Under Nineteen (Korean언더나인틴) was a survival show on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation for trainees under the age of 19 years old. There were a total of 57 contestants competing to debut as a member of 1THE9. The trainees were put into groups that specializes in vocals, rapping, and performance. The show aired between November 3, 2018 and February 9, 2019.

Under Nineteen
GenreVariety
Written by
  • Jeong In-hwan
  • Ko Young-min
Directed by
  • Jeong Chang-young
  • Lim Kyung-sik
Presented byKim So-hyun
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes14
Production
Producers
  • Lim Kyung-sik
  • Jung Chang-won
Running time90 minutes
120 minutes (Finale)
Production companiesMBC
MBK Entertainment
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseNovember 3, 2018 (2018-11-03) –
February 9, 2019 (2019-02-09)

Concept

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Under Nineteen introduces singers, rappers, dancers and also trainees with the ability to produce music and choreograph. 57 aspiring boy band members will come to compete for a spot to be in a new K-pop idol group. Once down to the final 19 trainees only 9 of them will have the chance of being the next idol group. The winning group will sign a contract for 12 months and be managed by MBK Entertainment.[1]

Directors

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Special director and guests

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Episodes

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Episode 1 (November 3, 2018)

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57 trainees, who aspire to become the next K-pop idol, divide up into three groups of 19. Vocal Team, Rap Team, and Performance Team all show off what they can do in their first Ranking Evaluation. The directors watch and evaluate their performances and give them a score. According to their scores, they are ranked in their team. These rankings will prove to be important for the first mission.

Episode 2 (November 10, 2018)

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The trainees from Rap team, Vocals team, and Performance team present their own unique stages to be ranked in their team. The trainees compete against each other and the ranking keeps changing. After that, the trainees move to the training camp to go through special training sessions.

Episode 3 (November 17, 2018)

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Each team is given a theme song for this next mission. Their parts are divided amongst the members according to their rankings. Much to their displeasure, the parts are mostly given to the high-ranking members. However, they are told that there will be a Judgment Day where the members can take one another's parts. Some will gain parts while others will lose them. The Vocal team performed their song "Go Tomorrow" and was ranked by the studio audience and online viewers. Upon the airing of this episode, all three songs each team performed had a music video released.[2]

Episode 4 (November 24, 2018)

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After the Vocal team's performance, the remaining two teams are nervous. In the midst of the overwhelming atmosphere, the Performance team takes the stage. We get a sneak peek at what their practices were like. Despite the best dancers being in one team, they go through a lot of struggles and get reprimanded on their attitude. It's Judgment Day, and many of the low-ranking members challenge the members with parts for an opportunity to stand in the spotlight.

Episode 5 (December 1, 2018)

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With just two days left before the final performance, Team Rap is in a lot of trouble. In the eyes of their directors, they are unprepared for their performance, and the tension causes a rift between the members. After the final performance, the trainees gather to hear the results of the on-site voting as well as their second mission, position evaluation. They are given 30 K-Pop songs and each team gets to perform 2 songs of their director's choice.

Episode 6 (December 8, 2018)

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In the midst of preparing for their second ranking evaluation, the 57 trainees are faced with the reality that they must say goodbye to 8 members. With Team Performance in first place, they can focus solely on their second performance, but Team Rap and Team Vocals cannot ignore the fact that they could be eliminated.

Episode 7 (December 15, 2018)

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As there are two teams for each position, the Position Competition is divided into Round 1 and Round 2. After the devastating loss of almost half their members, Team Rap's Team “H.E.R” faces a crisis in their performance. During the rehearsals, everyone is intimidated by Team Vocals’ Team “I Need U”. In a twist of fate, Team Performance and Team Rap go back to back in their performance of “H.E.R”.

Episode 8 (December 22, 2018)

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The three teams prepare for Round 2. With Team Rap in the lead, the other two teams are prepared to do their best to beat them. However, during their Interim evaluations, the directors of Team Rap and Team Vocals are disappointed with the quality and decide that changes must be made to win.

