Produce 101 Japan season 2 explained

Native Name:
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Katakana:プロデュース ワンオーワン ジャパン
Romaji:Purodyūsu Wanōwan Japan
Num Episodes:10 + 2 specials
Prev Season:Season 1

Produce 101 Japan is a Japanese reality competition show bringing 101 trainees with the intention of producing an 11-member permanent boy band. Premiering on April 8, 2021, the second season is being broadcast on GyaO! every Thursday at 9 pm JST (GMT+9). The show is being streamed on YouTube every Friday at 9 pm JST (GMT+9) with English subtitles available in certain countries.[1]

The series is an official spin-off of the South Korean television series Produce 101 and is a co-production between Yoshimoto Kogyo and CJ E&M. Weekly highlights are also being aired on TBS.

The top 11 winners debuted under the name INI.[2]

Background

In November 2020, Yoshimoto Kogyo and CJ E&M announced they would be co-producing a 2nd Japanese version of the Produce 101 reality competition show with the intention of debuting an 11-member boy band in 2021 for the global music market.[3] [4] The group created from the show would be permanent and would be handled by Lapone Entertainment.[5] Auditions for the show took place from December 4 to Dec 6, 2020, for male Japanese residents aged 15–27 years old who were not tied to any talent agency.[6] [7] On January 30, 2021, all 101 trainees profiles were revealed and Fuma Murata was shown to have withdrawn; the show's theme song, "Let Me Fly" was also revealed.[8] [9] Prior to the show's airing, another contestant, Fujisawa dropped out, totaling two withdrawing and leaving 99 trainees to compete on the show.[10] [11]

Cast

The show was presented by Hideyuki Yabe and Takashi Okumura of the comedy duo Ninety-nine, who had previously hosted the Asayan talent competition series in 1999.

Vocal trainers
Dance trainers
Rap trainer

Contestants

See main article: List of Produce 101 Japan (season 2) contestants.

