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Produce 101 Japan
Season 2
Native name
Katakana プロデュース ワンオーワン ジャパン
Transcriptions
Romanization Purodyūsu Wanōwan Japan
No. of episodes10 + 2 specials
Release
Original network
Original releaseApril 8 (2021-04-08) 
June 13, 2021 (2021-06-13)
Season chronology
 Previous
Season 1

Produce 101 Japan is a Japanese reality competition show bringing 101 trainees with the intention of producing an 11-member permanent boy band. Premiering on April 8, 2021, the second season is being broadcast on GyaO! every Thursday at 9 pm JST (GMT+9). The show is being streamed on YouTube every Friday at 9 pm JST (GMT+9) with English subtitles available in certain countries. [1]

The series is an official spin-off of the South Korean television series Produce 101 and is a co-production between Yoshimoto Kogyo and CJ E&M. Weekly highlights are also being aired on TBS.

The top 11 winners debuted under the name INI. [2]

Background

In November 2020, Yoshimoto Kogyo and CJ E&M announced they would be co-producing a 2nd Japanese version of the Produce 101 reality competition show with the intention of debuting an 11-member boy band in 2021 for the global music market. [3] [4] The group created from the show would be permanent and would be handled by Lapone Entertainment. [5] Auditions for the show took place from December 4 to Dec 6, 2020, for male Japanese residents aged 15–27 years old who were not tied to any talent agency. [6] [7] On January 30, 2021, all 101 trainees profiles were revealed and Fuma Murata was shown to have withdrawn; the show's theme song, "Let Me Fly" was also revealed. [8] [9] Prior to the show's airing, another contestant, Fujisawa dropped out, totaling two withdrawing and leaving 99 trainees to compete on the show. [10] [11]

Cast

The show was presented by Hideyuki Yabe and Takashi Okumura of the comedy duo Ninety-nine, who had previously hosted the Asayan talent competition series in 1999.

