The Lost Member of ILLIT

The departure of Youngseo from ILLIT is one of the biggest mysteries especially knowing that she was the centre of the group.
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[@raymond241]

KPOP really cannot have a 6 member group without any problems regarding the members 😭

[@lia.e.9749]

Here's the thing with an even number group, the company will have a problem with a center or a middle parting. Notice how all groups have odd numbers of members. And most of the problem has favoritism, money and other problems that exist with greed and pride. She's the best yes, people love her, 100%!! But the company... Doesn't.

[@allowmetowander5511]

Ive

[@vixxexo6855]

StayC have not has any scandals or lost a member.

[@dawnanddust]

@@vixxexo6855neither has Ive. I think this 6 member curse is more of a Hybe girl groups thing

[@yachef]

It feels like almost every 5 member gg once had 6 members Idle Leserafim And now illit

[@Kpop.MultiStann-dc2el]

On the other hand its good that she left because she doesn’t have to be in the conflict now. She has so much potential.

[@fnfstay]

I miss Youngseo, I was so excited to see her in ILLIT :(

[@anthonya6454]

Same,she was my first bias of the group.😢

[@urhypeboy]

I don't

[@van6907]

@@urhypeboy womp womp

[@sussybakagrr]

@@urhypeboyno way you thought your unique 😂

[@sooberriess]

same, and she was my bias ☹️

[@legends_twice]

HYBE really does have a 6 member girl group curse (ILLIT 5/6, LE SSERAFIM 5/6, & GFRIEND 0/6)

[@purplegrape9010]

Hybe has a girl group curse at all, because all of their girl groups went through controversys

[@Nobientertainmentofficial]

NewJeans 5/6

[@Guilherme4KFPS]

Isn't a curse.. it's just HYBE mismanagement. They kicked GFriend out, terrible management of Garam situation, and Illit....

[@Asmremma__]

it was all mhj

[@moonytsukii]

​@@HauMun_1lovetacosSakurai Miu, she is a Japanese member from girlgroup me:i from the survival show produce 101 japan the girls, she also participated in girls planet 999

[@flyingkangaroo814]

I really liked Youngseo at "R U Next," especially Chanelle. Love their performances. I hope to see the both of them on stage again in the future.

[@dxmonwithheart]

I'm still disppointed, that Chanelle didn't make it...Chanelle and Moa were my faves :(

[@flyingkangaroo814]

@@dxmonwithheart LOL same. Chanelle had her ups and downs at "R U Next" but she definitely had SO MUCH potential. It definitely is a shame.

[@Glowxdebby]

@@flyingkangaroo814fr!!

[@milk.8793]

chanelle, jiwoo, youngseo and jeemin were my favs like wtff😭

[@Faithivations]

God loves you! Repent and believe that Jesus paid the price for our sins! He can give you so much love, joy and peace!💕

[@Ren110]

I definitely feel like she was kicked out of the group I’ve not seen a single sign of her being sick and who will let go of chance to debut in a huge company like Hybe?

[@aixxav3rs3]

She left because of personal reasons. They said Min hee Jin leaked her information because she was threatened about youngseo formerly trained in NJ.

[@9cloudrachel207]

“Personal reasons” aka forced out by the company

[@chad63]

yeah i feel like she was kicked out as she doesnt fit the aesthetic look of the members of illit. if you put her there now you will feel her out of place.

[@9cloudrachel207]

​@@chad63 completely disagree. if you watched r u next, or any of her perormances its pretty clear she fits the cute concept. and many others. if anything, yunha doesnt fit illit's concept- but shes doing a great job and im surprised by how much shes grown on me! i miss yeongseo :(

[@chad63]

@@9cloudrachel207 obviously her performance is great. im talking about the face symmetry amongst them. i dont feel she fit completely. just my opinion

[@StitchloverQ]

Justice for chanelle and jiwoo and jeemin and youngseo and jihyun and ruka and jeongeun

[@crazykat3713]

Funaa

[@ajamzmom4882]

Jeemin is on I-Land 2, and has a lot of fans backing her. She briefly mentioned RU-Next, not by name just that it was a survival show and not a good experience. Now the rest yes please justice for them.

