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Exo Planet 999: The Seeking (엑소 플래닛 999: 더 시킹), simply referred to as Exo Planet 999 (엑소 플래닛 999) is a survival show that was broadcasted in South Korea by Mnet. The show's goal was to produce a top global boy group that is practically "out of this world".
The show's first episode was broadcasted on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 and from there, the episodes were broadcasted every Tuesday with the total being 12 episodes with a few bonus episodes.
The final episode was released and aired on May 17, 2022 where the final lineup and debuting group was announced.
Concept[]
Exo Planet 999 was based on the two respective previous shows, Girls Planet 999 and Boys Planet 999. Once again the show was based on the themes and aesthetics of space where each of the three countries (Korea, China, Japan) are linked together as all three represent their own respective 'Exoplanet'. In addition to the three 'Exoplanets', there was a 'Executive Council' made up of the two 'K-pop Executives' whose roles were to solely mentor the 99 boys, three 'Vocal/Dance/Rap Executives' who trained the contestants' skills in three major skill components which consisted of vocal, dance, and rap. There was also the 'Planet Connector' who was the MC with the important role of connecting the viewers with the show and trainees. Outside of the 'Executive Council' were the fans and audience, also known as the 'Planet Seekers', who had the power of determining the ranks of each contestant and ultimately the outcome of the final debut group in Exo Planet 999. The mobile app and web platform 'VOID' had the function of connecting the contestants and the 'Planet Seekers' through voting and being able to interact with several of the trainees online.
Background[]
Global auditions for the show started presumably on June 2021. Contestants were soon finalized after the show's official announcement on January 14, 2022 after a teaser was posted on the official broadcasting channel. There was also a small post teasing the new show to the media that was first posted on VOID and later on all SNS platforms.
On January 17, it was announced that the show would officially start airing in mid-February to April 2022. Though, on February 6, 2022, it was revealed through an official announcement that Exo Planet 999 would actually air on March 1 at 9:00 PM KST instead.
On February 16, the official performance video for the show's theme song, "F.O.N.D" was posted on the broadcasting channel's official YouTube and on the VOID platform. It was also officially digitally released on all music platforms.
Panel[]
Planet Connector (MC)[]
- Hyeji (GOAL)
K-pop Executives (mentors)[]
Vocal/Dance/Rap Executives (trainers)[]
- Ahn Nayoung
- Yuri (Starlight)
- JJ (ARCANE)
Contestants[]
List of K-Group contestants (South Korea)[]
| Agency | Name | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생) |
Han Jae
(한재) |
18 | Member of 36ti |
| 246 Media | Kang Yeongho | 18 | Former member of disbanded group, TRIANTHUM |
| BBB Entertainment
(비비 엔터테인먼트) |
Yoon Hyunsu
(윤현수) |
22 | Formerly under YG Entertainment |
| BREAK&FAST Story
(아침식사 이야기) |
Bae Mingyu
(배민규) |
19 | N/A |
| BE.WARE Creative
(블록베리 크리에티브) |
Choi Jinyeong
(최지영) |
22 | N/A |
| Jeon Seyoon
(전세윤) |
18 | Former Produce 101: S5 Contestant | |
| Kim Taewon
(김태원) |
21 | Former STR!KE Media trainee | |
| Box Entertainment
(박스 엔터테인먼트) |
Ahn Haeseong
(안해성) |
24 | Member of 36ti |
| Kim Hyuk
(김혁) |
18 | N/A | |
| Lee Sungjin
(이성진) |
21 | Formerly a JYP trainee | |
| Four Bloc Records | Kyler Kim
(카일러 김) |
23 | Former Project SOL contestant |
| Frame Works
(프레임웍스) |
Lee Donggeun
(이동근) |
19 | Pre-debut member of FRAME BOYS |
| GGGREAT Music
(GG그레이트 뮤직) |
Park Sunwoo
(박선우) |
22 | Former child actor |
| Harmony Entertainment
(하모니 엔터테인먼트) |
Hwang Jaewook
(황재욱) |
20 | Member of HARMONITE
Former Produce 101: S5 contestant. |
| Kep 1 Entertainment
(킵 1 엔터테인먼트) |
Cho Joonho
(조준호) |
19 | Former Boys Planet 999 contestant |
| KLASS:y Entertainment | Hwa Kyungmo
(화경모) |
16 | Soon to debut as a soloist |
| Im Woojin
(임우진) |
16 | Aspiring newbie actor | |
| Seo Yeonghwan
(서영환) |
17 | E-Sports Player | |
| You Songmin
(유 송민) |
16 | Former member of K1DDO | |
| LETS MIXX
(렛츠 믹스) |
Jung Seungheon
(정성훈) |
18 | N/A |
| LE SSERAMUSIC
(르 세라뮤직) |
Choi Moonhee
(최문희) |
19 | Former Source Music trainee |
| Cho Myungho
(조명호) |
2 | Former Bighit trainee | |
| MAKEONE | Kim Sunghyeon
(김성현) |
18 | N/A |
| Origin Music | Yang Seonho
(양선호) |
20 | N/A |
| Picture Music |
|
19 | Member of HEART2HEART |
| RBW Entertainment
(알비더블유) |
Jeong Hancheol
(정한철) |
20 | Former member of ANGELIZE |
