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Boy Group Maker (보이 그룹 메이커) was a 2022 boy group survival reality created by SBC, and is the second season of the original South Korean version of the franchise. The public "produces" a boy group by choosing 9 members among 45 trainees from 24 companies through online voting and live voting with multiple elimination rounds. The public also chose the group's concept, debut song and group name.
In the season finale on March 29, 2022, which was broadcasted live, the show announced the final 9 members who would debut as ARCROWN. More than 7 million people cast their votes during the finale.
Concept[]
Boy Group Maker consisted of 50 male contestants, who were trainees under company labels, debuted idols, or individual trainees in South Korea. Though most contestants were Korean, there were Chinese, Japanese, and Taiwanese participants in addition to those from other nations. In the final episode, 9 out of the top 15 contestants were chosen to form the show's "project group" through a national fan voting system. The group will promote for four years (ending December 30, 2026) under blythe. All contestants performed with the winning team at a finale concert. The group will disband after their contracts end, allowing the members of the final lineup to return to their respective agencies.
This is the first season of the franchise which was not focused on trainees from a single company, the first season had 18 trainees from a single company, ZoneAir Music, and this season had 45 trainees among 24 entertainment companies.
Cast[]
MC[]
- Da-eun of SHINee
Trainers[]
- ??? - Vocal Trainer
- ??? - Dance Trainer
- ??? - Rap Trainer
Pre-show and promotions[]
On August 27, 2021, SBC started a global auditions process for Boy Group Maker, the requiring's were: Male trainees, age 15 to 25, entertainment company and individual trainees allowed. SBC revealed that they received over 21,000 applicants from all the world with the most common regions being Europe, Latin America, East Asia and Southeast Asia.
On November 11, SBC announced that Noh Juwon of bubblyone and Kwak Chaeyool of Project Wisdom (Former member of Hot Pink) would be taking the MC role for this season, replacing Juna. She would be "acting as a messenger and a representative of the viewers". Later on the same day, the trainers were also announced.
Soon after they had moved to their dorms on November 18, the participants started filming. A teaser video of who would be taking "center" (or lead role) for the first song was later revealed.
Contestants[]
- - Eliminated in the First Round
- - Eliminated in the Second Round
- - Eliminated in the Third Round
- - Eliminated in the Fourth Round
- - Eliminated in the Final Round
- - Members of ARCROWN
| 45 Contestants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyon Dae-Jung | Song Min-Ki | Shen Jiahao | Lei Liang | Ho Min-Soo |
| Kure Akihito | Yon Ji-Yoon | Sun Sang-Min | Song Shi | Ryu Chang-woo |
| Kwon Chong-Ho | Che Tae-Young | Sim Shi-Won | Noguchi Shuzo | Sang Woo-Sung |
| Yang Yong-Ho | Qiang Jing | Kang Ji-Tae | Kim Kyung-Mo | Handoko Suharto |
| Li Qiang | Xue Shun | Dai Haisang | Lim Myung-Ki | Won Young-Ja |
| Alexander Ignacio | Kim Byeong-Ho | Sobong Sebastian | Yan Zhong | Hino Manzo |
| Ho Young | Hwangbo Chuwon | Min Sung-Nam | Rang Joo-Won | Roe Yejun |
| Somun Yong-Jin | Qiao Tao | Kal Kwang | Dokite Kiyohira | Kondo Genjo |
