I-LAND (아이랜드) is a South Korean boy group reality survival show produced by Mnet and organized by Belift Lab, which at the time of airing was a joint venture between entertainment companies CJ ENM and HYBE. It premiered on June 26, 2020 and broadcasted every Friday at 11 p.m. KST on Mnet.
A second season, I-Land 2, was expected to premiere in the first half of 2022 featuring female trainees; however, on July 15, 2022, it was announced that it would be postponed. Instead in 2023, HYBE partnered with JTBC to produce R U Next? featuring trainees who would debut in Illit, signing with Belift Lab, becoming labelmates with Enhypen.
On July 24, 2023, Mnet announced the second season titled I-Land 2: N/⍺, not in affiliation with Hybe or Belift Lab, featuring female trainees. The show started airing in April 2024, and is collaborating with The Black Label, with the final lineup debuting in WakeOne.
If you wish to reach the Kingdom, survive! The first gateway to claiming the crown of the boy group prince begins. The next generation of K-POP boy groups, such as "Golden Child," "THE BOYZ," "VERIVERY," "ONF," "ONEUS," "PENTAGON," and "TO1," to change the K-POP scene will undergo brutal competition on stage. From 90-second performances to collaborations and even performances featuring songs by legends, these seven boy groups accomplish various missions and show off their diverse charms to head to the Kingdom. The survival journey of K-POP idols striving to reach the Kingdom begins!
The new audition program 'LOUD' will be airing on SBS, which wrote a new history of audition format tv shows with 'Kpop Star.' The new tv show plans to create two groups that will represent the two companies, JYP Entertainment and P NATION. Expectations are high as the synergy of the three companies - SBS, JYP, and P NATION - will create a powerhouse for a new audition program.
36 young men gather from around the world to compete for the chance to make their K-pop idol debut. These "Mates" must rely on each other as they face different challenges, but how far will their camaraderie go when everything is on the line? Who has what it takes to impress an all-star panel of celebrity judges including Solar, Onestar, Kim Seung Eun, Hanhae, Vata, and Ingyoo? Find out in the 2024 South Korean reality K-pop competition series hosted by EXO's Xiumin, and directed by Hwang Min Gyu, Park Ho Sin, and Jang In Hye.
&AUDITION - The Howling - is a 2022 Japanese and South Korean boy group reality survival show created by HYBE Labels Japan. It premiered on July 9, 2022 and broadcasted every Friday at 11 p.m. KST on Hulu.
It depicts the various stories that unfold as past idol group members gather together to run a supermarket.
Tou Tiao Dou Shi Ta is a story about Yin Shen, a member of the (in)famous idol boygroup FLY. What makes him the center of attention? Is it true that he is a jerk to everyone?
A girl who lies the biggest lie of her life to protect her first love.
A boy who doesn't recognize her like that of her and waits for the day when she will become an idol of her own dream.
What is this unfamiliar feeling that rises between the two as they solve an unexpected crisis together?