Universe League is a South Korean reality competition series featuring boys born before 2011, regardless of nationality, vying for a spot in a new boy group. During the live-broadcast finale on January 24, 2025, the show revealed the final nine members set to debut as AHOF (abbreviation for All-time Hall Of Famer) under the management of F&F Entertainment.
Missions Round 0: Pick (Episode 1-2) Draft (Episode 1) The show spans five stages, called P.R.I.S.M. This mission begins with Stage P: Pick, starting with the Draft stage. Forty-two players are divided into seven teams of six, performing for the director cast. After each performance, directors select a First Pick for their roster. If multiple teams choose the same player, he picks his team. Unselected teams then choose a Second Pick.
Color key Leader Pick: Draft Performance Contestants Results: Starting Team # Artist Song (Team) Rhythm Groove Beat 1 The Boyz Thrill Ride AnyulMac Park Juwon Zen Zen AnyulNam DoyoonYeo GangdongPark JuwonZen Zen 2 Stray Kids S-Class Chih EnBae Jaeho Sirin Kim Joohyoung Chih EnKairiKim JoohyoungEitoSirin 3 Exo Love Shot Zhang ShuaiboHiroto Zhang Shuaibo Jang Kyungho Park JihunLi ZhiweiJin ZimingPark JihunJang Kyungho 4 Wanna One Boomerang KentaKeum Jinho Royce Kenta Keum JinhoKwon HeejunRoyceKim DaeyunKim Gijoong 5 Shinee Replay DaisukeAyumu Daisuke Seo Jeongwoo Cha WoongkiCha WoongkiKang JunhyukXie YuxinSeo Jeongwoo 6 BoyNextDoor One and Only (Universe Boy) Kim DongyunPark Yeonjun JL James Kim DongyunYuitoJamesJLHe Junjin 7 Riize Siren Li ZhinuoKoo Hanseo Steven Park Han Jiang FanKim HyotaePark HanJiang FanSteven
Bench Test (Episode 2) After the Draft performances, the Pick stage continues with the Bench Test. The 21 undrafted players showcase their skills individually in 1-on-1 sessions with team directors to earn a spot on a Bench Team. Players not scouted by the end of the test are eliminated. Pick: Bench TestRHYTHMGROOVEBEAT Starting Team Bench TeamStarting TeamBench TeamStarting TeamBench Team Park Juwon Li ZhinuoJang KyunghoYeo GangdongCha WoongkiYuitoJLKwon HeejunKentaLi ZhiweiAnyulKairiZhang ShuaiboEitoKim JoohyoungHe JunjinJiang FanKim HyotaeDaisukeJin ZimingJamesKim DaeyunPark JihunNam DoyoonSirinAyumuPark HanHirotoKeum JinhoPark YeonjunRoyceXie YuxinZen ZenKim GijoongKim DongyunKang JunhyukStevenMacSeo JeongwooBae JaehoChih EnKoo Hanseo
Round 1: Represent (Episode 2-3) Stage R of P.R.I.S.M., Represent, has two parts. In the "Starting Match," teams perform songs representing their directors, with key roles assigned after two days. Players earn individual scores from votes from a live audience of 300, and the highest scorer is MVP. Team scores are the sum of individual scores. The "Bench Match" follows the same format, with Bench Teams competing and MVPs crowned.
Color Key: Killing Part/Main Vocal Leader Leader and MVP MVP Represent: Starting Match Represent: Bench Match Performance Team Performance Team # Song Original Artist Name Score Players # Song Original Artist Name Score Players 1 "Give Me That" WayV Rhythm 1234 Steven 4 "Baggy Jeans" NCT U Rhythm 1023 Kwon Heejun JL Ayumu Zhang Shuaibo Eito Daisuke Mac Park Juwon Li Zhinuo Royce Xie Yuxin Sirin Jin Ziming 3 "Missing You" BtoB Groove 1172 James 6 "2nd Confession" BtoB Groove 1181 Kim Gijoong Zen Zen Kim Daeyun Kenta Bae Jaeho Seo Jeongwoo Hiroto Park Han He Junjin Jang Kyungho Li Zhiwei Kim Joohyoung Yeo Gangdong 2 "Boys Never Die" TripleS Beat 966 Keum Jinho 5 "Hard Carry" Got7 Beat 979 Koo Hanseo Jiang Fan Kairi Chih En Yuito Kim Dongyun Kang Junhyuk Anyul Kim Hyotae Park Jihun Park Yeonjun Cha Woongki Nam Doyoon
Round 2: Intercept (Episode 4-5) Stage I of P.R.I.S.M., Intercept, features Starting Teams performing songs by their directors, competing against another Team's Bench Team trying to prevent them from intercepting the song. A week before the performance, most directors check their teams' progress. For each matchup, competing teams earn votes from a live audience of 400, and the winning team officially releases the song on streaming platforms.
