LOUD (라우드) was a reality survival show. It premiered on June 5, 2021 and broadcasted every Saturday at 9 p.m. KST on SBS.[1]
Concept[]
Unlike other audition shows that focused on trainees already under an agency, LOUD was to all male teenagers who dreamed of becoming an idol from all over the world. The show sought participants with artistic talents in various fields including singing, dancing, writing lyrics, composing songs, playing instruments, arranging music, and creating art.[2]
Background[]
On November 2, 2020, SBS announced that they would be launching a new boy group audition show in collaboration with JYP Entertainment's J.Y. Park and P NATION's PSY to create two global boy groups. Applications were open from November 2, 2020 to January 31, 2021 for males born in or after the year 2000.[2][3] The list of contestants was revealed on May 20, 2021.[4]
Contestants[]
| Name | Age | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Na Yun Seo (나윤서) | 12 | Korean | Youngest Contestant. |
| Hong Yeon Sung (홍연성) | 13 | Korean | N/A |
| Tanaka Koki (고키) | 13 | Japanese | Krumping Dancer. |
| Moon Maden (문메이든) | 13 | Korean-Canadian | N/A |
| Kim Dong Hyun (김동현) | 14 | Korean | N/A |
| Lee Dong Hyeon (이동현) | 15 | Korean | N/A |
| Song Si Hyun (송시현) | 15 | Korean | Producer, Rapper, Youtuber. |
| Kim Jeong Min (김정민) | 15 | Korean | N/A |
| Yang Seung Soo (양승수) | 15 | Korean | N/A |
| Kang Gie Mook (강기묵) | 15 | Korean | N/A |
| Riku (리쿠) | 15 | Japanese | Left the show before it aired |
| Moon Hyeok Jun (문혁준) | 16 | Korean | N/A |
| Justin Kim (저스틴 김) | 16 | Korean-American | Rapper. |
| Okamoto Keiju (케이주) | 16 | Japanese | Dancer. |
| Kim Hyun Joon (김현준) | 16 | Korean | N/A |
| Oh Sung Jun (오성준) | 17 | Korean | Vocalist. P Nation trainee. |
| Rin (린) | 17 | Japanese | N/A |
| Do Min Kyu (도민규) | 17 | Korean | N/A |
| Mitsuyuki Amaru (아마루) | 17 | Japanese | Vocalist. JYPE trainee. |
| Kim Sung Min (김성민) | 17 | Korean | N/A |
| Lee Tae Woo (이태우) | 17 | Korean | N/A |
| Lee Min Gyu (이민규) | 18 | Korean | N/A |
| Daniel Jikal (다니엘제갈) | 18 | Korean-American | Rapper, Composer, Lyricist, Film-maker. |
| Jung Soo Min (정수민) | 18 | Korean | N/A |
| Jeon Kyu Min (전규민) | 18 | Korean | N/A |
| Lee Gye Hun (이계훈) | 18 | Korean | Rapper, Dancer, Vocalist. JYP trainee. |
| Cheon Jun Hyeok (천준혁) | 18 | Korean | Vocalist, Dancer. P Nation trainee. |
| Kwon Yoo Seob (권유섭) | 18 | Korean | N/A |
| Kim Se Gon (김세곤) | 18 | Korean | N/A |
| Yoon Hwan (윤환) | 18 | Korean | N/A |
| Eun Hwi (은휘) | 18 | Korean | Composer, Lyricist, Rapper. |
| Haruto (하루토) | 18 | Japanese | Dancer. |
| Lee Ye Dam (이예담) | 19 | Korean | Vocalist, Dancer. |
| Kim Joo Sung (김주성) | 19 | Korean | N/A |
| Lee Sang Woon (이상운) | 19 | Korean | N/A |
| Kim Young Seok (김영석) | 19 | Korean | N/A |
| Kang Ha Yoon (강하윤) | 19 | Korean | N/A |
| Lim Kyoung Mun (임경문) | 19 | Korean | Vocalist. JYPE trainee. |
| Park Yong Geon (박용건) | 19 | Korean | N/A |
| Choi Jae Heum (최재흠) | 19 | Korean | N/A |
| Jang Hyun Soo (장현수) | 19 | Korean | Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper. P Nation trainee. |
| Ahn Jae Ho (안재호) | 19 | Korean | N/A |
| Youn Dong Yeon (윤동연) | 19 | Korean | N/A |
| Jung Tae Jin (정태진) | 19 | Korean | N/A |
| Kim Min Seoung (김민성) | 19 | Korean | N/A |
| Lee Tae Gun (이태건) | 19 | Korean | N/A |
| Jang Hee Won (장희원) | 19 | Korean | N/A |
| Kim Tae Sung (김태성) | 19 | Korean | N/A |
| Edward Park (에드워드 박) | 20 | Korean-American | N/A |
| Ellery Hyun Bae (엘러리현배) | 20 | Korean-American | N/A |
| Park Han Bin (박한빈) | 20 | Korean | N/A |
| Lee Kang Joon (이강준) | 20 | Korean | N/A |
| Nam Yun Seung (남윤승) | 20 | Korean | Ballet Dancer. |
| Kim Min Seo (김민서) | 20 | Korean | N/A |
| Tsubasa (츠바사) | 20 | Japanese | N/A |
| Woo Kyung Joon (우경준) | 20 | Korean-Australian | Rapper, Dancer, Lyricist. P Nation trainee. |
