South Korea Synopsis
프로듀스 48
A survival reality television show in which the public "produces" a girl group by voting for members out of a pool of 96 trainees from Japan and South Korea, as well as voting for the group's concept, debut single, and group name. Produce 48 is a 2018 reality competition show on Mnet. It was a large-scale project in which the public "produces" a girl group by voting for members, as well as voting for the group's concept, name and debut single. The show brought together 96 girls from idol groups and entertainment companies in Japan and South Korea to form a 12-person Korean-Japanese group, IZ*ONE, that would promote for two and a half years.
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The 2017–2019 South Korea Window
Produce 48 holds position #136 of 271 South Korea seriess in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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The 2010s South Korea Landscape
2018 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 93 titles released, including Produce 48. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (719 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 92 other South Korea seriess in 2018.
The 957th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (466 seriess).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 22% of South Korea seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 45th percentile among South Korea seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #552 of 1,397 South Korea seriess indexed here (60th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Reality productions specifically: #15 of 20 (top 75%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | 한국어/조선말, 日本語 |
| Production Companies | CJ ENM, AKATV |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 13 |
| Release Date | June 15, 2018 |
| Official Site | produce48.mnet.com |