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New Superstar Girls is a girl group survival show created in 2021 by ShineStar Entertainment to create a new multinational girl group. It was broadcasted on M-net and livestreamed on their YouTube channel M-net KPOP. The show is the first season in the New Superstar franchise. ShineStar Entertainment revealed that the second season would feature male trainees from South Korea, China and Japan, called New Superstar Boys
Background[]
In 2020, the first teaser of New Superstar Girls was released. ShineStar Entertainment revealed that the show will consist of 30 contestants from South Korea, China and Japan, 10 from each country. There were rumors of the participation of Thailand and the Philippines, but this was denied by the company. ShineStar Entertainment opened auditions in 2019 for female trainees where more than 20 thousand girls applied for, but only 30 where selected. They were meant to be in girl groups, but ShineStar Entertainment decided to create a survival show where all trainees would become contestants, and only 12 were able to debut.
Concept[]
There are 30 contestants : 10 from South Korea, 10 from China and 10 from Japan, also known as Team K, Team C and Team J. 4 girls from each team were able to debut, which means only the top 4 of each team were able to debut.
Contestants[]
| Birth name | Stage name | Birthplace | Final rank (Team K) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Aecha | Aecha | Seoul, South Korea | #9 | Former Spring Girls member |
| Lee Boram | Boram | Busan, South Korea | #4 | Former Time To Shine contestant |
| Park Eunjung | Eunjung | Incheon, South Korea | #5 | Former LaDiva member |
| Jung Migyeong | Migyeong | Daegu, South Korea | #8 | BOOM Entertainment trainee |
| Choi Seohyun | Seohyun | Daujeon, South Korea | #2 | Former Idol Search contestant |
| Cho Narae | Narae | Gwangju, South Korea | #10 | Seoul Girls 96 member |
| Kang Yerim | Yerim | Suwon, South Korea | #3 | Graduated LIPSTICK member |
| Yoon Haneul | Haneul | Ulsan, South Korea | #6 | Somnium Entertainment trainee |
| Im Younghee | Younghee | Changwon, South Korea | #1 | Former YOUTH member |
| Jang Dalrae | Dalrae | Seongnam, South Korea | #7 | MRS.Q member |
| Birth name | Stage name | Birthplace | Final rank (Team C) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Zongying | Zongying | Shanghai, China | #7 | VOLCANO member |
| Li Baozhai | Baozhai | Beijing, China | #4 | Former SUNFLOWER member |
| Zhang Hualing | Hualing | Tianjin, China | #9 | Former Idol Search China contestant |
| Liu Chenguang | Chenguang | Shenzen, China | #1 | Former MORNING LIGHT member |
| Chen Meili | Meili | Guangzhou, China | #8 | Model under China Beauty |
| Yang Jinghua | Jinghua | Chengdu, China | #3 | Actress in China under Top1 Entertainment |
| Huang Liqiu | Liqiu | Chongqing, China | #6 | Beijing Girls 96 member |
| Zhao Daxia | Daxia | Dongguan, China | #10 | Former GLAMOUR member |
| Wu Xinqian | Xinqian | Shenyang, China | #2 | CHERRY member |
| Zhou Yanmei | Yanmei | Wuhan, China | #5 | Former Who's The Star? contestant |
| Birth name | Stage name | Birthplace | Final rank (Team J) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sato Akari | Akari | Tokyo, Japan | #3 | Tokyo Girls 96 member |
| Suzuki Nozomi | Nozomi | Yokohama, Japan | #8 | Former I'm Shining contestant |
| Takahashi Koharu | Koharu | Osaka, Japan | #7 | Former SUGAR member |
| Tanaka Chihiro | Chihiro | Nagoya, Japan | #5 | APHRODITE member |
| Watanabe Danuja | Danuja | Sapporo, Japan | #9 | Former DREAM GIRLS member |
| Ito Hanako | Hanako | Kobe, Japan | #2 | Former Idols Story contestant |
| Nakumura Hoshiko | Hoshiko | Fukuoka, Japan | #10 | Model in under Japan Next Model Star |
| Kobayashi Kagami | Kagami | Kyoto, Japan | #1 | Actress in Japan under Royal Entertainment |
| Yamamoto Ichika | Ichika | Kawasaki, Japan | #4 | Former 4SEASONS member |
| Kato Mayumi | Mayumi | Saitama, Japan | #6 | Former SNOWY OWL member |
Final line-up[]
The final line-up consists of 12 members : Im Younghee, Choi Seohyun, Kang Yerim, Lee Boram, Liu Chenguang, Wu Xinqian, Yang Jinghua, Li Baozhai, Kobayashi Kagami, Ito Hanako, Sato Akari and Kato Mayumi. The group will debut as NOVA.