Project NOVA is a 2023 reality competition show run by Real World Entertainment. The show aims to create a 7 member group named NOVA out of 30 contestants.
Concept[]
The show brings 30 contestants from different backgrounds and genders and attempts to debut a 7 member group out of it depending on fan voting.
The group uses votes from the NOVA app, as well as votes from the broadcasting company’s website, Lapiz Media.
Contestants[]
| Name | Birth Year | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty | 1982 | Trinidadian | A popular American female rapper |
| Amazaki Ren | 1999 | Japanese | N/A |
| Charlie Ama | 2000 | Korean | Well-known child actor |
| Ahn Yeeun | 2001 | Korean-British | Former contestant on Finding LOCUST |
| Aizere Aliyeva | 2002 | Kazakh-Kyrgyz | Former member of IVE |
| Park Candace | 2003 | Korean-American | N/A |
| Morakawa Rio | 2003 | Japanese | Younger brother of Morakawa Manami |
| Kim Chaewon | 2004 | Korean | Former member of Lights On, former JYP Entertainment trainee |
| Dezuki Nguyen | 2004 | Vietnamese | Soloist |
| Kim Eunju | 2004 | Korean | Former professional boxer, Background dancer for fromis_9 |
| Kim Minji | 2004 | Korean | N/A |
| Kazuya Yamazaki | 2005 | Japanese | Former member of ASTRIA |
| Gu Chaewon | 2005 | Korean | Former trainee under Starship Entertainment |
| Lee Kai | 2005 | Korean | Soloist |
| Kim Chija | 2005 | Korean | Former JYP Entertainment trainee |
| Edari Baisho | 2005 | Japanese | N/A |
| Park Ryujin | 2005 | Korean | N/A |
| Kwan Byungchul | 2005 | Korean | N/A |
| Kwon Haeun | 2005 | Korean-Australlian | N/A |
| Shin Miyeon | 2005 | Korean | Former SM Entertainment trainee |
| Lee Seoah | 2006 | Japanese-Korean | Former BLACKPINK background dancer |
| Ryujin Lee | 2006 | Korean | N/A |
| Kim Aria | 2006 | British-Korean | Auditionee for My Teenage Girl |
| Lee Hyerim | 2006 | Korean | N/A |
| Jung Chaein | 2007 | Korean | N/A |
| Kwon Yubin | 2007 | Korean | Former member of VOCAL6 |
| Gu Chuqi | 2007 | Chinese | N/A |
| Kim Jooeun | 2007 | Korean | Child actress |
| Muhammad Bagus | 2007 | Indonesian | N/A |
| Luna Zheng | 2007 | Chinese-Canadian | N/A |