Color Key: Main Vocal Leader Leader and Main Vocal Winning Team Intercept Performance Teams # SongProduction CreditCredits adapted from Naver VIBE and Episode 4:
Name Score Players Name Score Players 1,2 "Ignition" Lyrics & Composition:PAPERMAKER Rhythm StartingTeam 243 Steven Beat BenchTeam 154 Park Jihun Park Juwon Kang Junhyuk Daisuke Royce Hiroto Jiang Fan JL Kim Hyotae Chih En Kim Dongyun Zhang Shuaibo Li Zhiwei 5,6 "Prison" Lyrics & Composition:SonSiaaa, MosPick,Yummy Tone Groove StartingTeam 295 Seo Jeongwoo Rhythm Bench Team 101 Eito Kwon Heejun Ayumu Kim Gijoong Mac Yeo Gangdong Li Zhinuo Bae Jaeho Xie Yuxin Kenta Jin Ziming Park Han Sirin 3,4 "Mamma Mia (Who We Are)" Lyrics & Composition:ELCXPITAN, Vendors,wavecloud Beat StartingTeam 174 Nam Doyoon Groove BenchTeam 221 Jang Kyungho Kairi Kim Daeyun Keum Jinho Zen Zen Park Yeonjun James Anyul Kim Joohyoung Yuito He Junjin Cha Woongki Koo Hanseo
Universe Holiday: Talent Show (Episode 6) Universe Holiday offers trainees a break from competition for a fun experience. In the second part, players formed groups of 2–5 for a talent show, performing for their peers. Winners, chosen by contestant votes, received clothing exchange vouchers.
Color Key: Winning Team Universe Holiday: Talent Show Performance Team # Artist Song Name Players 1 F.T. Island Love Sick 사죽사남 (LDLM) Keum Jinho, Kim Gijoong, Kim Joohyoung, Kwon Heejun 2 Seo IngukJung Eun-ji All For You Feel Special Cha Woongki, Zhang Shuaibo 3 Paul Kim (Fin.K.L)White우즈스타(Universe Star) Chih En, Kenta, Seo Jeongwoo, Steven 4 NCT Dream Candy 맛탕 (Candy)Daisuke, He Junjin, Park Juwon, Yeo Gangdong510cmPhonecertN/ABae Jaeho, Kim Daeyun, Nam Doyoon6SuperMTiger InsideN/AAyumu, Jang Kyungho, Kairi, Koo Hanseo, Yuito7BSSFighting태일중 (Thailand, Japan, China) Hiroto, James, Li Zhiwei, Sirin 8 Psy That That N/A Eito, Jin Ziming, Kim Hyotae, Li Zhinuo, Xie Yuxin 9 Ryeowook The Little Prince 레전드 보컬 듀오 (Legend Vocal Duo)JL, Park Han10YoungtakJjiniya찐이야 / 막내즈(Jjiniya/Maknaes) Anyul, Kim Dongyun, Mac, Zen Zen
Round 3: Seven (Episode 7-8) Stage S of P.R.I.S.M., Seven, has two parts. Directors draft two seven-player units per team for original songs produced by them, assigning players flexibly. Players can practice any song, and directors finalize units two weeks before performing. In the First Unit Match, teams compete with the first song, earning votes from a live audience of 400, for up to 2,800 points in total. The Second Unit Match follows the same format with the second song.
