Dream Maker (Korean: 드림메이커; RR: Deurimmeikeo; MR: Tŭrimmeik'ŏ; also known as Dream Maker: The Search for the Next Global Pop Group) is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by Kapamilya Channel.

The show featured 62 contestants (known as Dream Chasers) compete to be part of a seven-piece boy band that will be trained and debut in South Korea as a global P-pop group.

The show employed a panel of mentors from both the Philippines and South Korea who train and critique the contestants.

Dream Maker is the second reality show produced by ABS-CBN to spawn a boy band, following Pinoy Boyband Superstar in 2016, which formed BoyBandPH.

[2] The format is similar to the South Korean survival show franchise Produce 101, where hopefuls will undergo rigorous training to debut as professional talents and performers.

62 Dream Chasers will compete for the top 7 spots, who will be trained and debut in South Korea, and will be launched as a global P-pop group.

On September 5, 2022, a press conference and contract signing between ABS-CBN, MLD Entertainment, and KAMP Global was held announcing a Filipino idol survival show with auditions happening around the country through Star Hunt.

"[5]On November 4–6, 2022, the hosts and mentors were first announced on the national news program TV Patrol.

[9] The contestants performed the theme song on the noontime variety shows It's Showtime and ASAP Natin 'To.

[10][11] An interactive program Dream Maker Pause and Play aired on PIE Channel from January 9 to March 31, 2023, hosted by DJ Jhai Ho and former MNL48 members Sela Guia and Gabb Skribikin.

The Dream Mentors chose Wilson Budoy, Vinci Malizon, Jeromy Batac, Drei Amahan, Tatin Castillon, Reyster Yton, KL Socobos, Laurence Matias, Matt Cruz, and Russu Laurente to be the leaders of their respective teams.

Five songs were revealed for the leaders to choose from: Backstreet Boys' "All I Have To Give", NSYNC's "Tearin' Up My Heart", VST & Company's "Awitin Mo, Sasayaw Ko", Bini's "Da Coconut Nut", and BGYO's "He's Into Her".

After all the match-up finished, the host Kim Chiu announced that there would only be 44 Dream Chasers left after the first elimination.

To gain an advantage, ten Dream Chasers are chosen via a fishbowl to play an arcade version of basketball.

The top 3 Dream Chasers who got the highest points in the arcade will earn an advantage: the priority of choosing the song first and securing their spot on their positions.

Unlike the original series, however, there will be no rearrangement of the teams, and whoever survived in the last eliminations will be the final group.

The team who got the second-highest group score will get to perform their song in one Kapamilya show (It's Showtime), while the team who got the highest group score will get to perform their song in two Kapamilya shows (It's Showtime and Magandang Buhay).

It was announced in the mall show that Ishiro Incapas will receive the 30-point benefit, garnering 23.22% of the votes, beating Vinci Malizon and Wilson Budoy.

[21] There will be two original songs in this mission, composed by Dream Mentors Bull$eye ("Dash") and Seo Won-jin ("Deja Vu").

However, instead of Dream Chasers being grouped into two groups (Safe Zone and Danger Zone), they will be called one by one (in some circumstances, two or more people will be called) by host Kim Chiu via the large screen in the waiting room to come to the Dream Stage.

However, in the last elimination, only the public votes determine the final Dream Chasers’ ranks.

[24] The pre-debut single received a positive feedback from viewers, with the music video amassing 1.7 million views on YouTube within 48 hours.

[28][29] Hori7on appeared on the Mnet reality show 100 Days Miracle before debuting with the album "Friend-Ship" on July 24, 2023.

[30] On April 29, 2023, the other contestants Wilson Budoy (10th), Thad Sune (11th), Macky Tuason (14th), Jom Aceron (15th) and Josh Labing-isa (16th) had signed contracts with MLD Entertainment.

[31] In an interview with entertainment website KpopMap, MLD Entertainment CEO Lee Hyung-jin stated that he intends to debut the group, tentatively known as New MLD Boys, in South Korea, before engaging in "active promotions in the Philippines", while using the production systems present in South Korea.