Debut's Plan () is a 2025 South Korean boy group reality competition survival show created by Starship Entertainment. It followed the process of creating their newest boy group. It premiered on March 14, 2025, and aired every Friday at 9:30 PM KST on the show's YouTube channel. The show ended on May 4, 2025, with the formation of an eight-member boy group named Idid.
Production and Background On July 7, 2024, Starship Entertainment announced that they would launch an audition project called NewKids on the STARSHIP that would go on to form their newest boy group four years after Cravity.
On March 3, 2025, the social media accounts of the upcoming boy group NewKids were opened by Starship Entertainment. Their promotional schedule revealed that the group was going to be formed through a survival show called Debut's Plan, which was set to air on March 14, 2025.
Two performance videos were released prior to the airing of the show; "Balla" and "ImPerfect", released on March 8 and 12, 2025 respectively, with the latter being the show's theme song. The official track for "ImPerfect" was released on streaming services on March 14, 2025.
Cast
Episodes
Contestants There were a total of 35 contestants involved with the show, but 21 contestants, who made it into the Debut Prep Group, have enough data to record. The English names of all the contestants are presented in accordance with the official website.
Color key Final members of Idid Contestants eliminated in the final episode Contestants eliminated at the second elimination round Contestants eliminated at the first elimination round Contestants that left the show Top 7 contestants of the Ranking Announcement Contestants in NewKids7Selected by the Board Contestants in the Top 7 and selected by the board Debut Super PassFan Save Vote NameAgeTrainingPeriodCategoryRanking 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Final###############Kim Min-jae()19Senior158513 -5 -4-2311Jang Yong-hoon()19-20Junior114181 -1 -1-5222Baek Jun-hyuk()16Senior812151377-12-5 -7633Park Won-bin()18-19Senior341435 -3 -6-4544Chu Yoo-chan()18Senior119315915 -1513 -121355Jeong Se-min()16Beginner12162152 -4 -3 -1166Park Jun-hwan()18Beginner101119182012 -18 -17 -1616127Park Seong-hyeon()17Senior131712142118 -14 -11 -8878Jang Kyu-hyun()20Beginner1816119116 -7 -2 -3489Lee Tae-geon()16Senior24131481010 -9 -8 -119910Kim Ji-yong()20Senior169628 -11 -10 19101011Wu Hao()20Senior118510516 -2 -7 -671112Jin Bo-min()21Senior291716169 -17 -12 -1011Eliminated13Miyata Haru()19Junior1971871211 -6 -9 -1412Eliminated14Lee Jun-seo()18Junior1820191313 -16 -15 -1314Eliminated15Suzuki Kaira()16Junior1610112414 -10 -14 -1515Eliminated16Jo Min-jae()21Junior21147111420 -13 -18 -1717Eliminated17Lee Woo-ju()14-15Junior915617617 -19 -20 -1818Eliminated18Kim Yun-seo()18Junior12013201819 -20 -19 -1919Eliminated19Jeon Jun-seo()17Junior52121211921 -21 -16 -2020Eliminated20Seok June()18Junior63103174 -8 -Left the show21Thomas()N/ASenior1Eliminated22-33Hwang Nam-jun()N/AJunior22Eliminated22-33Jung Jun-hyeon()N/AJunior15Eliminated22-33Lee Gyu-hwan()N/AJunior7Eliminated22-33Cho Eun-chan()N/ABeginner1Eliminated22-33Daito()N/ABeginner11Eliminated22-33Hwang Si-hoon()N/ABeginner17Eliminated22-33Kang Hyun()20Beginner23Eliminated22-33Lee Woo-seok()N/ABeginner20Eliminated22-33Moon Si-mon()N/ABeginner14Eliminated22-33Park Jun-seong()19Beginner12Eliminated22-33Shin Jae-ha()17Beginner4Eliminated22-33
Missions Debut Prep Group (Episode 0) Out of the 33 starting contestants, 21 are to be selected to be part of the Debut Prep Group. The 21 contestants of the Debut Prep Group get to move onto the five Plan stages, while the remaining 12 get eliminated from the show. In the order the trainees are brought in, they are immediately requested to self evaluate themselves amongst the rest of the trainees, according to their standards. Each trainee also has a certain color name tag, with each color representing the time range of their trainee period at Starship Entertainment, with Yellow - Beginner (-1 year), Blue - Junior (1–3 years), and Pink - Senior (3+ years). This mission will have all the contestants learn the show's theme song, ImPerfect, from the trainers, and prepare individual evaluations to present to the Starship Entertainment board members, who will select the 21 contestants for the Debut Prep Group. The video evaluations are shot in a one-take format, once the contestants start filming the video, they may not stop recording even if a mistake is made. After watching all the video evaluations, the board members select the 21 contestants to move onto the Plan stages.
