Will a 5th generation group surpassing Wanna One and IZ*ONE be born?

28 trainees run toward their dream of debut.

At 1:30 pm on the 29th, a ceremony for Mnet's 'Boys Planet' survivors was held at the talent studio on the first floor of the CJ ENM Center in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. At the scene on this day were Tae-rae Kim, Camden Na, Han-bin Park, Matthew Seok, Han-bin Seong, Keita, Ji-woong Kim, Ricky, Jeong-hyun Lee, Jay, Yu-jin Han, Kyu-bin Kim, Gun-wook Park, Seung-eon Yoo, Jong-woo Yoon, Takuto, Hiroto, Jun-hyeon Geum, Olly, Zhihao Wang, Hao Jang, 28 people attended, including Haruto, Seo Won, Lee Seung-hwan, Lee Hoi-taek, Zhang Shuaibo, Cha Woong-ki, and Chen Kwan-rui.

‘Boys Planet’ is a survival program that depicts the process of selecting project boy group members. It was planned to be 12 episodes long and aired up to 8 episodes. The debut group consists of 9 members. Of the 99 trainees, 28 are continuing their challenge to debut.

Seong Han-bin has always ranked first at the ranking ceremony and is considered a strong candidate for debut. He emphasized, "I am truly grateful that everyone appreciates my hard work. I am still in first place at the Survivor announcement ceremony. However, I have bigger goals and dreams. Debuting is my biggest goal and dream."

Also, when asked about his rival, he said, "There are so many talented trainees on 'Boyz Planet', but if I had to pick a rival, I think it would be G Group trainee Jang Hao." He said, "I want to emulate his immersion and charisma on stage."

Han Yu-jin revealed the reason why she dreamed of becoming an idol. Han Yu-jin said, "(During my school days), I saw Kai and Taemin perform on stage and they were so cool that I wanted to be like them and stand on that stage, so I started dreaming of becoming an idol." He continued, “We have shown many strong performances so far, but I think we will be able to show a refreshing side in the third competition, so please look forward to it.”

Kim Tae-rae recently entered the debut group for the first time. When asked what he thought was the reason for his popularity, he said, "I think the reason for my popularity may be my refreshing vocals, but I also think it's my bright and attractive smile."

He added, "Thank you for being in the TOP 9 and allowing me to sing another interesting song. In addition to refreshing vocals, I will greet star creators with a variety of unique appearances regardless of genre."

Jang Hao said, "As I said on the broadcast, I think that if you want to be an idol in Korea, it is essential to be good at Korean. That's why I've been studying Korean hard. Speaking of know-how, when practicing on the 'Boys Planet' broadcast, I used to speak G with my K group friends. "Everyone in the group communicates in Korean. And I think I will be able to improve my Korean quickly by having fun and speaking in Korean at night in the dorm or when eating. Thank you," he said.

K-POP boy group debut project Mnet's 'Boys Planet' airs every Thursday at 8:50 PM.

Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr