원), Geonu (이건우), and Youngbin (이영빈).
Daniel (다니엘)
If I compare myself to an animal: I would be a deer
What I am most scared of is: People
If I give myself a nickname, it would be: Teun teuni (Healthy), That’s what my mother called me before I was born
If I am a wizard: I want to make the world a peaceful place, If I could do that…
If I give a present for my best friend: I would give a finger heart
My favorite nursery rhyme is: “Three Little Bears”
If I choose one song that can represent myself: A song that can represent me…DEAN sunbaenim…Artist DEAN’s “Instagram”
I would be (blank) in 10 years: A worldwide artist
Sunghoon (박성훈)
If I compare myself to an animal: Umm…A penguin?
What I am most scared of is: I’m most scared of failing
If I explain myself in one word, it would be: Careful..? I’m careful
If I give myself a nickname, it would be: Ice boy… yeah
If I am a wizard: I want to ride a broom and fly in the sky
My favorite nursery rhyme is: “Dad, Cheer Up!”
I would be (blank) in 10 years: A talented artist
EJ (변의주)
If I compare myself to an animal: Sloth
What I am most scared of is: Insects
If I explain myself in one word, it would be: One word? “GOOD”!
If I am a wizard: I want to teleport!
If I give a present for my best friend: Umm…I would give my heart
My favorite nursery rhyme is: Plop plop I throw a stone~ I won’t let my sister know~
I would be (blank) in 10 years: 29 years old
Jungwon (양정원)
If I compare myself to an animal: I would be a monkey
What I am most scared of is: Losing trust in myself
If I give a present for my best friend: I would give a gift certificate
My favorite nursery rhyme is: “Baby Shark”
If I choose one song that can represent myself: It would be “Permission”
I would be (blank) in 10 years: An artist that does music that he loves
Geonu (이건우)
If I compare myself to an animal: A seal
What I am most scared of is: Having bad health
I recently bought: Hmm… what did I buy, red underwear
If I am a wizard: I want to plant peace in everyone’s hearts
My favorite nursery rhyme is: My favorite nursery rhyme is “Carrot Song”
If I choose one song that can represent myself: It would be “Broken Record”
I would be (blank) in 10 years: A successful global Idol, Boy group member
Youngbin (이영빈)
If I compare myself to an animal: A llama, I have pretty big eyes, so…
What I am most scared of is: Flies, A fly almost got in my ear once…
I recently bought: Clothes and shoes, I bought some for I-LAND
If I give myself a nickname, it would be: Young bean, because my name is Youngbin
If I am a wizard: I want to see my family
My favorite nursery rhyme is: I don’t have one haha
I would be (blank) in 10 years: A world-class artist
‘I-LAND’ blank interview #2:
The second round of blank interviews featured: Sunoo (김선우), Yoonwon (김윤원), Taeyong (김태용), Sungchul (노성철), Nicholas (니콜라스), and Ni-Ki (니키).
Sunoo (김선우)
If I explain myself in one word, it would be: Bright and energetic
If I had to eat only one food: I would eat tteokbokki, (Tteokbokki) is so good
If I win a lottery, I want to buy: I want to buy land. Yeah, land..a house.
If I give a present for my best friend, I would give: Umm… I would give money
I want to eat (blank) flavored ice cream now: I want to eat yogurt flavored ice cream
If I choose one song that can represent myself, it would be: “LALALILALA” I mean..yeah! I don’t know
Yoonwon (김윤원)
If I explain myself in one word, it would be: Fiery?
If I compare myself to an animal, I would be: A rabbit
What I am most scared of is: Insects, definitely insects. I hate them…
If I had to eat only one food: Rice? That’s all I need
If I win a lottery, I want to buy: Macarons? I’d like to buy some macarons
If I give a present for my best friend, I would give: Food? Something sweet I guess
I want to eat (blank) flavored ice cream now: Mint chocolate flavor! I love mint chocolate!
If I choose one song that can represent myself, it would be: Billie Eilish’s “Bellyache”
Taeyong (김태용)
If I explain myself in one word, it would be: Positive
If I compare myself to an animal, I would be: Umm…A dog? Haha Because they’re… cute…
If I had to eat only one food: I would eat sashimi!
If I win a lottery, I want to buy: A studio to create music
If I give a present for my best friend, I would give: I would give…shoes. No, shoes? I would give a watch
I want to eat (blank) flavored ice cream now: Chocolate? No cheese flavored
If I choose one song that can represent myself, it would be: “The Dream of a Freshwater Eel”!
Sungchul (노성철)
If I explain myself in one word, it would be: A bright… kid
If I compare myself to an animal, I would be: A cheetah
If I had to eat only one food: I would eat chicken
If I win a lottery, I want to buy: I want to buy a house
If I give a present for my best friend, I would give: I would give something that my friend wants
I want to eat (blank) flavored ice cream now: I want to eat green tea flavored ice cream
I can most confidently sing: Paul Kim sunbaenim’s…”Rain”
Nicholas (니콜라스)
If I explain myself in one word, it would be: Chill
What I am most scared of is: Family… got hurt
If I had to eat only one food: Cereal?
If I win a lottery, I want to buy: A house?
If I give a present for my best friend, I would give: A car
I want to eat (blank) flavored ice cream now: Mango vanilla-flavored ice cream
I can most confidently sing: “The Sound of Music” song?
