LOUD

LOUD (라우드; also known as Boys be LOUD) is 2021 South Korean survival show aimed to create a worldwide boy group project under the collaboration of JYP Entertainment, P Nation, and SBS. The show is filmed in South Korea. The name of the show, LOUD, was inspired by Stephen Hopkins saying that ‘quiet people have the LOUDest minds’.



Unlike other survival shows, LOUD aims to recruit individuals who are talented not just in singing and dancing, but that also have charm and very unique skills in different fields.

In the show, Psy and JYP sit on a LOUD chair that they control to get closer to the contestants. The closer they move, the more they are interested about that participant. There are 3 levels forward. Only when they get closest to the stage (level 3), they can press the pass button. Contestants need to get a pass from both Psy and JYP to pass the first round. The producer that hits the pass button first, gets to recruit that contestant in his team.

Summary

Network: SBS

Number of Contestants / Participants: 75

Premiered: Jun 5, 2021

1. Kang Hyun Woo (강현우): 22
2. Kim Min Hyuk (김민혁): 22
3. Tatsunari (타츠나리): 22
4. Zo Doo Hyun (조두현): 22
5. Lee Seung Hwan (이승환): 22
6. Kim Dae Hui (김대희): 22
7. Jo Min Ki (조민기): 22
8. Yoon Min (윤민): 22
9. Kwak Chan (곽찬): 21
10. Kim Do Yeong (김도영): 21
11. Shin Hae In (신해인): 21
12. Song Joon Hyuk (송준혁): 21
13. Lee Su Jae (이수재): 21
14. Ham Mo Hyup (함모협): 21
15. Choi Soo Woong (최수웅): 21
16. Kim Myung Kyu (김명규): 21
17. Kim Hyun Soo (김현수): 21
18. Edward Park (에드워드 박): 20
19. Ellery Hyeon Bae (엘러리현배): 20
20. Park Han Bin (박한빈): 20
21. Lee Kang Joon (이강준): 20
22. Nam Yun Seung (남윤승): 20
23. Kim Min Seoung (김민서): 20
24. Tsubasa (츠바사): 20
25. Woo Kyung Jun (우경준): 20
26. Choi Tae Hun (최태훈): 20
27. Park Hyun Min (박현민): 20
28. Lee Ye Dam (이예담): 19
29. Kim Joo Sung (김주성): 19
30. Lee Sang Woon (이상운): 19
31. Kim Young Seok (김영석): 19
32. Kang Ha Yoon (강하윤): 19
33. Lim Kyoung Mun (임경문): 19
34. Park Yong Geon (박용건): 19
35. Choi Jae Heum (최재흠): 19
36. Jang Hyun Soo (장현수): 19
37. Ahn Jae Ho (안재호): 19
38. Youn Dong Yeon (윤동연): 19
39. Jung Tae Jin (정태진): 19
40. Kim Min Seong (김민성): 19
41. Lee Tae Gun (이태건): 19
42. Jang Hee Won (장희원): 19
43. Kim Tae Sung (김태성): 19
44. Lee Min Gyu (이민규): 18
45. Daniel Jikal (다니엘제갈): 18
46. Jung Soo Min (정수민): 18
47. Jeon Kyu Min (전규민): 18
48. Lee Gye Hun (이계훈): 18
49. Cheon Jun Hyeok (천준혁): 18
50. Kwon Yoo Seob (권유섭): 18
51. Kim Se Gon (김세곤): 18
52. Yoon Hwan (윤환): 18
53. Eun Hwi (은휘): 18
54. Maeda Haruto (하루토): 18
55. Oh Sung Jun (오성준): 17
56. Rin (린): 17
57. Do Min Kyu (도민규): 17
58. Mitsuyuki Amaru (아마루): 17
59. Kim Sung Min (김성민): 17
60. Lee Tae Woo (이태우): 17
61. Moon Hyeok Jun (문혁준): 16
62. Justin Kim (저스틴 김): 16
63. Okamoto Keiju (케이주): 16
64. Kim Hyun Joon (김현준): 16
65. Lee Dong Hyun (이동현): 15
66. Song Si Hyun (송시현): 15
67. Kim Jeong Min (김정민): 15
68. Yang Seung Soo (양승수): 15
69. Kang Gie Mook (강기묵): 15
70. Riku (리쿠): 15
71. Kim Dong Hyun (김동현): 14
72. Hong Yeon Sung (홍연성): 13
73. Tanaka Koki (고키): 13
74. Moon Maden (문메이든): 13
75. Na Yun Seo (나윤서): 12

*Age as of 2021 when the show was broadcasted

ROUND 1 (Top 35):

