Sixteen (TV series)

SIXTEEN
JYP Sixteen Show Logo
Created by	JYP Entertainment
Presented by	Park Jin-young
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	10
Production company(s)	JYP Entertainment, CJ E&M, Koen Media
Release
Original network	Mnet
Original release	May 5 – July 7, 2015

Sixteen (Hangul: 식스틴, stylized as SIXTEEN) was a 2015 reality girl group survival show created by JYP Entertainment and Mnet. The show pitted sixteen JYP trainees against one another to secure a spot in the girl group Twice. Sixteen contestants were assessed for not only their singing and dancing abilities but also their charisma and personality. The show premiered May 5, 2015, and ran for ten episodes through July 7, 2015, on Mnet.

Starting on April 13, 2015, JYP began releasing profiles of the 16 candidates through Mnet's channel and on the Sixteen YouTube channel. Contestants were revealed to include three Japanese trainees, one Thai trainee, one Korea-Canadian trainee, and one Taiwanese trainee. Some insight into the show's format was given, revealing that seven of the show's contestants were already candidates for the new girl group while the remaining nine would seek to replace them in the final line up.

The contestants are introduced and divided into two groups: Majors and Minors. This first group division is decided purely by JYP's A&R team, not Park Jin Young. The Majors are the members currently on track to debut in the new girl group and will be treated like true JYP stars, including living in a nice dorm, riding in a van, receiving pointers from current JYP stars, and practicing from 9 am to 9 pm. The Minors are to live like trainees in a dirty dorm and are disadvantaged by a 9 pm to 9 am practice time. The members of the Major and Minor groups will change as the contestants complete missions and show their skills. Once divided, Park Jin-young issued the girls the First Mission "Are you a STAR?" which challenged them to prove that they had star potential. Contestants could freely choose what they wanted to show, but JYP wanted to "see their ability to become a star or be able to feel that [they] are meant to be a star." During this mission, Park showed favor to those who thought outside of the box and showcased themselves rather than their talents, saying "It's great to have talents, but that talent must be yours. [...] I told you to show me why you are a star; I never said to show me that you can sing or dance." No one was eliminated in this episode.

Based on the performances seen in the first episode, Natty, Chaeryeong, Somi, Sana, and Jihyo replaced Momo, Jiwon, Mina, Minyoung, and Nayeon in the Majors line up, respectively. No one was eliminated based on the First Mission. The girls' next mission was "Album Jacket Cover," which challenged them to focus and produce high-quality photos in less-than-ideal conditions. Majors were allowed to shop for designers clothes for the photo shoot and decided on a dark, yet youthful vampire concept, while minors were sent to a street market and designed a fresh concept inspired by Wonder Girls. The results of the photo shoot exposed the strengths and weaknesses of the girls, revealing the natural charms of some and the struggles of others.