| Snack Entertainment
(스낵 엔터테인먼트) |
Yi Sungsoo
(이성수) |
17 | N/A |
| TRUANT Entertainment
(무단결석 엔터테인먼트) |
Mun Hyeongjeong
(문형정) |
17 | N/A |
| Song Sungho
(송성호) |
23 | N/A | |
| THE REAL Entertainment
(더 리얼 엔터테인먼트) |
Park Eunseong
(박은성) |
20 | Pre-debut member of REAL BOYZ |
| TIMELESS Entertainment
(시대를 초월한 엔터테인먼트) |
Jang Minkyung
(장민경) |
19 | N/A |
| Park Byungchul
(박병철) |
16 | N/A | |
| U.BE Music
(유비 뮤직) |
Ahn Seonggi
(안성기) |
15 | N/A |
List of C-Group contestants (China)[]
| Agency | Name | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생) |
Cao Huang
(황 차오) |
22 | Cafe owner in China |
| Cheng Zedong
(청쩌둥) |
19 | Former member of YoungYAN | |
| Deng Xue
(덩쉐) |
20 | N/A | |
| Qiu Wu
(치우 우) |
23 | N/A | |
| Ma Chao
(마차오) |
21 | Former Youth With You contestant. | |
| Leung Guanting
(렁 관팅) |
19 | Former member of IM.e | |
| Appear Music | Wong Yazhu
(왕야주) |
22 | Former Produce Camp 2021 contestant |
| Carnival Films | Tsui Kai
(추이 카이) |
21 | Member of DIEHARD |
| FRee Academy | Hsieh Qing
(칭 시에) |
18 | N/A |
| EXCLUSIVE Entertainment | Luo Guiying
(뤄귀잉) |
25 | Former member of DIEHARD
Former Produce Camp 2021 contestant |
| INTO Media
(인투미디어) |
Sun Zhou
(저우순) |
19 | N/A |
| Tang Zedong
(탕쩌둥) |
20 | N/A | |
| Kharacter Entertainment
(캐릭터 엔터테인먼트) |
He Yijun
(허이준) |
18 | Former Youth With You contestant |
| Zhu Yating
(주야팅) |
19 | N/A | |
| Picture Music | Chai Fang
(차이빙) |
25 | Member of HEART2HEART
Former Produce Camp 2021 contestant |
| LETS RE:JOICE
(레츠리조이스) |
Heng Lim
(헹 림) |
18 | N/A |
| Suen Ming
(수엔 밍) |
20 | N/A | |
| Song Wei
(송 웨이) |
19 | New actor | |
| Yang Lian
(양 리안) |
21 | N/A | |
| Member's Market | Tong Xinyi
(통신이) |
23 | Former YG trainee |
| Orange Music International | Jiang Zhihao
(장즈하오) |
24 | Former model and soloist |
| Playdis Entertainment
(플레이디스 엔터테인먼트) |
Kuang Kun
(꽝쿤) |
22 | Former member of B00MBOX |
| Yahui Ren
(야후이 렌) |
21 | Former member of B00MBOX | |
| Slate Entertainment
(슬레이지 엔터테인먼트) |
Hai Daisang | 20 | Former member of disbanded group, Wuhixi Peishan |
| U Entertainment | Xun Li
(리순) |
25 | Former actor and model
Debuted as a soloist on September 15, 2019 |
| VERISION | Yin Tso
(인초) |
17 | N/A |
| Zhou Peng
(저우 펭) |
21 | Former member of ELaSTIC | |
| YOU HA Entertainment
(위에화) |
Fen Liao
(펜랴오) |
19 | Member of LULLABYE |
| Lian Hou
(허우 리안) |
20 | Member of LULLABYE | |
| Qing Ruan
(청루안) |
17 | N/A | |
| Wang Chuanli
(왕 촨리) |
18 | N/A | |
| Yang Bai
(양바이) |
15 | Member of LULLABYE |
List of J-Group contestants (Japan)[]
| Agency | Name | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Trainees
(개인연습생) |
Fujimura Taro
(후지무라 타로) |
19 | Former game developer |
| Hidaka Ryou
(히다카 료) |
18 | N/A | |
| Nakada Katsuro
(나카다 카츠로) |
22 | Former tarento. | |
| Shinohara Daichi
(시노하라 다이치) |
24 | Former busker. | |
| Sugimoto Hideki
(스기모토 히데키) |
21 | N/A | |
| 246 Media | Shiratori Saburou
(시라토리 사부로) |
21 | Debuted as a soloist on January 26, 2019 |
| Shimamura Atsushi
(시마무라 아츠시) |
18 | Former voice actor | |
| ArtEAST Entertainment | Shirai Kyoshi
(시라이 쿄시) |
20 | Popular actor in Japan |
| Takeda Shinsuke
(다케다 신스케) |
18 | Member of j-pop boy group, ARTiST | |
| Teruya Ryosuke
(테루야 료스케) |
17 | Member of j-pop boy group, ARTiST | |
| BLANK Creative | Kato Rokuro
(카토 로코루) |
25 | N/A |
| CLASS:IT | Uchiyama Rikuto
(우치야마 리쿠토) |
22 | Former MBK trainee |
| Fare Inc. | Mizushima Ryuu
(미즈시마 류) |
17 | N/A |
| Nakano Daigo
(나카노 다이고) |
17 | Former member of disbanded group, -CREW | |
| HIGH JUMP | Matsuoka Takehiko
(마츠오카 타케히코) |
20 | Popular track & field athlete |
| I HAVE Music | Takakashi Ken
(다카하시 켄) |
17 | Former STARSHIP trainee |
| Mizuno Sho
(미즈노 쇼) |
18 | N/A | |
| JOKEr Entertainment | Sugita Arata
(스기타 아라타) |
20 | N/A |
| Maeda Hayate
(마에다 하야테) |
21 | N/A | |
| Melody Studio | Arima Takuto
(아리마 타쿠토) |
23 | Appeared on I Can See Your Voice |
| NET YORK | Shiraishi Guo
(시라이시 구오) |
22 | Former Produce 101 Japan contestant |
| Tanaka Jurou
(다나카 쥬로) |
18 | N/A | |
| ORDINARE Entertainment | Watanabe Koji
(와타나베 고지) |
17 | Member of OURGLASS |
| PVP Artist Academy | Ogawa Hayato
(오가와 하야토) |
24 | Popular Twitch and Niconico streamer |
| QIQ STUDIO | Matsubara Takeshi
(마츠바라 타케시) |
17 | Former SM trainee |
| Morita Yamato
(모리타 야마토) |
24 | N/A | |
| THE REAL Entertainment
(더 리얼 엔터테인먼트) |
Machida Michio
(마치다 미치오) |
19 | Former Produce 101: S5 Contestant |
| U.BE Music | Shimizu Yoshinori
(시미즈 요시노리) |
17 | N/A |
| VGD Academy | Amano Kaoru
(아마노 카오루) |
20 | N/A |
| Saito Yuuki
(사이토 유우키) |
24 | N/A | |
| Sasaki Tomoharu
(사사키 토모하루) |
16 | Aspiring actor | |
| Yoshikawa Kichiro
(요시카와 키치로) |
23 | Former model | |
| Laurel Promotion
(월계관 프로모션) |
Kurosawa Yuta
(유타 쿠로사와) |
22 | Tarento.