Ni-Ki (니키)
If I explain myself in one word, it would be: Umm…dance?
If I had to eat only one food: I would eat dumplings
If I win a lottery, I want to buy: I want to buy a house
If I give a present for my best friend, I would give: I want to go to an amusement park together
I want to eat (blank) flavored ice cream now: I want to have chocolate-flavored ice cream
I can most confidently sing: A song called “Youth”
‘I-LAND’ blank interview #3:
The third round of blank interviews featured: Heeseung (이희승), Jaebom (정재범), Kyungmin (조경민), Jay (제이), Jake (제이크), and Seon (최세온).
Heeseung (이희승)
My favorite sport is: Basketball
My soul food is: Ramyeon. I first had ramyeon at my aunt’s house when I was in elementary school. And still… I have ramyeon at least 3 times a week
I need (blank) when I sleep: It looks like a sausage… It’s a pillow that I can hug, that’s what I need
If I give myself a nickname, it would be: A child pretending to be a grown-up
If I give a present for my best friend, I would give: An americano gifticon
My favorite nursery rhyme is: “Television,” The melod line is fun
Jaebom (정재범)
My favorite sport is: Jump rope!
If I give myself a nickname, it would be: Prince!
If I give a present for my best friend, I would give: A very~ long heartfelt letter! And a gift!
I can most confidently sing: Justin Bieber’s “As long as you love me”
Kyungmin (조경민)
My favorite sport is: Table tennis
My soul food is: Lobster
I need (blank) when I sleep: my phone when I sleep
If I give myself a nickname, it would be: Hamster, it would be hamster
If I give a present for my best friend, I would give: I would give a heartfelt letter
I can most confidently sing: Lauv’s “I like me better”
My favorite nursery rhyme is: …shark? Umm… Shark. (Baby) Shark.
Jay (제이)
My favorite sport is: Badminton
If I compare myself to an animal, I would be: I’m an only child so I love to meet people. I get really excited around people. So ever since I was a kid people said to me “You’re like a puppy”.
I can most confidently sing: Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking out loud”
My favorite nursery rhyme is: Teddy bear… Three brothers? (“Three Little Bears”?)
Jake (제이크)
My favorite sport is: Soccer
My soul food is: Umm…chicken
I need (blank) when I sleep: A comfortable pillow, I need a nice pillow
If I give a present for my best friend, I would give: A hand-written letter, I would write a hand-written letter
Seon (최세온)
My favorite sport is: Umm…badminton
If I compare myself to an animal, I would be: My mother dreamt of a rabbit before she had me so, a rabbit
My soul food is: My soul food is soy sauce marinated crab!
I need (blank) when I sleep: I need a pillow that I can hug
I can most confidently sing: Everything I sing sounds pretty good…GOT7 sunbaenim’s “Lullaby”
My favorite nursery rhyme is: Peep peep~ Oh!! Pororo! I love having fun~
‘I-LAND’ blank interview #4:
The fourth (and final) round of blank interviews featured: Jaeho (최재호), Jimin (추지민), K (케이), Ta-Ki (타키), and Hanbin (한빈).
Jaeho (최재호)
If I explain myself in one word, it would be: Wings!
My favorite sport is: Badminton
I need (blank) when I sleep: A pillow to hug! I always need a pillow to hug
If I win a lottery, I want to buy: There’s nothing I really want… Oh clothes! I want to buy clothes
If I can be a character from a movie, I want to be: I wanna be Leonardo DiCaprio
If I give myself a nickname, it would be: “Ho-mungi”, that’s my nickname from now on
I can most confidently sing: Justin Bieber sunbaenim’s “Purpose”
Music genre that I want to try is: Jazz
Jimin (추지민)
If I explain myself in one word, it would be: “임기응변갑” (Great at adapting to circumstances)
My favorite sport is: Running
I need (blank) when I sleep: A big pillow
If I can be a character from a movie, I want to be: I want to be the most popular and cool main character
If I give myself a nickname, it would be: “Charming boy”
If I am a wizard, I want to: As a wizard I would like to make money
I can most confidently sing: Umm… offonoff sunbaenim’s “Boy”
Music genre that I want to try is: Hip-hop
K (케이)
If I explain myself in one word, it would be: Tough … that sort of style
My favorite sport is: I like… marathons
I need (blank) when I sleep: Before I go to bed I always do some stretching so I need a stretching mat
If I can be a character from a movie, I want to be: A hero… I wanna be a hero
If I am a wizard, I want to: Eat all the food I like whenever I want
Music genre that I want to try is: Hip-hop…rap
Ta-Ki (타키)
My favorite sport is: I like badminton
I need (blank) when I sleep: Back in Japan I had a doll with me I need it (to sleep)
If I win a lottery, I want to buy: I want to buy a doll
If I can be a character from a movie, I want to be: I love Iron Man, so that’s who I want to be
Music genre that I want to try is: K-Pop
Hanbin (한빈)
My favorite sport is: Badminton
I need (blank) when I sleep: Umm… Brushing teeth…?
If I win a lottery, I want to buy: A phone… ha ha ha
If I can be a character from a movie, I want to be: Aladdin?
I can most confidently sing: You and me, our dream I-LAND~
Music genre that I want to try is: Umm…pop? Rap?
You can learn more about I-LAND on Weverse!