ISEGYE IDOL

ISEGYE IDOL (이세계 아이돌), or ISEDOL (이세돌) for short, is a Korean VTuber girl-group project directed and owned by Korean Twitch streamer Woowakgood. Around 200 people auditioned for the project, and ultimately six members were chosen to represent ISEGYE IDOL. Due to Isegye Idol starting as a content project by a streamer, there is no agency. However, all members would later join Parable Entertainment, which is a Streamer management company. Still, every music video, YouTube edits, VRChat map/filming, and concerts are operated by Isegye Idol members and the fans- meaning no company staffs involved.

All six members of Isegye Idol currently stream on Twitch, with all members having over 220k followers as of Jan 2023. They also have their own YouTube channels that upload stream edits, music cover videos, and fan-made videos. Their YouTube channels are all over 210k subscribers as of Jan 2023.

On August 26, Woowakgood announced the six participants who have passed the audition. ISEGYE IDOL later officially debuted with their single album RE:WIND on 17 December 2021.

2021
On 4 June, Woowakgood posted on his Fan Cafe (Korean version of Reddit/4Chan) that "I will make you into an ISEGYE IDOL." The project was initially called "Cyber Idol," but later changed to Isegye Idol.

On 10 July, Woowakgood streamed the First Round of the audition process in VRChat, where participants would sing their chosen song. The three judges were Woowakgood, Roentgenium, and GreatMoonAroma. Two out of the three judges needed to pass the contestant in order for them to pass. Some participants passed through a "super pass," which was given to each judge.

On 17 July, the First Round of the audition officially ended. There were 106 participants eliminated, while 39 participants passed. The names of those who passed the first round were posted on his Fan Cafe.

On 24 July, the Second Round of the audition process started. The task was to simply "stream." Woowakgood also later interviewed the participants and streamed it on his Twitch channel.

On 31 July, the Second Round of the audition process officially ended. There were 18 participants eliminated, while 21 participants passed. The names of those who passed the second round were posted on his Fan Cafe. The Third Round of the audition started on the same day, the tasks being "continued streaming" and "collab stream."

On 7 August, the Third Round of the audition process officially ended. There were 10 participants eliminated, while 11 participants passed. The names of those who passed the third round were posted on his Fan Cafe.

On 15 August, the Final Round of the audition process started. The participants were evaluated based on their YouTube contents, PR Video (a video to promote themselves in order to win votes), and compatibility with each other and Woowakgood.

On 26 August, Woowakgood revealed the six participants who have passed the audition on his Fan Cafe. However, Isegye Idol would not officially debut until their album release.

On 17 December, Isegye Idol's first single album RE:WIND was released on Melon Chart (Korean music chart). Isegye Idol also officially debuted on this day.

2022
On 11 March, Isegye Idol's second single album Winter Spring was released on Melon Chart.

On 21 March, Gosegu performed her first Solo Concert live on Twitch called "Hope Concert." The purpose was to give hope to viewers who have been exhausted by Coronavirus.

On 2 April, Ine collaborated with popular Korean rappers and released a song called "Hollow Season." This was possible due to one of the rapper, Genius Nochang, being a fan of Woowakgood.

On 15 May, Jururu performed her first Solo Concert live on Twitch called "Ju. T'aime." This was a concert celebrating 100k subscribers on YouTube.

On 10 August, Woowakgood announced that two Isegye Idol webtoons would be released on KakaoPage. The webtoon's storywriters and illustrators were all chosen through a quick audition.

On 5 November, Woowakgood opened an audition for an original soundtrack to be used for the webtoon.

On 11 November, the official fan name for Isegye Idol fans was announced. The fan name is "ifari" (이파리). The word is a mix of "I" from "Isegye," and the word Safari. The word also translates to "leaf."

On 18 December, Gosegu performed her second Solo Concert live on YouTube called "TOUR."

On 23 December, Lilpa performed her first Solo Concert live on YouTube called "Dream Again."

Trivia

 * The group name changed from Cyber Idol to Isegye Idol during the audition process.


 * Some name nominees included: Gamramsonyeo, Butyouwant, Wakey, and VIRTU.


 * As Woowakgood is a streamer who enjoys creating content involving his fans, The Isegye Idol Project was just one of his personal content. He even stated in the project announcement that the chance of succeeding is around "0.2%."


 * Isegye Idol videos are uploaded on the Waktaverse YouTube channel. However, you will also see content regarding Woowakgood, and GOMEM.


 * Isegye Idol communicate with each other through Discord, VRChat, and streams. They have not met in real life.


 * A portion of Woowakgood's Fan Cafe revolves around Isegye Idol, where fans can post fan videos, clips from previous streams, fan animations, fan webtoons, and more. Isedols usually spend an hour or more on Fan Cafe and do Just Chatting.


 * Isegye Idol technically has a manager named Roentgenium, but the manager is just a concept/role given to him to roleplay. When Woowakgood scouted for a manager, Roentgenium appealed and won the role by saying "I watched The Idolmaster for six years."


 * Isegye Idol does not have an official leader. Many fans view either Ine (who is the eldest member) or Lilpa (who was a former K-pop idol) as the leader, but due to Woowakgood leading the stream during collaborations, there is no need for an official leader at the moment.


 * Isegye Idol models are all from VRChat BOOTH, meaning they cannot do promotional events due to copyright. They've slowly been changing their avatars to Original Characters, such as Lilpa, Jururu, and Viichan. The others, Ine, Jingburger, and Gosegu, are still having their Original Characters developed.

Video Clips

 * Please Vote for the Final Isedol Members (Promotional Video Final Round)
 * Ochame Kinou - ISEGYE IDOL COVER (Hololive Hommage)
 * Isedol 100-Day Anniversary: Anime OST Medley
 * RE:WIND - ISEGYE IDOL 1st Single
 * It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - ISEGYE IDOL COVER
 * My Waktaverse (My Universe) - ISEGYE IDOL & GOMEM COVER
 * Winter Spring - ISEGYE IDOL 2nd Single
 * Umapyoi Densetsu - ISEGYE IDOL COVER
 * Balloons - ISEGYE IDOL COVER
 * LOVE DIVE - ISEGYE IDOL COVER