Project 7 () is a 2024 South Korean boy group reality competition survival show created by JTBC. It followed the process of creating a new global boy group. It premiered on JTBC on October 18, 2024, and aired every Friday at 20:50 (KST). The show ended on December 27, 2024, with the formation of a seven-member boy group named Close Your Eyes.
The program was co-directed by Ma Gun-young and Chae Sung-wook. It was co-produced by Studio Slam and SLL.
On April 20, 2024, JTBC revealed teasers inviting any male to apply for the show. The program will be produced by the creators of Sing Again and will air in the second half of 2024.
The theme song, "Run (Up To You)" ((Up To You)) was released on September 24, 2024, accompanied by a performance of the song the next day by the 100 contestants.
Lee Soo-hyuk, was recruited as Project 7 host. The panel also includes Lee Hae-in, Ha Sung-woon, Bada Lee, Hi-Hat Entertainment performance director Ryu D, as well as prominent songwriter and producer Ryan S. Jhun.
There were a total of 200 contestants involved with the show, but 100 contestants, who made it past the Zero Setting Project, have enough data to record. The English names of all the contestants are presented in accordance with the official website.
The voting process for Project 7 is done through the official website and the Weverse app as the primary platforms to vote for the contestants.
The top seven contestants were determined through popularity with online voting and audience live voting, and the results are shown at the end of most episodes.
The first voting period for the 1st Assembly Ceremony took place from October 18 to November 2, 2024. The fans, named World Assemblers, voted for their top seven contestants. Alongside voting for their top 7, World Assemblers would also vote for 14 contestants, to assemble a unit, which seemed to foreshadow performances together. Regarding eliminations, the top 70 trainees who received the most points, calculated through votes received through Korea and through the rest of the world, got to continue onto the next round and the bottom 30 trainees got officially eliminated. During the ceremony, 1, 3, 7, or 9-10 contestants would be called up at a time (69âÂÂ61, 60âÂÂ51, etc. 10âÂÂ8, 7âÂÂ1, 70) and then they would find out which unit they would be a part of, which are labeled A1 down to A5. Color key
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The second voting period for the 2nd Assembly Ceremony took place from November 8 to November 23, 2024. The World Assemblers voted for their top seven contestants. Alongside voting for their top seven, World Assemblers would also assemble five units of seven contestants for each of the new songs introduced, each having their own concept; Neo/Urban (Breaking News), Old School/Retro (KOOL-AID), Fresh/Cool (Merry-Go-Round), Sexy/Bad (Trigger), & Nostalgic/Sentimental (Time After Time). Regarding eliminations, the top half (35) of the contestants who received the most votes got to continue onto the next round and the bottom half (35) of the contestants got officially eliminated. During the ceremony, each pair of opposing teams from the Rival Match, starting from its A1, then 5, 2, 4, and 3, would be called up to find out who is safe from elimination from each unit, excluding the Top 9 contestants, and 35th place contestant. The safe contestants would move to their ranking's seat in the stands for the time being. After ranks 10-34 were confirmed, the 35th place contestant was revealed, through the four candidate method, and then the Top 9 were revealed starting from 9th, then 7th and 8th, and then 6th down to 3rd, and finally 1st and 2nd. After the ceremony, and the eliminated contestants had left, Lee Soohyuk would call up each contestant, in rank order, and give them a number from 1âÂÂ5, corresponding to 5 different rooms, which would determine each contestant's Assembly for the next mission. Color key
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The third voting period for the 3rd Assembly Ceremony took place from November 29 to December 13, 2024. The World Assemblers voted for their top three contestants. Alongside voting for their top three, World Assemblers would also assemble three units of seven contestants for each of the new songs introduced for the finale; Psycho, Act Up, & Antidote. Regarding eliminations, the top 21 trainees who received the most votes got to continue onto the next round and the bottom 14 trainees got officially eliminated. During the ceremony, each team from the Originals Match, starting from its A4, then 5, 3, 1, and 2, would be called up to find out who is safe from elimination from each unit, excluding the Top 9 contestants, and the 21st place contestant. The safe contestants would move to their ranking's seat in the stands for the time being. After ranks 10-20 were confirmed, the Top 9 were revealed, starting from 9th, then 7th and 8th, and then 6th down to 3rd, and finally 1st and 2nd, and then the 21st place contestant was revealed, through the four candidate method. Color key
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The fourth voting period for the final episode took place from December 20 to December 17, 2024. The World Assemblers voted for their top one contestant. As we have known from the beginning of the show, 7 contestants will debut, and this decides it all. The top 7 contestant will debut, and the bottom 14 will be officially eliminated. During the Final Live, World Assemblers would get another chance to vote for their top contestant, and each vote cast would count for two votes towards the selected contestant. Alongside voting for one contestant, World Assemblers would also assemble their ideal debut group, selecting seven contestants as their ideal final lineup. During the final ceremony, the contestants ranks were revealed, starting from 6th down to 3rd, then 1st and 2nd, and then finally the 7th and final member. Color Key
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The theme song "Run (Up To You)" was recorded and performed by the contestants. It was released on September 26, 2024, on digital music platforms.
The final group, Close Your Eyes will be active for 3 years and is managed by UNCORE. The group debuted on April 2, 2025, with the mini album 'ETERNALT'.