Project 7
| Project 7 | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 프로젝트7 |
| Revised Romanization | Peurojekteu 7 |
| McCune–Reischauer | P'ŭrojekt'ŭ 7 |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | JTBC |
| Directed by |
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| Presented by | Lee Soo-hyuk |
| Starring | (see Contestants) |
| Judges |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
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| Original release | |
| Network | JTBC |
| Release | October 18, 2024 – present |
Project 7 (Korean: 프로젝트7) is an ongoing South Korean reality competition survival show created by JTBC. It premiered on JTBC on October 18, 2024, and airs every Friday at 20:30 (KST).
Concept
[edit]Project 7 is a differentiated new concept idol audition program that introduces the concept of 'assembly, reinforcement', where viewers move away from the perspective of observers who only participate through voting and directly select participants for each round from the first round, form new teams, and develop their favorite participants through this process.[1]
Voting system
[edit]The official website and Weverse app are the primary platforms to vote for the contestants.[2]
Background and production
[edit]The program is co-directed by Ma Gun-young and Chae Sung-wook. It was co-produced by Studio Slam and SLL.[1]
On April 20, 2024, JTBC revealed teasers inviting any male to apply for the show. The program will be produced by the creators of Sing Again and will air in the second half of 2024.
The theme song, "Run (Up To You)" (Korean: 달려 (Up To You)) was released on September 24, 2024, accompanied by a performance of the song the next day revealing Sakurada Kenshin as the center.[3]
Lee Soo-hyuk, was recruited as Project 7 host.[4] The panel also includes Lee Hae-in, Ha Sung-woon, Bada Lee, Hi-Hat Entertainment performance director Ryu D, as well as prominent songwriter and producer Ryan S. Jhun.[5]
Contestants
[edit]There were a total of 100 contestants participating in the competition.
The English names of contestants are presented in accordance with the official website.[6]
- Color key (In order of contestant's group rank on the show)
| Final members of the 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 that left the show |
| 100 Contestants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Yura (阿部由良) / (아베 유라) | Ahn Jun-won (안준원) | Andy (奥田アンディ) / (앤디) | Aom (ออม) / (어엄) | Asaka Kotaro (浅香光太郎) / (아사카 코타로) |
| Ayalon Adam (아야론 아담) | Baek Ji-ho (백지호) | Bing Hua (谢秉桦) / (빙화) | Chae Hee-ju (채희주) | Cho Hyo-jin (조효진) |
| Choi Byung-hoon (최병훈) | Choi Ju-young (최주영) | Fong Atilla (方玉亨) / (팡아틸라) | Fukuyama Sota (후쿠야마 소타) | Ha Seok-hee (하석희) |
| Hou Guanyi (侯冠一) / (허우관이) | Im Si-u (임시우) | Jang Hyeon-seok (장현석) | Jang In-jae (장인재) | Jang Yeo-jun (장여준) |
| Jeon Min-wook (전민욱) | Jeong Deun-haesol (정든해솔) | Jung Se-yun (정세윤) | Jung Seung-won (정승원) | Kang Hee-min (강희민) |
| Kang Hyun-woo (강현우) | Kang Ji-min (강지민) | Kang Min-seo (강민서) | Kang Wang-seok (강왕석) | Kim Dan-u (김단우) |
| Kim Do-hun (김도훈) | Kim Eun-ho (김은호) | Kim Hyun-jae (김현재) | Kim Hyun-woo (김현우) | Kim Jeong-min (김정민) |
| Kim Jeong-yun (김정윤) | Kim Ji-hwan (김지환) | Kim Ji-min (김지민) | Kim Joo-hyun (김주현) | Kim Joon-woo (김준우) |
| Kim Min-jun (김민준) | Kim Si-hun (김시훈) | Kim Si-yul (김시율) | Kim Sung-jun (김성준) | Kim Sung-min (김성민) |
| Kim Tae-sung (김태성) | Kim Tae-yu (김태유) | Kim Yoon-sue (김윤수) | Kim Young-hoon (김영훈) | Ko Min-sung (고민성) |
| Kwon Yang-woo (권양우) | Kwon Ye-ung (권예웅) | Kwon Yong-hyun (권용현) | Lee Do-kyeong (이도경) | Lee Eun-suh (이은서) |
| Lee Gun-woo (이건우) | Lee Han-bin (이한빈) | Lee Hyo-bin (이효빈) | Lee Ji-hoon (이지훈) | Lee Ju-chan (이주찬) |