| Choi Tae Hun (최태훈) | 20 | Korean | Dancer, Vocalist. P Nation trainee. |
| Park Hyun Min (박현민) | 20 | Korean | N/A |
| Kwak Chan (곽찬) | 21 | Korean | N/A |
| Kim Do Young (김도영) | 21 | Korean | N/A |
| Shin Hae In (신해인) | 21 | Korean | N/A |
| Song Joon Hyuk (송준혁) | 21 | Korean | N/A |
| Lee Su Jae (이수재) | 21 | Korean | Contemporary Dancer. |
| Ham Mo Hyup (함모협) | 21 | Korean | Left the show before it aired. |
| Choi Soo Woong (최수웅) | 21 | Korean | N/A |
| Kim Myung Kyu (김명규) | 21 | Korean | N/A |
| Kim Hyun Su (김현수) | 21 | Korean | N/A |
| Kang Hyun Woo (강현우) | 22 | Korean | Lyricist, Composer, Vocalist, Dancer, Rapper. |
| Kim Min Hyuk (김민혁) | 22 | Korean | N/A |
| Tatsunari (타츠나리) | 22 | Japanese | N/A |
| Zo Doo Hyun (조두현) | 22 | Korean | Contemporary Dancer, Vocalist. |
| Lee Seung Hwan (이승환) | 22 | Korean | N/A |
| Kim Dae Hee (김대희) | 22 | Korean | Vocalist, Dancer |
| Jo Min Ki (조민기) | 22 | Korean | N/A |
| Yoon Min (윤민) | 22 | Korean | Vocalist, Rapper, Dancer, Lyricist, Composer. |
Rankings[]
Overall rankings by round
Casting Round[]
| Name | Round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | ||
| Result | Agency | |||||
| Choi Tae Hun | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | P NATION |
| Cheon Jun Hyeok | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | P NATION |
| Daniel Jikal | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | P NATION |
| Eun Hwi | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | P NATION |
| Jang Hyun Soo | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | P NATION |
| Kang Hyun Woo | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | JYP Entertainment |
| Kim Dong Hyun | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | P NATION |
| Lee Dong Hyeon | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | JYP Entertainment |
| Lee Gye Hun | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | JYP Entertainment |
| Lee Ye Dam | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | P NATION |
| Mitsuyuki Amaru | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | JYP Entertainment |
| Oh Sung Jun | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | P NATION |
| Okamoto Keiju | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | JYP Entertainment |
| Park Yong Geon | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | JYP Entertainment |
| Tanaka Koki | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | P NATION |
| Woo Kyung Joon | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | P NATION |
| Yoon Min | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | JYP Entertainment |
| Youn Dong Yeon | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | JYP Entertainment |
| Zo Doo Hyun | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | JYP Entertainment |
| Lee Su Jae | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Eliminated | |
| Lim Kyoung Mun | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Eliminated | |
| Kim Min Seoung | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Eliminated | |
| Do Min Kyu | Passed | Passed | Passed | Eliminated | ||
| Haruto | Passed | Passed | Passed | Eliminated | ||
| Kim Jeong Min | Passed | Passed | Passed | Eliminated | ||
| Nam Yun Seung | Passed | Passed | Passed | Left the show | ||
| Justin Kim | Passed | Passed | Eliminated | |||
| Lee Tae Woo | Passed | Passed | Eliminated | |||
| Moon Hyeok Jun | Passed | Passed | Eliminated | |||
| Na Yun Seo | Passed | Passed | Eliminated | |||
| Ellery Hyun Bae | Passed | Eliminated | ||||
| Hong Yeon Sung | Passed | Eliminated | ||||
| Kang Gie Mook | Passed | Eliminated | ||||
| Kim Dae Hee | Passed | Eliminated | ||||
| Song Si Hyun | Passed | Eliminated | ||||
| Ahn Jae Ho | Eliminated | |||||
| Choi Jae Heum | Eliminated | |||||
