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MNET unveils new survival show after Produce 101 voting scandal

HiRitu | Jul 6, 2021

Mnet has revealed their new survival show, named Genesis88. The announcement came as a surprise because the broadcaster was recently investigated for the voting manipulation of their previous shows, Produce 101 and Idol school. In a previous report, it was revealed that Wanna one, Fromis_9, Iz*one and X1 were all subject to voting manipulation.

This new show is set to have 88 contestants, 44 girls and 44 boys. This means that Genesis88 is mnet's first coed survival show. According to inside info, the groups will not be separated like the groups of The Unit, but the final group will actually be coed. This has left fans wondering how Mnet will handle this. Outside of that, it is said to be a similar show to Produce 101, but with new missions and changes.

The Viewers' representative of this season has been revealed to be SHINee's Minho! The coaches' panel will consist of Hwang Chiyeol, Mamamoo's Solar, Brown eyed girls' Miryo,  iKON's Bobby and ex-Wanna one members Ong Seongwoo and Kang Daniel.

There are also many rumours about who will be participating. The most stand-out being national gymnast Song Jaegyu and her twin brother, esports athlete Song Jaewook. Asides from them, there are also quite a few idols reportedly joining the show, like 2012 debutees 2LITE, being seen with a currently undisclosed new member, and Gukkie from Vive. Other idol groups that are mentioned in the lineup are Prism, Ultraviolet, virtual group Anthos and DIA. Both 2LITE and DIA have had members debut in produce 101 groups previously, so fans are curious to see if they can keep the streak going.

Asides from groups, there are more familiar faces, like solo artists Son Ryuwon, Kim Youngmin and Cho Bitna, now going by the name Blanche and previous survival show contestants like Rhee Jihae, Tony Yu, Alexa Zhao and Im Sejin.

Mnet revealed that all the contestants and their profile videos will be revealed next week, along with the theme song, "Super clap".

Expect more updates on this show as more gets revealed!

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Toppodokku                                                                                                                                       1 hours ago

I really don't know how to feel about this. The scandal is still so fresh, and I really expect them to do it all again. What a money grab, this is crazy. But still, I can't help but feel excited to see new trainees.

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Buttfluff                                                                                                                                              2 hours ago

A co-ed season? What? This is all really out of the blue. I hope that it will be as good as The Unit but I don't really have high hopes because of how bad Mnet can be.

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WonyoungS                                                                                                                                       2 hours ago

LOL who are these nugus? Are DIA and 2LITE really that desparate? LOL they must be out of budget with these crappy people. Daniel is a flop too. Goddamn. Can't wait to see this group inevitably flop. Meanwhile X1 was forced to disband? This is so disrespectful LMAO I won't be watching. Iz*one already outsold. A co-ed group is meant to flop anyway. This season has already failed, NEXT.

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HiRitu                                                                                                                                                 3 hours ago

Oh my god as an esports fan, seeing Song Jaewook and Kwon Jungil on this show is HEAVENNN!! I really hope they will succeed in their new dreams ;w; Please vote for these lovely guys!

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J4N1C3
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Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Tsubasa :<
LOL it's like a mixture of :3 and :< LMAO I dunno how to describe it but it is certainly cute.....strangely cute. 😂

🤭🤭🤭 sorry, I have a tendency to always include some background angst in most of my characters R.I.P. I think my inner psychology nerd shows.......too much. xD
But dw it's nothing too extreme for Tsubasa; yes the fatshaming he grew up all his life (sadly common in Asian countries anyway orz) is a large part of his history tbh, which turned him into a social recluse for a long time (there, that's his background in a nutshell. /shot)

I SWEAR I NEVER PLANNED TSUBASA ON BEING THIS EMO cause he was originally meant to be purely just comic relief for PD101 in K&D 💀 But I was lowkey trying to fit him for his purple character he represents in Anthos orz
(but also, I think his faceclaim IshiKai was also like this in the past too, I can't remember orz)

LOL ummm.....I was actually struggling to find more than 2 fears for Tsubasa so I just added horror houses in just to fill it up 🗿 It would make sense if he plays too many horror video games (+ I would imagine, he's also extremely loud when he games LMFAO) so just to get some thrill out of it, he plays.....to the point that he scares himself (+ lowkey enjoys it???)
But actually now that you mentioned it, when it comes to scaring OTHER people, oh Tsubasa for sure would be relentless haha. I think some of the weird faces he can make is lowkey horror genre too lmfao.

