Produce 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, and for starting with a very large number of competitors, 101, narrowing that number down to a final 11. The franchise began in 2016 and has since expanded to other East Asian countries of China and Japan.
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. In 2018, the eight episodes of Produce 101 China attracted more than 4.3 billion views on Tencent Video.
Following the Mnet vote manipulation investigation, on November 14, 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.
Versions[]
South Korea[]
- Produce 101 (season 1), featuring female trainees premiered on January 22, 2016.
- Produce 101 (season 2), featuring male trainees premiered on April 7, 2017.
- Produce 48, featuring female trainees premiered on June 15, 2018.
- Produce X 101, featuring male trainees premiered on May 3, 2019.
China[]
- Produce 101 China, featuring female trainees premiered on April 21, 2018.
- Produce Camp 2019, featuring male trainees premiered on April 6, 2019.
- Produce Camp 2020, featuring female trainees, premiered on May 2, 2020.
- Produce Camp 2021, featuring male trainees, premiered on February 17, 2021.
Japan[]
- Produce 101 Japan, featuring male trainees premiered on September 26, 2019. It will be represented by the country's 47 prefectures instead of the usual entertainment companies.
Summary of shows by country[]
As of 27 August 2019, there have been 7 groups debuted with 78 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 (National Producer) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocal | Dance | Rap | International[note 1] | |||||
| China | Produce 101 | Tencent | Season 1: Rocket Girls 101 Season 2: R1SE[note 2] Season 3: Bonbon Girls 303[note 3] Season 4: INTO1[note 4] |
Ella Chen (S1) Jason Zhang (S1) Alec Su (S2) Mao Buyi (S3) Lu Han (S3) Zhou Shen (S4) |
Show Lo (S1, S3[note 5]) Wang Yibo (S1) Aaron Kwok (S2) Victoria Song (S3) Amber Liu (S4) |
Tiger Hu (S1, S2) Stanley Huang (S2) Z.Tao (S3) Zhou Zhennan (S4) |
Nene (S4) Amber Liu (S4) |
Z.Tao (S1) Dilraba Dilmurat (S2) All Mentors (S3) Deng Chao (S4) |
| Japan | Produce 101 Japan | TBS GyaO! |
Season 1: JO1 | Hidenori Sugai Sayaka Yasukura |
A-NON Warner |
Cypress Ueno Bose |
N/A | Ninety-nine |
| South Korea | Produce 101 | Mnet | Season 1: I.O.I Season 2: Wanna One Season 3: IZ*ONE[note 6] Season 4: X1[note 7] |
JeA (S1) Kim Sung-eun (S1) Lee Seok-hoon (S2, S4) Shin Yoo-mi (S2, S4) Lee Hong-gi (S3) Soyou (S3) |
Kahi (S1, S2) Bae Yoon-jeong (S1, S3, S4) Kwon Jae-seung (S2, S4) Choi Young-jun (S3, S4) May J Lee (S3) |
Cheetah (S1, S2, S3, S4) Hwang Dong-hyun (S2) |
N/A | Jang Keun-suk (S1) BoA (S2) Lee Seung-gi (S3) Lee Dong-wook (S4) |
Notes[]
- ↑ Mentors were there to help translate for the international competitors.
- ↑ This season was known as Produce Camp 2019
- ↑ This season will be known as Produce Camp 2020
- ↑ This season will be known as Produce Camp 2021
- ↑ Show Lo walk withdrew from Produce Camp 2020
- ↑ This season was known as Produce 48
- ↑ This season was known as Produce X 101