Elimination chart

Colors key

Final members of INI
Contestants eliminated in the Finale
Contestants eliminated in the second elimination round
Contestants eliminated in the first elimination round
Contestants eliminated in the Episode 0
Contestants left the show
101 Contestants
Masaya Kimura (木村 柾哉)Hiromu Takatsuka (髙塚 大夢)Shogo Tajima (田島 将吾)Kyosuke Fujimaki (藤牧 京介)Takumi Ozaki (尾崎 匠海)
Hiroto Nishi (西 洸人)Jin Matsuda (松田 迅)Xu Fengfan (許 豊凡)Rihito Ikezaki (池﨑 理人)Yudai Sano (佐野 雄大)
Takeru Goto (後藤 威尊)Nalu Okubo (大久保 波留)Daigo Kobayashi (小林 大悟)Shunsei Ota (太田 駿静)Syunji Koike (小池 俊司)
Renta Nishijima (西島 蓮汰)Koshin Terao (寺尾 香信)Anthonny Iinuma (飯沼 アントニー)Kaiho Nakano (中野 海帆)Toma Nakamura (仲村 冬馬)
Kouki Sakamoto (阪本 航紀)Shinsuke Yotsuya (四谷 真佑)Kohei Kurita (栗田 航兵)Shu Kobori (小堀 柊)Hideaki Sasaoka (笹岡 秀旭)
Yuta Izutsu (井筒 裕太)Masaki Uchida (内田 正紀)Mizuki Shinohara (篠原 瑞希)Hiroaki Morii (森井 洸陽)Wataru Takahashi (髙橋 航大)
Kenta Muramatsu (村松 健太)Shoya Fukuda (福田 翔也)Hikaru Vasayegh (ヴァサイェガ 光)Ken Hiramoto (平本 健)Ayuta Fukuda (福田 歩汰)
Ayumu Owada (大和田 歩夢)Rui Iiyoshi (飯吉 流生)Masato Ueda (上田 将人)Yusei Tekoe (テコエ 勇聖)Akihira Matsumoto (松本 旭平)
Naoki Kose (古瀬 直輝)Ryoma Kitayama (北山 龍磨)Ayumu Shinogaya (篠ヶ谷 歩夢)Takahiro Uehara (上原 貴博)Norihiko Miyashita (宮下 紀彦)
Haruki Yamamoto (山本 遥貴)Rick Yasue (安江 律久)Daisuke Tawada (多和田 大祐)Tsukasa Sakuma (佐久間 司紗)Tenki Misasagawa (三佐々川 天輝)
Ibuki Hattori (服部 息吹)Sera Fujimoto (藤本 世羅)Ryusuke Kodama (児玉 龍亮)Raia Edamoto (枝元 雷亜)Renya Naitou (内藤 廉哉)
Muta Azumi (安積 夢大)Reiji Fukushima (福島 零士)Tomoki Nishiyama (西山 知輝)Hajime Abe (阿部 創)Yuto Furue (古江 侑豊)
Reo Okada (岡田 玲旺)Hiroki Kajita (梶田 拓希)Tomoki Nishiyama (西山 智樹)Ren Okamoto (岡本 怜)Haruto Tsuboi (坪井 悠斗)
Katsuhisa Ikemoto (池本 勝久)Yuki Miura (三浦 由暉)Daisuke Morisaki (森崎 大祐)Shogo Kokubu (国分 翔悟)Kaito Kawamura (川村 海斗)
Kazuma Iwata (岩田 和真)Shogo Noji (野地 章吾)Julio Taichiro Shima (島フリオ太一郎)Raito Sato (佐藤 頼輝)Sota Hori (堀 蒼太)
Tomoki Fuji (藤 智樹)Hitoru Hashimoto (橋本 瞳瑠)Kaito Dozono (堂園 海翔)Naoki Tsunematsu (恒松 尚輝)Towa Miyazaki (宮崎 永遠)
Yusuke Tagawa (田川 祐輔)Syogo Mukoyama (向山 翔悟)Hiromu Honda (本多 大夢)Daichi Kato (加藤 大地)Neo Yoshii (吉井 寧皇)
Haruki Arai (新井 遥紀)Yuto Shimizu (清水 裕斗)Yuri Ikeda (池田 悠里)Shosuke Taka (髙 昇舗)Yuuto Sakai (酒井 優人)
Haruto Tsurufugi (鶴藤 遥大)Hideki Yamada (山田 英樹)Niji Kojima (古島 虹)Rintaro Orihara (折原 凛太郎)Tomohiro Nakano (中野 智博)
Shoma Yoshida (吉田 翔馬)Takumi Fujihara (藤原 拓海)Kenta Marubayashi (丸林 健太)Misaki Tomizawa (冨澤 岬樹)Hibiki Fujisawa (藤沢 響己)
Fuma Murata (村田 風雅)

Rankings

The top 11 contestants, which determined the members of the final group, were chosen through popularity online voting at Produce 101 Japan GyaO!s homepage, AR square app, VR square app and audience's live voting. The results were shown at the end of each episode.

For the on:tact, first voting period, viewers were allowed to select 11 trainees per vote. For the second round, the system changed to 2 trainee per vote. For the final round, the system changed to 1 trainee per vote and added live online votes.

New Top 11
Comeback to Top 11
Top 60[12] Episode 2Episode 3Episode 5Episode 6Episode 7Episode 9Episode 10
1Masaya KimuraShogo Tajima
(1)
Masaya Kimura
(1)
Masaya Kimura
Masaya Kimura
Shogo Tajima
(1)
Shogo Tajima
Masaya Kimura
(1)
2Shogo TajimaMasaya Kimura
(1)
Shogo Tajima
(1)
Shogo Tajima
Shogo Tajima
Masaya Kimura
(1)
Masaya Kimura
Hiromu Takatsuka
(15)
3Yudai SanoHiroto Nishi
(1)
Hiroto Nishi
Kyosuke Fujimaki
(1)
Renta Nishijima
(3)
Kyosuke Fujimaki
(2)
Kyosuke Fujimaki
Shogo Tajima
(2)
4Hiroto NishiKyosuke Fujimaki
(8)
Kyosuke Fujimaki
Hiroto Nishi
(1)
Hiroto Nishi
Syunji Koike
(6)
Renta Nishijima
(2)
Kyosuke Fujimaki
(1)
5Takeru GotoYudai Sano
(2)
Takumi Ozaki
(1)
Takumi Ozaki
Kyosuke Fujimaki
(2)
Hiroto Nishi
(1)
Hiroto Nishi
Takumi Ozaki
(3)
6Shunsei OtaTakumi Ozaki
(8)
Yudai Sano
(1)
Renta Nishijima
(1)
Daigo Kobayashi
(16)
Renta Nishijima
(3)
Syunji Koike
(2)
Hiroto Nishi
(1)
7Xu FengfanRenta Nishijima
(3)
Renta Nishijima
Yudai Sano
(1)
Takumi Ozaki
(2)
Daigo Kobayashi
(1)
Daigo Kobayashi
Jin Matsuda
(7)
8Hiromu TakatsukaNalu Okubo
(5)
Nalu Okubo
Hiromu Takatsuka
(4)
Yudai Sano
(1)
Takumi Ozaki
(1)
Takumi Ozaki
Xu Fengfan
(11)
9Anthonny IinumaTakeru Goto
(4)
Anthonny Iinuma
(2)
Takeru Goto
(2)
Hiromu Takatsuka
(1)
Kaiho Nakano
(14)
Yudai Sano
(3)
Rihito Ikezaki
(4)
10Renta NishijimaXu Fengfan
(3)
Xu Fengfan
Nalu Okubo
(2)
Syunji Koike
(16)
Kouki Sakamoto
(9)
Shunsei Ota
(1)
Yudai Sano
(1)
11Rihito IkezakiAnthonny Iinuma
(2)
Takeru Goto
(2)
Anthonny Iinuma
(2)
Koshin Terao
(2)
Shunsei Ota
(6)
Takeru Goto
(3)
Takeru Goto

ON:TACT voting period

The ON:TACT voting period took place between February 1 at 12 am and February 10 at 11:59 pm (JST).

Episode 0-1
(Online votes)
1Masaya Kimura
2Shogo Tajima
3Yudai Sano
4Hiroto Nishi
5Takeru Goto
6Shunsei Ota
7Xu Fengfan
8Hiromu Takatsuka
9Anthonny Iinuma
10Renta Nishijima
11Rihito Ikezaki

First voting period

The first voting period took place between April 8 at 9 am and April 30 at 5 am (JST). The total number of votes accumulated was 25,355,977.

Episode 2
(Online votes)
Episode 3
(Online votes)
Episode 4
(Live votes)
Episode 5
(Total votes)
NameVotesNameVotes
1Shogo TajimaMasaya KimuraHiromu Takatsuka3,108Masaya Kimura1,476,946
2Masaya KimuraShogo TajimaNalu Okubo3,078Shogo Tajima1,402,055
3Yudai SanoHiroto NishiHiroto Nishi3,069Kyosuke Fujimaki1,135,900
4Hiroto NishiKyosuke FujimakiKaiho Nakano3,067Hiroto Nishi1,128,968
5Yudai SanoTakumi OzakiHaruki Yamamoto3,064Takumi Ozaki1,087,177
6Takumi OzakiYudai SanoHiroaki Morii3,058Renta Nishijima975,241
7Renta NishijimaRenta NishijimaMizuki Shinohara3,056Yudai Sano966,407
8Nalu OkuboNalu OkuboKenta Muramatsu3,045Hiromu Takatsuka899,044
9Takeru GotoAnthonny IinumaTomoki Nishiyama3,043Takeru Goto843,923
10Xu FengfanXu FengfanJin Matsuda3,041Nalu Okubo829,447
11Anthonny IinumaTakeru GotoKyosuke Fujimaki3,040Anthonny Iinuma761,184
Notes

Second voting period

The second voting period took place between May 6 at 11 pm and May 28 at 5 am (JST). The total number of votes accumulated was 9,285,810.

