NIZI Project Season 1
| Name | NIZI Project Season 1 |
| Company | JYP Entertainment |
| Fandom | N/A |
| Year Debut | N/A |
| Year Active | N/A |
| Year Disbanded | N/A |
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Background
Nizi Project is a survival show from JYP Entertainment (JYPE) and Sony Music Entertainment. Their debut is set tentatively for November 2020. The top 14 were chosen from 26 contestants in Season 1. Season 2 showed the participants training towards their debut and decided the 9 members that would be part of the final lineup of the group, NiziU.
The name Nizi comes from the Japanese word "Niji", which means rainbow. Their mission is to "create a group that emits beautiful light with various colors like a rainbow". The goal of the show was to form a new Japanese girl group. Season 1 of the show had a total of 10 episodes and was broadcasted from January 31, 2020 – March 27, 2020; it also became available on YouTube. When each letter of the word NIZI is put together (one letter on top of the other) a square with an X inside is formed (☒ ).
The premise of the show was that each contestant would be given a necklace with 4 hollowed parts and when all the parts are filled, they would have passed and can move on to training. Each of the 4 triangular sections represents an important quality: yellow for dance, red for star power, blue for personality, and green for vocal.
Of the original 14 contestants that participated on the Nizi Project season 2, 5 participants were eliminated: Riria, Akari, Momoka, Suzu, and Yuna.
NIZI Project Season 1 Member Ages
NIZI Project Season 1 Age Ranking
Ranked from oldest to youngest.
| Member | Birthday | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mako | Apr 04, 2001 | 22 years old |
| 2. Rio | Feb 02, 2002 | 21 years old |
| 3. Maya | Apr 08, 2002 | 21 years old |
| 4. Riria | Sep 20, 2002 | 20 years old |
| 5. Riku | Oct 26, 2002 | 20 years old |
| 6. Ayaka | Jun 20, 2003 | 19 years old |
| 7. Mayuka | Nov 13, 2003 | 19 years old |
| 8. Yuna | Jan 19, 2004 | 19 years old |
| 9. Rima | Mar 26, 2004 | 19 years old |
| 10. Miihi | Aug 12, 2004 | 18 years old |
| 11. Akari | Sep 03, 2004 | 18 years old |
| 12. Nina | Feb 27, 2005 | 18 years old |
| 13. Momoka |
NIZI Project Season 1 Member Heights
NIZI Project Season 1 Height Ranking
Ranked from tallest to shortest.
| Member | Height |
|---|---|
| 1. Ayaka | 1.67 m (5'6") |
| 2. Nina | 1.65 m (5'5") |
| 3. Riku | 1.62 m (5'4") |
| 4. Rima | 1.60 m (5'3") |
| 5. Mako | 1.59 m (5'3") |
| 6. Miihi | 1.59 m (5'3") |
| 7. Mayuka | 1.59 m (5'3") |
| 8. Rio | 1.59 m (5'3") |
| 9. Maya | 1.58 m (5'2") |
| 10. Momoka | |
| 11. Yuna | |
| 12. Akari | |
| 13. Riria |
Auditions
The Nizi Project was first announced on February 7, 2019. They held auditions from July to August 2019 in different cities: Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Okinawa, Los Angeles, Hawaii. They were looking for female participants from ages 15 to 22. From over 10,000 contestants that auditioned, 26 were chosen for the Nizi Project. For 4 days and 5 nights, all contestants were gathered in a training camp in Tokyo.
Season 1 Final Ranking
1. Yamaguchi Mako: 4 pendants - dance, vocal, star power, and personality. Vocal rank #1. Dance rank #1.
2. Suzuno Miihi: 4 pendants - dance, vocal, star power, and personality. Vocal rank #3. Dance rank #2.
3. Katsumura Maya: 4 pendants - dance, vocal, star power, and personality. Vocal rank #12. Dance rank #12.
4. Yokoi Rima: 4 pendants - dance, vocal, star power, and personality. Vocal rank #7. Dance rank #7.
5. Oe Riku: 4 pendants - dance, vocal, star power, and personality. Vocal rank #4. Dance rank #6.
6. Ahn Yuna: 4 pendants - dance, vocal, star power, and personality. Vocal rank #8. Dance rank #8.
7. Hillman Nina: 3 pendants - vocal, star power, and personality. Vocal rank #2. Dance rank #24.
8. Ozaki Suzu: 3 pendants – dance, vocal, and star power. Vocal rank #5. Dance rank #5.
9. Hirai Momoka: 3 pendants – dance, vocal, and star power. Vocal rank #11. Dance rank #15.
10. Hanabashi Rio: 3 pendants - dance, vocal, and personality. Vocal rank #13. Dance rank #9.
11. Inoue Akari: 3 pendants – dance, vocal, and star power. Vocal rank #9. Dance rank #10.
12. Ikematsu Riria: 3 pendants – dance, vocal, and personality. Vocal rank #6. Dance rank #3.
13. Ogou Mayuka: 3 pendants – dance, vocal, and star power. Vocal rank #24. Dance rank #21.
14. Arai Ayaka: 3 pendants – dance, star power, and personality. Vocal rank #18. Dance rank #16.
*note: vocal and dance ranks were out of 26 participants
Season 1 Final Lineup and Position(s)
1. Yamaguchi Mako: leader, main dancer, lead vocalist
2. Oe Riku: lead vocalist, lead dancer
3. Yokoi Rima: main rapper, lead dancer, vocalist
4. Hanabashi Rio: main dancer, lead rapper, vocalist
5. Katsumura Maya: lead vocalist
6. Suzuno Miihi: main vocalist, lead dancer
7. Ogou Mayuka: lead rapper, vocalist
8. Arai Ayaka: visual, vocalist
9. Hillman Nina: main vocalist, maknae
