Produce 101
Produce 101
Produce 101 is a competition show that features 101 contestants, vying for the top 11 spots which will form a temporary group. Season 1 features all female trainees with the final group named I.O.I. while the second season features all male trainees and resulted in the group Wanna One.
The third season was titled Produce 48 which was a collaboration with AKB48. The final group, IZ*ONE features 12 members, unlike previous groups.
On December 14th, 2018, at Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) – Hong Kong, Mnet revealed that a fourth season would be premiering in 2019 titled Produce X 101. The fourth season produced the group X1 who promoted for only their debut title before the series plagued with controversies as it was revealed that some of the voting rankings had been fixed.