Episode 6
(Online votes)
Episode 7
(Live votes)
Episode 7
(Total votes Ep6-7)
Episode 8
(Live votes)
Episode 9
(Total votes)
NameVotesNameVotesNameVotes
1Masaya KimuraSyunji Koike 110,159Shogo TajimaShogo Tajima 100,018Shogo Tajima 738,955
2Shogo TajimaKouki Sakamoto 110,147Masaya KimuraSyunji Koike 20,0XXMasaya Kimura 711,278
3Renta NishijimaKaiho Nakano 110,132Kyosuke FujimakiRenta Nishijima 20,0XXKyosuke Fujimaki 524,051
4Hiroto NishiTakumi Ozaki 20,142Syunji KoikeHiroto Nishi 20,0XXRenta Nishijima 457,123
5Kyosuke FujimakiWataru Takahashi 10,146Hiroto NishiRihito Ikezaki 20,0XXHiroto Nishi 456,053
6Daigo KobayashiJin Matsuda 10,135Renta NishijimaKaiho Nakano 20,0XXSyunji Koike 377,619
7Takumi OzakiKyosuke Fujimaki 10,134Daigo KobayashiHideaki Sasaoka 20,0XXDaigo Kobayashi 357,404
8Yudai SanoShogo Tajima 10,115Takumi OzakiMasato Ueda 20,0XXTakumi Ozaki 350,768
9Hiroma TakatsukaHiromu Takatsuka10,111Kaiho Nakano Yudai Sano 350,580
10Syunji KoikeMasaya Kimura144Kouki Sakamoto Shunsei Ota 345,747
11Koshin TeraoXu Fengfan137Shunsei Ota Takeru Goto 338,013
Notes

Result

Episode 10
Name VotesPrefecture/CountryAudition Name
1 Masaya Kimura380,796AichiDU Quintet
2 Hiromu Takatsuka316,127TokyoBig Dream
3 Shogo Tajima281,323TokyoK-Phoenix
4 Kyosuke Fujimaki276,066NaganoMogitate Alps
5 Takumi Ozaki264,254OsakaPrince of Naniwa
6 Hiroto Nishi259,628KagoshimaIkinari Smile
7 Jin Matsuda252,479OkinawaSUPER MENSORE
8 Xu Fengfan249,237ChinaTeam-A
9 Rihito Ikezaki249,021FukuokaT-RAP
10 Yudai Sano243,006OsakaPrince of Naniwa
11 Takeru Goto239,150OsakaPrince of Naniwa

Discography

Extended plays

Broadcasting time & Reception

Broadcasting time

NetworkTitleBroadcasting DatesBroadcasting Time
GyaO!Special EpisodeMarch 10, 2021Thursday 9-10 pm
Episode 0April 1, 2021Thursday 9-10 pm
Regular EpisodeApril 8 – June 3, 2021Every Thursday 9PM
YouTubeSpecial Episode with English subMarch 11, 2021Friday 9-10 pm
Episode 0 with English subApril 2, 2021Friday 9-10 pm
Regular Episode with English subApril 9 – June 4, 2021Every Friday 9PM
TBS[16] HighlightApril 15 – June 10, 2021Every Thursday 1:58 - 2:28 am[17]
Live FinalJun 13, 2021Sunday 2:00 - 3:54 pm