Vocal trainers
Dance trainers
Rap trainer

Contestants

Elimination chart

Colors key

 Final members of INI
 Contestants eliminated in the Finale
 Contestants eliminated in the second elimination round
 Contestants eliminated in the first elimination round
 Contestants eliminated in the Episode 0
 Contestants left the show
101 Contestants
Masaya Kimura (木村 柾哉) Hiromu Takatsuka (髙塚 大夢) Shogo Tajima (田島 将吾) Kyosuke Fujimaki (藤牧 京介) Takumi Ozaki (尾崎 匠海)
Hiroto Nishi (西 洸人) Jin Matsuda (松田 迅) Xu Fengfan (許 豊凡) Rihito Ikezaki (池﨑 理人) Yudai Sano (佐野 雄大)
Takeru Goto (後藤 威尊)Nalu Okubo (大久保 波留) Daigo Kobayashi (小林 大悟)Shunsei Ota (太田 駿静)Syunji Koike (小池 俊司)
Renta Nishijima (西島 蓮汰)Koshin Terao (寺尾 香信)Anthonny Iinuma (飯沼 アントニー)Kaiho Nakano (中野 海帆)Toma Nakamura (仲村 冬馬)
Kouki Sakamoto (阪本 航紀)Shinsuke Yotsuya (四谷 真佑)Kohei Kurita (栗田 航兵)Shu Kobori (小堀 柊)Hideaki Sasaoka (笹岡 秀旭)
Yuta Izutsu (井筒 裕太)Masaki Uchida (内田 正紀)Mizuki Shinohara (篠原 瑞希)Hiroaki Morii (森井 洸陽)Wataru Takahashi (髙橋 航大)
Kenta Muramatsu (村松 健太)Shoya Fukuda (福田 翔也)Hikaru Vasayegh (ヴァサイェガ 光)Ken Hiramoto (平本 健)Ayuta Fukuda (福田 歩汰)
Ayumu Owada (大和田 歩夢)Rui Iiyoshi (飯吉 流生)Masato Ueda (上田 将人)Yusei Tekoe (テコエ 勇聖)Akihira Matsumoto (松本 旭平)
Naoki Kose (古瀬 直輝)Ryoma Kitayama (北山 龍磨)Ayumu Shinogaya (篠ヶ谷 歩夢)Takahiro Uehara (上原 貴博)Norihiko Miyashita (宮下 紀彦)
Haruki Yamamoto (山本 遥貴)Rick Yasue (安江 律久)Daisuke Tawada (多和田 大祐)Tsukasa Sakuma (佐久間 司紗)Tenki Misasagawa (三佐々川 天輝)
Ibuki Hattori (服部 息吹)Sera Fujimoto (藤本 世羅)Ryusuke Kodama (児玉 龍亮)Raia Edamoto (枝元 雷亜)Renya Naitou (内藤 廉哉)
Muta Azumi (安積 夢大)Reiji Fukushima (福島 零士)Tomoki Nishiyama (西山 知輝)Hajime Abe (阿部 創)Yuto Furue (古江 侑豊)
Reo Okada (岡田 玲旺)Hiroki Kajita (梶田 拓希)Tomoki Nishiyama (西山 智樹)Ren Okamoto (岡本 怜)Haruto Tsuboi (坪井 悠斗)
Katsuhisa Ikemoto (池本 勝久)Yuki Miura (三浦 由暉) Daisuke Morisaki (森崎 大祐)Shogo Kokubu (国分 翔悟)Kaito Kawamura (川村 海斗)
Kazuma Iwata (岩田 和真)Shogo Noji (野地 章吾)Julio Taichiro Shima (島フリオ太一郎)Raito Sato (佐藤 頼輝)Sota Hori (堀 蒼太)
Tomoki Fuji (藤 智樹)Hitoru Hashimoto (橋本 瞳瑠)Kaito Dozono (堂園 海翔)Naoki Tsunematsu (恒松 尚輝)Towa Miyazaki (宮崎 永遠)
Yusuke Tagawa (田川 祐輔)Syogo Mukoyama (向山 翔悟)Hiromu Honda (本多 大夢)Daichi Kato (加藤 大地)Neo Yoshii (吉井 寧皇)
Haruki Arai (新井 遥紀)Yuto Shimizu (清水 裕斗)Yuri Ikeda (池田 悠里)Shosuke Taka (髙 昇舗)Yuuto Sakai (酒井 優人)
Haruto Tsurufugi (鶴藤 遥大)Hideki Yamada (山田 英樹)Niji Kojima (古島 虹)Rintaro Orihara (折原 凛太郎)Tomohiro Nakano (中野 智博)
Shoma Yoshida (吉田 翔馬)Takumi Fujihara (藤原 拓海)Kenta Marubayashi (丸林 健太)Misaki Tomizawa (冨澤 岬樹)Hibiki Fujisawa (藤沢 響己)
Fuma Murata (村田 風雅)

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release date
0"Episode 0"April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)

The ranking announcement for the top 60 trainees is aired, with trainees ranked 61-101 being eliminated. All trainees also voted for the top 3 of 5 positions. (Visual, Fashion, Dance, Rap and Vocal) and other positions.

