Rising Stars: WHIB's Kim Jun-min and Jun Lee-jeong Shine in 'BOYS II PLANET'

Kim Jun-min and Jun Lee-jeong have seen a significant rise in their rankings, thanks to their increased screen time and storytelling in the latest episode. The duo debuted in the music industry with WHIB, the first idol group launched by C-JeS Studio in 2023. Known for managing renowned actors like Seol Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, and Ryu Jun-yeol, C-JeS Studio announced earlier this year that they would focus on production starting April.

On the September 4th broadcast of Mnet's 'BOYS II PLANET', the second survival announcement ceremony took place. Participants, on the eve of the announcement, shared their inner thoughts, revealing their tension. Yoon Min, who narrowly avoided elimination by ranking 48th in the first survival announcement, expressed, "I sang really hard. Surviving once makes me want to be on stage again. I want to stay until the end and create a great stage."

The survival announcement was conducted by position. In the vocal position, excluding the TOP8 and ranks 9, 23, and 24, Chuei Li Yu achieved the highest score, ranking 10th. He was followed by Park Jun-il in 13th, Jang Han-eum in 14th, Sun Heng Yu in 15th, and Kang Woo-jin in 16th.

Next was the rap position. Jun Lee-jeong, who made a remarkable leap from 23rd to 12th, achieved the highest rank, excluding the TOP8 and ranks 9, 23, and 24.

Jun Lee-jeong expressed gratitude, saying, "I'm really thankful to the star creators for giving me another chance to be on stage. When I joined 'BOYS II PLANET' with Kim Jun-min, I was determined to debut here. Although I'm not in the debut group yet, I'll keep working hard with debut as my goal." In the dance position, Kim Jun-min ranked 11th, followed by Chen Kai-wen in 18th, Zhang Jia-hao in 19th, Na Yun-seo in 20th, Hsu Chiing-yu in 21st, and Yumeki in 22nd.

Lee Sang-won, known as a former trainee of Trainee A, maintained his 1st place position from the first survival announcement. He was the only participant among 48 to surpass 10 million points, securing the top spot with an overwhelming score of 12,617,136 points.

Lee Sang-won shared, "I've spent days wondering if this is real, receiving so much attention and love. Knowing that each day is special and precious, I've concluded that I must trust those who cherish me and move forward. I'll continue to show great performances and appearances." Other top contenders included Zhou An-xin in 2nd, Lee Leo in 3rd, He Xin Long in 4th, Kim Jun-seo in 5th, Chung Sang-hyeon in 6th, Kim Geon-woo in 7th, and Yoo Kang-min in 8th.

The participant who achieved dramatic survival by ranking 24th was Park Dong-gyu. Just 10 hours before the announcement, he wasn't even a survival candidate, but his ranking rose after the broadcast, creating a miraculous outcome.

Reporter So-jung Lee, Ten Asia forusojung@tenasia.co.kr