swap_horiz Idol School Alternatives

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Produce 101 Season 2

Produce 101 Season 2 was a South Korean talent competition broadcast by Mnet in 2017. It featured one hundred and one ma...

South Korea Singing 2010S Mnet

8.9 Great

2

Produce 48

2018 South Korean-Japanese idol survival show on Mnet combining Korean trainees with AKB48 group members, resulting in t...

South Korea Singing 2010S Mnet

8.8 Great

3

Produce 101

South Korean Mnet idol survival show that premiered in 2016 with 101 female trainees competing for 11 debut spots in the...

South Korea Singing 2010S Mnet

8.7 Great

4

Boys Planet

South Korean male idol survival show on Mnet that aired in 2023, featuring Korean and international trainees, with nine...

South Korea Singing 2020S Mnet

8.6 Great

5

I-Land

South Korean survival show co-produced by Big Hit Entertainment and CJ ENM that aired in 2020, with the seven winners de...

South Korea Singing 2020S Mnet

8.5 Great

6

Create 101

Chinese female idol survival show on Tencent Video that launched in 2018, modeled on the Korean Produce 101 format, with...

China Singing 2010S Tencent

8.5 Great

7

K-pop Star

South Korean singing competition on SBS that ran from 2011 to 2017, notable for launching the careers of artists includi...

South Korea K Pop Singing 2010S

8.4 Great

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Produce 101 Japan

Produce 101 Japan is a 2019 survival audition series produced by Yoshimoto Kogyo and TV Tokyo, adapting the South Korean...

Japan Idol Singing 2010S

8.4 Great

9

Sixteen (JYPE)

2015 South Korean survival show produced by JYP Entertainment in which 16 female trainees competed for positions in what...

South Korea Singing 2010S Group Formation

8.3 Great

10

King of Mask Singer (South Korea)

South Korean singing competition on MBC that premiered in 2015, in which celebrity contestants perform in elaborate full...

South Korea Singing 2010S Mbc

8.3 Great

11

Girls Planet 999

2021 South Korean Mnet survival show featuring Korean, Chinese, and Japanese trainees competing for nine spots in the mu...

South Korea Singing 2020S Mnet

8.2 Great

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I Am a Singer (China)

Chinese singing competition first broadcast on Hunan TV in 2013, in which established professional singers competed head...

China Celebrity Singing 2010S

8.2 Great

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Youth With You (China)

Chinese idol competition produced by iQIYI in which female trainees competed through public voting to debut in a girl gr...

China Singing 2010S Iqiyi

8.2 Great

14

I Can See Your Voice (South Korea)

South Korean musical game show that premiered on MBC in 2015, where celebrity panelists try to identify genuine singers...

South Korea Singing 2010S Kbs

8.2 Great

15

Divas Hit the Road (China)

Chinese variety travel show on Hunan TV featuring established female celebrity singers undertaking road trips together,...

China Celebrity Singing 2010S

8.1 Great

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The Masked Singer (South Korea)

South Korean masked singing competition that began in 2015 in which disguised celebrity contestants perform anonymously,...

South Korea Singing 2010S Mbc

7.9 Good

17

Superstar K

South Korean singing competition on Mnet that debuted in 2009, achieving record cable TV ratings and helping launch acts...

2000S South Korea Singing Mnet

7.5 Good

18

The Unit (South Korea)

South Korean competition broadcast on KBS2 in 2017–2018 in which already-debuted idol artists were given a second chance...

South Korea Singing 2010S Kbs

6.8 Fair

19

The Fan (South Korea)

South Korean idol-formation competition series in which fan voting played a central role in selecting which contestants...

South Korea Singing 2010S Mbc

6.5 Fair

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Mix Nine

South Korean YG Entertainment survival show aired in 2017–2018 selecting male and female trainees, though the announced...

South Korea Singing 2010S Group Formation

5.5 Mediocre