Boys II Planet

Boys II Planet (Korean: 보이즈2플래닛) is a South Korean reality competition survival show created by Mnet. The show followed the process of creating a new global boy group. It premiered on Mnet on July 17 and 18, 2025, at 21:00 (KST), initially divided into two programs, but merged in episode 3. The show ended on September 25, 2025, with the formation of an eight-member boy group named Alpha Drive One.

The show serves as the sequel to Girls Planet 999 and Boys Planet. It has a spin-off show called Planet C: Home Race, featuring the previously eliminated Planet C trainees, which premiered on Mnet Plus on December 6, 2025. The show debuted a seven-member boy group known as Modyssey (stylized in all caps).

Background and production

On July 29, 2024, a CJ ENM official announced that they would launched Planet B, a new Mnet program that would for the first time demonstrate the recruitment process for K-pop survival programs. In addition, men of all nationalities who were born before January 1, 2012, were eligible to apply on August 10.

On November 26, 2024, CJ ENM confirmed to launched the second season of Boys Planet, which would be called Boys II Planet, where two groups debut simultaneously. It was slated for release in 2025 and would be broadcast simultaneously in South Korea and China.

The first round of recruitment run from November 22, 2024, to January 26, 2025, which received applications from 105 countries. The second round of recruitment started on February 3, 2025, until March 2, across eight cities in Asia for C version and until March 23, for K version.

On May 13, 2025, Mnet confirmed the premiere dates of Boys II Planet to be on July 17, for K version while July 18, for C version. Following the same style and premise, it will comprise two distinct audition programs that are concurrently created and aired in two different languages. It will also be the first-ever international K-pop twin project, as both groups will make their debuts simultaneously. On May 23, Mnet announced the changes of the show's format, from having a twin debut system to a single, unified debut group. Furthermore, by working with international partners, including those in Greater China, Mnet disclosed that they are actively looking into ways for the contestants to pursue musical endeavors outside of the show.

On June 5, 2025, Mnet announced the master lineup for the show namely Lee Seok-hoon, Kinky, and Kany for Boys II Planet K while Kim Jae-joong, Xiaoting, and Jrick for Boys II Planet C. To ensure that training and evaluations are fair and unbiased, Lim Han-byul, Hyolyn, Baek Koo-young, and Justhis will serve as masters for both K and C groups. In addition, Zerobaseone members' Sung Han-bin and Zhang Hao will provide advice and support to the contestants as the special idol masters.

The program would be broadcast live in South Korea via Mnet and concurrently in Japan via Mnet Japan and the streaming service Abema. Viewers in Canada, the US, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam would be able to access it globally through the digital portal Mnet Plus. It would also be available on the official YouTube account for the show and on TVING. More international distribution was planned, and soon after the Korean broadcast, the series was anticipated to be streamed on sites like Viu, Viki, and iQIYI. These channels would cater to audiences in the Middle East, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, which includes countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines.

Cast

• Planet Masters (MCs) Ong Seong-wu (Ep. 3-5) Jo Yuri (Ep. 6-7) San (Ep. 10) The8 (Ep. 8-9) Baekho (Ep. 10) Ha Sung-woon & Lee Dae-hwi (Ep. 10) Kim Jae-joong (Ep. 11)
• Vocal Masters Lee Seok-hoon Onestar Hyolyn
• Rap Master Justhis
• Dance Masters Baek Koo-young Kinky Kany Shen Xiaoting (Ep. 1-2) Jrick (Ep. 1-2)
• Chief Master Kim Jae-joong (Ep. 1-2)
• Special Masters Sung Han-bin (Ep. 2) Zhang Hao (Ep. 2) Park Gun-wook (Ep. 7) Shen Xiaoting (Ep. 6-7) Baekho (Ep. 7) Plave (Ep. 8, Producer)

Contestants

There are a total of 160 contestants participating on the show, initially divided into two planets: K and C. 80 of them were in the Planet K and primarily from Korea, alongside some from Japan, Thailand, the United States, and various other countries around the globe, while the other half were in the Planet C and primarily from Greater China, with the two Planets merging after the first two episodes.