Color Key: Leader Winning Team Seven: First Unit Match Seven: Second Unit Match Performance Teams Performance Teams # SongProduction CreditCredits adapted from Naver VIBE and Episode 7-8:
Names Score Players # SongProduction CreditCredits adapted from Naver VIBE and Episode 7-8: Names Score Players 3 "Roller Coaster" Lyrics & Composition:PAPERMAKER Rhythm 1,551 Steven 6 "Don't Hit TheBrakes" Lyrics & Composition:PAPERMAKER Rhythm 1,485 Chih En Zhang Shuaibo Li Zhinuo Chih En Zen Zen Xie Yuxin Zhang Shuaibo Ayumu Daisuke JL JL Daisuke Steven 1 "나는 너야" (Only U) Lyrics & Composition:SonSiaaa, MosPick Groove 1,711 Kenta 4 "Butterfly" Lyrics & Composition:SonSiaaa, MosPick Groove 1,651 Kim Gijoong Park Juwon Jang Kyungho Yeo Gangdong Kenta He Junjin Sirin Koo Hanseo Park Han Park Han Seo Jeongwoo Kwon Heejun Bae Jaeho 2 "My, My, My" Lyrics & Composition:ELCXPITAN, Vendors,wavecloud Beat 1,539 Nam Doyoon 5 "ON&ON" Lyrics & Composition:ELCXPITAN, Vendors,wavecloud Beat 1,665 Cha Woongki Yuito Nam Doyoon Anyul Keum Jinho Keum Jinho Kairi Kim Hyotae Kim Hyotae Cha Woongki Yuito Kairi Anyul
Round 4: Move (Episode 9) Stage M of P.R.I.S.M., Move, determines the 21 finalists through fan votes and producer selections. Fan vote slots are based on combined scores from rounds 1–3: first place gets five, second place three, and third place one. Directors select the remaining finalists, regardless of team or past statistical performance. Players move from the waiting room to the stage upon selection. Move: Finalists# Rhythm Groove Beat1JLPark HanCha Woongki2StevenKim JoohyoungKairi3Zhang ShuaiboKentaKeum Jinho4Chih EnJang KyunghoYuito5Park JuwonKoo HanseoSirin6DaisukeKwon HeejunZen Zen7Seo JeongwooKim GijoongKim Dongyun
Final Round: W.A.R (We Are Ready, Episode 10) This round serves as the grand finale of the competition, where the stakes are at their highest. The producers have raised the bar by assigning two songs to every player of each team, challenging them to deliver their best performances during the live show. These performances will not only showcase the teams' talent, but also the members synergy by incorporating details that require coordination. The teams final performances are their last efforts to impress the audience and attempt to attract votes. W.A.R. (We Are Ready) Teams PerformancesNames Players # SongProduction CreditCredits adapted from Naver VIBE and Episode 10:
# SongProduction CreditCredits adapted from Naver VIBE and Episode 10:
RhythmJL 1 "@TAG" Lyrics & Composition:PAPERMAKER 6 "La Fiesta" Lyrics & Composition:PAPERMAKER Park Juwon Zhang Shuaibo Chih En Seo Jeongwoo Steven Daisuke Groove Park Han 2 "Universe (그 막이 열리면 닿을 메시지)" (A Message That Will Reach Once The Curtain Rises) Lyrics & Composition:SonSiaaa, MosPick 5 "같은 그대 같은 곳에" (Anywhere, I'll Be With You) Lyrics & Composition:SonSiaaa, MosPick Kim Joohyoung Jang Kyungho Kwon HeejunKoo Hanseo Kenta Kim Gijoong Beat Cha Woongki 3 "Sunset in the sky" Lyrics & Composition:ELCXPITAN, Vendors,wavecloud 4 "Dreaming" Lyrics & Composition:ELCXPITAN, Vendors,Cha Woongki, Keum JinhoKairi, Yuito, SirinKim Dongyun, Zen Zen Kairi Kim DongyunYuitoSirin Keum Jinho Zen Zen
Mission Results Represent Results (Episode 3) The winning team avoids Yellow Cards and earns Trade Tickets to swap players with lower-ranked teams. Final scores combine Starting and Bench Team results. The top team is exempt from Yellow Cards, while the bottom 3 in 2nd place and bottom 6 in 3rd place receive one each. Two Yellow Cards in the future result in immediate elimination.
Color Key: Winning Team Represent: Results Team Starting Team Score Bench Team Score Total Score Items Yellow Cards Trade Tickets Rhythm 1234 1023 2257 3 1 Groove 1172 1181 2353 0 2 Beat 966 979 1945 6 0
Trade (Episode 3) Since Team Groove won first place, they earned two Trade Tickets, while Team Rhythm in second, earned one Trade Ticket, with Team Beat not receiving any as a result of placing last. Trade Tickets can be used to trade players with teams lower-ranked than the user of the Tickets. Trade Team Contestant Released Contestant Scouted Rhythm Royce Chih En Groove Li Zhiwei Koo Hanseo Hiroto Kwon Heejun Beat N/A N/A Based on the players' ranking from the live audience voting (players ranked first to seventh formed the Starting Team, while players ranked eight to fourteenth formed the Bench Team) and the trades, each Team's Starting Team and Bench Team are the following:
Key: - Yellow Card (1) Represent: Results Rhythm Groove Beat Starting Team Bench Team Starting Team Bench Team Starting Team Bench Team Park Juwon Ayumu Seo Jeongwoo He Junjin Cha Woongki Kim Hyotae Hiroto Xie Yuxin Kwon Heejun Jang Kyungho An Yul Royce Zhang Shuaibo Jin Ziming Kim Gijoong Koo Hanseo Kairi Li Zhiwei JL Sirin Kenta Kim Daeyun Yuito Jiang Fan Chih En Eito Yeo Gangdong Kim Joohyoung Nam Doyoon Kim Dongyun Steven Li Zhinuo Park Han James Keum Jinho Kang Junhyuk Daisuke Mac Bae Jaeho Zen Zen Park Yeonjun Park Jihun
Intercept Results (Episode 5)