*: Does not include bonus episode
Star Maker 101 was a 2022 survival show that was broadcasted by DIAMOND Entertainment. It premiered on January 28, 2022. The show aims to create a 9-member girl group out of a trainee pool of 101 girls from different entertainment agencies. The final group, LUNIVER, debuted on May 2, 2022 and will promote for 10 months.
Concept[]
The concept of the show is putting the contestants through performance challenges to see who comes out as the top. From the 101 trainees, 9 will be selected to form a unit girl group. The unit group will perform four songs together for about a year and release a debut album under the record label of DIAMOND Entertainment but may later after disbandment join other girl groups the agencies are planning.
For the girls' training, several artists were recruited for the show: Soomin of SRSN, Ahn Minah formerly of Bee-Gals, Liya of Vibrant and Jasmine of @mie as mentors. The MC is Clover’s Minju.
Background[]
On December 29, 2021, during the DIAMOND Universe : 2022 Sanctuary event, DIAMOND Labels announced an audition program for their newest survival show program. The requirements were any female with the age-range of 1996-2008. On January 15, the auditions closed.
Contestants[]
For more information on the contestants see “Star Maker 101 Contestants”
- - Eliminated in Auditions
- - Eliminated in the First Round
- - Eliminated in the Second Round
- - Eliminated in the Third Round
- - Eliminated in the Final Round
- - Members of LUNIVER
| 101 Contestants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mochizuki Kozue | Hirakawa Ichigo | Huang Shuqing | Won Heeun | Jeon Miyoung |
| Liu Min Wei | Kylie Raven Leaño | Kim Seungyun | Bae Yeju | Riku Matsuuo |
| Yuri Seiko | Ahn Nayoung | Adelya Musaeva | Sangrawee Supitayaporn | Sonya Park |
| Shota Momoka | Tanaka Etsuko | Lee Yongmin | Huang Meling | Huang Nicole |
| Kwon Eunwoo | Vera Erdenebat | Sang Jiwoo | Hwang Seunghee | Cho Ayoung |
| Han Minyoung | Kim Hwayoung | Oh Umji | Kwon Min-ryu | Park Heesun |
| Kwon Byulseok | Fukimoto Michiko | Yu Shinwon | Jeon Chaewon | Yasufuku Marin |
| Surya Lestari | Zhou Meng Yu | Baek Yubin | Park Hyewon | Morakawa Minami |
| Zoey Han | Stacy Roxas | Kim Chaerin | Song Chuhua | Akari Kano |
| Mo Yuna | Sofia Gonzalez | Yoon Joonhee | Takei Kotone | Lee Eunha |
| Kim Jungmi | Park Sunhoon | Liang Xingxin | Kwon Ryuyeo | Bae I-Hwa |
| Kim Hei-Ran | Son Panomyaong | Akiho Ritsuko | Nam Sohee | Park Se-Yung |
| Okawa Momoka | Kim Eunjin | Kim Joonhee | Lee Maira | Rena Nakamura |
| Ella Huang | Park Eunhye | Kim Narae | Kim Chae-Ryeon | Tsutsuki Itsuo |
| Oda Koiha | Moon Soojung | Nagomi Miyu | Kim Hyunhee | Jade Yuhan |
| Mizuno Sumiko | Ryu Yong-Il | Bae Chin-sun | Zhang Xingjuan | Eun Mi-Cha |
| Lee Jiyeon | Seo Seokyung | Yamane Sumiko | Cho Aeri | Lee Mi-Ok |
| Men Wei-Xian | Jung Dawon | Xu Mengyao | Fukumoto Sakura | Jong Jin-kyoung |
| Ji Young-hae | Hwang Soomin | Oh Minji | Son Soojin | Ahn Soyoung |
| Baek Miyeon | Zhang Yuhan | May Park | Moon Sanghee | Goo Jisun |
| Takamoto Hotaru | ||||
Episodes[]
Episode 0: Beginning Of Stardom[]
All of the trainees enter the building and get settled into the dorm rooms in which they will be staying in.
The contestants settle in, and the MC (Minju), announces the girls will be grading each other to see who will be getting the center position, and the killing part. All of the girls perform the shows theme song "My Turn" and Riku Matsuuo is chosen as the center, while Jeon Miyoung is chosen to get the killing part.
The episode finishes with a preview of the auditions for the next episode.
Episode 1: Star Alpha[]
For more detail see Star Maker Episode 1
The auditions begin with each trainees being graded from A+ to Z. If you receive a Z you are immediately eliminated. The judges are revealed which were Liya (Vibrant), Soomin (SRSN), Jasmine (@mie) and Ahn Minah (Bee-Gals).
