Produce 101 Japan Shinsekai
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Produce 101 Japan Shinsekai (プロデュースワンオーワンジャパン新世界; stylized in all caps) is the fourth season of the reality competition show Produce 101 Japan, the Japanese version of Produce 101. The show brings together 123 contestants with the intention of producing a permanent twelve-member boy group. It premiered on March 26, 2026,[1] broadcasting in Japan via Lemino every Thursday at 21:00 JST (GMT+9) and concurrently globally via Mnet. The show concluded on June 6, finalizing the 12 debut members of KO1KEYZ.
| Produce 101 Japan Shinsekai | |||||
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| Season 4 | |||||
Season 4 logo | |||||
| Native name | |||||
| Katakana | プロデュースワンオーワンジャパン新世界 | ||||
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| No. of contestants | 123 | ||||
| Winner | KO1KEYZ | ||||
| Location | Japan (mainly), South Korea (some episode) | ||||
| No. of episodes | 11 | ||||
| Release | |||||
| Original network | Nippon TV (finale only) | ||||
| Original release | March 26 – June 6, 2026 | ||||
| Season chronology | |||||
The series is an official spin-off of the South Korean television series Produce 101 and is a co-production between Yoshimoto Kogyo and CJ E&M.
Promotion and broadcast
On July 16, 2025, the Produce 101 Japan social media accounts posted a teaser hinting a new season of the show. The next day, the new season was announced as a global audition for a new boy group. Applications opened on July 17, 2025, with an initial deadline of September 4, 2025. However, due to technical issues and the high traffic as the audition period was nearing its end, the deadline was extended to September 7, 2025.[2]
On January 23, 2026, Nakasone Rino, Kevin Woo, and Kaita were revealed as trainers. Adachi Yuto and Kawabata Kaname were also revealed the following day. On January 30, the first forty trainees were revealed. Forty-three more trainees were revealed the next day. On February 1, a twist called "101 Pass" was announced: thirty-eight "trainee candidates" were revealed, meaning twenty of them had to be cut to fit the show's 101 format. National producers and Sekai producers could vote their favorite 11 candidates out of those thirty-eight every day from February 2 to 4 using their d account or on the Mnet Plus app. The 20 least-voted trainee candidates were eliminated before the show started.[3] To help fans decide, introduction videos for the trainee candidates were uploaded to the official Produce 101 Japan YouTube channel. On February 3, 1-minute PR videos for all 121 participants were uploaded.
On February 11, Dean Fujioka was announced as the season's national producer representative.[4] In addition, audience recruitment for the first on-site evaluation opened. On the following day, Korean celebrity Choi Sooyoung was revealed as the season's sekai producer representative, a new role in the series.[5] On February 19, the theme song "Shinsekai" was released digitally, alongside the performance video featuring the 101 trainees. Fancams of the full trainees except Hori Eito were uploaded on February 22. On the same day, it was announced that Hori Eito and Sakurai Hikaru had left the show due to personal reasons.[6] Their profiles on the website and PR videos on YouTube were removed.
On March 24, two days before the season premiere, the nineteen trainees chosen for 101 Pass were revealed, solidifying the cast of 101 trainees.