Former member of E:ST |
Episodes[]
Episode 1: Seeking (Let Us Find Our Dreams) (March 1, 2022)[]
Exo Planet 999 begins with the MC, Hyeji of GOAL explaining and introducing the concept of show and how it particularly correlates to space. One by one, the individual profiles of all 99 contestants are shown on the screen, showing their individual talents and charms. After, the performance video of the 99 contestants performing the show's official theme song, "F.O.N.D" is shown on screen once more.
As the intermission shortly ends, it cuts to the 99 contestants all separated together into their 'cells' which are grouped into 3.
Cell Arrangements[]
Simultaneously, all the cells enter the stage one by the other, the room quickly fills up with all the contestants sitting in their respective spots together with their cell. On the screen above the entrance, the theme show rankings in all three groups (K, C, J) are shown on screen from the 1 to the 33 rankings in each specific group.
Soon after that, the contestants are all in awe as the 'Executive Council' all enter the main stage. The council consists of the Planet Connector who serves as the show's official MC, the K-pop executives who are meant to be the mentors, and last but not least the V.D.R Executives who specialize in training and helping the contestants in three respective talent skills.
After the numerous introductions, it is announced to the 99 boys that the cell you are currently in will be your permanent cell unless you make it into the Judge's Planet Top 9 or choose to change your cell once the 'Planet Demo Stage' is over. It is shocking news but not surprising to the very least to the surplus of cells.
Finally the 'Planet Demo Stage' begins with the first latter of contestants performing their respective songs.
Performances[]
Episode 2: Seeking (I Want To Be In Your World) (March 8, 2022)[]
The second half of contestants continue to perform and thus the 'Planet Demo Stage' comes to a close. The camera cuts to the 'Executive Council' holding a council meeting as they begin to decide the first Planet Top 9. Later, the first Planet Top 9 were revealed [in order] Choi Jinyeong, Jeong Hancheol, Zhu Yating, Nakada Katsuro, Sugita Arata, Park Eunseong, Kim Hyuk, Kim Taewon and Chai Fang. The Planet Top 9 members were given the opportunity of creating new cells with the trainees of their choice. The remaining contestants were given the choice of unfortunately disbanding their initial cell and getting the chance of creating a new one, or staying in the same cell. Once the cell reshuffling was over, the contestants, in their new cells were sent to their respective dorms together.
The next day, the trainees awake to a 'Morning Mission' where they had to race to the building of Exo Planet 999. The lucky trainees who were able to get the message arrived early while the unlucky ones continued to sleep in at the dorm. Hyeji, the MC later revealed that the place you got in the race would determine what order your cell would be picking your respective song. (Ex: The person who ranked first, their cell would go first).
Soon, the next performance stage named the 'Bond Mission' was announced. The first three pre-selected songs for the mission are revealed to be, "Double Bubble Power", "Connection", "DANCE DANCE!". Meanwhile, the other three songs are hidden from the trainees. It was explained that in this mission, there would be 3 different cells performing a song together. Since the mission was similar to the previous season's, 'Connect Mission' the trainees were fine until the bizarre way of picking your song was revealed. This time, the song your cell first chose would not be permanent as there is a chance your spot could get taken by a higher ranking cell. The cells who were kicked out from their spot are forced to pick between one of the three hidden songs which are soon revealed to be, "Our Way To Go", "FLATTERER", "DA DA DA", and "UGH?!". The cells who were last in the order get to pick first, and thus the song picking continued on until all the spots were filled.
Episode 3: Bond (Opposites Attract After All) (March 15, 2022)[]
A notification shows up on screen urging the Planet Seekers to vote for their favorite cell.
Soon, as a surprise, the 'Executive Council' arrive at the practice building to evaluate the teams and determine the performance order. Instead of a dance battle, this time, the teams that do poorly during the evaluations will not be able to choose when they perform if deemed by the council. After the evaluations concluded, the order was revealed.
The 'Bond Mission' officially begins with the teams performing "Double Bubble Power" going first in the order. Later, the performances continue followed by the "DA DA DA" teams. The last performance is the "Our Way To Go" teams. The first three performances wrap up and it is announced that the winners in each group battle would be revealed once the mission is over. Soon, the next teams performing, "DANCE DANCE!" get ready to perform.
Episode 4: Bond (March 22, 2022)[]
The first cell rankings are announced to see which cells are safe and which are up for elimination.
The group performances continue with the "DANCE DANCE!" teams both performing, later continued by the "Connection" team. The last teams to perform are "FLATTERER" and "UGH?!" and soon the group song performances conclude as the MC announces the team that won in each respective song.
| Song | Team 1 | = | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Bubble Power | WIN | > | |
| DA DA DA | < | WIN | |
| Our Way To Go | WIN | > | |
| DANCE DANCE! | WIN | > | |
| R.S.T | Team 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Connection | WIN | ||
| FLATTERER | |||
| UGH?! |
After the Bond Mission finally ends, it is announced to the trainees that only 69 contestants (22 cells + 3 Planet Pass survivors) will survive in the following episode which meant that 10 cells (30 contestants) would be unfortunately eliminated from the show.
