Project 7 Episodes 1 & 2: Highlights, how to vote, and more explored

On Friday, October 18, the first two episodes of the latest JTBC reality survival show, Project 7, were released. The show gathered a total of 200 contestants from around the world. However, the show continued with only 199 after the departure of one contestant, Jung Jo-han.

Regardless, following the initial round of evaluation, only 100 contestants will be moving forward with the rest of the survival show's episodes. The show, hosted by South Korean model and actor Lee Soo-hyuk, is dedicated to creating a seven-piece K-pop global boy group. On the other hand, the judges' lineup is also quite impressive.

The artists on the panel for Project 7 include Miyeon, Moon Byul, Lee Dae Hwi, Woo Hyun, Hui, Yoo Hwe-seung, and Shin Yumi. Additionally, Ryan Jhun, Lee Hae-in, Ha Sung-woon, RYUD, and Bada Lee will also pitch in as the show's directors, guiding the contestants on a multitude of skills, such as vocals, dance, performance, and more.

The voting process for Project 7 is slightly different from that of other survival shows. Fans can vote through the Weverse app and there are two kinds of votes that the viewers can cast. One is the Individual vote where fans get to vote for their favorite contestants. The other is the Assembly vote where fans can pick 14 trainees to form teams for each of the upcoming rounds.

Following the release of the first two episodes, fans have been excited to see what the show has in store for them. The show holds a lot of familiar faces who either participated in earlier survival shows or were a part of former K-pop boy groups. While fans are thrilled to see if these familiar faces will make it to their debut, they are also excited to watch the new talents showcase their impressive skills.

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All you need to know about the first two episodes of JTBC's new reality survival show, Project 7

On October 18, Project 7 premiered with the release of its first two episodes and the 200 contesting male trainees rolled out their performances in front of the panel of judges for the same. However, given the size of the participation, not all performances were highlighted during the two episodes.

The contestant Ma Jing Xiang was much talked about by netizens due to his previous appearance in the survival show called Boys Planet. He was also part of the Chinese boy group called Midsummer Cubs. In Project 7, he talked about training hard to make his debut this time, following his elimination from Boys Planet.

For the evaluation, he performed THE BOYZ's Maverick. On the other hand, fans also talked about the trainee Yeojun, who is friends with ZEROBASEONE member, Gunwook, and has also trained with him. Fans also talked about the several impressive performances that were rolled out during the first evaluation.

Yichen's cover of NCT DREAM's Beatbox, Thai trainees Santa and Petch's cover of Girls Girls Girls by GOT7, Shin Jae-won's cover of NCT U's 90s Love, and Kang Hyun-woo's cover of ATEEZ's Wonderland are some of the many performances that fans enjoyed. Following the evaluation, the first round of the rankings was revealed.

After every round and the completion of the global voting, a ranking of the top 7 contestants is revealed. Here's the first set of rankings:

1. Jeon Min-wook
2. Sakurada Kenshi
3. Kim Si-hun
4. Kim Sung-min
5. Ma Jing Xiang
6. Kang Min-seo
7. Kang Hyun-woo

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Given that the first two episodes have left fans intrigued and interested in each contestant's progression through the survival show, they are excited to see what Project 7 has in store for them.