[Pro101] News Update as of 170302
The following contained various interviews and official notices as mentioned in their headlines. There might be seemingly conflicting information; please note that it could happen due to the writing style and the way things were conveyed during the interview (change of tone from one reporter to another). We’ve tried to picked out the consistent details for this masterlist.
All the bullet points under the links are translated snippets taken from the article itself. Asterisk info is a small note from admin. This is done in the order of the earliest news at the top to the most updated at the bottom.
[OSEN] 'Produce 101' Male Version, will end first dorming/camp activities tomorrow.. departs from Paju
'Produce 101 Season 2' was reported to have made their first filming since their first dorming starting 26th February. Contestants will be dismissed in sequence from the Paju Hallyu Training Center in Gyeonggi-do starting at 4am tomorrow.*
*it might be on Saturday, the 4th instead, as other reports mentioned 3rd being the last day of their first dorming week.
[STARNEWS] 'Produce 101' Male Version "Program Filming in Progress.. Member Sequencial Reveal
On the 2nd, Mnet representative told STARNEWS "'Produce 101' male version's filming is ongoing" and revealed that "from the auditions to the dorming, the schedule is similar to what was seen in the female version (of the programme)"
The representative said, "the contestants will be revealed in sequence starting in March", and explained that "the show will broadcast in the first half of the year, and the first broadcast date will be confirmed by this month".
[TV REPORT] 'Produce 101 Season 2', Contract period till '31 December 2018'
The boy group finalized through 'Produce 101 Season 2' will be active till 31st December 2018. The project is guaranteed an active period of about 1 year and 6 months.
Mnet 'Produce 101 Season 2' filming of 101 trainees is in full swing. The trainees have signed a contract with the staff at the start of the first training camp (dorming). The contract included issues in regards to program spoiler prevention and follow-up activities.
Above all, the final boy group selected will have a specified period of activity.
[XPORTSNEWS] 'Produce 101' rep "Season 2 Filming schedule Not Confirmed, Contestant Info To Be Revealed" (Official Rep)
Mnet 'Produce 101' Season 2 will introduce the contestants in order.
After that, it is stated that 'Produce 101' Season 2 will start giving more information after the 3rd, where the first dorming activity ends.
[TV REPORT] "World tour next year" ... Male Version 'Produce 101'
Mnet 'Produce 101 Season 2' had started its first dorming activities on 26th Feb with aims to broadcast the program in the first half of the year. Photographers have started taking individual shots of the contestants since January.
The final selected group members will be contracted till 31st December 2018. A contract has been signed at the start of their dorming activities, and the contract period has reached a mutual agreement.
The extended contract period (compared to season 1) is in consideration of the boy group's world tour. The boy group which will be launched shortly after the program ends in 2017, is a large-scale project with performances done both domestically and overseas till 31st December 2018.
Of course, all this would only be made possible if Season 2 has been met with success.
Produce 101 S2 will follow a similar filming schedule as S1.
Dorming/Camp is done on a periodic basis, and contestants will return to their companies/home after each period ends.
Individual promo shots have been taken back in January. Individual introduction content will be put out within this month (Mar).
First broadcast date not confirmed, slated for 1st half of the year; actual date will be finalised by the production team in March
Contract for the final line up will last till 31 Dec 2018, to fit in 1 year and 6 months worth of domestic and overseas activities, including a world tour (dependent on success of the show). Period has been agreed on by the companies and production team.
All contestants signed a contract upon their first dorming on the 26th; contract includes no filming spoilers, follow-up activities and more.
Source: various news sources as linked
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