Episode 5: Blast Off! (March 29, 2022)[]
The first ranking announcement officially begins. All the contestants are dressed in their theme song uniforms and are seated with their cell at the bottom of the main stage. Soon the top 21 cells are announced, with the cell consisting of Choi Jinyeong, Chai Fang, and Nakada Katsuro securing the first place rank with a total of 2,989,723 cell points.
In between the announcements, edited videos of the contestants are broadcasted on screen to ease the tension and atmosphere.
After the break was over, the last cell with the rank of 22 was revealed. It was announced that it would be Kyler Kim, Yang Lian, and Tanaka Jurou against You Songmin, He Yijun, Arima Takuto. After a long pause, the surviving cell was announced. The eliminated cell goes back to their respective spot and it is believed that the ranking announcement was over but it was suddenly revealed by the MC, Hyeji that there would be a Planet Pass occurring. The Planet Pass is a vote between the 'Executive Council' on which individual contestant to save from each three racial groups who were in cells that were unfortunately eliminated. The survivors are announced to be K-Group's Seo Yeonghwan, C-Group's He Yijun, and J-Group's Saito Yuuki.
Thus, all the 69 survivors of the first ranking announcement have been revealed. Following this, the second and new Planet Top 9 were also announced, [in order] Chai Fang, Nakada Katsuro, Yoshikawa Kichiro, Hai Daisang, Leung Guanting, Sun Zhou, Nakano Daigo, Choi Jinyeong, Jeong Hancheol.
Once the ranking announcement was over, the eliminated contestants bid farewell and leave their dormitories.
Before the episode ends, a small preview is shown showcasing the show's next mission which was named as the "Fusion Mission".
Episode 6: Fusion (April 5, 2022)[]
The episodes starts with all 69 boys entering the room, the MC appears once again and announces to the trainees that the next mission, the "Fusion Mission" would be beginning. It's soon explained that in this mission, the cells would be disbanding and that from this point on, the rankings would solely be based on individual ranking now instead.
It is announced that amongst the 69 contestants, they would all be split into either a 12-member team, 9-member team, 6-member team, or 3-member team. There are two songs for the 12-member, 9-member, and 6-member teams whilst there are there are five songs for the 3-member teams. To determine the teams, there was a giant race where all the contestants had to run to acquire a spot in the song they wanted to perform and what team they would be in. There is dramatic music as it is revealed a few of the boys had suffered from an injury due to the race.
Once the teams were all formed, the teams are all shown practicing and preparing before the first interim check by the 'Executive Council'.
Soon the performances begin with the two 12-members team going against each other. The first team performed, "Candy Love" and the second team performed "Fever".
The next performances are shown in the preview with the two 9-member teams getting ready to perform "SLOW&STEADY" and "Star Rider".
The next mission is also teased as the "Genesis Mission" and the six songs are revealed to the 'Planet Seekers' so they could vote which song a contestant will perform on the VOID app.
Episode 7: It's You and I (April 12, 2022)[]
The episode begins with the 9-member teams both performing, followed after by the 6-member teams performing, "DEViL" and "Miles ★ Away". Furthermore, the remaining 3-member teams all perform and the Fusion Mission ends as the winners of the mission are soon announced.
For the 3-person teams, the team of Park Eunseong, Kurosawa Yuta, and Luo Guiying wins, securing 100,000 points each.
For the 6-person teams, the team of Choi Jinyeong, Saito Yuuki, Hai Daisang, Kang Yeongho, Machida Michio, and Zhou Peng wins, securing 50,000 points each.
For the 9-person teams, the team of Seo Yeonghwan, Yahui Ren, Sun Zhou, Kuang Kun, Shirai Kyoshi, Jeon Seyoon, Ahn Haeseong, Heng Lim, and Sugita Arata wins, securing 45,000 points each.
For the 12-person teams, the team of Shiraishi Guo, Nakano Daigo, Kim Hyuk, Yi Sungsoo, Han Jae, Lee Sungjin, Jeong Hancheol, Chai Fang, Yoon Hyunsu, Nakada Katsuro, Ogawa Hayato, and He Yijun wins securing 30,000 points each.
It is shown in the previews of the next episode, the contestants are all introduced to the Genesis Mission songs. It is also announced that the second ranking announcement would take place next episode and votes would soon be finalized. It was also announced that there would be 36 survivors (11 from each racial group, and 3 Planet Pass survivors) and 33 eliminations.
Episode 8: Survivor Announcement Ceremony (Take My Hand) (April 19, 2022)[]
The episode begins with the 69 boys being split into six different groups for the six Genesis Mission songs, all of the contestants were voted into their respective song by the 'Planet Seekers'. In each song, the boys have to compete and pick a specific part they would want to have. Each team is shown picking their placeholder parts.
Soon it cuts back to the ranking ceremony, the second elimination round results are announced to the boys. The top 10 contestants in each group was announced, followed by the 11th-ranking contestant of each group.
Following this, the new Planet Top 9 is announced. [in order] Chai Fang, Kurosawa Yuta, Tong Xinyi, Nakada Katsuro, Choi Jinyeong, Zhou Peng, Hai Daisang, Kang Yeongho, and Jeong Hancheol. C-Group contestant Chai Fang achieves first place with 6,147,239 points.
Once the Top 9 had been announced, the Planet Pass recipients were announced. They were announced to be K-Group's Yang Seonho, C-Group's Zhu Yating, and J-Group's Machida Michio.
