Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about PRODUCE X 101!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Produce X 101 is a 2019 south Korean boy group survival reality show on Mnet . the public “produces” a boy band by choosing 11 members among 101 trainees from 47 different entertainment companies and independent trainees the debuting group will promote for five years, with a 2 12-year exclusive contract . the trainees were first revealed through a runway show on march 20, 2019 . the 11th member of the final group will be decided by the total number of votes they have accumulated throughout the whole season . contestants then perform according to their company for evaluation . mentors grade and assign them into temporary groups for the episode ends with the popularity ranking showing Oui Entertainment’s Kim Yo-han in 1st place . each contestant records video evaluations for the song . trainees who are reevaluated as X will not be able to appear in the performances . the center position of the “X1-MA” performance will be chosen by audience vote . trainees begin group x battle, where they compete with are a group’s debut song and their a hit song . all songs are performed live and each member is voted on by the audience individually . the group with the episode ends with the current rankings . Oui Entertainment’s Kim Yo-han maintains his 1st-place position . Source Music’s kim Hyunbin places first in individual votes . Jellyfish Entertainment’s Kim Mingyu was ranked 1st in a poll for ‘Top Visual’ events leading up to the elimination are shown, such as their dorm life and a hidden camera the episode ends with the trainees comforting the eliminated trainees . trainees are tasked to perform live in groups based on positions they want to debut in . “X” requires trainees to perform two of the three the winner from each performance will receive 100 times their votes . the winner among all songs of each category will receive 100,000 votes. only the top 30 trainees will remain in the next round . only five groups are covered this week . the evaluation is revealed to be a concept evaluation . viewers chose group formations from poll online . Lee Dongwook introduces the six songs: Funky Retro Dance “Pretty Girl” and Future Funk “Super Special Girl” the second round of eliminations takes place during the second half of the episode . Kim Yo- the contenders for 30th place were Joo Chang-Uk, Kim Dong-Yoon, Moon Hyun-bin & Won Hyuk . the National Producers can vote for 1 eliminated trainee . voting Lee Dong-wook calls four candidates for the X trainee . he calls: Kwon Taeun, Moon Hyunbin, Kim dong-yun and Baek Jin . team Monday to Sunday “U Got It” was announced to be the first place team . trainee Kim Yo-han took the overall first rank spot . he mentions plan a’s Choi Byung-chan, who was absent during film “Pretty Girl” team wins overall . four candidates for 1st place are revealed . Hwang Yun-seong takes first place . the candidates for 20th place are revealed . in 23rd and 22nd place is Kim Dong-yun and Lee Se-jin . the remaining 20 trainees choose their debut evaluation song . the episode ends with the trainee’s individual cards being flashed on screen . the official time of the final is changed to 8PM KST from 11pm to accommodate the younger trainees . “X1” is meant to represent the show’s title song, the 11 trainees in roman numerals . they then showed some behind the scenes recording and practices for “Boyness” and “To My World” top 10 contestants will determine final group . 11th member of final group will be decided by total number of votes he has accumulated . ranking for Episode 5 is result of combining online votes and live votes from previous episode the ranking for Episode 8 is the result of combining online votes and live votes from the previous episode . the 200,000 points were distributed as follows: 100,000 points for the trainee with the highest votes, and another 100,000 points were divided equally to Notes X was chosen from accumulated votes from Episode 1 until Episode 12 . due to circumstances surrounding the group’s formation being under investigation, the group disbanded on January 6, 2020 . several group members resumed activities Kim Yo-han is cast in the upcoming KBS2 drama School 2020 . the drama was cancelled due to casting controversy . 272 viewers filed a lawsuit against Mnet for electoral fraud . a search warrant was issued on CJ E&M offices and a text voting company . the police uncovered voice recordings of staff members discussing vote manipulation . several brands cancelled their endorsement deals with X1 or put them on police investigated several agencies involved in Produce 48 . alleged only 1 million was given to talent agencies for participating in a song . some agencies who disagreed would request their talents to be eliminated . anonymous trainee alleged that some trainees knew the final rankings before the results were announced . a fourth trainee claimed many participants felt the show was biased towards trainees from Starship Entertainment . police began investigating whether producers accepted money for manipul on November 5, police issued arrest warrants and travel bans for director Ahn Joon-young . chief producer Kim Yong-bum and starship’s vice president Kim Kang-hyo arrested .