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Ranking

Top 8

The top eight contestants are determined through popularity with online voting and audience live voting, or by the masters themselves, and the results are shown at the beginning, during, or at the end of each episode.

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1st Survival Announcement

The first K and C voting period took place from July 17/18, 2025, to July 24/25, 2025. Star Creators would vote for their top eight contestants out of each of the respective contestant pool. The second global voting period took place from July 26, to August 8, 2025. Star Creators would again vote for their top eight contestants out of the 80 contestants who remained on the show. The final global live vote took place for one hour on August 8, 2025, where Star Creators would vote for one contestant out of the four candidates for 48th place. The votes from the all three relevant voting periods would be combined to determine the rankings of each contestant at the 1st Survival Announcement Ceremony.

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2nd Survival Announcement

The third global voting period took place from August 14, to August 29, 2025. Star Creators would vote for their top five contestants out of the 48 contestants who remained on the show. The final global live vote took place for one hour on August 29, 2025, where Star Creators would vote for one contestant out of the three candidates for 24th place. The votes from the relevant voting periods would be combined to determine the rankings of each contestant at the 2nd Survival Announcement Ceremony.

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3rd Survival Announcement

The fourth global voting period took place from September 4, to September 12, 2025. Star Creators would vote for their top three contestants out of the 24 contestants who remained on the show. The votes from the voting period would determine the rankings of each contestant at the 3rd Survival Announcement Ceremony.

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Final Survival Announcement

The first final global voting period took place from September 18, to September 25, 2025. Star Creators would vote for their one pick contestant out of the 16 contestants who remained on the show. The second final global voting period took place during the airing of Episode 11. Star Creators would again vote for their one pick contestant out of the 16 contestants who remained on the show, with the votes conducted during this voting period doubled in value. The votes from both voting periods would be combined to determine the rankings of each contestant in the Final Live Announcement.

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Episodes

Discography

Singles

Ratings

Aftermath

The final group, Alpha Drive One, will be active for 5 years after debut, and is managed by WakeOne. The group released their pre-debut single "Formula" on December 3, 2025, and debuted on January 12, 2026, with the EP Euphoria, alongside its lead single, "Freak Alarm".

