Universe League (Korean유니버스 리그) is a 2024 South Korean boy group survival reality competition series created by SBS. It premiered on SBS TV on November 22, 2024, and airs every Friday following. The show will end with the formation of a boy group with the amount of members unknown as of right now. The final group will debut under F&F Entertainment, an entertainment company related to the clothing brand of the same name, F&F.

Universe League
Hangul
유니버스 리그
Revised RomanizationYunibeoseu rigeu
McCune–ReischauerYunibŏsŭ rigŭ
GenreReality competition
Created bySBS
Presented byJay Park
Opening theme"We Ready"
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes5
Production
Production companies
  • SBS
  • F&F Entertainment
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseNovember 22, 2024 (2024-11-22)
Related
Universe Ticket (2023–2024)

The show serves as a sequel to Universe Ticket, this time featuring all male contestants.

Concept

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Universe League is a K-pop survival show built around a league-style format, dividing 42 contestants into three teams: Beat, Rhythm, and Groove. The competition unfolds over five stages, collectively referred to as P.R.I.S.M, with each stage focusing on a distinct aspect of the contestants' journey. Episode 1 starts off with the contest in the "P" stage, for "Pick", where the contestants form teams through a draft process and begin showcasing their skills. The ultimate goal is to win the Prism Cup, which secures the team's debut in a global boy group. [1]

Background and promotion

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At the end of the finale episode of Universe Ticket on January 17, 2024, a "Coming Soon" video was released and announced the second season titled Universe League.[2] On January 22, F&F Entertainment announced the preparation for the season two and planned to broadcast it on SBS at the end of this year.[3]

On April 15, SBS and F&F organized a global audition and began recruiting boys who were born before 2011 regardless of nationality starting April 22.[4]

On October 14, SBS announced that the program would premiere on November 22, after releasing the concept trailer on its social media accounts.[5] The next day, the profiles of the 42 contestants were revealed.[6]

Cast

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Episodes

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No.TitleOriginal air dateSouth Korea viewers
(Viewership rating)
1"Episode.01"November 22, 2024 (2024-11-22)0.7%
Universe League is a K-pop survival show built around a league-style format, dividing 42 contestants into 3 teams. The episode started with "Pick", the first stage out of the five stages in P.R.I.S.M. The contestants form teams through a draft process and begin showcasing their skills. The picked trainees form the "Starting Players". Those who are not picked eventually need to wait until the mentors pick them to form the "Bench Players" of each team.
2"Episode.02"November 29, 2024 (2024-11-29)0.7%
Right after the judges picked and formed their starting players, its time for them to choose their bench players to complete the team. The second stage from P.R.I.S.M, "Represent", was then introduced. This marked as their first performance in the competition. Teams were given songs that each players need to perform and execute. On-site voters were the ones to choose which team will win. Starting players were the first one to perform. They successfully executed their performance, and "Team Rhythm" was declared as the winner.
3"Episode.03"December 6, 2024 (2024-12-06)0.6%
After the performance of the starting players, it's now the bench players' turn to perform. A twist of events occur, but eventually, "Team Groove" was declared as the winner. Combining the scores of starting and bench players, "Team Groove" was the overall winner of this round. Right after the performance, it's now time to rearrange the players based on their votes and give yellow cards to those who have the lowest scores. Players with rank 1-7 will be the starting players, while contestants with rank 8-14 will be the bench players. Yellow cards are given based on the results of the current round. The team who ranked second will be given three yellow cards, while the team who ranked third will be given six yellow cards. If a contestant received two yellow cards, the contestant will immediately be eliminated. Additionally, the trading system is also introduced. Teams are given trade tickets to choose the players that they want for their team. Trade tickets are given based on the results of the current round. The team who ranked first will be given two trade tickets, while the team who ranked second will be given one trade ticket.
4"Episode.04"December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)0.5%
It is now time to open the new stage. "Intercept" is the next stage from P.R.I.S.M. According to this round, the starting players will be given original songs composed by the directors of the team. The bench players will be given a chance to choose which team will they intercept or compete with. Just like the last round, on-site voters were present and the live votes will decide which team will release the original song.
5"Episode.05"December 20, 2024 (2024-12-20)0.5%
The performance of the players continued with a mix of emotions. Some teams were unable to get and secure the song, while others are happy that they were able to get and release the original song given to them. Right after the performance, it is now time to rearrange the players once again and determine who will get yellow cards. Some contestants were eventually eliminated after they received two yellow cards.

