Starship Confirms Final 8 Members of New Boy Group 'IDID' Through Live Debut Show
May 05, 2025
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On the 4th 'EP.9 Final Debut LIVE', which was broadcast live on the YouTube channel of 'New Kids on the Starship', New Kids' 'Final Debut' stage with more than 2,400 fans was performed with the seventh plan 'Final Debut Assessment'.
Twelve members, including Kim Min-jae, Kim Ji-yong, Park Sung-hyun, Park Joon-hwan, Park Won-bin, Baek Jun-hyuk, Wu Ha-oh, Lee Tae-gun, Jang Kyu-hyun, Jang Yong-hoon, Jeong Se-min, and Chu Yoo-chan, who survived the 'Free Debut Evaluation', performed their best as the last plan, and the final result of debut and elimination was accepted through the board of directors and fans' votes.
The 12 New Kids members, who opened the door to the final debut LIVE with the signal song 'Debuts Plan's 'Imperfect' stage, completed the 'Final Debut' stage by dividing the team into a 'Piercing the Dream' team (Kim Min-jae, Park Won-bin, Park Joon-hwan, Jang Kyu-hyun, Jang Yong-hoon, Chu Yoo-chan) and a 'Flower CROWN team (Kim Ji-yong, Park Sung-hyun, Baek Jun-hyuk, Woo Ha-ho, Lee Tae-gun, and Jeong Se-min). With the vote of New Kids, Park Won-bin was selected as the "moment of penetrating dreams" and Jeong Se-min was selected as an ID (identity) member for "Flower CROWN". On each stage, both the board of directors and the trainer team gave generous praise.
As a result of reflecting 50% of the final voting and the board's evaluation score for a week after the end of the 'Semi Final LIVE', Kim Min-jae won the first place, confirming his debut as an IDID member first. Kim Minjae said, "I didn't even imagine winning. I'll show you a lot of good performances since I'm in first place," he said, expressing his overwhelming feelings. The runner-up was Jang Yong-hoon, who showed a good-faith rivalry with Kim Min-jae. Jang Yong-hoon said, "I'm happy to be able to see you for a long time. I'll be Jang Yonghoon who works hard"is determined.
Baek Joon-hyuk, Park Won-bin, and Choo Yoo-chan were then listed on IDID (Idit) under the choice of the board of directors and fans. Jeong Se-min, who entered the stage of 'Final Debut' by winning first place in the 1st to 3rd fan voting, again got a chance to debut through 'Fan SAVE'. The main character of 'Board SAVE' was Park Jun-hwan. Park Joon-hwan poured out his excitement, saying, `I was giving up, but I'm so grateful.'
Park Sung-hyun, who made it to the final debut through the "Debuts Super Pass" on the stage of "Semi Final Debut", was again chosen by the board of directors to achieve her dream of a miraculous debut as the eighth member of "IDID".
Kim Min-jae, Jang Yong-hoon, Baek Jun-hyuk, Park Won-bin, Choo Yoo-chan, Jeong Se-min, Park Jun-hwan, and Park Sung-hyun "Thank you for protecting New Kids."He stood in front of the public with a greeting, and when the live broadcast was over, he hugged the New Kids, who ran toward their dream of debuting, and cheered for each other's future.
With numerous global K-pop fans, including fans who participated in the live broadcast, watching live, the birth process of IDID (IDID) members unfold like a drama, touching. Following the MC of 'Semi Final Live', Monsta X Jooheon, who is the MC of 'Final Debut Live', Monsta X Shownu and Kihyun, CRAVITY Serim, Alan and Seongmin, Cosmic Girls Yeoreum, Dayoung, Yeonjeong, Ive Autumn, Liz, Ray, Kiki Sui, Jiyu, Kiya, etc. all participated in the event to shine brilliantly on the debut site of Starship's youngest group IDID (IDIT).
Eight New Kids members, Kim Yun-seo, Haru Miyata, Keira Suzuki, Yu-ju Lee, Jun-seo Jeon, Min-jae Cho and Jin-min, who unfortunately failed to advance to the stage of "Final Debut", also joined the live broadcast and watched the last performance of the New Kids, which have been together for the past eight months. In particular, the scene where the New Kids sang the last stage 'Universe as It Is' was impressive.
MONSTA X Kihyun praised this performance, saying, "This was the best performance I've ever seen today." "Don't forget this performance, and I hope it goes well in the future."," he said, cheering for the future of the New Kids.
In addition, a surprise party prepared by the New Kids and a secret message introducing the New Kids were released for the trainer team, who had been an incomplete trainee for the past eight months and gave stinging advice and encouraging support on the way to becoming a perfect idol. The New Kids regretted their breakup and vowed "Let's not forget each other".
Starship New Boy Group 'IDID' is a group name that contains aspirations that you have to do with your hard work and eventually make your debut in the second half of this year. Global fans' expectations are exploding with the performance of the fifth-generation idol, which will be led by IDID (IDIT).
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