Project 7 (Korean프로젝트7) is an ongoing 2024 South Korean boy group reality competition survival show created by JTBC. It follows the process of creating a new global boy group. It premiered on JTBC on October 18, 2024, and airs every Friday at 20:30 (KST). The show will end with the formation of a seven-member boy group.

Project 7
Promotional poster
Hangul
프로젝트7
Revised RomanizationPeurojekteu 7
McCune–ReischauerP'ŭrojekt'ŭ 7
GenreReality competition
Created byJTBC
Directed by
  • Ma Gun-young
  • Chae Sung-wook
Presented byLee Soo-hyuk
Starring(see Contestants)
Judges
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes7
Production
Production companies
  • Studio Slam
  • SLL
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseOctober 18, 2024 (2024-10-18) –
present

Concept

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Project 7 is a differentiated new concept idol audition program that introduces the concept of 'assembly' and 'reinforcement', where viewers move away from the perspective of observers who only participate through voting and directly select contestants for each round from the first round, form new teams, and develop their favorite contestants through this process.[1]

Production and background

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The program is co-directed by Ma Gun-young and Chae Sung-wook. It was co-produced by Studio Slam and SLL.[1]

On April 20, 2024, JTBC revealed teasers inviting any male to apply for the show. The program will be produced by the creators of Sing Again and will air in the second half of 2024.

The theme song, "Run (Up To You)" (Korean: 달려 (Up To You)) was released on September 24, 2024, accompanied by a performance of the song the next day by the 100 contestants.[2]

Lee Soo-hyuk, was recruited as Project 7 host.[3] The panel also includes Lee Hae-in, Ha Sung-woon, Bada Lee, Hi-Hat Entertainment performance director Ryu D, as well as prominent songwriter and producer Ryan S. Jhun.[4]

Cast

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Episodes

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  • Episode 1 (October 18, 2024)
  • Episode 2 (October 18, 2024)
  • Episode 3 (October 25, 2024)
  • Episode 4 (November 1, 2024)
  • Episode 5 (November 8, 2024)
  • Episode 6 (November 15, 2024)
  • Episode 7 (November 22, 2024)

Contestants

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Detailed Article: List of Project 7 contestants

There were a total of 100 contestants participating in the competition following the Zero Setting Project.

The English names of all the contestants are presented in accordance with the official website.[5]

