R U Next?
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| R U Next? | |
|---|---|
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| Hangul | 알유넥스트 |
| Revised Romanization | Al yu negseuteu |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Presented by | Choi Soo-young |
| Opening theme | "R.U.N" (전속력으로) by Suzy |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time |
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| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | JTBC |
| Release | June 30 – September 1, 2023 |
R U Next? (Korean: 알유넥스트?; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group reality competition series organized by Belift Lab and JTBC.[1] The program debuted girl group Illit.
Promotion and broadcast
[edit]On June 1, 2023, JTBC and Belift Lab announced that they had begun filming for the new survival program R U Next?, which aims to create the agency's next global girl group. The contestants would be assessed through seven rounds.[1] On the same day, Girls' Generation's Choi Soo-young was confirmed as the show's host.[2] On June 7, the official Twitter, Instagram and Weverse accounts for R U Next? opened and the first set of promotional posters were posted. An article was also released on the same day confirming the show would be containing seven missions and would also air through Wavve and Netflix in South Korea and Abema TV in Japan from June 30, at 8:50PM KST.[3] On June 9, former Miss A member and actress, Bae Suzy, was confirmed to sing the signal song for R U Next?. It was released on June 12 at 6:00PM KST.[4] Profiles of the twenty-two contestants were revealed on June 16, with individual profile photos and introduction videos.[5]
Final lineup
[edit]After the performances of the final round, the six-member final lineup was decided through a combination of votes and label consideration. The six winners - Wonhee, Youngseo, Iroha, Yunah, Minju, and Moka - were chosen to become members of ILLIT, the first girl group under BeLift Lab, and in turn, the third girl group to debut under Hybe after Le Sserafim and NewJeans.[6] However, Youngseo left the pre-debut lineup which was announced on 5 January 2024,[7] and hence the group was later confirmed to debut with the remaining five members.[8] Illit debuted on March 25, 2024 and released their debut album, Super Real Me, with Hybe's chairman Bang Si-hyuk participating as producer of their album.[9][10] The group's name "Illit" is the combination of the phrase, 'I will' and the word, 'it,' according to Hybe, which demonstrates the group's desire to go beyond their potential and strive to be what they want it to be.[11]
Cast
[edit]Host
Coaches[12]
- Park Gyu-ri
- Lee Hyun
- Jo Kwon
- Kim Jae-hwan
- Aiki
- Vincenzo
- Mandu
Guests
- Baekho - special coach for Round 2 (Episode 2-3)
- Jay Park – special coach for Round 3 (Episode 3-5)
- Enhypen's Heeseung & Jungwon – special coach for Round 4 (Episode 5-6)[13]
- Woozi - special coach for Round 4 (Episode 5-6)
- Shin Kung - special coach for Round 6 (Episode 9)
Contestants
[edit]| Final members of Illit pre-debut | |
| Eliminated in final episode | |
| Eliminated in fifth elimination | |
| Eliminated in fourth elimination | |
| Eliminated in third elimination | |
| Eliminated in second elimination | |
| Eliminated in first elimination | |
| Left the show |
| 22 contestants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wonhee (원희) | Youngseo (영서) | Minju (민주) | Iroha (이로하) | Moka (모카) |
| Yunah (윤아) | Jeongeun (정은) | Jeemin (지민) | Himena (히메나) | Jiwoo (지우) |
| Chanelle (사넬) | Jihyun (지현) | Funa (후우나) | Seoyeon (서연) | Hyewon (혜원) |
| Moa (모아) | Ruka (루카) | Yewon (예원) | Ena (에나) | Haseul (하슬) |
| Iris (아이리스) | Yuisa (유이사) | |||
Profile
[edit]| Name | Hangul | Nationality | Prior to R U Next? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiwoo | 지우 | Korean | Appeared in a YouTube content (2020), majored in Broadcast entertainment at Dongduk Women's University |
| Funa | 후우나 | Japanese | Former Nizi Project contestant |
| Moa | 모아 | Thai | Former P Nation and SM Entertainment trainee |
| Chanelle | 샤넬 | Korean-American | Former Yuehua Entertainment trainee Appeared on JTBC's Stage K in 2019 |
| Yunah | 윤아 | Korean | Former Source Music, Fantagio. Stardium and TS Entertainment trainee |
| Minju | 민주 | Korean | Former YG Entertainment trainee |
| Jeongeun | 정은 | Korean | Former Source Music trainee and child actress |
| Moka | 모카 | Japanese | Former HYBE Labels Japan trainee |
| Jihyun | 지현 | Korean | Pre-debut member of HOWZ Former HOW Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment trainee |
| Ruka | 루카 | Japanese | Former Cube Entertainment and Source Music trainee Pre-debut trainee lineup of Le Sserafim |
| Yewon | 예원 | Korean | Former Source Music trainee |
| Jeemin | 지민 | Korean | Former Source Music trainee |
| Hyewon | 혜원 | Korean | Former member of Little Cheer Girl |
| Youngseo | 영서 | Korean | Former Source Music and SM Entertainment trainee |
| Yuisa | 유이사 | Japanese | |
| Wonhee | 원희 | Korean | Scouted by a HYBE employee at a bus station in February 2023 while visiting Seoul[14] |
| Haseul | 하슬 | Korean-American | |
| Iroha | 이로하 | Japanese | Former JYP Entertainment trainee |
| Iris | 아이리스 | Thai | Ballroom dancing |
| Himena | 히메나 | Japanese | |
| Seoyeon | 서연 | Korean | |
| Ena | 에나 | Japanese | Former HYBE Labels Japan trainee |
Missions
[edit]Round 1: Tryout
[edit]- Episode 1-2
The try out is the gateway to see if you have the potential to become a member. The trainees have been divided into 7 different units with 3-4 members per unit. The tryouts will be evaluated within each unit. Each unit will be evaluated by the coaches after their performances.[15] The unit members will then each be divided into three levels: HIGH LEVEL (H), MID LEVEL (M), and LOW LEVEL (L).