Episode 9: Genesis #1 (April 26, 2022)[]
The episode begins with the six Genesis Mission songs being shown again.
| Genre | Song |
|---|---|
| Pop Dance | SURF |
| Contemporary R&B | At The Top |
| Techno Trance | ♾️(Infinity) |
| Funky New Wave | U-TURN |
| Future House | MVP |
| Synthrock and Synthpunk | Tres Leches |
There were a few lineup changes made in each respective song in order to get an equal amount of people in each group. After song lineups were finalized, the boys began to practice and rehearse their songs.
Episode 10: One Small Step For Me, One Giant Leap For Us (May 3, 2022)[]
The episode begins with the rehearsals continuing, the 'Executive Council' commences once again to evaluate each team the day before the performances. After that, the boys were given a free break day at Jeju Island. Each team is shown enjoying the trip and making the most out of it by partaking in various activities, going to the beaches, or just exploring.
Soon the episode cuts back to the performance stages. The "At The Top" team performs first, followed by the "Infinity" team, then the "MVP" team. After the first three performances, the "Tres Leches" team performs, with the "Surf" team performing after them. The "U-TURN" team performs last. The Genesis Mission performance stages conclude and it is announced that the winner of the mission was the "Infinity" team. All team members were given a voting benefit due to their win.
The final real mission is announced to be the F.O.N.D Mission, it was also revealed that through the VOID app, the 'Planet Seekers' would have to vote an individual contestant into one of four groups. Four groups would have 9 boys and each group would perform a debut version of the show's theme song, "F.O.N.D (Finding Our New Destination)".
In the short preview at the end of the episode, it is announced that there would be 20 survivors next round. Ranks 1-19 would be safe and there would be another Planet Pass occurring, there will be 16 eliminations in the next ceremony. The interim rank is also shown.
Episode 11: Survivor Announcement Ceremony (Lift Off!) (May 10, 2022)[]
The episode begins with the F.O.N.D Mission. The 36 boys are grouped up into four separate groups; all containing 9 contestants. The teams continue to practice until the performance. Once all of the teams finished performing, the winner of the voting benefit and winning team was announced. Soon their last mission officially concluded.
The episode then proceeds to the third ranking ceremony. The top 19 are all announced and the new Planet Top 9 was revealed to be [in order] Choi Jinyeong, Nakada Katsuro, Tong Xinyi, Kurosawa Yuta, Yoshikawa Kichiro, Chai Fang, Zhou Peng, and Hai Daisang. K-Group contestant Choi Jinyeong achieves the first place ranking for the first time with a total of 5,192,068 points. After all nineteen survivors are announced, the Planet Pass recipient is then revealed to be K-Group contestant Kang Yeongho.
The episode ends with a preview of the final episode. A broadcast is also shown announcing that you should vote for your one-pick trainee urgently as the voting system will change to one pick only.
Episode 12: The Final Orbit (May 17, 2022)[]
The final episode stars off with the 20 boys performing the show's theme song on stage. This time, an full-on crowd is present in the audience cheering on the boys. All 79 eliminated contestants are shown sitting in the audience panel along with the 'Executive Council'.
After the theme song performance, Hyeji appears once more to announce the next performance. It is shown that weeks before the finale the 20 boys were split into two teams of 10 and they had to learn, practice, and perform the song made for the finale round named, "Burst". The two teams had to compete for a special ending part which would take place near the end of the performance and whoever won would receive a voting benefit for the final round. Soon, both teams then perform "Burst" in front of the audience.
As the finale continues on, the remaining contestants' audience videos and pre-show videos are shown on screen. After the heartfelt segment was over, the boys then perform a pop ballad song gifted to them for the finale named "Lightyear". The episode then continues with more videos of the contestants from before the beginning and during the beginning of the show. Hyeji soon announces the debuting boy group's name, revealed to be H6bble, pronounced as Hubble.
Hyeji then begins to announce the debut lineup of H6bble. C-Group's Chai Fang places 8th, followed by J-Group's Ogawa Hayato in 7th. C-Group's Luo Guiying places 6th, with C-Group's Tong Xinyi placing 5th, and K-Group's Kim Taewon placing 4th. Soon the top 3 candidates are revealed to be J-Group's Nakada Katsuro, K-Group's Yoon Hyunsu, and J-Group's Kurosawa Yuta. After a dramatic pause, it is announced that J-Group's Nakada Katsuro placed 3rd. Soon, it is announced that J-Group's Kurosawa Yuta placed 2nd which meant that the winner of Exo Planet 999 and 1st place is K-Group's Yoon Hyunsu. Though, the ranking wasn't over yet as Hyeji soon announced the candidates for the last spot in H6bble at 9th place, they are announced to be K-Group's Jeong Hancheol, Park Eunseong, and Choi Jinyeong. Park Eunseong is announced to be 11th which left the other two K-Group contestants to be contenders for 9th place. In the end, it was announced that the final 9th ranker and last contestant to enter H6bble was K-Group's Jeong Hancheol, scoring over 56,000 points more than Choi Jinyeong.
Soon the finale of Exo Planet 999 concludes, and the episode ends with all 99 boys making their final orbit.