Cast
The show is presented by Dean Fujioka as the National Producer Representative[7] and Choi Soo-young as the Sekai Producer Representative.[8]
- Vocal trainers
- Dance trainers
- Rino Nakasone[9]
- Kaita[9]
- Rap trainer
Contestants
There were a total of 123 contestants involved with the show, but only 101 contestants were allowed to continue past the Level Placement Test. Contestants that left the show or were eliminated in the "101 Pass"[11] elimination round were delisted from the official website prior to the show's premiere. The English names of all the contestants are presented in accordance with the official website.[12]
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| Final debut members of KO1KEYZ | |
| Contestants eliminated in the finale | |
| Contestants eliminated in the third elimination round | |
| Contestants eliminated in the second elimination round | |
| Contestants eliminated in the first elimination round | |
| Contestants eliminated in the 101 Pass elimination round | |
| Contestants left the show |
| 123 Contestants | ||||
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| Kato Daiki (加藤 大樹) | Yada Yoshiki (矢田 佳暉) | Park Si-young (パク・シヨン) | Oh Shin-haeng (オ・シンヘン) | Goto Yuki (後藤 結) |
| Yanagiya Issa (柳谷 伊冴) | Ono Keito (小野 慶人) | Abe Yura (安部 结蘭) | Iizuka Ryoga (飯塚 亮賀) | Sugiyama Ryuji (杉山 竜司) |
| Terui Kosuke (照井 康祐) | Hamada Towa (濱田 永遠) | Chen Rickey (チェン・リッキー) | Tsuchida Osuke (土田 央修) | Kumabe Takuto (熊部 拓斗) |
| Kurahashi Goten (倉橋 吾槙) | Yoo Hyeon-seung (ユ・ヒョンスン) | Okada Yuma (岡田 侑磨) | Adam Nagai (アダム・ナガイ) | Koshimizu Ren (小清水 蓮) |
| Aonuma Koshiro (青沼 昂史朗) | Kobayashi Chisato (小林 千悟) | Tanaka Maki (田中 蒔) | Imae Rikuto (今江 陸斗) | Yokoyama Kaname (横山 奏夢) |
| Asaka Kotaro (浅香 孝太郎) | Yamashita Shu (山下 柊) | Yoon Jae-yong (ユン・ジェヨン) | Ishida Ryota (石田 亮太) | Lee Hyun-jae (イ・ヒョンジェ) |
| Ogasawara Giuseppe Kei (小笠原 ジュゼッペ 慧) | Obayashi Yusei (大林 悠成) | Shinogaya Ayumu (篠ヶ谷 歩夢) | Liu Kaichi (リュウ・カイチ) | Kenmotsu Kinari (釼持 吉成) |
| Archer Uy (アーチャー・ウイ) | Matsuda Taiga (松田 太雅) | Itakura Yuta (板倉 悠太) | Kwak Dong-min (カク・ドンミン) | Li Weize (リー・ウェイゼ) |
| Nishizaki Shu (西﨑 柊) | Fujimaki Taiga (藤牧 大雅) | Chuang Jay (ジュアン・ジェイ) | Kaneyasu Junsei (金安 純正) | Uno Kaimu (宇野 海夢) |
| Ohse Rinto (大瀬 凜和) | Sawai Sena (澤井 星名) | Minamihira Tatsuya (南平 達矢) | Takahashi Sora (髙橋 空良) | Mori Mei (森 明育) |
| Horino Ren (堀野 蓮) | Maruo Jinichiro (丸尾 尋一郎) | Hirashima Hikaru (平島 輝) | Yohan Emmanuel (ヨハン・エマニュエル) | Horio Hijiri (堀尾 聖) |
| Honjo Akira (本荘 晃) | Kaneda Eito (金田 栄都) | Okamoto Takuto (岡本 拓士) | Takaya Kyohei (髙谷 京平) | Iwaki Shinji (岩城 慎二) |
| Sato Sora (佐藤 碧空) | Sakurai Fuma (櫻井 楓真) | Miyazato Takuto (宮里 拓利) | Nakamaru Aju (中丸 晏寿) | Kamimoto Riku (神元 理丘) |
| Ichikawa Daiki (市川 大輝) | Nishida Soshi (西田 颯梓) | Sano Yusei (佐野 由征) | Kurosaki Kanta (黒﨑 貫汰) | Takagi Haruto (髙城 暖人) |