Color key
       Final members of the debut group
       Contestants eliminated in the final episode
       Contestants eliminated at the third assembly ceremony
       Contestants eliminated at the second assembly ceremony (*Ep. 8*)
       Contestants eliminated at the first assembly ceremony (Ep. 5)
       Contestants that left the show
       Top 7 contestants of the Episode
Company Name Age[a] Master's
Evaluation
Ranking
Ep. 2[b] Ep. 3[c] Episode 5[d] Ep. 6 Final
# # # # #
PocketDol Studio
(포켓돌스튜디오)
Jeon Min-wook
(전민욱)[i][ii]
25 A 1 1 1 2
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Sakurada Kenshin
(桜田 健信) / (사쿠라다 켄신)
16 S 2 2 2 1
M Directors Kim Sung-min
(김성민)
18 S 4 5 3 5
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Kim Si-hun
(김시훈)[iii][iv][ii]
25 A 3 3 4 9
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Ma Jingxiang
(马靖翔) / (마징시앙)[v]
20 A 5 4 5 8
Mystic Story
(미스틱스토리)
Jang Yeo-jun
(장여준)[vi][v]
19 A 15 6 6 4
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Seo Kyoung-bae
(서경배)
16 A 19 7 7 3
Eighty6 Kang Hyun-woo
(강현우)[vii][viii]
24 A 7 9 8 13
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Bing Hua
(秉桦) / (빙화)
22 B 8 11 9 10
PocketDol Studio
(포켓돌스튜디오)
Kang Min-seo
(강민서)[viii][ix]
23 S 6 10 10 12
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Yi Chen
(亦辰) / (이첸)[x]
26 S 16 8 11 14
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Nam Ji-woon
(남지운)
22 A 11 13 12 7
TVB Fong Atilla
(方玉亨) / (팡아틸라)[xi]
16-17 S 37 12 13 20
Hi-Hat Entertainment
(하이헷 주식회사)
Song Seung-ho
(송승호)
17 A 9 14 14 6
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Ahn Jun-won
(안준원)
25 C 27 16 15 11
PocketDol Studio
(포켓돌스튜디오)
Kim Hyun-woo
(김현우)[i][ii]
23 A 10 15 16 15
Hi-Hat Entertainment
(하이헷 주식회사)
Jung Se-yun
(정세윤)[v]
17 A 14 19 17 19
PocketDol Studio
(포켓돌스튜디오)
Park Jun-seo
(박준서)[xii][i][ii]
22 S 21 21 18 16
Mystic Story
(미스틱스토리)
Andy
(アンディ) / (앤디)
17 S 60 17 19 22
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Kwon Yong-hyun
(권용현)[xiii]
27 B 13 18 20 23
TNK Entertainment
(TNK 엔터테인먼트)
Abe Yura
(阿部 由良) / (아베 유라)[xiv][xv]
19 B 34 22 21 18
PocketDol Studio
(포켓돌스튜디오)
Yoo Young-seo
(유영서)[i][ii]
22 A 18 23 22 17
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Fukuyama Sota
(福山 颯大) / (후쿠야마 소타)
18 B 12 20 23 27
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Woo Ha-joon
(우하준)
22 B 23 27 24 21
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Shin Jae-won
(신재원)[xvi]
20 A 31 25 25 26
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Kim Joo-hyun
(김주현)
18 A 17 24 26 30
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Kim Hyun-jae
(김현재)[xvii][ii]
24 B 64 26 27 31
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Sviat
(Святослав) / (스비아트)
13 C 22 28 28 39
PocketDol Studio
(포켓돌스튜디오)
Lee Han-bin
(이한빈)[viii][ix]
22-23 A 20 30 29 24
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Kim Do-hun
(김도훈)
20 S 91 29 30 40
Futore Company Yoo Hee-do
(유희도)[xviii][xix][ii]
28 C 30 32 31 43
KPLUS Kwon Yang-woo
(권양우)
19-20 A 44 33 32 48
KONGTHUP Santa
(แซนต้า) / (산타)
18 A 33 31 33 52
Hi-Hat Entertainment
(하이헷 주식회사)
Kim Jeong-min
(김정민)[vii]
17 S 51 39 34 25
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Yu Ji-ahn
(유지안)[xii][xx][ii]
32 A 28 34 35 38
TNK Entertainment
(TNK 엔터테인먼트)
Asaka Kotaro
(浅香 孝太郎) / (아사카 코타로)[xiv][xv]
21 C 29 35 36 35
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Oh Seung-chan
(오승찬)[viii]
21 B 32 37 37 42
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Park Jun-woo
(박준우)
13 A 24 36 38 51
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Oh Tae-hwan
(오태환)[xiv]
20 A 35 41 39 34
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Seo Jin-won
(서진원)
15 S 56 38 40 37
Birdman Ha Seok-hee
(하석희)[xxi][xxii][viii][xxiii]
24 B 26 43 41 29
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Ok Chang-hyeon
(옥창현)
21 A 52 46 42 69
COMMAND THE-M
Entertainment
Chae Hee-ju
(채희주)[xxiv]
21 B 42 45 43 41
SHORTT Song Hyung-seok
(송형석)
18 B 25 40 44 58
Nature Space
(자연 공간)
Kim Young-hoon
(김영훈)[xxv][xxvi]
27 B 39 47 45 55
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Petch
(เพชร) / (펫)[xxvii]
23-24 B 41 44 46 68
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Lee Gun-woo
(이건우)
19-20 B 43 60 47 68
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Lynn Lynn
(林林) / (린린)
20-21 A 38 51 48 46
ChoCo Entertainment
(초코엔터테인먼트)
Yeom Ye-chan
(염예찬)
16 A 50 55 49 36
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Ayalon Adam
(아야론 아담)
19 B 36 42 50 66
DNA Entertainment
(디엔에이엔터테인먼트)
Wu Chenyu
(吴宸宇) / (우첸유)
22 A 68 75 51 44
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Choi Ju-young
(최주영)
15 B 66 50 52 49
J-Star Entertainment
(제이스타 엔터테인먼트)
Kim Tae-yu
(김태유)
24-25 S 54 58 53 33
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Oh Young-woong
(오영웅)
20 B 86 81 54 64
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Baek Ji-ho
(백지호)
20 C 53 48 55 70
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Kang Ji-min
(강지민)
16 S 49 54 56 63
JG Entertainment Jung Seung-won
(정승원)
20 C 73 53 57 54
Nature Space
(자연 공간)
Cho Hyo-jin
(조효진)
[xxviii][xxii][xxvi]
27 S 59 62 58 60
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Obayashi Yusei
(大林 悠成) / (오바야시 유우세)
23 B 95 63 59 65
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Im Si-u
(임시우)[iii]
25 C 47 56 60 53
HIVER LAB Kim Joon-woo
(김준우)
22 B 63 85 61 28
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Jeong Deun-haesol
(정든해솔)[viii]
17 A 45 68 62 59
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Lee Eun-suh
(이은서)
25 B 57 64 63 62
Biscuit Entertainment
(비스킷엔터테인먼트)
Kim Ji-min
(김지민)[xxix]
22 B 62 61 64 56
MyPlan Entertainment Kang Wang-seok
(강왕석)[xxx]
23 B 55 57 65 57
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Lee Ji-hoon
(이지훈)
24 C 40 52 66 61
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Park Chan-yong
(박찬용)[vi]
20 C 58 67 67 67
Escrow Entertainment
(에스크로엔터테인먼트)
Aom
(ออม) / (어엄)[xxxi]
20 A 72 65 68 45
TOV Entertainment
(엔터테인먼트)
Hou Guanyi
(侯冠一) / (허우관이)
25 B 46 59 69 50
Nature Space
(자연 공간)
Kwon Ye-ung
(권예웅)[xxvi]
27 B 71 88 70 47
Future Idol
(퓨처아이돌)
Lee Yu-jun
(이유준)
17 C 65 70 71 Eliminated 71
TNK Entertainment
(TNK 엔터테인먼트)
Yoo Hyeon-seung
(유현승)[xiv][xv]
20 B 76 71 72 Eliminated 72
Biscuit Entertainment
(비스킷엔터테인먼트)
Yang Ju-ho
(양주호)[xxix]
20 B 97 69 73 Eliminated 73
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Lin Weichen
(林唯辰) / (린웨이천)
17 C 89 89 74 Eliminated 74
Zhang Jinglong
(张景龙) / (장경용)
24 B 85 96 75 Eliminated 75
Kim Eun-ho
(김은호)
17 C 94 66 76 Eliminated 76
Kim Dan-u
(김단우)
19 A 93 77 77 Eliminated 77
K-Tigers E&C
(K타이거즈 E&C)
Kim Tae-sung
(김태성)[vii]
20 C 87 98 78 Eliminated 78
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Kim Min-jun
(김민준)
19 B 99 72 79 Eliminated 79
ICE Entertainment Kang Hee-min
(강희민)[xxxii]
23 B 88 79 80 Eliminated 80
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Kim Sung-jun
(김성준)
18 A 48 73 81 Eliminated 81
Ko Min-sung
(고민성)
17 A 77 83 82 Eliminated 82
KPLUS
(케이플러스)
Kim Yoon-sue
(김윤수)
24 C 96 76 83 Eliminated 83
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Kim Si-yul
(김시율)
16 B 74 74 84 Eliminated 84
Tsujii Ryoma
(辻井 稜眞) / (츠지이 료마)
18 A 61 82 85 Eliminated 85
COMMAND THE-M
Entertainment
Lee No-yul
(이노율)[xxiv]
20 B 82 78 86 Eliminated 86
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Jang Hyeon-seok
(장현석)
18 B 81 87 87 Eliminated 87
DNA Entertainment
(디엔에이엔터테인먼트)
Manabe Jin
(真鍋仁) / (마나베 진)
23 S 83 93 88 Eliminated 88
Individual Trainee
(개인 연습생)
Lee Ju-chan
(이주찬)
22 B 92 95 89 Eliminated 89
COMMAND THE-M
Entertainment
Choi Byung-hoon
(최병훈)[iii][xxiv]
24 B 75 80 90 Eliminated 90
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Yoon Ju-han
(윤주한)
16 C 98 84 91 Eliminated 91
Jang In-jae
(장인재)
16 B 90 99 92 Eliminated 92
Kim Jeong-yun
(김정윤)
16 C 78 92 93 Eliminated 93
Yamaguchi Satoshi
(山口悟史) / (야마구치 사토시)
21 B 80 91 94 Eliminated 94
Kim Ji-hwan
(김지환)
17 B 70 94 95 Eliminated 95
Lee Do-kyeong
(이도경)
30 C 67 86 96 Eliminated 96
Lim Hyun-woo
(임현우)
13 B 79 97 97 Eliminated 97
Lee Hyo-bin
(이효빈)
22 C 69 90 98 Eliminated 98
Lee Jun-seon
(이준선)
15 A 84 49 Left the show 99
Stardust Entertainment
(砾子星尘文化传媒有限公司)
Jung Jo-han
(高浚涵) / (정요한)
25 C Left the show 100

