Produce 101

reality television talent competition franchise

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.

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

Many people watch these shows. In 2017, more than 10 million fans, one out of five people in South Korea, voted during the finale.[1] In 2018, the eight episodes of Produce 101 China were watched more than 4.3 billion times on Tencent Video.[2]

Seasons

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Country Season name Year Host Winner
  South Korea Produce 101 2016 Jang Keun-suk I.O.I
Produce 101 Season 2 2017 BoA Wanna One
Produce 48 2018 Lee Seung-gi Iz*One
Produce X 101 2019 Lee Dong-wook X1
  Japan Produce 101 Japan 2019 Ninety-nine JO1
Produce 101 Japan Season 2 2021 Ninety-nine INI
Produce 101 Japan The Girls 2023 Kaela Kimura Me:I
  China Produce 101 China 2018 Huang Zitao Rocket Girls 101
Produce Camp 2019 2019 Dilraba Dilmurat R1SE
Produce Camp 2020 2020 Huang Zitao BonBon Girls 303
Produce Camp 2021 2021 Deng Chao Into1
  Thailand Produce Camp Asia: Thailand 2024 Jackson Wang Gen1es
Produce Camp Asia Season 2: The Boy Edition 2025 TBA

References

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  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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