Produce 101 Japan (season 2)
Produce 101 Japan Season 2 is a 2021 Japanese male group reality competition show, and is the second overall season of the Japanese version of the franchise. The show brings 101 trainees with the intention of producing an 11-member permanent male group. Premiering on April 8, 2021, the show is being broadcast on GyaO! every Thursday at 9pm JST (). The show is being streamed on Youtube every Friday at 9pm JST () with English subtitles available in certain countries. The series is an official spin-off of the South Korean television series "Produce  101". The series is a co-production between Yoshimoto Kogyo and CJ E&M. Weekly highlights are also being aired on TBS. The top 11 winners debuted under the name INI. Background. In November 2020, Yoshimoto Kogyo and CJ E&M announced they would be co-producing a 2nd Japanese version of the "Produce 101" reality competition show with the intention of debuting an 11-member boy band in 2021 for the global music market. The group created from the show would be permanent and would be handled by Lapone Entertainment. Auditions for the show took place from December 4 to Dec  6, 2020 for male Japanese residents aged 15–27 years old who were not tied to any talent agency. A total of 6,000 people auditioned for the show, and all 101 trainees were revealed on January 30, 2021, with the show's theme song, "Let Me Fly". Prior to the show's airing, two contestants had dropped out, leaving 99 trainees to compete on the show. Contestants. Elimination Chart. Colors key Rankings. The top 11 contestants, which determined the members of the final group, were chosen through popularity online voting at "Produce 101 Japan GyaO!"'s homepage, AR square app, VR  square app and audience's live voting. The results were shown at the end of each episode. For the on:tact, first voting period, viewers were allowed to select 11 trainees per vote. For the second round, the system changed to 2 trainee per vote. For the final round, the system changed to 1 trainee per vote and added live online votes. ON:TACT voting period. The ON:TACT voting period took place between February 1 at 12 AM and February 10 at 11:59 PM (JST). First voting period. The first voting period took place between April 8 at 9  AM and April 30 at 5 AM (JST). The total number of votes accumulated was 25,355,977. Second voting period. The second voting period took place between May 6 at 11 PM and May 28 at 5 AM (JST). The total number of votes accumulated was 9,285,810.