Mnet 'Boys 2 Planet' 24 participants heated up the interest of star creators around the world through the semi-final stage.
Since the first broadcast, Mnet 'Boys 2 Planet' (BOYS II PLANET, directed by Kim Shin-young, Jeong Woo-young, Go Jeong-kyung), which has firmly held the No. 1 spot in buzz, once again proved its prowess as a "stage destination." The group PLAVE, which produced one of the new songs, "MAIN DISH," praised, "The contestants' sincerity and energy combined so the song's color came fully alive on stage." U.S. business magazine Forbes also highlighted the global growth potential of the K-pop rookie group that will emerge from 'Boys 2 Planet,' along with the semi-final new song stages.
After the broadcast, view counts for videos related to the semi-final new song stages rose, showing global ripple effects. The stage video for 'Chains' that ranked first for the team surpassed 2 million views, "MAIN DISH" 910,000, "Lucky MACHO" 1.24 million, and "Sugar HIGH" 710,000 views.
Behind-the-stage stories also attracted attention. In particular, for "MAIN DISH," Yoo Gang-min proved his debut-group potential by recording the highest score despite a short practice period, and for "Chains," Lee Sang-won shone in teamwork by decisively yielding his killing part to Zhang Jiahao amid a crisis of part replacement. As a result, the fancam videos of Zhang Jiahao and Lee Sang-won drew explosive reactions, each surpassing 500,000 views. As the four new song tracks from the semi-final stage were all released, they immediately entered major domestic music sites' Melon Hot 100 and Genie Hot 200, underlining their popularity.
With the birth of the rookie boy group set to heat up K-pop stages in the second half of 2025 imminent, the third survivor announcement live stream held on the 12th via YouTube and Mnet Plus recorded nearly 700,000 views. In addition, the major announcement revealed then and participant-related keywords dominated real-time trending searches on global social networks including X (formerly Twitter), once again confirming the ever-escalating power of fandoms.
Interest from global star creators is at a peak over who will be the star of the final. In episode 10 of 'Boys 2 Planet,' airing Thursday the 18th at 9:20 p.m., the 16 participants who will advance to the much-anticipated final stage will be revealed, beginning the final countdown toward debut.
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