-Top 35 ranking: Yoon Min, Na Yun Seo, Joo Doo Hyun, Kang Hyun Woo, Lee Su Jae, Justin Kim, Koki Tanaka, Moon Hyeok Jun, Kim Jeong Min, Lee Dong Hyun, Lee Tae Woo, Amaru Mitsuyuki, Do Min Kyu, Oh Sung Jun, Daniel Jikal, Lee Yedam, Kim Dong Hyun, Kim Min Seoung, Lim Kyoung Mun, Lee Gye Hun, Cheon Jun Hyeok, Park Yong Geon, Nam Yun Seung, Woo Kyung Jun, Jang Hyun Soo, Eun Hwi, Choi Tae Hun, Youn Dong Yeon, Haruto Maeda, Okamoto Keiju, Ellery Hyun Bae, Song Si Hyun, Hong Yeon Sung, Kim Dae Hui, Kang Gie Mook.



ROUND 2 (Team Battles):

-Top 3 ranking (JYP): Lee Dong Hyun, Jang Hyun Soo, Koki Tanaka.

-Top 3 ranking (PSY): Lee Gye Hun, Cheon Jun Hyeok, Eun Hwi.

-Eliminated (5): Ellery Hyun Bae, Song Si Hyun, Hong Yeon Sung, Kim Dae Hui, Kang Gie Mook.



ROUND 3 (JYP Pick):

-Top 5 ranking: Lee Gye Hun, Do Min Kyu, Oh Sung Jun, Lee Dong Hyun, Amaru Mitsuyuki.

-Eliminated (4): Justin Kim (Creative Group), Lee Tae Woo and Na Yun Seo (Idol Group), and Moon HyeokJun (Creative Dance).



ROUND 4 (PSY Pick):

-Top ranking: Park Yong Geon, Daniel Jikal, Eun Hwi.

-Eliminated (3): Do Min Kyu, Haruto Maeda, and Kim Jeong Min.



CASTING ROUND:

-Casted by P Nation: Kim Dong Hyun, Eun Hwi, Daniel Jikal, Lee Yedam, Oh Sungjun, Cheon Junhyeok, Woo Kyungjun, Choi Taehun, Jang Hyunsoo, Koki Tanaka. See profile for their final group.

-Casted by JYP Entertainment: Park Yong Geon, Zo Doo Hyun, Yoon Min, Mitsuyuki Amaru, Youn Dongyeon, Lee Donghyun, Keiju Okamoto, Lee Gyehun, Kang Hyunwoo. See profile for their final group.

-Eliminated: Lee Su Jae, Lim Kyeong Mun, Kim Min Seoung



LIVE ROUNDS:

Eliminations:

-JYP Entertainment: Kang Hyungwoo, Park Yonggeon, Youn Dongyeon, Daniel Jikal.

-P Nation: Kim Donghyun, Lee Yedam, Zo Doo Hyun.



FINAL LINEUP:

-JYP Entertainment: Lee Gyehun, Yoon Min, Amaru Mitsuyuki, Keiju Okamoto, Lee Donghyeon.

-P Nation: Woo Kyunjun, Koki Tanaka, Jang Hyunsoo, Oh Sungjun, Eun Hwi, Cheon Junhyeok, Choi Taehun.

• A teaser was released on November 1st, 2020 that showed the JYPSY collaboration: 2 producers, 2 colors, 2 groups.
• SBS has led several other variety shows like Kpop Star, The Fan, and Fantastic Duo.
• PSY and JYP will be producing 2 different groups. JYP will be producing a boy band. PSY will be producing a DJ / Hip Hop group.
• They started holding auditions on September 2020.
• LOUD started with 75 contestants.
• Nationalities: most participants are from South Korea but some are foreigners. Maden Moon is Canadian-Korean. Several contestants are from Japan: Tatsunari, Tsubasa, Haruto Maeda, Amaru, Keiju Okamoto, Riku, and Koki Tanaka. A few contestants are Korean-American: Ellery Hyeon Bae, Edward Park, and Daniel Jikal.
• The following contestants were already trainees of JYP Entertainment prior to the start of the show: Mitsuyuki Amaru, Lim Kyoung Mun, and Lee Gye Hun.
• The following contestants were already trainees of P Nation prior to the start of the show: Woo Kyung Jun, Cheon Jun Hyeok, Oh Sung Jun, Choi Tae Hun, and Jang Hyun Soo.

KANG HYUN WOO (22)

-Korean name: 강현우

-Date of Birth: Jan 9, 2000

-Blood type: B

-MBTI: ENFP

-Talent: writing lyrics, composing, singing, dancing, rap.