[@ello4347]

Lol I always assumed Hybe was secretly preparing a new girl group with her and some of the other trainees that could fit a girl crush concept more like Chanelle and Jiwoo. And Himena since she was such a little Rockstar.

[@TheZeus012345678]

Well with ILAND 2 being live now, I'm not sure anymore....

[@inesyoussef2308]

@@TheZeus012345678 I land 2 it's not hybe now , the group will debut will be under the same campany with Kepler :) Hope that jeemin will be ok ')

[@thelastmoonchild.]

Unfortunately, No. if that were the case they wouldn't have ended her contract completely. If she would have kept the exclusive contract and just not debuted with illit and went back to being a trainee,then it could be a possibility but definitely not since the contract has been ended.

[@ajamzmom4882]

I-Land 2 will be under YG Black Label, not Wake One, which is Kepler's label, who is staying at Wake One at leastv7 of them renewed their contact.

[@TheZeus012345678]

@@inesyoussef2308 Phew thank god! more hope then!

[@forestrainfalls]

If she truly wants to be an idol her best decision is going solo.

[@nightpictures3509]

if she wnats being a real idol, leaving illit was best decision

[@moonlight_orange]

I can't imagine hard carrying the members

[@whoIwho]

Being in a group generates more tho

[@nightfurylp6373]

@@whoIwhobut nit in illit

[@whoIwho]

@@nightfurylp6373 she didn't debut in illit so why you think I infer tha??

[@h3ar7135]

Youngseo please be healthy and happy. As long as you’re doing okay, we can live to not seeing you on the stage. Know that we care for you and we will support you all the way.

[@_DreamzGaming]

We miss you, Youngseo.

[@mariachristi9260]

I hope she will debut in another group

[@venupsa]

@@mariachristi9260 since we saw her concentrating on her studies I don't really know if we'll see her again, but I hope one day

[@OpheliaRose-pk5wv]

Notice how all the members Riize Seunghan, Kim Garam & Youngseo all were previous trainees at Source Music, & happen to be the visuals of their said kpop groups, had their private information leaked to multiple media outlets during their debuts? Looks like a certain CEO/former Source Music employee who also happens to like leaking information about other HYPE groups to her press friends, except her own group of course, doesn't like even 1 inch of competition it seems. It's all beginning to add up now.

[@stardust332]

im still waiting for someone to prove this

[@irenesara455]

Whoever this person is, seems like he wants to reveal everything about seunghan and sabotage him. I hope there are actions done against him/her, how can a person be like this?

[@stardust332]

​@@irenesara455sm busy sueing exo members instead of these evil people 😂

[@chomchomiii98]

This

[@vanilamartin107]

seunghan is not the visual, the visual are eunseok and sungchan

[@carat_universefactory]

i believe that this was connected with RIIZE SH hiatus scandal...and bang sihyuk was angry about it that's y his hate with NJ grew

[@bigfeet5759]

He not fit to be ceo literally

[@irenesara455]

Lol. What's this? The strongest reason is that she doesn't fit with illit concept. Why are you linking it to something with absolute 0 evidence?

[@carat_universefactory]

prolly you're not that updated with the news... lol...

[@Sinlock-1313]

@@carat_universefactory you mean unfounded rumors started by haters like you.

[@ricluvstwice]

I MISS HER SM 😭😭😭

[@K-Blink_K.K143]

The fact that I cought this in 13 sec I didnt watch the survival show but I was excited to stan her when the group debuted

[@ioutsoldurfavs]

Poser

[@dindondora]

0:53 that’s Jiwoo not himena you even had not checked this bruh girl

[@crazykat3713]

Fr

[@Milliyaa]

Fr I was like ‘that’s not himena, that’s jiwoo’ like if you’re gonna mention trainees atleast try to use the picture of the said trainee and especially if the trainee was on a ss (like she could’ve just typed her name on ggl and would’ve found a pic)

[@RedRedRed0-0]

Well with ILLIT's situation and reputation right now i think she can consider herself lucky she didn't debuted with them. Imagine getting attacked with every move you're making and ILLIT is borderline lost cause now, I don't think they can recover from all of this issue as long as they exist. Time will only tell how long these girls will last so let's see...