  • Visual: Yudai Sano, Shunsei Ota and Hiroaki Morii
  • Fashion: Hiroto Nishi, Rihito Ikezaki and Takeru Goto
  • Dance: Hiroto Nishi, Shogo Tajima and Masaya Kimura
  • Rap: Shogo Tajima, Kaiho Nakano and Renta Nishijima
  • Vocal: Kyosuke Fujimaki, Anthonny Iinuma and Hiromu Takatsuka
1"Episode 1"April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)
The 1st ranking announcement for the 60 trainees begins, with the studio having seats arranged in a pyramid numbered 1 to 60. Each trainee sits on the seat corresponding to their current rank, with Masaya Kimura taking 1st place. The trainees also perform their audition songs by team, and each trainee is graded individually from A to F, based on their overall talents, organizing them into temporary classes for training.
2"Episode 2"April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)
The trainees practice the choreography for the theme song, "Let Me Fly (~その未来へ~)", after which they will undergo a re-evaluation and have their grades reassigned. The contestants film themselves performing the song individually. Each video is then watched and evaluated by the mentors. The boys are then given their new grades.
3"Episode 3"April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)
The trainees vote for their center pick for the theme song from the new set of A-class trainees, with Masaya Kimura chosen to be the center. The first evaluation, the Group Battle, is announced, and they are organized into 10 teams of 6 members each; 2 teams compete against each other on a pop song. The options are "I Need U" by BTS, "AGEHA" by Generations from Exile Tribe, "&LOVE" by King & Prince, "Your Number" by SHINee, and "Infinity" by JO1. The teams practice and then perform the songs, with each individual being voted on separately by the studio audience, and with the members on the winning team for their song receiving a bonus of 3,000 votes.
4"Episode 4"April 29, 2021 (2021-04-29)
The rehearsals and performances of the rest of the teams are shown. Hiromu Takatsuka takes 1st place and is further revealed to have taken first place overall as his team won the group battle.
5"Episode 5"May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
The events leading to the 1st elimination are shown. The trainees reveal their nightly routine at their hotel rooms through vlogs. Trainees vote for their visual picks, with Hiroto Nishi, Renta Nishijima, and Hiroaki Morii voted as the top 3. The first round of elimination takes place. Anthonny Iinuma, Nalu Okubo, Takeru Goto, Hiromu Takatsuka, Yudai Sano, Renta Nishijima, Takumi Ozaki and Hiroto Nishi take 11th to 3rd places, respectively. Masaya Kimura and Shogo Tajima are revealed to be the top 2 trainees, with Masaya Kimura being voted 1st with 1,476,946 votes. Masaki Uchida and Wataru Takahashi are revealed to be the candidates for 40th place, with Masaki Uchida taking 40th place. Trainees ranked 41-60 are eliminated. Naoki Kose reveals that he has dropped out from the competition due to complications caused by COVID-19; resulting in Wataru, the 41st placer, being saved and continuing on to the second round.
6"Episode 6"May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)
The next evaluation is announced to be the position battles. The trainees are tasked to perform live in groups, based in positions they choose: vocal, dance, or rap. There are 3 songs for vocals (Ikimonogakari's "Sayonara Seishun", Shota Shimizu's "Hanataba no Kawari ni Melody wo", & Official Hige Dandism's "Pretender"), 3 songs for dance (Seventeen's "Fallin' Flower", Nissy's "NA", JO1's "Oh-Eh-Oh"), 2 songs for rap (Ken the 390's "Overall" and "Nobody Else"), and 1 hidden song (later revealed to be BTS' "Dynamite"). The first-place trainee in each group will receive a bonus of 10,000 votes, with the exception of the hidden song, where the first place will gain a 20,000 vote bonus. The first-place trainee overall in each category will receive a 100,000 vote bonus. The practices and performances of several teams are also aired in this episode.
7"Episode 7"May 20, 2021 (2021-05-20)
The remaining position battles are shown. In the second half of the episode, the trainees gather again to reveal their new rankings, with many high-ranked trainees dropping. It is also announced that there will be no elimination for this round, and all 40 trainees will perform in the concept evaluations.
8"Episode 8"May 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)
This episode shows the live performances for the concept evaluations. "Goosebumps" group takes 1st place, with Shogo Tajima being the member with the most votes. "Shadow" group came in 2nd, "Step" came in 3rd, "Another Day" came in 4th and "A.I.M" came in last.
9"Episode 9"June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)
The 2nd eliminations take place, with the top 20 trainees moving on to the finals. Shogo Tajima and Masaya Kimura are revealed to be top 2, with Shogo being confirmed as the 1st place. Koshin Terao is announced to be in 20th place. The top global producers' pick is revealed to be Kouki Sakamoto, saving him from elimination.
10"Episode 10"June 13, 2021 (2021-06-13)

The finale starts off with the reveal of the group name, which was "INI". The final debut evaluation performances commence, in which Masaya Kimura is revealed as the center for "ONE" and Toma Nakamura as the center for "RUNWAY". They also perform the final ballad song "One Day". The top 21 trainees then perform the theme song "Let Me Fly". The boys are also shown their audition tapes as well as messages from their loved ones.

Voting soon comes to a close, and ranking announcements begin. The ranking announcement started from the contestant who ranked at 10th place which was Yudai Sano, followed by Rihito Ikezaki at 9th, Xu Fengfan at 8th, Jin Matsuda at 7th, Hiroto Nishi at 6th, Takumi Ozaki at 5th, Kyosuke Fujimaki at 4th, and Shogo Tajima at 3rd, confirming them to debut. The top 2 trainees are revealed to be Masaya Kimura and Hiromu Takatsuka, with Masaya Kimura taking 1st place. It was then announced that the 11th and final member of the debut lineup was Takeru Goto.

