"Pick Me Again!" I.O.I Reunites in a 9-Member Lineup for the First Time in 10 Years…Embarks on a Massive Asian Tour This May

Project girl group I.O.I (I.O.I) celebrates its 10th debut anniversary by reuniting in a nine-member lineup, making a dazzling return right by global fans’ side.

Wearing the outfits from 10 years ago to perfectly recreate "Pick Me" On the 9th, on I.O.I’s official SNS account, a video was suddenly posted featuring the members matching the choreography to their debut song "Pick Me (Pick Me)" under the caption "Go back to the 2016 I.O.I concert—are you going or not?" In the video, the members recreated the exact look from their past promotions—pink sweatshirt, black short shorts, and a knee-high sock style—while delivering perfectly synchronized choreography with not a single hint of error. The members themselves were amazed by the flawless timing that somehow made a decade feel meaningless, and fans who watched it are responding explosively, saying, "It really feels like they’re debuting again," and "That same feeling is still here, and I’m getting emotional."

New release in May and a comeback with the 9-member lineup Formed through Mnet’s "Produce 101" in 2016 and having wrapped up activities after a January 2017 concert, I.O.I has achieved a miraculous reunion to mark its 10th debut anniversary. This comeback will be carried out as a total of nine members—Im Nayoung, Chungha, Kim Sejeong, Jeong Chaeyeon, Kim Sohye, Yoo Yeonjeong, Choi Yujung, Kim Doyeon, and Jeon Somi—excluding Kang Mina and Zhou Jieqiong, who couldn’t join due to scheduling issues. Aiming to release a new album in May, they’ve already finished both jacket and music video filming. With artists who built their own unmatched careers over the past 10 years as solo singers and actors coming together again, expectations are high for the explosive synergy they’ll unleash.

Global moves with the Asian tour "LOOP" The full-fledged opening act is a large-scale tour that begins with their Seoul concert dates at Jamsil Indoor Stadium. I.O.I will hold the "2026 I.O.I Concert Tour: LOOP (2026 I.O.I Concert Tour: LOOP)" for three days, from May 29 to 31, at Seoul’s Jamsil Indoor Stadium. This performance is a stage where the members will come together for the first time in about nine years since 2017’s "Timeslip— I.O.I." The tour title "LOOP (LOOP)" carries a warm message of "connection" and "circulation," saying that the story—thought to have ended—begins again. Starting with a standalone concert in Seoul, they plan to tour major Asian cities such as Bangkok and Hong Kong, meeting fans around the world who have waited a long time for this reunion in person.