| Katsuki Seita (香月 誠太) | Mizugami Rui (水上 琉偉) | Masuda Tomoki (増田 倫希) | Aguinaldo Tristan James (アギナルド・トリスタン・ジェームス) | Kawai Kosei (河合 晃誠) |
| Zukeran Hiroto (瑞慶覧 太都) | Okada Hyugo (岡田 彪吾) | Fujiyoshi Tokiya (藤芳 辰弥) | Yamane Musashi (山根 武蔵) | Kobayashi Rento (小林 蓮翔) |
| Aom Suungkavathin (オム・スアンカワーテン) | Kitabayashi Tetora (北林 天虎) | Tono Sota (東野 蒼汰) | Matsuda Sogo (松田 颯吾) | Tabi Kanade (多比 奏聖) |
| Miyazaki Shinsuke (宮崎 真佑) | Muramatsu Haruku (村松 遼空) | Ko Keishin (黄 敬眞) | Suekawa Eita (末川 瑛太) | Kanakura Takumi (金倉 拓未) |
| Okado Ryuga (岡戸 竜芽) | Nishiyama Kento (西山 賢人) | Shin Jung-uk (シン・ジョンウク) | Kojima Ayumu (児島 歩夢) | Seki Keijiro (関 敬次郎) |
| Morii Teru (森井 輝) | Hatoba Rikuto (鳩場 陸人) | Kai Rikuya (甲斐 陸也) | Kawabe Joe (河邊 晟) | Takamatsu Keisuke (髙松 敬祐) |
| Ueno Rui (上野 琉偉) | Kawamura Hakuto (川村 珀斗) | Sagawa Hirokazu (佐川 太一) | Abe Itsuki (阿部 樹) | Lee Joong-hoon (イ・ジュンフン) |
| Ozawa Koshin (小澤 昂心) | Kobayashi Kou (小林 廣) | Michael Minh Mccaffrey (マイケル ミン・マカフリ) | Patrick Phan Le (パトリック ファン・レ) | Kasahara Ren (笠原 蓮) |
| Eguchi Rento (江口 蓮翔) | Ochiai Rio (落合 利温) | Koyauchi Ruka (小谷内 瑠嘉) | Saito Sei (齊藤 惺) | Fujimoto Shinsei (藤本 真成) |
| Iida Shuma (飯田 柊馬) | Osawa Yugo (大澤 佑冴) | Fujii Yusei (藤井 雄聖) | Okamoto Yuto (岡本 佑斗) | Hori Eito (保里 瑛都) |
| Sakurai Hikaru (櫻井 輝) | Unknown | Unknown | ||
Rankings
Top 12
The top 12 contestants, calculated through a weighted system of 70% National votes and 30% Sekai votes are chosen through popularity with online voting and audience live voting. National Producers vote through Lemino and can receive an additional vote per day by downloading the Lemino app, while Sekai Producers vote through Mnet Plus. The results were shown at the end of each episode.
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| New Top 12[a] | |
| Returned to Top 12[b] |
| List of Top 12 Contestants | |||||||
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| # | Ep. 2 | Ep. 3 | Ep. 5 | Ep. 6 | Ep. 8 | Ep. 10 | Ep. 11 |
| 1 | Yada Yoshiki | Kenmotsu Kinari (  1) |
Kato Daiki ( 1) |
Kato Daiki (  ) |
Kato Daiki ( ) |
Oh Shin-haeng ( 6) |
Kato Daiki ( 9) |
| 2 | Kenmotsu Kinari | Kato Daiki ( 1) |
Kenmotsu Kinari (  1) |
Terui Kosuke ( 5) |
Abe Yura ( 2) |
Abe Yura ( ) |
Yada Yoshiki ( 1) |
| 3 | Kato Daiki | Yada Yoshiki ( 2) |
Abe Yura ( 1) |
Kenmotsu Kinari ( 1) |
Terui Kosuke ( 1) |
Yada Yoshiki ( 2) |
Park Si-young ( 3) |
| 4 | Abe Yura | Abe Yura ( ) |
Yada Yoshiki ( 1) |
Abe Yura ( 1) |
Kenmotsu Kinari ( 1) |
Terui Kosuke ( 1) |
Oh Shin-haeng ( 3) |
| 5 | Park Si-young | Park Si-young ( ) |
Oh Shin-haeng ( 1) |
Park Si-young ( 1) |
Yada Yoshiki ( 1) |
Iizuka Ryoga ( 3) |
Goto Yuki ( 4) |
| 6 | Oh Shin-haeng | Oh Shin-haeng ( ) |
Park Si-young ( 1) |
Yada Yoshiki ( 2) |
Park Si-young ( 1) |
Park Si-young ( ) |