Contestants

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There are 42 contestants participating in the competition from various countries. The English names of contestants are presented in accordance with the official website.[7]

Color key
       Final member of the debut group
       Contestant eliminated in the final episode
       Contestant eliminated in third elimination round
       Contestant eliminated in second elimination round
       Contestant eliminated in first elimination round
       Left the show
       Top 7 Contestants
       Team Rhythm
       Team Groove
       Team Beat
Company Name Age[a] Episode 1-3 Episode 4-5
Team Rank Team Rank
No.1 Entertainment An Yul
(안율)[b]
14 Beat 13 Beat 32
Bill Entertainment
(빌엔터테인먼트)
Ayumu
(아유무)
20 Rhythm 24 Rhythm 22
Woollim Entertainment
(울림엔터테인먼트)
Bae Jaeho
(배재호)[c]
16 Groove 15 Groove 28
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Cha Woongki
(차웅기)[d][e]
22 Beat 4 Beat 1
Bill Entertainment
(빌엔터테인먼트)
Chih En
(简志恩 / 즈언)
18 Beat Rhythm 11 Rhythm 5
CAT'S EYE Okinawa Daisuke
(다이스케)
14 Rhythm 22 Rhythm 11
STARON Entertainment
(스타온 엔터테인먼트)
Eito
(金田栄人 / 에이토)
20 Rhythm 29 Rhythm 10
I.E.One Entertainment
(缔壹娱乐)
He Junjin
(何俊锦 / 허쥔진)
19 Groove 17 Groove 16
CAT'S EYE Okinawa Hiroto
(히로토)
21 Groove Rhythm 7 Rhythm 24
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
James
(เจมส์ / 제임스)
20 Groove 33 Groove Rhythm 21
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Jang Kyungho
(장경호)[e]
23 Groove 18 Groove 7
Top Class Entertainment
(TOP CLASS 娱乐)
Jin Ziming
(晋子铭 / 진즈밍)[f]
17 Rhythm 28 Rhythm Beat 40
SBTown JL
(제이엘)[g]
20 Rhythm 9 Rhythm 2
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Kairi
(今井 魁里 / 카이리)[h]
21 Beat 15 Beat 18
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Kenta
(豊田賢太 / 켄타)
22 Groove 6 Groove 6
Eighty6 Keum Jinho
(금진호)[c]
24 Beat 24 Beat 17
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Kim Daeyun
(김대윤)
22 Groove 23 Groove 29
STARON Entertainment
(스타온 엔터테인먼트)
Kim Dongyun
(김동윤)
16 Beat 40 Beat Rhythm 14
PocketDol Studio
(포켓돌스튜디오)
Kim Gi-joong
(김기중)[i]
23 Groove 5 Groove 25
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Kim Hyotae
(김효태)
20 Beat 34 Beat 30
FirstOne Entertainment
(퍼스트원엔터테인먼트)
Kim Joohyoung
(김주형)[j]
21 Groove 24 Groove 13
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Koo Hanseo
(구한서)[k]
22 Beat Groove 21 Groove 20
PI Corporation
(피아이코퍼레이션)
Kwon Heejun
(권희준)[l]
23 Rhythm Groove 3 Groove 12
Top Class Entertainment
(TOP CLASS 娱乐)
Li Zhinuo
(李知诺 / 리쯔누오)[f]
20 Rhythm 31 Rhythm 19
I.E.One Entertainment
(缔壹娱乐)
Li Zhiwei
(李致伟 / 리쯔웨이)
22 Groove Beat 38 Beat 37
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Mac
(สิริ ไชยกุล / )
18 Rhythm 35 Rhythm 23
Blossom Entertainment
(블러썸 엔터테인먼트)
Nam Doyoon
(남도윤)
16 Beat 20 Beat 31
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Park Han
(박한)
21 Groove 12 Groove 15
Bill Entertainment
(빌엔터테인먼트)
Park Juwon
(박주원)
18 Rhythm 1 Rhythm Groove 9
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Seo Jeongwoo
(서정우)
23 Groove 2 Groove 8
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Sirin
(สิริน เรืองวรรณ / 시린)
16 Rhythm 29 Rhythm Groove 26
EVA Entertainment
(EVA 엔터테인먼트)
Steven
(스티븐)[l][m]
24 Rhythm 14 Rhythm 4
Top Class Entertainment
(TOP CLASS 娱乐)
Xie Yuxin
(解雨鑫 / 시웨이신)[f]
19 Rhythm 27 Rhythm 38
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Yeo Gangdong
(여강동)
17 Groove 10 Groove 34
SME Japan
(日本SME)
Yuito
(榎本 唯人 / 유이토)[n]
17 Beat 19 Beat 27
Bill Entertainment
(빌엔터테인먼트)
Zen Zen
(กิตติกวิน สายสังวร / 젠젠)
15 Groove 36 Groove Rhythm 33
Well Entertainment Zhang Shuaibo
(张帅博 / 장 슈아이 보)[d][o]
22 Rhythm 8 Rhythm 3
TOV Entertainment
(TOV 엔터테인먼트)
Royce
(张子胤 / 로이스)
23 Rhythm Beat 32 Eliminated 35
Top Class Entertainment
(TOP CLASS 娱乐)
Jiang Fan
(姜帆 / 지앙판)[f]
19 Beat 39 Eliminated 36
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Park Jihun
(박지훈)
18 Beat 42 Eliminated 39
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Kang Junhyuk
(강준혁)
17 Beat 41 Eliminated 41
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Park Yeonjun
(박연준)
17 Beat 37 Eliminated 42