HE'S SUCH A TSUN OMG. Yeah. Omg you think he's one of the best vocalists out of the cast? 😭😭 BRUUUH I was trying so hard not to pick too many overpowered talent twins by deliberately choosing just voice actors rather than actual idol singers but oops.......that didn't work. 🙈

AH their avatars. Actually their representative colours correspond to their character role in the original Anthos! So Jinhee is Mahiro (red), Jun is Haruta (orange, both the shortest in the group too), and actually Eunhyung is Setsuna (the white member who got added to the group later) rather than the pretty long-haired blond Chise (yellow) who Sungjin represents. I know visually this one is a bit questionable but I was also trying to match the boys up by their voices in the original Anthos too 🫣 (cuz Chise, even though in 2D he is the pretty visual, but his voice is on the deep end compared to Setsuna's higher pretty vocals)

^ Also lore drop for Eunhyung (in case I cannot make an actual app for him), but the reason why he was added to the group later on was that AMG already had plans to eventually show Anthos' faces to the public, so Eunhyung was added as the entire visual/talent package. That's why competitive Jinhee has so much beef against him 😭

OMG TSUBASA TAKING KEN'S PART IN VOODOO DOLL???? YES PLZ. I'm curious about the Latin pop song cause omfg I'm a er for that genre personally......><

Oh man. Yeah both you and I are shocked for sure about Tsubasa's sudden climb up bahaha. Good luck trying to find a bias hhhhh
J4N1C3
0 points #2
Chapter 5:
ONTO YUUKI NOW (I'm breaking up my comment in 3 parts cause I'm worried there's a word limit lel)

Would knowing he is an actual father change people's perception that much? I can't tell anymore ahaha I wonder what the readers think 😂

YES ANTHOS FANS ARE CALLED ANTHOLICS. It does sound bad at first (💀) but the way you word it, it actually makes sense too LOL. Antholic *is* actually the official fandom name for real life Anthos—they have a song dedicated to their fans with this exact title (but this was during their OT6 era before they became 7 members)

https://youtu.be/keOmmicD1cw?si=MxYTgtISfavmba8M

I think in Gen88 Anthos, the only members who truly do match standard idol visuals are Yuuki & Eunhyung tbh...(Eunhyung's reluctance to unmask leading up to Gen88 is quite literally because his visuals are TOO powerful; he doesn't want people to focus on him for his face only). It would be so funny if the girls go gaga over them once they do the reveal lol.

To elaborate, yeah Yuuki is definitely someone who doesn't mind some drama (as long as it doesn't involve himself or his family >.>), sometimes he gets bored mentally so he *will* say something offhandedly just to get the ball rolling......cuz he's a little shet like that 💩

OMG his snoring is not THAT severe bahahaha (I mean, if even his wife could put up with it.....) but I think given his voice is so deep, I guess even his soft snores could scare some people off lolol. Looking for date places 😭😭 he really is the sweetest hubby omfg I made him too much my own prince charming HAHAHA. HE JUST NEEDS TO STOP BEING (occasionally) CRINGE AND FLIRTY ALL THE TIME AAAAA.

He can beatbox and do low harmonies. Beautiful Beautiful acapella omg I'm DYING I NEED IT IN MY LIFE. (actually his voice talent is also part of a seiyuu acapella project too and iirc he was doing beatbox >.>)
Yes indeed I deliberately made Anthos to be a group full of unique talented vocals (after all, they only had their voices to rely on during the first few years of their debut before Gen88 happened haha)
I NEED TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT TRI.BE CAUSE AYO??? I LOVE DEEP VOICE GIRLS TOO OMFG.

Oooo that reunion scene.....depends how the public reacts if his family life does get leaked. >< But typically by J-celeb standards they would often keep their family private, *especially* their kids they would censor their faces if they post pics/vids of them on SNS.

