Produce 101
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| Directed by | An Joon-young |
| Presented by | Jang Keun-suk |
| Theme music composer | DJ KOO, Midas-T, Maximite |
| Opening theme | "Pick Me" by Produce 101 |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (see list) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Han Dong-chul |
| Running time | 80–120 minutes 160 minutes (Finale) |
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| Distributor | CJ E&M |
| Budget | ₩4 billion (approximately US$3.4 million) |
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| Original network | Mnet |
| Original release | January 22 – April 1, 2016 |
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| Followed by | Produce 101 Season 2 |
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Produce 101 (Hangul: 프로듀스 101) is a 2016 reality girl group survival show on Mnet. It is a large-scale project in which the public "produces" a unit girl group by choosing members from a pool of 101 trainees from 46 entertainment companies as well as the group's concept, debut song, and group name. The show has the second-largest budget of all shows produced by Mnet at about four billion won (approximately $3.4 million).
Produce 101 Season 2 featuring male trainees premiered on April 7, 2017.
Produce 101 is the nation's first agency-collaboration unit girl group project, which brings together 101 trainees from different entertainment companies both inside and outside of South Korea, and 11 trainees will be selected to form a unit girl group. The unit group will perform four songs together for a year and release a debut album under the record label of CJ E&M but may later join a girl group that their agencies are planning. The members began living together on December 5, 2015. They took to the stage for the first time to face off in a group mission at the CJ E&M studio in Ilsan on December 27, 2015.
For the girls' training, several artists have been recruited for the show. Actor-singer Jang Keun-suk serves as a mentor, while Brown Eyed Girls' vocalist JeA, alongside vocal trainer Kim Sung-eun, soloist Kahi with choreographer Bae Yoon-jung, and rapper Cheetah are respectively in charge of vocal, dance, and rap training. In addition, trainer Ray Yang is in charge of the girls' fitness training.
Produce 101 was unveiled for the first time on Episode 453 of M! Countdown on December 17, 2015. The group was presented by Jang Keun-suk, and 98 out of 101 members showcased their talents through an EDM song "Pick Me".
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