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How to apply for ‘Girls Planet 999’? Mnet launch girl group audition show for Korean, Chinese and Japanese women

The newly-announced show will shed light on contestants who share a mutual dream of debuting in an idol group despite language barriers and cultural differences

Fans showered their love on the South Korean survival reality show called 'I-Land' so much that MNet has now decided to come up with a new audition show, only here, South Korean fans will get to see girls instead of boys.

MNet has announced that they are coming out with a new audition show called ‘Girls Planet 999’ where viewers will get to see the journey and process of the girls as they get closer to their dreams of becoming an idol in a new virtual world known as the “Girls Planet”, as reported by Soompi. 

What is the concept of the show?

‘Girls Planet 999’ will be a female-oriented show with Korean, Chinese and Japanese women in the lead. The newly-announced show will shed light on the contestants who share a mutual dream of debuting in an idol group despite language barriers and cultural differences. 

Who all are involved as creators?

Mnet first worked with Big Hit Entertainment’s fan community platform known as WeVerse to allow global fan participation for 'I-LAND' and they will now join hands with gaming company NCSOFT to produce content for global audiences with the help of their new global K-pop platform called Universe. 

How to apply for the audition show?

According to the website Soompi, ‘Girls Planet 999’ is taking applicants until February 21, 2021, and any female Korean, Chinese, or Japanese person born before January 1, 2006, can apply for the audition show. The individual applying can be from the entertainment industry and even aspirants with no prior experience will also be considered.

Also, people with different nationalities can apply if they are connected to countries through an entertainment agency or residency. You can visit here to move ahead in the process.

How did the Internet react?

A lot of social media users rushed to Twitter to post about the newly-announced show and a majority of them only ended up slamming it or making fun of it. Speaking on the same lines, one user shared, “They should stop making survival shows if they do not know how to handle artistes properly.”

Another expressed, “THE WAY THEY RENAMED PRODUCE TO GIRLS PLANET 999 IS SUCH A COVER UP LOL FIX YOUR ISSUES FIRST BEFORE YOU LAUNCH ANOTHER SURVIVAL SHOW. this is a F**KING CONCEALER right mnet?”

One added, “I wonder what kind of transportation you would need to get to 'Girls Planet 999'. One individual asserted, “GirlsPlanet999 sounding like a username im sorry.” Another added, “And if we watch girl planet 999 (?) what do we call to our pre-debut fandom.... pre-debut alien (?)”