Make Mate 1

South Korean reality competition program

Make Mate 1

Also known as| MA1[1]
Hangul|

메이크메이트원

Revised Romanization| Meikeumeiteuwon
Genre| Reality competition
Developed by| Han Kyung-cheon[2]
Directed by|

* Ra Hyun-woong[2]
* Hwang Min-gyu[2]
* Park Ho-shin[2]
* Jang In-hye[2]

Presented by| Xiumin
Judges|

* Solar
* Onestar
* Kim Sung-eun
* Hanhae
* Vata
* Ingyoo

Music by| Park Je-joon[2]
Opening theme| "Time of Our Life"
by MA1
Country of origin| South Korea
Original language| Korean
No. of episodes| 10
Production
Executive producer| Song Joon-young[2]
Producer| Lee Dong-hoon[2]
Editor| Kim Woo-hyun[2]
Production companies|

* KBS
* Makestar
* WDM[2]
* Golden Eight Media[2]

Original release
Network| KBS2
Release| May 15 (2024-05-15) –
July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17)
Related
The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project

Make Mate 1 (Korean: 메이크메이트원) is a 2024 South Korean reality competition program. It aims to create and debut a global project boy group. It premiered on KBS2 on May 15, 2024, and airs every Wednesday at 22:10 (KST).[3][4]

## Concept

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Make Mate 1 captures the process of 36 multinational participants competing toward their dream of becoming idols. The production team said that the 36 people participating this time were boys who lived ordinary lives and did not belong to a specific agency.[5]

## Background and promotion

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On March 21, 2024, KBS launched Make Mate One, a survival-style audition program to create a global boy group which is scheduled to airs for the first time in May.[6][7][8][9] It has been about 6 years since The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project, which ended in February 2018, that KBS is presenting an idol audition.[10] KBS were also released a poster for the global boy group's debut project through their official SNS account.[11]

For the first time in the history of audition programs, before its release, 36 idols of Mate Make One performed a special halftime performance at the professional basketball DB vs Cheong Kwan Jang match.[12][13][14][15][16]

On March 27, 2024, Make Mate One social media revealed profiles for 9 people out of 36 everyday.[17][18]

On March 31, 2024, the first teaser video was uploaded on social media, which begins with a yellow cassette tape, illuminating aspects of the boys daily lives and arousing anticipation and curiosity in the participants. In particular, anticipation for MA1 is rising as sensual cuts emerge one after the other, along with the project's main theme song, "Time of Our Life" by Day6, a remake from album The Book of Us: Gravity special for program.[19]

## Cast

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### Host

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* Xiumin served as the host of the show.[20][21][22]

### Special host

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* Lee Gi-kwang served as a special host to announce the start of the program.[23]

### Judges

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* Solar, who is trusted and listened to, supports the participants in developing their potential from the perspective of a current idol.[24]

### Special judges

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* Kwon Eun-bi[25]
* Enhypen's Jungwon, Ni-ki, and Heeseung[25]

### Vocal coaches

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* Lim Han-byul, a guide teacher for vocal skills.[24]
* Kim Seong-eun, a vocal teacher for idols, who provided cool-headed yet warm advice.[24]

### Dance and rap coaches

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The dance coaches include We Dem Boyz' Vata and Ingyoo, who lead K-pop dance with a trendy feel, and the rap coaches include the versatile and talented rapper Hanhae, who is responsible for the trainees' growth and skill improvement.[24]

## Contestants

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Main article: List of Make Mate 1 contestants

Color key:

| Final Members

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| Eliminated in the Final Round
| Eliminated in Third Round (Third Elimination)
| Eliminated in Second Round (Second Elimination)
| Eliminated in First Round (First Elimination)
| Left the show
36 contestants

Chen Bingfan (빙판)  | Lin (린)  | Miraku (미라쿠)  | Jang Hyun-jun (정현준)  | Noh Gi-hyeon (노기현)  | Jeon Jun-pyo (전준표)
Han Yu-seop (한유섭)  | Kim Si-on (김시온)  | Jung Hyun-jun (정현준)  | Jia-hao (지아하오)  | Kim Hak-seong (김학성)  | Takuma (타쿠마)
Jeong Hyeon-uk (정현욱)  | An Xin (안신)  | Jo Min-jae (조민재)  | Seo Yun-deok (서윤덕)  | Midori (미도리)  | Jung Jae-yong (정재영)
Choi Min-jun (최민준)  | 07 Kim Seung-ho (김승호)  | Shin Won-cheon (신원천)  | Seo Ji-ho (서지호)  | Yoon Jae-yong (윤재용)  | 06 Kim Seung-ho (김승호)
Lee Jang-hee (이장희)  | Lee Do-ha (이도하)  | Ki Hyeong-jun (기형준)  | Chen Shiau Fu (첸샤오푸)  | Aki (아키)  | Kim Sun-yub (김선엽)
Choi Han-gyeol (최한결)  | Kai (카이)  | Jo Jae-hyeon (조재현)  | Yoon Ho-hyeon (윤호현)  | Jo Seung-hyeon (조승현)  | Kim Se-gon (김세곤)

