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Color*Iz (2018)

Where the lyrics of Color*Iz take you, and where it was really made.

A group born from a survival show set a girl-group debut album record on Hanteo, selling more than 34,000 copies on release day.

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Produce 48 was the third season of Mnet's Produce 101 series
Made in collaboration with Yasushi Akimoto's AKB48 Group, aiming at a "global" girl group active in South Korea and Japan
The show wrapped up in August 2018; the label announced an October debut
Recording, TV filming and the title track music video were scheduled tightly
Member Chaewon also had to prepare for the College Scholastic Ability Test in South Korea
The album includes Iz*One versions of "We Together", "You're in Love, Right?" and "As We Dream", originally performed by Produce 48 contestants

1	아름다운 색	3:38
2	O' My!	3:23
3	라비앙로즈 (La vie en rose)	3:39
4	비밀의 시간	3:22
5	앞으로 잘 부탁해 (IZ*ONE ver.)	3:46
6	반해버리잖아? (好きになっちゃうだろう?) (IZ*ONE ver.)	4:06
7	꿈을 꾸는 동안 (夢を見ている間) (IZ*ONE ver.)	3:28
8	내꺼야 (IZ*ONE ver.)	4:39

Formed through Mnet reality competition show Produce 48 (aired June 15 to August 31, 2018).
Show billed as collaboration between Korean Produce 101 franchise and Japanese idol AKB48 Group.
Name suggested by netizens via official Produce 48 website and chosen by CJ ENM; "IZ" is a numeronym for 12.
Managed by Off the Record and Swing Entertainment.

Twelve members: Jang Won-young, Sakura Miyawaki, Jo Yu-ri, Choi Ye-na, An Yu-jin, Nako Yabuki, Kwon Eun-bi, Kang Hye-won, Hitomi Honda, Kim Chae-won, Kim Min-ju, Lee Chae-yeon.
Kwon Eun-bi served as leader.
Korean and Japanese members combined in one group.

Korean debut October 29, 2018 with EP Color*Iz; lead single "La Vie en Rose".
Color*Iz peaked at number two on Gaon Album Chart and sold over 225,000 copies.
Japanese debut single "Suki to Iwasetai" released February 6, 2019 under EMI Records; peaked at number two on Oricon and certified platinum by RIAJ.
Released two studio albums (Bloom*Iz, Twelve) and seven EPs (four Korean, three Japanese).
Held first headlining tour "Eyes on Me" in 2019 at Jamsil Indoor Stadium, Seoul.
Officially disbanded April 29, 2021.

Billboard's Tamar Herman called the lead single "Captivating from the get-go" and described the opening track as powerful and delicate at once
Herman wrote that the duality in the debut song and video hinted at the group's potential amid one of the most experimental pop scenes in the world
Herman noted that the 12 members were picked from nearly 100 women who competed on Produce 48
Jung Yeon-kyung of the magazine 《이즘》 rated the album more structured than I.O.I's Chrysalis and Wanna One's 1X1=1 (TO BE ONE)
The same review praised the title track "La Vie en Rose" as an EDM song with an exotic string sound and a polished listening track, although it does not suit a rookie girl group
The review said the concept mixing coolness and prettiness could come off as half-baked
The review faulted the title track for lacking a hook, calling it fatal for a rookie idol who must appeal to the public

Hanteo: more than 34,000 units sold on release day, a record for the highest first-week sales of a girl group's debut album
Hanteo: about 80,000 copies in the first week, fourth highest first-week album sales by a K-pop girl group
Gaon Album Chart: number 2 in the first week
Gaon monthly album chart: number 4, with 98,311 copies sold in October
Oricon Weekly Album and Oricon Weekly Digital Album charts: debuted at number 1
Japan first week: 12,000 physical and 3,000 digital copies (October 29 – November 4, 2018)
Billboard World Albums: number 9
"La Vie en Rose": number 6 on World Digital Songs, number 14 on Gaon Digital Chart
Nielsen Music: 1,000 copies sold from October 26 to November 1
Iz*One became only the eighth Korean girl group whose debut release charted on both World Albums and World Digital Songs

Iz*One held a debut showcase concert, "COLOR*IZ Show-Con", at the Olympic Hall in Seoul on October 29, 2018, and its tickets sold out within a minute.
The music video for "La Vie en Rose" reached more than 4.5 million YouTube views in its first 24 hours, passing Stray Kids' record for a K-pop group's debut music video.
Four days after release, the video passed 10 million views on YouTube.
Iz*One won its first music show on November 8, 2018 on M! Countdown, the fastest win for a female group since debut, at 10 days.