Ratings on TBS

Aftermath

Franchise

See main article: Produce 101.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Produce 101 Japan YouTube Official Channel. Youtube.
  2. Web site: June 13, 2021. 『PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SEASON2』INI、デビューメンバー11人決定 初代センターは愛知県出身の木村柾哉. Oricon News. ja.
  3. News: "日プ"『PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SEASON2』開催決定 トレーナーで青山テルマ、DA PUMP KENZOら参加 . ja . . 2020-11-03 . 2020-11-03 . September 14, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190914143717/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2133376/full/ . live.
  4. News: Patrick . St. Michel . Japan to be given a lesson in idol pop with 'Produce 101 Japan' . . 2019-04-18 . 2019-09-02 . April 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190420190357/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/04/18/films/japan-given-lesson-idol-pop-produce-101-japan/#.XW4E8Ud7nIU . live .
  5. News: 韓国の人気オーディション番組 吉本と組んで日本上陸 . ja . Nikkei Sports . 2019-09-21 . 2019-09-23 . September 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190923223342/https://style.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO49879270X10C19A9000000/ . live .
  6. News: 「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SEASON2」101名の練習生がついに公開!1/30に公式HPにて発表 . ja . Model Press . 2019-04-24 . 2021-01-25 . September 3, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190903035946/https://mdpr.jp/music/detail/1835217 . live .
  7. News: 日本版「PRODUCE 101」、応募者殺到で一時サーバーダウン 書類審査受付終了 . ja . Model Press . 2019-06-05 . 2019-09-02 . September 3, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190903040002/https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1842773 . live .
  8. Web site: 「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SEASON2」全練習生公開<100人個別写真> - モデルプレス . 2022-08-17 . モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース . January 25, 2021 . ja.
  9. Web site: 2021-01-30 . 101練習生 PRODUCE 101 JAPAN OFFICIAL SITE . 2022-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210130103758/https://produce101.jp/profile/list . January 30, 2021 .
  10. News: 「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」シーズン2、脱落41名の順位発表<61位~99位>. ja. Modelpress. 2021-04-01. 2021-06-10.
  11. Web site: 2021-02-13 . 101練習生 PRODUCE 101 JAPAN OFFICIAL SITE . 2022-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210213021146/https://produce101.jp/profile/list . February 13, 2021 .
  12. Ranking before start the show announce in episode 1
  13. Japan Hot Album:
  14. Oricon Digital Album Chart:
    • News: 40 Boys 5 Concepts. Oricon. ja. June 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603065313/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2021-06-07/. June 3, 2021.
    • News: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2021-06-07/. ja:週間 デジタルアルバムランキング – 2021年06月07日付. Oricon. ja. June 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603065313/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2021-06-07/. June 3, 2021.
    • News: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2021-06-14/. ja:週間 デジタルアルバムランキング – 2021年06月14日付. Oricon. ja. June 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609023428/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2021-06-14/. June 9, 2021.
  15. Web site: Tbsテレビ:Produce 101 Japan Season2.
  16. The episode scheduled for April 22, 2021 aired 30 minutes late
  17. Web site: Vol.24 2021年 6月7日(月)~6月13日(日) | 週間高世帯視聴率番組.
  18. Web site: 2022-11-26 . OCTPATH、新メンバーに20歳の西島蓮汰 来年2月21日に8人で新曲リリース - モデルプレス . 2023-11-19 . モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース . ja.
  19. Web site: Hwang. Hye-jin. TO1 측 "민수 제롬 웅기 탈퇴→다이고 렌타 여정 합류, 7월 컴백"[공식]]. Daum. June 17, 2022. June 17, 2022. ko.
  20. Web site: 「&TEAM」誕生 デビューメンバー9人決定 3年ぶり来日RMが見届ける . 2022-09-04 . ORICON NEWS.
  21. Web site: Inc . Natasha . KEN THE 390プロデュースのMaison B、デビューEPをリリース . 2022-12-26 . 音楽ナタリー . ja.
  22. Web site: 2023-11-16 . TOZアントニー「日プ2」は親に明かさず応募 猛反対されたアイドルの道「ボイプラ」どん底期から這い上がったデビュー秘話<ソロインタビュー連載Vol.4> - モデルプレス . 2023-11-19 . モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース . ja.
  23. Web site: STAGE ZERO - THE MISSING PIECE. .
  24. Web site: Yoshii Neo official Instagram.
  25. Web site: JO1・INI所属のLAPONEエンタテインメント、練習生制度導入「グローバルな舞台で活躍できるエンターテイナーに」 - モデルプレス . 2022-08-18 . モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース . December 17, 2021 . ja.
  26. Web site: 日プ2出身の小池俊司&森井洸陽、"圧倒的ダンス"で新プロジェクト予告「待ってたよ」「カッコ良すぎる」と反響続々 - モデルプレス . 2022-08-19 . モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース . March 22, 2022 . ja.
  27. Web site: OCTPATH、篠原瑞希&阪本航紀、笹岡秀旭、LAPONE BOYS……"プデュ2"出身者の活動に見る成功の鍵 . 2022-08-24 . Real Sound|リアルサウンド . May 14, 2022 . ja.
  28. Web site: 日プ2出身・篠原瑞希&阪本航紀「僕デビュ」新メンバー2人発表 涙ながらの告白も - モデルプレス . 2022-08-18 . モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース . May 20, 2022 . ja.