Missions

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Zero Setting Test (Episode 1)

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Out of the 200 starting trainees, 100 are to be picked to move onto the next round. Trainees can either be passed, deferred, or eliminated. Passed trainees are immediately able to move onto the next round, deferred trainees have to wait to be chosen following the Zero Setting Test performances, and the eliminated trainees are not able to move onto the next round at all. After the Zero Setting Test Performances, 70 trainees were passed, 68 were deferred, and 62 were eliminated. Out of the 68 deferred trainees, 30 trainees were selected to move onto the next round. Based on how well the trainees demonstrated comprehensive performance ability, potential, and the possibility of strengthening after assembly, the qualified candidates will be assigned a preliminary grade and matching outfits relative to the given grade; S - Yellow, A - Blue, B - Pink, C - Gray.

PROJECT 1: Zero Setting
Booth 1 (Moonbyul, Bada, Hwesung) Booth 2 (Hui, Ryan, Yoomi) Booth 3 (Miyeon, Sungwoon, Ryu D) Booth 4 (Daehwi, Haein, Woohyun)
Original artist(s) Song Contestant(s) Original artist(s) Song Contestant(s) Original artist(s) Song Contestant(s) Original artist(s) Song Contestant(s)
The Boyz Maverick Ma Jingxiang NCT U Make A Wish Lynn Lynn Nowadays OoWee Lim Hyunwoo Wanna One Burn It Up Seo Jinwon
NCT 127 Kick It Tsujii Ryoma NCT Dream Beatbox Yichen GOT7 If You Do Aom Slate Oh Little Girl Song Hyungseok
NCT Dream We Young Park Junwoo Enhypen Fever Woo Hajoon Shinee Replay Sviat Stray Kids Maniac Jang Yeojun
Ateez The Real - Heung Version Manabe Jin, Wu Chenyu Taeyong Tap Jang Injae BoyNextDoor But Sometimes Hou Guanyi Taemin Criminal Binghua
Stray Kids Chk Chk Boom Seo Kyoungbae NCT U 90's Love Shin Jaewon NCT U Boss Nam Jiwoon Infinite Man In Love Lee Dokyeong
Baekhyun Bambi Lee Juchan Taeyong Shalala Yeom Yechan TXT Crown Fong Atilla HOT Candy Yoon Juhan
Baekhyun Candy Oh Seungchan B.I Waterfall Kim Hyunjae TXT 9 and Three Quarters Lee Jihoon B1A4 What's Happening? Jung Seungwon
EXO Ko Ko Bop Yoo Heedo Jungkook Seven Lin Wei Chen 2PM 10 Out Of 10 Lee Gunwoo GOT7 Girls Girls Girls Santa, Petch
Taeyong Tap Andy Shinhwa Eusha! Eusha! Lee Junseon Monsta X Trespass Obayashi Yusei Taeyang Vibe Ayalon Adam
B.I Waterfall Kim Taeyu TXT Crown Baek Jiho Key Bad Love Oh Youngwoong Wanna One Beautiful Lee Hyobin
New Jeans Hype Boy Kim Sungmin EXO Love Me Right Park Chanyong, Lee Yujun, Im Siu Rain Instead Of Saying Goodbye Choi Juyoung Infinite Be Mine Lee Noyul, Chae Heeju, Choi Byunghoon
BoyNextDoor But Sometimes Kim Jeongyun SuperM Jopping Kim Hyunwoo, Park Junseo, Yoo Youngseo, Jeon Minwook TXT Deja Vu Ha Seokhee Jungkook Euphoria Kang Heemin
Jungkook Euphoria Kwon Yangwoo Enhypen Blessed-Cursed Kim Younghoon BoyNextDoor One and Only Jeong Deunhaeseol Kai Rover Kim Jihwan
Crush Hmm-Cheat Kim Jeongmin, Song Seungho, Jung Seyun BTS Save Me Kang Minseo, Lee Hanbin HOT Candy Sakurada Kenshin, Fukuyama Sota Shinee Replay Kim Siyul
Unknown Booth NCT U Baggy Jeans Kang Jimin, Ko Minsung NCT Dream Beatbox Yu Jiahn New Jeans Supernatural Kim Sihun
BTS DNA Abe Yura, Asaka Kotaro, Yoo Hyeonseung New Jeans Supernatural Kim Jimin, Yang Juho 2PM My House Ahn Junwon NCT U Baby Don't Stop Kang Wangseok, Yamaguchi Satoshi
NCT Dream Smoothie Zhang Jinglong Ateez Wonderland Kang Hyunwoo EXO Love Me Right Kim Sungjun, Oh Taehwan, Jang Hyeonseok Shinhwa Perfect Man Kwon Yonghyun
N/A N/A Jung Johan Mama Kim Dohun Enhypen Bite Me Kim Eunho, KIm Joonwoo
TXT Crown Kim Joohyun, Ok Changhyeon, Lee Eunsuh
Wanna One Energetic Kim Yoonsue
Taeyong Tap Kim Danu
NCT Dream Smoothie Kwon Yeung, Cho Hyojin
IVE I Am Kim Taesung
NCT U Baggy Jeans Kim Minjun