• Some contestants returned to their original groups: Yoo Kang-min (9th), Jo Gye-hyeon (37th), and Lee Dong-heon (49th) returned to Verivery. Jun Lee-jeong (12th), Kim Jun-min (13th), and Muhn Won-jun (62nd) returned to Whib. Li Zihao (19th) and Jia Hanyu (91st) returned to Boy Story. Han Harry June (26th) and Yang Heui-chan (57th) returned to DKB. Kim Dong-yun (43rd) and Lee Hyeop (84th) returned to Drippin. Bang Jun-hyuk (50th), Song Min-jae (55th), and Noh Hui-jun (77th) returned to MCND. Krystian (86th) returned to Now United. Chris (110th) returned to Blitzers. Phoenix (113th) returned to Eastshine. Thanatorn (137-160th) returned to The Wind
• Some contestants left their companies and/or joined new ones Park Jun-il (21st), Jang Tae-yoon (80th) and He Jiahao (137-160th) all left iNKODE Entertainment. Park Jun-il, Kim Jae-hyun (27th), who left Cube Entertainment, and Shin Jae-ha (112th) all joined with Macaroni Music Entertainment (MME). Sun Jiayang (35th), who left JS Entertainment, and Peng Jinyu (41st) both joined iNKODE Entertainment. Hu Hanwen (24th) joined XLABELS. Nian Boheng (31st), Andrew (54th), and Taichi (95th) all left Bill Entertainment. Andrew joined WAYF. Tatsuki (38th) and Reeonn (58th) both left WakeOne Entertainment. Seo Won (39th) joined PA Entertainment. Hong Zih-hao (56th), Lin Ching-en (94th), Chen Li-chi (107th) and Huang Hsin-yu (114th) all left TEN Entertainment. Lin Ching-en joined OF Music. Oh Junho (61st) left With US Entertainment. Jiang Fan (63rd), Zheng Kun (96th), and Yuan Wei (116th) all joined WindLink Entertainment. Taiga (65th) left IX Entertainment. Rensho (68th) left IST Entertainment. Kim Inhu (36th), who left Big Planet Made Entertainment, joined IST Entertainment. Yusen (69th) left P Nation. Sho (74th) left n.CH Entertainment. Kim Hyeon-seo (75th) left Jellyfish Entertainment. Chrisen Yang (78th) left RYCE Entertainment. Lim Jack (83rd) left NeedsLab Global & Culture. Lee Won-woo (89th) joined ODDWAVE. Chen Zishuo (112th) left I.E.One Entertainment. Cho Myeong-su (137-160th) joined Just Focus Music. Park Nu-ri (137-160th), who left Great M Entertainment and Kim Min-jun (137-160th) joined Modhaus. Yoo Ki-won (137-160th) joined E Entertainment.
• Some contestants will debut or debuted in new boy groups, released music as solo artists, or released music under their groups: Yoo Kang-min (9th), Jo Gye-hyeon (37th) and Lee Dong-heon (49th), as members of Verivery, released their fourth single album Lost and Found with the title track 'Red (Beggin')' on December 1, 2025. Yoo Kang-min also debuted as a soloist with his first single album Free Falling on March 26, 2026. Chuei Li-yu (10th) debuted as a soloist with the single album Sweet Dream with the title track 'UxYouxU' on December 3, 2025. He also debuted as a member of FNC Entertainment's new pop duo, FLARE U, alongside Kang Woo-jin (16th), with their first mini album Youth Error with the title track 'Way 2 U' on May 13, 2026. Jun Lee-jeong (12th), Kim Jun-min (13th), and Muhn Won-jun (62nd), as members of Whib, released their first mini album Rock The Nation with a title track of the same name on January 29, 2026. Park Dong-gyu (15th), Arctic (33rd), Kim In-hu (36th) and Kim Si-hwan (48th) debuted as members of IST Entertainment's new boy group, Tunexx with their first mini album Set By Us Only with the title track 'I'm Alive' on March 3, 2026. Kang Woo-jin debuted as a member of FNC Entertainment's new pop duo, FLARE U, alongside Chuei Li-yu (10th), with their first mini album Youth Error with the title track 'Way 2 U' on May 13, 2026. Masato (17th), Sen (32nd), Sun Jiayang (35th) and Peng Jinyu (41st) were confirmed to be members of one of iNKODE Entertainment's new upcoming boy groups, VAY ONN. Jang Han-eum (18th) who already debuted as a soloist prior to the airing of the show, released his fourth digital single Omnibus with the title tracks 'Cartoon' and 'Omnibus' on October 28, 2025. Park Jun-il (21st) debuted as a soloist with the digital single titled "Echo" on April 27, 2026. Han Harry June (26th) and Yang Heui-chan (57th), as members of DKB, released their ninth mini album Emotion with the title track 'Irony' on October 23, 2025. He Zhongxing (29th) debuted as a soloist with his first digital single 'Piña Colada', on December 15, 2025. Yoon Min (30th) who already debuted as a soloist prior to the airing of the show, released his first extended play (EP) hangertape with the title track 'Mr.feelgood' on November 23, 2025, following the pre-release digital single 'trust me!'