Missions

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Pick (Episode 1-2)

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The 42 contestants were separated in 7 teams of six players each, and they each performed their assigned song in front of the director cast. Following each performance, the directors of each Team would select their First Pick for their roster. If more than one Team selected the same player, the player could select the Team he would like to be a part of. The Team(s) that wouldn't be chosen as a result of the player's choice could then select their Second Pick for their roster.

Artist Song (Team) Members Rhythm Groove Beat[p]
THE BOYZ Thrill Ride Anyul, Mac, Nam Doyoon, Park Juwon, Yeo Gangdong, Zen Zen Park Juwon Zen Zen Anyul
Stray Kids S-Class Bae Jaeho, Chih En, Eito, Kairi, Kim Joohyoung, Sirin Sirin Kim Joohyoung Chih En
EXO Love Shot Hiroto, Jang Kyungho, Jin Ziming, Li Zhiwei, Park Jihun, Zhang Shuaibo Zhang Shuai Bo Jang Kyung Ho Park Ji Hun
Wanna One Boomerang Kenta, Keum Jinho, Kim Daeyun, Kim Gijoong, Kwon Heejun, Royce Royce Kenta Keum Jin Ho
SHINee Replay Ayumu, Cha Woongki, Daisuke, Kang Junhyuk, Seo Jeongwoo, Xie Yuxin Daisuke Seo Jeong Woo Cha Woong Ki
BOYNEXTDOOR One and Only He Junjin, James, JL, Kim Dongyun, Park Yeonjun, Yuito JL James Kim Dong Yun
RIIZE Siren Jiang Fan, Kim Hyotae, Koo Hanseo, Li Zhinuo, Park Han, Steven Steven Park Han Jiang Fan

The remaining 21 players competed in the Bench Test where they showcased their skills 1-on-1 to the directors of each Team. If a player was unable to be scouted in a Team, he was eliminated.