Episode 9 (December 29, 2018)

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The trainees take a break from their preparations to show off their various charms for Christmas. Super Junior's Shindong and Leeteuk as well as GFRIEND’s Yerin make a guest appearance as MCs for a special corner called "Weekly Trainees". The trainees compete with each other to win prizes to enjoy while being in the training center. Also, the Second Ranking Announcement is held, and the trainees must say goodbye to nine people.

Episode 10 (January 5, 2019)

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This time the three teams are combined into 6 units to compete with one another for a benefit of 10,000 votes. The combinations of each unit was chosen by fans on the online voting system for the following songs: "Fake Love" by BTS, "Growl" by Exo, "Sherlock" by SHINee, "Fiction" by BEAST, "Mirotic" by TVXQ and "Be Mine" by INFINITE. They must prepare a performance with an internationally ranked song. Yesterday's friend becomes today's enemy as the mission gets heated up. Taek Hyeon shows off his MC skills when the units choose their competitor. Special director J-Hope stops by to help the "Fake Love" team with the choreography and gives his expertise.[3]

Episode 11 (January 12, 2019)

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The results for the first round of the Shuffle Mission are revealed. Unit “Fiction” goes up against Unit “Be Mine”, and Unit “Sherlock” goes up against Unit “Growl”. During practice, there is trouble between the members of Unit “Fiction”, and it is apparent even on stage during the rehearsals. Unit “Sherlock” is upset for being treated as the weakest link and practices really hard to beat Unit “Growl”. Meanwhile, Kai from EXO gives tips to Unit “Growl”.[4]

Episode 12 (January 19, 2019)

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It's the last mission before the live broadcast. Among the remaining trainees, only 25 will make it to the Collaboration Mission. During the Third Ranking Announcement, So Hyun has a surprising announcement regarding the dismissal of one of the trainees for misconduct. The Collaboration Mission begins, and each team and their directors put on the performance of a lifetime. Knowing it might be their last shot, everyone works hard to leave no regrets.

Episode 13 (January 26, 2019)

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It's the day of the Fourth Ranking Announcement, and the top 19 trainees have been determined. During the announcement So Hyun broke the news about Ji Jin-seok and Bang Jun-hyuk's departure for health reasons. After the announcements, the trainees gather for a special segment called "The Trainee." With special MCs, Shindong and Ye Rin, we get a look at the trainees’ first audition, their work fashion, and a prank that shows their character. The trainees laugh and enjoy themselves one last time before the final live broadcast.

Episode 14 (February 9, 2019)

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After months of blood, sweat, and tears put into this competition, UNDER NINETEEN is finally coming to an end. Today is the long-awaited live broadcast to find out who will make it into the final 9 and debut. The trainees divide up into two groups to perform new songs. There is tension in the air as it's their last chance to gain the support of their fans and debut. Who will make it into the top nine and debut as 1the9?

