Produce 101

Produce 101 (Korean: 프로듀스 101) is a reality television talent competition franchise created by South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ E&M, based around the formation of a K-pop girl group or boy group. The format is noted for having no panel of judges, employing audience participation to make decisions, as well as for starting with a very large number of competitors, 101, narrowing that number down to the final 11. The franchise began in 2016 and has since expanded to China, Japan and Thailand.

Produce 101
Logo of Produce 101
Korean	프로듀스 101
Genre	Reality television-talent show
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	4 (South Korea) 4 (China) 3 (Japan) 1 (Thailand)
Original release
Network	Mnet
Release	22 January 2016 (2016-01-22) – present

The franchise has attracted a wide following in the world. More than 10 million people cast votes during the finale of Season 2 in 2017, equivalent to a fifth of South Korea's population.^[1] In 2018, the eight episodes of Produce 101 China attracted more than 4.3 billion views on Tencent Video.^[2]

Following the Mnet vote manipulation investigation, on 14 November 2019, producer Ahn Joon-young partially admitted to rigging the votes of all seasons of Produce 101 during police questioning. He was arrested before over allegations of bribery and fraud in the franchise.^[3]

Versions

South Korea

• Produce 101, featuring female trainees, premiered on 22 January 2016.
• Produce 101 Season 2, featuring male trainees, premiered on 7 April 2017.^[4][5]
• Produce 48, featuring female trainees and members of J-pop idol group AKB48 including its sister groups, premiered on 15 June 2018.^[6][7][8]
• Produce X 101, featuring male trainees, premiered on 3 May 2019.^[9][10]

China

See also: Chuang (franchise)

• Produce 101 China, featuring female trainees, premiered on 21 April 2018.^[11]
• Produce Camp 2019 (officially known as Chuang 2019), featuring male trainees, premiered on 6 April 2019.
• Produce Camp 2020 (officially known as Chuang 2020), featuring female trainees, premiered on 2 May 2020.
• Produce Camp 2021 (officially known as Chuang 2021), featuring male trainees, premiered on 17 February 2021.

Thailand

See also: Chuang (franchise)

• Chuang Asia: Thailand (also known as Produce Camp Asia: Thailand), featuring female trainees, premiered on 3 February 2024.

Japan

• Produce 101 Japan, featuring male trainees, premiered on 26 September 2019.^[12][13]
• Produce 101 Japan Season 2, featuring male trainees, premiered on 8 April 2021.^[14]
• Produce 101 Japan: The Girls, featuring female trainees, premiered on 5 October 2023.^[15]

Summary of shows by country

As of 16 December 2023, there have been 11 groups debuted with 118 members involved in over 3 franchises of Produce 101.

•   Currently airing
•   An upcoming season
•   Status Unknown
•   No longer airing

Country	Local title	Network	Seasons and group created	Mentors			Hosts/ Lead mentors
				Vocal	Dance	Rap
South Korea	Produce 101[16]	Mnet	Season 1, 2016: I.O.I Season 2, 2017: Wanna One Season 3, 2018: IZ*ONE[lower-alpha 1] Season 4, 2019: X1[lower-alpha 2]	JeA (1) Kim Sung-eun (1) Lee Seok-hoon (2, 4) Shin Yoo-mi (2, 4) Lee Hong-gi (3) Soyou (3)	Kahi (1, 2) Bae Yoon-jeong (1, 3, 4) Kwon Jae-seung (2, 4) Choi Young-jun (3, 4) May J Lee (3)	Cheetah (1, 2, 3, 4) Hwang Dong-hyun (2)	Jang Keun-suk (1) BoA (2) Lee Seung-gi (3) Lee Dong-wook (4)
China[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4]	Produce 101 (1) Produce Camp / Chuang (2-5)	Tencent (1-5) One31 (5)	Season 1, 2018: Rocket Girls 101 Season 2, 2019: R1SE[lower-alpha 5] Season 3, 2020: BonBon Girls 303[lower-alpha 6] Season 4, 2021: INTO1[lower-alpha 7]	Ella Chen (1) Jason Zhang (1) Alec Su (2) Lu Han (3) Mao Buyi (3) Zhou Shen (4)	Show Lo (1) Wang Yibo (1) Aaron Kwok (2) Victoria Song (3) Amber Liu (4)	Tiger Hu (1, 2) Stanley Huang (2) Z.Tao (3) Zhou Zhennan (4)	Z.Tao (1, 3) Dilraba Dilmurat (2) Deng Chao (4)
Thailand			Season 5, 2024: Gen1es[lower-alpha 8]	Jeff Satur (5) Nene (5) Mike Angelo (5)	Ten (5)	Jackson Wang (5)	Jackson Wang (5)
Japan	Produce 101 Japan	TBS (1-3) GyaO! (1-2) Lemino (3)	Season 1, 2019: JO1 Season 2, 2021: INI Season 3, 2023: ME:I[lower-alpha 9]	Hidenori Sugai (1-2) Sayaka Yasukura (1) Thelma Aoyama (2-3) Lee Hong-gi (3)	A-non (1) Warner (1) KENZO (2) Rino Nakasone (2-3) Yumeki (3)	Cypress Ueno (1) Bose (1) Ken the 390 (2-3)	Ninety-nine (1-2) Kaela Kimura (3)