Signal Song Test (Episode 2-3)

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In this mission, trainees are to divide themselves up into 5 groups of 20, which become their units for this mission. The trainees are to prepare the vocals and the choreography of the signal song of the show, 'Run (Up To You)'. After preparations, trainees are to film and perform individually in front of the judges and each trainee is scored individually. Following all the trainees video scoring, all the scores for each unit are added together to determine the interim unit rankings. After the interim rankings, the directors reveal that there will be a team evaluation which will determine the final unit rankings. The unit rank determines where the members of each unit stand on the pyramid stage where they will perform and film the official video for the signal song. The highest ranking unit stand in the Tier 1 Zone, down to Tier 4 Zone onstage. The lowest ranking unit stands in the Shadow Zone, which situates on the floor underneath the Tier 4 Zone in the pyramid. The trainees in the Shadow Zone wouldn't have any singing parts, they would just have backup vocals and serve as support to the rest of the trainees. As a benefit for receiving the highest rank, one member from the unit with the highest rank will have the chance to become the center of the performance, getting to stand at the highest point of the pyramid, in the very center of everyone.

Color key
       Leader
       Winning Team
       Center
PROJECT 2: Signal Song Test
Unit Contestant Individual
Score
Contestant Individual
Score
Individual
Score Sum
Interim
Tier
Team Evaluation
Score
Score Tier
P1 Andy Undisclosed Kim Hyunwoo 6 208 3rd Tier 465 673 2nd Tier
Cho Hyojin Undisclosed Kim Jeongmin Undisclosed
Jang Hyeonseok 9 Kwon Yonghyun 16
Jang Injae 5 Lee Hanbin 5
Jang Yeojun 9 Oh Taehwan 14
Jeon Minwook 4 Park Junseo 17
Jeong Deunhaesol 13 Park Junwoo 7
Kang Hyunwoo 9 Woo Hajoon 6
Kang Minseo Undisclosed Yoo Youngseo 18
Kim Dohun Undisclosed Yu Jiahn 12
P2 Baek Jiho 7 Kim Taeyu 8 198 4th Tier 391 589 Shadow Zone
Chae Heeju 17 Kim Younghoon 13
Im Siu 11 Lee Dokyeong 7
Jung Johan 4 Lee Hyobin 9
Jung Seungwon 4 Lee Juchan 14
Kim Danu 15 Lee Junseon 7
Kim Eunho 4 Song Hyungseok 10
Kim Hyunjae 11 Yamaguchi Satoshi 8
Kim Joonwoo 18 Yoo Heedo 15
Kim Sihun 12 Yoon Juhan 4
P3 Ahn Junwon 12 Lee Gunwoo 5 190 Shadow Zone 420 610 4th Tier
Asaka Kotaro 11 Lee Noyul 15
Choi Byunghoon 5 Lim Hyunwoo 9
Fukuyama Sota 4 Manabe Jin 14
Ha Seokhee 10 Nam Jiwoon 7
Kang Heemin 7 Obayashi Yusei 9
Kang Wangseok 11 Oh Seungchan 4
Kim Jimin 18 Seo Kyoungbae 10
Kim Minjun 12 Yang Juho 11
Kwon Yeung 8 Yoo Hyeonseung 8
P4 Abe Yura 18 Kim Yoonsue 6 230 1st Tier 482 712 1st Tier
Binghua 13 Ko Minsung 12
Choi Juyoung 8 Lee Yujun 16
Hou Guanyi 4 Ok Changhyeon 12
Kim Jeongyun 6 Park Chanyong 16
Kim Jihwan 7 Sakurada Kenshin Undisclosed
Kim Joohyun 12 Seo Jinwon Undisclosed
Kim Siyul 8 Shin Jaewon 14
Kim Sungmin Undisclosed Yeom Yechan 15
Kim Taesung 16 Zhang Jinglong 16
P5 Aom 8 Lynn Lynn 4 223 2nd Tier 398 621 3rd Tier
Ayalon Adam 11 Ma Jingxiang 8
Fong Atilla Undisclosed Oh Youngwoong 11
Jung Seyun 16 Petch 17
Kang Jimin Undisclosed Santa 8
Kim Sungjun 9 Song Seungho 5
Kwon Yangwoo 16 Sviat 18
Lee Eunsuh 13 Tsujii Ryoma 13
Lee Jihoon 4 Wu Chenyu 16
Lin Weichen 10 Yichen 10

Position Match (Episode 3-4)

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In this mission, trainees are to divide themselves up into units of varying numbers. The trainees are presented with three positions with four songs each. Vocal has 'Love me or Leave Me' by Day6, 'Don't Go' by Exo, 'We Must Love' by ONF, & 'Love Wins All' by IU. Dance gets 'Kiwi' by Harry Styles, 'Closer' by The Chainsmokers, 'Pop' by NSYNC, & '3D' by Jungkook. Rap receives 'Shalala' by Taeyong, 'Crayon' by G-Dragon, 'Work' by Ateez, & Mommae by Jay Park. Each position also comes with their own specific challenge; Vocal teams must participate in the arrangement of the song, Dance teams must rechoreograph a certain section of their song, and Rap teams must write their own rap for a certain section of their song. The order in which the trainees head up to the area of choice is in of position revealed, trainees who wish to be vocalists go to Vocal, etc. for Dance, and then Rap, but this order is insignificant, as anyone can get dropped from anywhere immediately after. Speaking of, after the initial selection, any team with any amount of overflow members has to kick out as many overflows as necessary. Once the units are narrowed down to the appropriate number, the kicked out trainees would have to reorganize themselves into the remaining units that had leftover spots. The parts for this mission are decided by the trainees themselves, mainly for the Center position. Each trainee in a unit is to vote for another member of their unit to be the Center and the recipient of the most votes would assume the role in most cases. Following the performances, the 500 World Assemblers present at the live show, as well as the 5 Directors would vote for the best performance out of each category, and the members of the recipient unit of the most votes would receive 20 000 points each to be added to their voting score. The 500 World Assemblers would also participate in a vote for the MVP of each position, voting for the contestant they think did the best per unit. The single contestant who received the most votes amongst everyone in the same position would receive 100 000 points to be added to their voting score.

