Fantasy Boys () is a 2023 South Korean reality competition program created by MBC. It aired on MBC TV from March 30 to June 8, 2023, every Thursday at 22:00 (KST). The finale was broadcast live and announced the twelve final members to formed the final group, Fantasy Boys. The show serves as a sequel to My Teenage Girl, this time featuring all male contestants.
Concept and format In June 2022, the production company, Phunky Studios, held meetings with 53 entertainment agencies to discuss the production of a male version of My Teenage Girl. A month later, it was announced that over 1,000 trainees from all over the world, including Japan, China, the United States, Australia, and Thailand, had applied for the privately held global auditions Any boys aged 14 and over, regardless of nationality, were eligible to audition. Further contestants were originally scheduled to be recruited through public auditions from November 18 to December 16, 2022, but the recruitment period was later extended to December 31.
The show's goal is to create a global K-pop boy group composed of trainees from all around the world. Aside from regular promotions, the new boy group will also participate in webtoon character, game, digital content, and NFT (Non-Fungible Token) projects.
Promotion and broadcast In November 2022, the program's title was confirmed as Fantasy Boys and multiple teaser videos were released between November 18 and December 2, 2022. On February 20, 2023, profile photos and videos for the 55 contestants were released through the official website and social media accounts. The music video for the theme song "Fantasy" was released on the 27th. On March 6, Phunky Studio announced that in addition to the music video, a special performance video for "Fantasy" would be released. Filming for the video took place at a large-scale set at a gym in Gyeonggi Province from March 6–7.
On March 1, an offline high-touch meeting entitled 'Hi! Fantasy' was held prior to the show's premiere at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center. Over 5,000 fans from around the globe applied for the event.
On March 17, it was announced that the broadcast of the first episode of Fantasy Boys would be postponed from March 23 to March 30 because a global OTT platform had agreed to simultaneously broadcast the program worldwide. Fantasy Boys is being simulcast through MBC TV and Naver NOW in South Korea, Abema in Japan, and iQIYI in 12 more countries, namely Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
Cast Host: Changmin (TVXQ) Main Producers (also known as Mentors): Jang Wooyoung (2PM) Jeon Soyeon ((G)I-dle) Jin-young (B1A4) Kang Seung-yoon (Winner) Rap Teachers: Hanhae Kebee Vocal Teachers: Jang Jin-young Park Su-min Jeong Woong-min Dance Teachers: Yoo Kwang-yeol Lee Kwang-taek Guest: Choi Min-ho (Shinee) (Special host; Episodes 5–6)
Contestants
The English spelling of the Korean and Chinese contestants' names are presented in Eastern order according to the official website, while the Japanese contestants' names are presented in Western order. The Korean names of the non-Korean contestants are listed along with their names in their native languages.