Contestants

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Color key (In order of contestant's rank on the show)
       Top 9
       Contestants eliminated in the final episode
       Contestants eliminated in the fourth rounds of eliminations
       Contestants eliminated in the third rounds of eliminations
       Contestants eliminated in the second rounds of eliminations
       Contestants eliminated in the first rounds of eliminations
       Contestants that left the show
57 contestants
Jeon Do-yum (전도염) Jung Jin-sung (정진성) Kim Tae-woo (김태우) Shin Ye-chan (신예찬) Jeong Taek-hyeon (정택현)
Yoo Yong-ha (유용하) Park Sung-won (박성원) Lee Seung-hwan (이승환) Kim Jun-seo (김준서) Kim Shi-hyun (김시현)
Suren (수런) Kim Young-won (김영원) Lee Sang-min (이상민) Song Byeong-hee (송병희) Lee Ye-chan (이예찬)
Bae Hyeon-jun (배현준) Lee Jong-won (이종원) Park Si-young (박시영) Wumuti (우무티) Jeon Chan-bin (전찬빈)
Kim Sung-ho (김성호) Kang Jun-hyuck (강준혁) Yoon Tae-kyung (윤태경) Ji Jin-seok (지진석) Bang Jun-hyuk (방준혁)
Kim Jung-woo (김정우) Park Jin-oh (박진오) Kim Young-seok (김영석) Shin Chan-bin (신찬빈) Lim Youn-seo (임윤서)
Lee Dong-joon (이동준) Song Jae-won (송재원) Min (민) Oh Da-han (오다한) Lim Hyeong-bin ( 임형빈 )
Son Jin-ha ( 손진하) Lee Jae-eok (이재억) Kim Kun (김건) Christian (크리스티안) Choi Soo-min (최수민)
Koo Han-seo (구한서) Kim Kang-min (김강민) Kim Ye-joon (김예준) Nam Do-hyon (남도현) Eddie (에디)
Jang Rui (장루이) Jeong Won-beom (정원범) Jung Hyun-jun (정현준) Kosuke (코스케) Kim Bin (김빈)
Kim Jun-jae (김준재) Yoon Do-yeon (윤도연) Lee Min-woo (이민우) Lee Jun-hwan (이준환) Chang Min-su (장민수)
Jay Chang (제이창) Choi Yong-hun (최용훈)

Rankings

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The top 9 contestants were determined by online and onsite voting, the results of which were announced at the end of each episode. The top 9 contestants at the final vote determined the final group.

Color key
       New Top 9
# Episode 6 Episode 9 Episode 10 Jan 9 Episode 12 Episode 13 Jan 30 Episode 14
1 Wumuti Wumuti = Jung Jin-sung ↑10 Jung Jin-sung = Jeon Do-yum ↑2 Jeon Do-yum = Jeon Do-yum = Jeon Do-yum =
2 Kim Shi-hyun Kim Sung-ho ↑18 Choi Soo-min ↑1 Choi Soo-min = Jung Jin-sung ↓1 Jung Jin-sung = Jung Jin-sung = Jung Jin-sung =
3 Jeon Do-yum Choi Soo-min ↑5 Wumuti ↓2 Jeon Do-yum ↑4 Shin Ye-chan ↑2 Wumuti ↑8 Kim Tae-woo ↑3 Kim Tae-woo =
4 Jung Jin-sung Yoon Tae-kyung ↑6 Shin Ye-chan ↑2 Wumuti ↓1 Lee Seung-hwan ↑4 Yoo Yong-ha ↑4 Shin Ye-chan ↑1 Shin Ye-chan =
5 Shin Ye-chan Jeon Do-yum ↓2 Jeong Taek-hyeon ↑13 Shin Ye-chan ↓1 Bang Jun-hyuk ↑4 Shin Ye-chan ↓2 Yoo Yong-ha ↓1 Jeong Taek-hyeon ↑4
6 Suren Shin Ye-chan ↓1 Park Sung-won ↑1 Jeong Taek-hyeon ↓1 Park Sung-won ↑1 Kim Tae-woo ↑6 Kim Shi-hyun ↑1 Yoo Yong-ha ↓1
7 Ji Jin-seok Park Sung-won ↑30 Jeon Do-yum ↓2 Park Sung-won ↓1 Jeong Taek-hyeon ↓1 Kim Shi-hyun ↑6 Lee Seung-hwan ↑1 Park Sung-won ↑1
8 Choi Soo-min Lee Sang-min ↑26 Kim Sung-ho ↓6 Lee Seung-hwan ↑1 Yoo Yong-ha ↑5 Lee Seung-hwan ↓4 Park Sung-won ↑2 Lee Seung-hwan ↓1
9 Bang Jun-hyuk Ji Jin-seok ↓2 Lee Seung-hwan ↑3 Bang Jun-hyuk ↑1 Ji Jin-seok ↑3 Jeong Taek-hyeon ↓2 Jeong Taek-hyeon = Kim Jun-seo ↑2

Result

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During the last episode aired on February 9, 2019, Kim So-hyun and Leeteuk announced the unit boy band's name: 1THE9 (Hangul: 원더나인).

