Hi, this is Linda. How is everyone doing? I hope all is well and all is fine. Just a reminder, you are beautiful and/or handsome and you do not need anyone to justified that.
In today episode, I will be comparing the Produce 101 series and Girls Planet 999 to see the differences and similarities between each show. I am revisiting Girls Planet 999, but before you get mad, I think I should do this before the next season, Boys Planet 2022, starts. We are going back to talk about the Produce 101 series that was popular between 2016 to 2019.
I decided to split it up into three parts so that each episode will not be too long. The first episode is comparing and contrasting between the Produce 101 series and Girls Planet 999. I will also input what I think the produce should do and not do in the next season of Boys Planet 2022. So let's get started.
Before we start off, both series are similar yet different. They are all produce and aired on Mnet although they do not have the same director/producer between the Produce 101 series and Girls Planet 999. I do not know whats going to happen in the next season in Boys Planet 2022 but I would love to predict what might happen or just give my thoughts out, so if they one day come across this post, they might think thats a good idea.
Produce 101 series will be talking about Produce 101, Produce 101 Season 2, Produce 48 and Produce X 101. Planet series will be talking about Girls Planet 999, Boys Planet 2022 and any future seasons that Mnet will do under the name Planet.
Evaluation/Demo Stage
In Produce 101 series, the first three episode are very similar. The trainees enter the studio by their agency. The agency name are release in the studio for all the trainees to see. They are given the choices to pick where they are seated from seat number one to one hundred. The top eleven or twelve chairs are beautiful cushion chairs while the rest are plastic chairs. The first and second episode shows the trainees evaluation stages done by agency/company. After the performances, the trainers ranked them in A, B, C, D, or F class. In Produce X 101, the F class was replaced by X. Then the trainees are taught the theme track's dance in their class. They get another chance to change their evaluation grade by recording and performing their title track in one take. Once they are reevaluated, the trainees move into their new class. The center for the title track is chosen through votes and the filming process starts for the title track. This segment goes into episode three.
There are a couple of differences between the two series from the beginning. First, is the fact that the trainees enter differently. In the Produce 101 series, the trainees are label through their agency or by independent trainee, while in the Planet series, the trainees are put into three groups and enter as a cell with two other trainees from the two other group. We don't get any mentions of the trainees label at all. Second, the title track. In the Produce 101 series, the trainees learn the title track after their evaluation stage. We also get to see their reevaluation and the processed of voting/picking their center. In Planet series, the trainees learn the title track before their evaluation stage (known as demo stage on Girls Planet 999). We do not get to see the progress of each trainee learning and the voting. The ranking of the trainees were done by the vocal and dance trainers. Third, identify the trainees skills levels. In Produce 101 series, the trainees were put into different class level based on their evaluation while in Planet series, the trainees were label either Planet Top 9 Candidate or not. If the trainers thought the trainees skills were good enough to be a candidate they were label a candidate were as the other trainees who weren't consider good enough skill-wise was not.
First Mission: Group Battle/Connect Mission
In Produce 101 series, the group battle starts in episode three and end in episode four. In Produce 101, the trainees in class A compete for each song in a race and given the privilege from picking trainees in group B, C, D and F. Because there was 20 trainees in class A, there were 10 songs to choose from. In Produce 101 Season 2, Produce 48 and Produce X 101, the center of the theme song was given the privilege of choosing any trainee they want to form their group before the next group was form from another trainee that was chosen at random. Although the center pick their trainees, each season did something a little different.
Produce 101
After the reevaluation stage, there is a total of twenty trainees in Class A.
The songs are shown to all the trainees in one room.
The trainees in class A is given the tasks to run in a race and pick their song choice out of ten girl group debut songs.
Once the trainees in Class A pick their song, they would choose five trainees from Class B, C, D or F to create a group of six members.
It is a group battle with the same song. Team vs. Team. Winning group gain an extra 1,000 points.
Produce 101 S2
The songs are shown to all the trainees in one room.
The group representative are chosen at random to pick their team of 6 trainees. The first representative is the center of the title track.
