Did they delete it? I swear I remember watching all of the trainee candidates' 30s PR vids on youtube but now I can't find it anymore. I was planning on rewatching the ones who did get the 101 pass to see how successful their gimmicks in their PR
From seeing the few teaser things I would suppose they are going to be another cutsy boygroup for Lapone which would be funny if they end up being the label's 2nd cutsy boygroup (I'm saying this as if DXTEEN was pure cutsy, which is not true at all given how their latest MV looks like LMAO) but it would be so fun seeing them debut with a fun and cut concept lol.
What do you think?
I watched every episode of Produce 101 Japan from Season 1 〜Shinsekai in real time. Ever since the show began in 2019, they’ve talked about forming a “global group” and aiming for the world stage. Shinsekai, in particular, seemed to be the season that most seriously pursued that global goal.
However, I don’t know how many votes actually lived abroad. Compared to the girls, the number of Japanese viewers for Shinsekai clearly dropped. I expected that since even Japanese viewers were few, those living abroad would be even fewer. Despite that, since overseas votes accounted for 30% of the total, the votes from people living abroad became increasingly important. On Twitter, there were many comments saying it was truly impossible to predict how the overseas votes would turn out.
My fave was Osuke. According to fan statistics, his individual spotlight segments totaled only 6 minutes across the entire broadcast. It was as if he’d vanished—he wasn’t shown on screen at all. I wanted overseas votes for Osuke, but I didn’t see many of his fans living abroad on Twitter. There was a sentiment in the fan community that he might have a few more overseas fans since he appeared on Boys Planet, but I feel like he didn’t really reach that audience.
Personally, I think one reason K. Takuto and Osuke didn’t debut was that, despite their strong popularity in Japan, they didn’t receive many overseas votes. Of course, part of it was simply that the pool of Japanese voters wasn’t large enough.
There were even posts on Reddit saying people had no impression of Osuke. It’s sad, but many Japanese people share that same impression.
On the day of the finals, I watched the live broadcast. At first, I couldn’t accept the fact that Osuke’s name wasn’t called, but little by little, I’m coming to terms with reality now.
Is anyone following his Instagram? He hardly ever updates his social media. It’s expected that he won’t be doing any live streams either. Will there be any spin-off groups this time…?
If you’re new to KO1KEYZ, welcome! 🫶
They’re a new Japanese boy group from PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SHINSEKAI, debuting in October 2026!
Here’s a quick guide to the members so you can start getting to know them 💙
KO1KEYZ — Your new obsession starts here!
🍀Member 1 — [DAIKI]🇯🇵
🍰 Member 2 — [YOSHIKI]🇯🇵
⚡️ Member 3 — [SIYOUNG]🇰🇷
🥔Member 4 — [SHIHAENG]🇰🇷
🎀 Member 5 — [YUKI]🇯🇵
⚾️ Member 6 — [ISSA]🇯🇵
🏃 Member 7 — [KEITO]🇯🇵
🚀 Member 8 — [YURA]🇯🇵
⚽️ Member 9 — [RYOGA🇯🇵
🐉 Member 10 — [RYUJI]🇯🇵
🌟 Member 11 — [KOSUKE]🇯🇵
🍎 Member 12 — [TOWA]🇯🇵
What I love about KO1KEYZ is that every member has something different to offer — vocals, dance, personality, visuals, and SO much potential. 🥹
They’re still pre-debut, so now is the perfect time to discover them before their fandom gets huge!
Who is your favorite member? 👀💙
#KO1KEYZ #PRODUCE101JAPAN #JPOP #JPOPBOYGROUP #JapaneseBoyGroup
hi all! I accumulated a fair amount of official shinsekai merch (stickers, photo cards,polaroids and acrylic charms) through the show's run since they're mostly random and would like to give them out at kcon la to those who wants them as they're probably harder to obtain outside Japan. I've attached photos of the merch I have on hand to give out!
My only condition is that you can show me a voting proof screenshot for either Kaname or Kaichi!
I'll be there all 3 days with a small sign stating I'm giving out shinsekai freebies but it'd probably be easiest to find me before or after the ko1keyz music den stage on Friday! See ya!