Color key (Positions & Winner)
       Center[xxxiii]
       Main Position[xxxiii][xxxiv]
       Sub Dancer
       Sub Position 1[xxxv]
       Sub Position 2[xxxv]
       Sub Position 3[xxxv]
       Sub Position 4[xxxv]
       Leader (on Rank #)
       Winning Team
  Position MVP
PROJECT 3: Position Match
Performance Team Contestants
# Song Original artist(s) Name Points Name Rank
Vocal
5 "Love me or Leave me" Day6 럽미5와 줄리엣
(Love Me 5 and Juliet)
135 Lee Hanbin 3
Kang Hyunwoo 4
Kim Sihun 1
Oh Youngwoong 5
Oh Taehwan 2
9 "Don't Go"
(나비소녀)
Exo 꿀벌소년
(Honey Bee Boys)
132 Nam Jiwoon Undisclosed
Kwon Yonghyun 2
Kim Sungmin 1
Baek Jiho Undisclosed
Ahn Junwon 3
Jang Hyeonseok Undisclosed
10 "We Must Love"
(사랑하게 될 거야)
ONF 요리조립
(Assembly Cooks)
47 Lee Juchan Undisclosed
Cho Hyojin
Kim Younghoon Undisclosed
Kim Jeongyun Undisclosed
Kim Joohyun
Lee Dokyeong
6 "Love Wins All" IU LOVE 163 Binghua 4
Wu Chenyu 3
  Yoo Youngseo   1
Lee Eunsuh 5
Ha Seokhee 2
Dance
Performance Team Contestants
# Song Original artist(s) Name Points Name Rank Name Rank
11 "Kiwi" Harry Styles WE-KEY 46 Kim Joonwoo 1 Lim Hyunwoo Undisclosed
Ayalon Adam Undisclosed Song Hyungseok
Hou Guanyi Sviat
Jang Injae Woo Hajoon Undisclosed
Jung Seugwon Yamaguchi Satoshi Undisclosed
Kim Yoonsue Yoon Juhan
Kwon Yangwoo Kim Hyunwoo N/A
Lee Yujun
7 "Closer" The Chainsmokers YOUR 네잎클로버
(your Four Leaf Clover)
117 Kang Minseo 1 Kim Eunho Undisclosed
Aom Undisclosed Kim Jimin 6
Asaka Kotaro 4 Lee Hyobin Undisclosed
Choi Byunghoon Undisclosed Lee Noyul
Im Siu Oh Seungchan 3
Kang Wangseok 5 Seo Kyoungbae 2
Kim Dohun Undisclosed Yang Juho 7
8 "Pop" NSYNC POP SHY 72 Abe Yura Undisclosed Kim Sungjun Undisclosed
Andy Undisclosed Ko Minsung Undisclosed
Fong Atilla Ma Jingxiang 1
Fukuyama Sota Manabe Jin Undisclosed
Kang Jimin Ok Changhyeon
Kim Jihwan Seo Jinwon
Kim Minjun Yoo Hyeonseung
Kim Siyul
12 "3D" Jungkook T.T 233 Jang Yeojun 3   Park Junseo   1
Chae Heeju Undisclosed Park Junwoo Undisclosed
Jeong Deunhaesol Petch
Kim Danu Sakurada Kenshin 2
Lee Junseon Santa Undisclosed
Lin Wei Chen Yu Jiahn 4
Lynn Lynn Zhang Jinglong Undisclosed
Park Chanyoung
Rap
Performance Team Contestants
# Song Original artist(s) Name Points Name Rank
3 "Shalala" Taeyong 샤랄라라 랜드
(Shalala Land)
47 Tsujii Ryoma 4
Song Seungho 1
Shin Jaewon 2
Lee Jihoon 3
1 "Crayon"
(크레용)
G-Dragon 아 그래용?
(Oh, Really?)
192 Lee Gun-woo 3
Kim Taeyu 1
Kwon Yeung 4
Obayashi Yusei 5
Yoo Heedo 1
4 "Work" Ateez work쟁이들
(work hustlers)
160 Yeom Ye-chan 2
Kim Jeongmin Undisclosed
Kim Taesung
  Jeon Minwook   1
Choi Juyoung Undisclosed
2 "Mommae"
(몸매)
Jay Park 맴매
(Mammae)
69 Yi Chen 1
Kang Heemin 4
Jung Seyun 2
Kim Hyunjae 3

Rival Match (Episode 6-7)

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During the first elimination, surviving contestants were assembled into five teams, A1 through A5, based on the fans' assembly votes. Each team would get 2 songs from the same artist, options being Monsta X, NCT (all units), Stray Kids, TXT, & Riize, and the artist for each pair of teams would be decided by a quick minigame. By the end, A1 got Riize, A2 got Monsta X, A3 got Stray Kids, A4 got NCT, and A5 got TXT. The show initially hinted that each assembly would be a full team, but it is later revealed that each team will be divided in two, with each half competing against each other, each taking one song from the two revealed prior to the separation revalation. The highest ranked contestant in each team (A1: Kwon Yonghyun, A2: Sakurada Kenshin, A3: Jeon Minwook, A4: Yichen, A5: Ok Changhyeon) picked his members to form their team (White Team), with the remaining members forming the other team (Black Team).

