Universe Ticket

Universe Ticket is a 2023–2024 South Korean reality competition show created by SBS. It was intended to form an eight-member girl group with a contract of 2 years and 6 months. The final group, UNIS, debuted under F&F Entertainment, a newly established entertainment company related to the clothing brand of the same name, F&F. The show aired on SBS TV from November 18, 2023, to January 17, 2024, every Friday at 18:00 (KST) for the first episode, then changed to 17:00 (KST) time slot for the second episode, before it changed to Wednesday (December 6) at 22:40 (KST) onwards.

Concept
Universe Ticket follows the story of 82 contestants who will participate in a series of missions for a chance to debut in a global K-Pop girl group. Eight winners will be selected to form a project girl group targeting global audiences, with activities set both in the real world and in the metaverse. In January, it was stated that trainees from the age of 10 to 19 would be participating on the show, but when the audition recruitment was released in March, it stated any girls born before 2011 can participate. The show is intended to form an eight-member girl group with a contract of 2 years and 6 months.

Promotion and broadcast
On March 2, 2023, the first teaser for the show was released. The applications for recruitment was from March 2, 2023 until May 14, 2023. The successful applicants to participate were notified between June 1 and June 10.

On July 13 and July 17, 2023, the contestants were revealed through profile teasers.

On August 21, 2023, former I.O.I and Gugudan member Kim Se-jeong, Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon, Itzy's Yeji and Chaeryeong, and soloist Younha and Adora joined the cast of the show as mentors.

Vocals

 * Kim Se-jeong
 * Younha
 * Adora

Dance

 * Rian of LaChica

Rap

 * Kim Hyo-yeon

Celebrity mentors

 * Hwang Ye-ji
 * Lee Chae-ryeong

MC

 * Jang Sung-kyu (Episode 10)

Episodes

 * Episode 1 (November 18, 2023)
 * Episode 2 (November 25, 2023)
 * Episode 3 (December 2, 2023)
 * Episode 4 (December 6, 2023)
 * Episode 5 (December 13, 2023)
 * Episode 6 (December 20, 2023)
 * Episode 7 (December 27, 2023)
 * Episode 8 (January 3, 2024)
 * Episode 9 (January 10, 2024)
 * Episode 10 (January 17, 2024)

Contestants
The spelling of names in English is according to the official website. The Korean contestants are presented in Eastern order (family name, given name). The age listed is according to the Korean age system at the start of the competition.


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Round 2: Revenge Battle
Direct Pass
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Ticket Pass

Eliminated

Left the Show

Level Test and Level Station 1
Promoted to S
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Safe from Elimination

Eliminated

Unit Station
Promoted to Next Prism Level
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Nominee For Promotion

New Song Unit

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 * Promoted to P (securing their spot in UNIS)

Promoted to R

Promoted to I

Eliminated In S

Voted Out By Contestants, Unicorns, Producers

Final station
Final member of UNIS (vote)
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Final member of UNIS (unicorn ticketing)

Elimination

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Online Voting
Ranking based on online voting for each round only.

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Prism Level Ranking
Accumulated Overall Points including Unicorn Ticketing and Hidden Ticketing. New Top 8
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Unicorn Ticketing

Producer Ticketing

Unicorn and Hidden Ticketing

PRISM Ticketing

Final Member of UNIS

Prism Ticketing & Fan Ticketing Ranking
Accumulated Overall Points excluding Unicorn Ticketing.

Discography
The theme song "Come With Me? (Universe)" was recorded and performed by the contestants. It was released on October 8, 2023, on digital music platforms.

Aftermath

 * Unis debuted on March 27, 2024 with their mini album We Unis.