Yanagiya Issa ( 2) |
| 7 | Adam Nagai | Adam Nagai ( ) |
Terui Kosuke ( 1) |
Oh Shin-haeng ( 2) |
Oh Shin-haeng ( ) |
Chen Rickey ( 6) |
Ono Keito ( 8) |
| 8 | Koshimizu Ren | Terui Kosuke ( 1) |
Yoo Hyeon-seung ( 2) |
Yoo Hyeon-seung ( ) |
Iizuka Ryoga ( 4) |
Yanagiya Issa ( 3) |
Abe Yura ( 6) |
| 9 | Terui Kosuke | Kumabe Takuto ( 3) |
Kumabe Takuto ( ) |
Yanagiya Issa ( 10) |
Yoo Hyeon-seung ( 1) |
Goto Yuki ( 7) |
Iizuka Ryoga ( 4) |
| 10 | Iizuka Ryoga | Yoo Hyeon-seung ( 5) |
Adam Nagai ( 3) |
Tsuchida Osuke ( 3) |
Sugiyama Ryuji ( 1) |
Kato Daiki ( 9) |
Sugiyama Ryuji ( 2) |
| 11 | Kurahashi Goten | Iizuka Ryoga ( 1) |
Kurahashi Goten ( 2) |
Sugiyama Ryuji ( 12) |
Yanagiya Issa ( 2) |
Kumabe Takuto ( 4) |
Terui Kosuke ( 7) |
| 12 | Kumabe Takuto | Koshimizu Ren ( 4) |
Iizuka Ryoga ( 1) |
Iizuka Ryoga ( ) |
Tsuchida Osuke ( 2) |
Sugiyama Ryuji ( 2) |
Hamada Towa ( 2) |
Global Ranker
The Global Ranker, calculated through a weighted system of 30% National votes and 70% Sekai votes, was announced at the end of each voting period. If a contestant ranked in the top 12 of the Global Ranker, they would continue onto to the next round even if they would have been eliminated.
In the first two voting periods, no eliminated contestants ranked in the top 12. In the third voting period, two eliminated contestants ranked in the top 12, allowing them to continue onto the next round.
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| Saved |
| List of Top 12 Contestants | ||||||||
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| # | Ep. 5 | Ep. 8 | Ep. 10 | Ep. 11 | ||||
| 1 | Yada Yoshiki | Yada Yoshiki | Yada Yoshiki | Yada Yoshiki | ||||
| 2 | Kato Daiki | Kato Daiki | Kobayashi Chisato | Oh Shin-haeng | ||||
| 3 | Abe Yura | Abe Yura | Abe Yura | Kato Daiki | ||||
| 4 | Park Si-young | Kenmotsu Kinari | Oh Shin-haeng | Park Si-young | ||||
| 5 | Oh Shin-haeng | Park Si-young | Park Si-young | Ono Keito | ||||
| 6 | Kenmotsu Kinari | Oh Shin-haeng | Terui Kosuke | Sugiyama Ryuji | ||||
| 7 | Yoo Hyeon-seung | Terui Kosuke | Aonuma Koshiro | Abe Yura | ||||
| 8 | Adam Nagai | Yoo Hyeon-seung | Kato Daiki | Iizuka Ryoga | ||||
| 9 | Koshimizu Ren | Hamada Towa | Iizuka Ryoga | Terui Kosuke | ||||
| 10 | Terui Kosuke | Koshimizu Ren | Koshimizu Ren | Goto Yuki | ||||
| 11 | Hamada Towa | Aonuma Koshiro | Yoo Hyeon-seung | Yoo Hyeon-seung | ||||
| 12 | Kumabe Takuto | Tsuchida Osuke | Goto Yuki | Yanagiya Issa | ||||
1st Voting Period
The first voting period took place from March 26, 2026, at 23:45 JST (GMT+9), to April 17 at 4:00 JST. Producers were allowed to vote for twelve contestants per day. The top 50 contestants who received the most points would continue onto the next round while the remaining 51 trainees would be eliminated.