| Choi Soo Woong | Eliminated | |||||
| Edward Park | Eliminated | |||||
| Jang Hee Won | Eliminated | |||||
| Jeon Kyu Min | Eliminated | |||||
| Jo Min Ki | Eliminated | |||||
| Jung Soo Min | Eliminated | |||||
| Jung Tae Jin | Eliminated | |||||
| Kang Ha Yoon | Eliminated | |||||
| Kim Do Yeong | Eliminated | |||||
| Kim Hyun Joon | Eliminated | |||||
| Kim Hyun Su | Eliminated | |||||
| Kim Joo Sung | Eliminated | |||||
| Kim Min Hyuk | Eliminated | |||||
| Kim Min Seo | Eliminated | |||||
| Kim Myung Kyu | Eliminated | |||||
| Kim Se Gon | Eliminated | |||||
| Kim Sung Min | Eliminated | |||||
| Kim Tae Sung | Eliminated | |||||
| Kim Young Seok | Eliminated | |||||
| Kwak Chan | Eliminated | |||||
| Kwon Yoo Seob | Eliminated | |||||
| Lee Kang Joon | Eliminated | |||||
| Lee Min Gyu | Eliminated | |||||
| Lee Sang Woon | Eliminated | |||||
| Lee Seung Hwan | Eliminated | |||||
| Lee Tae Gun | Eliminated | |||||
| Moon Maden | Eliminated | |||||
| Park Han Bin | Eliminated | |||||
| Park Hyun Min | Eliminated | |||||
| Rin | Eliminated | |||||
| Shin Hae In | Eliminated | |||||
| Song Joon Hyuk | Eliminated | |||||
| Tatsunari | Eliminated | |||||
| Tsubasa | Eliminated | |||||
| Yang Seung Soo | Eliminated | |||||
| Yoon Hwan | Eliminated | |||||
| Ham Mo Hyup | Left the show | |||||
| Riku | Left the show | |||||
Debut group survival[]
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Individual Rankings[]
Ep. 14 (Final)[]
| # | Name | Agency | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanaka Koki | P NATION | 48,387 |
| 2 | Woo Kyung Joon | P NATION | 45,412 |
| 3 | Lee Dong Hyeon | JYP Entertainment | 44,726 |
| 4 | Oh Sung Jun | P NATION | 44,242 |
| 5 | Lee Gye Hun | JYP Entertainment | 43,360 |
| 6 | Eun Hwi | P NATION | 42,700 |
| 7 | Keiju | JYP Entertainment | 40,014 |
| 8 | Cheon Jun Hyeok | P NATION | 37,874 |
| 9 | Amaru | JYP Entertainment | 36,299 |
| 10 | Choi Tae Hun | P NATION | 33,576 |
| 11 | Yoon Min | JYP Entertainment | 32,719 |
| 12 | Daniel Jikal | P NATION | 29,506 |
| 13 | Zo Doo Hyun | JYP Entertainment | 28,917 |
| 14 | Jang Hyun Soo | P NATION | 26,382 |
Ep. 15[]
Aftermath[]
- The final 6 contestants cast by P NATION debuted on May 17, 2022 as TNX.
- Tanaka Koki will not debut with the group to pursue further training.
- Four of the final five contestants cast by JYP Entertainment debuted on January 20, 2025 as KickFlip.
- Yoon Min left JYP Entertainment in 2023 and will not debut with the group.
Other contestants
- Lim Kyoung Mun debuted in YOUNITE on April 20, 2022.
- Zo Doo Hyun debuted in XODIAC on April 25, 2023.
- Jang Hee Won debuted in N.SSign on August 9, 2023.
- Lee Seung Hwan debuted as a soloist on September 9, 2023.
- Park Han Bin debuted in EVNNE on September 19, 2023.
- Haruto debuted in TOZ on September 27, 2023.
- Youn Dong Yeon debuted in POW on October 11, 2023.
- Lee Ye Dam debuted in ONE PACT on November 30, 2023.
- Daniel Jikal debuted as a soloist on March 5, 2024.
- Kim Min Seoung debuted in TIOT on April 22, 2024.
- Kang Ha Yoon debuted in WATERFIRE on May 30, 2024.
- Yoon Min debuted as a soloist on August 1, 2024.
Discography[]
Korean[]Compilation albums[]
Digital EPs[]
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Japanese[]Compilation albums[]
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Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Soompi: JYP Entertainment And P NATION’s New Boy Group Audition Program “LOUD” Announces Premiere Date
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Soompi: JYP Entertainment And P NATION To Join Hands For SBS Audition Show “LOUD”
- ↑ JYP Entertainment on YouTube: LOUD "Boys be LOUD"
- ↑ Soompi: Watch: Audition Program “LOUD” Reveals List Of Contestants + Park Jin Young And PSY React In New Teaser