The winning team of each match will receive the steal benefit, allowing each member to steal points from the losing team's members. Based on the individual rank of the member in the audience vote, the members of the winning team will be able to steal from a range of 70,000 points (highest ranked member of the winning team will steal from the lowest ranked member of the losing team) to 10,000 points (lowest ranked member of the winning team will steal from the highest ranked member of the losing team).

Color key (Positions & Winner)
       Center
       Leader
       Leader and Center
       Winning Team
PROJECT 4: Rival Match
Performance Black Performance White
Team Points Contestants Team Points Contestants
# Original artist(s) Song Points Position Name Original artist(s) Song Points Position Name
1 NCT 127 "Touch" 마음s touch
(hearts touch)
62 15 Main Vocal Oh Tae-hwan NCT U "Make A Wish (Birthday Song)" Wishlist
(위시리스트)
473 157 Main Vocal Yoo Young-seo
12 Sub Vocal 1 Kwon Yang-woo 81 Sub Vocal 1 Nam Ji-woon
7 Sub Vocal 2 Hou Guanyi 66 Sub Vocal 2 Lynn Lynn
4 Sub Vocal 3 Jeong Deun-haesol 41 Sub Vocal 3 Ahn Jun Won
5 Sub Vocal 4 Choi Ju-young 71 Main Rapper Yi Chen
5 Sub Vocal 5 Petch 43 Sub Rapper 1 Andy
14 Main Rapper Kim Tae-yu 14 Sub Rapper 2 Fukuyama Sota
2 Riize "Memories" 메모짱 251 4 Main Vocal Kim Do-hun Riize Boom Boom Bass 붐붐베이비 271 75 Main Vocal Kwon Yong-hyun
107 Lead Vocal Kim Joo-hyun 65 Lead Vocal Yu Ji-ahn
4 Sub Vocal 1 Baek Ji-ho 5 Sub Vocal 1 Kim Young-hoon
40 Sub Vocal 2 Ha Seok-hee 50 Sub Vocal 2 Chae Hee-ju
13 Sub Vocal 3 Ayalon Adam 27 Sub Vocal 3 Park Jun-woo
15 Rapper 1 Kim Hyun-jae 36 Sub Vocal 4 Asaka Kotaro
68 Rapper 2 Lee Gun-woo 13 Rapper Song Hyung-seok
3 TXT "Deja Vu" 꼭 조립 Deja Vu~ 300 64 Main Vocal Wu Chen Yu TXT "I'll See You There Tomorrow" 조립해줘 기다릴게 253 61 Main Vocal Cho Hyo-jin
16 Lead Vocal Obayashi Yusei 6 Lead Vocal Oh Young-woong
100 Sub Vocal 1 Lee Ji-hoon 134 Sub Vocal 1 Kim Joon-woo
25 Sub Vocal 2 Kwon Ye-ung 16 Sub Vocal 2 Lee Eun-suh
37 Sub Vocal 3 Kang Wang-seok 9 Sub Vocal 3 Ok Chang-hyeon
46 Sub Vocal 4 Jung Seung-won 14 Sub Vocal 4 Kang Ji-min
12 Sub Vocal 5 Aom 13 Sub Vocal 5 Kim Ji-min
4 Monsta X "Gambler" 잭팟
(Jackpot)
200 7 Main Vocal Santa Monsta X "Jealousy" 그르렁
(Grumble)
324 7 Main Vocal Shin Jae-won
10 Sub Vocal 1 Fong Atilla 24 Sub Vocal 1 Lee Han-bin
44 Sub Vocal 2 Woo Ha-joon 29 Sub Vocal 2 Kim Jeong-min
19 Sub Vocal 3 Oh Seung-chan 57 Sub Vocal 3 Kim Sung-min
4 Sub Vocal 4 Sviat 98 Sub Vocal 4 Kim Hyun-woo
98 Rapper 1 Ma Jingxiang 9 Rapper 1 Seo Jin-won
18 Rapper 2 Yeom Ye-chan 100 Rapper 2 Sakurada Kenshin
5 Stray Kids "Case 143" Lover cops 176 40 Main Vocal Kim Si-hun Stray Kids "Lalalala" 와락 365 27 Sub Vocal 1 Binghua
33 Sub Vocal 1 Kang Min-seo 23 Sub Vocal 2 Abe Yura
9 Sub Vocal 2 Jung Se-yun 12 Sub Vocal 2 Kang Hyun-woo
18 Sub Vocal 3 Im Si-u 66 Main Rapper Song Seung-ho
26 Rapper 1 Yoo Hee-do 63 Rapper 1 Jang Yeo-jun
4 Rapper 2 Park Chan-yong 73 Rapper 2 Seo Kyoung-bae
46 Rapper 3 Park Jun-seo 101 Rapper 3 Jeon Min-wook

Voting & Survival Announcements

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Voting

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The voting process for Project 7 is done through the official website and the Weverse app as the primary platforms to vote for the contestants.[6]

Top 7

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The top 7 contestants were determined through popularity with online voting and audience live voting, and the results are shown at the end of each episode.

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  New to the Top 7[e]
Top 7 Contestants After Each Ranking Announcement
# Ep. 2 Ep. 3 Ep. 5 Ep. 6
1 Jeon Min-wook Jeon Min-wook
( )
Jeon Min-wook
( )
Sakurada Kenshin
( 1)
2 Sakurada Kenshin Sakurada Kenshin
( )
Sakurada Kenshin
( )
Jeon Min-wook
( 1)
3 Kim Si-hun Kim Si-hun
( )
Kim Sung-min
( 2)
Seo Kyoung-bae
( 4)
4 Kim Sung-min Ma Jingxiang
( 1)
Kim Si-hun
( 1)
Jang Yeo-jun
( 2)
5 Ma Jingxiang Kim Sung-min
( 1)
Ma Jingxiang
( 1)
Kim Sung-min
( 2)
6 Kang Min-seo Jang Yeo-jun
( 9)
Jang Yeo-jun
( )
Song Seung-ho
( 8)
7 Kang Hyun-woo Seo Kyoung-bae
( 12)
Seo Kyoung-bae
( )
Nam Ji-woon
( 5)

1st Assembly Ceremony

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The first voting period for the 1st Assembly Ceremony took place from October 18th to November 2nd, 2024. The fans, named World Assemblers, voted for their top seven contestants. Alongside voting for their top 7, World Assemblers would also vote for 14 contestants, to assemble a unit, which seemed to foreshadow performances together. During the ceremony, 3, 7, or 9-10 contestants would be called up at a time (69-61, 40-51, etc. 10-8, 7-1) and then they'd find out which unit they'd be a part of, which are labeled A1 down to A5. Regarding eliminations, the top 70 trainees who received the most points, calculated through votes received through Korea and through the rest of the world, got to continue onto the next round and the bottom 30 trainees got officially eliminated.

