Way To Idol (아이돌로 가는 길) also known as The Road to Idol is a small-scale reality-survival show created by Big Bubble Creative and SCS. The premise of the show is to showcase trainees already on the company Big Bubble Creative and form a group consisting 7 members.
History[]
on January 5, 2022, Big Bubble Creative announced that they would debut a girl group through a reality show, going by the name Way To Idol in collaboration with SCS to promote the trainees under the company as well as the upcoming girl group.
On March 30, 2022, Big Bubble Creative revealed the 16 trainees on the Way To Idol official YouTube channel that would be competing to secure a spot on the debuting girl group.
On April 7, 2022, more information was revealed about Way To Idol, alongside the number of trainees debuting. The line-up would consist of 7 Members and the show would last 7 episodes. The show would be premiering on July 2, 2022 and the finale would be livestreamed on August 13, 2022.
on August 13, 2022, the final episode was livestreamed with the final producer picks for their upcoming girl group, they thanked all the trainees who ere part of the show and hope that regardless of the line-up all the trainees would do well in life. The first member to be revealed was Kim Eunjeong, which would be placed at the 6th seat, followed by Park Yulhui on the 5th seat, Choi Duna on the 4th seat, Kwon Miyoon on the 3rd seat, Kim Chaeram on the 7th seat as the fans pick, and the two final competitors for the center position, Lim Jumin and Seo Yurim with Seo Yurim taking the center position. After Seo Yurim sat on the 1st seat, the official group name was revealed to be lovlime, with the meaning of expressing the sourness of love that you can't get enough.
The rest of the trainees would be continuing their training process until a future notice for another group's debut.
Contestants[]
Top 7 Debuted as lovlime.
| Number | Date of birth | Ep. 1 | Ep. 4 | Ep. 6 | Finale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seo Yurim (서유림) | June 9, 2000 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Lim Jumin (임주민) | March 21, 2003 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Kwon Miyoon (권미윤) | July 19, 1999 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Choi Duna (최두나) | November 14, 2006 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Park Yulhui (박율희) | September 19, 2005 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Kim Eunjeong (김은정) | August 1, 2004 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| Kim Chaeram (김채람) | January 27, 2006 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Liu Naying (리우나잉) | October 30, 2002 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Nakamura Sera (나카무라 세라) | January 15, 2004 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Lee Chaesun (이채선) | November 2, 2001 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
| Ko Jirin (고지린) | June 9, 2004 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Kang Hyein (강혜인) | December 15, 2005 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| Mamehara Jiina (마메하라 지이나) | April 11, 2003 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 |
| Park Chaeah (박채아) | July 9, 2002 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 14 |
| Janice Hsu (수제니스) | February 22, 2000 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Kwon Hyunah (권휴나) | May 15, 2004 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Aftermath[]
- Liu Naying left Big Bubble Creative after the show and joined MoDE Entertainment and would be joining JUNNERS for their next comeback as a permanent member under the stage name Nicole.
- Kang Hyein and Nakamura Sera have joined HillHigh and were introduced as members of the trainee team Girls Hill.
- Lee Chaesun reportedly passed the audition for NEWAKE Entertainment's OPEN CALLING for YOUR NEXT GIRLS.
- Park Chaeah was revealed as a contestant on the survival show Girls' Fantasy.
- Kwon Hyunah departed from the agency and joined NeSTER Entertainment as a trainee.
- Jiina and Jirin were introduced in Big Bubble Creative's newest project, Big Bubble Rookies.
- Janice deprated from Big Bubble Creative and is now a trainee under iX Entertainment.