. Seo Won (39th) is slated to release a solo album in the first half of 2026. Yeom Ye-chan (40th) and Kim Tae-jo (45th), as members of Choco1, were part of their company's mini album, ChoCo La Familia with the title tracks 'Gimme' and 'Frenzy' releasing on February 24, 2026. Kim Dong-yun (43rd) and Lee Hyeop (84th) debuted as members of Drippin's first sub-unit, ChaDongHyeop with their first single album Doogeundae on May 12, 2026. Andrew (54th) debuted as a soloist with his first digital single 'BOYS II PLAN', as a remix of Ryan's (106th) 'BOYS PLAN', on October 28, 2025. Andrew (54th) and Lim Jack (83rd) were both featured in Ryan's (106th) music video for 'Boys Plan', released on September 25, 2025. Jiang Fan (63rd), Zheng Kun (96th), and Yuan Wei (116th) debuted as members of WindLink Entertainment's new Chinese boy group, WINDMAX with their first digital single Best.1 on March 8, 2026, following the pre-release 'Feel The Wind'. Cai Jinxin (81st) debuted as a solo artist with the digital single '123,456' on August 28, 2025. Krystian (86th), who already debuted as a soloist prior to the airing of the show, released his first digital single angel-like baby on November 29, 2025. Lee Won-woo (89th) debuted as a member of ODDWAVE's new boy group, Daily:Direction with their first single album First:Delivery with the title track 'ROOMBADOOMBA' on February 23, 2026. Ryan (106th) debuted as a soloist with his first English digital single Arojin with the title track 'AROJIN (0123)' on July 31, 2025. Cho Myeong-su (137-160th) under the stage name Hamin, was confirmed to be a member of Just Focus Music's boy group, GENUS on November 20, 2025. Park Nuri (137-160th) was revealed as Idntt's 12th member on January 1, 2026. He debuted as a member of Idntt's second sub unit, Yesw8are with the second mini album Yesweare with the title track 'Pretty Boy Swag' on January 5, 2026. Kim Min-jun (137-160th) is seemingly set to debut as a member of Idntt's third and final sub unit in the first half of 2026. Qilin (137-160th) under the stage name Kylin, debuted as a member of R.O.S Entertainment's boy group, ROS 共和少年 (Gonghe Shaonian) on October 25, 2025. Yoo Ki-won (137-160th) was confirmed to be a member of E Entertainment's boy group, AmbiO on September 22, 2025.
• Some contestants left the idol industry or further expanded their careers in the acting/entertainment industry: Taichi (95th) will participate in the fourth season of the queer dating show His Man.
• Some contestants participated in other survival shows: Li Zihao (19th), Sun Hengyu (20th), Hu Hanwen (24th), Fan Zheyi (25th), Xue Suren (28th), Zhao Guangxu (34th), Yi Chen (42nd), Chen Bowen (44th), Dang Hong Hai (46th), Zhang Shunyu (51st), Ko Ming-chieh (76th), Chrisen Yang (78th), Lim Jack (83rd), Xie Binghua (85th), Ngan Chau-yuet (88th), Jia Hanyu (91st), Wong Sik-hei (111th) and Chen Zishuo (112th) participated in Mnet's Planet C spin-off show Planet C: Home Race. Li Zihao, Sun Hengyu, Fan Zheyi, Xue Suren, Zhao Guangxu, Yi Chen, and Ngan Chau-yuet debuted as members of the winning boy group Modyssey under Onecead, after ranking 3rd, 1st, 2nd, 5th, 4th, 6th, and 7th, respectively. Hu Hanwen, Dang Hong Hai, Ko Ming-chieh, Chrisen Yang, and Lim Jack were all eliminated in the final episode, after ranking 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, and 10th, respectively. Chen Bowen, Zhang Shunyu, Xie Binghua, Jia Hanyu, Wong Sik-hei and Chen Zishuo were all eliminated in the third episode, after ranking 13th, 16th, 14th, 15th, 17th, and 18th, respectively. He Zhongxing (29th) participated in Mnet's Korean rap competition TV show Show Me the Money 12. He was then eliminated in the first round of the show. Taiga (65th) and Chen Lichi (107th; as Chen Rickey) are currently participating in the Lemino's Japanese survival show Produce 101 Japan Shinsekai. Lee Yoon-chan (104th) participated in Mnet's Korean band survival show STEAL HEART CLUB. He was eliminated in the final episode, after ranking 2nd in the vocal position.

Notes

External links

• at Jeusworks (in Korean) – Planet K
• at Jeusworks (in Korean) – Planet C
• at IMDb