Color key

  Top 7
1st Assembly Ceremony (Episode 5)
Rank Contestants Votes Points[f] Unit Rank Contestants Votes Points[f] Unit
Korean Global Korean Global
1 Jeon Minwook 2,413,947 1,746,093 4,260,040 A3 36 Asaka Kotaro 168,161 207,342 375,503 A1
2 Sakurada Kenshin 2,154,793 1,988,001 4,162,794 A2 37 Oh Seungchan 311,612 54,226 365,838 A2
3 Kim Sungmin 1,647,115 917,289 2,564,404 A2 38 Park Junwoo 271,142 64,834 355,976 A1
4 Kim Sihun 1,443,091 1,078,012 2,521,103 A3 39 Oh Taehwan 287,948 55,685 343,633 A4
5 Ma Jingxiang 1,661,670 819,854 2,481,524 A2 40 Seo Jinwon 226,484 105,123 331,607 A2
6 Jang Yeojun 977,033 1,221,266 2,218,299 A3 41 Ha Seokhee 215,961 81,992 317,953 A1
7 Seo Kyoungbae 1,183,885 1,013,381 2,197,266 A3 42 Ok Changhyeon 268,105 25,783 293,888 A5
8 Kang Hyunwoo 875,676 826,260 1,701,936 A3 43 Chae Heeju 144,707 124,509 289,216 A1
9 Binghua 867,770 811,113 1,698,883 A3 44 Song Hyungseok 218,945 65,335 284,280 A1
10 Kang Minseo 1,137,447 498,574 1,636,021 A3 45 Kim Younghoon 77,113 202,977 280,090 A1
11 Yichen 938,187 669,047 1,607,234 A4 46 Petch 141,147 107,468 268,615 A4
12 Nam Jiwoon 1,158,074 439,722 1,597,796 A4 47 Lee Gunwoo 199,888 47,021 266,909 A1
13 Fong Atilla 582,702 998,129 1,580,831 A2 48 Lynn Lynn 127,116 114,502 261,618 A4
14 Song Seungho 999,650 557,468 1,557,118 A3 49 Yeom Yechan 151,356 104,170 255,526 A2
15 Ahn Junwon 653,118 536,650 1,189,768 A4 50 Ayalon Adam 119,786 127,644 247,430 A1
16 Kim Hyunwoo 619,454 529,463 1,148,917 A2 51 Wu Chenyu 151,146 72,853 243,999 A5
17 Jung Seyun 587,571 543,847 1,131,418 A3 52 Choi Juyoung 174,025 63,275 237,300 A4
18 Park Junseo 571,446 361,397 1,052,843 A3 53 Kim Taeyu 119,263 97,258 236,521 A4
19 Andy 258,786 727,593 986,379 A4 54 Oh Youngwoong 189,522 33,517 223,039 A5
20 Kwon Yonghyun 643,956 304,094 948,050 A1 55 Baek Jiho 113,975 104,830 218,805 A1
21 Abe Yura 361,087 559,022 920,109 A3 56 Kang Jimin 181,250 35,545 216,795 A5
22 Yoo Youngseo 536,263 260,828 917,091 A4 57 Jung Seungwon 181,145 35,261 216,406 A5
23 Fukuyama Sota 460,193 283,814 744,007 A4 58 Cho Hyojin 146,696 50,495 197,191 A5
24 Woo Hajoon 508,150 103,009 611,159 A2 59 Obayashi Yusei 112,247 62,828 195,075 A5
25 Shin Jaewon 337,160 226,918 564,078 A2 60 Im Siu 157,010 36,069 193,079 A3
26 Kim Joohyun 395,535 146,547 542,082 A1 61 Kim Joonwoo 147,168 43,108 190,276 A5
27 Kim Hyunjae 285,278 253,911 539,189 A1 62 Jeong Deunhaesol 121,985 42,187 184,172 A4
28 Sviat 278,000 209,773 487,773 A2 63 Lee Eunsuh 130,048 32,315 182,363 A5
29 Lee Hanbin 300,670 174,543 475,213 A2 64 Kim Jimin 110,205 66,185 176,390 A5
30 Kim Dohun 155,387 300,100 455,487 A1 65 Kang Wangseok 121,409 54,109 175,518 A5
31 Yoo Heedo 308,994 116,454 445,448 A3 66 Lee Jihoon 119,053 56,201 175,254 A5
32 Kwon Yangwoo 249,572 159,305 408,877 A4 67 Park Chanyong 122,614 31,172 173,786 A3
33 Santa 179,208 203,647 402,855 A2 68 Aom 85,756 82,571 168,327 A5
34 Kim Jeongmin 253,656 132,578 386,234 A2 69 Hou Guanyi 113,032 52,537 165,569 A4
35 Yu Jiahn 196,485 159,120 375,605 A1 70 Kwon Yeung 104,237 40,885 165,122 A5

2nd Assembly Ceremony

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The second voting period for the 2nd Assembly Ceremony took place from November 8th to November 23rd, 2024. The World Assemblers voted for seven boys regardless of their group. Alongside voting for their top seven, World Assemblers would also assemble five units of seven contestants for each of the new songs introduced, each having their own concept; Neo/Urban (Breaking News), Old School/Retro (KOOL-AID), Fresh/Cool (Merry-Go-Round), Sexy/Bad (Trigger), & Nostalgic/Sentimental (Time After Time). Regarding eliminations, the top half (35) of the contestants who received the most votes got to continue onto the next round and the bottom half (35) of the contestants got officially eliminated.

