Make Mate 1 Details:
| Also known as | MA1 |
| Hangul | 메이크메이트원 |
| Revised Romanization | Meikeumeiteuwon |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Reality Show, Reality competition |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | TBA |
| Release date | May 15, 2024 |
| Aired on | Wednesday |
| Running time | TBA |
| Judges | Solar Onestar Kim Sung-eun Hanhae Vata Ingyoo |
| Presented by | Xiumin |
| Production Companies | KBS Makestar |
| Distributor | KBS2 |
About Make Mate 1:
Make Mate 1 (Korean: 메이크메이트원) is an upcoming South Korean reality competition program. It aims to create and debut a global project boy group. It is scheduled to premiere on KBS2 on May 15, 2024, and will air every Wednesday at 22:10 (KST).
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.
On March 27, 2024, Make Mate One social media revealed profiles for 9 people out of 36 everyday.
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.
Make Mate 1 Concept:
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 company.
Host
Xiumin from a group EXO’s member.
Judges
Solar, who is trusted and listened to, supports the participants in developing their potential from the perspective of a current idol. In addition, it is known that various artists will appear through ‘Special Coach’ in each episode, raising curiosity.
Vocal coaches
- Lim Han-byul, a guide teacher for vocal skills.
- Kim Seong-eun, a vocal teacher for idols, who will provide cool-headed yet warm advice.
Dance coaches and rapper
The dance coaches include ‘We Dam Boys’ 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.