| Performance | Group | Contestant | Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Artist(s) | Song(s) | Initial [b] | Level | ||
| Episode 1 | ||||||
| 1 | Red Velvet | "Bad Boy" | Bad Me Girls (뱃미걸즈) | Jiwoo | 5 | L |
| Jeongeun | 8 | H | ||||
| Chanelle | 9 | M | ||||
| 2 | Itzy | "Dalla Dalla" | Powerful Kitties (파워꼬앙이) | Iroha | 3 | H |
| Hyewon | 13 | M | ||||
| Jihyun | 14 | L | ||||
| 3 | Aespa | "Dreams Come True" | 16,200,000 | Iris | 16 | H |
| Ena | 20 | L | ||||
| Wonhee | 00[c] | M | ||||
| Seoyeon | 00[c] | H | ||||
| 4 | (G)I-dle | "Tomboy" | I Want (아이원) | Moka | 6 | M |
| Youngseo | 7 | H | ||||
| Moa | 15 | L | ||||
| Episode 2 | ||||||
| 5 | Apink | "Dumhdurum" | Not Shown | Funa | 11 | L |
| Ruka | 12 | H | ||||
| Haseul | 17 | M | ||||
| 6 | Miss A | "Bad Girl Good Girl" | MISS TOP | Jeemin | 1 | L |
| Yunah | 2 | H | ||||
| Minju | 4 | M | ||||
| 7 | Kara | "When I Move" | Not Shown | Himena | 10 | H |
| Yewon | 18 | L[d] | ||||
| Yuisa | 19 | M | ||||
Round 2: Death Match
[edit]- Episode 2-3
The theme of the mission is the debut title tracks of the 4th generation idol groups of HYBE. Within the three levels formed, 2 units will be formed. Two units will perform together with the same song. The unit that wins will get a benefit of extra points. Starting from this mission, there will be eliminations. Trainees in the Low Level will become elimination candidates.[16]
The coaches chose the 1st and 2nd places by level after Round 1. The 1st and 2nd place of each level has the advantage of choosing the members of their unit. In selecting the songs the Low Level team chooses first, however higher teams can push aside the lower ranking teams if they want to select the same song.
A mini mission was carried out to decide the killing part for each song. Each contestant will carry out an expression audition in front of a camera to see how well they can leave an impression with the first verse of their mission songs and test their expressive skills. The contestants will vote amongst themselves to choose who gets the killing part.
Each coach will give scores to the individual trainees from 1 - 100 (up to a total individual score of 700). The average of the individual scores will be the overall team score, where higher team score will be the winner for each song. The winning unit receives an extra 50 points added on their individual score.
- Color key
Bold denotes the contestant who picked the team members.
| Performance | Group | Result | Contestant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Artist(s) | Song(s) | Unit | Team | Individual[e] | Name | Position | New Level |
| 1 | Le Sserafim | "Fearless" | MID - A | 550.5 | 572 | Minju | 4 | M |
| 440 | Haseul | 2 | L | |||||
| 626 | Hyewon | 1 | H | |||||
| 564 | Wonhee | 3 | M | |||||
| LOW - B | 536.33 | 540 | Moa | 5 | L | |||
| 519 | Funa | 7 | L | |||||
| 550 | Yewon | 6 | L | |||||
| 2 | NewJeans | "Attention" | HIGH - A | 589.5 | 581 | Yunah | 5 | H |
| 603 | Jeongeun | 7 | H | |||||
| 599 | Himena | 6 | H | |||||
| 575 | Seoyeon | 8 | M | |||||
| MID - B | 527 | 517 | Moka | 2 | L | |||
| 626 | Chanelle | 1 | H | |||||
| 438 | Yuisa | 3 | L | |||||
| 3 | Enhypen | "Given-Taken" | HIGH - B | 550 | 607 | Iroha | 6 | H |
| 591 | Youngseo | 5 | H | |||||
| 539 | Ruka | 8 | M | |||||
| 463 | Iris | 7 | L | |||||
| LOW - A | 545 | 552 | Jeemin | 3 | M | |||
| 573 | Jihyun | 1 | M | |||||
| 606 | Jiwoo | 2 | M | |||||
| 449 | Ena | 4 | L | |||||
Round 3: All-Rounder
[edit]- Episode 3-5
The contestants will be divided into 3 units of 7 members each, regardless of their level. The three unit will be performing two different genres, heel choreography and hip-hop. Each song for the heel choreography will include a mission prop.
