Produce 101 Explained

Image Alt:	Image of a pink triangle with "Produce 101" written on it and a little crown on top of it
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Genre:	Reality television-talent show
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Network:	Mnet
Num Seasons:	4 (South Korea) 4 (China) 3 (Japan) 2 (Thailand) 7 (France) 9 (Spain) 2 (Mexico)
Last Aired:	present

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.

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).

• (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
	Produce 101^[16]	Mnet	Season 1, 2016 I.O.I Season 2, 2017 Wanna One Season 3, 2018 IZ*ONE Season 4, 2019 X1	Kim Sung-eun Shin Yoo-mi	Bae Yoon-jeong Kwon Jae-seung Choi Young-jun May J Lee	Hwang Dong-hyun
	Produce 101 Produce Camp / Chuang	Tencent (1-5)One31 (5)	Season 1, 2018 Rocket Girls 101 Season 2, 2019 R1SE Season 3, 2020 BonBon Girls 303 Season 4, 2021 INTO1				Z.Tao
			Season 5, 2024 Gen1es	Jeff Satur (5) Nene (5) Mike Angelo (5)	Ten (5)	Jackson Wang (5)	Jackson Wang (5)
	Produce 101 Japan		Season 1, 2019 JO1 Season 2, 2021 INI Season 3, 2023	Sayaka Yasukura

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.

Notes and References

1. K-Pop Audition Shows Produce Big Results, But Cause Concerns Over Industry's Future. Herman. Tamar. 2017-11-12. Billboard. 2019-04-23. 19 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201119093705/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8031250/k-pop-audition-shows-produce-big-results-south-korea-music-industry. live.
2. Web site: Produce 101 Begins a Wave of Interest in Chinese Idol Groups. 2018-07-01. Pandaily. 2019-04-23. 19 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201119093706/https://pandaily.com/produce-101-begins-a-wave-of-interest-in-chinese-idol-groups/. live.
3. News: Ahn Joon Young Admits Partially to Vote Rigging of 'Produce 101' Season 1 & 2. 14 November 2019. KoogleTV. 14 November 2019. 15 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191115015204/http://koogle.tv/media/news/ahn-joon-young-admits-partially-to-vote-rigging-of-produce-101-season-1-2/. dead.
4. Seoul staff. Citizen Producers. Seoul. June 2017. 167. 59. 16 April 2018. Seoul Selection. Google Books. 19 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201119093706/https://books.google.com/books?id=8EQmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA59. live.
5. News: Lee. Mi-hyun. [단독] '프로듀스 101' 시즌2, 4월 7일 첫방송…총 11부작]. Naver. Ilgan Sports. 23 March 2017. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20170822054146/http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=241&aid=0002649063. 22 August 2017. dead. mdy-all.
6. News: '프로듀스 48', 다시 여자다… 韓日 연습생 미팅 시작. Naver. Ilgan Sports. 16 January 2018. ko. 16 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116103026/http://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=241&aid=0002746543. live.
7. Web site: Mnet '프로듀스101' 시즌3 여자 연습생 편 내년에 첫방송. 인사이트. 18 May 2018 . ko. 2018-12-30. 19 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201119093735/https://m.insight.co.kr/newsRead.php?ArtNo=109253. live.
8. Web site: Mnet '프듀' 시즌3 '프로듀스48' 여자 연습생 편 올해 첫방송. 인사이트. 18 May 2018 . ko. 2018-12-30. 19 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201119093708/https://www.insight.co.kr/news/135471. live.
9. Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0003899189. ko:[단독] "워너원 다음은 누구?"…'프로듀스101' 시즌4, 내년 4월 첫방송. entertain.naver.com. ko. 2018-12-30. 19 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201119093709/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0003899189. live.
10. Web site: '프로듀스48' 인스타, '프로듀스101 시즌4'(프로듀스X101) 예고 영상 게재. MSN. ko-KR. 2018-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20181230181341/https://www.msn.com/ko-kr/entertainment/tv/%E2%80%98%ED%94%84%EB%A1%9C%EB%93%80%EC%8A%A448%E2%80%99-%EC%9D%B8%EC%8A%A4%ED%83%80-%E2%80%98%ED%94%84%EB%A1%9C%EB%93%80%EC%8A%A4101-%EC%8B%9C%EC%A6%8C4%E2%80%99-%ED%94%84%EB%A1%9C%EB%93%80%EC%8A%A4x101-%EC%98%88%EA%B3%A0-%EC%98%81%EC%83%81-%EA%B2%8C%EC%9E%AC/ar-BBQXDmD. 30 December 2018. dead.
11. News: Produce 101 China. Hallyu K Star. Hallyu K Star. 6 March 2018. th. 19 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201119093709/http://www.hallyukstar.com/2018/01/31/tencent-making-produce-101-china/. live.
12. News: 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. oricon. 11 April 2019. ja. 14 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190914143717/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2133376/full/. live.
13. News: CJ ENM Announces New Show "Produce 101 Japan". Soompi. 11 April 2019. 19 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201119093731/https://www.soompi.com/article/1316634wpp/cj-enm-announces-new-show-produce-101-japan. live.
14. Web site: 「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 . 3 November 2020 . ja . 3 November 2020 . 19 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201119093725/https://natalie.mu/music/news/403277 . live .
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16. News: Mnet "오디션 프로 제작 지양 할 것" . ko . . 2019-12-05 . 2019-12-18 . 19 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201119093726/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/144/0000647805 . live .