Team Starting Team Bench Team
RHYTHM Daisuke, JL, Park Ju Won, Royce, Sirin, Steven, Zhang Shuai Bo Ayumu, Eito, Jin Zi Ming, Kwon Hee Jun, Li Zhinuo, Mac, Xie Yuxin
GROOVE James, Jang Kyung Ho, Kenta, Kim Joo Hyoung, Park Han, Seo Jeong Woo, Zen Zen Bae Jae Ho, He Jun Jin, Hiroto, Kim Dae Yun, Kim Gi Joong, Li Zhiwei, Yeo Gang Dong
BEAT An Yul, Cha Woong Ki, Chih En, Jiang Fan, Keum Jin Ho, Kim Dong Yun, Park Ji Hun Kairi, Kang Jun Hyuk, Kim Hyo Tae, Koo Han Seo, Nam Do Yoon, Park Yeon Jun, Yuito

Represent (Episode 2-3)

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Each Starting Team and each Bench Team competed against each other, covering representative songs of their Team's directors. The score is based on audience live voting and the player with the highest individual score was selected as the MVP. The Team score was calculated by adding the individual score of each player, while the final Team score was calculated by adding the score of the Starting Team and Bench Team. The Team that finishes second received 3 yellow cards, while the Team that finishes last received 6 yellow cards. Once a player receives 2 yellow cards, he will be eliminated.

Order Original Artist Song MVP Score
Starting Team
RHYTHM

(Daisuke, JL, Park Juwon, Royce, Sirin, Steven, Zhang Shuaibo)

WayV "Give Me That" Park Ju Won 1234
BEAT

(An Yul, Cha Woongki, Chih En, Jiang Fan, Keum Jinho, Kim Dongyun, Park Jihun)

TripleS "Boys Never Die" Cha Woong Ki 966
GROOVE

(James, Jang Kyungho, Kenta, Kim Joohyoung, Park Han, Seo Jeongwoo, Zen Zen)

BtoB "Missing You" Seo Jeong Woo 1172
Bench Team
RHYTHM

(Ayumu, Eito, Jin Ziming, Kwon Heejun, Li Zhinuo, Mac, Xie Yuxin)

NCT U "Baggy Jeans" Kwon Hee Jun 1023
BEAT

(Kairi, Kang Junhyuk, Kim Hyotae, Koo Hanseo, Nam Doyoon, Park Yeonjun, Yuito)

Got7 "Hard Carry" Kairi 979
GROOVE

(Bae Jaeho, He Junjin, Hiroto, Kim Daeyun, Kim Gijoong, Li Zhiwei, Yeo Gangdong)

BtoB "2nd Confession" Kim Gi Joong 1181

Team Groove finished first with a combined score of 2353, followed by Team Rhythm with 2257, and Team Beat with 1945.

Team Starting Team Score Bench Team Score Total Score
Rhythm 1234 1023 2257
Groove 1172 1181 2353
Beat 966 979 1945

Team Groove earned two trade tickets, while Team Rhythm earned one trade ticket. Trade tickets can be used to trade with lower-ranking teams.

Team Contestant Released Contestant Scouted
Rhythm Royce Chih En
Groove Li Zhiwei

Hiroto

Koo Hanseo

Kwon Heejun

Beat N/A N/A

Based on the players' ranking from the live audience voting (players ranked first to seventh formed the Starting Team, while players ranked eight to fourteenth formed the Bench Team) and the trades, each Team's Starting Team and Bench Team are the following:

Rhythm Groove Beat
Starting Team Bench Team Starting Team Bench Team Starting Team Bench Team
Park Juwon Ayumu Seo Jeongwoo He Junjin Cha Woongki Kim Hyotae
Hiroto Xie Yuxin Kwon Heejun Jang Kyungho An Yul Royce
Zhang Shuaibo Jin Ziming Kim Gijoong Koo Hanseo Kairi Li Zhiwei
JL Sirin Kenta Kim Daeyun Yuito Jiang Fan
Chih En Eito Yeo Gangdong Kim Joohyoung Nam Doyoon Kim Dongyun
Steven Li Zhinuo Park Han James Keum Jinho Kang Junhyuk
Daisuke Mac Bae Jaeho Zen Zen Park Yeonjun Park Jihun

Intercept (Episode 4-5)

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Each Starting Team will receive a new song composed by its Team's directors and will compete with an opposing Bench Team. The winning Team of each match will get to officially release the song.

