Make Mate 1
| Make Mate 1 | |
|---|---|
 Promotional logo | |
| Also known as | MA1[1] |
| Hangul | 메이크메이트원 |
| Revised Romanization | Meikeumeiteuwon |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Presented by | Xiumin |
| Judges | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| Production | |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Related | |
| The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project | |
Make Mate 1 (Korean: 메이크메이트원) is an upcoming 2024 South Korean reality competition program. It aims to create and debut a global project boy group. It is scheduled to premiere on KBS2 on May 15, 2024, and will air every Wednesday at 22:10 (KST).[2][3]
Concept[edit]
Make Mate 1 captures the process of 36 multinational participants competing toward their dream of becoming idols. The production team said that the 36 people participating this time were boys who lived ordinary lives and did not belong to a specific company.[4]
Background and promotion[edit]
On March 21, 2024, KBS launched Make Mate One, a survival-style audition program to create a global boy group which is scheduled to airs for the first time in May.[5][6][7][8] It has been about 6 years since The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project, which ended in February 2018, that KBS is presenting an idol audition.[9] KBS were also released a poster for the global boy group's debut project through their official SNS account.[10]
For the first time in the history of audition programs, before its release, 36 idols of Mate Make One performed a special halftime performance at the professional basketball DB vs Cheong Kwan Jang match.[11][12][13][14][15]
On March 27, 2024, Make Mate One social media revealed profiles for 9 people out of 36 everyday.[16][17]
On March 31, 2024, the first teaser video was uploaded on social media, which begins with a yellow cassette tape, illuminating aspects of the boys daily lives and arousing anticipation and curiosity in the participants. In particular, anticipation for MA1 is rising as sensual cuts emerge one after the other, along with the project's main theme song, "Time of Our Life" by Day6, a remake from album The Book of Us: Gravity special for program.[18]
Cast[edit]
Host[edit]
Judges[edit]
- Solar, who is trusted and listened to, supports the participants in developing their potential from the perspective of a current idol. In addition, it is known that various artists will appear through 'Special Coach' in each episode, raising curiosity.[22]
Vocal coaches[edit]
- Lim Han-byul, a guide teacher for vocal skills.[22]
- Kim Seong-eun, a vocal teacher for idols, who will provide cool-headed yet warm advice.[22]
Dance coaches and rapper[edit]
The dance coaches include 'We Dam Boys' Vata and Ingyoo, who lead K-pop dance with a trendy feel, and the rap coaches include the versatile and talented rapper Hanhae, who is responsible for the trainees' growth and skill improvement.[22]
Contestants[edit]
Color key:
| Final members | |
| Eliminated in the final episode | |
| Eliminated in Part 2 | |
| Eliminated in Part 1 | |
| Left the show |
| 36 contestants | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noh Gi-hyeon (노기현) | Chen Bingfan (빙판) | Jang Hyun-jun (정현준) | Midori (미도리) | Jo Jae-hyeon (조재현) | Jeon Jun-pyo (전준표) |
| Yoon Jae-yong (윤재용) | Jung Jae-yong (정재영) | Choi Min-jun (최민준) | Seo Yun-deok (서윤덕) | Jung Hyun-jun (정현준) | Miraku (미라쿠) |
| Kim Si-on (김시온) | Kim Se-gon (김세곤) | Takuma (타쿠마) | Jia-hao (지아하오) | Kai (카이) | Jo Min-jae (조민재) |
| Han Yu-seop (한유섭) | Jeong Hyeon-uk (정현욱) | Choi Han-gyeol (최한결) | Kim Hak-seong (김학성) | Kim Seung-ho (김승호) | Shin Won-cheon (신원천) |
| Seo Ji-ho (서지호) | Yoon Ho-hyeon (윤호현) | An Xin (안신) | Lee Do-ha (이도하) | Jo Seung-hyeon (조승현) | Aki (아키) |
| Kim Sun-yub (김선엽) | Chen Shiau Fu (첸샤오푸) | Ki Hyeong-jun (기형준) | Lee Jang-hee (이장희) | Seungho (승호) | Lin (린) |
Profile[edit]
The ages of all 36 contestants are presented in accordance with the international age system.
| Stage name (Birth name) |
Hangul | Nationality | Prior MA1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noh Gi-hyeon | 노기현 | Korean | Pre-debut member of Daily Note. |
| Jang Hyun-jun | 정현준 | - | |
| Jo Jae-hyeon | 조재현 | - | |
| Jeon Jun-pyo | 전준표 | - | |
| Yoon Jae-yong | 윤재용 | Former artist MNH Entertainment | |
| Jung Jae-yong | 정재영 | - | |
| Choi Min-jun | 최민준 | - | |
| Seo Yun-deok | 서윤덕 | - | |
| Jung Hyun-jun | 정현준 | - | |
| Kim Si-on | 김시온 | - | |
| Kim Se-gon | 김세곤 | Former contestant on Loud | |
| Jo Min-jae | 조민재 | - | |
| Han Yu-seop | 한유섭 | Former contestant on Boys Planet | |
| Jeong Hyeon-uk | 정현욱 | - | |
| Choi Han-gyeol | 최한결 | - | |
| Kim Hak-seong | 김학성 | - | |
| Kim Seung-ho | 김승호 | - | |
| Shin Won-cheon | 신원천 | - | |
| Seo Ji-ho | 서지호 | - | |
| Yoon Ho-hyeon | 윤호현 | - | |
| Lee Do-ha | 이도하 | - | |
| Jo Seung-hyeon | 조승현 | - | |
| Kim Sun-yub | 김선엽 | - | |
| Ki Hyeong-jun | 기형준 | - | |
| Lee Jang-hee | 이장희 | - | |
| Seungho | 승호 | - | |
| Chen Bingfan | 첸 빙판 | Chinese | - |
| Jia Hao | 지아하오 | - | |
| An Xin | 안신 | - | |
| Chen Shiau Fu | 천샤오푸 | - | |
| Lin | 린 | ||
| Midori | 미도리 | Japanese | - |
| Miraku | 미라쿠 | Former contestant on Nizi Project 2 | |
| Kai | 카이 | - | |
| Takuma | 타쿠마 | Former contestant on Stars Awakening | |
| Aki | 아키 | Thailand | Former member of A Ten and 9low on top contestant |
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
- Make Mate 1 at IMDb
