Produce 101

**Produce 101** is a 2016 MNET Survival show featuring female trainees from different companies. It premiered on January 22, 2016 on KST. The show is centred around 101 contestants competing to debut in a new girl group. The audience got to 'produce' the group by voting for their favourite candidates.

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1. JeA
2. Kim Sungeun
3. Cheetah
4. Kahi
5. Bae Yoonjung

## Contestants

* Eunbin
* Kang Xiwon
* Kim Min Jung
* Kim Seo Kyoung
* Kim Si Hyeon
* Seong Hye Min
* Yoon Seo Hyeung
* Kim Hayun
* Hae Young
* Gaeul
* Im Kyungha
* Kim Dohee
* Kim Solee
* Ahn Yu Mi
* Oh Han Areum
* Park Ha Yi
* Oh Han Areum
* Ng Sze Kai
* Kang Sira
* Eunjin
* Oh Han Lim Hyo Sun
* Hyosun
* Lee Younseo
* Soyeon
* Chaekyung
* Huh Chan Mi
* Kim Seola
* Cho Shiyoon
* Doyeon
* Lee Soomin
* Elly
* Yoojung
* Chu Yejin
* Yun Yudam
* Sihyeon
* D.A.L.
* Jayeon
* Kim Jisung
* Kim Hongeun
* Lee Suhyun
* Hwang Sooyeon
* Hwang Ayoung
* Dajeong
* Mina
* Nayoung
* Sejeong
* Jeon Somi
* Kimi
* Hyung Eun
* Say
* Genie
* Park Soyeon
* Kim Boseon
* Sei
* søye
* Chung Ha
* Oh Seojung
* Pyun Kangyoon
* Nam Sujin
* Minji
* Niwa Shiori
* Ahn Yeseul
* Huihyeon
* Dani
* Chaeyeon
* Kim Yeon Kyeong
* Shin Hyehyeon
* Chaelin
* Chaebin
* Katherine Lee
* Han Jiyeon
* Miso
* Sua
* Suyeon
* Kim Juna
* Sohee
* Suhyeon
* Kanni
* Moon Hyunju
* Choi Eunbin
* Hwang Riyu
* Gyeongwon
* Yaebin
* Minkyeung
* Park Xiyeon
* Lim Na Young
* Eunwoo
* Kyulkyung
* Kim So Hye
* Hwang Insun
* Seo Hyelin
* Luri
* Lee Hae In
* SiHyeon
* YunJi
* Han Hye Ri
* Ryeowon
* Taeha
* Shim Chaeeun
* Yeonjung
* Ariyoshi
* Lim Jungmin

## CLC Representative

In the first episode, all the trainees performed a prepared performance with their label mates and were sorted into levels by a panel of trainers (A being the highest and F being the lowest.) However, the rankings were done individually and trainees from the same company were not necessarily put in the same level. The Cube Entertainment trainees received a lot of attention and screen-time due to their confidence and also the fact that they were part of a big company. Eunbin's fellow trainee Jeon Soyeon remarked confidently during an interview- *"Kids from our agency... our talents, the look in our eyes, I think these are things that set us apart. We're going to get first, second and third place!"*

The Cube Entertainment trainees performed 'Crazy' by former Cube Entertainment girl group '4 Minute.' The girls received a lot of attention during the performance due to their strong skills. Eunbin's fellow Cube trainee Jeon Soyeon ([now also signed with Cube Entertainment as an artist|left]) was praised for her rap skills and she and Eunbin were sorted into the highest level, 'A.'

In the second episode, the trainees had to practice a song 'Pick Me.' Eunbin was shown to struggle with the vocal training, her voice cracking in front of teacher JeA, who instructed her to drink some water. In the third episode, the trainees had to individually prepare a video of themselves singing and dancing to the song for a panel of trainers who had taught them. The trainers then watched the videos and evaluated them so that there was a chance to re-adjust the levels and more accurately reflect the skill levels of the trainees. Eunbin struggled with her video and was visibly upset with her performance afterwards. *"Eunbin made lot of mistakes,"* Jellyfish trainee Kim Nayoung said. *"She should not have made it obvious, but she did."* Upon watching Eunbin's video, the trainers were left unimpressed. "*Her signing*..." trainee JeA remarked, *"it lacks any trace of vocal talent."* Teacher Bae Yoonjung added, *"her dance too."* After being re-evaluated, Eunbin was moved down to D group. On entering the D group practice room, she said, *"nobody was applauding. It was honestly a scary situation."*

In episode three, trainees were split into teams to perform girl group covers. Eunbin was selected to perform Apink's "I don't know." Pledis's Pinky was chosen as centre for the group, as multiple members stated right away that it was only natural for her to automatically become the centre due to her good looks. Eunbin was visibly disappointed, and she expressed her discontent and internal desire to be centre during an interview. *"From the start, the atmosphere was that Pinky was the centre,"* she said. On stage the team lost to their opponents, and Eunbin garnered a lot of attention for her good looks.

During episode five, Eunbin ranked 16th out of 61 trainees that were accepted in the next round. She also was ranked the eighth most beautiful contestant by her fellow trainees during that same episode. After she was announced to be 16th place, Eunbin tearfully thanked her fans. *"I have yet to really show anything,"* she said, *"but I promise to work harder and I will aim to sit on the high ranking seats. Thank you."*

During episode seven, Eunbin competed in the song "Bang Bang" and she received a lot of attention for the eye-patch that she wore. After the performance, many funny photo-shopped pictures came up on the internet. Eunbin later explained, "*I had a puffy eye that day and I was really upset about it. I cried the day beforehand and so the staff made me a pretty eye-patch. A lot of photo-shopped pictures popped up after that. I remember I used to collect all the photos and send them to Seunghee via email*."

In episode 8, she ranked 25th out of the 35 successful trainees. She went on to join the song "Fingertips" for the concept evaluation, but was later removed from the team due to there being too many members. *"Eunbin is doing the same part as me,"* Ng Sze Kai said as she explained why she voted Eunbin out of the group. *"And I really want to be here so I chose Eunbin, I'm sorry."* After being kicked out of "Fingertips," Eunbin went on to join the song "Don't matter," where she assumed a rapping position. Despite showing a good performance, Eunbin was eventually eliminated in the second last episode, placing last out of all of the remaining trainees.

Throughout the course of the show, Eunbin was constantly praised for her overwhelming beauty and was said to be the eighth prettiest contestant out of the one hundred and one girls.