Make Mate 1
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Make Mate 1 (Korean: Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 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).[3][4]
It was revealed that the name of the group will be called Nouera, it is derived from the French word "nouer", which means "to tie together", and the English word "era", implying that Nouera's music will connect eras.[5]
Concept
[edit | edit source]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.[6]
Background and promotion
[edit | edit source]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.[7][8][9][10] It has been about 6 years since The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project, which ended in February 2018, that KBS is presenting an idol audition.[11] KBS were also released a poster for the global boy group's debut project through their official SNS account.[12]
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.[13][14][15][16][17]
On March 27, 2024, Make Mate One social media revealed profiles for 9 people out of 36 everyday.[18][19]
On March 31, 2024, the first teaser video was uploaded on social media.[20] The project's main theme song was "Time of Our Life" by Day6, a remake from album The Book of Us: Gravity.
Cast
[edit | edit source]Host
[edit | edit source]Special host
[edit | edit source]- Lee Gi-kwang served as a special host to announce the start of the program.[24]
Judges
[edit | edit source]- Solar, who is trusted and listened to, supports the participants in developing their potential from the perspective of a current idol.[25]
Special judges
[edit | edit source]- Oh My Girl's Hyojung (Ep. 1-2)
- Lovelyz's Mijoo (Ep. 1-2)
- Kwon Eun-bi[26] (Ep. 4-5)
- Enhypen's Jungwon, Ni-ki, and Heeseung[26] (Ep. 4-5)
- STAYC's Yoon and Sieun (Ep. 6)
- The Boyz's Sunwoo and Ju Haknyeon (Ep. 6)
- (G)-Idle's Minnie (Ep. 8-9)
- Pentagon's Hui (Ep. 8-9)
- Apink's Park Cho Rong and Kim Nam Joo (Ep. 8-9)
Vocal coaches
[edit | edit source]- Lim Han-byul, a guide teacher for vocal skills.[25]
- Kim Seong-eun, a vocal teacher for idols, who provided cool-headed yet warm advice.[25]
Dance and rap coaches
[edit | edit source]- 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.[25]
Contestants
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Color key:
| Final members of Nouera | |
| Eliminated in the Final Round | |
| Eliminated in Third Round (Third Elimination) | |
| Eliminated in Second Round (Second Elimination) | |
| Eliminated in First Round (First Elimination) | |
| Left the show |
| 36 contestants | |||||
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| Chen Bingfan (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Lin (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Miraku (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Jang Hyun-jun (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Noh Gi-hyeon (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Jeon Jun-pyo (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
| Han Yu-seop (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Kim Si-on (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Jung Hyun-jun (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Jia-hao (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Takuma (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Jeong Hyeon-uk (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
| Kim Hak-seong (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | An Xin (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Jo Min-jae (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Seo Yun-deok (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Midori (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Jung Jae-yong (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
| Choi Min-jun (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | 07 Kim Seung-ho (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Shin Won-cheon (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Seo Ji-ho (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Yoon Jae-yong (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | 06 Kim Seung-ho (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
| Lee Jang-hee (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Lee Do-ha (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Ki Hyeong-jun (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Chen Shiau Fu (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Aki (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Kim Sun-yub (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
| Choi Han-gyeol (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Kai (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Jo Jae-hyeon (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Yoon Ho-hyeon (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Jo Seung-hyeon (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Kim Se-gon (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
Ranking
[edit | edit source]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
Online, Stage and Round Rankings
[edit | edit source]| Online | Stage | Round Ranking |
| New to Top Mate |
| Rank | Episode 0 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Episode 9 | Episode 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre Bias Ranking
(Online) |
Online | First Stage | Online | Change Mission | Round 1 | Online | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final Round | |
| 1 | Lin | Lin | Jo Min-jae | Chen Bingfan | Chen Bingfan | Chen Bingfan | Chen Bingfan | Jang Hyun-jun | Jia Hao | Chen Bingfan |
| 2 | Chen Bingfan | Chen Bingfan | Jung Hyun-jun | Lin | Jang Hyun-jun | Jang Hyun-jun | Jia Hao | Chen Bingfan | Chen Bingfan | Lin |
| 3 | Noh Gi-hyeon | Kim Si-on | Chen Bingfan | Kim Si-on | Takuma | Kim Si-on | Lin | Noh Gi-hyeon | Han Yu-seop | Miraku |
| 4 | Kim Si-on | Jung Hyun-jun | Choi Han-gyeol | Jo Min-jae | Kim Seung-ho 07 | Lin | Jeon Jun-pyo | Jeon Jun-pyo | Lin | Jang Hyun-jun |
| 5 | Chen Shiau Fu | Jia Hao | Kim Seung-ho 07 | Jia Hao | Shin Won-cheon | Kim Seung-ho 07 | Seo Yun-deok | Lin | Takuma | Noh Gi-hyeon |
| 6 | An Xin | An Xin | Yoon Jae-yong | Chen Shiau Fu | Jo Min-jae | Jo Min-jae | Han Yu-seop | Jo Min-jae | Jung Hyun-jun | Jeon Jun-pyo |
| 7 | Miraku | Jo Min-jae | Jang Hyun-jun | Han Yu-seop | Jung Hyun-jun | Shin Won-cheon | Jo Min-jae | Han Yu-seop | Jo Min-jae | Han Yu-seop |
| 8 | Jang Hyun-jun | Midori | Lin | Seo Yun-deok | Han Yu-seop | Jung Hyun-jun | Kim Hak-seong | Yoon Jae-yong | Jeon Jun-pyo | |
| 9 | Jeon Jun-pyo | Miraku | Seo Yun-deok | An Xin | Kim Si-on | Takuma | An Xin | An Xin | Kim Si-on | |
| 10 | Han Yu-seop | Noh Gi-hyeon | Noh Gi-hyeon | Lee Do-ha | - | - | Lee Do-ha | - | - |
Ratings
[edit | edit source]| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[27] | |
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| 1 | May 15, 2024 | 0.6% (68th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 2 | May 22, 2024 | 0.3% (76th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 3 | May 29, 2024 | 0.4% (70th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 4 | June 5, 2024 | 0.4% (71st)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 5 | June 12, 2024 | 0.3% (87th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 6 | June 19, 2024 | 0.3% (75th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 7 | June 26, 2024 | 0.4% (69th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 8 | July 3, 2024 | 0.3% (77th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 9 | July 10, 2024 | 0.4% (71st)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 10 | July 17, 2024 | 0.3% (84th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| Average | 0.4% | ||
Post-Competition
[edit | edit source]The final group NouerA, is managed by Nouer Entertainment. The group debuted on February 26, 2025, with extended play (EP) Chapter: New Is Now.[28]
- Some contestants will debut or debuted in new boy groups or released music as solo artists:
- Some contestants joined new companies:
- Jung Hyun-jun (9th), Jia Hao (10th), Anxin (14th) joined Nouer Entertainment.[33]
- Some contestants participated in other survival shows:
- Jo Min-jae (15th) participated in Korean survival show Debut's Plan.[34] He was eliminated in the eighth episode after ranking 17th.
- Jung Hyun-jun (9th)[35], Jia Hao (10th)[36], Anxin (14th)[37] participated in Korean survival show Boys II Planet. Jung Hyun-jun was eliminated in the eighth episode after ranking 47th. Jia Hao and Anxin went on to debut in the winning group ALPHA DRIVE ONE under WakeOne, after ranking in 5th and 2nd place, respectively.
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