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| Top 12 |
| 1st Voting Period (Episode 5) | |||||||||||||||
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| Rank | Contestants | Points | Rank | Contestants | Points | ||||||||||
| Votes | On-Site Votes |
Total[c] | Votes | On-Site Votes |
Total[c] | ||||||||||
| National | Sekai | National | Sekai | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kato Daiki | 1,296,479 | 488,603 | 409 | 1,785,492 | 26 | Aonuma Koshiro | 384,186 | 203,900 | 361 | 588,448 | ||||
| 2 | Kenmotsu Kinari | 1,372,025 | 392,007 | 345 | 1,764,377 | 27 | Kobayashi Chisato | 342,390 | 232,804 | 3,475 | 578,670 | ||||
| 3 | Abe Yura | 1,051,560 | 501,072 | 422 | 1,553,054 | 28 | Ogasawara Giuseppe Kei | 413,742 | 149,834 | 400 | 563,977 | ||||
| 4 | Yada Yoshiki | 939,786 | 590,728 | 419 | 1,530,933 | 29 | Itakura Yuta | 402,896 | 156,487 | 349 | 559,733 | ||||
| 5 | Oh Shin-haeng | 939,330 | 472,529 | 327 | 1,412,187 | 30 | Tanaka Maki | 454,479 | 73,019 | 3,608 | 531,106 | ||||
| 6 | Park Si-young | 897,732 | 513,636 | 416 | 1,411,784 | 31 | Imae Rikuto | 410,634 | 48,771 | 3,442 | 462,848 | ||||
| 7 | Terui Kosuke | 981,058 | 209,766 | 3,566 | 1,194,391 | 32 | Shinogaya Ayumu | 307,665 | 135,249 | 3,416 | 446,330 | ||||
| 8 | Yoo Hyeon-seung | 634,710 | 426,353 | 451 | 1,061,514 | 33 | Yoon Jae-yong | 224,307 | 197,307 | 402 | 422,017 | ||||
| 9 | Kumabe Takuto | 904,298 | 147,917 | 3,446 | 1,055,661 | 34 | Yamashita Shu | 251,103 | 156,737 | 2,710 | 410,550 | ||||
| 10 | Adam Nagai | 749,512 | 298,131 | 306 | 1,047,949 | 35 | Matsuda Taiga | 209,257 | 194,627 | 2,378 | 406,263 | ||||
| 11 | Kurahashi Goten | 804,763 | 120,893 | 3,565 | 929,221 | 36 | Fujimaki Taiga | 274,222 | 102,710 | 326 | 377,259 | ||||
| 12 | Iizuka Ryoga | 783,434 | 142,348 | 413 | 926,196 | 37 | Kwak Dong-min | 259,411 | 113,469 | 3,430 | 376,311 | ||||
| 13 | Tsuchida Osuke | 714,427 | 166,755 | 2,404 | 883,587 | 38 | Ishida Ryota | 285,753 | 35,288 | 3,400 | 324,441 | ||||
| 14 | Koshimizu Ren | 565,502 | 297,370 | 3,466 | 866,339 | 39 | Okada Yuma | 237,995 | 63,227 | 315 | 301,538 | ||||
| 15 | Hamada Towa | 515,483 | 268,686 | 374 | 784,543 | 40 | Sawai Sena | 235,534 | 56,097 | 304 | 291,936 | ||||
| 16 | Ono Keito | 577,221 | 193,555 | 410 | 771,187 | 41 | Minamihira Tatsuya | 210,577 | 60,123 | 343 | 271,044 | ||||
| 17 | Goto Yuki | 493,758 | 180,964 | 2,402 | 677,125 | 42 | Takahashi Sora | 200,773 | 64,374 | 3,442 | 268,589 | ||||
| 18 | Asaka Kotaro | 485,986 | 188,343 | 288 | 674,618 | 43 | Liu Kaichi | 199,855 | 57,688 | 3,444 | 260,987 | ||||
| 19 | Yanagiya Issa | 554,421 | 93,744 | 3,510 | 651,675 | 44 | Li Weize | 133,326 | 120,464 | 3,434 | 257,224 | ||||
| 20 | Lee Hyun-jae | 491,405 | 152,334 | 317 | 644,057 | 45 | Mori Mei | 211,739 | 40,894 | 278 | 252,911 | ||||
| 21 | Yokoyama Kaname | 489,111 | 147,710 | 3,473 | 640,295 | 46 | Ohse Rinto | 198,103 | 48,609 | 3,479 | 250,191 | ||||
| 22 | Archer Uy | 418,956 | 215,873 | 230 | 635,060 | 47 | Chuang Jay | 146,040 | 103,620 | 236 | 249,896 | ||||
| 23 | Sugiyama Ryuji | 517,442 | 107,469 | 2,450 | 627,362 | 48 | Uno Kaimu | 215,997 | 30,000 | 2,721 | 248,719 | ||||
| 24 | Obayashi Yusei | 491,658 | 123,081 | 3,447 | 618,187 | 49 | Nishizaki Shu | 178,864 | 66,133 | 3,419 | 248,417 | ||||
| 25 | Chen Rickey | 480,239 | 116,014 | 241 | 596,495 | 50 | Kaneyasu Junsei | 203,906 | 31,643 | 3,417 | 238,966 | ||||
2nd Voting Period
The second voting period took place from April 23, 2026, immediately after the first voting period's results announcement, to May 8 at 12:00 JST. Producers were allowed to vote for twelve contestants per day. The top 35 contestants who received the most points would continue onto the next round while the remaining 15 trainees would be eliminated.
