Make Mate 1

Make Mate 1 is a 2024 South Korean reality competition program. It aims to create and debut a global project boy group. It premiered on KBS2 on May 15, 2024, and airs every Wednesday at 22:10 (KST).

Concept
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 agency.

Background and promotion
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. It has been about 6 years since The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project, which ended in February 2018, that KBS is presenting an idol audition. KBS were also released a poster for the global boy group's debut project through their official SNS account.

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.

On March 27, 2024, Make Mate One social media revealed profiles for 9 people out of 36 everyday.

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.

Host

 * Xiumin served as the host of the show.

Special host

 * Lee Gi-kwang served as a special host to announce the start of the program.

Judges

 * Solar, who is trusted and listened to, supports the participants in developing their potential from the perspective of a current idol.

Special judges

 * Kwon Eun-bi
 * Enhypen's Jungwon, Ni-ki, and Heeseung

Vocal coaches

 * Lim Han-byul, a guide teacher for vocal skills.
 * Kim Seong-eun, a vocal teacher for idols, who provided cool-headed yet warm advice.

Dance and rap coaches
The dance coaches include We Dem Boyz' 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.

Contestants
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Ranking
The Top 9 were determined by online and onsite voting, and the C-Mate grades, weighing 40% and 60% respectively. Benefit points were added on every round ranking. Top 10 of pure online votes ranking were only presented on Episodes 0 (Pre-Bias Ranking), 2, 4 and 7 that plays 40% of their Round Rankings. Mission Rankings were presented on Episode 2 and 5 for the Round 1, with Top 10 and 9 Mates respectively. Top 9 Round Ranking were announced on Episode 6, 8. The Final 7 members of the debuting Group were announce on Episode 10