'Planet C: Home Race' gave birth to the global boy group 'Modyssey (MODYSSEY)', and the final debut members were confirmed as △Sun Hengyu, △Pan Zeyi, △Li Zihao, △Zhao Guangxi, △Xue Shurun, △Yi Chen, △An Chawit, seven members.
The Mnet Plus original survival PLANET C: HOME RACE (Planet C: Home Race / hereafter "Home Race", directed by Go Jeong-gyeong and Seohan Byeol) final live broadcast, simultaneously released on Mnet Plus and Mnet on the 27th, concluded the long race with intense interest. The final stage, completed with the participation of planet makers, reached the pinnacle of fierce survival competition in an unpredictable progression and left a deep impression.
With enthusiastic interest from planet makers around the world continuing, live streaming metrics on Mnet Plus also showed an explosive global viewing fever, increasing about sixfold compared with the previous week. It ranked high on X (formerly Twitter) real-time trends, entered multiple charts on China's leading SNS platform Weibo for entertainment and real-time search terms, and prompted continued enthusiastic reactions toward the participants and "Home Race" on domestic and international online communities.
The 12 contestants who took the final stage that day were divided into two teams to perform the new song 'REVENANT'. The killing parts for each team were decided as Li Zihao and Pan Zeyi. Team 1 (Sun Hengyu, Yi Chen, Hu Hanwen, Li Zihao, Krissen Yang, Ke Mingjie) conveyed intense energy with a ferocious beast concept that highlighted explosive wild charm, and Team 2 (Pan Zeyi, Im Jaek, An Chawit, Xue Shurun, Zhao Guangxi, Dang Honghai) heightened immersion with a restrained charisma in a chic cold-boy concept. All contestants then closed the finale with the new song 'Sail', which contained their future journeys and sincere feelings for the planet makers, leaving a lingering impression.
The final global cumulative vote count that determined the final debut lineup totaled 47,696,973 votes, and the final debut number was confirmed as seven. The members included the top six Sun Hengyu, Pan Zeyi, Li Zihao, Zhao Guangxi, Xue Shurun, Yi Chen, and finally An Chawit caused a major upset by making the list. The seven final debut members expressed gratitude to the expert master corps that drew out their potential with unwavering advice and to the planet makers who offered full interest and support, and they conveyed their aspiration that "we will work even harder going forward."
Along with the announcement of the final debut members, the official group name was also revealed. The group name 'Modyssey (MODYSSEY)' is a combination of 'M', representing Music·Move·Momentum, and Odyssey, meaning a journey of growth, signifying a narrative voyage in which movement that starts with music becomes the driving force for growing into one team.
'Planet C: Home Race' was a record of boys who stood again at the starting line sprinting toward the single goal of debut. Within a short but dense race, contestants wavered, collided, and rose again at moments of competition and choice, completing their own stories on stage. Planet makers in particular participated in the entire process—from mission songs, choreography, and killing part selection to deciding the final debut number and debut group name—exerting unprecedented influence, and that fervor continued through the final. The contestants also did their best not to miss the opportunities gained from planet makers' encouragement and support, and their sweat and tears completed a brilliant growth narrative together with unpredictable reversals.
The contestants' journey, which went from last summer's 'Boys 2 Planet' to 'Home Race', came to a full stop with the final. After passing through intense competition and time for growth, attention from global fans is focused on the future steps the seven boys selected for the final debut group 'Modyssey' will show on stages around the world.
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