With IZ*ONE companies learning lessons from their Produce predecessors, have they shown the ultimate blueprint on how to manage them post-disbandment? Will the formula of smaller group + mid/big labels work for Kepler, as well as soloists even though traditional thinking will say you have to be "more well-rounded" or that you have to be well-known enough to carry your own brand etc.? Back in the days, most people would have thought someone like Yena or Eunbi would be perfect for a girl group, but Iz*One crazy fanbase has so far been rich enough to carry Eunbi's album sales, even though charting and streams/views have been fairly average at best.
Will this formula work for Kepler when they eventually disband? Will their members join another group, with fewer members, and possibly partner up with another Kepler member? Or will more of them redebut solo and rely on a big fanbase to carry them through album sales?