The units are formed around each levels' 1st place trainee, Hyewon, Seoyeon and Yewon. The three leaders will have the power to decide the parts and flow of the practice sessions. The heel choreo songs are decided based on a flexibility test and hip hop songs are decided based on 'Show me the SWF' freestyle dance and rap competition, where the winning unit will choose the mission songs for all the units.
After each performance, each coach will give scores to the individual trainees from 1 - 100 (the total of individual scores will become the final unit score). The winning unit receives an extra 100 benefit points and the second place unit receives an extra 50 benefit points.
Mission 1: Heel Choreo
[edit]Bold denotes the contestant who picked the team members and acts as the team's leader.
| Performance | Group | Result | Contestant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Artist(s) | Song(s) | Mission Prop | Unit | Team | Individual | Name | Position |
| 1 | Chungha | "Dream of You" | Cane | Yewon's Unit | 3660 | 500 | Yewon | 7 |
| 529 | Wonhee | 6 | ||||||
| 613 | Jeemin | 1 | ||||||
| 509 | Ruka | 4 | ||||||
| 543 | Moka | 2 | ||||||
| 504 | Funa | 3 | ||||||
| 462 | Haseul | 5 | ||||||
| 2 | f(x) | "4 Walls" | Fan | Seoyeon's Unit | 3688 | 547 | Seoyeon | 5 |
| 566 | Minju | 2 | ||||||
| 505 | Moa | 4 | ||||||
| 598 | Jiwoo | 1 | ||||||
| 611 | Himena | 3 | ||||||
| 413 | Iris | 6 | ||||||
| 448 | Ena | 7 | ||||||
| 3 | Girls' Generation | "The Boys" | Hat | Hyewon's Unit | 4419 | 632 | Hyewon | 1 |
| 613 | Iroha | 7 | ||||||
| 636 | Yunah | 3 | ||||||
| 657 | Chanelle | 2 | ||||||
| 640 | Youngseo | 6 | ||||||
| 616 | Jeongeun | 4 | ||||||
| 625 | Jihyun | 5 | ||||||
Mission 2: Hip Hop
[edit]Bold denotes the contestant who picked the team members and acts as the team's leader.
| Performance | Group | Result | Contestant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Artist(s) | Song(s) | Unit | Team | Individual | Name | Position |
| 1 | (G)I-dle | "My Bag" | Yewon's Unit | 3862 | 569 | Yewon | 1 |
| 600 | Wonhee | 2 | |||||
| 525 | Ruka | 5 | |||||
| 593 | Jeemin | 3 | |||||
| 580 | Moka | 7 | |||||
| 521 | Funa | 4 | |||||
| 474 | Haseul | 6 | |||||
| 2 | CL | "Tie a Cherry" | Seoyeon's Unit | 3855 | 566 | Seoyeon | 2 |
| 579 | Minju | 1 | |||||
| 569 | Moa | 5 | |||||
| 575 | Jiwoo | 3 | |||||
| 639 | Himena | 4 | |||||
| 453 | Iris | 7 | |||||
| 474 | Ena | 6 | |||||
| 3 | Lisa | "Money" | Hyewon's Unit | 4254 | 605 | Hyewon | 4 |
| 631 | Iroha | 1 | |||||
| 581 | Yunah | 7 | |||||
| 603 | Chanelle | 5 | |||||
| 634 | Youngseo | 2 | |||||
| 588 | Jeongeun | 3 | |||||
| 612 | Jihyun | 6 | |||||
Round 4: The Specialists
[edit]- Episode 5-6
Bold denotes the contestant who picked the team members and acts as the team's leader.
