Produce X 101, Produce X 101

Produce X 101 (Hangul: 프로듀스 X 101) is a survival reality show that aired on Mnet in 2019. The program is a large-scale project where "National Producers" (viewers) "produce" a temporary boy group by voting for their favorite trainees among 101 trainees from various entertainment companies and independent trainees. The public also gets to vote for the group's style and name.

Produce X 101 aired every Friday at 23:00 (KST) starting from May 3, 2019. The live finale was broadcasted at 20:00 (KST) on July 19, 2019. The final group that debuted from the show is X1. However, after 5 months of activities, X1 disbanded due to disagreements between the managing companies.

On December 14, Mnet released the first teaser for the show after the conclusion of the 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong.

On February 28, the winning group was confirmed to promote for 5 years: the first 2.5 years exclusively and the next 2.5 years alongside their respective management companies.

On March 4, Produce X 101 revealed that Lee Dong-wook would take on the role of the representative for this season, replacing Lee Seung-gi. He would "serve as the news deliverer and representative for the viewers." It was also announced that the filming process would begin on the same day, along with the introduction of the mentors.

On March 21, the season's theme song, "X1-MA" (_지마),was revealed on M Countdown. The official premiere date was announced to be May 3, 2019.

A new feature of this season is the X class, the lowest class reserved for trainees with the least ability and highest chance of elimination. Additionally, the 11th member of the final group would be determined by the total votes throughout the season, meaning the member ranked 11th on the finale night might not necessarily be the 11th member of the final group. The top 10 contestants would be determined through online and on-site voting. After each voting stage, the votes for the contestants would reset to zero. The top 10 contestants in the final episode, along with one X contestant, would become members of the winning group. The X member, the 11th member, would be the trainee with the highest online votes from episode 1 to the final episode. In the first and second voting stages, each viewer could choose 11 trainees in each online vote; in the third voting stage, each viewer could choose 2 trainees in each online vote; in the voting stage for the finale, each viewer could choose 1 trainee in each online vote.