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ZeroBaseOne to release debut solo on July 10

Mnet's newest project boy band ZeroBaseOne, also known as ZB1, will make its debut with EP "Youth in the Shade" on July 10, agency Wake One Entertainment announced Wednesday. The title of its debut EP was first teased through a video in May ...

2023-06-07

'Queendom: Puzzle' reveals remaining 13 competitors

The remaining 13 singers and girl group members who will participate in the upcoming idol competition show “Queendom: Puzzle” have been revealed. There will be subunit DROP The Beat, which includes JooE, formerly a ...

2023-05-26

Mnet's K-pop girls competition show unveils first lineup of contestants

First 13 girl group members and solo artists that will take part in Mnet's upcoming idol competition show, "Queendom: Puzzle" has been unveiled, the cable network announced Friday. The two surprise performance videos...

2023-05-19

Nine finalists announced on 'Boys Planet' K-pop audition show

The nine finalists of Mnet’s “Boys Planet” were announced during the audition show’s final episode livestreamed on Thursday night. The winners will go on to form project group ZeroBaseOne (stylized as ZEROBASEONE or ZB1), which will be active for ...

2023-04-21

Mnet stays silent on reports that former IZ*ONE members will join 'Queendom'

Mnet declined to confirm local media reports saying Hitomi and Nako from girl group IZ*ONE would be participating in its upcoming idol competition show, “Queendom: Puzzle.” “We are currently in the overall casting process ...

2023-04-19

'Queendom: Puzzle' K-pop competition show to air in June with a new twist

“Queendom: Puzzle,” Mnet’s idol competition show set to premiere in June, will feature individual members of different girl groups competing for a spot in an entirely new project girl group, the cable network announced ...

2023-04-10

CJ ENM apologizes for re-hiring producer Ahn Joon-young

CJ ENM, cable network Mnet’s parent company, apologized for re-hiring producer Ahn Joon-young. Ahn was sentenced to two years in prison for rigging the votes on multiple idol audition programs which aired on ...

2023-04-05

Ahn Joon-young from 'Produce 101' series returns to Mnet after serving time

Producer Ahn Joon-young, who was sentenced to prison for rigging the votes on idol audition programs, has returned to cable network Mnet, its parent company CJ ENM confirmed on Monday. “Producer Ahn Joon-young has rejoined ...

2023-04-03

And then there were 28

The 28 surviving contestants so far on the Mnet audition show “Boys Planet” gathered on Wednesday for a press conference at the CJ ENM building in Sangam-dong of Mapo District, western Seoul. The contestants will compete in their third mission ...

2023-03-29

Mnet’s 'Boys Planet' claims to be most-diverse audition program ever

Mnet’s multinational audition program “Boys Planet,” a male version of “Girls Planet 999” (2021), airs its first episode on Thursday. Its producers and panel of celebrity coaches sat down for an online conference that morning to introduce the ...

2023-02-02