I genuinely think some K-pop survival shows were completely pointless. Not necessarily because the contestants weren’t talented, but because the companies behind them seemed to have absolutely no idea what they were doing.
My personal picks would be:
Mixnine : Probably one of the biggest wastes of time OMG I made this post beceause I remembered ryujin won a survival show but never debuted in 😭the winners were supposed to debut in a project group, but after months of competition, the debut was cancelled because YG and the contestants’ agencies couldn’t agree on the contracts. Imagine winning a survival show just to never get the promised debut 😭It’s especially disappointing because choerry I tkink donk remembered well ?? And Heejin were among the contestants who could have debuted in the final lineup. So many talented idols took part in this show and could have had much bigger careers if things had worked out.
Finding momoland : Honestly, I never thought the concept was that interesting in the first place. The whole show just felt a bit unnecessary to me sorry 😭 but after that a loved momoland boom boom &baam , the controversies surrounding the selection process and production costs made things even worse 😭also the show was extremly low budget 😭😭it looks a Little bit cheap for me … compares to produce for example
The unit : I understand the idea behind giving already-debuted idols a second chance, but I feel like the show never reached its full potential. UNB and UNI.T did debut, but neither project really had the long-term impact people might have expected.
Idol school : not to much to say but the show was supposed to create a girl group, which eventually became fromis_9, but the voting manipulation scandal completely ruined the credibility of the program
Babymonster -the last evaluation I know this wasn’t exactly a traditional survival show, but I remember watching it and wondering what the actual stakes were. The whole evaluation process felt rather pointless when YG had already presented the members as its upcoming girl group.
I know survival shows are supposed to create excitement, introduce new talents and build a connection between fans and contestants. But sometimes I feel like companies use these programs without having a proper plan for what comes afterwards.
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