| Lee Jun-seon (이준선) | Lee No-yul (이노율) | Lee Yu-jun (이유준) | Lim Hyun-woo (임현우) | Lin Weichen (린웨이천) |
| Lynn Lynn (린린) | Ma Jingxiang (马靖翔) / (마징시앙) | Manabe Jin (真鍋仁) / (마나베 진) | Nam Ji-woon (남지운) | Obayashi Yusei (오바야시 유우세) |
| Oh Seung-chan (오승찬) | Oh Tae-hwan (오태환) | Oh Young-woong (오영웅) | Ok Chang-hyeon (옥창현) | Park Chan-yong (박찬용) |
| Park Jun-seo (박준서) | Park Jun-woo (박준우) | Petch (เพชร) / (펫) | Sakurada Kenshin (桜田健信) / (사쿠라다 켄신) | Santa (แซนต้า) / (산타) |
| Seo Jin-won (서진원) | Seo Kyoung-bae (서경배) | Shin Jae-won (신재원) | Song Hyung-seok (송형석) | Song Seung-ho (송승호) |
| Sviat (스비아트) | Tsujii Ryoma (츠지이 료마) | Woo Ha-joon (우하준) | Wu Chenyu (吳宸宇) / (우첸유) | Yamaguchi Satoshi (야마구치 사토시) |
| Yang Ju-ho (양주호) | Yeom Ye-chan (염예찬) | Yi Chen (亦辰) / (이첸) | Yoo Hee-do (유희도) | Yoo Hyeon-seung (유현승) |
| Yoo Young-seo (유영서) | Yoon Ju-han (윤주한) | Yu Ji-ahn (유지안) | Zhang Jinglong (张景龙) / (장경용) | Jung Jo-han (高浚涵) / (정요한) |
Ranking
[edit]Top 7
[edit]The top 7 contestants were chosen through popularity online voting through the Weverse mobile app and audience live voting, as shown at the end of each episode.
- Color key
| New Top 9[a] |
| # | Ep. 2 | Ep. 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeon Min-wook | Jeon Min-wook (  )
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| 2 | Sakurada Kenshin | Sakurada Kenshin ( )
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| 3 | Kim Si-hun | Kim Si-hun ( )
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| 4 | Kim Sung-min | Ma Jingxiang (  1)
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| 5 | Ma Jingxiang | Kim Sung-min (  1)
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| 6 | Kang Min-seo | Jang Yeo-jun ( 9)
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| 7 | Kang Hyun-woo | Seo Kyoung-bae ( 12)
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Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Run (Up To You)" (달려 (Up To You)) | 2024 | Non-album single |
Ratings
[edit]| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[7] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 18, 2024 | 0.595% (42nd) |
| 2 | 0.595% (58th) | |
| 3 | October 25, 2024 | 0.302% (54th) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Indicates contestants who had never placed in the Top 9 in any prior elimination rounds or ranking announcements.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kim, Seon-woo (October 16, 2024). ""시청자 참여도 100%"…'프로젝트7' 차별화에 거는 기대" [“100% viewer participation”… Expectations for differentiation of ‘Project 7’] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ 스튜디오 슬램 '프로젝트7', OTT→위버스·OTT 등 다중공개 예고 [Studio Slam's 'Project 7', OTT → Weverse, OTT, etc. multi-release announcement]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Herald Corporation. September 24, 2024. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Kim, Seon-woo (October 16, 2024). "'프로젝트 7', 타이틀송 '달려 (Up To You)' 선공개" ['Project 7', title song 'Run (Up To You)' pre-released] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Seung-hoon (September 14, 2024). "[단독]이수혁, 아이돌 데뷔 돕는다..오디션 '프로젝트 7' MC" [[Exclusive] Lee Soo-hyuk helps idols debut. Audition 'Project 7' MC] (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Hwang, Mi-hyun (December 21, 2022). 이수혁부터 하성운까지...'프로젝트 7' MC·디렉터 라인업 공개 [From Lee Soo-hyuk to Ha Sung-woon... 'Project 7' MC and Director Lineup Revealed]. NewsNate (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ 참가자 소개 [Introduction of participants]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ Project 7 시청률 [Project 7 ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Daum.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese)
- Project 7 at JTBC