Rankings

The top 11 contestants, which determined the members of the final group, were chosen through popularity online voting at Produce 101 Japan GyaO!'s homepage, AR square app, VR square app and audience's live voting. The results were shown at the end of each episode.

For the on:tact, first voting period, viewers were allowed to select 11 trainees per vote. For the second round, the system changed to 2 trainee per vote. For the final round, the system changed to 1 trainee per vote and added live online votes.

 New Top 11
 Comeback to Top 11
#Top 60 [12] Episode 2Episode 3Episode 5Episode 6Episode 7Episode 9Episode 10
1Masaya KimuraShogo Tajima
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Masaya Kimura
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Masaya Kimura
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Shogo Tajima
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Masaya Kimura
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2Shogo TajimaMasaya Kimura
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Shogo Tajima
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Masaya Kimura
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Masaya Kimura
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Hiromu Takatsuka
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3Yudai SanoHiroto Nishi
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Hiroto Nishi
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Kyosuke Fujimaki
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Renta Nishijima
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Kyosuke Fujimaki
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Kyosuke Fujimaki
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Shogo Tajima
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4Hiroto NishiKyosuke Fujimaki
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Kyosuke Fujimaki
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Hiroto Nishi
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Hiroto Nishi
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Syunji Koike
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Kyosuke Fujimaki
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5Takeru GotoYudai Sano
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Takumi Ozaki
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Takumi Ozaki
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Kyosuke Fujimaki
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Hiroto Nishi
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Hiroto Nishi
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Takumi Ozaki
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6Shunsei OtaTakumi Ozaki
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Yudai Sano
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Renta Nishijima
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Daigo Kobayashi
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Syunji Koike
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Hiroto Nishi
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7Xu FengfanRenta Nishijima
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Renta Nishijima
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Yudai Sano
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Takumi Ozaki
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Daigo Kobayashi
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Daigo Kobayashi
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Jin Matsuda
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8Hiromu TakatsukaNalu Okubo
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Nalu Okubo
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Hiromu Takatsuka
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Yudai Sano
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Takumi Ozaki
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Takumi Ozaki
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Xu Fengfan
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9Anthonny IinumaTakeru Goto
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Takeru Goto
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Hiromu Takatsuka
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Kaiho Nakano
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Yudai Sano
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Rihito Ikezaki
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10Renta NishijimaXu Fengfan
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Xu Fengfan
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Nalu Okubo
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Syunji Koike
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Kouki Sakamoto
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Shunsei Ota
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Yudai Sano
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11Rihito IkezakiAnthonny Iinuma
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Takeru Goto
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Anthonny Iinuma
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Koshin Terao
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Takeru Goto
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ON:TACT voting period

The ON:TACT voting period took place between February 1 at 12 am and February 10 at 11:59 pm (JST).

#Episode 0-1
(Online votes)
1Masaya Kimura
2Shogo Tajima
3Yudai Sano
4Hiroto Nishi
5Takeru Goto
6Shunsei Ota
7Xu Fengfan
8Hiromu Takatsuka
9Anthonny Iinuma
10Renta Nishijima
11Rihito Ikezaki

First voting period

The first voting period took place between April 8 at 9 am and April 30 at 5 am (JST). The total number of votes accumulated was 25,355,977.

#Episode 2
(Online votes)
Episode 3
(Online votes)
Episode 4
(Live votes)
Episode 5
(Total votes)
NameVotesNameVotes
1Shogo TajimaMasaya KimuraHiromu Takatsuka3,108Masaya Kimura1,476,946
2Masaya KimuraShogo TajimaNalu Okubo3,078Shogo Tajima1,402,055
3Yudai SanoHiroto NishiHiroto Nishi3,069Kyosuke Fujimaki1,135,900
4Hiroto NishiKyosuke FujimakiKaiho Nakano3,067Hiroto Nishi1,128,968
5Yudai SanoTakumi OzakiHaruki Yamamoto3,064Takumi Ozaki1,087,177
6Takumi OzakiYudai SanoHiroaki Morii3,058Renta Nishijima975,241
7Renta NishijimaRenta NishijimaMizuki Shinohara3,056Yudai Sano966,407
8Nalu OkuboNalu OkuboKenta Muramatsu3,045Hiromu Takatsuka899,044
9Takeru GotoAnthonny IinumaTomoki Nishiyama3,043Takeru Goto843,923
10Xu FengfanXu FengfanJin Matsuda3,041Nalu Okubo829,447
11Anthonny IinumaTakeru GotoKyosuke Fujimaki3,040Anthonny Iinuma761,184