Discography

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Singles

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Title Year Album
"Run (Up To You)" (달려 (Up To You)) 2024 Non-album single
"Breaking News" Originals Match
"KOOL-AID"
"Merry-Go-Round"
"Trigger"
"Time After Time"

Ratings

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Average TV viewership ratings (Nationwide)
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[7]
1 October 18, 2024 0.595% (42nd)
2 0.595% (58th)
3 October 25, 2024 0.302% (54th)
4 November 1, 2024 0.405% (53th)
5 November 8, 2024 0.311% (54th)
6 November 15, 2024 0.325% (57th)
7 November 22, 2024 0.408% (42nd)

Notes

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  1. ^ As of October 17, 2024, added new age if contestant is still in the show during their birthday
  2. ^ As of October 18, 2024, at 21:00 KST.
  3. ^ As of October 25, 2024, at 21:00 KST.
  4. ^ A livestream entitled 1st Survivor Announcement Ceremony revealed the ranking of the first surviving contestant.
  5. ^ Indicates contestants who had never placed in the Top 7 in any prior elimination rounds or ranking announcements.
  6. ^ a b Points were calculated using this formula: (Number of Korean Votes) + (Number of Global Votes) + (Any bonus points from winning benefits, either team or individual)
  1. ^ a b c d Jeon Min-wook, Kim Hyun-woo, Park Jun-seo and Yoo Young-seo are members of BAE173.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Jeon Min-wook, Kim Hyun-jae, Kim Hyun-woo, Kim Si-hun, Park Jun-seo, Yoo Hee-do, Yoo Young-seo and Yu Ji-ahn were contestants on Peak Time.
  3. ^ a b c Choi Byung-hoon, Im Si-u and Kim Si-hun were contestant on Produce X 101.
  4. ^ Kim Si-hun is a member of BDC.
  5. ^ a b c Jang Yeo-jun, Jung Se-yun and Ma Jingxiang were contestant on Boys Planet.
  6. ^ a b Jang Yeo-jun and Park Chan-yong were contestant on Extreme Debut: Wild Idol.
  7. ^ a b c Kang Hyun-woo, Kim Jeong-min and Kim Tae-sung were contestant on Loud.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Ha Seok-hee, Jeong Deun-haesol, Kang Hyun-woo, Kang Min-seo, Lee Han-bin and Oh Seung-chan were contestant on Fantasy Boys.
  9. ^ a b Kang Min-seo and Lee Han-bin are members of Fantasy Boys.
  10. ^ Yi Chen was a contestant on Youth With You.
  11. ^ Fong Atilla was a contestant on Asia Super Young.
  12. ^ a b Park Jun-seo and Yu Ji-ahn were contestant on Boys24.
  13. ^ Kwon Yong-hyun was a member of TST and Xeed.
  14. ^ a b c d Abe Yura, Asaka Kotaro, Oh Tae-hwan and Yoo Hyeon-seung were contestant on Fan Pick.
  15. ^ a b c Abe Yura, Asaka Kotaro and Yoo Hyeon-seung are members of PICKUS.
  16. ^ Shin Jae-won was a member of The Wind.
  17. ^ Kim Hyun-jae was a member of BLACK6IX.
  18. ^ Yoo Hee-do was a member of B.I.G.
  19. ^ Yoo Hee-do was a contestant on The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project.
  20. ^ Yu Ji-ahn is a member of Skye.
  21. ^ Ha Seok-hee was a member of Kairos.
  22. ^ a b Cho Hyo-jin and Ha Seok-hee were contestant on Stars Awakening.
  23. ^ Ha Seok-hee is a member of Celest1a.
  24. ^ a b c Chae Hee-ju, Choi Byung-hoon and Lee No-yul are members of CMDM.
  25. ^ Kim Young-hoon was a member of Seven O'Clock and Black Level.
  26. ^ a b c Cho Hyo-jin, Kim Young-hoon and Kwon Ye-ung are members of VI'ENX.
  27. ^ Petch was a contestant on 9low On Top.
  28. ^ Cho Hyo-jin was a member of Eight.
  29. ^ a b Kim Ji-min and Yang Ju-ho are members of HAWW.
  30. ^ Kang Wang-seok is a member of Plan B.
  31. ^ Aom was a member of XI.
  32. ^ Kang Hee-min is a member of Half&Half.
  33. ^ a b If contestant was both Center & Main Position, Main Position color will be in the Rank Cell Slot
  34. ^ Position refers to either Vocalist, Dancer or Rapper
  35. ^ a b c d Position refers to either Vocalist or Rapper

References

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  1. ^ a b Kim, Seon-woo (October 16, 2024). ""시청자 참여도 100%"...'프로젝트7' 차별화에 거는 기대" ["100% viewer participation"... Expectations for differentiation of 'Project 7'] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Kim, Seon-woo (October 16, 2024). "'프로젝트 7', 타이틀송 '달려 (Up To You)' 선공개" ['Project 7', title song 'Run (Up To You)' pre-released] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Lee Seung-hoon (September 14, 2024). "[단독]이수혁, 아이돌 데뷔 돕는다..오디션 '프로젝트 7' MC" [[Exclusive] Lee Soo-hyuk helps idols debut. Audition 'Project 7' MC] (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Hwang, Mi-hyun (December 21, 2022). 이수혁부터 하성운까지...'프로젝트 7' MC·디렉터 라인업 공개 [From Lee Soo-hyuk to Ha Sung-woon... 'Project 7' MC and Director Lineup Revealed]. NewsNate (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  5. ^ 참가자 소개 [Introduction of participants]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  6. ^ 스튜디오 슬램 '프로젝트7', OTT→위버스·OTT 등 다중공개 예고 [Studio Slam's 'Project 7', OTT → Weverse, OTT, etc. multi-release announcement]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Herald Corporation. September 24, 2024. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Project 7 시청률 [Project 7 ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Daum.
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