| Performance | Result | Contestant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Artist(s) | Song(s) | Team | Individual[e] | Name | Ranking | New Level |
| 1 | Baek Yerin | "Across the Universe" | 3305 | 894 | Jiwoo | 1 | H |
| 835 | Yunah | 4 | M | ||||
| 813 | Jeongeun | 5 | L | ||||
| 763 | Wonhee | 7 | M | ||||
| 2 | Taeyeon | "Spark" | 3105 | 628 | Yewon | 8 | L |
| 863 | Minju | 2 | M | ||||
| 838 | Chanelle | 3 | M | ||||
| 776 | Seoyeon | 6 | L | ||||
| Performance | Result | Contestant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Artist(s) | Song(s) | Team | Individual[e] | Name | Position | New Level |
| 1 | After School | "Bang!" | 3897 | 938 | Youngseo | 1 | H |
| 884 | Iroha | 3 | H | ||||
| 830 | Hyewon | 4 | L | ||||
| 577 | Ruka | 2 | L | ||||
| 668 | Moa | 5 | L | ||||
| 2 | Wonder Girls | "Tell Me" | 4237 | 902 | Jihyun | 2 | H |
| 862 | Jeemin | 1 | H | ||||
| 831 | Himena | 4 | L | ||||
| 853 | Moka | 3 | M | ||||
| 789 | Funa | 5 | L | ||||
Round 5: Concept Game
[edit]- Episode 7-8
This round consists of two missions, testing how well the contestants digest songs of different concepts that are represented through colors. The final results for this round is composed of 50% Color mission and 50% Black Mission.
Mission 1: Color mission
[edit]Starting from lower-ranked contestants to the higher-ranked contestants, the contestants choose their desired songs based on the color of the room, which indicates the concept of the song, as well as the artist pictured on the outside of a door. The higher-ranked contestants must push out a member if there are more than five people in a room.
Within each group, each contestant will each decide how the parts should be distributed. Each contestant in the group then votes on which distribution they think is the most ideal, which ends up being the final part distribution. The contestant whose part distribution is chosen will also be the leader.
Each coach will give scores to each individual contestant from 1 - 100 (up to a total evaluation score of 700). Each contestant's total score calculated will consist of 700 evaluation points from the coaches, 200 points from the on-site audience, and 500 points from the 2nd votes voting round. When each contestant's total scores are added together, there is a maximum of 4500 points possible to be scored per unit. The trainees will no longer be divided by the High, Mid and Low Zone from around 5 onwards, instead the top six contestants based on the combined results of Mission 1 and 2 would be ranked in the Next Zone (A.K.A Orange Zone) while those ranked 7th and below would be relegated into the Grey Zone, with those ranked the bottom three be eliminated.
- Color key
Bold denotes the contestant whose part distributions were chosen and acts as the team's leader.
| Performance | Group | Result | Contestant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Artist(s) | Song(s) | Team Name | Team | Individual[e] | Name | Position | New Level |
| 1 | 2NE1 | "I Don't Care" | Green | 3483 | 771 | Youngseo | 4 | 5 |
| 649 | Jihyun | 1 | 11 | |||||
| 706 | Jeemin | 3 | 7 | |||||
| 815 | Minju | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 542 | Hyewon | 5 | 15 | |||||
| 2 | Oh My Girl | "The Fifth Season (SSFWL)" | Purple | 3536 | 739 | Wonhee | 1 | 6 |
| 738 | Moka | 2 | 10 | |||||
| 695 | Chanelle | 3 | 9 | |||||
| 742 | Himena | 4 | 12 | |||||
| 622 | Seoyeon | 5 | 14 | |||||
| 3 | Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi | "Monster" | Red | 3723 | 812 | Jiwoo | 1 | 2 |
| 777 | Iroha | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 793 | Yunah | 2 | 4 | |||||
| 739 | Jeongeun | 3 | 8 | |||||
| 602 | Funa | 5 | 13 | |||||
Mission 2: Black Mission
[edit]The second mission involves each team choosing one contestant as a representative and performing one song.
- Color key
Bold denotes the contestant whose part distributions were chosen and acts as the team's leader.
| Performance | Group | Result | Contestant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Song | Team Name | Team | Total Points | Name |
| Blackpink | "Shut Down" | Green | 3910 | 7393 | Youngseo |
| Purple | 3770 | 7306 | Himena | ||
| Red | 3925 | 7648 | Iroha | ||
Round 6: Image Training
[edit]- Episode 9
This round tests trainees potential with two teams competing against each other with original songs as well as performing two cover songs.
