List of Successful Trainees From Mnet's 'Produce 101' Series!

(G)-Idle So-yeon

Jeon So-yeon was born on August 26th, 1998. She is also known by her stage name Soyeon. She is a South Korean singer and rapper under Cube Entertainment. She is the leader, main rapper, lead dancer, center and face of the South Korean rookie girl group (G)I-DLE.

In January 2016, Soyeon appeared as a representative trainee for Cube Entertainment on the first episode of the girl group survival show, Produce 101. She remained a popular contestant throughout the show, peaking at 10th place in the 5th episode. However, she ranked at number 20 on the last episode and failed to become a member of the winning girl group, I.O.I.

In July 2016, Soyeon appeared as a contestant in the third season of the rap competition show, Unpretty Rapstar. The show finished with Soyeon ranking in the 3rd place, gaining three tracks on the show’s final compilation album. On December 29th, 2016, Soyeon signed an exclusive contract as an artist under Cube Entertainment. She officially debuted as a solo singer on November 5th, 2017, with the digital singles “Jelly” and “Idle Song.” On January 11th, 2018, it was announced that Soyeon would be re-debuting in Cube Entertainment’s new girl group called (G)I-DLE as the group’s leader and main rapper. On August 8th, it was announced that Soyeon will participate in a girl-group collaboration project called Station Young for SM Station’s X 0 alongside Red Velvet ‘s Seulgi, Kim Chung-ha, and GFriend’s SinB.

Soyeon’s Discography

35 Girls 5 Concepts (2016)
Unpretty Rapstar 3 Compilation (2016)
Jelly (2017)
Idle Song (2018)
Scary (with Nada) (2018)
Mermaid (with BtoB’s Lee Min-hyuk, Peniel, Jung Il-hoon, CLC’s Yeeun, Pentagon’s Wooseok) (2018)
Wow Thing (with Kim Chung-ha, Seulgi, and SinB) (2018)

AB6IX

AB6IX, known pre-debut as BRANDNEWBOYS, is a five-member boy band under Brand New Music. They officially debuted on May 22nd, 2019, with the release of their first mini-album B: Complete.

Their name is short for “ABSOLUTE SIX”, meaning that the full line-up of BRANDNEWBOYS achieves absolute perfection when the five members and the fandom are together. Their name is also an abbreviation of “ABOVE BRANDNEW SIX” which reflects the hopes that the five members and their fans will open up new horizons for Brand New Music.

Young Min, Dong Hyun, Woo Jin, and Dae Hwi were contestants on Mnet’s boy group survival show Produce 101 Season 2. Woo Jin and Dae Hwi finished in the 6th and 3rd place, respectively, thus debuting in the project group Wanna One. Young Min and Dong Hyun were eliminated and finished in the 15th and 28th place, respectively. Wanna One officially disbanded on December 31st, 2018, allowing Park Woo-jin and Lee Dae-hwi to return to Brand New Music.

AB6IX’s Albums

B: Complete (2019)

Actor Lai Kuan Lin

Lai Kuan-lin, also romanized as Lai Guanlin was born on September 23rd, 2001, in Taipei, Taiwan. He is a Taiwanese rapper and singer based in South Korea. He is known for finishing seventh in Produce 101 (season 2) and was a member of the South Korean boy band Wanna One.

In 2017, Lai Kuan-lin participated in the second season of Produce 101, representing Cube Entertainment. He ranked seventh during the final episode with 905,875 votes, securing him a place in the show’s project boy band Wanna One under YMC Entertainment. After Wanna One’s disbandment on December 31st, 2018, Cube Entertainment announced that Lai Kuan-lin will focus on solo activities in China and that he will debut in a new boy group later in the year.

He was confirmed to guest on the variety show Happy Camp. In January 2019, Lai Kuan-lin was confirmed as the male lead in the Chinese drama A Little Thing Called First Love. Lai Kuan-lin, alongside Yu Seon-ho and Ha Neul, were chosen as new models for TBJ clothing brand. On February 20th, 2019, Cube Entertainment announced that Lai Kuan-lin would participate in a new group project alongside Pentagon’s Wooseok. The unit released their debut extended play, 9801 on March 11th, with the title song “I’m A Star.”

