Kim Se-jeong

 In 2012, Kim participated in the second season of the competition television show K-pop Star 2 at the age of 16. While she was not able to appear in the second round of the ranking audition Yang Hyun-suk did invite Kim back as a wildcard for the casting round. Kim performed a duet from Taeyang's "I Need A Girl" along with Jo Yoo-min. [9] Yang took two of them together, putting Kim along with contestants Nicole Curry and Lee Soo-kyung for the final round of casting. After the casting round, Kim was eliminated from the competition.In January 2016, Kim represented Jellyfish Entertainment along with other trainees Kim Na-young and Kang Mi-na on the reality survival show Produce 101, where they competed for the chance to be the first to appear in the Mnet group project. [11] Kim was selected to "Group A" for the premiere episode. She also earned the nickname "God Sejeong" and the first-place position in numerous episodes. The program ended on April 1, 2016, and the final lineup of I.O.I, consisting of the top 11 poll-winners were announced. Kim was awarded 525,352 votes, and was made a member of I.O.I was chosen as the runner-up contestant. The group debuted on May 4, 2016, with the lead single "Dream Girls" from the album Chrysalis. [14] I.O.I was promoted for less than one year before officially disbanding on January 17, 2017. Members returned to their respective agencies after the expiration of their contract