Rankings[]
Theme Song Rankings[]
| Rank | C | J | K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chai Fang | Nakada Katsuro | Yang Seonho |
| 2 | Jiang Zhihao | Kurosawa Yuta | Ahn Haeseong |
| 3 | Wong Yazhu | Kato Rokuto | Seo Yeonghwan |
| 4 | Sun Zhou | Shirai Kyoshi | Lee Donggeun |
| 5 | Wu Huang | Uchiyama Rikuto | Mun Hyeongjeong |
| 6 | He Yijun | Takeda Shinsuke | Lee Sungjin |
| 7 | Tang Zedong | Shiraishi Guo | Cho Myungho |
| 8 | Deng Xue | Shiratori Saburou | Jeong Hancheol |
| 9 | Yang Lian | Shimamura Atsushi | Choi Jinyeong |
| 10 | Zhu Yating | Teruya Ryosuke | Yi Sungsoo |
| 11 | Suen Ming | Amano Kaoru | Kim Sunghyeon |
| 12 | Cheng Zedong | Saitou Yuuki | Hwa Kyungmo |
| 13 | Tsui Kai | Sasaki Tomoharu | Cho Joonho |
| 14 | Hsieh Qing | Sugimoto Hideki | Song Sungho |
| 15 | Kuang Kun | Ogawa Hayato | Jung Seungheon |
| 16 | Luo Guiying | Mizushima Ryuu | Jeon Seyoon |
| 17 | Wang Chuanli | Yoshikawa Kichiro | Bae Mingyu |
| 18 | Song Wei | Mizuno Sho | Hwang Jaewook |
| 19 | Mah Chao | Sugita Arata | You Songmin |
| 20 | Hai Daisang | Watanabe Koji | Im Woojin |
| 21 | Lian Hou | Hidaka Ryou | Park Sunwoo |
| 22 | Qing Ruan | Matsuoka Takehiko | Yoon Hyunsu |
| 23 | Xun Li | Shinohara Daichi | Ahn Seonggi |
| 24 | Tong Xinyi | Maeda Hayate | Choi Moonhee |
| 25 | Heng Lim | Fujimura Taro | Park Byungchul |
| 26 | Yin Tso | Tanaka Jurou | Kim Taewon |
| 27 | Fen Liao | Morita Yamato | Kyler Kim |
| 28 | Qiu Wu | Arima Takuto | Park Eunseong |
| 29 | Zhou Peng | Nakano Daigo | Lee Youngjin |
| 30 | Yahui Ren | Machida Michio | Kang Yeongho |
| 31 | Yang Bai | Matsubara Takeshi | Jang Minkyung |
| 32 | Cao Huang | Shimizu Yoshinori | Han Jae |
| 33 | Leung Guanting | Takahashi Ken | Kim Hyuk |
First ranking announcement[]
| Episode 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Cell | Cell
Points |
Rank | Cell | Cell
Points | ||||
| K | C | J | K | C | J | ||||
| 1 | Choi Jinyeong | Chai Fang | Nakada Katsuro | 2,989,723 | 18 | Park Sunwoo | Kuang Kun | Watanabe Koji | 526,872 |
| 2 | Park Eunseong | Zhou Peng | Yoshikawa Kichiro | 2,632,823 | 19 | Lee Youngjin | Heng Lim | Amano Kaoru | 287,317 |
| 3 | Lee Sungjin | Tong Xinyi | Matsubara Takeshi | 2,439,231 | 20 | Choi Moonhee | Fen Liao | Takahashi Ken | 279,132 |
| 4 | Kang Yeongho | Hai Daisang | Nakano Daigo | 2,378,327 | 21 | Cho Myungho | Ma Chao | Hideki Sugimoto | 184,271 |
| 5 | Ahn Haeseong | Leung Guanting | Shiraishi Guo | 2,369,162 | 22 | Kyler Kim | Yang Lian | Tanaka Jurou | 170,523 |
| 6 | Kim Hyuk | Yahui Ren | Shirai Kyoshi | 2,238,539 | 23 | You Songmin | He Yijun | Arima Takuto | Not Shown |
| 7 | Kim Taewon | Sun Zhou | Shiratori Saburou | 2,224,736 | 24 | Hwang Jaewook | Hsieh Qing | Uchiyama Rikuto | |
| 8 | Jeon Seyoon | Luo Guiying | Machida Michio | 2,131,238 | 25 | Jung Seungheon | Wong Yazhu | Mizushima Ryuu | |
| 9 | Han Jae | Xun Li | Shimamura Atsushi | 1,976,232 | 26 | Song Sungho | Tang Zedong | Saito Yuuki | |
| 10 | Jeong Hancheol | Zhu Yating | Fujimura Taro | 1,102,203 | 27 | Hwa Kyungmo | Deng Xue | Shimizu Yoshinori | |
| 11 | Yoon Hyunsu | Cao Huang | Ogawa Hayato | 1,101,839 | 28 | Mun Hyeongjeong | Suen Ming | Mizuno Sho | |
| 12 | Yang Seonho | Jiang Zhihao | Kurosawa Yuta | 998,652 | 29 | Jang Minkyung | Lian Hou | Maeda Hayate | |
| 13 | Park Byungchul | Song Wei | Matsuoka Takehiko | 987,368 | 30 | Lee Donggeun | Qing Ruan | Morita Yamato | |
| 14 | Yi Sungsoo | Wu Huang | Sugita Arata | 969,284 | 31 | Seo Yeonghwan | Wang Chuanli | Kato Rokuto | |
| 15 | Kim Sunghyeon | Cheng Zedong | Shinohara Daichi | 865,429 | 32 | Bae Mingyu | Yin Tso | Teruya Ryosuke | |
| 16 | Cho Joonho | Tsui Kai | Hidaka Ryou | 672,361 | 33 | Im Woojin | Qiu Wu | Takeda Shinsuke | |
| 17 | Ahn Seonggi | Yang Bai | Sasaki Tomoharu | 634,746 | |||||
Second ranking announcement[]
Eliminations were based on individual points within K-Group, C-Group and J-Group this time which determined the Top 11 in each group.