Performance Team
# Song Name Score Results
1 "IGNITION" Rhythm Starting Team 243 Win
2 Beat Bench Team 154 Lose
3 "MAMMA MIA (WHO WE ARE)" Beat Starting Team 174 Lose
4 Groove Bench Team 221 Win
5 "PRISON Groove Starting Team 295 Win
6 Rhythm Bench Team 101 Lose

Both the on-site and online votes were used to determine the scores of the contestants and decide those who will be given yellow cards. Team Groove once again finished first with a combined score of 885, followed by Team Rhythm with 860, and Team Beat with 643.

Team On-site Score Online Score Total Score
Rhythm 344 516 860
Groove 516 369 885
Beat 328 315 643

Team Groove earned two trade tickets, while Team Rhythm earned one trade ticket. Trade tickets can be used to trade with lower-ranking teams.

Team Contestant Released Contestant Scouted
Rhythm Jin Ziming Kim Dongyun
Groove Zen Zen

James

Sirin

Park Juwon

Beat N/A N/A

Based on the players' ranking from the on-site and online voting (players ranked first to seventh formed the Starting Team, while players ranked eight to fourteenth formed the Bench Team) and the trades, each Team's Starting Team and Bench Team are the following:

Rhythm Groove Beat
Starting Team Bench Team Starting Team Bench Team Starting Team Bench Team
JL Li Zhinuo Kenta He Junjin Cha Woongki Li Zhiwei
Zhang Shuaibo James Jang Kyungho Koo Hanseo Keum Jinho Jin Ziming
Steven Ayumu Seo Jeongwoo Kim Gijoong Kairi
Chih En Mac Park Juwon Sirin Yuito
Eito Hiroto Kwon Heejun Bae Jaeho Kim Hyotae
Daisuke Zen Zen Kim Joohyoung Kim Daeyun Nam Doyoon
Kim Dongyun Xie Yuxin Park Han Yeo Gangdong An Yul

Overall Ranking

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Round 1

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Ranking is based on the votes each contestant received during their performance in front of a live audience. Three and six contestants from the 2nd and 3rd placing teams respectively are given yellow cards. If they receive two yellow cards, the contestants will be eliminated.

Team Name Round 1
Votes Rank
RHYTHM Park Juwon 287 1
GROOVE Seo Jeongwoo 245 2
GROOVE Kwon Heejun 226 3
BEAT Cha Woongki 219 4
GROOVE Kim Gi-joong 213 5
GROOVE Kenta 197 6
RHYTHM Hiroto 193 7
RHYTHM Zhang Shuaibo 191 8
RHYTHM JL 189 9
GROOVE Yeo Gangdong 182 10
RHYTHM Chih En 180 11
GROOVE Park Han 178 12
BEAT An Yul 177 13
RHYTHM Steven 173 14
GROOVE Bae Jaeho 171 15
BEAT Kairi 171 15
GROOVE He Junjin 170 17
GROOVE Jang Kyungho 169 18
BEAT Yuito 166 19
BEAT Nam Doyoon 163 20
GROOVE Koo Hanseo 159 21
RHYTHM Daisuke 156 22
GROOVE Kim Daeyun 153 23
RHYTHM Ayumu 150 24
BEAT Keum Jinho 150 24
GROOVE Kim Joohyoung 150 24
RHYTHM Xie Yuxin 139 27
RHYTHM Jin Ziming 134 28
RHYTHM Eito 132 29
RHYTHM Sirin 132 29
RHYTHM Li Zhinuo 130 31
BEAT Park Yeonjun 129 32
GROOVE James 126 33
BEAT Kim Hyotae 116 34
RHYTHM Mac 112 35
GROOVE Zen Zen 107 36
BEAT Royce 106 37
BEAT Li Zhiwei 99 38
BEAT Jiang Fan 97 39
BEAT Kim Dongyun 81 40
BEAT Kang Junhyuk 75 41
BEAT Park Jihun 62 42

Round 2

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Ranking is based on the votes each contestant received during their performance in front of a live audience plus the votes they received from the 1st Global Voting Period. Similar to Round 1, three and six contestants from the 2nd and 3rd placing teams respectively are given yellow cards. If they receive two yellow cards, the contestants will be eliminated. Royce, Jiang Fan, Park Ji Hun, Kang Junhyuk, and Park Yeonjun were eliminated after they received two yellow cards.

