Under the guidance of seven "Masters", contestants had to go through several rounds of evaluation, during which they had to show off their skills in singing, dancing, and rapping.

After each round, the audience, known as "Star Creators", voted for their favorite trainees, determining the final debut line-up.

While its predecessor, Girls Planet 999, limited applications to South Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan, the regions were expanded this season to allow for international participation.

The final contestants were chosen regardless of nationality, affiliation with an agency, or prior experience and professional history as a singer.

[6] The Mnet Plus mobile app was the official platform used for voting and accessing content related to the contestants.

[7] The voting system was audited by Samil PwC, an external agency, to ensure transparency and fairness in voting-related processes from aggregation to the results.

[4] On November 28, Mnet announced that it would unveil the first teaser video for Boys Planet at the 2022 MAMA Awards.

On March 27, 2023, it was confirmed that the Boys Planet contestants would be part of the line-up at KCON Japan 2023 on May 12.

[21] Additionally, the episode was broadcast live on YouTube and at eleven CJ CGV theaters across South Korea, with tickets for the theatrical screenings selling out in two minutes.

Minhyuk of BtoB joined the show as the fourth Star Master for the second mission and as the host of the 2nd Survivor Announcement Ceremony (Korean: 2차 생존자 발표식).

[30] Jeon Somi hosted the 3rd Survivor Announcement Ceremony (Korean: 3차 생존자 발표식) as the seventh Star Master on April 7, 2023,[31] and also appeared in episode 11.

Soloist and former Wanna One member Kim Jae-hwan served as the eighth Star Master for the final mission.

Hwang Min-hyun announced that the name of the newly formed boy group would be Zerobaseone (Korean: 제로베이스원; RR: Jerobeiseuwon; abbreviated as ZB1).