[6] On March 21, 2024, KBS launched Make Mate One, a survival-style audition program to create a global boy group which is scheduled to airs for the first time in May.

[11] KBS were also released a poster for the global boy group's debut project through their official SNS account.

[13][14][15][16][17] On March 27, 2024, Make Mate One social media revealed profiles for 9 people out of 36 everyday.

[20] The project's main theme song was "Time of Our Life" by Day6, a remake from album The Book of Us: Gravity.

Color key: The Top 9 were determined by online and onsite voting, and the C-Mate grades, weighing 40% and 60% respectively.