Produce 101

Produce 101
Image of a pink triangle with "Produce 101" written on it and a little crown on top of it
Logo of Produce 101
Korean프로듀스 101
GenreReality television-talent show
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons
  • 4 (South Korea)
  • 3 (Japan)
  • 4 (China)
  • 2 (Thailand)
Original release
NetworkMnet
Release22 January 2016 (2016-01-22) –
present

Produce 101 (Korean: 프로듀스 101) is a reality-talent show franchise. The franchise started in South Korea in 2016, but it later expanded to China, Japan and Thailand. Only 11 out of 101 competitors will make a new K-pop girl or boy group.

Many people watch these shows. In 2017, more than 10 million fans, one out of five people in South Korea, voted during the finale. In 2018, the eight episodes of Produce 101 China were watched more than 4.3 billion times on Tencent Video.

Seasons

CountrySeason nameYearHostWinner
 South KoreaProduce 1012016Jang Keun-sukI.O.I
Produce 101 Season 22017BoAWanna One
Produce 482018Lee Seung-giIz*One
Produce X 1012019Lee Dong-wookX1
 JapanProduce 101 Japan2019Ninety-nineJO1
Produce 101 Japan Season 22021Ninety-nineINI
Produce 101 Japan The Girls2023Kaela KimuraMe:I
 ChinaProduce 101 China2018Huang ZitaoRocket Girls 101
Produce Camp 20192019Dilraba DilmuratR1SE
Produce Camp 20202020Huang ZitaoBonBon Girls 303
Produce Camp 20212021Deng ChaoInto1
 ThailandProduce Camp Asia: Thailand2024Jackson WangGen1es
Produce Camp Asia Season 2: The Boy Edition2025TBA

References

  1. ↑ Herman, Tamar (2017-11-12). "K-Pop Audition Shows Produce Big Results, But Cause Concerns Over Industry's Future". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  2. ↑ CAIJING (2018-07-01). "Produce 101 Begins a Wave of Interest in Chinese Idol Groups". Translated by Pandaily. Archived from the original on 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-06-04.

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