Plan 0: Debut Prep GroupBeginnerJuniorSenior ContestantTrainingPeriod Result ContestantTrainingPeriod ResultContestantTrainingPeriodResultLee Wooseok1 MonthEliminatedSeok June1 YearPassThomas3 Years1 MonthEliminatedKang Hyun1 MonthEliminatedLee Gyuhwan1 Year1 MonthEliminatedBaek Junhyuk3 Years4 MonthsPassDaito3 MonthsEliminatedLee Junseo1 Year1 MonthPassKim Minjae3 Years5 MonthsPassCho Eunchan3 MonthsEliminatedKim Yunseo1 Year1 MonthPassJin Bomin3 Years7 MonthsPassShin Jaeha3 MonthsEliminatedJo Minjae1 Year1 MonthPassWu Hao3 Years8 MonthsPassPark Junhwan5 MonthsPassJeon Junseo1 Year2 MonthsPassPark Seonghyeon3 Years9 MonthsPassJang Kyuhyun6 MonthsPassLee Wooju1 Year3 MonthsPassLee Taegeon4 Years2 MonthsPassHwang Sihun8 MonthsEliminatedJung Junhyeon1 Year5 MonthsEliminatedChu Yoochan4 Years4 MonthsPassMoon Simon8 MonthsEliminatedMiyata Haru1 Year6 MonthsPassPark Wonbin4 Years4 MonthsPassJeong Semin10 MonthsPassHwang Namjun2 Years1 MonthEliminatedKim Jiyong5 Years9 MonthsPassPark Junseong10 MonthsEliminatedSuzuki Kaira2 Years2 MonthsPassJang Yonghoon2 Years4 MonthsPass
Strength Position Assessment (Episode 1-2) This mission will have the contestants challenge for the position they are the most confident in to prove their worth. The contestants are presented with five songs, three for the vocal position, and two for the dance position. The vocal position receives the options of 'Monster' by Irene and Seulgi of Red Velvet, 'You Were Beautiful' by Day6, and Magnetic by Illit, while the dance position receives the options of two original songs; 'New A.G.K' and 'DWN'. The team compositions start with a random selection of four contestants, who each choose two to four trainees to have on their team, with the six unchosen contestants forming the fifth team. The song selection involves a game of 'Capture the Flag', in which teams for each position have to send up their member with the best physical attributes to charge for the flag placed on the circumference of the stage, while being tied to one another. The contestant who fulfills their position the best in each of the five teams will automatically be part of the top 7 for the Plan, titled 'NewKids7', in addition to one other member from the first place team of each position. The benefits for the members of this Plan's NewKids7 are a performance video for the signal song of the show, and a concept photoshoot.