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| Top 12 |
| 2nd Voting Period (Episode 8) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Contestants | Points | Rank | Contestants | Points | ||||||||||
| Votes | On-Site Votes |
Total[c] | Votes | On-Site Votes |
Total[c] | ||||||||||
| National | Sekai | National | Sekai | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kato Daiki | 1,146,156 | 517,550 | 10,398 | 1,674,104 | 19 | Aonuma Koshiro | 439,858 | 366,617 | 356 | 806,831 | ||||
| 2 | Abe Yura | 1,028,801 | 538,718 | 50,384 | 1,617,904 | 20 | Koshimizu Ren | 361,952 | 427,809 | 262 | 790,024 | ||||
| 3 | Terui Kosuke | 1,240,023 | 340,771 | 10,418 | 1,591,213 | 21 | Adam Nagai | 528,431 | 242,254 | 10,365 | 781,051 | ||||
| 4 | Kenmotsu Kinari | 1,045,520 | 484,313 | 10,388 | 1,540,221 | 22 | Yamashita Shu | 493,081 | 232,878 | 405 | 726,364 | ||||
| 5 | Yada Yoshiki | 880,055 | 588,754 | 302 | 1,469,111 | 23 | Yokoyama Kaname | 519,064 | 179,861 | 352 | 699,278 | ||||
| 6 | Park Si-young | 923,286 | 506,079 | 380 | 1,429,746 | 24 | Lee Hyun-jae | 537,611 | 144,126 | 10,388 | 692,125 | ||||
| 7 | Oh Shin-haeng | 870,135 | 443,837 | 395 | 1,314,368 | 25 | Yoon Jae-yong | 458,905 | 217,900 | 10,433 | 687,239 | ||||
| 8 | Iizuka Ryoga | 889,505 | 231,443 | 303 | 1,121,251 | 26 | Kobayashi Chisato | 247,892 | 376,913 | 50,327 | 675,133 | ||||
| 9 | Yoo Hyeon-seung | 713,383 | 393,432 | 415 | 1,107,230 | 27 | Obayashi Yusei | 518,578 | 141,270 | 10,426 | 670,275 | ||||
| 10 | Sugiyama Ryuji | 876,385 | 218,560 | 380 | 1,095,325 | 28 | Kurahashi Goten | 504,118 | 158,540 | 315 | 662,973 | ||||
| 11 | Yanagiya Issa | 897,550 | 175,217 | 342 | 1,073,109 | 29 | Ogasawara Giuseppe Kei | 463,370 | 167,013 | 390 | 630,774 | ||||
| 12 | Tsuchida Osuke | 776,690 | 292,015 | 351 | 1,069,057 | 30 | Ishida Ryota | 411,066 | 151,893 | 50,350 | 613,310 | ||||
| 13 | Chen Rickey | 869,006 | 114,547 | 50,394 | 1,033,947 | 31 | Liu Kaichi | 479,797 | 125,347 | 339 | 605,483 | ||||
| 14 | Hamada Towa | 599,161 | 392,724 | 10,394 | 1,002,279 | 32 | Okada Yuma | 467,238 | 126,329 | 369 | 593,937 | ||||
| 15 | Kumabe Takuto | 714,472 | 152,387 | 345 | 867,204 | 33 | Shinogaya Ayumu | 328,398 | 219,610 | 284 | 548,293 | ||||
| 16 | Goto Yuki | 660,696 | 199,470 | 336 | 860,502 | 34 | Tanaka Maki | 454,276 | 93,291 | 288 | 547,856 | ||||
| 17 | Asaka Kotaro | 589,934 | 166,196 | 60,402 | 816,533 | 35 | Imae Rikuto | 468,774 | 74,999 | 341 | 544,114 | ||||
| 18 | Ono Keito | 638,558 | 169,107 | 249 | 807,915 | – | N/a | ||||||||
3rd Voting Period