ZO DOO HYUN (22)

-Birthday: Mar 16, 2000

-MBTI: ENTJ

-Blood type: AB

-Talents: modern dance, singing, cooking, Nanta

LEE SEUNGHWAN (22)

-Stage Name: SEUNGHWAN

-Full Name: LEE SEUNGHWAN

-Country of Birth: Korea

-Date of Birth: May 20, 2000

-Height: 1.78 m (5'10")

-Weight: 66 kg (145 lbs)

-Blood Type: B

-Lee Seunghwan was one of the winners of the reality show Under Nineteen. He became a member of the group that was formed through the show, 1THE9.

-Family: parents, two older brothers.

-He was part of the pre-debut group for Just B but left the agency prior to their debut.

-He was the main dancer and lead vocalist of 1THE9.

-He is a former Play M Entertainment trainee.

KIM DAE HUI (22)

-Birthday: Aug 17, 2000

-Blood type: O

-MBTI: ENFJ

-Talent: singing, dancing.

YOON MIN (22)

-Korean name: 윤민

-Birthday: Dec 22, 2000

-Blood type: B

-MBTI: INTP

-Talent: singing, rap, dancing, writing lyrics, composing.

LEE SU JAE (21)

-Birthday: May 24, 2001

-Blood type: A

-MBTI: ENFP

-Talents: modern dance

EDWARD PARK (20)

-Korean Name: 에드워드 박

-Korean age: 20

-Nationality: American

-Birthday: Jan 10, 2002

-He is Korean American

ELLERY HYEON BAE (20)

-Birthday: Feb 9, 2002

-MBTI: ENFP

-Talents: dancing, rapping, viola, video editing.

NAM YUN SEUNG (20)

-Birthday: Jun 9, 2002

-Blood type: A

-MBTI: INFP

-Talents: ballet, drawing.

WOO KYUNG JUN (20)

-Birthday: Aug 30, 2002

-Korean Name: 우경준

-Korean Age: 20

-Blood type: B

-MBTI: ISFP

-Talent: English, skate boarding, cello

-He is one of the five P Nation trainees on the show.

-Psy complimented him for his visuals.

-He is very introverted.

-Specialty: dancing.

-Selected by P Nation.

CHOI TAE HUN (20)

-Korean name: 최태훈

-Birthday: Nov 19, 2002

-Blood type: A

-MBTI: ESFJ

-Talent: sports (soccer, swimming, shooting, archery)

-He is one of the five P Nation trainees on the show.

YOUN DONG YEON (19)

-Birthday: Sep 26, 2003

-Blood type: O

-MBTI: ENFP

-Talents: dancing, drawing

KIM MIN SEOUNG (19)

-Korean name: 김민서

-Birthday: Nov 3, 2003

-Blood type: B

-MBTI: INFJ

-Talent: dancing, acrobatic

LIM KYOUNG MUN (19)

-Birthday: May 29, 2003

-Korean name: 임경문

-Korean age: 19

-Blood type: A

-MBTI: ENFP

-Talent: vocal, dance, table tennis, badminton, jump rope, book spinning, number card games, airsoft gunshootings, Jegichagi.

-He is one of the three JYP trainees on the show.

PARK YONG GEON (19)

-Birthday: Jul 10, 2003

-Blood type: O

-MBTI: ENFP

-Talents: dancing, b-boying

LEE YE DAM (19)

-Korean name: 이예담

-Birthday: Jan 19, 2003

-Blood type: A

-MBTI: ENFP

-Talent: dancing

JANG HYUN SOO (19)

-Korean name: 장현수

-Birthday: Sep 16, 2003

-Blood type: O

-MBTI: ENFP

-Talent: farming, landscape photography, illustration.

-He is one of the five P Nation trainees on the show.

CHEON JUN HYEOK (18)

-Birthday: Sep 20, 2004

-Korean Name: 천준혁

-Korean age: 18

-Blood type: O

-MBTI: ENFJ

-Talent: drumming, basketball

-He is one of the P Nation trainees.

-Specialty: vocals (ballads).

-Selected by Psy (P Nation).

-He sang Versace on the Floor by Bruno Mars for his skills stage.

DANIEL JIKAL (18)

-Korean age: 18 years old.

-Korean name: 다니엘제칼

-Birthday: Jun 24, 2004

-Blood Type: A

-He is Korean-American.

-MBTI: ENFP.

-Talent: video editing, rap, writing lyrics, composing

-He showed a video that he produced himself and created the soundtrack and rap as well.

-He was selected by JYP.

-He can speak Korean, English, and Portuguese.

-He lived in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

LEE GYE HUN (18)

-Korean name: 이계훈

-Korean age: 18

-Birthday: Sep 16, 2004

-Blood Type: O

-MBTI: ENFP

-He auditioned on JYP’s 12th open audition in 2016 and placed 1st place (he was in sixth grade at the time)

-He is currently a JYP trainee and has been training for five years prior to the show LOUD

-Talent: dance, rap, writing rap lyrics, cup stacking, running 50m, Taekwondo, swimming.