- Color key
| Performance | Group | Result | Contestant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song | Team Name | Team | Points | Name | Position |
| "Pride" | Pride | 5158 | Jeemin | Center | |
| Chanelle | Main Vocal | ||||
| Yunah | Lead Vocal | ||||
| Jihyun | Sub-Vocal 1 | ||||
| Youngseo | Sub-Vocal 2 | ||||
| Himena | Sub-Vocal 3 | ||||
| "Scrum" | Scrum | 5508 | Jeongeun | Center | |
| Wonhee | Main Vocal | ||||
| Jiwoo | Lead Vocal | ||||
| Iroha | Sub-Vocal 1 | ||||
| Minju | Sub-Vocal 2 | ||||
| Moka | Sub-Vocal 3 | ||||
Mission 2: Global Kpop Mission
[edit]| Performance | Group | Result | Contestant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Song | Team Name | Team | Points | Name | Position |
| Ive | "Eleven" | Pride | 4816 | Youngseo | Center | |
| Yunah | Main Vocal | |||||
| Jihyun | Lead Vocal | |||||
| Jeemin | Sub-Vocal 1 | |||||
| Chanelle | Sub-Vocal 2 | |||||
| Himena | Sub-Vocal 3 | |||||
| Twice | "Feel Special" | Scrum | 5390 | Iroha | Center | |
| Jiwoo | Main Vocal | |||||
| Moka | Lead Vocal | |||||
| Wonhee | Sub-Vocal 1 | |||||
| Minju | Sub-Vocal 2 | |||||
| Jeongeun | Sub-Vocal 3 | |||||
Round 7: Finish Line
[edit]| Performance | Group | Contestant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Song | Team Name | Name | Position |
| "Aim High" | Aim High | Wonhee | Center |
| Yunah | Main Vocal | ||
| Jeongeun | Lead Vocal | ||
| Moka | Sub-Vocal 1 | ||
| Himena | Sub-Vocal 2 | ||
| "Desperate" | Desperate | Minju | Center |
| Jiwoo | Main Vocal | ||
| Jeemin | Lead Vocal | ||
| Youngseo | Sub-Vocal 1 | ||
| Iroha | Sub-Vocal 2 | ||
Group mission
[edit]The group mission is the performance of the show's theme song. This marked the first and final time the ten finalists of the show get to perform together.
| Performance song | Contestant | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "R.U.N" (original singer: Bae Suzy) |
Minju | 1 | |
| Wonhee | 2 | ||
| Moka | 3 | ||
| Jeongeun | 4 | ||
| Youngseo | 5 | ||
| Himena | 6 | ||
| Jiwoo | 7 | ||
| Yunah | 8 | ||
| Iroha | 9 | ||
| Jeemin | 10 | ||
Medley of Round 2 performances
[edit]This marked the return of all 22 contestants (consisting of the ten finalists and the twelve eliminated trainees) who performed a special medley of Round 2 performances, in their original teams from Round 2.
| Performance | Group | Contestant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Artist(s) | Song(s) | Unit | Name | Position |
| 1 | Enhypen | "Given-Taken" | HIGH - B | Iroha | 6 |
| Youngseo | 5 | ||||
| Ruka | 8 | ||||
| Iris | 7 | ||||
| LOW - A | Jeemin | 3 | |||
| Jihyun | 1 | ||||
| Jiwoo | 2 | ||||
| Ena | 4 | ||||
| 2 | Le Sserafim | "Fearless" | MID - A | Minju | 4 |
| Haseul | 2 | ||||
| Hyewon | 1 | ||||
| Wonhee | 3 | ||||
| LOW - B | Moa | 5 | |||
| Funa | 7 | ||||
| Yewon | 6 | ||||
| 3 | NewJeans | "Attention" | HIGH - A | Yunah | 5 |
| Jeongeun | 7 | ||||
| Himena | 6 | ||||
| Seoyeon | 8 | ||||
| MID - B | Moka | 2 | |||
| Chanelle | 1 | ||||
| Yuisa | 3 | ||||
Rankings
[edit]| Final members of Illit | |
| Eliminated in final episode | |
| Eliminated in fifth elimination | |
| Eliminated in fourth elimination | |
| Eliminated in third elimination | |
| Eliminated in second elimination | |
| Eliminated in first elimination |
| Name | Ranking | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial[b] | Ep. 1-2 | Ep. 3 | Ep. 5 | Ep. 6 | Ep. 8 | Ep. 9 | Ep. 10 | Final | |||||||||
| Rank | Level | Score[e] | Rank | Level | Score[e] | Rank | Level | Score[e] | Rank | Level | Score[e] | Rank | Score[e] | Rank | Rank | ||