The third voting period took place from May 14, 2026, immediately after the second voting period's results announcement, to May 22 at 16:00 JST. Producers were allowed to vote for two contestants per day. The top 20 contestants who received the most points would continue onto the next round while the remaining 15 trainees would be eliminated. Two eliminated contestants ranked in the top 12 of the Global Ranker, totaling the number of surviving contestants to 22.
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| Top 12 | |
| Saved |
| 3rd Voting Period (Episode 10) | |||||||||||||||
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| Rank | Contestants | Points | Rank | Contestants | Points | ||||||||||
| Votes | On-Site Votes |
Total[c] | Votes | On-Site Votes |
Total[c] | ||||||||||
| National | Sekai | National | Sekai | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Oh Shin-haeng | 125,315 | 89,780 | 100,032 | 315,128 | 12 | Sugiyama Ryuji | 143,840 | 50,154 | 9 | 194,003 | ||||
| 2 | Abe Yura | 201,685 | 88,061 | 20,013 | 309,760 | 13 | Tsuchida Osuke | 138,751 | 46,381 | 21 | 185,153 | ||||
| 3 | Yada Yoshiki | 131,167 | 150,172 | 31 | 281,371 | 14 | Hamada Towa | 136,405 | 46,296 | 7 | 182,709 | ||||
| 4 | Terui Kosuke | 207,714 | 67,912 | 19 | 275,646 | 15 | Ono Keito | 126,472 | 45,080 | 11 | 171,563 | ||||
| 5 | Iizuka Ryoga | 171,106 | 63,471 | 30,020 | 264,597 | 16 | Aonuma Koshiro | 71,328 | 91,572 | 17 | 162,917 | ||||
| 6 | Park Si-young | 136,731 | 86,186 | 40,022 | 262,940 | 17 | Okada Yuma | 129,567 | 19,192 | 10,011 | 158,771 | ||||
| 7 | Chen Rickey | 220,740 | 27,768 | 14 | 248,522 | 18 | Kobayashi Chisato | 35,536 | 120,540 | 5 | 156,082 | ||||
| 8 | Yanagiya Issa | 191,035 | 38,565 | 7 | 229,608 | 19 | Adam Nagai | 108,155 | 45,142 | 4 | 153,301 | ||||
| 9 | Goto Yuki | 181,124 | 46,549 | 10 | 227,684 | 20 | Kurahashi Goten | 134,151 | 17,409 | 15 | 151,576 | ||||
| 10 | Kato Daiki | 157,868 | 67,410 | 11 | 225,289 | 21 (G) | Yoo Hyeon-seung | 75,318 | 71,774 | 7 | 147,098 | ||||
| 11 | Kumabe Takuto | 156,572 | 38,698 | 22 | 195,293 | 23 (G) | Koshimizu Ren | 56,660 | 78,282 | 7 | 134,949 | ||||
4th Voting Period
The fourth and final voting period took place from June 28, 2026, immediately following the announcement of the third voting period results, until June 6 at 7:00 JST. Producers were allowed to vote for one contestant per day. Voting for the final broadcast took place on June 6 from 12:30 JST until the end of the last performance. Votes cast during the final broadcast were worth double points. The top 12 contestants who received the highest number of points will debut in KO1KEYZ.