16 auditions are shown with Ahn Nayoung, Shota Momoka, Jeon Miyoung and Riku Matsuuo receiving A+ or A ranks. Takamoto Hotaru receives the Z rank and is eliminated.
Trainees who received a B- or higher receive one star level, and the Top9 chosen by the judges will receive a second star point.
Episode 2: The Second Start[]
For more detail see Star Maker Episode 2
The auditions continue with Adelya Musaeva, Sonya Park, Baek Yubin, Lee Yongmin, Sangrawee Supitayaporn and Huang Nicole receiving A+ or A ranks. The TOP9 is revealed and it is as follows :
- Ahn Nayoung
- Jeon Miyoung
- Adelya Musaeva
- Shota Momoka
- Sonya Park
- Riku Matsuuo
- Lee Yongmin
- Huang Nicole
- Sangrawee Supitayaporn
The first challenge is revealed in which they are divided based on skill (All-Rounder, Vocals, Raps, Dance). Only 25 contestants can be in each group so any outliers will have to do a stage battle. The first 22 contestants in each category are secured in the position while places 23 and under will have to battle for the remaining 3 spots.
Episode 3[]
The girls battling for the vocal and dance position perform, and the winners stay in their teams. The winners are below Vocal:
- Mochizuki Kozue (Heaven's Entertainment)
- Tanaka Etsuko (PHX Entertainment)
- Kwon Min-ryu (7-eye Entertainment)
Dance:
- Won Heeun (Four Bloc Records)
- Zhang Xingjuan (MyDon Entertainment)
- ???
Episode 4[]
Episode 5[]
Episode 6[]
Episode 7[]
Episode 8[]
Episode 9[]
Episode 10[]
Episode 11[]
Episode 12[]
Rankings[]
TOP9 Per Episode[]
Performances[]
Episode 1-2: Star Alpha Stages[]
- Went up two star levels
| Performance | Contestant | Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Original Artist(s) | Song | ||
| Episode 1 | ||||
| 1 | Zara Larsson | Ain’t My Fault | Ahn Nayoung | A+ |
| 2 | Lovelyz | Ah-Choo | Huang Shuqing | B+ |
| Takei Kotone | D | |||
| Hirakawa Ichigo | C | |||
| 3 | OH MY GIRL | The Fifth Season | Rena Nakamura | B |
| Takamoto Hotaru | Z | |||
| Ella Huang | D- | |||
| Kim Joonhye | C | |||
| May Park | C- | |||
| 4 | IZ*ONE | Secret Story Of The Swan | Jeon Chaewon | A- |
| Baek Miyeon | D- | |||
| Yasufuku Marin | B+ | |||
| Surya Lestari | B+ | |||
| Ryu Yong-Il | C | |||
| Mochizuki Kozue | C | |||
| 5 | I.O.I | Very Very Very | Akari Kano | D |
| Nagomi Miyu | C- | |||
| Yoon Joonhee | C- | |||
| Oh Umji | B | |||
| 6 | NCT 127 | Superhuman | Riku Matsuuo | A |
| Jeon Miyoung | A+ | |||
| 7 | ITZY | Wannabe | Vera Erdenebat | B- |
| Kim Hyunhee | D- | |||
| Liang Xingxin | C | |||
| Zhang Yuhan | C+ | |||
| Won Heeun | F | |||
| 8 | K/DA | More | Kylie Raven Leaño | C+ |
| Stacy Roxas | C | |||
| 9 | AREAL | Oblivion | Fukimoto Michiko | B- |
| Bae Yeju | B+ | |||
| 10 | MAMAMOO | Hip | Zoey Han | D |
| Tanaka Etsuko | C- | |||
| Men Wei-Xian | D+ | |||
| 11 | Lisa | LALISA | Shota Momoka | A+ |
| 12 | Gugudan SeMiNa | SeMiNa | Kim Chaerin | B |
| Kwon Eunwoo | C | |||
| Kim Eunjin | F | |||
| 13 | BLACKPINK | As If It’s Your Last | Oh Minji | D |
| Jung Naeun | C+ | |||
| Park Seyung | C- | |||
| Bae I-Hwa | B+ | |||
| 14 | TWICE | Scientist | Lee Mi-Ok | F |
| Ahn Soyoung | D+ | |||
| Kim Hei-Ran | D- | |||
| Kim Jungmi | C- | |||
| 15 | WJSN | Boogie Up | Okawa Momoka | B- |
| Morakawa Manami | A- | |||
| Akiho Ritsuko | B+ | |||
| Yamane Sumiko | B | |||
| Mo Yuna | C+ | |||
| 16 | BTS | Butter | Son Soojin | D- |