# Episode 14 (Total votes)
Name Votes Company
1 Jeon Do-yum 678,953 Play M Entertainment
2 Jung Jin-sung 500,929 Play M Entertainment
3 Kim Tae-woo 399,509 A Team Entertainment
4 Shin Ye-chan 390,005 TOP Media
5 Jung Taek-hyeon 377,883 Management Air
6 Yoo Yong-ha 347,424 OUI Entertainment
7 Park Sung-won 342,430 A Team Entertainment
8 Lee Seung-hwan 325,754 Play M Entertainment
9 Kim Jun-seo 321,288 OUI Entertainment

Missions

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Theme Song Mission (Episode 3–5)

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# Team Song Votes
1 Performance "We Are Young" 253
2 Vocal "Go Tomorrow" 201
3 Rap "Friends" 185

Position Mission (Episode 6–8)

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Color key

  •   Leader
  •   Former leader
# Team Group Original artist Song Contestant Votes Total votes
1 Vocal A BTS "I Need U" Kang Jun-hyuck 214 455
Kim Jung-woo
Lim Hyeong-bin
Jeon Chan-bin
Jung Jin-sung
Ji Jin-seok
B EXO "Love Me Right" Kim Kun 241
Kim Young-seok
Kim Young-won
Kim Tae-woo
Bae Hyeon-jun
Shin Ye-chan
Yoon Tae-kyung
Lee Dong-joon
Lee Jae-eok
Lim Youn-seo
2 Performance A Block B "H.E.R" Kim Kang-min 223 450
Park Si-young
Song Byeong-hee
Song Jae-won
Suren
Shin Chan-bin
Eddie
Oh Da-han
Lee Seung-hwan
Christian
B VIXX "Shangri-La" Kim Shi-hyun 227
Kim Jun-seo
Min
Son Jin-ha
Wumuti
Lee Jong-won
Jeon Do-yum
Jeong Won-beom
Kosuke
3 Rap A Block B "H.E.R" Kim Sung-ho 236 437
Park Sung-won
Bang Jun-hyuk
Jang Rui
Jung Hyun-jun
Choi Soo-min
B NCT U "Boss" Koo Han-seo 201
Kim Ye-joon
Nam Do-hyon
Park Jin-oh
Yoo Yong-ha
Lee Sang-min
Lee Ye-chan
Jeong Taek-hyeon

Shuffle Mission (Episode 10–11)

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Color key

  Leader

Round Team Original artist Special director Song Contestant Votes
1 1 TVXQ "Mirotic" Lee Seung-hwan 289
Wumuti
Kim Tae-woo
Song Byeong-hee
Yoo Yong-ha
Lee Dong-jun
2 BTS J-Hope "Fake Love" Shin Ye-chan 373
Jeon Do-yum
Yoon Tae-kyung
Kim Jun-seo
Lim Hyeong-bin
Lee Sang-min
Kang Jun-hyuk
2 3 INFINITE "Be Mine" Kim Shi-hyun 335
Kim Young-seok
Bae Hyun-jun
Taek-hyeon
Son Jin-ha
Lee Jae-eok
Min
4 Beast "Fiction" Shin Chan-bin 303
Ji Jin-seok
Choi Soo-min
Jeon Chan-bin
Lee Jongwon
Kim Sung-ho
3 5 SHINee "Sherlock" Kim Young-won 174
Lee Ye-chan
Kim Kun
Christian
Lim Yoon-seo
Park Jin-oh
Oh Da-han
6 EXO Kai "Growl" Song Jae-won 454
Jung Jin-sung
Bang Jun-hyuk
Kim Jung-woo
Park Si-young
Suren
Park Sung-won

Collaboration Mission (Episode 12)