## Ranking

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The Top 9 were determined by online and onsite voting, and the C-Mate grades, weighing 40% and 60% respectively. Benefit points were added on every round ranking. Top 10 of pure online votes ranking were only presented on Episodes 0 (Pre-Bias Ranking), 2, 4 and 7 that plays 40% of their Round Rankings. Mission Rankings were presented on Episode 2 and 5 for the Round 1, with Top 10 and 9 Mates respectively. Top 9 Round Ranking were announced on Episode 6, 8. The Final 7 members of the debuting Group were announce on Episode 10

### Online, Stage and Round Rankings

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Online | Stage  | Round Ranking

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Rank  | Episode 0  | Episode 2  | Episode 3  | Episode 4  | Episode 5  | Episode 6  | Episode 7  | Episode 8  | Episode 9  | Episode 10

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Pre Bias Ranking

(Online)

| Online | First Stage  | Online | Change Mission  | Round 1  | Online | Round 2  | Round 3  | Final Round
1  | Lin林 | Lin林 | Jo Min-jae  | Chen Bingfan陈炳帆 | Chen Bingfan陈炳帆  | Chen Bingfan陈炳帆 | Chen Bingfan陈炳帆 | Jang Hyun-jun张顯竣 | Jia Hao | Chen Bingfan陈炳帆
2  | Chen Bingfan陈炳帆 | Chen Bingfan陈炳帆 | Jung Hyun-jun张顯竣  | Lin林 | Jang Hyun-jun张顯竣  | Jang Hyun-jun张顯竣 | Jia Hao | Chen Bingfan陈炳帆 | Chen Bingfan陈炳帆 | Lin林
3  | Noh Gi-hyeon | Kim Si-on | Chen Bingfan陈炳帆  | Kim Si-on | Takuma  | Kim Si-on | Lin林 | Noh Gi-hyeon | Han Yu-seop | Miraku
4  | Kim Si-on | Jung Hyun-jun | Choi Han-gyeol  | Jo Min-jae | Kim Seung-ho 07  | Lin林 | Jeon Jun-pyo | Jeon Jun-pyo | Lin林 | Jang Hyun-jun
5  | Chen Shiau Fu | Jia Hao | Kim Seung-ho 07  | Jia Hao | Shin Won-cheon  | Kim Seung-ho 07 | Seo Yun-deok | Lin林 | Takuma | Noh Gi-hyeon
6  | An Xin | An Xin | Yoon Jae-yong  | Chen Shiau Fu | Jo Min-jae  | Jo Min-jae | Han Yu-seop | Jo Min-jae | Jung Hyun-jun | Jeon Jun-pyo
7  | Miraku | Jo Min-jae | Jang Hyun-jun  | Han Yu-seop | Jung Hyun-jun  | Shin Won-cheon | Jo Min-jae | Han Yu-seop | Jo Min-jae | Han Yu-seop
8  | Jang Hyun-jun | Midori | Lin  | Seo Yun-deok | Han Yu-seop  | Jung Hyun-jun | Kim Hak-seong | Yoon Jae-yong | Jeon Jun-pyo |
9  | Jeon Jun-pyo | Miraku | Seo Yun-deok  | An Xin | Kim Si-on  | Takuma | An Xin | An Xin | Kim Si-on |
10  | Han Yu-seop | Noh Gi-hyeon | Noh Gi-hyeon  | Lee Do-ha | \-  | \-  | Lee Do-ha | \-  | \-  |

## Ratings

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Average TV viewership ratings (Nationwide)  Ep. | Original broadcast date  | Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[26]

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1  | May 15, 2024  | 0.6% (68th)
2  | May 22, 2024  | 0.3% (76th)
3  | May 29, 2024  | 0.4% (70th)
4  | June 5, 2024  | 0.4% (71st)
5  | June 12, 2024  | 0.3% (87th)
6  | June 19, 2024  | 0.3% (75th)
7  | June 26, 2024  | 0.4% (69th)
8  | July 3, 2024  | 0.3% (77th)
9  | July 10, 2024  | 0.4% (71st)
10  | July 17, 2024  | 0.3% (84th)
Average  | 0.4%

* In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
* This program aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).

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## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* Make Mate 1 at IMDb

*[No.]: Number
*[Ep.]: Episode