| Oda Koiha | F | |||
| Seo Seokyung | D+ | |||
| Episode 2 | ||||
| 17 | Sunmi | Gashina | Ji Yong-hae | ? |
| Jade Yuhan | C | |||
| Xu Mengyao | ? | |||
| Kwon Byulseok | C+ | |||
| 18 | Girls Generation | Into The New World | Lee Maira | C+ |
| Hwang Soomin | ? | |||
| Kwon Min-Ryu | ? | |||
| 19 | OH MY GIRL | Dolphin | Nam Sohee | ? |
| Park Hyewon | B+ | |||
| Son Soojin | ? | |||
| 20 | Dua Lipa | Blow Your Mind (Mwah) | Adelya Musaeva | A+ |
| 21 | Taemin | Advice | Bae Chin-sun | ? |
| 22 | GFRIEND | Love Whisper | Jong Jinkyoung | ? |
| Lee Eunha | ? | |||
| Tsutsuki Itsuo | B | |||
| Song Chuhua | B- | |||
| Kim Hwayoung | C+ | |||
| 23 | Sequoia | Tell Me That You Love Me | Yu Shinwon | B- |
| Zhou Meng Yu | B+ | |||
| Eun Mi-Cha | ? | |||
| Yuri Seiko | B+ | |||
| 24 | TRI.BE | DOOM DOOM TA | Baek Yubin | A |
| Liu Min Wei | C+ | |||
| Cho A Young | B+ | |||
| 25 | 4minute | Hate | Lee Yongmin | A |
| Kim Seungyun | C- | |||
| Moon Soojung | ? | |||
| Kim Chae-Ryeon | C | |||
| 26 | Geonu | iGlow | Park Heesun | B |
| Sangrawee Supitayaporn | A | |||
| Huang Meling | C- | |||
| 27 | Loona / Olivia Hye | Egoist | Han Minyoung | A- |
| 27 | EIZA | It’s Ok | Moon Sanghee | C |
| Park Eunhye | ? | |||
| Fukumoto Sakura | B | |||
| 28 | Kep1er | WA DA DA | Jung Dawon | ? |
| Sofia Gonzalez | ? | |||
| Zhang Xingjuan | ? | |||
| 29 | Sohee Hwang | Rum-ba-Bum | Son Panomyaong | ? |
| 30 | CLC | Hobgoblin | Sang Jiwoo | A- |
| Huang Nicole | A | |||
| Park Sunhoon | B- | |||
| Lee Jiyeon | B | |||
| 31 | EVERGLOW | Bon Bon Chocolat | Kim Narae | ? |
| Hwang Seonghee | C | |||
| Kwon Ryuyeo | B | |||
| 32 | Jennie | SOLO | Sonya Park | A+ |
Aftermath[]
- The winning 9 girls debuted in the girl group LUNIVER on May 2 with the mini album “Secret Passage”.
- Some who were eliminated returned to their activities:
- Shota Momoka (18th) and Baek Yubin (27th) went back to the pre-debut group Cloud Aura, which eventually debuted on April 17, 2022 with CLOUD 6 : Chapter *.
- Yasufuku Marin (36th) returned to her group BLING BLING.
- Riku Matsuuo (17th) returned to her group Cyl:5
- Huang Nicole (16th), Sang Jiwoo (29th), and Akiho Ritsuko (55th) returned to their group HATUN.
- Mo Yuna (68th) returned to her group P4TCH.
- Park Eunhye (64th) returned to the pre-debut group EVERMORE MUSE
- Some eliminated trainees debuted in other girl groups:
- Zhou Meng Yu (43rd) and Han Minyoung (28th) will debut in the group Mysterria in 2022.
- Zoey Han (47th) joined Crescent Entertainment and debuted with the girl group MOONLITE.
- Hwang Seonghee (39th), Kwon Eunwoo (21st), and Kim Chaerin (56th) will debut with the collab group between Four Bloc Entertainment and WE:LIFT, Royal Crush.
- Jung Dawon (77th) and Oh Minji (99th) were announced as part of the 4 new members of Enthusiast on May 4, 2022
- Moon Soojung (81st) left DIAMOND Entertainment and joined Virtual Wonderland⭐️ in 2022 as a part of their third generation. She will debut with them as a senbatsu with Aisare Route A or B?
Discography[]
| Theme Song | |
|---|---|
| My Turn | |
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Tracklist:
Release date: January 20, 2022 |
Trivia[]
- It was revealed that DIAMOND Entertainment received over 14,500 applications from over 89 countries.
- The top countries other than Korea included Japan, China, America, Canada, and Kyrgyzstan.