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Team Original Artist Song
Vocal Crush "Don't Forget"
Rap Dynamic Duo "Friday Night"
Performance Super Junior "U" & "Black Suit"

Discography

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Singles

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Title Year Recorded by
Go Tomorrow 2018 Vocal Team
Friends Rap Team
We Are Young Performance Team
Like A Magic 2019 Team A
Shooting Star Team B

Ratings

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In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen
Nationwide[5] Seoul[6]
1 November 3, 2018 2.2% NR
2 November 10, 2018 1.7% NR
3 November 17, 2018 1.9% NR
4 November 24, 2018 1.5% NR
5 December 1, 2018 1.2% NR
6 December 8, 2018 1.4% NR
7 December 15, 2018 1.2% NR
8 December 22, 2018 1.5% NR
9 December 29, 2018 1.6% NR
10 January 5, 2019 1.6% NR
11 January 12, 2019 1.1% NR
12 January 19, 2019 0.9% NR
13 January 26, 2019 1.0% NR
14 February 9, 2019 1.3% NR

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipients Result Ref.
2018 18th MBC Entertainment Awards Excellence Award, Music/Talk Category (Female) Kim So-hyun Won [7]

Aftermath

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  • 1the9 released their debut extended play (EP) XIX on April 13, 2019. After one and a half years of activities, 1the9 disbanded on August 8, 2020 following their contract expiration.[8][9]
    • Jeon Do-yum signed an exclusive contract with Bluedot Entertainment and debuted as the members of Just B under the stage names DY and Bain on June 30, 2021.[10][11]
    • Kim Tae-woo signed an exclusive contract with Keystone Entertainment and debuted as a member of BLANK2Y under the stage name Louis.[12]
    • Shin Ye-chan signed an exclusive contract with Spire Entertainment and debuted as a member of Omega X on June 30, 2021.[13]
    • Jeong Taek-hyeon is currently active as an actor.
    • Yoo Yong-ha and Kim Jun-seo debuted as the members of Oui Entertainment's boy group WEi.[14]
    • Park Sung-won signed an exclusive contract with RAIN Company and debuted as a member of Ciipher.[15]
    • Lee Seung-hwan left Play M Entertainment and participated on SBS's reality survival show Loud. However, he was eliminated in the first round of the show.[16] In 2021 Lee joined RBW but has since left. He later appeared as a contestant on the Mnet survival show Boys Planet, but he did not make it into the final group, Zerobaseone.[17][18]
    • Jung Jin-sung left Play M Entertainment.
Other contestants
  • Some trainees debuted with groups:
    • Song Jae-won signed an exclusive contract with Yuehua Entertainment and debuted as a member of their new boy group Tempest under the stage name Hwarang.[19]
    • Park Si-young and Khael debuted as the members of DSP Media's new boy group Mirae on March 17, 2020.[20]
    • Bang Jun-hyuk debuted as a member of TOP Media's new boy group MCND under the stage name Win on February 27, 2020.[21]
    • Song Byeong-hee debuted, alongside ITHE9 member Jeon Do-yeom, in the group Just B on June 30, 2021 and adopted the stage name Bain.
    • Lee Ye-chan debuted in KQ's newest boy group Xikers on March 30, 2023.
    • Jungwoo debuted with his group Nine,i on March 30, 2022 under First One Entertainment
    • Christian debuted in a P-pop boy group VXON under the stage name C13
    • Jay Chang debuted in Armada Entertainment's boy group One Pact. He then also subsequently debuted in the project group B.D.U under Orca Music after winning Mnet's Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival.
    • Wumuti debuted in the vocal group Waterfire (band), a group that formed during the Mnet survival show Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival.
  • Some contestants participated in other survival shows:
    • Jay Chang & Wumuti appeared as contestants on Mnet's survival shows, Boys Planet and Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival, with Jay Chang winning Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival and debuting in the project group B.D.U.
    • Song Byeong-hee (going by his stage name Bain) also competed on the Mnet survival show Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival.


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