Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival () is a 2024 South Korean reality competition show created by Mnet. It aired on Mnet and tvN, and was broadcast live on Mnet K-pop YouTube channel from January 26, to March 29, 2024, every Friday at 22:10 (KST). It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Abema in Japan.
During the live broadcast of the finale episode, it was revealed that the winning team would debut as the project vocal group B.D.U (abbreviation for Boys Define Universe) and promote for two years. The eventual winner, Team HunMinJayBit, also received a million cash prize.
Concept The 40 contestants are divided into four type of voice colors: , , , and . Through a series of competitions, the goal is to create a quartet with a profound and unique voices. The contestants are anticipated to demonstrate their vocal prowess and offer a range of vocal performances with distinctive singing styles that set them apart from prior vocal groups.
The project vocal boy group will be active for two years.
Promotion and broadcast
In December 2023, Mnet posted on their social media accounts the logo for their new program called Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival (; or simply Build Up) and is scheduled to air in the first half of 2024.
It was announced that CJ ENM, Orca Music and Genie Music co-produced the show.
It was also planned that show would stream through major global and Japanese OTT platforms.
The premiere date of Build Up which is on January 26, 2024, was confirmed along with the official poster. It was broadcast both on Mnet and tvN. It was also livestream worldwide on Mnet official YouTube channel.
In March 2024, Mnet confirmed that the show would be available for streaming on Abema in Japan starting March 18.
Broadcast schedule
Cast Host Lee Da-hee served as the show's host, who also hosted similar Mnet shows such as Queendom and Road to Kingdom.
Judges Lee Seok-hoon, Baekho, Seo Eun-kwang, Solar, Wendy, and Kim Jae-hwan served as the panel judges, while Seungkwan and Lim Seul-ong served as the special judges of the show.
Producers Pdogg, 1601, and PrismFilter were the producers of the semifinals new song of the show.
Contestants
There are a total of 40 contestants participating in the competition, comprising current and former idol members, soloists, singer-songwriters, musical actors and individual trainees.
The English and Korean names of the contestants are presented in accordance with the official website.
Color key (In order of contestant's rank on the show) Final members of B.D.U Contestants eliminated in the finals Contestants eliminated in the semifinals Contestants eliminated in the fourth round Contestants eliminated in the third round Contestants eliminated in the second round 40 Contestants Allround Seunghun () Bit Sae-on () Choi Su-hwan () Geonu () Hwang In-hyuk () Yeo One () Ji Yeon-woo () Jang In-tae () Jeong Yun-seo () Jeong In-seong () Taehwan () Hong Seong-jun () Soul Jay Chang () Bain () Lee Dong-hun () Jung Soo-min () Lee Min-wook () Lim Sang-hyun () Park Ju-he () Ma Jae-kyung () Kim Seong-jeong () Kang Seok-hwa () Power Kim Min-seo () Park Je-up () Choi Ha-ram () Lim Jun-hyuk () Yun In-hwan () Hyukjin () Jo Hwan-ji () Unique Sunyoul () Kang Ha-yoon () Jeon Woong () Wumuti () Kim Seo-hyung () Lee Gwang-seok () Taewoo () Neon () Hong Sung-won () Kwon Eui-bin () Lee Hwan-hee ()
Ratings + Average TV viewership ratings (Nationwide) Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea) Mnet tvN 1 January 26, 2024 rowspan="3" 0.539% 2 February 2, 2024 3 February 9, 2024 0.357% 4 February 16, 2024 0.3% 0.255% 5 February 23, 2024 0.25% 6 March 1, 2024 0.4% 0.412% 7 March 8, 2024 0.4% 0.386% 8 March 15, 2024 0.4% 0.384% 9 March 22, 2024 0.368% 10 March 29, 2024 Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published. This program aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).
Post-Competition Genie Music announced that they plan to hold a tour titled "2024 Build Up Concert", with the 12 artists from the three top teams at the BEXCO in Busan on June 8, and at SK Handball Stadium in Seoul on June 15–16. They also plan to hold to tour in overseas regions such as Japan.
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References
External links
Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival on TVING