Kim Jae-joong Offers Candid Advice to Trainees on Mnet’s 'BOYS II PLANET'
Jul 16, 2025
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Kim Jae-joong tried to scratch and bring out the potential at the Mnet 'Boyz 2 Planet' production presentation held in Guro the St. in Seoul on the 16th"I turned off the camera and had a personal Q&A session."
Mnet, which created global K-pop auditions for IOI, Wanna One, and IZ*ONE, produced outstanding K-pop stars called Kepler and Zero Base One through 'Girls Planet' and 'Boyz Planet', solidifying the title of 'Audition Master'.
Again, as an original survival master, he once again signals the birth of a global star. In particular, this season is expected by global fandom for its unprecedented scale and composition to match the title 'K-pop World Scale Debut Project'. It depicts the journey of boys from two different planets, K Planet and C Planet, to the sun as they gather in one planet.
The master lineup is also on a world wide scale. Lee Seok-hoon, Kingki, Carney, Kim Jae-joong, Xiaoting, Jerrick, and Lim Han-byeol, Hyorin, Baek Gu-young, and Justis will be in the K Master, C Master.
Kim Jae-joong participated as the master of "Planet C", but there were more people who had never experienced the stage on C side than on K side. There were many participants who did not know what they were good at or what their potential was because they were not specialized in training, but those who raised their abilities through self-study. I tried to scratch a little bit of that part and take it out.'
"There were many friends who were nervous in front of the camera, so I purposely asked the director to stop filming and had a separate Q&A session. As it was a challenge with as many as 160 participants, there was also a fear of what if each of them failed to make their debut. As a result, they couldn't even show their skills. In that sense, he added that 'It may not be this opportunity, but as the program progresses, a third party can confirm your charm, you can make your dreams come true in other ways' and advised 'Don't forget your dreams'."
Prior to the full-fledged voyage, 'Boyz 2 Planet' unveiled various personal contents of 160 boys from K and C Planet, including the signal song 'HOLA SOLAR', raising expectations for K-pop fandom around the world.
Mnet 'Boyz 2 Planet' will premiere at 9:20 p.m. on the 17th with 'Boyz 2 Planet K' and 9:20 p.m. on the 18th with 'Boyz 2 Planet C'.
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