Thanks for accepting him u w u Tsubasa next~
J4N1C3
0 points #3
Chapter 5: Hiiii I'm back hahaha omfg thank you SO much for such quick reviews?! TBH I really rushed Yuuki's + even more so for Tsubasa cause I was just so desperate to churn them out ahaha (I'm tempted to make another app for at LEAST one of the Korean boys but I dunno if I have time or emotional space to even make another whole background for a 4th boy orz)

First of all, NAGITO'S THE TALLEST IN THE SHOW NOW??? I thought you or someone else had someone who was 190cm+ but I guess he got scrapped :'D Omggg I think Nagi's gonna be sooo self-conscious about his height lmao (fun fact, I actually based Nagi's height + his history with it off another Japanese voice actor Eguchi Takuya, who is also a megane boi like Nagi too 😂)

THE GLASSES THING LMAO YES. We absolutely need to have his flying glasses featured too (basically what happened to ProducePandas' Husky during his solo fancam on Youth With You 3 lololol, yes I took some inspiration for Nagi from my ProducePandas bias too lol)

I'm amused you're reading Nagito's background like it's your first time lololol cause actually it's the same background from PD101—he definitely grew up with a lot of stress 🥲 But K&D and Anthos have different debut years (for Anthos his audition was actually right after his high school graduation rather than *during* high school like K&D) so this is just the part I need to rewrite about.

Yeah. Nagito's a Virgo after all—HE NEEDS TO BE CLEAN LOL. By the sounds of things, he would appreciate Jaewook SOOOO much! Kitae huh....I think Nagi might be starstruck by his appearance but also, intimidated indeed >< R.I.P NAGI IF THERE'S ACTUALLY A TIME LIMIT TO HOW LONG THEY CAN EAT OMFG. Boy's gonna be soo malnutritioned 😫 I think if Jaewook's such a major figure in the LoL community, Nagi would know him as well omg (same thing as Yuuki & definitely Tsubasa, and tbh probably the majority of Anthos minus Eunhyung who's the only one disinterested in video games lol). Fanboy moment again????

EEEEEE yes absolutely the netizens will always have to say about their face reveals, that comment is exactly spot on unfortunately 💀 Most likely a lot of mixed reactions so far, but sorta like how ProducePandas (yes I'm referencing them again orz I love them) goes against typical idol standards by being marketed as China's first "plus-sized boyband" yet they all have impressive vocal/dance talent, they will also gain respect from other fans too, new or old.
hzhfobsessed
0 points #4
Chapter 3: Omg they’re so detailed and clean! Also love that you linked the apps agh it sounds like so much work but it def turned out well!
meowzwrites
0 points #5
Chapter 3: Belle looking hot in that suit also irisa was in full throttle girl one of my beloved jdramas <3
meowzwrites
#6
Would it be ok if I turned in my app incomplete but the idol section and interview are filled? Been super busy with rl lately cries
J4N1C3
#7
Chapter 11: Chapter 11: Omg I'm slowly catching up and immediately nyOOMED at my boys here omfg THERE'S SO MUCH CONTENT I'M SCREAMING

But also, omg I spot another Australian boi Adrien hello 👀
And damn.....Youngmin & Ryuwon were intense lmao. Celine & Jongho too, but in a more chaotic way.......lel xD

Anyway, LMFAOOOO KitaJun and his eyebrows xDD Love his retorts with Boom.
The towers Namshin & Nagiiiiii~ OMG WHY DID NAGITO PUT THE PAN OH HIS HEAD LMAO THIS DORK. That kinda deadpan humour is exactly what I would've expected from Tsubasa instead........oh geez Tsubasa's influence on his kouhais is getting too real now aaaaa 🫣🫣🫣
PAPA YUUKI OMFG I LEGIT SCREAMED OUT LOUD AT HIS INTERACTION WITH SOOJOO STAAAAAWP OTL ASDAKJHFGBSL THE DAD IS SERIOUSLY COMING OUT.
And bruuuuh........Tsubasa's words when he won........💀😭 Sudden lore drop much? HAHA. The way he's trying SO hard to be in character 😭😭😭😭 I'm laughing at how much you've emphasised on his cuteness here cause I reeeeally did not create him with that sorta image in mind at first but it actually works out, Tsubasa being the king of gap moe teehee cx

Lastly.......R.I.P box. It has sacrificed a lot for this show huh......^^;;
I sense some beef between Wai & Jeonguk too.........👀
meowzwrites
#8
Chapter 11: Omg this is so cute! I'm so glad the thing in the box didn't turn out to be some disgusting thing and lol @madagascar penguin and clarabelle flirting
hzhfobsessed
#9
Chapter 11: wow i actually feel bad for the directors for putting up with so much chaos HAHAHA thank you for putting akiko with such a bright partner like jihae! that was so cute to read i think i might need to chug some water to balance out the sugar

also if i may make a tiny suggestion? the combo of white text + dark background makes me eyes hurt, especially in such large chunks, so it would really help if you split the text into more lines/paragraphs. granted, just a suggestion, so you don't have to take it at all ^^
buttfluff
#10
extension pleaseu uwu