| Rank | Episode 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | C | J | ||||
| Name | Points | Name | Points | Name | Points | |
| 1 | Choi Jinyeong | 4,139,948 | Chai Fang | 6,147,239 | Kurosawa Yuta | 5,102,285 |
| 2 | Park Eunseong | 3,931,323 | Tong Xinyi | 5,139,341 | Yoshikawa Kichiro | 5,023,324 |
| 3 | Kang Yeongho | 3,346,832 | Zhou Peng | 3,458,435 | Nakada Katsuro | 4,224,457 |
| 4 | Jeong Hancheol | 3,338,475 | Hai Daisang | 3,354,763 | Nakano Daigo | 2,312,238 |
| 5 | Kim Hyuk | 2,913,836 | Leung Guanting | 3,328,139 | Shiraishi Guo | 2,363,513 |
| 6 | Ahn Haeseong | 2,359,670 | Sun Zhou | 2,642,943 | Ogawa Hayato | 2,221,061 |
| 7 | Yoon Hyunsu | 2,130,238 | Luo Guiying | 2,857,420 | Saito Yuuki | 1,102,328 |
| 8 | Kim Taewon | 1,746,742 | Xun Li | 1,946,237 | Sasaki Tomoharu | 901,219 |
| 9 | Seo Yeonghwan | 1,538,239 | Jiang Zhihao | 1,238,983 | Matsubara Takeshi | 889,137 |
| 10 | Park Byungchul | 1,237,384 | Song Wei | 958,238 | Sugita Arata | 835,239 |
| 11 | Cho Joonho | 932,721 | Yahui Ren | 843,436 | Fujimura Taro | 782,371 |
| – | Yang Seonho | Planet Pass | Zhu Yating | Planet Pass | Machida Michio | Planet Pass |
Third ranking announcement[]
'Planet Seekers' could only vote for one contestant from each group. Eliminations were based on individual votes regardless of group.
| Episode 10 | Episode 11 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | # | Name | # | Name | Points | # | Name | Points |
| P1 | Chai Fang (-) | P11 | Park Eunseong (↑6) | P1 | Choi Jinyeong (↑2) | 5,192,068 | P11 | Jeong Hancheol (↓1) | 1,201,871 |
| P2 | Nakada Katsuro (↑2) | P12 | Kim Hyuk (↑3) | P2 | Nakada Katsuro (-) | 4,012,182 | P12 | Luo Guiying (↑13) | 1,200,032 |
| P3 | Choi Jiyoung (↑2) | P13 | Ahn Haeseong (↑1) | P3 | Tong Xinyi (↑2) | 1,389,231 | P13 | Kim Taewon (↑8) | 998,327 |
| P4 | Hai Daisang (↑3) | P14 | Leung Guanting (↑1) | P4 | Kurosawa Yuta (↑2) | 1,276,386 | P14 | Yoon Hyunsu (↑10) | 973,120 |
| P5 | Tong Xinyi (↓2) | P15 | Nakano Daigo (↓2) | P5 | Yoshikawa Kichiro (↑3) | 1,250,534 | P15 | Seo Yeonghwan (↑5) | 965,872 |
| P6 | Kurosawa Yuta (↓3) | P16 | Ogawa Hayato (↑5) | P6 | Chai Fang (↓5) | 1,245,298 | P16 | Kim Hyuk (↓4) | 958,834 |
| P7 | Zhou Peng (↓1) | P17 | Yang Seonho (↑6) | P7 | Zhou Peng (-) | 1,236,235 | P17 | Ahn Haeseong (↓3) | 930,672 |
| P8 | Yoshikawa Kichiro (↑6) | P18 | Shiraishi Guo (↓2) | P8 | Park Eunseong (↑3) | 1,227,096 | P18 | Ogawa Hayato (↓2) | 921,102 |
| P9 | Kang Yeongho (↓1) | P19 | Saito Yuuki (↑4) | P9 | Hai Daisang (↓4) | 1,213,863 | P19 | Nakano Daigo (↓4) | 899,012 |
| P10 | Jeong Hancheol (↓1) | P20 | Seo Yeonghwan (↑10) | P10 | Shiraishi Guo (↑8) | 1,205,962 | - | Kang Yeongho | Planet Pass |
Final results[]
| # | Name | Agency | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoon Hyunsu | BBB Entertainment | 3,101,283 |
| 2 | Kurosawa Yuta | Laurel Promotion | 2,987,645 |
| 3 | Nakada Katsuro | Individual Trainee | 2,634,212 |
| 4 | Kim Taewon | BE.WARE Creative | 1,754,639 |
| 5 | Tong Xinyi | Member's Market | 1,213,451 |
| 6 | Luo Guiying | EXCLUSIVE Entertainment | 1,205,323 |
| 7 | Ogawa Hayato | PVP Artist Academy | 962,854 |
| 8 | Chai Fang | Picture Music | 937,680 |
| 9 | Jeong Hancheol | RBW Entertainment | 909,981 |
| Eliminated | |||
| 10 | Choi Jinyeong | BE.WARE Creative | 853,863 |
| 11 | Park Eunseong | THE REAL Entertainment | 845,130 |
| 12 | Kang Yeongho | 246 Media | 741,823 |
| 13 | Yoshikawa Kichiro | VGD Academy | 722,648 |
| 14 | Zhou Peng | VERISION | 672,301 |
| 15 | Nakano Daigo | Fare Inc. | 589,875 |
| 16 | Shiraishi Guo | NET YORK | 464,789 |
| 17 | Kim Hyuk | Box Entertainment | 365,823 |
| 18 | Hai Daisang | SLAY Z Entertainment | 202,834 |
| 19 | Seo Yeonghwan | KLASS:y Entertainment | 134,971 |
| 20 | Ahn Haeseong | Box Entertainment | 50,872 |
PLANET TOP 9 by episode[]
| No. | Ep.2 | Ep.5 | Ep.8 | Ep.10 | Ep.11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choi Jiyoung | Chai Fang 🡱 | Chai Fang — | Chai Fang — | Choi Jiyoung 🡱 |
| 2 | Jeong Hancheol | Nakada Katsuro 🡱 | Kurosawa Yuta 🡱 | Nakada Katsuro 🡱 | Nakada Katsuro — |
| 3 | Zhu Yating | Yoshikawa Kichiro 🡱 | Tong Xinyi 🡱 | Choi Jiyoung 🡱 | Tong Xinyi 🡱 |
| 4 | Nakada Katsuro | Hai Daisang 🡱 | Nakada Katsuro 🡳 | Hai Daisang 🡱 | Kurosawa Yuta 🡱 |
| 5 | Sugita Arata | Leung Guanting 🡱 | Choi Jiyoung 🡱 | Tong Xinyi 🡳 | Yoshikawa Kichiro 🡱 |
| 6 | Park Eunseong | Sun Zhou 🡱 | Zhou Peng 🡱 | Kurosawa Yuta 🡳 | Chai Fang 🡳 |
| 7 | Kim Hyuk | Nakano Daigo 🡱 | Hai Daisang 🡳 | Zhou Peng 🡳 | Zhou Peng — |
| 8 | Kim Taewon | Choi Jiyoung 🡳 | Kang Yeongho 🡳 | Yoshikawa Kichiro 🡱 | Park Eunseong 🡱 |
| 9 | Chai Fang | Jeong Hancheol 🡳 | Jeong Hancheol — | Kang Yeongho 🡳 | Hai Daisang 🡳 |
Aftermath[]
- The final nine debuted as H6bble on June 23, 2022.