1. This season was known as Produce 48.
2. This season was known as Produce X 101.
3. No longer airing due to a ban on idol competition shows.^[17]
4. In 2023 it was announced that future seasons of the show would be located outside of China.^[18]
5. This season was officially known as Chuang 2019.
6. This season was officially known as Chuang 2020.
7. This season was officially known as Chuang 2021.
8. This season is officially known as Chuang Asia: Thailand.
9. This season is known as Produce 101 Japan: The Girls.

See also

• Girls Planet 999, a Mnet reality competition show featuring female South Korean, Chinese and Japanese trainees.
• Boys Planet, a Mnet reality competition show featuring male trainees.

References

1. Herman, Tamar (12 November 2017). "K-Pop Audition Shows Produce Big Results, But Cause Concerns Over Industry's Future". Billboard. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
2. "Produce 101 Begins a Wave of Interest in Chinese Idol Groups". Pandaily. 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
3. "Ahn Joon Young Admits Partially to Vote Rigging of 'Produce 101' Season 1 & 2". KoogleTV. 14 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
4. Seoul staff (June 2017). "Citizen Producers". Seoul. No. 167. Seoul Selection. p. 59. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2018 – via Google Books.
5. Lee, Mi-hyun. "[단독] '프로듀스 101' 시즌2, 4월 7일 첫방송…총 11부작". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
6. "'프로듀스 48', 다시 여자다… 韓日 연습생 미팅 시작". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
7. "Mnet '프로듀스101' 시즌3 여자 연습생 편 내년에 첫방송". 인사이트 (in Korean). 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
8. "Mnet '프듀' 시즌3 '프로듀스48' 여자 연습생 편 올해 첫방송". 인사이트 (in Korean). 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
9. [단독] "워너원 다음은 누구?"…'프로듀스101' 시즌4, 내년 4월 첫방송. entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
10. "'프로듀스48' 인스타, '프로듀스101 시즌4'(프로듀스X101) 예고 영상 게재". MSN (in Korean). Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
11. "Produce 101 China". Hallyu K Star (in Thai). Hallyu K Star. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
12. "日本版『PRODUCE 101』始動 2020年デビューのグローバルなボーイズグループ選考へ". oricon (in Japanese). oricon. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
13. "CJ ENM Announces New Show "Produce 101 Japan"". Soompi. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
14. "「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」シーズン2始動、トレーナー陣や応募概要発表". natalie.mu (in Japanese). 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
15. @produce101jp_ (19 April 2023). "[#PRODUCE101JAPAN3] BEGINS
    
    LEAP HIGH
    〜君の夢は、時を越えて〜
    
    国民プロデューサーが決める
    ガールズグループオーディション
    
    【応募期間】
    2023.4.24 - 5.24
    ▼エントリーはこちら
    https://produce101.jp
    
    #LEAPHIGH #日プ3 #日プ" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 April 2023 – via Twitter.
16. "Mnet "오디션 프로 제작 지양 할 것"". naver (in Korean). 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
17. "Why is China cracking down on reality TV shows? K-pop inspired Youth With You, starring Blackpink's Lisa, was abruptly pulled after regulators called out 'absurd celebrity-chasing' fans". South China Morning Post. Agence France-Presse. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
18. "A chance for girls who aspire to be part of international stage has arrived!". Twitter. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

External links

• Produce 101 official website (in Korean)
• Produce 101 at IMDb
• Produce X 101 at IMDb
• Produce 48 at IMDb
• Produce 101 China at IMDb