Girls Planet 999

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***Girls Planet 999*** (걸스 플래닛 999, or also known as ***Girls Planet 999 : The Girls Saga***) is a South Korean television show that premiered and broadcasted on Mnet on August 6, 2021 every Friday 8:20 PM KST. The show was produced by CJENM, NCSoft and Studio Take One.

After 12 weeks episode, the final Top 9 which is 3 Korean, 3 Chinese and 3 Japanese will debuted under Universe Music.

## Synopsis

A program surrounding female Korean, Chinese, and Japanese contestants who have the same dream of debuting in an idol group despite having different languages and cultures. Their growth as they head towards their goal will unfold in the imaginary world named “Girls Planet.”

Previously, Mnet worked with Big Hit Entertainment’s fan community platform Weverse to allow global fan participation for “I-LAND.” Similarly, Mnet will be working with NCSOFT to produce content for global audiences, and the show is also planning on transmitting globally for easy access to viewers all over the world.

## Concept

*Girls Planet 999* is based on the themes and aesthetics of space where each of the three groups (Korea, China, Japan) represents a 'Planet'. In addition to the three 'Planets', there will be a 'Master Council' made up of the two 'K-pop Masters' whose role is to mentor the 99 girls, four 'Vocal/Dance Masters' who will train the contestants' vocal, rap, and dance skills, and the 'Planet Master' who is the MC with the role of connecting the viewers with the show. Outside of the 'Master Council' are the fans and audience who will be known as the 'Planet Guardians' with the role of determining the ranks of each contestant and ultimately the outcome of *Girls Planet 999*. Finally, the mobile app and web platform 'UNIVERSE' will connect the contestants and the 'Planet Guardians' via voting.

## Background

On January 11, 2021, a teaser was dropped for Mnet's new survival show, *Girls Planet 999*. The show will consists of female contestants from Korea, China, and Japan who share the same dream of debuting in a girl group. The voting will be done through NCSOFT's new platform, UNIVERSE. Auditions for potential contestants were held throughout February 2021.

On May 25, 2021, it was announced that the show would start broadcasting in August of 2021. On July 6, 2021, it was revealed that *Girls Planet 999* will finally air on August 6 at 8:20 PM KST.

Ahead of the premier episode, the show's theme song, "O.O.O" was released digitally across music platforms on July 12, 2021. In the same week, official performance videos were released featuring each group performing the theme song, and individual profiles of the K-Group contestants was also revealed.

## Casts

Casts

## Trivia

* In China, the show is also known as 少女星球999：少女們的盛典, while in Japan, it is also known as ガールズプラネット999：少女祭典. Both roughly translate to 'Girls Planet 999: The Girls Saga,' albeit rather than 'saga' (대전), it is translated as 'grand ceremony' (盛典) in Chinese and 'festival' (祭典) in Japanese. Additionally, in Japan, the show is better known by its abbreviations ガルプラ999 *(Garupura999)* and ガルプラ *(Garupura)*.
* The three categories do not necessarily correspond to nationality; being in the K-Group does not require one to be a Korean citizen, but merely to have some form of connection to Korea, which may be through nationality, spoken language, ethnic identity, residency or being signed with an agency based in Korea. Likewise, the same goes for the C-Group and the J-group.
* Contestants from the C-Group will include contestants from the Greater China region which encompasses Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
* It was revealed through an article that *Girls Planet 999* received approximately 13,000 contestant applicants.*[citation needed]*

## References

1. ↑ YouTube: [Girls Planet 999] 소녀들의 위대한 이야기가 시작되는 곳, 걸스플래닛 l 8월 첫방송 #GirlsPlanet999 [EN/JP/CN]
2. ↑ Soompi: Watch: Mnet To Launch New Girl Group Audition Program “Girls Planet 999”
3. ↑ (KOR) Daum Article : Chinese, Japanese and Korean Trainees...Girls Planet: Girls Saga announces First Broadcast in August (May 25, 2021)
4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `air date`
5. ↑ @\_girlsplanet999 Twitter post (July 8, 2021)
6. ↑ @girlsplanet999 Instagram post (July 8, 2021)
7. ↑ [Girls Planet 999] ‘O.O.O’ Performance (K-Group ver.) #girlsplanet999 [EN/JP/CN]
8. ↑ [Girls Planet 999] ‘O.O.O’ Performance (C-Group ver.) #girlsplanet999 [EN/JP/CN]
9. ↑ [Girls Planet 999] ‘O.O.O’ Performance (J-Group ver.) #girlsplanet999 [EN/JP/CN]
10. ↑ (KOR) Tenasia:투바투 휴닝카이 여동생, 오빠 따라 가요계 진출..'걸스플래닛' 출격
11. ↑ (KOR) SpoTV News:CLC 유진, 걸그룹프로젝트 '걸스플래닛999' 출연..재데뷔 도전"
12. ↑ @Wowkorea\_press on Twitter 2 (May 25, 2021)
13. ↑ @Wowkorea\_press on Twitter (May 25, 2021)
14. ↑ @catseyeokinawa Instagram post (July 31, 2021)
15. ↑ @fcenm\_audition Instagram post (July 9, 2021)
16. ↑ @fcenm\_audition Instagram post (July 9, 2021)
17. ↑ @mld\_official\_ Twitter post (July 23, 2021)
18. ↑ @NEXTinDANCE Twitter post: NiD Academy confirms that Ayaka, Nagomi, Ayana and Moana will represent them (August 5, 2021)
19. ↑ Girls Planet 999 contestant application page

## Official links

* Website
* Website (applications) (deleted)
* Instagram
* Twitter
* Facebook

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