PRODUCE 48 was a South Korean survival show that aired on Mnet. It is the third season of reality competition series PRODUCE 101, and was a joint collaboration between Mnet and J-pop group AKB48. It was a large-scale project in which the public "produces" a girl group by voting for members out of a pool of 96 contestants from South Korea and Japan.
During the finale on August 31, 2018, the final twelve contestants were announced and would go on to debut in the group IZ*ONE.
Contestants[]
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| members of IZ*ONE | |
| eliminated in the final episode | |
| eliminated in the third elimination (Episode 11) | |
| eliminated in the second elimination (Episode 8) | |
| eliminated in the first elimination (Episode 5) | |
| withdrawn from the show |
| List of the 96 Produce 48 contestants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jang Wonyoung (장원영) | Sakura Miyawaki (宮脇咲良) | Jo Yuri (조유리) | Choi Yena (최예나) | An Yujin (안유진) |
| Nako Yabuki (矢吹奈子) | Kwon Eunbi (권은비) | Kang Hyewon (강혜원) | Hitomi Honda (本田仁美) | Kim Chaewon (김채원) |
| Kim Minjoo (김민주) | Lee Chaeyeon (이채연) | Han Chowon* (한초원) | Lee Gaeun* (이가은) | Miho Miyazaki (宮崎美穂) |
| Juri Takahashi (高橋朱里) | Miyu Takeuchi (竹内美宥) | Miu Shitao (下尾みう) | Park Haeyoon (박해윤) | Miru Shiroma (白間美瑠) |
| Kim Nayoung (김나영) | Sae Murase (村瀬紗英) | Kim Doah (김도아) | Moe Goto (後藤萌咲) | Jang Gyuri (장규리) |
| Huh Yunjin (허윤진) | Kim Sihyeon (김시현) | Wang Yiren (왕이런/王怡人) | Na Goeun (나고은) | Lee Sian (이시안) |
| Ko Yujin (고유진) | Son Eunchae (손은채) | Erii Chiba (千葉恵里) | Mako Kojima (小嶋真子) | Yoon Haesol (윤해솔) |
| Bae Eunyeong (배은영) | Chiyori Nakanishi (中西代梨) | Tomu Muto (武藤十夢) | Minami Sato (佐藤美波) | Saho Iwatate (岩立沙穂) |
| Noe Yamada (山田野絵) | Nanami Asai (浅井七海) | Kim Sohee (김소희) | Kim Minseo (김민서) | Vivian Murakawa (村川緋杏) |
| Kim Hyunah (김현아) | Kim Suyun (김수윤) | Lee Haeun (이하은) | Misaki Aramaki (荒巻美咲) | ISE\Kim Choyeon (김초연) |
| Lee Yujeong (이유정) | Aoi Motomura (本村碧唯) | Park Minji (박민지) | Yu Minyoung (유민영) | Park Seoyoung (박서영) |
| Wang Ke (왕크어/王珂) | Cho Kahyeon (조가현) | Jurina Matsui (松井珠理奈) | Ikumi Nakano (中野郁海) | Hwang Soyeon (황소연) |
| Shin Suhyun (신수현) | Kang Damin (강다민) | Shinobu Mogi (茂木忍) | Erina Oda (小田えりな) | Yoon Eunbin (윤은빈) |
| Choi Yeonsoo (최연수) | Natsumi Matsuoka (松岡菜摘) | Park Chanju (박찬주) | Park Jinny (박진희) | Kim Dayeon (김다연) |
| Rena Hasegawa (長谷川玲奈) | Cho Ahyeong (조아영) | Lee Seunghyeon (이승현) | Yuuka Kato (加藤夕夏) | Kim Dahye (김다혜) |
| Mina Imada (今田美奈) | Serika Nagano (永野芹佳) | Hong Yeji (홍예지) | Lee Chaejeong (이채정) | Park Jieun (박지은) |
| Manami Ichikawa (市川愛美) | Alex Christine (알렉스 크리스틴) | Sae Kurihara (栗原紗英) | Cho Yeongin (조영인) | Yuka Asai (浅井裕華) |
| Ahn Yewon (안예원) | Kokoro Naiki (内木志) | Kim Yubin (김유빈) | Cho Sarang (조사랑) | Choi Soeun (최소은) |
| Ayana Shinozaki (篠崎彩奈) | Won Seoyeon (원서연) | Miku Tanaka (田中美久) | Cocona Umeyama (梅山恋和) | Amane Tsukiashi (月足天音) |
| Azusa Uemura (植村梓) | ||||
- Following the Mnet vote manipulation controversy, it was revealed that Han Chowon and Lee Gaeun had placed 6th and 5th place, respectively.
Vote rigging controversy[]
In July of 2019, during the airing of Produce X 101's finale, fans suspected a rigging in the votes through specific number patterns.[1]. An investigation was held on August 20, 2019, where producer Ahn Joon-young admitted that the votes had been manipulated.[2] On November 6, 2019, he and Kim Young-bum were arrested. Due to the controversy, the release date for IZ*ONE's first Korean Studio album BLOOM*IZ, which was set to release on November 11, 2019, was delayed, and IZ*ONE and X1 temporarily halted activities.
On January 6, 2020, the agencies representing each X1 member announced that the group would disband after not being able to reach an unanimous agreement to move on.[3]
On January 23, 2020, Mnet announced that IZ*ONE would resume activities starting in February.[4]
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