Produce 101

This page is about the first season. For the series, see Produce 101 (series).

Produce 101 (프로듀스 101) was a 2016 reality girl group survival show on Mnet. It is a large-scale project in which the public "produces" a unit girl group by choosing members from a pool of 101 trainees from 46 entertainment companies.

Concept

Produce 101 is the nation's first agency-collaboration unit girl group project, which brings together 101 trainees from different entertainment companies both inside and outside of South Korea, and 11 trainees will be selected to form a unit girl group. The unit group will perform four songs together for a year and release a debut album under the record label of CJ E&M, but may later join a girl group that their agencies are planning. The members began living together on December 5, 2015. They took to the stage for the first time to face off in a group mission at the CJ E&M studio in Ilsan on December 27, 2015.

Trainers

Vocals

• JeA
• Kim Sung Eun

Rap

• Cheetah

Dance

• Kahi
• Bae Yoon Jung

Contestants

Results

The name of the group was revealed in Episode 11 to be I.O.I.

Aftermath

• The final 11 officially debuted in the group called I.O.I on May 4, 2016.
  • Prior to their official debut, they released a track called "Crush".
• For their comeback with "Whatta Man", 4 of the members were absent due to commitments with their respective agencies. The remaining 7 promoted as a special sub-unit:
  • Jung Chae Yeon (7th) re-joined DIA for the comeback with their first mini album, Happy Ending, released on June 14, 2016.
  • Kim Se Jeong (2nd) and Kang Mi Na (9th) debuted in gugudan on June 28, 2016.
  • Yu Yeon Jung (11th) debuted in WJSN on August 17, 2016.
• On January 18, 2017, I.O.I released their third and final digital single "Downpour". From January 20 to 22, the group held their final solo concert Time Slip – I.O.I and officially disbanded on January 29.
• Following the group's disbandment, the members returned to their respective agencies:
  • Sejeong, Mina, Chaeyeon, and Yeonjung re-joined their groups.
  • Zhou Kyul Kyung (6th) and Lim Na Young (10th), debuted in the girl group PRISTIN on March 21, 2017. Later, debuted in PRISTIN's sub-unit PRISTIN V, on May 28, 2018. The group officially disbanded on May 24, 2019.
  • Jeon So Mi (1st) debuted as a member of the project groups Unnies and Girls Next Door on May 12, 2017 and July 14, 2017, respectively. Later, debuted as a soloist on June 13, 2019.
  • Kim Chung Ha debuted as a soloist on June 6, 2017.
  • Choi Yoo Jung (3rd) and Kim Do Yeon (8th), debuted in Weki Meki on August 8, 2017. Later, debuted in the special unit WJMK on June 1, 2018. The group officially disbanded on August 8, 2024.
  • Kang Mi Na (9th) debuted in gugudan's first sub-unit OGUOGO on August 10, 2017.
    • With Kim Se Jeong (2nd), they debuted in gugudan's second sub-unit SEMINA on July 10, 2018. The group officially disbanded on December 30, 2020.
  • Zhou Jie Qiong (6th) debuted as China-based soloist on September 6, 2018.

Discography

Digital EPs

• Produce 101 - 35 Girls 5 Concepts (2016)

Digital singles

• "Pick Me" (2016)

Official links

• Website

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