Who Is Princess?
| Who Is Princess? | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Who Is Princess?: Girls Group Debut Survival Program |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Presented by | Takanori Nishikawa |
| Theme music composer | Galacktica |
| Opening theme | "Fun" |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original languages | Japanese Korean (spoken) |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Production location | |
| Running time | 30–40 minutes |
| Production company | |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | October 5, 2021 – January 23, 2022 |
Who Is Princess?: Girls Group Debut Survival Program is a Japanese reality competition show. The series was a joint project between FNC Entertainment Japan and Nippon TV with the intention of creating a Japanese girl group aimed at a global audience. The show was presented by Takanori Nishikawa. The winners of the show debuted as the group Prikil in May 2022.
Who Is Princess? premiered on October 5, 2021, and is available for streaming on Hulu Japan, GyaO!, Weverse, SoftBank VR Square, and iQIYI. An abridged version was serialized on Nippon TV's variety show Shu-ichi with live commentary from the show's panelists beginning on October 3, 2021.
Background
[edit]Who Is Princess?: Girls Group Debut Survival Program was announced on September 19, 2021.[1] The series was created in cooperation with FNC Entertainment and Nippon TV to create a 5-member Japanese girl group with a "girl crush" concept aimed at a global audience out of 15 contestants.[2] The theme song, "Fun", is composed by Galacktica, and its music video was released on the same day of the announcement, with the dance choreographed by Kiel Tutin.[1] The show was scheduled to broadcast on Hulu Japan, GyaO!, Weverse, SoftBank VR Square, and iQiyi beginning October 5, 2021.[1] An abridged version was serialized on Nippon TV's variety show Shu-ichi with live commentary from the show's panelists beginning on October 3, 2021.[2]
The show is hosted by Takanori Nishikawa.[1] The mentors, known as "oni coaches", consist of Bae Eun-kyoung (dance),[2] Ryoko Sato (vocal), and Mayuko Kawakita (modeling).[3]
Contestants
[edit]The contestants in Who Is Princess? consist of 15 girls, with a combined average age of 15.6 years.[1]
| Contestant | Region | Age | Dance experience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rin | Fukuoka | 13 | 8 years |
| Rinko | Chiba | 14 | 1 year |
| Sena | Tokyo | 13 | 4 years |
| Yuu | Saitama | 17 | 4 years |
| Ran | Saitama | 14 | 2 years |
| Rio | Fukushima | 17 | 11 years |
| Uta | Osaka | 14 | 1 year |
| Nana | Tokyo | 14 | 9 years |
| Yumeko | Tokyo | 18 | 11 years |
| Rinka | Kumamoto | 19 | 2 years |
| Coco | Saitama | 17 | 1 year |
| Honoka | Saitama | 16 | 2 years |
| Nijika | Fukuoka | 16 | 9 years |
| Aina | Osaka | 18 | 13 years |
| Yukino | Kyoto | 14 | 5 years |
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Original air date | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | October 5, 2021 | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | October 12, 2021 | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | October 19, 2021 | ||||||||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | October 26, 2021 | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | October 31, 2021 | ||||||||||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | November 7, 2021 | ||||||||||
| 7 | "Episode 7" | November 12, 2021 | ||||||||||
| 8 | "Episode 8" | November 19, 2021 | ||||||||||
| 9 | "Episode 9" | November 26, 2021 | ||||||||||
| 10 | "Episode 10" | December 6, 2021 | ||||||||||
| 11 | "Episode 11" | December 11, 2021 | ||||||||||
| 12 | "Episode 12" | December 18, 2021 | ||||||||||
| 13 | "Episode 13" | January 10, 2022 | ||||||||||
| 14 | "Episode 14" | January 17, 2022 | ||||||||||
| 15 | "Episode 15" | January 23, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Specials | ||||||||||||
| SP1 | "Special 1" | December 25, 2021 | ||||||||||
| SP2 | "Special 2" | January 3, 2022 | ||||||||||
Rankings
[edit]The contestants are arranged into two groups: Princess and Challenger. Being a Princess increases chances of debut, while being a Challenger increases risk of elimination.[2]
Summary
[edit]- Color key
| Final members of Prikil | |
| Princess | |
| Challenger | |
| Eliminated |
| Contestant | Evaluation | Mission 1 (eps. 1-3) |
Mission 2 (eps. 4-7) [4] |
Mission 3 (ep. 8) [3] |
Mission 4 (eps. 9-10) |
Mission 5 (eps. 11-12) |
Final Mission (eps. 13-15) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uta | Princess | Challenger | Challenger | Princess | Challenger | Princess | Won |
| Rinko | Princess | Princess | Princess | Challenger | Princess | Challenger | Won |