The representatives participated in a race to pick their song choice. In this season, only 8 of the teams will get their pick of song.
The team that chose their song will choose which group they will battle against them.
It is a group battle of the same song. The winning teams will get extra 3,000 points and they overall winning team will get to perform on MCountdown.
Produce 48
The songs are shown to all the trainees in one room.
The group representative are chosen at random to pick their team of 6 trainees. The first representative is the center of the title track.
The representatives participated in a race to pick their song choice. In this season, only 8 of the teams will get their pick of song.
The team that chose their song will choose which group they will battle against them.
It is a group battle of the same song. The winning teams will get extra 1,000 points.
Produce X 101
The group representative are chosen at random to pick their team of either 14 or 16 trainees. The first representative is the center of the title track.
The representatives participated in a race to pick their artist of choice. The songs are now shown to the trainees. Debut song vs. Hit Song.
After they have chosen their artist, the representative will split the team into half choosing it members and the song of their choice.
The winning team gets extra 3,000 points with the highest-ranked trainee will gain an extra benefit of having his score multiplied by 10 in addition of the 3,000 points. The group with the highest votes will get to performed on MCountdown.
In the Planet series, the first mission started in the second episode to the fourth episode.
Girls Planet 999
The trainees move into the dorms and in the morning they are awaken to a mission. The mission was a game of finding their cell mates baby pictures.
The songs are revealed to the girls before picking their groups.
Based on the mission, the first place rank cell get to pick two other cell to create a group. From there the next highest ranked cell goes next.
Once they finish picking two cells, the group can discuss which song they would like to performed. There is 4 songs were two teams battle against each other and there is 3 teams performing 3 different song battling each other.
The overall winning team get to performed on MCountdown.
First Elimination
In the Produce 101 series, the first elimination round happens after the first mission or group battle evaluation. In Produce 101, only 61 trainees move to the next round. In Produce 101 Season 2, only 60 trainees move to the next round. In Produce 48, only 58 trainees move to the next round. In Produce X 101, only 60 trainees move to the next round. In this series, the first elimination round happen in episode 5.
In the Planet series, the first elimination round also happens after the first mission or group battle evaluation (connect mission). In Girls Planet 999, only 16 cells move to the next round. Unlike the Produce 101 series where the trainees were voted as an individual, the first elimination round was based on cell votes. With 16 cells moving (total of 48 trainees), only the top 9 trainees with individual votes were name. Girls Planet 999 introduces Planet Passes where mentors pick an eliminated trainee to continue in the competition. In this case, the mentor pick one trainee from three different groups to create a new cell to move to the next round.
Second Mission: Position Evaluation/Combination Mission
Produce 101
After the first elimination, the higher ranked trainees pick their position and song choice in the open for everyone to see.
There is 6 vocal songs, 3 rap songs and 4 dance song. Each song have a limit of trainees. Once the group reach the max of numbers, the group is close.
The trainees would state their position of choice and the song they choose before moving to the wall.
The lower ranked trainees would get the left over spots available.
The winner of each position will receive 100,000 votes.
Produce 101 S2
After the first elimination, the higher ranked trainees pick their position and song choice. They would enter a path behind a wall and pick their song/position without any of the other trainee knowing.
There is 5 vocal songs, 4 rap songs and 4 dance song. Each song have a limit of trainees. Once the group reach the max of numbers, the group is close.
The lower ranked trainees would get the left over spots available.
The winner of each position will receive 100,000 votes while the trainee with the highest votes from each group will receive 10,000 votes.
Produce 48
After the first elimination, the higher ranked trainees pick their position and song choice in an open area starting with trainee ranked number 13.
There is 5 vocal and rap (together) songs and four dance songs. Each song have a limit of trainees. Once the group reach the max of numbers, the group is close.
The top 12 trainees have two options. First, they can bump the lower ranked trainees out of their song and position choice to a non-reveal song or second, they can filled in the space of the non-reveal song.
Once the picks are done, the non-reveal song is reveal to the trainees.
The winner of each song will receives 5,000 votes and the overall winner for each position will receive 100,000 votes.
