Make Mate 1

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]

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.

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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

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]