Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival

Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival is a 2024 South Korean reality competition show created by Mnet. It aired on Mnet and tvN, and was broadcast live on Mnet K-pop YouTube channel from January 26, to March 29, 2024, every Friday at 22:10 (KST). It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Abema in Japan.

During the live broadcast of the finale episode, it was revealed that the winning team would debut as the project vocal group B.D.U (abbreviation for Boys Define Universe) and promote for two years. The eventual winner, Team HunMinJayBit, also received a million cash prize.

Concept
The 40 contestants are divided into four type of voice colors: Allround, Soul, Power, and Unique. Through a series of competitions, the goal is to create a quartet with a profound and unique voices. The contestants are anticipated to demonstrate their vocal prowess and offer a range of vocal performances with distinctive singing styles that set them apart from prior vocal groups.

The project vocal boy group will be active for two years.

Promotion and broadcast


In December 2023, Mnet posted on their social media accounts the logo for their new program called Build Up : Vocal Boy Group Survival (or simply Build Up) and is scheduled to air in the first half of 2024.

It was announced that CJ ENM, Orca Music and Genie Music co-produced the show.

It was also planned that show would stream through major global and Japanese OTT platforms.

The premiere date of Build Up which is on January 26, 2024, was confirmed along with the official poster. It was broadcast both on Mnet and tvN. It was also livestream worldwide on Mnet official YouTube channel.

In March 2024, Mnet confirmed that the show would be available for streaming on Abema in Japan starting March 18.

Host
Lee Da-hee served as the show's host, who also hosted similar Mnet shows such as Queendom and Road to Kingdom.

Judges
Lee Seok-hoon, Baekho, Seo Eun-kwang, Solar, Wendy, and Kim Jae-hwan served as the panel judges, while Seungkwan and Lim Seul-ong served as the special judges of the show.

Producers
Pdogg, 1601, and PrismFilter were the producers of the semifinals new song of the show.

Contestants
There are a total of 40 contestants participating in the competition, comprising current and former idol members, soloists, singer-songwriters, musical actors and individual trainees.

The English and Korean names of the contestants are presented in accordance with the official website.


 * Color key (In order of contestant's rank on the show)

Post-Competition
Genie Music announced that they plan to hold a tour titled "2024 Build Up Concert", with the 12 artists from the three top teams at the BEXCO in Busan on June 8, and at SK Handball Stadium in Seoul on June 15–16. They also plan to hold to tour in overseas regions such as Japan.