[@ausgod538]

They don't have to recover they just need to continue being successful and making money while having a fanbase. You guys act like haters in the internet matters that much when most of those aren't even fans.

[@Daisy-ue9vk]

Go to shop

[@JO-qn8gy]

ILLIT is a successful group. If anything, NewJeans is the one in big trouble going forward.

[@Jikook_halo]

Y'all act like An artist going throught struggles means the end of the road for them. Lol illit will def bounce back and still be popular .Give it a few months Kpop fans will forget all that happened.

[@Daisy-ue9vk]

@@Jikook_halo kpop stans are sh!!ty

[@dinah9463]

In my opinion if somebody was a bully when they were a child it should not be an issue when they're an adult. Punishing someone for something that they did when they were a child is sinister petty gross revenge. Someone's career should not be destroyed because of something that a child did even if that child was them. And I'm saying this as someone who was bullied. I think it's disgusting that society sides with people who do this. As a child they should not have bullied you true, but as an adult you should know not to destroy someone's career. Now I'm not saying that she was a bully but one of the theories in the video got me thinking about this. Two wrongs do not make a right. Even if the bullying caused you damage for years to come, attacking their career is doing it right back at them and putting you on the same level as they are

[@gachafennec4763]

I think if she bully someone has a child the person that got bully would talk if it hurts her but we didn't hear nothing

[@SakuraMiyawaqueen]

SHE WAS MY FAV AHHHH

[@noname-kd6bj]

as a fan of Youngseo, i'm so glad that she left illit before the group debut, this is the biggest flex i have as a kpop stan this year, i hope Youngseo debut soon alongside with Chanelle, Ruka, Jiwoo, & Jongeun

[@minjsuu]

you can only dream abt it

[@narz418]

Okay - hear me out - what if she didn't like illit's theme, so she decided to leave to pursue a SOLO CAREER?!?!?! what if she is the next Chungha or IU. I'd stan

[@DJ漂亮的流行歌星]

i don't think that's the case tbh，leaving a group because she didn't like illit's theme would be kinda petty.. she worked hard for R U Next and her leaving cause of that reason would be kinda off.. 🙁

[@oofedget]

fr... she trained for 5 years just to throw it all away

[@Arvois]

I think min hee jin was the one who was behind the youngseo leaving illit cuz she trained with both ador and source music and min hee jin is the manager of ador and some people say that she leaked information of trainees and I think youngseo was one of her victims and like that's why she left illit im not sure tho

[@Sinlock-1313]

One thing HYBE charged MHJ with was leaking private info about idols. After all we've seen she would certainly do all she could to hurt Illit.

[@Jucelegario]

Look I'm gonna go on a limp here, dont kill me please: I see "she" has big hands in proportion to the rest of "her" body and we all know how younger generations are overwhelmingly **ans and also, for those who dont know, since around 2014, doctors in the US (I dont know about Korea) are recommending hormone treatments for children as soon as they hit 4 years old, in order to be convincingly from the opposite sex when they are teens and adults.

[@PiggiesInTheRain]

@@Sinlock-1313Hybe never charged her with anything of the sort. She never leaked info. Stop spreading lies online. Read a book.

[@Sinlock-1313]

@@PiggiesInTheRain It was part of HYBE's original breach of trust court filing. Stop defending criminals who abuse young women.

[@dindondora]

BRUUUUH EVEN TAESAN WAS BROUGHT HERE CANT WITH THIS TBH

[@RYUJINs_Addractive_girl]

Not Taesan,but taesan's alleged "girlfriend".

[@trollfalgar]

I was shocked to suddenly hear his name 😂😂😂😂

[@stardust332]

taesan mentioned that seunghan anton and him are friends

[@rehan8006]

what if she debuts under sm’s new gg…

[@viv1zy]

Missing youngseo sm, she was my pick during runext 😭

[@_itssoha_]

Samee

[@whereisjustice5112]

K-Pop is one of the world most darkest industry. I started to feel disgust with K-Pop. Especially with HYBE.

[@JO-qn8gy]

People are always disgusted with the most successful companies.