Produce X 101
The higher ranked trainees pick their position and song choice in an open area starting with trainee ranked number 13.
There is 4 songs for vocal, 2 songs for rap, 3 songs for dance, and 2 X songs. The X songs combine two of the positions together so we have vocal&dance and rap&dance. Each song have a limit of trainees. Once the group reach the max of numbers, the group is close.
The higher ranked trainees pick their position and song choice first behind a wall without any of the other trainee knowing.
The winner of each performances will receives 100 times their votes while the winner among each of the positions will receives 100,000 votes. The winner from each X performances will receive 200 times their votes and the overall winner among the X performances will receive 200,000 votes.
Girls Planet 999
The cells are disbanded and all the votes are now individual.
There is 6 songs for 3-member group, 3 songs for 6-member group and 2 songs for 9-member groups. The songs are either dance or vocal and rap.
The higher ranked trainees starts first. They enter a path and see their options. From there they choose which door they would like to enter. Each song have a limit of trainees per group. Once the group reach the max of numbers, the group is close.
For the 3-member group, the winning team gets 90,000 votes. For the 6-member group, the winning team gets 45,000 votes and for the 9-member group, the winning team get 30, 000 votes.
Third Mission: Concept Evaluation/Creative Mission (Before Elimination)
Produce 101
The original 5 songs for the next evaluation, showing the dance and the producer, is show to the trainees.
Based on the ranking of the position evaluation, the top ranked trainee play rock, paper and scissor to see which team would go first.
Each trainee pick their song of choice and enter the practice room, once they enter the room, they can not leave the room.
There could only be up to 14 trainees in each room. At the end if there is more than 14 trainees, the first trainee to enter the room could kick out trainees.
Produce 101 S2
The original 5 songs for the next evaluation, showing the dance and the producer, is show to the trainees.
The viewers were asked to pick which trainee they would like to see performed which song. The group formations were based on the viewer's votes.
Due to voting manipulation controversies, some trainees were banned from their alleged preferred song. They were given the open spot to any of the song that has not been filled up yet.
The trainees enter their practice room without knowing which song was pick for them.
Produce 48
The original 6 songs for the next evaluation, showing the dance and the producer, is show to the trainees.
The viewers were asked to pick which trainee they would like to see performed which song. The group formations were based on the viewer's votes.
The trainees are call up to the stage to from a team for each of the songs without knowing which song was chosen for them.
The team would enter their practice room and after all the team were announce, the song would be reveal to the team in their practice room.
Produce X 101
The original 5 songs for the next evaluation, showing the dance and the producer, is show to the trainees.
The viewers were asked to pick which trainee they would like to see performed which song. The group formations were based on the viewer's votes.
The trainees are called up at random to look at their envelope that show their designated practice room without revealing the song.
Once every trainee move into their practice room, the song is revealed.
Girls Planet 999
The original 4 songs for the next evaluation, showing the dance and the producer, is show to the trainees.
The viewers were asked to pick which trainee they would like to see performed which song. The group formations were based on the viewer's votes.
The trainees are called up at random to look at their envelope that show their designated practice room without revealing the song.
Once every trainee move into their designated practice room, the song is revealed.
Second Elimination
In the Produce 101 series, the second elimination happen in episode 8. In Produce 101 and Produce 101 Season 2, only 35 trainees were able to move onto the next round. In Produce 48, only 30 trainees were able to move onto the next round. In Produce X 101, only 30 trainees move on to the next round. The host announced that 4 trainee (X trainee) would be given another chance to appeal the viewers by recording a video of them dancing to the title track and a one-minute introduce. The voting will end within 24 hours after the end of the episode.
In the Planet series, the second elimination happen in episode 8 too. In Girls Planet 999, only 26 trainees move on to the next round. The top 9 trainees is announce and the Planet Pass recipients were announced too.
Third Mission: Concept Evaluation/Creative Mission (After Elimination)
Produce 101
After the second elimination round, the team is uneven due to losing members. The team must reorganized into groups of 7 members.