| Rin | Challenger | Princess | Princess | Challenger | Challenger | Princess | Won |
| Yukino | Challenger | Challenger | Challenger | Challenger | Challenger | Challenger | Won |
| Nana | Princess | Princess | Princess | Princess | Princess | Challenger | Won |
| Yumeko | Princess | Princess | Princess | Challenger | Princess | Princess | Eliminated |
| Honoka | Challenger | Challenger | Princess | Challenger | Princess | Princess | Eliminated |
| Rio | Princess | Princess | Challenger | Princess | Challenger | Princess | Eliminated |
| Yuu | Challenger | Challenger | Challenger | Challenger | Princess | Challenger | Eliminated |
| Nijika | Princess | Princess | Princess | Princess | Princess | Challenger | Eliminated |
| Ran | Challenger | Challenger | Challenger | Princess | Challenger | Eliminated | |
| Aina | Challenger | Princess | Challenger | Challenger | Challenger | Eliminated | |
| Coco | Challenger | Challenger | Princess | Princess | Eliminated | ||
| Rinka | Princess | Challenger | Eliminated | ||||
| Sena | Challenger | Eliminated | |||||
Boys Group Dance Battle
[edit]Mission 1 is the Boys Group Dance Battle. In episodes 1 through 3, the contestants were split into two groups, Princess and Challenger, by Bae Eun-kyung, after evaluations for the "Fun" music video.[2] Each group was assigned choreographies from boy band songs.[2][5] The contestants are then reassigned groups based on the mentors' evaluations, and one Challenger is eliminated from the show.
| Order | Team | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challenger | Coco | "Kick It" (NCT 127) | Challenger |
| Ran | Challenger | |||
| Yuu | Challenger | |||
| Yukino | Challenger | |||
| Aina | Princess | |||
| Sena | Eliminated | |||
| Honoka | Challenger | |||
| Rin | Princess | |||
| 2 | Princess | Nijika | "Back Door" (Stray Kids) | Princess |
| Rinka | Challenger | |||
| Uta | Challenger | |||
| Nana | Princess | |||
| Yumeko | Princess | |||
| Rio | Princess | |||
| Rinko | Princess |
Solo Performance Battle
[edit]Mission 2 is the Solo Performance Battle. In episodes 4 through 7, each Princess and Challenger must duel in a two-round performance battle consisting of a vocal performance and a dance performance. Ryoko Sato is introduced as the vocal coach, while Bae Eun-kyoung oversaw the dance performance. The contestants are then reassigned groups based on the mentors, with one Challenger eliminated from the show.[6][4]
| Order | Contestant | Solo Vocal Battle | Solo Dance Battle | Outcome | Result [4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yumeko | "Yonaga Uta" (Kami wa Saikoro o Furanai) | "Hard Carry" (Got7) | Won | Princess |
| Uta | Lost | Challenger | |||
| 2 | Rio | "Tada Kimi ni Hare" (Yorushika) | "Sayonara Hitori" (Taemin) | Lost | Challenger |
| Honoka | Won | Princess | |||
| 3 | Rinko | "Tadashiku Narenai" (Zutomayo) | "Latata" ((G)I-dle) | Won | Princess |
| Yukino | Lost | Challenger | |||
| 4 | Aina | "Strange Clouds" (B.o.B) | "Hip" (Mamamoo) | Lost | Challenger |
| Coco | Won | Princess | |||
| 5 | Nijika | "Hana ni Bōrei" (Yorushika) | "I Can't Stop Me" (Twice) | Won | Princess |
| Rinka | Lost | Eliminated | |||
| 6 | Rin | "24-25" (Iri) | "Not Shy" (Itzy) | Won | Princess |
| Ran | Lost | Challenger | |||
| 7 | Nana | "Snow Jam" (Rinne) | "Shine" (Pentagon) | Won | Princess |
| Yuu | Lost | Challenger |
Popteen Photo Shooting Battle
[edit]Mission 3 is the Popteen Photo Shooting Battle, led by Mayuko Kawakita as the contestants' mentor. The contestants are assigned to pick and coordinate an outfit from 551 items on a theme, with the photo shoot published in the January 2022 issue of the magazine Popteen.[3][7] When finished, the contestants are then evaluated by Nishikawa, Kawakita, and Popteen models Non Koizumi and Yume Kawabata through a runway show and a photo shoot. Nishikawa announced there will be no eliminations for this mission.[3]
| Order | Contestant | Theme | Result [3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honoka | Ulzzang | Challenger |
| 2 | Nana | Ulzzang | Princess |
| 3 | Rinko | Girly | Challenger |
| 4 | Coco | Mature | Princess |
| 5 | Nijika | Ulzzang | Princess |
| 6 | Rin | Mature | Challenger |
| 7 | Yumeko | Mature | Challenger |
| 8 | Ran | Street | Princess |
| 9 | Yukino | Girly | Challenger |
| 10 | Uta | Street | Princess |
| 11 | Aina | Street | Challenger |
| 12 | Rio | Sporty | Princess |
| 13 | Yuu | Sporty | Challenger |
J-pop × K-pop Performance Battle
[edit]Mission 4 is the J-pop × K-pop Performance Battle, where Princesses and Challengers are shuffled into three teams. Each team is performing a J-pop song with original K-pop dance choreography.[8] One person from the losing team is eliminated.
