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They are planning on using the eliminated trainees from Planet C for the spin off show. Also, Mnet never changed their mind about debuting two groups. The deal they were working on with a company in China that would be the ones to actually manage the Planet C group fell through at the last minute. They were too close to filming and the show starting to air at that point, so they had to change the format from debuting two group to debuting one group at the last minute. I guess they spent the time the show was airing to try to find another company in China to partner with, and it seems that they did just that, which is why they are now going to have Planet C: Final Race. Two groups means more money for them, so I am not surprised that they decided to go through with it.

There were rumors a few weeks ago about there being a spin off show with just the Planet C trainees where they would do it all again to fight for a spot in a group that will debut and promote in China, and that show would be called Planet C: Final Race. It turns out that those rumors, down to even the name of the show, were true since they announced it at the end of the final episode today.

It definitely fits in with all the terrible names coming out with the 5th gen kpop groups.

I'm not entirely mad at the debut lineup. Five of my eight favorites in the show made to debut, so I really can't be mad at that. If Jun Min was in there instead of Geon Woo, it would pretty much be my dream line up. Zhang Jia Hao making it made me cry. I have voted for him since day one, and I was honestly worried he wouldn't make it. I don't like the group name, but that won't stop me from supporting them. I can't wait to see what they bring as a group!

I think I spent the final of BP reading a book in between each announcement since I was watching it live.

I'm pretty sure that is about how long the final episode of Boys Planet was as well. It may have been actually 5 hours long with about an hour or more of that just being the announcement for the winners.

I think it's supposed to be called Boys Planet C: Final Race. While it has been confirmed that they are in talks for a spin off with just the Chinese trainees, there is nothing confirmed yet, and they haven't really started planning it. A spokesman for Mnet said it's all just talk right now.

Edit: I was wrong. It is in planning, but still in the early stages. Here is an article for it...
https://www.soompi.com/article/1771613wpp/boys-ii-planet-reportedly-preparing-spin-off-survival-show-for-c-group-trainees-mnet-responds

I've been lucky enough to mostly stay away from spoilers for the eliminations for the most part, but I may just spoil myself tomorrow because I don't want to miss a day of voting waiting to see who gets eliminated when the episode drops on Viki on Friday.

Thank you! I've only watched it on Viki because it streams too early my time, so I didn't know if it was Youtube or the app.

The show is on Viki with eng subs, and the 12th episode will be released onto the site on Friday. They typically release the episodes of shows a day after they air. If you want to watch the show live, I am pretty sure Mnet streams the new episodes on their Youtube channel.

Thank you! I had thought I had maybe just deleted them from my brain entirely. I'm glad to know that they weren't mentioned. At least I can stop looking now.

If I remember correctly, CJ Enm may have had some money troubles at one point, so they sold their shares of Belift to Hybe. I don't know if letting go of I-land was part of the deal, though. Maybe they did a trade or exchange or something, where Hybe sold their IP of I-Land to CJ Enm and then bought the rest of the shares of Belift. CJ Enm could have also already owned all of the IP for I-Land, and just decided to cut a deal with Hybe when they partnered to make Belift where they managed to group and music and CJ Enm dealt with the promotions. I know that Wakeone is a company that was created by CJ Enm, so it makes sense that Izna debuted under them.

Am I the only one that thinks that the production team chose bad songs for the first round of live performances? I think the Plot Twist teams did the best, but the rest it felt like the songs just didn't suit them. Not that the trainees did bad, although some clearly struggled, but something about the performances just felt off. I wasn't truly impressed by this round, not even really with the All Star Teams performances. I just felt like something didn't quite fit right, and I can't put my finger on what it is.

Belift used to be a combined label owned by both Hybe and CJ Enm, but Hybe bought all of CJ Enm shares last year. They are no longer partnered, and Hybe fully owns Belift now.

That sucks. Not them having a five-year contract because that is great, but pushing on more wake one trainees and a possible bully

They're going for a 5-year contract this time?!

If I remember correctly the ML dies in a car accident in the firs life, and the FL's ex-husband takes his destiny. They could change that here, though.

Does anyone remember if Leo and Fiat have surnames? I tried searching for them, but came up short. I don't think the book for this drama was ever published, so I can't read that to find out either.

I don't think they are part of GMM properly, like as one of the companies. I think they just have a partnership for production between GMM TV and Wabi Sabi since New has directed several dramas for them. GMM TV also took on Studio Wabi Sabi's drama, "Revamp", when most of the cast joined GMM TV. I know that "Fourever You" was aired on the GMM channel in the Thursday slot, which may have happened because of the partnership between GMM TV and Wabi Sabi. I haven't heard about Studio Wabi Sabi becoming a sub-label of GMM, though.

Thank you for providing names! I thought they had done it with Only Friends, but my mind drew a complete blank when I tried to remember which dramas.