(G)I-DLE leader Soyeon has been quietly sneaking a new name into her song credits: icebluerabbit. For months, fans kept asking who this mysterious producer was and why the music attached to that alias felt cooler, softer, almost like late night playlist material instead of the explosive anthems Soyeon is known for.
At the media showcase for (G)I-DLE’s 9th mini album We made, Soyeon finally connected the dots. She explained that icebluerabbit is her own alternate persona, created to help her pivot from provocative, high impact tracks to music that feels more comfortable and easy to listen to, starting with digital single Mono (Feat. skaiwater) and flowing into the new era.
Who is icebluerabbit, really?
The name icebluerabbit first appeared in January 2026, when (G)I-DLE released Mono (Feat. skaiwater) as a digital single. Instead of Jeon Soyeon, the composer credit listed icebluerabbit, which many listeners assumed was an outside producer.
In a February feature, Soyeon revealed that icebluerabbit is her own pseudonym. She removed her real name from the credits because she wanted people to hear Mono as a completely new kind of song, without any expectations attached to Soyeon’s usual writing style. Since composer information still had to be registered, she built a new identity instead of using her own.
Even the alias itself is a kind of self reset. Soyeon has described her usual image as hot, bright and associated with cute puppy visuals, so she picked three words that felt like the opposite: “ice” instead of hot, “blue” instead of her beloved yellow, and “rabbit” instead of a puppy. Icebluerabbit became a cool toned mirror version of the Soyeon fans thought they knew.
The project stayed low key until (G)I-DLE’s 2026 world tour Syncopation. At the Seoul shows in February, Soyeon performed a solo track titled ICE BLUE RABBIT, then confirmed on stage that she was the same icebluerabbit listed on the Mono credits, finally tying the alias to a full on persona.
- January 27, 2026: Mono (Feat. skaiwater) drops with icebluerabbit in the credits.
- February 21 to 22: Soyeon stages ICE BLUE RABBIT during the Syncopation tour in Seoul and reveals she is icebluerabbit.
- May 2: She brings ICE BLUE RABBIT to HIPHOPPLAYA FESTIVAL 2026, solidifying the persona beyond the idol stage.
- July 6: At the We made showcase, she openly links icebluerabbit to her shift toward easy listening music.
From bold anthems to easy listening
Before icebluerabbit, Soyeon was often talked about as the architect of (G)I-DLE’s hard hitting sound. She wrote and composed many of the group’s most provocative singles, including tracks like TOMBOY, Nxde, Queencard and Super Lady, which leaned into loud concepts and in your face hooks.
At the We made showcase in Seoul, she explained that she started the icebluerabbit project because she wanted a totally different challenge from that established image. Working behind the alias nudged her away from intense, maximal songs and toward music she describes as comfortable and easy to listen to, the kind of track you can just put on and enjoy without thinking too hard.
In a K pop context, that does not mean background elevator music. With icebluerabbit, Soyeon leans into minimal, groove based production, letting a single mood and a simple melody carry the song instead of constant beat switches and dramatic concept shifts. Listeners can feel that on Mono, where a restrained house influenced beat supports a message about tuning out outside noise and focusing on your own inner frequency.
Soyeon has also said that as she kept writing under the pseudonym, the identity eventually blended into who she is as an artist. The cool, easy listening side that started as an experiment is no longer separate from (G)I-DLE’s main story, it is another color she can pull out when a song calls for it.
This evolution lines up with the title of the group’s 9th mini album. Early in their career, (G)I-DLE released a project called I Made, emphasizing Soyeon’s central role. Naming the 2026 mini We made, and filling it with outside producers alongside icebluerabbit, signals a move from “I” to “we” that feels like both a musical and emotional shift.
That does not mean Soyeon has abandoned harder sounds. Around the same time, she also took part in high energy collaborations like the EDM and hip hop track Do not Die with American rapper Odetari. Instead of replacing her edgier side, icebluerabbit creates a parallel lane where she can explore softer, more spacious ideas without the pressure that comes with her main name.
Mono, ICE BLUE RABBIT and the new We made era
Mono (Feat. skaiwater) was the first full scale test of the icebluerabbit sound. Released on January 27, 2026, it introduced a minimalist production style and a monochrome inspired concept about ignoring other people’s gaze and listening to your own essence. British artist skaiwater’s feature underlined how global and genre fluid this lane could be.
The experiment worked commercially. Korean press reported that Mono earned three music show trophies, including (G)I-DLE’s first number one for a digital single on a major national TV program, and topped China’s Tencent Music chart for multiple weeks while performing strongly on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and iTunes. For a song that many assumed came from a brand new producer, it quietly proved that Soyeon’s ear translates even when her name is hidden.
Live stages have helped flesh out the icebluerabbit persona beyond the credits. During the Syncopation tour, ICE BLUE RABBIT became Soyeon’s solo moment, complete with white rabbit visuals. At HIPHOPPLAYA FESTIVAL 2026, the largest hip hop festival in Korea, she appeared in the Lil Moshpit and Friends finale set and opened with the same track, performing over hyper pop electronics while dancers in rabbit masks filled the stage.
The sight of an idol rapper holding her own on a non idol festival lineup reinforced that icebluerabbit is not just a cute stage nickname. It is a full creative identity that can exist in club, festival and tour settings, and it connects directly back to how she builds songs in the studio.
All of this feeds into We made. The mini album’s five tracks, led by Latin pop flavored title song Gimme Dat Love, balance outside production with Soyeon’s fingerprints, including icebluerabbit’s work on Mono. Across the tracklist, fans can listen for which moments feel closer to the group’s bold, earlier eras and which lean into the cooler, easy listening textures she has been describing.
For US K pop fans, understanding the Soyeon icebluerabbit persona makes it easier to read those shifts in real time. Checking the credits on We made and future releases, looking out for icebluerabbit next to her real name, will be one of the clearest ways to spot when (G)I-DLE are dipping back into this more relaxed, late night side of their sound and where Soyeon decides to take that new lane next.