Episode 4 (season 3)

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**"Group Battle Second Half"** (グループバトル後半戦, *Gurūpo Batoru Kouhansen*) is the fourth episode of the third season of *Produce 101 Japan*. In Japan, the episode premiered on Lemino on October 26, 2023. It was broadcast internationally with English subtitles on YouTube on October 30, 2023.

## Official description

* Part 1
* Part 2
* Part 3
* Part 4
* Part 5
* Part 6

Japanese
ベネフィット3,000票をかけたグループバトル。全編、韓国語と英語の歌詞のNewJeans「Hype Boy」に2グループが挑む。
1組：菊川亜樹、田中琴、田中優希、中野心結、坂東楓夏、村上璃杏
2組：小栁絵美、加藤愛梨、川岸瑠那、柴垣有佐、菅井夏帆、濵嵜愛子

English
A Group Battle with a benefit of 3,000 votes. Two groups will take on NewJeans' "Hype Boy," which has lyrics entirely in Korean and English.

Group 1: Kikukawa Aki, Tanaka Koto, Tanaka Yuuki, Nakano Kokona, Bando Fuka, Murakami Rinon

Group 2: Oyanagi Emi, Kato Airi, Kawagishi Runa, Shibagaki Arisa, Sugai Natsuho, Hamasaki Aiko

Japanese
PRODUCE 48から結成された IZ\*ONEの「FIESTA」。本番直前までボーカルに苦戦する1組、グループに亀裂が入りかけた2組。
どんなパフォーマンスになるのか？
1組：片岡陽音、鈴木玲名、須谷緩、須藤紗暮、中村璃彩、渡辺未優
2組：青木友香、佐藤あめり、佐野じゅえり、髙橋妃那、中山穗乃楓、水上凜巳花

English
"Fiesta" by IZ\*ONE, who were formed through Produce 48. One group struggled with their vocals right before the performance and a rift is threatening to tear apart the second group.
What will their performances be like?

Group 1: Kataoka Rio, Suzuki Rena, Sutani Yurara, Sudo Sakura, Nakamura Riro, Watanabe Miyu

Group 2: Aoki Yuka, Sato Ameli, Sano Jueri, Takahashi Hina, Nakayama Honoka, Mizukami Rimika

Japanese
TWICE「CHEER UP」では、カワイイをコンセプトに練習生を集めた1組、クール系が得意なメンバーが集まった2組。
果たしてベネフィット3,000票を獲得したのは？
1組：大坪楓恋、北爪さくら、木野稟子、城丸真歩、中森琴音、中森美琴

2組：小田有葉、谷聖彩、古橋沙也佳、細井彩加、茂呂空音、山崎美月

English
The first group for Twice's "Cheer Up" consists of trainees who go with a cute concept and the members of the second group are good at a cool style.
Who will actually win the 3,000 votes benefit?
Group 1: Otsubo Karen, Kitazume Sakura, Kino Riko, Shiromaru Maho, Nakamori Kotone, Nakamori Mikoto

Group 2: Oda Aruha, Tani Seia, Furuhashi Sayaka, Hosoi Ayaka, Moro Anon, Yamazaki Mitsuki

Japanese
Perfume「TOKYO GIRL」では、グループの半数以上がダンス未経験の1組が実力者が揃う2組に挑む。
それぞれ覚醒した姿をステージで見せることができるのか？
1組：及川里桜、太田紗蘭、岡村菜那、小山麻菜、桜庭遥花、新澤実華

2組：石井蘭、岡部望々花、笠原桃奈、川畑蘭華、清水恵子、髙畠百加

English
For Perfume's "Tokyo Girl", the first group, more than half of which has no dance experience, takes on group two, which consists of talented dancers.
Will each of them be able to show their very best on stage?
Group 1: Oikawa Rio, Ota Sara, Okamura Nana, Koyama Mana, Sakuraba Haruka, Shinzawa Mika

Group 2: Ishii Ran, Okabe Nonoka, Kasahara Momona, Kawabata Ranka, Shimizu Keiko, Takabatake Momoka

Japanese
SPEED「Body & Soul」2組。グループバトルを締めくくるのは全グループで最多となる4人のAクラスが集まった最強チーム。
不安要素など一切ないと思われていたこのグループだが不穏な気配が…
一体何が起こったのか？
1組：会田凛、飯田栞月、栗原果乃、佐々木心菜、斉藤芹菜、本橋明桜

2組：海老原鼓、加藤心、釼持菜乃、櫻井美羽、日髙葉月、山本すず

English
The second group for Speed's "Body & Soul". The Group Battle will conclude with the strongest team, consisting of four A class members, the most out of all groups.
Although this group was thought to have no reason to be concerned, signs of trouble are showing...
What the hell happened?
Group 1: Aita Rin, Iida Shizuku, Kurihara Kano, Sasaki Kokona, Saito Serina, Motohashi Meika

Group 2: Ebihara Tsuzumi, Kato Kokoro, Kenmotsu Nano, Sakurai Miu, Hidaka Hazuki, Yamamoto Suzu

Japanese
グループバトル全てのパフォーマンスが終了。練習生に全ての結果が伝えられる。果たして16グループの中で1位に輝いたのはどのチームなのか？

そして、一番多くの票を獲得した練習生は？

English
The Group Battle performances have ended. All results will be presented to the trainees. Which team won first place among the 16 groups?

And which trainee got the most votes?
## Summary

The remaining teams for the Group Battle perform, starting with the second "Hype Boy" team. After all performances have concluded, it is revealed that the second "Body & Soul" team has scored the highest out of all during the live audience vote. Additionally, each member of every winning team will receive an additional 3,000 votes on top of their live audience votes. With the benefit, Ebihara Tsuzumi places first during the ranking announcement. Takami Ayane and Kitazume Sakura rank second and third, respectively. The rest of the top eleven spots are filled by Ishii Ran, Kasahara Momona, Sasaki Tsukushi, Nakano Kokona, Takahashi Hina, Takabatake Momoka, Aoki Yuka, and Nakayama Honoka.

## Group Battle (Third evaluation)

Color key
       Winner

       Leader

       Center

       Leader and Center

**Bold** denotes the person who picked the team members. The groups are sorted by order of performance.

## Gallery

* Thumbnails
* Behind the Scenes

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## References

1. ↑ #4 Part1 「グループバトル⑤ / Hype Boy」 (ja). *Lemino* (October 26, 2023). Retrieved on October 29, 2023.
2. ↑ #4 Part2 「グループバトル⑥ / FIESTA」 (ja). *Lemino* (October 26, 2023). Retrieved on October 29, 2023.
3. ↑ #4 Part3 「グループバトル⑦ / CHEER UP」 (ja). *Lemino* (October 26, 2023). Retrieved on October 29, 2023.
4. ↑ #4 Part4 「グループバトル⑧ / TOKYO GIRL」 (ja). *Lemino* (October 26, 2023). Retrieved on October 29, 2023.
5. ↑ #4 Part5 「グループバトル⑨ / Body & Soul」 (ja). *Lemino* (October 26, 2023). Retrieved on October 29, 2023.
6. ↑ #4 Part6 「グループバトル結果発表」 (ja). *Lemino* (October 26, 2023). Retrieved on October 29, 2023.