| Order | Team | Contestant | Song | Battle Outcome | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanabi | Nana (leader) | "Yoru ni Kakeru" (Yoasobi) | 1st place | Princess |
| Nijika | Princess | ||||
| Rinko | Princess | ||||
| Yukino | Challenger | ||||
| 2 | Destiny[a] | Coco | "Pretender" (Official Hige Dandism) | Last place | Eliminated |
| Rio | Challenger | ||||
| Aina | Challenger | ||||
| Yuu | Princess | ||||
| Honoka | Princess | ||||
| 3 | Transient Bloom of Blood-red Flowers (血華儚咲, Kekka Bōshō) | Uta | "Gurenge" (Lisa) | 2nd place | Challenger |
| Ran | Challenger | ||||
| Yumeko (leader) | Princess | ||||
| Rin | Challenger |
Girls Group Performance Battle
[edit]Mission 5 is the Semi Final Mission, later renamed the Girls Group Performance Battle, where the Princess and Challenger teams are performing a song from a K-pop girl group.[9] Two Challengers are eliminated from the show.[10]
| Order | Team | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challenger | Yukino | "How You Like That" (Blackpink) | Challenger |
| Uta | Princess | |||
| Rin | Princess | |||
| Ran | Eliminated | |||
| Rio | Princess | |||
| Aina | Eliminated | |||
| 2 | Princess | Nana | "Wannabe" (Itzy) | Challenger |
| Nijika | Challenger | |||
| Rinko | Challenger | |||
| Yumeko | Princess | |||
| Honoka | Princess | |||
| Yuu | Challenger |
Original Song Performance Battle
[edit]In episodes 13 through 15, the finals were split into two rounds. The teams performed the theme song "Fun" for the first round and "Somebody", an original song by Galacktica, for the second round. Both rounds were judged by Galacktica.
| Team | Contestant | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | Song | Order | Song | |||
| Challenger | Nana | 1 | "Fun" | 1 | "Somebody" | Won |
| Nijika | Eliminated | |||||
| Rinko | Won | |||||
| Yuu | Eliminated | |||||
| Yukino | Won | |||||
| Princess | Yumeko | 2 | 2 | Eliminated | ||
| Rio | Eliminated | |||||
| Honoka | Eliminated | |||||
| Uta | Won | |||||
| Rin | Won | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ No leader was picked for their group.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "平均年齢15.6歳の美少女15人がサバイバル 『Who is Princess?』10月から日テレで放送【顔写真公開】". Oricon (in Japanese). September 19, 2021. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "日テレ新サバイバル番組『Who is Princess?』に鬼コーチ登場 KAT-TUN中丸雄一「まさに鬼コーチ」". Oricon (in Japanese). October 4, 2021. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "MISSION3"ファッション対決"がスタート！ホスト役・西川貴教からのサプライズ報告も＜Who is Princess？＞". The TV (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. November 14, 2021. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c "日テレサバイバル番組で2人目の脱落者 『Who is Princess?』第7話". Oricon (in Japanese). November 14, 2021. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "日テレサバイバル番組『Who is Princess?』2話で鬼コーチの目にも涙 Stray Kids、NCT 127曲に挑戦". Oricon (in Japanese). October 10, 2021. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "西川貴教、14歳同士のバトルに大興奮 日テレサバイバル番組『Who is Princess?』第5話". Oricon (in Japanese). October 31, 2021. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "【PICK UP】「Who is Princess?」×Popteenコラボのフォトシューティングバトルをレポート！". Loveteen (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. December 10, 2021. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022 – via Popteen.
- ^ "日テレサバイバル番組「Who is Princess？」J-POP × K-POPバトルに一同驚愕 May J.が登場". Model Press (in Japanese). November 28, 2021. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "フープリ初の衝突も！ダンスの鬼が下した評価とは？MISSION5がスタート＜Who is Princess？＞". The TV (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. December 19, 2021. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "「こんなに良いメンバーと出会えて…」と感謝。MISSION5終了で2名の脱落者が発表＜Who is Princess？＞". The TV (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. December 20, 2021. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)