[@davidjones7493]

The other day UNIS members told fans they hadn’t eaten.. don’t know the details but a lot of these girls are suffering from hunger Same in Japan.. they’re worked to death..

[@unojd2936]

Sure, but all the 'dark side of kpop' had been created and continuing long before BigHit and Hybe existed. As far as I know the only company that made a condition for music shows to respect idols and didn't put its idols into debt is the one you most especially feel disgusted by.

[@lua-user]

Me too

[@Sinlock-1313]

Educate yourself, dog. HYBE is as pure as freshly fallen snow compared to the Big 3. Burning Sun. Slave contracts. Selling idols to Saudi investors. Trainee debt. The list goes on and on. HYBE gets so much hate because they came up from nothing and beat the Bigs while paying and treating their artists well.

[@seolixiessss]

I was so disappointed… she was my cousins bias

[@AyoGG-od4pp]

Girl you dodged a lifetime of horrific veneers and vocal doom!!!

[@happy_ryujin]

Youngseo was one of the or even the most popular member. Illit wouldve needed her.

[@dawnanddust]

I always wondered why she left. Maybe she knew there would be future controversies?

[@Sinlock-1313]

That makes sense. To a door knob.

[@neonkitty469]

i miss her so much . . . hope to see her again

[@ssnehaha]

i miss youngseo sm min heejin you will pay for everything

[@PrinceDuron]

Real that happened many times on her during trainee times, she was perfectly fine to debut newjeans but min heejin just accusing source music that some trainees just trying work for the debut time, now she just perfectly perform with RU next trainees somehow they make her dirty and left her second rank? How mess!!

[@TheHispanicJukeBox]

They probably thought that she was going to end up being the biggest of the group or maybe they thought that she probably turn into some kind of diva and that it's all about her but it's very unusual if she kept getting high scores and she was well liked that she'd be the one out or they were trying to fills some demographic like we have to have a few Japanese members so she's probably the one they wanted to get rid of

[@ldksjal7skxdgsg.d]

There must have been a reason why she didn't want to be in ILLIT, but that will likely never be revealed.

[@wolfyblue]

the fact that she also trained under ador makes 6:57 make more sense, she could've been removed because min heejin had dirt over her and knowing mhj's reputation with spreading rumors... i just wish youngseo can still return and continue with illit after this MHJ fiasco

[@Salacia15]

She left bc hybe wanted to make a Newjeans 2.0

[@raginiswain4686]

So true.

[@NwjnsMinjiDaebak]

Ikr

[@ausgod538]

Ah yes makes total sense, they wanted to make nj 2.0 that's why they put her in the group for months and illit initially was going To debut as 6

[@Salacia15]

@@ausgod538 fr

[@bobbyfellerd2993]

You said it N J 2nd string, 1.O has been done and the best, TRY SOMETHING NEW FRESH/NO COPYING

[@roseavocado2398]

Thank god she went now shes safe

[@ArmonCorkwell]

youngseo's story makes me sad. she could have been somebody if only she had never let that scandalous trash boy from riize enter her life. sometimes it's the people you kick out of your life that makes the best impact. she learned this lesson the hard way.

[@yelskeez]

0:53 thats not himena tho thats jiwoo....

[@happy_ryujin]

When i found out she wouldnt debut, my first thought literally was: "Damn they wouldve needed her."

[@Yoongi10269]

I personally think it was more about the concept of the group... Obv Hybe wanted so bad to go to a cute concept, they are currently forcing the voice of some members when the members of illit (exept Wonhee but I'll not talk about her...) clearly aren't made for cute concept... And this girl especially seemed really good at girl crush...

[@moonlight_orange]

Youngseo dodging the bullet, congratulations

[@itsnansetya9]

Just imagine Youngseo and Garam re-debut together in another group 🤯

[@VIVI.ROKKUGAL]

Garam is not going back to a girl group. She’s at acting/ I think art school rn. Tbh hope youngseo debuts in a gg too tho

[@itsnansetya9]

@@VIVI.ROKKUGAL "imagine"

[@Sslais]

To be honest I think that youngseo and yunah fits better in a strong concept than cute, but I dont think she kick out this opportunite just because of that, it’s a miss because she is very talent

[@anyameowie]