Groups with more than 7 members voted on whom to kick send out to other groups that have less than 7 members.
Groups with less than 7 members waited to pick the trainees that were kick out from other groups.
The group with the highest amount of votes will win the benefit of 150,000 votes.
Produce 101 S2
After the second elimination round, the team is uneven due to losing members. The team reorganized into groups of 7 members.
Groups with more than 7 members voted on whom to kick send out to other groups with less than 7 members.
Groups with less than 7 members waited to pick the trainees that were kick out from other groups.
The winning team will receives 20,000 votes for each member and the top trainee of the winning team will receive 100,000 votes.
Produce 48
After the second elimination round, the team is uneven due to losing members. The team reorganized into groups of 5 members.
Groups with more than 5 members voted on whom to kick send out to other groups with less than 5 members.
Groups with less than 5 members waited to pick the trainees that were kick out from other groups, starting with the highest ranking trainee from the groups that have less than 5 members.
The winning team will receives 20,000 votes for each member and the top trainee of the winning team will receive an addition of 20,000 votes.
All six groups performed on MCountdown.
Produce X 101
After the second elimination round, the team is uneven due to losing members. The team reorganized into groups of 6 members.
Groups with more than 6 members voted on whom to kick send out to other groups with less than 6 members.
Groups with less than 6 members waited to pick the trainees that were kick out from other groups, starting with the highest ranking trainee from the groups that have less than 6 members.
The X trainee is reveal and if any group want to recruit the X trainee they must do so in 30 minutes, if no one does, the X trainee would be place in a group randomly.
The winning team will receives 20,000 votes for each member and the top trainee of the winning team will receive an addition of 100,000 votes. The first place trainee of each group will receives 500 times their votes.
Girls Planet 999
After the second elimination round, the team is uneven due to losing members. The team reorganized into 3 groups with 7 members and one group with 5 member due to one trainee leaving the show.
The 5 member group stay the same and there is one of the 7 member group that stay the same. Only one group have more than 7 members which they would move two members out to the fourth group that have less than 7 members.
The groups with more than 7 members would have to secure their position in the group. If they do not secure a position in the group, they would be move into another group.
Fourth Mission: O.O.O Mission
Girls Planet 999
The viewer is ask to create a debut team by picking their top picks out of all the trainees that haven't been eliminated yet. The team were voted by the viewers.
The girls are organized into three different groups that will perform a debut group version of the show's theme track.
The girls are called at random to stand by a number either 1, 2, or 3.
The trainees fan cam would be posted on YouTube and the trainee with the most likes on their respective video within 24 hours would receives 90,000 votes for 9-member group or 80,000 votes for 8-member group.
Third Elimination
In the Produce 101 series, the third elimination round happen in either the 10th or 11th episode. In Produce 101, only 22 trainees advance to the final live stage. In Produce 101 Season 2, Produce 48 and Produce X 101, only 20 trainees advance to the final live stage.
In the Planet series, the third elimination round happen in the 11th episode. In Girls Planet 999, only 18 trainees advance to the final stage. The Planet Pass was given to only 1 trainee. Because this elimination round was based on individual votes, no set number of trainee from each group move on while it an overall.
Final Mission: Debut Evaluation/Completion Mission
Produce 101
There is one final song that they performed during the finale live stage. The song is introduced to the trainees by the producer and shown the dance practice video by the choreographer.
The trainees are to split into two groups of 11 members picking either the first part or the second part of the song.
Starting from the lowest ranked trainee, they get to pick their part first.
The higher ranked trainees are given the advantage of replacing the lower ranked trainees and bumping them into another open position and/or part.
Produce 101 S2
There are 2 final song that they performed during the finale live stage. The song is introduced to the trainees by the producers and shown the dance practice video by the choreographers.
The trainees are to split into two groups of 10 members.
Starting from the lowest ranked trainee, they get to pick their part first.
The higher ranked trainees are given the advantage of replacing the lower ranked trainees and bumping them into another open position and/or song.
Produce 48
There are 2 final song that they performed during the finale live stage. The song is introduced to the trainees by the producers and shown the dance practice video by the choreographers.
