Produce 101 (프로듀스 101) is a reality television talent competition franchise created by South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ E&M, based around the formation of a K-pop girl group or boy group. The format is noted for having no panel of judges, employing audience participation to make decisions, as well as for starting with a very large number of competitors, 101, narrowing that number down to the final 11. The franchise began in 2016 and has since expanded to other East Asian countries, China and Japan.
The first edition was a Korean pop survival competition on Mnet TV that aired from January 22, 2016 to April 1, 2016. 101 female trainees from different labels competed to form an 11-member girl group. The final lineup formed a group called I.O.I.
Later Korean editions of the show have formed the groups Wanna One, IZ*ONE, and X1.
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