Frist Center of Produce 101 - XOXO Always the Best SOMI

White Goose
Nov 5, 2021
3 min read

Somi's new album title song XOXO is released!

This album includes a total of 8 songs including Dumb Dumb.

XOXO is the main release,

which continues the American sweetheart theme of Dumb Dumb.

XOXO's MV portrays the contrast between a vengeful darling and a cheater.

It reminds people of many Hollywood chick flicks with love stories in a young school campus setting.

There is also the imitation of Harley Quinn from the Suicide Squad with heavy-weight weapons (i.e. a sledgehammer here and a baseball bat there).

The crazy, cool and lovable image of the Somi should be an instant classic to her followers and maybe even to everyone who will watch the video.

Substituting the cheating boyfriend as a weak rabbit, torturing him in public,

trashing his house, teaching him a "lesson" with her girl gangs,

All elements of nostalgic high school comedies.

It has got to restore much of our sweet memories.

Oh, not to mention that the West Highland White Terrier in the MV,

Somi with the cute dog! The most adorable thing ever!

This gorgeous look of Somi showcases a generation of young, confident (sometimes rebellious) ladies, which is very fitting to the current world.

All the outfits accentuate her troublesome beauty with a hint of cuteness

- all the while in chaotic, messy revenge against the cheating bf.

As always, the stage for XOXO and dance challenge is in trend!

It is colorful, it is feminine and it is powerful.

With the ending marks "to be continued",

you know what we're gonna get ahead of us...

another creative MV from Somi and team for the sequel!

Let's review Somi's path to stardom again~

SOMI (소미) is a South Korean solo singer who became well-known after competing on the survival shows SIXTEEN and ranking first in Produce 101.

SOMI is signed under The Black Label.

She made her solo debut on 13 June 2019 with the single “Birthday”.

Somi's personal life:

Somi was born to a Dutch-Canadian father and a Korean mother, her family moved to South Korea when she was one year old.

Her hobbies are collecting socks, shopping, walking alone, searching for good music, and searching for good restaurants.

Her specialties are taekwondo (4th-dan black belt), caricatures, cooking.

She has a cat named Cheese.

Her idols are EXO's Kai, GOT7’s JB, and Big Bang.

Somi's Career:

Prior to the SIXTEEN show...

She appeared in GOT7’s “Stop Stop It” MV after training for 2 years.

The year 2015

In May 2015, she participated in the reality survival show SIXTEEN.

She was eliminated in the final episode after achieving 9th place.

Even though she did not win, the show and Somi became a big hit in the industry. Everyone's starting to see her potential.

2016-2017

In 2016, she participated in Mnet's survival television show, Produce 101 as a trainee representing JYP Entertainment.

She finished the survival in the first place, becoming the main artist of the girl group I.O.I.

On May 4, the group debuted with the mini-album Chrysalis, and its title track, "Dream Girls".

On February 10, of the following year, she joined the second season of the variety show, Sister's Slam Dunk, and debuted as a member of their special girl group Unnies in May 2017.

From October 2016 to April 2017, Somi, along with UP10TION's Wooshin were the hosts for the sixth season of the music show The Show.

2018

On September 23, 2018, it was announced that Somi had joined YG Entertainment's sub-label The Black Label.

2019

On June 13, 2019, Somi debuted as a soloist with the digital single album "Birthday". Towards the end of that year, following on to the previous success, she introduced another track, "Outta My Head".