-Selected by P Nation (Psy)

EUN HWI (18)

-Birthday: Nov 11, 2004

-Korean age: 18 years old.

-Korean name: 은휘

-Specialty: rapping.

-Blood type: B

-MBTI: ENTP

-Talent: composing music, music arrangement, rap, skiing.

-He taught himself how to write music.

-Heused to ski but gave up skiing after 10 years. He overcame his fear of starting something new andstarted to compose music.

-Video: watch

MAEDA HARUTO (18)

-Birthday: Nov 16, 2004

-Blood type: AB

-MBTI: ENFP

-Talent: Ballet, tap dancing, b-boying

LEE MIN GYU (18)

-Korean age: 18 years old

-Korean name: 이민규

-He was a JYP trainee

-Birthday: 2004

DO MIN KYU (17)

-Birthday: Oct 7, 2005

-Blood type: AB

-MBTI: ENFJ

-Talents: song-writing and composition, arrangement.

MITSUYUKI AMARU (17)

-Korean Name: 아마루

-Korean age: 17

-Birthday: Oct 21, 2005

-Country of Birth: Japan

-Blood type: O

-He is a JYP trainee

-MBTI: ENFP

-Talent: Rapping, singing, dish spinning, soccer, track athletics

OH SUNG JUN (17)

-Korean name: 오성준

-Birthday: Aug 30, 2005

-Blood type: B

-MBTI: ENFP

-Talent: singing, Nunchaku (traditional martial arts from Okinawa)

-He is one of the five P Nation trainees to participate on the show.

-He passed the first round with a JYP badge.

-Skill stage: he sang Love by Bumkey.

-His childhood dream was always to become a singer.

-Nickname: ‘boss baby’ because he is the youngest among the P Nation trainees but he is talented.

LEE TAE WOO (17)

-Birthday: Dec 1, 2005

-Blood type: O

-MBTI: ENFP

-Talents: dancing, acting

MOON HYEOK JUN (16)

-Birthday: Apr 7, 2006

-Blood type: O

-MBTI: ENFJ

-Talents: dancing

OKAMOTO KEIJU (16)

-Korean name: 오카모토케이주

-Native Name: 岡本圭樹

-Birthday: Oct 4, 2006

-Korean age: 16 years old

-Nationality: Japanese

-Blood type: A

-MBTI: ESFP

-He is a former contestant of the reality show Stage K

-Specialty: dancing, cooking

-MBTI: ESFP

-Selected by P Nation

-Video: watch.

SONG SI HYUN (15)

-Birthday: Apr 4, 2007

-Korean age: 15 years old

-Blood Type: B

-MBTI: ENTP

-Talent: writing lyrics, composing, guitar, piano

-Selected by JYP Entertainment.

LEE DONG HYUN (15)

-Birthday: Mar 13, 2007

-Korean name: 이동현

-Korean age: 15 years old

-Blood Type: A

-MBTI: ESFP

-Talent: singing, dance, ice hockey, poetry

-He is in eight grade

-His nickname is ‘idol on ice’

-When watching his performance, JYP made a comment that those that practice sports and do a lot of lower body exercises look great when they learn how to dance. Yuna from ITZY is a good example.

-He can compose music and play the piano.

JUSTIN KIM (15)

-Birthday: Apr 13, 2006

-Blood type: A

-MBTI: ESFP

-Talent: singing, guitar, English, Japanese.

KIM JEONG MIN (15)

-Birthday: May 4, 2007

-Blood type: B

-MBTI: ENFJ

-Talents: dancing, rapping.

KANG GIE MOOK (15)

-Birthday: Jul 9, 2007

-Blood type: A

-MBTI: ESFP

-Talent: Korean dance, drawing­

KIM DONG HYUN (14)

-Birthday: Dec 14, 2008

-Blood Type: O

-MBTI: ENFP

-Talent: Rapping

HONG YEON SUNG (13)

-Birthday: Jan 21, 2009

-Blood type: A

-MBTI: ENFJ

-Talent: dancing, calligraphy

TANAKA KOKI (13)

-Korean name: 고키

-Full name: Tanaka Koki

-Native name: 田中剛毅

-Birthday: Jan 29, 2009

-Korean age: 13 years old

-Blood Type: A

-MBTI: ESFP

-Specialty: dancing, krump dancing

-Nicknames: BabyBtreetBeast, BabyKrow

-Selected by JYP

-Video: watch

NA YUN SEO (12)

-Birthday: Jan 24, 2010

-Korean name: 나윤서

-Blood type: A

-MBTI: ESFP

-Talent: dancing, singing

-He is the youngest contestant in LOUD.