The trainees are to split into two groups of 10 members.
Starting from the lowest ranked trainee, they get to pick their part first.
The higher ranked trainees are given the advantage of replacing the lower ranked trainees and bumping them into another open position and/or song.
Produce X 101
There are 2 final song that they performed during the finale live stage. The song is introduced to the trainees by the producers and shown the dance practice video by the choreographers.
The trainees are to split into two groups of 10 members.
Starting from the lowest ranked trainee, they get to pick their part first.
The higher ranked trainees are given the advantage of replacing the lower ranked trainees and bumping them into another open position and/or song.
Girls Planet 999
The final song was reveal. The trainees are to split into two groups of 9 members either the first part or the second part of the song.
The lowest rank trainee pick their group first. The trainee was given a chance to see the group when they open the door but once the door close behind them, they can not move to the other group. Once the group reach its max number of trainees, if the group gets another trainee, the lowest ranked trainee move to the other group.
Once the group is finalize, the trainees can start picking the positions. The team would battle against each other for the final center position when the two group combine on stage.
Predictions for Boys Planet 2022:
Based on the information and details that happened in the Produce 101 series and Girls Planet 999, I am here to back some predictions before Boys Planet 2022 began airing.
Final Group: For Boys Planet 2022, I did a little research and found out some important details that I overlook the first time around. In the qualifications area it states "individual trainees who don't belong to a company." DON'T. The key word is DON'T. That means that the trainees will not be labeled by their company. So, this could mean that the group would become an official group not a project group that will disband within a time period of less than 3 to 5 years. If this is true, I think this group would be very successful.
Theme Song: I really like how Girls Planet 999 did it where the trainees learn the theme song before hand and the trainers got to vote and put the trainees in a ranking order. This gives the viewers some anticipation and surprise with where each of the trainees stands compare to the others.
Evaluation Stage/Demo Stage: As much as I hated the A-F classes, I still really like them. You get a sense of where the trainees stand compare to the other trainees. Similar to the ranking of the theme song, at the very least, you can compare them in classes or in groups. I really like the cell idea, where the trainees are put into cells instead of coming out in groups or individually. This connect the trainee together and can really benefit some of them.
First Mission: If the cell does exists, doing something along the same line as Girls Planet 999 would be really good just because you aren't choosing the best trainees out of everyone and every cell group would have a different type of charm and skills. I really like the group vs group in the sense that they performed the same songs so you can compared the two groups together.
Second Mission: This is one of my favorite performances just because you get to see everyone in a new light. Some trainees trying something new like vocal trainees rapping. I really don't have anything different to say about this but I think finding the best song to represent each of the position is very important. I understand selecting songs that are common for a different position is new and give a good chance to try something different but at the same time, we still want to see some good performances.
Third Mission: Another that I can't complain about because its just the concept performances. I would like to see more songs choices and less group members, I feel like that would be a good change to the vibe and different to the past survival shows. I do understand, the less song the less amount they spend.
Fourth Mission: I really like the idea of creating a debut version of the theme track because the viewers get to vote to create an ideal debut team with the trainees. I think that would really help the viewers view or see what the final group may look like.
Final Mission: I really like the two songs for the final group just because the trainees get to performed a full song and not half of a song on stage. The last song for the finale live stage is usually a ballad and I think that is perfect just because we get to see them vocally and enjoy the visual of each trainee.
Elimination Rounds: I really like the voting of the cells because some trainees might get good screen times through the cell while when voting individually, the most popular trainees get more screen time. I like how they switch from voting a certain amount of trainees to just picking only one trainee because this would give us the viewers more thinking on how we really want to pick in the final team.
This is a very long episode but just be glad that I split it up into three episode and not just one because it would be longer. I really wanted to compare the Produce 101 series to Girls Planet 999, and hopefully predict what Boys Planet 2022 might be like. No, thank you very much for staying this long. If you made it to the bottom of this page, comment "YES, I did it!" in the comment section. I will see you in the next episode where we talk about the coincidences that the Produce 101 series didn't break in the four seasons it had.
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