Who Is Princess?

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Who Is Princess?
Also known asWho Is Princess?: Girls Group Debut Survival Program
Genre Reality competition
Presented by Takanori Nishikawa
Theme music composerGalacktica
Opening theme"Fun"
Country of originJapan
Original languagesJapanese
Korean (spoken)
No. of episodes15
Production
Production location
Running time30–40 minutes
Production company
Original release
Network
ReleaseOctober 5, 2021 (2021-10-05) –
January 23, 2022 (2022-01-23)

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.

Contents

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  [ ja ] with live commentary from the show's panelists beginning on October 3, 2021.

Background

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  [ ja ] 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  [ ja ] (vocal), and Mayuko Kawakita (modeling). [3]

Contestants

The contestants in Who Is Princess? consist of 15 girls, with a combined average age of 15.6 years. [1]

ContestantRegionAgeDance experience
RinFukuoka138 years
RinkoChiba141 year
SenaTokyo134 years
YuuSaitama174 years
RanSaitama142 years
RioFukushima1711 years
UtaOsaka141 year
NanaTokyo149 years
YumekoTokyo1811 years
RinkaKumamoto192 years
CocoSaitama171 year
HonokaSaitama162 years
NijikaFukuoka169 years
AinaOsaka1813 years
YukinoKyoto145 years

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Episode 1"October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)
2"Episode 2"October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)
3"Episode 3"October 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)
4"Episode 4"October 26, 2021 (2021-10-26)
5"Episode 5"October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)
6"Episode 6"November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)
7"Episode 7"November 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)
8"Episode 8"November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)
9"Episode 9"November 26, 2021 (2021-11-26)
10"Episode 10"December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)
11"Episode 11"December 11, 2021 (2021-12-11)
12"Episode 12"December 18, 2021 (2021-12-18)
13"Episode 13"January 10, 2022 (2022-01-10)
14"Episode 14"January 17, 2022 (2022-01-17)
15"Episode 15"January 23, 2022 (2022-01-23)
Specials
SP1"Special 1"December 25, 2021 (2021-12-25)
SP2"Special 2"January 3, 2022 (2022-01-03)

Rankings

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

Color key
      Final members of Prikil
      Princess
      Challenger
      Eliminated
ContestantEvaluationMission 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)
UtaPrincessChallengerChallengerPrincessChallengerPrincessWon
RinkoPrincessPrincessPrincessChallengerPrincessChallengerWon
RinChallengerPrincessPrincessChallengerChallengerPrincessWon
YukinoChallengerChallengerChallengerChallengerChallengerChallengerWon
NanaPrincessPrincessPrincessPrincessPrincessChallengerWon
YumekoPrincessPrincessPrincessChallengerPrincessPrincessEliminated
HonokaChallengerChallengerPrincessChallengerPrincessPrincessEliminated
RioPrincessPrincessChallengerPrincessChallengerPrincessEliminated
YuuChallengerChallengerChallengerChallengerPrincessChallengerEliminated
NijikaPrincessPrincessPrincessPrincessPrincessChallengerEliminated
RanChallengerChallengerChallengerPrincessChallengerEliminated
AinaChallengerPrincessChallengerChallengerChallengerEliminated
CocoChallengerChallengerPrincessPrincessEliminated
RinkaPrincessChallengerEliminated
SenaChallengerEliminated

Boys Group Dance Battle

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.

OrderTeamContestantSongResult
1ChallengerCoco"Kick It" (NCT 127)Challenger
RanChallenger
YuuChallenger
YukinoChallenger
AinaPrincess
SenaEliminated
HonokaChallenger
RinPrincess
2PrincessNijika"Back Door" (Stray Kids)Princess
RinkaChallenger
UtaChallenger
NanaPrincess
YumekoPrincess
RioPrincess
RinkoPrincess

Solo Performance Battle

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  [ ja ] 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]

OrderContestantSolo Vocal BattleSolo Dance BattleOutcomeResult
[4]
1Yumeko"Yonaga Uta" (Kami wa Saikoro o Furanai  [ ja ])"Hard Carry" (Got7)WonPrincess
UtaLostChallenger
2Rio"Tada Kimi ni Hare" (Yorushika)"Sayonara Hitori" (Taemin)LostChallenger
HonokaWonPrincess
3Rinko"Tadashiku Narenai" (Zutomayo)"Latata" ((G)I-dle)WonPrincess
YukinoLostChallenger
4Aina"Strange Clouds" (B.o.B)"Hip" (Mamamoo)LostChallenger
CocoWonPrincess
5Nijika"Hana ni Bōrei" (Yorushika)"I Can't Stop Me" (Twice)WonPrincess
RinkaLostEliminated
6Rin"24-25" (Iri)"Not Shy" (Itzy)WonPrincess
RanLostChallenger
7Nana"Snow Jam  [ ja ]" (Rinne  [ ja ])"Shine" (Pentagon)WonPrincess
YuuLostChallenger

Popteen Photo Shooting Battle

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  [ ja ] and Yume Kawabata  [ ja ] through a runway show and a photo shoot. Nishikawa announced there will be no eliminations for this mission. [3]

OrderContestantThemeResult
[3]
1Honoka Ulzzang Challenger
2NanaUlzzangPrincess
3RinkoGirlyChallenger
4CocoMaturePrincess
5NijikaUlzzangPrincess
6RinMatureChallenger
7YumekoMatureChallenger
8RanStreetPrincess
9YukinoGirlyChallenger
10UtaStreetPrincess
11AinaStreetChallenger
12RioSportyPrincess
13YuuSportyChallenger

J-pop × K-pop Performance Battle

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.

OrderTeamContestantSongBattle OutcomeResult
1HanabiNana (leader)"Yoru ni Kakeru" (Yoasobi)1st placePrincess
NijikaPrincess
RinkoPrincess
YukinoChallenger
2Destiny [lower-alpha 1] Coco"Pretender" (Official Hige Dandism)Last placeEliminated
RioChallenger
AinaChallenger
YuuPrincess
HonokaPrincess
3Transient Bloom of Blood-red Flowers (血華儚咲, Kekka Bōshō)Uta"Gurenge" (Lisa)2nd placeChallenger
RanChallenger
Yumeko (leader)Princess
RinChallenger

Girls Group Performance Battle

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]

OrderTeamContestantSongResult
1ChallengerYukino"How You Like That" (Blackpink)Challenger
UtaPrincess
RinPrincess
RanEliminated
RioPrincess
AinaEliminated
2PrincessNana"Wannabe" (Itzy)Challenger
NijikaChallenger
RinkoChallenger
YumekoPrincess
HonokaPrincess
YuuChallenger

Original Song Performance Battle

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.

TeamContestantRound 1Round 2Result
OrderSongOrderSong
ChallengerNana1"Fun"1"Somebody"Won
NijikaEliminated
RinkoWon
YuuEliminated
YukinoWon
PrincessYumeko22Eliminated
RioEliminated
HonokaEliminated
UtaWon
RinWon

Notes

  1. ↑ No leader was picked for their group.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "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  [ ja ] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. November 14, 2021. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "【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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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  [ ja ] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. December 19, 2021. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  10. ↑ "「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  [ ja ] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. December 20, 2021. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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