Boys Planet

***Boys Planet*** was a South Korean reality competition show created by Mnet. It aired between February 2, 2023 and April 20, 2023.

While its predecessor, *Girls Planet 999*, limited applications to South Korea, Japan, and China, the regions were expanded this season to allow for international participation. Auditions were held from June to August 2022. Ultimately, 98 contestants were selected out of thousands of applicants from 84 countries and regions, including South Korea, other parts of Asia, Europe, North and South America, and the Middle East. They were equally split into two groups: the K-Group and the G-Group.

The final 9 contestants will debut as a project boy group ZEROBASEONE.

## Official Description

* EN
* KR
* CH
* CH (TW)
* JP

<BOYS PLANET> presents the potential of the boys from all around the world. When the two worlds of K-Group and G-Group collide, ONE WORLD is born. K-Pop Boy Group audition project decided and produced only by Korean and global fans.

STAR CREATORS! Please vote for your most shining boy.

전 세계 소년들의 잠재력이 보이는 곳 <BOYS PLANET> K그룹 G그룹, 두 세계가 충돌하는 순간하나의 세계가 탄생한다. 한국과 글로벌 팬덤이 직접 만들고 데뷔시키는 K-POP 보이그룹 메이킹 프로젝트.

스타 크리에이터님! 가장 빛나는 소년에게 투표하세요!

能看到全世界少年们潜力的地方 <BOYS PLANET> K组和G组，两个世界发生冲突的那一瞬间，就是一个世界的诞生. 韩国和全球粉丝们亲自制作并促使出道的K-POP男子组合制作项目.

各位明星制作人! 请投票给最耀眼的少年吧!

能看到全世界少年們潛力的地方 <BOYS PLANET> K組和G組，兩個世界發生衝突的那一瞬間，就是一個世界的誕生. 韓國和全球粉絲們親自製作並促使出道的K-POP男子組合製作項目.

各位明星製作人! 請投票給最耀眼的少年吧!

全世界の少年たちの潜在力が見える場所 <BOYS PLANET> KグループとGグループ、二つの世界が衝突する時ひとつの世界が誕生する。韓国そしてグローバルファンによって
作り上げられデビューを目指す、K-POPボーイズグループ メイキングプロジェクト。

スタークリエイターの皆さん！一番輝く少年に投票してください！
## Promotion and broadcast

During the broadcast of the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards on December 11, 2021, Mnet revealed that they would produce a sequel to their 2021 reality competition show *Girls Planet 999* titled *Boys Planet*. Auditions were held from June 27 to August 21, 2022.

The mentors were revealed in December of the same year, followed by the release of the show's opening theme "Here I Am (난 빛나)" on the 29th. The opening theme's music video featured Sung Han Bin of STUDIO GL1DE as the center. Individual fancams of the 95 trainees were released the following day. Winners of previous Mnet survival shows were invited as special guests to promote the show; guest hosts included former Wanna One members Yoon Ji Sung and Kim Jae Hwan, former Iz\*One members Choi Ye Na and Kwon Eun Bi, and current members of Kep1er.

The show premiered on February 2, 2023.

## Cast

* **Planet Master:** TBA
* **K-Pop Master(s):** TBA
* **Dance Masters:** Baek Koo Young, Choi Young Joon, Lip-J
* **Vocal Masters:** Heo Sol Ji, Lim Han Byeol
* **Rap Master:** pH-1

## Contestants

Main article: List of contestants

A total of 98 contestants will participate in the competition, consisting of 49 Korean and 49 global trainees. The global group consists of 18 Chinese, 16 Japanese, four Taiwanese, three Thai, two Vietnamese, two Canadian, two American, one Uyghur, and one half-Japanese and half-Filipino contestant. Two Korean and one Chinese contestant left before the show's premiere date.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Naver — ‘보이즈 플래닛’ 29일 ‘엠카’서 시그널송 뮤비 최초 공개
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Naver — 엠넷 '보이즈 플래닛', 내년 2월 첫 방송 (공식)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Naver — 글로벌 K팝 보이그룹 프로젝트…'보이즈 플래닛' 내년 상반기 편성 (공식)
4. ↑ Boys Planet Official Website (English)
5. ↑ Boys Planet Official Website (Korean)
6. ↑ Boys Planet Official Website (Mainland Chinese)
7. ↑ Boys Planet Official Website (Taiwanese)
8. ↑ Boys Planet Official Website (Japanese)
9. ↑ Naver — 엠넷, '걸스플래닛' 이어 '보이즈플래닛' 론칭…내년 방송(2021 MAMA)
10. ↑ Sports Chosun — (공식) 립제이-백구영-최영준, '보이즈플래닛' 댄스마스터 합류
11. ↑ SpoTV News — (단독)솔지-임한별, '보이즈 플래닛' 보컬 마스터…1차 합숙 종료
12. ↑ Naver — (단독)pH-1, '보이즈 플래닛' 출격한다…'랩 마스터' 깜짝 발탁
13. ↑ SpoTV News — (단독)'보이즈 플래닛', 3명 하차…95명으로 데뷔 여정 시작
14. ↑ Herald Pop — (종합)'보이즈플래닛' 프리뷰, 펜타곤 후이 등장→시그널송 '난빛나' 엔딩요정 공개
15. ↑ Herald Pop — '보이즈플래닛' 시그널송 엔딩요정=성한빈..."신경전 장난 아니었다"