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Boys II Planet
2025 South Korean reality competition show From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Boys II Planet (Korean: 보이즈2플래닛) is a 2025 South Korean reality competition survival show created by Mnet. The show follows the process of creating a new boy group. It premiered on Mnet on July 17 and 18, 2025, at 21:00 (KST), initially divided into two programs, but merged in episode 3.
The show serves as the sequel to Girls Planet 999 and Boys Planet.
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Background and production
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On July 29, 2024, a CJ ENM official announced that they would launched Planet B, a new Mnet program that would for the first time demonstrate the recruitment process for K-pop survival programs.[4] In addition, men of all nationalities who were born before January 1, 2012, were eligible to apply on August 10.
On November 26, 2024, CJ ENM confirmed to launched the second season of Boys Planet, which would be called Boys II Planet, where two groups debut simultaneously. It was slated for release in 2025 and would be broadcast simultaneously in South Korea and China.[5]
The first round of recruitment run from November 22, 2024, to January 26, 2025,[6] which received applications from 105 countries. The second round of recruitment started on February 3, 2025, until March 2, across eight cities in Asia for C version and until March 23, for K version.[7]
On May 13, 2025, Mnet confirmed the premiere dates of Boys II Planet to be on July 17, for K version while July 18, for C version. Following the same style and premise, it will comprise two distinct audition programs that are concurrently created and aired in two different languages. It will also be the first-ever international K-pop twin project, as both groups will make their debuts simultaneously.[8] On May 23, Mnet announced the changes of the show's format, from having a twin debut system to a single, unified debut group. Furthermore, by working with international partners, including those in Greater China, Mnet disclosed that they are actively looking into ways for the contestants to pursue musical endeavors outside of the show.[9]
On June 5, 2025, Mnet announced the master lineup for the show namely Lee Seok-hoon, Kinky, and Kany for Boys II Planet K while Kim Jae-joong, Xiaoting, and Jrick for Boys II Planet C. To ensure that training and evaluations are fair and unbiased, Lim Han-byul, Hyolyn, Baek Koo-young, and Justhis will serve as masters for both K and C groups. In addition, Zerobaseone members' Sung Han-bin and Zhang Hao will provide advice and support to the contestants as the special idol masters.[10]
The program would be broadcast live in South Korea via Mnet and concurrently in Japan via Mnet Japan and the streaming service Abema. Viewers in Canada, the US, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam would be able to access it globally through the digital portal Mnet Plus. It would also be available on the official YouTube account for the show and on TVING. More international distribution was planned, and soon after the Korean broadcast, the series was anticipated to be streamed on sites like Viu, Viki, and iQIYI. These channels would cater to audiences in the Middle East, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, which includes countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines.[11]
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Cast
- Planet Masters (MCs)
- Ong Seong-wu (Ep. 3-5)
- Jo Yuri (Ep. 6-7)
- Vocal Masters
- Rap Master
- Chief Master
- Dance Masters
- Baek Koo-young
- Kinky[b]
- Kany[b]
- Shen Xiaoting[a]
- Jrick[a]
- Special Masters
- Sung Han-bin[b] (Ep. 2)
- Zhang Hao[a] (Ep. 2)
- Park Gun-wook (Ep. 5)
Contestants
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There are a total of 160 contestants participating on the show, initially divided into two planets: K and C. 80 of them were in the Planet K and primarily from Korea, alongside some from Japan, Thailand, the United States, and various other countries around the globe, while the other half were in the Planet C and primarily from Greater China,[12] with the two Planets merging after the first two episodes.
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| Final members of debut group | |
| Contestants eliminated in the final episode | |
| Contestants eliminated in the third elimination round | |
| Contestants eliminated in the second elimination round | |
| Contestants eliminated in the first elimination round | |
| Contestants eliminated in the Signal Song Test | |
| Contestants eliminated in the Class Placement Match | |
| Contestants that left the show |
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Ranking
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Top 8
The top eight contestants are determined through popularity with online voting and audience live voting, or by the masters themselves, and the results are shown at the beginning, during, or at the end of each episode.
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| New Top 8[c] |
1st Survival Announcement
The first K and C voting period took place from July 17/18, 2025, to July 24/25, 2025. Star Creators would vote for their top eight contestants out of each of the respective contestant pool. The second global voting period took place from July 26, to August 8, 2025. Star Creators would again vote for their top eight contestants out of the 80 contestants who remained on the show. The final global live vote took place for one hour on August 8, 2025, where Star Creators would vote for one contestant out of the four candidates for 48th place. The votes from the all three relevant voting periods would be combined to determine the rankings of each contestant at the 1st Survival Announcement Ceremony.
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| Top 8 |
2nd Survival Announcement
The third global voting period took place from August 14, to August 29, 2025. Star Creators would vote for their top five contestants out of the 48 contestants who remained on the show. The final global live vote took place for one hour on August 29, 2025, where Star Creators would vote for one contestant out of the four candidates for 24th place. The votes from the relevant voting periods would be combined to determine the rankings of each contestant at the 2nd Survival Announcement Ceremony.
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Episodes
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Ratings
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Aftermath
Other contestants, other activities
- Some contestants returned to their original groups:
- Krystian (86th) returned to Now United.[14]
- Some contestants will debut or debuted in new boy groups or released music as solo artists:
- Ryan (106th) debuted as a soloist with the single album 'AROJIN' with the title track 'AROJIN (0123)' on July 31, 2025.[15]
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