And she was my favourite 😿💔

[@redpasta-p6b]

Wishing her much deserved success in her future endeavors ❤

[@kuyab9122]

Debut a gg with Chuu, Youngseo, Jinni, Garam, Soojin and Gyuri (Ahyeon *almost)

[@xxovereyexx5019]

Kpop is so shady sometime

[@boss_babyi]

She was supposed to be my bias, she is literally so perfect. The way she was trained to debut in two successful girl groups but leave just right after debut is so 😭 I noticed her since the very first day when her teasers got released, she caught my attention since the released pics of her selfies, then her performances, it would be so good if youngseo participates in ill-it again like ahyeon, bc they are both my biases 😭

[@opheliasworld8503]

I miss her so much. She was my bias throughout RUNEXT

[@iloveyao]

no cause if she joined illit , you guys will say she doesnt fit the concept like yunah

[@YOONJIYOONILAND2]

When the moments I know she left the group I also shouting Its really shocked me I watch ru next a rooting for her And she so happy when she was in the final lineup😢😢😢

[@tasyatavkazakova9401]

I MISS HER SO MUCH

[@jsoo_nnj]

ILLIT would have better vocals if YOUNGSEO didnt quit... Through the RUNEXT songs she participated in she really had good vocals. She would have been the main vocalist, I have little doubt if she didnt leave her vocals would change like all of the members... :(

[@amnasalman3960]

Please can you make a video about sm girl rookies who left and some more information

[@LovelyLara123]

6 member curse again 😢

[@PrinceDuron]

That many happened to any girl groups like "G-I(DLE) and Lessera fim"..

[@starxca]

She’s not a lost member. She just chose another path which was to stop debuting and that’s absolutely fine.

[@MrCamenbere]

I hope she's ok

[@algmslaaaaaa]

She was my favorite contestant... She was the reason why I didn't complain about the lineup, "as long as Youngseo is here's it's okay". But now the group seems incomplete. And I'm sure that she would balance a little bit tha lack of singing skills of the group.

[@rushedtree960]

So is she blacklisted from groups now? I know something for sure that when an idol leaves before their contract ends they become blacklisted so is she one of them even tho she never debuted?

[@melvin91motorola]

She's lucky she didn't debut in illit

[@Sinlock-1313]

Because she hates success?

[@uzuilover4ever]

@@Sinlock-1313because she can sing and the other girls are useless visuals ?

[@ChoiHannaLeia]

Girl be thanking God and counting her lucky stars after all this mess ILLIT is in....😹

[@8thwisdom]

min heejin spread rumors of former newjeans trainee (yeongseo) so she will not debut in new girl group

[@Freed.eric1994]

1 thing i noticed is that the center of all of these is "money" Its all about money, money talks and money corrupts.

[@stardust332]

no shit sherlock thats business

[@crazykat3713]

She was literally the 2nd most loved member predebut 😭😭

[@Supalola]

Wait till you relaize min hee jin the reason she felt because she trained with newjeans

[@urstarsobi]

not you making a video without any research 0:53 its jiwoo not himena why are you talking when you know nothing about the topic

[@8thwisdom]

Cause kookielit is for min heejin and newjeans ...

[@shhinyourarea6105]

ngl it'd always be interesting to me that both garam and youngseo were born in november of 2005 and ended up being kicked out

[@lMEXClTED]

I think ILLIT should’ve been 1.Minju 2.Youngseo 3.Iroha 4.Chanelle 5.Yewon 6.Wonhee And BELIFT LAB shouldn’t have removed Youngseo

[@SavyaAdel]

I miss youngseo she's my 1 pick in ru next 🫠💔

[@sofialie]

0:52 That is not Himena, that is Jiwoo.

[@corrine1310]

Most likely removed because she didn't fit the concept the company was going for

[@loucantcant06]

Uhhh you don't remove a predebut member who won 2nd place in the survival show just bc they "don't fit" the concept. Plus, if it was the case, Yunah wouldn't have been here...

[@autumn8658]

@@loucantcant06well Minju and Moka are around the same age as her. Btw, and this is no way hate

[@moonlight_orange]

​@@loucantcant06 yes they can - if their key member/s debuted. They would potentially create an aesthetic based on them which are wonhee and iroha.

[@OpheliaRose-pk5wv]

She unfortunately, was one of the few Source Music trainees who happened to have their private information leaked during their debuts suspiciously. Remembering Riize Seunghan🕊

[@irenesara455]

​@@OpheliaRose-pk5wv was seunghan a source music trainee? Didn't he choose sm first? What is the source of this?

[@ramudaamemura_]

This is a great video but it's pronounced like "Yongseo" not "Yoongseo"

[@Lizzy-k4e]

I hope we will see her as a kpop idol again

[@saturn6563]

If Youngseo debuted she definitely would’ve been one of the best singers in ILLIT considering she trained under SM

[@msaxlydia]

even vcha has 6 members and one is on hiatus.

[@_itssoha_]

KAYLEE I MISS HERRR

[@ATWTMVTVFTVSGAVRALPS]

That's sad. Half a decade was wasted...

[@crazylittlebigthings]

She dodged a bullet.

[@yoshinoricheek]

i feel like belift forced her to leave the group because she didn't fit the concept

[@sttraw_beryy]

She should've debuted- she had the skills. and overall aura !! Not to mention she looks kind of like FreeZia/Karina

[@aespsa]

Min heejin is evil, she ruined Youngseos future.

[@oreobanana8617]

the 6 member curse is real many groups have been affected :(

[@joeE-kt8of]

good thing she is not in illit, that company is a joke

[@PrinceDuron]

Real I hope she doesn't debut with them where that company makes mess for their group!!

[@PrinceDuron]

Hopefully somehow some rumors that she will debuting that Dirty Company "Attrakt" Fifty Fifty..

[@prdstay]

0:53 the third one is not Himena that Jiwoo

[@hellolokjj]

I want youngseo back😭😭😭

[@notanalien9041]

Tbh, if they don't terminate Gfriend contract like that, it wouldn't be like this. It's all karma's work and I'm here for it.

[@keanuchillmills4893]

I hate belift lab for doing that. I wish youngseo was still in illit.

[@kpopslayyforreal]

I think this was bcuz youngseo prob did not like the concept of IILIT so she left ........

[@zoeyluvy]

bro i was so disappointed when it was announced

[@seleneluvsidle]

it was first soojin, then garam and now youngseo? the 6 member curse is real..

[@_KIMCLUMSY]

She made the best decision fr

[@FabioSuave]

the fact that literally so many baseless theories exist just makes me hate the kpop industry as a whole.

[@kirananuraini3799]

I NOT WANT TO LEAVE THE GROUP

[@SaisaiDemigodess]

Maybe she didn’t fit the image they wanted? So sad tho.

[@YoungCancerBae]

I was only following ILLIT for youngseo tbh.

[@8thwisdom]

min heejin spread rumors of former newjeans trainee (yeongseo) so she will not debut in new girl group

[@pokyeomonlove]

FORM ANOTHER GROUP WITH YOUNGSEO, JIWOO AND CHANELLE AND THROW IN TWO OTHER TRAINEES (yk since the five member gg curse n i dont want any member to go through what happened with youngseo and garam) WE. NEED. THEM. ASAP. *aggressively dances to stayc's asap*

[@badkarma5245]

She must be thanking god

[@LoafII87]

Thanking God for what? She missed out on the best debut on history of Kpop and all the fame, records and money that ILLIT achieved

[@OpheliaRose-pk5wv]

​@@LoafII87 exactly. Ppl are so slow

[@JeanYouLuckyBoi]

​@@LoafII87lets just enjoy their cope and seething 😂

[@badkarma5245]

They have money that's all and negative publicity too. Atleast better than suffering mentally by internet users​@@LoafII87

[@icedfrcppe.]

cant yall just respect nyangseo’s decision to leave? its been more than 6 months since she left and even though i miss her, we dont need to make a whole ass video months later

[@Lizzy-k4e]

Isn’t she still trainee

[@_kpopmilk_]

Hybe has a 6 member curse, also tbh!!

[@aixxav3rs3]

But BND IS A SIX MEMBER GROUP

[@stardust332]

and sm has a 7 member curse

[@nickamarit]

I miss her.