| Ide Rikyu | Kang Suk-Chul | Chaisai Akradej | Che Seong | Nguyen Thieng Hung |
Contestants info[]
| Agency | Name | Age | Nationality | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLART Entertainment | Somun Yong-Jin | 21 | Korean | 36 |
| Che Tae-Young | 20 | Korean | 12 | |
| Kim Kyung-Mo | 19 | Korean-Canadian | 19 | |
| B'in Music | Lei Liang | 18 | Taiwanese | 4 |
| Big Ocean ENM | Ho Young | 24 | Korean | 31 |
| Bluedot Entertainment | Yang Yong-Ho | 19 | Korean | 16 |
| Sobong Sebastian | 18 | Korean-Filipino | 28 | |
| Brand New Music | Sim Shi-Won | 21 | Korean | 13 |
| C9 Entertainment | Kwon Chong-Ho | 23 | Korean | 11 |
| EE-Media | Dai Haisang | 20 | Chinese | 23 |
| Gold Typhoon | Li Qiang | 21 | Chinese | 21 |
| High Up Entertainment | Hwangbo Chuwon | 20 | Korean | 32 |
| Yon Ji-Yoon | 18 | Korean | 7 | |
| Individual | Pyon Dae-Jung | 19 | Korean | 1 |
| Qiang Jing | 22 | Chinese | 17 | |
| Dokite Kiyohira | 17 | Japanese | 39 | |
| Qiao Tao | 16 | Chinese | 37 | |
| Kure Akihito | 20 | Japanese | 6 | |
| Roe Yejun | 21 | Korean | 35 | |
| Won Young-Ja | 22 | Korean | 25 | |
| Lim Myung-Ki | 21 | Korean | 24 | |
| Saisai | 19 | Indonesian | 43 | |
| Keystone Entertainment | Sang Woo-Sung | 19 | Korean-Australian | 15 |
| Lionheart Entertainment | Min Sung-Nam | 16 | Korean | 33 |
| LUK Factory | Kang Suk-Chul | 16 | Korean | 42 |
| Majesty Entertainment | Kang Ji-Tae | 18 | Korean | 18 |
| Million Market | Ho Min-Soo | 23 | Korean | 5 |
| MLD Entertainment | Ryu Chang-woo | 19 | Korean-American | 10 |
| Che Seong | 22 | Korean-American | 44 | |
| Pest Productions | Yan Zhong | 18 | Chinese | 29 |
| Pony Canyon | Hino Manzo | 17 | Japanese | 30 |
| SG Entertainment | Song Min-Ki | 21 | Korean | 2 |
| Starfest Company | Alexander Ignacio | 22 | Filipino | 26 |
| Lan | 20 | Vietnamese | 45 | |
| TOP Media | Noguchi Shuzo | 23 | Japanese | 14 |
| Kal Kwang | 21 | Korean | 38 | |
| Kim Byeong-Ho | 19 | Korean | 27 | |
| Toy's Factory | Ide Rikyu | 21 | Japanese | 41 |
| Warner Music China | Shen Jiahao | 23 | Chinese | 3 |
| Warner Music Japan | Kondo Genjo | 20 | Japanese | 40 |
| Yuehua Entertainment | Song Shi | 19 | Chinese | 9 |
| Xue Shun | 22 | Chinese | 22 | |
| Sun Sang-Min | 20 | Korean | 8 | |
| Rang Joo-Won | 22 | Korean | 34 | |
| Handoko Suharto | 21 | Japanese-Indonesian | 20 |
Episodes[]
Aftermath[]
The final nine members debuted as ARCROWN on November 14, 2022.
Other Contestants
Some contestants debuted or will debut in new boy groups or release music as a solo artist:
- Alexander Ignacio (26th) debuted as a soloist.
- Kang Ji-Tae (18th) and Ide Rikyu (41st) debuted in LAST Entertainment’s boy group DSIQ.
- Sang Woo-Sung (15th), Kim Kyung-Mo (19th), Xue Shun (22nd), and Saisai (43rd) made up ELASTIC Creative’s group CELSIUS.
- Ryu Chang-Woo (10th), Che Tae-Young (12th), Handoko Suharto (20th), and Kang Suk-Chul (42nd) are set to debut in JNX Label’s new boy group JNX Boyz (temporary name).
Some contestants joined other companies:
- Qiao Tao (37th) signed with The White Label.
- Lim Myung-Ki (24th) and Che Seong (44th) signed with Cannon Entertainment.
- Min Sung-Nam (33rd) signed with PIP Entertainment.
- Noguchi Shuzo (14th) signed with Fruit Basket Entertainment.
Some contestants participated in other careers in the entertainment industry:
- Hwangbo Chuwon (32nd) signed with NK E&A Management as an actor.
- Kim Byeong-Ho (27th) signed with Lucid Entertainment as a model.