Hello! So, this is something I have been thinking about recently. I love ILY:1 with all of my heart, and so should you, but how much popularity did they actually get organically as opposed to Girl's Planet? Why do you think that?
Girls Planet 999 was one of the most, if not the most popular, survival show recently. Everyone and their grandmas were talking about it, especially among girl group stans. Out of the six ILY:1 members, four of them came from the show. More than half. At least one of them (Ririka) almost made it to Kep1er if I remember right. Undoubtedly, a good chuck of their fans are ones who were interested in one of more of these idols since Girls Planet and decided to check out ILY:1 to continue supporting them. They're still a nugu group, but without that show, they'd be much more nugu.
I'd love to hear what you think. Share your opinions. Be respectful and have a great day/night!