Produce 48

***Produce 48*** (Korean: 프로듀스 48) is a 2018 reality competition show on Mnet. It was a large-scale project in which the public "produces" a girl group by voting for members out of a pool of 96 contestants from South Korea and Japan, as well as voting for the group's concept, name and debut single.

The show was a collaboration between the Mnet series *Produce 101* and the J-pop idol group AKB48. The winning 12 contestants, with no nationality caps, as voted only by Korean viewers, would promote as a group for two and a half years. The program itself is primarily in Korean, however staff and trainer instructions are translated onsite by interpreters. The show announced the final 12 members who made it into, as well as the official name of the group IZ\*ONE during the finale on August 31, 2018.

Produced by AKATV (the company that also produced the second season of *Produce 101*) for Mnet, the show premiered on June 15, 2018, and concluded on August 31, 2018, with 12 episodes. It was directed by Ahn Joon-young, who also directed the first two seasons of *Produce 101*.

## Concept and format

*Produce 48* brought together 96 girls from idol groups and entertainment companies in Japan and South Korea to form a 12-person Korean-Japanese group that would promote for two and a half years. Formed as a collaboration between Mnet and Yasushi Akimoto, the project planned to adopt the AKB48's concept of "idols you can meet and greet" and be able to perform in a designated theatre. Members of the group are able to promote under their own agencies concurrently, as the show, and the groups' promotions thereafter, are recorded in batches.

The show started with 96 contestants, who were initially grouped into several classes. Episodic competitions were featured in which girls performed in teams on various songs, and were voted by the studio audience, with the winning teams receiving a number of bonus votes to apply to their overall vote count. The viewer-submitted votes were then applied and the girls were ranked, with certain episodes being elimination rounds to reduce the remaining number of contestants.

Of the 96 contestants, 57 of them were from South Korean idol groups and companies, and the other 39 were from Japanese idol groups, consisting of current members of AKB48 and their sister groups. The final 12 were selected regardless of nationality.

## Aftermath

* IZ\*ONE released their debut EP *Color\*Iz* on October 29, 2018. Since then, they have released one studio album, two mini albums and three Japanese singles.

* Other 48 Group members returned to their respective groups and continued with releasing singles and music videos, including "No Way Man" and "Wakariyasukute Gomen".
* Some trainees returned to their original groups or set to debut in rookie groups by their respective agencies:
	+ Stone Music's Jang Gyu-ri returned as a member of Fromis 9 for their first single album *From.9* on October 10, 2018.
	+ FNC's Park Hae-yoon debuted in girl group Cherry Bullet on January 21, 2019.
	+ Music Works's Yoon Hae-sol debuted in girl group Aqua on November 16, 2018. The group is said to have quietly disbanded.
	+ FENT's Kim Do-ah debuted in Flavor, the first sub-unit of girl group FANATICS, on November 26, 2018, and the full group on August 6, 2019.
	+ Yuehua's Kim Si-hyeon and Wang Yi-ren debuted in girl group Everglow on March 18, 2019.
	+ Woollim's Kim So-hee & Kim Su-yun, and (former) AKB48's Juri Takahashi debuted in girl group Rocket Punch on August 7, 2019.
	+ MND17's Lee Chae-jeong has signed with Hunus Entertainment and joined girl group Elris, in an announcement on February 12, 2020.
	+ Individual trainee Park Jinny joined Vine Entertainment and debuted in girl group Secret Number on May 19, 2020.
	+ RBW's Na Goeun and Park Jieun debuted in girl group PURPLE K!SS in 2020.
	+ Jellyfish Entertainment's Kim Da-yeon became a contestant on Girls Planet 999. She ranked 4th overall, and debuted with girl group Kep1er on January 3, 2022.
* Some trainees debuted as soloists:
	+ ZB Label's Alex Christine released a solo single as AleXa, released her debut single *Bomb* on October 21, 2019.
	+ (Former) AKB48's Miyu Takeuchi released a solo single, *My Type (내 타입)* on October 22, 2019 under Mystic Entertainment.
* Some trainees left their agencies/joined new agencies:
	+ NMB48's Azusa Uemura graduated on December 3, 2018 and began her career as a YouTuber.
	+ AKB48's Miyu Takeuchi graduated on December 25, 2018. She then signed a contract with Mystic Entertainment.
	+ AKB48's Juri Takahashi graduated from the group on May 2, 2019. She then signed a contract with Woollim Entertainment and debuted in Rocket Punch.
	+ AKB48's Mako Kojima graduated on May 12, 2019.
	+ NGT48's Rena Hasegawa graduated on May 19, 2019. She then signed a contract with Crocodile and began her career as a voice actress.
	+ AKB48's Ikumi Nakano graduated on May 30, 2019.
	+ NMB48's Kokoro Naiki graduated on August 11, 2019.
	+ AKB48's Moe Goto graduated on August 13, 2019.
	+ SKE48's Jurina Matsui announced her graduation on February 7, 2020.
	+ HKT48's Amane Tsukiashi graduated in March 2020.
	+ Hwang So-yeon and Kang Da-min left Wellmade Yedang, then Hwang signed a contract with M&H Entertainment while Kang is now under Starship Entertainment.
	+ Ko Yu-jin left Blockberry Creative, then she signed a contract with 8D Creative before leaving in Spring 2020.
	+ Son Eun-chae left Million Market and signed with A Team Entertainment.
	+ Lee Yu-jeong, Yoon Eun-bin, Kim Da-yeon, Hong Ye-ji and Kim Yu-bin left CNC Entertainment, then signed with Stardium Entertainment.
	+ Shin Su-hyun left FAVE Entertainment. She then signed with Sublime Artist Agency.
	+ Cho Ah-yeong left FNC Entertainment. She then signed a contract with UPVOTE Entertainment.
	+ Kim Da-hye left Banana Culture.
	+ Yu Min-young left HOW Entertainment. Then she signed a contract with 8D Creative.
	+ Lee Ka-eun left Pledis Entertainment. and then released her final single under Pledis, *Remember You* on July 12, 2019. Lee then signed a contract with High Entertainment.
	+ Kim Minseo was not announced in How Entertainment's new girl group, so it is speculated that she has left the agency.
* AKB48's Minami Sato was promoted from Kenkyusei to team A on September 12, 2019.
* AKB48's Erii Chiba participated in the Mnet reality TV show "UHSN".

## Video gallery

* Self-evaluation
* Nekkoya fancam
* Peek-a-boo
* Peek-a-boo fancam

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## References

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