Notes

Second voting period

The second voting period took place between May 6 at 11 pm and May 28 at 5 am (JST). The total number of votes accumulated was 9,285,810.

#Episode 6
(Online votes)
Episode 7
(Live votes)
Episode 7
(Total votes Ep6-7)
Episode 8
(Live votes)
Episode 9
(Total votes)
NameVotesNameVotesNameVotes
1Masaya KimuraSyunji Koike110,159Shogo TajimaShogo Tajima100,018Shogo Tajima738,955
2Shogo TajimaKouki Sakamoto110,147Masaya KimuraSyunji Koike20,0XXMasaya Kimura711,278
3Renta NishijimaKaiho Nakano110,132Kyosuke FujimakiRenta Nishijima20,0XXKyosuke Fujimaki524,051
4Hiroto NishiTakumi Ozaki20,142Syunji KoikeHiroto Nishi20,0XXRenta Nishijima457,123
5Kyosuke FujimakiWataru Takahashi10,146Hiroto NishiRihito Ikezaki20,0XXHiroto Nishi456,053
6Daigo KobayashiJin Matsuda10,135Renta NishijimaKaiho Nakano20,0XXSyunji Koike377,619
7Takumi OzakiKyosuke Fujimaki10,134Daigo KobayashiHideaki Sasaoka20,0XXDaigo Kobayashi357,404
8Yudai SanoShogo Tajima10,115Takumi OzakiMasato Ueda20,0XXTakumi Ozaki350,768
9Hiroma TakatsukaHiromu Takatsuka10,111Kaiho NakanoYudai Sano350,580
10Syunji KoikeMasaya Kimura144Kouki SakamotoShunsei Ota345,747
11Koshin TeraoXu Fengfan137Shunsei OtaTakeru Goto338,013

Notes

Result

#Episode 10 (Total votes)
NameVotesPrefecture/CountryAudition Name
1Masaya Kimura380,796AichiDU Quintet
2Hiromu Takatsuka316,127TokyoBig Dream
3Shogo Tajima281,323TokyoK-Phoenix
4Kyosuke Fujimaki276,066NaganoMogitate Alps
5Takumi Ozaki264,254OsakaPrince of Naniwa
6Hiroto Nishi259,628KagoshimaIkinari Smile
7Jin Matsuda252,479OkinawaSUPER MENSORE
8Xu Fengfan249,237ChinaTeam-A
9Rihito Ikezaki249,021FukuokaT-RAP
10Yudai Sano243,006OsakaPrince of Naniwa
11Takeru Goto239,150OsakaPrince of Naniwa

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN Hot
[13]
JPN Dig
[14]
40 Boys 5 Concepts712

Broadcasting time & Reception

Broadcasting time

NetworkTitleBroadcasting DatesBroadcasting Time
GyaO! Special EpisodeMarch 10, 2021Thursday 9-10 pm
Episode 0April 1, 2021Thursday 9-10 pm
Regular EpisodeApril 8 – June 3, 2021Every Thursday 9PM
YouTube Special Episode with English subMarch 11, 2021Friday 9-10 pm
Episode 0 with English subApril 2, 2021Friday 9-10 pm
Regular Episode with English subApril 9 – June 4, 2021Every Friday 9PM
TBS [16] HighlightApril 15 – June 10, 2021Every Thursday 1:58 - 2:28 am [17]
Live FinalJun 13, 2021Sunday 2:00 - 3:54 pm

Ratings on TBS

Title [16] Original broadcast dateTimeslot (JST)Ratings [18]
Average households audience share (Kanto)Average individual audience share (Kanto)
Live FinalJune 13, 20212:00 - 3:54 pm3.8%2.0%

Aftermath

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