Other contestants
- Many contestants returned to their original groups.
- Han Iseul returned to HEART2HEART.
- Han Jae, Ahn Haeseong both returned to their respective group, 36ti.
- Hwang Jaewook returned to HARMONITE.
- Tsui Kai returned to DIEHARD.
- Fen Liao, Lian Hou, and Yang Bai returned to LULLABYE.
- Takeda Shinsuke, and Teruya Ryosuke returned to ARTiST.
- Watanabe Koji returned to OURGLASS.
- Lee Donggeun was announced to be a member of Frame Work's new boy group, currently given the name as FRAME BOYS.
- Hwa Kyungmo was announced to debut soon as a soloist.
- Park Eunseong is a member of THE REAL Entertainment's pre-debut boy group, REAL BOYZ.
- His departure from THE REAL Entertainment was later announced after the group's decimation, his whereabouts as a trainee is unknown.
- He was later revealed as a member of DOUBLEU.
- His departure from THE REAL Entertainment was later announced after the group's decimation, his whereabouts as a trainee is unknown.
- Several contestants were announced as participants on DIAMOND Entertainment's new survival show, Star Maker X 101.
- K-GROUP: Ahn Seonggi, Kyler Kim, Park Eunseong
- J-GROUP: Tanaka Jurou, Yoshikawa Kichiro
- In Episode 7, Tanaka Jurou and Ahn Seonggi were eliminated.
- In Episode 9, Park Eunseong was eliminated.
- Kyler Kim placed 5th in the finale of Star Maker X 101, making him a member of SOLUNEX.
- Yoshikawa Kichiro placed 1st overall in the final episode, making him a member of SOLUNEX as the center.
- In Episode 7, Tanaka Jurou and Ahn Seonggi were eliminated.
- Ahn Seonggi later transferred from U.BE Music to D8Hour Musics after his elimination from the show, he debuted as a member of MAHINAz (under the stage name as Taerin) on September 30, 2022 with their first single album "OVERTure".
- He was later revealed to be a contestant on 60SPARK.
- Yang Seonho was announced to be a contestant on Road to ZERO.
- He was picked as the judge's pick in the finale, finishing as X2 and became member of ZERO'ONE which debuted in 2023 before disbanding the same year.
- He subsequently joined as a guitarist in project band The Last Children of Presagia the same year.
- He was picked as the judge's pick in the finale, finishing as X2 and became member of ZERO'ONE which debuted in 2023 before disbanding the same year.
- Seo Yeonghwan continued training under his previous label before joining Aprica Entertainment sometime in 2024.
- He was later announced as a member of upcoming boy group CELOSIA on February 14 and will debut with the group on April 27, 2024 under the stage name, "Aaron".
Ratings[]
In the table below, turquoise numbers represent the lowest ratings and magenta numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode | Airdate | Nielsen Korea Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | ||
| 1 | August 6, 2021 | 0.287% |
| 2 | August 13, 2021 | 0.348% |
| 3 | August 20, 2021 | 0.576% |
| 4 | August 27, 2021 | 0.614% |
| 5 | September 3, 2021 | 0.668% |
| 6 | September 10, 2021 | 0.629% |
| 7 | September 17, 2021 | 0.581% |
| 8 | September 24, 2021 | 0.593% |
| 9 | October 1, 2021 | 0.631% |
| 10 | October 8, 2021 | 0.523% |
| 11 | October 15, 2021 | 0.642% |
| 12 | October 22, 2021 | 0.759% |
| Average | 0.571% | |
Discography[]
Digital EPs[]
- "Exo Planet 999 - Genesis Mission"
Digital singles[]
- "F.O.N.D"
- "Exo Planet 999 - Fruition Mission"
Gallery[]
Promotional[]
Trivia[]
Episode Highlights[]
Episode 1:[]
- Some contestants together in the cell glared at each other when it was told that the current cell you are in were permanent.
- The 'Executive Council' was very impressed with contestants, Choi Jiyoung and Jeong Hancheol for their performance in the Demo Stage.
- There were way less PLANET Top 9 candidates this time during the Planet Demo Stage.
Episode 2:[]
- K-GROUP contestants were shocked that the original K01, Yang Seonho was left out of the Judge's PLANET Top 9 since it was the second time ever since the first season.
- 'Icons' Cell which consisted of Choi Jinyeong, Chai Fang, and Nakada Katsuro gained traction from the general public because they were apparently all deemed "iconic" so far.
- The viewers were intrigued by the new cell arrangements.
Episode 3:[]
- Jeong Hancheol gained attention for his vocals in Our Way To Go and was praised by the judges.
- Yang Seonho was criticized for his poor vocal mistakes.
- Fang had the most reactions shown to the performances.