Lai Kuan-lin’s Albums

9801 (2019)

N.Flying Yoo Hoe-seung

Yoo Hoe-seung was born on February 28th, 1995. He is a South Korean singer under FNC Entertainment. He is a member of the Korean Pop band N.Flying. He was announced as a member of the band on June 19th, 2017. He was a trainee for five months prior to his appearance on Produce 101 Season 2. After Produce 101 Season 2 ended, Yoo Hoe-seung continued his career along with N.Flying members.

N.Flying’s Albums

Brotherhood (2019) – Japan Album
Awesome (2015)
The Real: N.Flying (2017)
The Hottest: N.Flying (2018)
How Are You? (2018)
Spring Memories (2019)

GUGUDAN Mina

Kang Mi-na was born on December 4th, 1999, in Icheon, South Korea. She is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for finishing ninth in Mnet’s K-pop girl group survival show Produce 101. She is a former member of the girl group I.O.I and is currently a member of Gugudan, as well as its subunits 5959 and Semina. In January 2016, Kang Mi-na together with fellow trainees Kim Na-young and Kim Se-jeong, represented Jellyfish Entertainment on the reality girl group survival show Produce 101 for the chance to debut in a Mnet girl group. The program came to an end on April 1st, 2016, and the final line-up of the South Korean girl group I.O.I was announced, made up of the top 11 poll-winners. Kang Mi-na finished ninth overall, with 173,762 votes, becoming an official member of the girl group.

On June 10th, 2016, YMC Entertainment revealed that Kang Mi-na would not be taking part in I.O.I’s unit promotions, but would instead return to her agency to debut and promote with the upcoming South Korean girl group, Gugudan. In July 2017, a Gugudan subunit named Gugudan 5959 was formed with Mina and fellow member Hye-yeon. They debuted with the single “Ice Chu” on August 10th, 2017. In June 2018, a Gugudan subunit named Gugudan Semina was formed with Mina and members Sejeong and Nayoung. They debuted with the release of their self-titled single album on July 10th, 2018.

Mina made her acting debut in the MBC romantic comedy series Children of the 20th Century in 2017, acting as the younger counterpart of Han Ye-seul. The same year, she played her first leading role in the 2-episode tvN drama History of Walking Upright. In 2018, Mina began hosting the music program Show! Music Core alongside Mark of NCT and Ong Seung-woo of Wanna One. She then starred in the action web film Dokgo Rewind alongside Sehun of EXO, and played a supporting role in tvN’s fantasy romance drama Tale of Fairy. In March 2019, Mina was confirmed as part of the cast for Law of the Jungle in Thailand. In April 2019, Mina was cast in the tvN drama Hotel Del Luna as Kim Yu-na.

Kang Mi-na’s Discography

Peach Paradise (계룡선녀전) (2018) – Tale of Fairy OST

Weki Meki Do-yeon

Kim Do-yeon was born on December 4th, 1999. She, who is better known by the mononym Doyeon, is a South Korean singer signed under Fantagio. She is best known as a contestant on the Mnet reality show Produce 101, a former member of the now-disbanded girl group I.O.I, and as a member of Weki Meki and the special unit WJMK under Fantagio and Starship Entertainment. In 2018, she appeared on Law of the Jungle and made her acting debut in the drama Short. In January 2016, Doyeon participated in the Mnet reality-survival program Produce 101, which aimed to form an eleven-member girl group that would promote for a year under YMC Entertainment. She represented Fantagio along with Yoojung and three other trainees from their company, eventually ranking eight in the show’s finale on April 1st, 2016. As a result, she debuted as a member of I.O.I alongside Yoojung. On May 4th, 2016, I.O.I made their official debut with the single “Dream Girls.”

After the official disbandment of I.O.I on January 29th, 2017, Yoojung and Doyeon traveled to the United States to film their reality show, Dodaeng’s Diary in LA which aired on TVING. Months later, their company revealed they planned to debut a new girl group. Doyeon made her official debut as a member of Weki Meki on August 8th, 2017, with the release of the single “I Don’t Like Your Girlfriend” and the 6-track EP Weme. In February 2018, Doyeon made her acting debut after getting cast in a drama titled Short in which she played a supporting role. On May 2nd, 2018, Starship Entertainment and Fantagio collaborated to form a special four-member unit with members of their respective girl groups Cosmic Girls and Weki Meki, which they revealed will be called WJMK. Weki Meki’s Yoojung and Doyeon and Cosmic Girls’ Seola and Luda released the single “Strong” on June 1st, 2018, along with its accompanying music video.

