Before School-IL

Before School Island Life official logo

**Before School-Island Life,** officially known as **Before School-IL** is the second official sub-group of Appaloosa Plains boy band Before School. They are the first idol group known for capitalizing beach life music, the oldest form of simlish pop music. Formed in 2013, the group consists of four Before School members Daeho, JU, Seungho, and Seon. Since Min-Su is stil inactive from the main group it's unclear if he's still with the sub-units.

Before School-IL released their debut CD single on April 5, 2013 the short span of their career before they were announced to be on hiatus in 2014. The single "First Express" was simlish's sixteenth best-selling record and the number one best-selling single of 2013, according to the Music Industry Association of Sims. In November 2017, the subgroup made their debut in Japan with the released Japanese version of "First Express".

## History

### **Pre-debut**

Noticing the dying trend of Island Life music, Lee London decided to revive the style by producing an idol band that capitalizes this genre. Three months before Before School-IL's official debut, they performed "Dead Love" with future Butterfly Effect member Nallia Chou.

### **2013: Commercial success**

In early February, K-Sims Entertainment made the official announcement of a second Before School subgroup, Before School-IL. The group released their debut single "First Express" on April 5, 2013 the debut was also marked as Seon's first comeback since the death of his girlfriend a year before.

"First Express" topped music charts three days after release. Two months later, the single topped Twinbrook-based music stations and remained in the same position for several weeks.By the end of 2013, the single sold almost 46,000 copies and was K-Sim's best-selling single of the year.

Two months later, Daeho, Seungho, and Seon were injured in a car accident, and all of Before School-IL's schedules were completely canceled for two months. However, pre-recorded performances, such as the group's performance in "A Time to Remember", continued to air on television and their single continued to top music charts. Schedules resumed in June, but only lasted a month.

### **2015: Performance tours and Japan**

On April 29, 2015, it was announced that Before School-IL would make a comeback later in the year with their second single. However, Before School sub-unit, Before School-Sul, debuted instead, putting Before School-IL in partial hiatus. Before School-IL remained partially active throughout the year as they still appear as a group in Before School's concert tour, *Before School: Clubs* and other similar functions. Despite the debut of Before School-Sul, a future full-length album is still in the works and is expected to arrive in the future.

## Image

Before School-IL is well known for their parodies, such as the short miniseries *Raining Flowers*, a parody of the popular Simlish drama, *Pretty Rain* which aired on K-Sims Entertainment's website.

Due to Before School-IL's active participation in Island Life music and their comedic appearances, the group gained outstanding attention from the older audience despite their well-known young idol images that was created for them in the main group Before School. Members of Before School-IL explained that they wanted to change their idol appearance and hope that they would gain different fans from their new Island Life image.