Color key Main Position Leader Winning Team NewKids7 Plan 1: Strength Position Assessment Performance TeamContestants#SongOriginal Artist(s)/Production CreditCredits adapted from Naver VIBE and Episode 1:
NameScoreNameRankScore Vocal3"Monster"Red Velvet – Irene & SeulgiStar Kids86.3Jo Minjae 288Wu Hao190Miyata Haru3815"You Were Beautiful"Day6찬건 용서해조(ChanGeonYongSeo Please)86.5Chu Yoochan193Kim Jiyong286Kim Yunseo384Lee Taegeon4834"Magnetic"IllitN♡S82.3Lee Junseo 379Jang Kyuhyun185Jeong Semin283 Dance1"New A.G.K" Lyrics & Composition: SQVARE,Avenue 52, Waveshower Choreography: Jang Yonghoon, Park Wonbin, Lee Wooju,Seok June, Jeon Junseo,Park JunhwanFly High86.3Park Wonbin194Jang Yonghoon291Lee Wooju390Jeon Junseo678Seok June486Park Junhwan5792"DWN" Lyrics & Composition: thesecret,Czaer, Guilty Pleasure Choreography: Suzuki Kaira, Park Seonghyeon, Kim Minjae, Baek Junhyuk, Jin BominHigh Five86.2Kim Minjae287Jin Bomin585Suzuki Kaira194Park Seonghyeon385Baek Junhyuk483
Weakness Position Assessment (Episode 2-3) This mission will have the contestants improve in a position they are the least confident in. Using the positions of the previous Plan, every contestants has their position swapped from Vocal to Dance, or vice versa. The contestants are presented with four songs, two for the vocal position, and two for the dance position. The vocal position receives the options of 'Shine With Me' by IVE and Girls by aespa, while the dance position receives the options of two original songs; 'So G.oo.D' and 'I'm OK, You're OK'. The song selections are chosen by the first place contestant of both dance teams from the previous mission, and the first place contestant of the first and second place team vocal teams. The contestant that gets to choose their song and their teammates is determined through another game called 'Ball Keeper', in which the contestants of the same position are pitted against each other to gain possession of a ball placed in the center of the stage within a time limit, with the winner of each matchup getting to select their song and their teammates. Midway through preparations, it gets announced that the teams have the choice to trade one of their members with the other team of the same position. The benefit for the winning team between each matchup is that each contestant receives an additional seven points to their individual score, while the first place contestant in that team receives ten additional points instead of seven. The NewKids7 for this Plan are determined through adding the individual scores of each contestants from both the Strength and Weakness Position Assessments, including the benefit from the Weakness Position Assessment, with the top 7 contestants with the highest scores becoming the members of this Plan's NewKids7. The benefits for the members of this Plan's NewKids7 are another performance video for the signal song of the show, and another concept photoshoot.
Color key Main Position Leader Leader and Main Position Winning Team NewKids7 Contestant unable to perform Plan 2: Weakness Position AssessmentPerformanceTeamContestantsOverall#SongOriginal Artist(s)/Production CreditCredits adapted from Naver VIBE and Episode 2:
NameScoreNameRankScoreBenefitScoreRankVocal4"Shine With Me"IVEShining Boys89.6Suzuki Kaira19401884Jang Yonghoon2911828Seok June58617216Park Junhwan48716620Jin Bomin39017216Park SeonghyeonN/A85213"Girls"aespaDa BoyZ89.8Kim Minjae195101921Park Wonbin38871893Baek Junhyuk2931837Lee Wooju4871846Jeon Junseo58617118Dance1"So G.oo.D" Lyrics & Composition: High Brew,Cimo Fränkel, Rik Annema,MarkAlong, Czaer Choreography: Wu Hao, Lee Taegeon, Jang Kyuhyun,Kim Jiyong, Lee JunseoG.oo.Ds90.6Wu Hao39071875Kim Jiyong194101902Lee Taegeon291718110Lee Junseo48917513Jang Kyuhyun489181102"I'm OK, You're OK" Lyrics & Composition: SQVARE, AVENUE 52, Phil Schwan Choreography: Miyata Haru, Jo Minjae, Chu Yoochan,Kim Yunseo, Jeong SeminWe're OK90Miyata Haru197017812Chu Yoochan3891828Jo Minjae48717513Kim Yunseo48717118Jeong Semin29017315
Communication Assessment (Episode 4)