| Wonhee (원희) | 00[c] | M | 614 | 10 | M | 1129 | 13 | L | 1292 | 7 | M | 1027 | 6 | 2595 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Youngseo (영서) | 7 | H | 641 | 5 | H | 1374 | 1 | H | 1404 | 1 | H | 1151 | 5 | 2719 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Minju (민주) | 4 | M | 622 | 9 | M | 1195 | 11 | M | 1301 | 6 | M | 1230 | 3 | 2955 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Iroha (이로하) | 3 | H | 657 | 2 | H | 1344 | 3 | H | 1362 | 3 | H | 1291 | 1 | 2695 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Moka (모카) | 6 | M | 517 | 18 | L | 1123 | 15 | L | 1256 | 9 | M | 955 | 10 | 2825 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Yunah (윤아) | 2 | H | 631 | 6 | H | 1317 | 6 | H | 1267 | 8 | M | 1167 | 4 | 2563 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Himena (히메나) | 10 | H | 649 | 4 | H | 1300 | 8 | M | 1083 | 12 | L | 828 | 12 | 2132 | 10 | Eliminated | |
| Jeemin (지민) | 1 | L | 552 | 14 | M | 1206 | 10 | M | 1313 | 5 | H | 1023 | 7 | 2597 | 6 | Eliminated | |
| Jeongeun (정은) | 8 | H | 653 | 3 | H | 1304 | 7 | M | 1093 | 11 | L | 1014 | 8 | 2414 | 9 | Eliminated | |
| Jiwoo (지우) | 5 | L | 606 | 11 | M | 1223 | 9 | M | 1400 | 2 | H | 1248 | 2 | 2607 | 5 | Eliminated | |
| Chanelle (샤넬) | 9 | M | 626 | 7 | H | 1360 | 2 | H | 1153 | 10 | M | 980 | 9 | 2104 | 11 | Eliminated | |
| Jihyun (지현) | 14 | L | 573 | 13 | M | 1337 | 4 | H | 1339 | 4 | H | 869 | 11 | 1943 | 12 | Eliminated | |
| Funa (후우나) | 11 | L | 519 | 17 | L | 1025 | 18 | L | 1067 | 13 | L | 808 | 13 | Eliminated | |||
| Seoyeon (서연) | 00[c] | H | 625 | 8 | M | 1163 | 12 | M | 902 | 15 | L | 688 | 14 | Eliminated | |||
| Hyewon (혜원) | 13 | M | 676 | 1 | H | 1337 | 4 | H | 1014 | 14 | L | 650 | 15 | Eliminated | |||
| Moa (모아) | 15 | L | 540 | 16 | L | 1124 | 14 | L | 901 | 16 | L | Eliminated | |||||
| Ruka (루카) | 12 | H | 589 | 12 | M | 1034 | 17 | L | 894 | 17 | L | Eliminated | |||||
| Yewon (예원) | 18 | L[d] | 550 | 15 | L | 1069 | 16 | L | 772 | 18 | L | Eliminated | |||||
| Ena (에나) | 20 | L | 449 | 21 | L | 972 | 19 | L | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Haseul (하슬) | 17 | M | 440 | 20 | L | 936 | 20 | L | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Iris (아이리스) | 16 | H | 513 | 19 | L | 916 | 21 | L | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Yuisa (유이사) | 19 | M | - | 22 | L | Eliminated | |||||||||||
Global votes
[edit]First voting period
[edit]The first global voting period took place from June 23, 2023, at 12pm KST to July 5, 12am KST. Fans were able to vote for six contestants, once a day. 50% domestic and 50% global votes were converted into scores.
- Color key
| Top 6 |
| Rank | Contestant | Votes | Ranks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean | Global | Total [f] | Korean | Global | ||
| 1 | Iroha | 154,735 | 169,696 | 324,431 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Youngseo | 148,626 | 167,686 | 316,312 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Minju | 169,696 | 127,603 | 297,299 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Wonhee | 147,307 | 143,508 | 290,815 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Jiwoo | 84,965 | 157,209 | 242,174 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | Jeemin | 147,996 | 90,465 | 238,461 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Jihyun | 112,236 | 116,094 | 228,330 | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Yunah | 112,373 | 113,290 | 225,663 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Ruka | 71,753 | 143,145 | 214,898 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Chanelle | 49,214 | 164,710 | 213,924 | 17 | 3 |
| 11 | Moka | 99,172 | 106,905 | 206,077 | 8 | 10 |
| 12 | Moa | 61,810 | 96,222 | 158,032 | 14 | 11 |
| 13 | Hyewon | 44,765 | 80,463 | 125,228 | 18 | 13 |
| 14 | Jeongeun | 58,043 | 64,844 | 122,887 | 15 | 14 |
| 15 | Funa | 56,210 | 64,576 | 120,786 | 16 | 15 |
| 16 | Himena | 70,380 | 33,089 | 103,469 | 11 | 16 |
| 17 | Yewon | 68,013 | 29,705 | 97,718 | 12 | 17 |
| 18 | Seoyeon | 62,915 | 22,478 | 85,393 | 13 | 18 |
Second voting period
[edit]The second global voting period took place from July 7, 2023, at 12pm KST to July 20, 12am KST. Fans were able to vote for six contestants, once a day. 50% domestic and 50% global votes were converted into scores.
