Who Is Princess?: Girls Group Debut Survival Program is a Japanese reality competition show. The series was a joint project between FNC Entertainment Japan and Nippon TV with the intention of creating a Japanese girl group aimed at a global audience. The show was presented by Takanori Nishikawa. The winners of the show debuted as the group Prikil in May 2022.
Who Is Princess? premiered on October 5, 2021, and is available for streaming on Hulu Japan, GyaO!, Weverse, SoftBank VR Square, and iQIYI. An abridged version was serialized on Nippon TV's variety show with live commentary from the show's panelists beginning on October 3, 2021.
Background Who Is Princess?: Girls Group Debut Survival Program was announced on September 19, 2021. The series was created in cooperation with FNC Entertainment and Nippon TV to create a 5-member Japanese girl group with a "girl crush" concept aimed at a global audience out of 15 contestants. The theme song, "Fun", is composed by Galacktica, and its music video was released on the same day of the announcement, with the dance choreographed by Kiel Tutin. The show was scheduled to broadcast on Hulu Japan, GyaO!, Weverse, SoftBank VR Square, and iQiyi beginning October 5, 2021. An abridged version was serialized on Nippon TV's variety show with live commentary from the show's panelists beginning on October 3, 2021.
The show is hosted by Takanori Nishikawa. The mentors, known as " coaches", consist of Bae Eun-kyoung (dance), (vocal), and Mayuko Kawakita (modeling).
Contestants The contestants in Who Is Princess? consist of 15 girls, with a combined average age of 15.6 years.
Contestant Region AgeDance experienceRinFukuoka138 yearsRinkoChiba141 yearSenaTokyo134 yearsYuuSaitama174 yearsRanSaitama142 yearsRioFukushima1711 yearsUtaOsaka141 yearNanaTokyo149 yearsYumekoTokyo1811 yearsRinkaKumamoto192 yearsCocoSaitama171 yearHonokaSaitama162 yearsNijikaFukuoka169 yearsAinaOsaka1813 yearsYukinoKyoto145 years
Episodes
Rankings The contestants are arranged into two groups: Princess and Challenger. Being a Princess increases chances of debut, while being a Challenger increases risk of elimination.
Summary
Color key Final members of Prikil Princess Challenger Eliminated
Contestant Evaluation Mission 1 Mission 2 Mission 3 Mission 4 Mission 5 Final Mission Uta Princess Challenger Challenger Princess Challenger Princess Rinko Princess Princess Princess Challenger Princess Challenger Rin Challenger Princess Princess Challenger Challenger Princess Yukino Challenger Challenger Challenger Challenger Challenger Challenger Nana Princess Princess Princess Princess Princess Challenger Yumeko Princess Princess Princess Challenger Princess Princess Honoka ChallengerChallenger Princess Challenger Princess Princess Rio Princess Princess Challenger Princess Challenger Princess Yuu Challenger Challenger Challenger Challenger Princess Challenger Nijika Princess Princess Princess Princess Princess Challenger Ran Challenger Challenger Challenger Princess Challenger colspan="2" Aina Challenger Princess Challenger Challenger Challenger colspan="2" Coco Challenger Challenger Princess Princess colspan="3" Rinka Princess Challenger colspan="5" Sena Challenger colspan="6"
Boys Group Dance Battle Mission 1 is the Boys Group Dance Battle. In episodes 1 through 3, the contestants were split into two groups, Princess and Challenger, by Bae Eun-kyung, after evaluations for the "Fun" music video. Each group was assigned choreographies from boy band songs. The contestants are then reassigned groups based on the mentors' evaluations, and one Challenger is eliminated from the show.
