[1] Produce 101 Season 2 was a South Korean survival show that aired on Mnet from April to June in 2017 where 101 male trainees from various entertainment companies competed to debut in an 11-member boy group which would promote until December 2018.
On the 8th and 9th episode, the 35 remaining trainees were split into five teams and given five new songs from different producers, with different genres.
"Never" eventually came second during the show's on-site voting, and received praise for its exceptional stage performance.
"Never" is a deep house song produced by Pentagon members and Flow Blow.
[6] "Never" was chosen as one of the 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2017 by Billboard, with Tamar Herman commenting that the song was "one of the best sonic moments of K-pop in 2017" with its "layered vocals, powerful raps, and propulsive drops flowing into a blend of subtle, melodious instrumental elements and frenzied synths.