I just watched a video about Boys II Planet's contestants and I'm shocked at the number of already debuted idols in the trainee lineup. It has been happening for a while though. If you look at the contestants lists on a bunch of survival shows from the last few years, you'll see a lot of already debuted idols. You'll even see survival show "regulars", like Hangyul now in Polarix who had been in Produce X 101 and The Unit. Or some of the Cherry Bullet members. With the way companies keep sending their idols to these shows, it increases the chances of the final line-up having experienced idols in them. Future survival show groups might end up with more idols than trainees. On one hand, it's sad to see because these groups are trying to get more visibility through these shows. On the other hand, it makes things harder for the trainees who don't have experience in the industry, and are competing with what are essentially industry veterans. It must be upsetting too for the idols and the fans, as instead of companies promoting their groups, they'll send members to all these survival shows. It also means that the debuted idols have a fanbase that will be ready to vote for them. Making it harder for the trainees unknown to the public. It's starting to feel like a symptom of the oversaturated nature of the industry. With so many groups debuting, it's nearly impossible for all of them to get attention. So companies will send their idols in the hopes of getting more attention. But it creates a vicious cycle. With some companies continuously sending their idols hoping they'll get more popular, but not capitalising on the popularity gained from the show, which then results in them sending their idols to another one. It might be happening more often as we already see a good amount of groups going to these shows. submitted by /u/Moonbunny120 [link] [comments]
The increasing numbers of already debuted idols in new survival shows
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- 2025-06-15 03:26 event
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