Produce 101 (Korean: 프로듀스 101) is a reality television talent competition franchise created by South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ E&M, based around the formation of a K-pop girl group or boy group.
More than 10 million people cast votes during the finale of Season 2 in 2017, equivalent to a fifth of South Korea's population.
[1] In 2018, the eight episodes of Produce 101 China attracted more than 4.3 billion views on Tencent Video.
[2] Following the Mnet vote manipulation investigation, on 14 November 2019, producer Ahn Joon-young partially admitted to rigging the votes of all seasons of Produce 101 during police questioning.
[3] As of 29 December 2024, there have been 12 groups debuted with 127 members involved in over 3 franchises of Produce 101.