OrderTeamContestantSongResult 1 Challenger Coco "Kick It" (NCT 127) Challenger Ran Challenger Yuu Challenger Yukino Challenger Aina Princess Sena Honoka Challenger Rin Princess 2 Princess Nijika "Back Door" (Stray Kids) Princess Rinka Challenger Uta Challenger Nana Princess Yumeko Princess Rio Princess Rinko Princess
Solo Performance Battle Mission 2 is the Solo Performance Battle. In episodes 4 through 7, each Princess and Challenger must duel in a two-round performance battle consisting of a vocal performance and a dance performance. is introduced as the vocal coach, while Bae Eun-kyoung oversaw the dance performance. The contestants are then reassigned groups based on the mentors, with one Challenger eliminated from the show.
OrderContestantSolo Vocal BattleSolo Dance BattleOutcomeResult 1 Yumeko "Yonaga Uta" () "Hard Carry" (Got7) Princess Uta Challenger 2 Rio "Tada Kimi ni Hare" (Yorushika) "Sayonara Hitori" (Taemin) Challenger Honoka Princess 3 Rinko "Tadashiku Narenai" (Zutomayo) "Latata" ((G)I-dle) Princess Yukino Challenger 4 Aina "Strange Clouds" (B.o.B) "Hip" (Mamamoo) Challenger Coco Princess 5 Nijika "Hana ni Bōrei" (Yorushika) "I Can't Stop Me" (Twice) Princess Rinka 6 Rin "24-25" (Iri) "Not Shy" (Itzy) Princess Ran Challenger 7 Nana "" () "Shine" (Pentagon) Princess Yuu Challenger
Popteen Photo Shooting Battle Mission 3 is the Popteen Photo Shooting Battle, led by Mayuko Kawakita as the contestants' mentor. The contestants are assigned to pick and coordinate an outfit from 551 items on a theme, with the photo shoot published in the January 2022 issue of the magazine Popteen. When finished, the contestants are then evaluated by Nishikawa, Kawakita, and Popteen models and through a runway show and a photo shoot. Nishikawa announced there will be no eliminations for this mission.
OrderContestantThemeResult 1 Honoka Challenger 2 Nana Princess 3 Rinko Girly Challenger 4 Coco Mature Princess 5 Nijika Princess 6 Rin Mature Challenger 7 Yumeko Mature Challenger 8 Ran Street Princess 9 Yukino Girly Challenger 10 Uta Street Princess 11 Aina Street Challenger 12 Rio Sporty Princess 13 Yuu Sporty Challenger
J-pop × K-pop Performance Battle Mission 4 is the J-pop × K-pop Performance Battle, where Princesses and Challengers are shuffled into three teams. Each team is performing a J-pop song with original K-pop dance choreography. One person from the losing team is eliminated.
OrderTeamContestantSongBattle OutcomeResult 1 Hanabi Nana (leader) "Yoru ni Kakeru" (Yoasobi) rowspan="4" Princess Nijika Princess Rinko Princess Yukino Challenger 2 Destiny Coco "Pretender" (Official Hige Dandism) rowspan="5" Rio Challenger Aina Challenger Yuu Princess Honoka Princess 3 Uta "Gurenge" (Lisa) rowspan="4" Challenger Ran Challenger Yumeko (leader) Princess Rin Challenger
Girls Group Performance Battle Mission 5 is the Semi Final Mission, later renamed the Girls Group Performance Battle, where the Princess and Challenger teams are performing a song from a K-pop girl group. Two Challengers are eliminated from the show.
OrderTeamContestantSongResult 1 Challenger Yukino "How You Like That" (Blackpink) Challenger Uta Princess Rin Princess Ran Rio Princess Aina 2 Princess Nana "Wannabe" (Itzy) Challenger Nijika Challenger Rinko Challenger Yumeko Princess Honoka Princess Yuu Challenger
Original Song Performance Battle
In episodes 13 through 15, the finals were split into two rounds. The teams performed the theme song "Fun" for the first round and "Somebody", an original song by Galacktica, for the second round. Both rounds were judged by Galacktica.
Team Contestant Round 1 Round 2 ResultOrderSongOrderSong Challenger Nana 1 "Fun" 1 "Somebody" Nijika Rinko Yuu Yukino Princess Yumeko 2 2 Rio Honoka Uta Rin
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