Team Name Round 2
Votes Rank
BEAT Cha Woongki 41,870 1
RHYTHM JL 38,057 2
RHYTHM Zhang Shuaibo 25,662 3
RHYTHM Steven 24,199 4
RHYTHM Chih En 22,663 5
GROOVE Kenta 19,423 6
GROOVE Jang Kyungho 15,502 7
GROOVE Seo Jeongwoo 14,179 8
GROOVE Park Juwon 13,426 9
RHYTHM Eito 12,364 10
RHYTHM Daisuke 12,062 11
GROOVE Kwon Heejun 11,717 12
GROOVE Kim Joohyoung 11,660 13
RHYTHM Kim Dongyun 11,227 14
GROOVE Park Han 11,127 15
GROOVE He Junjin 10,312 16
BEAT Keum Jinho 9,746 17
BEAT Kairi 9,111 18
RHYTHM Li Zhinuo 7,683 19
GROOVE Koo Hanseo 7,568 20
RHYTHM James 7,491 21
RHYTHM Ayumu 7,189 22
RHYTHM Mac 7,141 23
RHYTHM Hiroto 6,699 24
GROOVE Kim Gijoong 6,292 25
GROOVE Sirin 6,030 26
BEAT Yuito 6,027 27
GROOVE Bae Jaeho 5,747 28
GROOVE Kim Daeyun 5,357 29
BEAT Kim Hyotae 5,260 30
BEAT Nam Doyoon 5,158 31
BEAT An Yul 5,148 32
RHYTHM Zen Zen 5,027 33
GROOVE Yeo Gangdong 5,001 34
BEAT Royce 4,472 35
BEAT Jiang Fan 4,191 36
BEAT Li Zhiwei 4,134 37
RHYTHM Xie Yuxin 4,048 38
BEAT Park Jihun 3,872 39
BEAT Jin Ziming 3,691 40
BEAT Kang Junhyuk 3,526 41
BEAT Park Yeonjun 2,668 42

Discography

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The theme song "We Ready" was recorded and performed by the contestants. It was released on November 1, 2024, on digital music platforms.

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
"We Ready" 2024 Universe Ticket - We Ready
"IGNITION" Universe League - Intercept
"MAMMA MIA (WHO WE ARE)"
"PRISON"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Ratings

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Average TV viewership ratings (Nationwide)
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[8]
1 November 22, 2024 0.7% (53rd)
2 November 29, 2024 0.7% (57th)
3 December 6, 2024 0.6% (49th)
4 December 13, 2024 0.5% (65th)
5 December 20, 2024 0.5% (66th)

Notes

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  1. ^ As of November 22, 2024, added new age if contestant is still in the show during their birthday
  2. ^ An Yul was a contestant on Voice King, Korea's Next K-pop Star [ko] and Burning Trotman.
  3. ^ a b Bae Jaeho and Keum Jinho were contestants on Fantasy Boys.
  4. ^ a b Cha Woongki and Zhang Shuaibo were contestants on Boys Planet.
  5. ^ a b Cha Woongki and Jang Kyungho were contestants on World Klass and members of TO1.
  6. ^ a b c d Jiang Fan, Jin Ziming, Li Zhinuo and Xie Yuxin are members of TOPTEENS.
  7. ^ JL is member of Pluus.
  8. ^ Kairi is a former member of TFN.
  9. ^ Kim Gi-joong is a former member of the boy groups IM and UNB and was contestant on The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project and Wild Idol.
  10. ^ Kim Joo-hyoung is member of "NINE.i".
  11. ^ Koo Hanseo was a contestant on Under Nineteen.
  12. ^ a b Kwon Heejun and Steven were contestants on Produce X 101.
  13. ^ Steven is a member of Luminous.
  14. ^ Yuito was a contestant on Nizi Project 2.
  15. ^ Zhang Shuaibo was a contestant on Youth With You 3.
  16. ^ Team Beat failed to recruit Park Juwon, Anyul: 2nd Choice

References

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