Discography

Weme (2017)
Lucky (2018)
Love Diamond (2018) – Gangnam Beauty OST Part 1
A Rose Smile (2018) – My Only One OST Part 7
Strong (짜릿하게) (2018)

Solo Artist Kang Daniel

Kang Daniel was born on December 10th, 1996, in Busan, South Korea. He is a South Korean singer, best known for finishing first in Produce 101 (season 2). He was a member of the South Korean boy band Wanna One. In 2017, Kang Daniel represented MMO Entertainment in the boy band reality survival show, Produce 101 Season 2. He is known for finishing first in the final episode and becoming the center of the project boy band Wanna One under YMC Entertainment. Kang Daniel officially debuted with Wanna One during Wanna One Premier Show-Con on August 7th, 2017, at the Gocheok Sky Dome with the debut mini-album 1×1=1 (To Be One). During the preparation for this debut, he was also confirmed to join the pilot season of MBC’s variety show, It’s Dangerous Beyond The Blankets which premiered on August 27th, 2017.

On January 31st, 2019, it was reported that Kang Daniel would move to LM Entertainment after the end of his activities with Wanna One. However, on March 21st, 2019, Kang Daniel submitted an application to suspend his exclusive contract with LM Entertainment. His legal representative revealed that LM Entertainment signed joint business contracts that sold Kang Daniel’s exclusive contract rights to third parties without his prior consent. On May 10th, 2019, the Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Kang Daniel, allowing the suspension of his contract. Following that, on June 10th, 2019, Kang Daniel was reported to have established his own agency Konnect Entertainment for his future activities. A second trial was held on May 26th, 2019, after LM Entertainment decided to submit an appeal regarding the contract suspension, but the appeal was rejected by the Seoul Central District Court on July 11th, 2019. On the same day, as the court’s decision to reject the appeal, it was revealed through his agency’s website that Kang Daniel was scheduled to make his solo debut on July 25th, 2019.

Kang Daniel’s Albums

Color on Me (2019)

Solo Artist Ha Sung-woon

Ha Sung-woon was born on March 22nd, 1994, in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy band Wanna One, as a member of the boy band Hotshot, and currently as a solo artist. In 2019, he began his solo music career with his first extended play My Moment. Ha Sung-woon and Noh Taehyun represented Ardor&Able Entertainment in the boy group reality survival show, Produce 101 Season 2 which aired on Mnet from April 7th until June 16th, 2017. In the final concert that took place on July 1st and 2nd, 2017, at Olympic Hall in Seoul, Sungwoon managed to gain 790,302 votes and was announced as the final member of the project boy band Wanna One under YMC Entertainment. Sungwoon officially debuted with Wanna One during Wanna One Premier Show-Con on August 7th, 2017, at the Gocheok Sky Dome with the mini-album 1×1=1 (To Be One). He was also in the subunit Lean on Me with Hwang Min-hyun and Yoon Ji-sung, performing the song “Forever and a Day” produced by Nell. The subunit was announced on the first day of Wanna One Go: X-Con, and the song was included on Wanna One’s album 1÷x=1 (Undivided).

His contract with Wanna One ended on December 31st, 2018, but he still appeared with the group until their final concerts (titled “Therefore”) held across four days, ending on January 27th, 2019, at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, where the group held their debut showcase. On January 28th, at 6 p.m. KST, Ha Sung-woon unveiled his self-composed song “Don’t Forget” featuring former Wanna One member Park Ji-hoon. “Don’t Forget” is a pre-release track from Sungwoon’s My Moment mini-album, with lyrics about wishing to cherish memories with loved ones. Sungwoon’s first solo release, My Moment, was released on February 28th, 2019, featuring the upbeat lead single “Bird.” The singer held a showcase at Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on February 27th. The album consists of five tracks, which were all written and composed by Sungwoon himself. He also served as the executive producer and participated in the production process, such as mixing and mastering.

Ha Sung-woon’s Albums

My Moment (2019)
BXXX (2019)

Solo Artist Kim Jae-hwan

Kim Jae-hwan was born on May 27th, 1996, in Seoul, South Korea. He is a South Korean singer under Swing Entertainment. He is mostly known for placing 4th in the finale of Produce 101 Season 2, making him a part of the project boy band Wanna One until their disbandment. After Wanna One disbanded, he made his solo debut on May 20th, 2019, with his first mini-album Another.