- Color key
| Top 6 |
| Rank | Contestant | Votes | Ranks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean | Global | Total [f] | Korean | Global | ||
| 1 | Minju | 232,846 | 153,356 | 386,202 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Youngseo | 193,340 | 160,525 | 353,865 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Jiwoo | 80,096 | 232,846 | 312,942 | 10 | 1 |
| 4 | Jeemin | 168,129 | 129,709 | 294,838 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Iroha | 161,754 | 130,865 | 292,619 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Wonhee | 174,229 | 94,109 | 268,338 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Chanelle | 62,061 | 203,365 | 265,426 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | Yunah | 122,722 | 132,125 | 254,847 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | Jihyun | 110,208 | 95,008 | 205,216 | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Moka | 115,522 | 86,531 | 202,053 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | Jeongeun | 104,301 | 58,322 | 162,623 | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Hyewon | 48,236 | 52,596 | 100,832 | 15 | 12 |
| 13 | Funa | 56,369 | 42,820 | 99,189 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Himena | 61,156 | 19,219 | 80,375 | 12 | 14 |
| 15 | Seoyeon | 53,261 | 8,126 | 61,387 | 14 | 15 |
Third voting period
[edit]The third global voting period took place from July 21, 2023, at 10:30pm KST to Aug 10, 12am KST. Fans were able to vote for six contestants, once a day. 50% domestic and 50% global votes were converted into scores.
- Color key
| Top 6 |
| Rank | Contestant | Votes | Ranks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean | Global | Total [f] | Korean | Global | ||
| 1 | Youngseo | 818,558 | 699,344 | 1,517,902 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Jeemin | 775,050 | 700,580 | 1,475,630 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Minju | 844,882 | 600,985 | 1,445,867 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Jiwoo | 535,011 | 844,882 | 1,379,893 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Yunah | 618,807 | 662,204 | 1,281,011 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Chanelle | 383,808 | 804,517 | 1,188,325 | 11 | 2 |
| 7 | Iroha | 669,902 | 424,272 | 1,094,174 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Wonhee | 730,905 | 274,903 | 1,005,808 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Jihyun | 520,488 | 411,882 | 932,370 | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Moka | 467,454 | 327,969 | 795,423 | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Jeongeun | 454,860 | 231,360 | 686,220 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Himena | 323,735 | 183,275 | 507,010 | 12 | 12 |
Final Live Voting
[edit]- Color key
| Top 2 |
| Label Pick |
| Rank | Contestant | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wonhee | 3,299,395 |
| 2 | Youngseo | 3,065,146 |
| 3 | Minju | 2,961,696 |
| 4 | Jeemin | 2,673,879 |
| 5 | Iroha | 2,569,421 |
| 6 | Jeongeun | 2,566,936 |
| 7 | Yunah | 2,512,654 |
| 8 | Moka | 2,111,375 |
| 9 | Jiwoo | 1,911,489 |
| 10 | Himena | 1,394,729 |
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Down. [17] | |||
| "R.U.N" (전속력으로) | 2023 | 55 | R U Next? Theme Song |
Ratings
[edit]| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share |
|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea (Nationwide)[18] | ||
| 1 | June 30, 2023 | 0.678% (40th) |
| 2 | July 7, 2023 | 0.593% (40th) |
| 3 | July 14, 2023 | 0.418% (48th) |
| 4 | July 21, 2023 | 0.597% (39th) |
| 5 | July 28, 2023 | 0.453% (46th) |
| 6 | August 4, 2023 | 0.419% (48th) |
| 7 | August 11, 2023 | 0.39% (49th) |
| 8 | August 18, 2023 | 0.251% (62nd) |
| 9 | August 25, 2023 | 0.386% (45th) |
| 10 | September 1, 2023 | 0.5% |
Response
[edit]R U Next, during its time of broadcast, gained a large fan following from South Korea and many other countries. The final episode was viewed in 182 countries and regions, and over 23 million votes were cast globally to select six contestants to join the debut lineup. During the broadcast of the show, its official TikTok channel accumulated over 800 million views, and the show's official accounts on other social media platforms attracted more than one million followers. The final lineup, consisting of Wonhee, Youngseo, Minju, Iroha, Moka, and Yunah, received good fan reception.[19][20]
Despite its popularity among fans, there were several controversies surrounding the show. Among them were the selection of the debut lineup members, because the system of choosing the six members of the debut lineup, mainly two via fan voting and four via label pick, caused some dissatisfaction among viewers who felt the fan votes were not the main factor behind choosing the members of the debut lineup, and another reason was due to the elimination of some trainees who were among the most well-liked contestants by fans, who felt they deserved a chance to debut like the six winners.[21][22]
In the aftermath, two of the eliminated trainees – Yewon and Chanelle – left Hybe and trained under Attrakt, and they became the new members of Fifty Fifty.[23] Another one of the eliminated contestants, Jeemin, would join WakeOne as a trainee and compete in survival show I-land 2 in 2024, and after winning second in the finale, she is set to debut as a member of Izna, WakeOne's first girl group with a permanent contract.[24]
Notes
[edit]- ^ A subsidiary of Hybe Corporation
- ^ a b The initial rankings were given out prior to the start of the show based on the trainees' monthly evaluations.