An interim ranking was published on June 5, revealing the current ranking of three trainees, Abe Yura ranked 11th, Ono Keito ranked 12th and Iizuka Ryoga ranked 13th.
Result
| # | Episode 11 (Total votes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Votes | Prefecture | Audition Name | |
| 1 | Kato Daiki | 537,456 | Aichi | RE:Shine |
| 2 | Yada Yoshiki | 508,787 | Nara | WEST KIDS |
| 3 | Park Si-young | 498,627 | Gyeonggi | Tanabota |
| 4 | Oh Shin-haeng | 481,415 | Mokpo | Tanabota |
| 5 | Goto Yuki | 470,789 | Kanagawa | Misters & Prince |
| 6 | Yanagiya Issa | 417,479 | Gunma | Full Swing |
| 7 | Ono Keito | 408,598 | Kochi | Raku |
| 8 | Abe Yura | 407,595 | Ibaraki | Pick-a-boo |
| 9 | Iizuka Ryoga | 404,999 | Gunma | FRESH-MEN |
| 10 | Sugiyama Ryuji | 390,614 | Saitama | Runway |
| 11 | Terui Kosuke | 381,605 | Chiba | FRESH-MEN |
| 12 | Hamada Towa | 378,536 | Hyogo | Hi teens! |
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | March 26, 2026 | |
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101 Japanese trainees are introduced in 27 groups and enter a room with a pyramid-shaped seating arrangement. They decide where to sit, with each row correspnding to a different level instead of each seat corresponding with a rank. After all the trainees have filled the pyramid, 22 global trainees, who are separated in 8 groups arrived and sit in the middle of the pyramid, which was previously blocked. It is also announced that the trainees must earn their spot in the 101 or else they will be eliminated. Not only that, the usual F class is replaced by the trainee candidate status and with that, the show starts and ends with most audition performances. | |||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | April 2, 2026 | |
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The rest of the audition teams perform and after all the trainees got ranked, the theme song "SHINSEKAI" got revealed and each class practices the choreography and lyrics, to which they will undergo another level reevaluation. Then, the trainees vote for their center pick for the theme song from the new set of A-class trainees, with Abe Yura chosen to be the center. | |||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | April 9, 2026 | |
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The first evaluation, the Group Battle, is announced, and they are organized into 16 teams. The options are "Loud" by INI, "Iris Out" by Kenshi Yonezu, "Bite Me" by Enhypen, "Show" by Ado, "Energetic" by Wanna One, "Love Seeker" by JO1, "The Peak" by Sekai No Owari and "Case 143" by Stray Kids. The teams practice and then perform the songs, with each individual being voted on separately by the studio audience. The first half of stages that performed are “Iris Out”, “Love Seeker”, “Show”, and “Bite Me”. | |||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | April 16, 2026 | |
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The first evaluation, the Group Battle continues. The second half of stages that performed are “Loud”, “Case 143”, “The Peak”, and “Energetic”. The episode ends with Dean Fujioka announcing the individual ranks with one for the individual votes and the FREE PART votes, and the other for the benefit totalled. | |||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | April 23, 2026 | |
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This is when the First Ranking Announcement occurs. Ranks 13-50 gets announced, along with the TOP 12 for this round’s voting. | |||
Post-Competition
- Ko1keyz released their debut single "Ko1keyz" on October 7, 2026.
- Some trainees formed/joined groups:
- Yohan Emmanuel (54th) signed with Amartha Entertainment Production and was revealed as a member of XPK7RO in June 2026.
- Horio Hijiri (55th) signed with Tsubasa Danshi Production was revealed as a member of YO GA YO NARA!!! in August 2026.
- Nishida Soshi (67th) signed with Daredemo Dream and was revealed as a member of PARTYPARTY in August 2026.
Notes
- Indicates contestants who had never placed in the Top 12 in any prior elimination rounds or ranking announcements.
- Indicates contestants who had placed in the Top 12 in a prior elimination round or ranking announcement, then had placed out of it, and then had come back
- Points were calculated using this formula: (Number of National Votes) + (Number of Sekai Votes) + (On-site votes including any bonus points from winning benefits)