5th generation · BELIFT LAB
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ILLIT arrived with Magnetic and reached the American singles chart straight away, which set the tone for the fifth generation's opening.
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Moka and Iroha are Japanese, the voices stay light, and the writing turns the ordinary feelings of people in their late teens into pop.
Choose this for hooks that lodge immediately and a group that refuses to be only cute.
ユナ윤아 · YunahView in Japanese
ミンジュ민주 · MinjuView in Japanese
モカ모카 · MokaView in Japanese
ウォンヒ원희 · WonheeView in Japanese
イロハ이로하 · IrohaView in Japanese| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ユナ | 2004-01-15ⓘ | 22 | 168cm | A | ENTP | South Korea |
| ミンジュ | 2004-05-11ⓘ | 22 | 165cm | O | ISTP | South Korea |
| モカ | 2004-10-08ⓘ | 21 | 162cm | B | ISFP | Japan |
| ウォンヒ | 2007-06-26ⓘ | 19 | 165cm | A | ISFP | South Korea |
| イロハ | 2008-02-04ⓘ | 18 | 158cm | A | INFJ | Japan |
Ages are as of 2026-09-17.
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
Magnetic MVMagnetic is the debut and still the fastest way to understand what the group sounds like.
Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance) MVThe title track of bomb has a fairground lift to it and the most detailed footwork.
It's Me MVIt's Me is the 2026 title track and the most self-directed thing the group has released.2 daesang · 3 awards · 1 No. 1 finish (compiled by KPOP DISCOVER, as of September 17, 2026)
Golden Disc Awards GDA
Melon Music Awards MMA
MAMA Awards MAMA
Source: announcements by each award ceremony and official chart
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ILLIT turns on light-footed addictiveness and on the design strength of a HYBE label. BELIFT LAB brought the 5-member group out in March 2024 after the survival show R U Next?, and the debut single Magnetic, with its softly bouncing hook, reached the Billboard Hot 100 faster than any K-pop group before it, roughly 4 weeks from debut. On Spotify the same song piled up streaming milestones at close to record speed for a debut.
Yunah, Minju, Moka, Wonhee and Iroha are built to be heard through soft vocals and open space rather than sheer force. The texture of Magnetic, the sweetness of Cherish (My Love) from the 2nd mini album I'll Like You, and the friendliness of the Japan-original Almond Chocolate all keep lightness as the brand. Even among fifth-generation acts, that city pop and easy listening breadth is the weapon.
In Japan, Magnetic hit a major Oricon threshold at a pace close to the fastest for a female group, making it a rare case of a debut year landing globally and locally at once. Played in the order Magnetic, Cherish (My Love), Almond Chocolate, the entry point of a worldwide hit, the musical range, and the connection to the Japanese market give you the present position of ILLIT in a few minutes.
Editors' take Magnetic / Cherish (My Love) / Almond Chocolate — a HYBE 5-piece that took the world and the local market at once with light-footed addictiveness.
No. 44 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 21%)
The denominator is the 210 groups, out of 525 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-09-17).
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