- ^ a b c d Trainees with the rank 00 have not yet participated in monthly evaluations, therefore does not have a pre-show rank.
- ^ a b Yewon was absent for this round due to COVID-19, therefore was automatically placed in Low Level.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Individual scores of the winning teams include the benefit points gained in this round.
- ^ a b c Points were calculated using this formula: [Number of Korean Votes × (Overall Total Votes ÷ Total Korean Votes)] + [Number of International Votes × (Overall Total Votes ÷ Total International Votes)].
References
[edit]- ^ a b "하이브, JTBC 손잡고 새 걸그룹 론칭 'R U Next' 30일 첫방[공식]" [Hybe, JTBC join hands to launch a new girl group 'RU Next' First broadcast on the 30th [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). June 1, 2023. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "수영, 하이브 걸그룹 新 뽑는 'R U Next?' MC 발탁" [Sooyoung selects as MC for new Hybe girl group 'RU Next?']. ETNews (in Korean). June 15, 2023. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "하이브 새 걸그룹 누구?...'알유넥스트', 티저 영상 공개" [Who is Hybe's new girl group?...'RU Next', teaser video released]. Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). June 7, 2023. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ "[단독]수지, 걸그룹 오디션 '알유넥스트' 시그널송 부른다" [[Exclusive] Suzy sings a signal song for girl group audition 'R U Next']. Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). June 9, 2023. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ "22인 베일 벗었다! 하이브 새 걸그룹 서바이벌 프로그램 JTBC 'R U Next?', 참가자 프로필 영상·사진 공개" [The 22-member veil has been taken off! Hybe's new girl group survival program JTBC 'RU Next?', participant profile video and photos released]. Star News (in Korean). June 15, 2023. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Yoon, So-yeon (September 3, 2023). "'R U Next?' winners form girl group I'LL-IT ahead of debut". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Hybe's new girl group I'll-It to debut as 5-piece without Youngseo". The Korea Herald. January 7, 2024.
- ^ Kim, Ju-yeon (February 13, 2024). "I'LL-IT, girl group from 'R U Next,' to debut under HYBE in March". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Cho, Yong-jun (February 21, 2024). "HYBE's latest girl group I'LL-IT to release debut album on March 25". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ "Hybe's new girl group I'LL-IT to drop 1st album next month". The Korea Times. February 21, 2024.
- ^ "New girl groups to shake up K-pop scene". The Korea Times. March 3, 2024.
- ^ "박규리·이현·조권·김재환·아이키, '알유넥스트' 코치 합류 [공식]" [Park Gyu-ri, Lee Hyun, Jo Kwon, Kim Jae-hwan, Aiki, joined 'R U Next' as coaches[Official]]. Star News (in Korean). June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "ENHYPENメンバーのサプライズ登場も！HYBEの新サバイバル「R U Next？」3人の脱落者を発表". Kstyle. July 29, 2023. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "아일릿 원희, 1년만 데뷔 '깜짝'…"서울 구경 왔다가 길거리 캐스팅" ('편스토랑')[Oh!쎈 포인트] : 네이트 연예". 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ 기사입력: July 7, 2023 20:45. "'R U NEXT(알유넥스트)', 트라이아웃 결과 발표...원희ㆍ정은ㆍ영서ㆍ이로하ㆍ지민ㆍ에나ㆍ서연 운명은?". 비즈엔터. Archived from the original on November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ""서바이벌 방송 역사상 최고 이변"...첫 탈락자 발표 (알유넥스트?)". 스포츠동아 (in Korean). July 14, 2023. Archived from the original on November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Circle Download Chart positions:
- "R.U.N": "Circle Download Chart – Week 24, 2023". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "알유넥스트? 시청률" [R U Next? ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Daum.
- ^ "Members of HYBE's new girl group I'LL-IT revealed". Manila Bulletin. September 2, 2023. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "韓網熱帖／果然是顏值花田的HYBE新女團I'LL-IT！ 日本成員彩羽最小15歲". ETToday (in Chinese). September 2, 2023. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "I'LL-IT ready to carry torch for next-generation HYBE artists". The Korea Times. September 21, 2023. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "《R U Next?》女團組合 I'LL-IT 誕生！平均年齡 17 歲的她們即將於 9 月以甜美清新風格正式出道......？". Vague Hong Kong (in Chinese). September 5, 2023. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Fifty Fifty unveils new members for fresh start as quintet". The Chosun Daily. August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Seven winners of Mnet's 'I-LAND' named, will debut as girl group izna". Korea JoongAng Daily. July 5, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- Production website at Mushroom Company (in Korean)