Color Key Final members of Fantasy Boys Eliminated in the final episode Eliminated in the semifinals Eliminated in the fourth semester Eliminated in the third semester Eliminated in the second semester Eliminated in the first semester Left the show 55 contestantsSouth Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, U.S. 1st Grade Yu Jun-won () Hong Seong-min () Lee Han-bin () Hikari () / () K-Soul () / () Kim Woo-seok () Hikaru () / () Hwang Jae-min () Kang Dae-hyun () Tae Seon () Kang Hyun-woo () Kang I-rang () Kim Dae-hui () Jeong Deun-haesol () Hinata () / () 2nd Grade Kim Gyu-rae () Oh Hyeon-tae () Ling Qi () / () Kang Min-seo () Kaedan () Ha Seok-hee () Keum Jin-ho () Santa () / () Kim Beom-jun () Nam Seung-hyun () Park hyung-geun () Seo Sang-woo () Song Du-hyun () Shiryu () / () Kim Seung-jun () Ivan () / () Choi Min-seo () Park Min-geun () Bae Jae-ho () Moon Hyeok-jun () 3rd Grade Moon Hyun-bin () Yuma () / () Hayato () / () Jin Myung-jae () Daniel Hyunoo Lachapelle () Kim Kyu-hyun () TK () / () Yaya () / () Bae Seung-yoon () Cho Yeon-woo () Ha Jae-min () Jeon Byeong-cheol () Jung Bo-moon () Jung Goo-hyun () Kang Seon-jun () Long Guohao () / () Moon Jae-young () Nam Jin-myung () Oh Byeong-yong () Park Seong-min ()
Ranking
Top 12
Color key New Top 12 + List of Top 12 contestants # 2 5 7 8 10 11 1 Santa Hong Sung-min(2) Hong Sung-min() Hong Sung-min() Yu Jun-won(1) Yu Jun-won() 2 Yu Jun-won Yu Jun-won() Yu Jun-won() Yu Jun-won() Hong Sung-min(1) Kim Gyu-rae(13) 3 Hong Sung-min Hikari(5) Lee Han-bin(14) Tae-seon(3) Kim Woo-seok(2) Hong Sung-min(1) 4 Yaya K-Soul(3) Oh hyun-tae(6) Hikaru(7) Hikaru() Oh hyun-tae(10) 5 Moon Hyun-bin Ling Qi(5) Moon Hyun-bin(3) Kim Woo-seok(10) K-Soul(7) Lee Han-bin (3) 6 Tae-seon Santa(5) Tae-seon(3) Moon Hyun-bin(1) Hikari (8) Ling Qi(1) 7 K-Soul Kang Dae-hyun(10) K-Soul(3) Ling Qi(1) Ling Qi() Kang Min-seo(4) 8 Hikari Moon Hyun-bin(3) Ling Qi(3) Kang Dae-hyun(4) Lee Han-bin (15) Hikari (2) 9 Yuma Tae-seon(3) Kang Min-seo(7) Santa(20) Tae-seon(6) K-Soul(4) 10 Ling Qi Oh hyun-tae(9) Kim Gyu-rae(4) Kim Gyu-rae() Hwang Jae-min(6) Kim Woo-seok(7) 11 Kang Hyun-woo Yaya(7) Hikaru(11) Oh hyun-tae(7) Kang Min-seo(2) Hikaru(7) 12 Kim Gyu-rae Kim Woo-seok(12) Kang Dae-hyun(7) K-Soul(5) Santa(3) Kaedan(6)
Producer Pick The main producer for each semester chooses a contestant to send through to the next round.
Semester Contestant Main Producer Notes 1 Moon Hyun-bin Jeon Soyeon Early pass was given during the interim check and saved from Grade 3 contestants eliminations. 2 Park hyung-geun Jang Wooyoung Eliminated contestant chosen to be saved and continue onto the third semester. 3 Daniel Hyunoo Lachapelle Jin-young Eliminated contestant chosen to be saved and continue onto the fourth semester. 4 Ha Seok-hee Kang Seung-yoon Eliminated contestant chosen to be saved and continue onto the semifinals.
Discography Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details Title Details Fantasy Boys – Semi Final Released: June 2, 2023 Label: Kakao Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming
Single albums + List of single albums, with selected details Title Details Fantasy Boys – Final Released: June 9, 2023 Label: Kakao Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming
Singles + List of singles, showing year released, and name of the album Title Year Album "Fantasy" 2023 "Spaceman" Fantasy Boys – Semi Final "Run" () "Snacks" "Hold Tight" () "Shut Off" Fantasy Boys – Final "Gesture"
Ratings + Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
1 March 30, 2023 0.6% 2 April 6, 2023 3 April 13, 2023 0.8% 4 April 20, 2023 0.6% 5 April 27, 2023 6 May 4, 2023 7 May 11, 2023 8 May 18, 2023 9 May 25, 2023 0.6% 10 June 1, 2023 ( 11 June 8, 2023 Average Special 1 February 25, 2023 2 March 23, 2023 0.6% 3 April 9, 2023 In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published. NR denotes that the show did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
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References
External links
Fantasy Boys at Naver Fantasy Boys at Naver NOW