Universe Ticket
Promotional poster
Hangul
유니버스 티켓
Revised RomanizationYunibeoseu Tikes
GenreReality competition
Written byLee Hwan-jin
Directed byLee Hwan-jin
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
Production
ProducerLee Hwan-jin
Production companies
  • SBS
  • F&F Entertainment
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseNovember 18, 2023 (2023-11-18)

Universe Ticket (Korean: 유니버스 티켓) is a South Korean reality competition series created by SBS. It is intended to form a eight-member girl group with a contract of 2 years and 6 months. The group will be debuting under F&F Entertainment, a newly established entertainment company related to the clothing brand of the same name, F&F. The show premiered on November 18, 2023.

Concept

Universe Ticket follows the story of 82 contestants who will participate in a series of missions for a chance to debut in a global K-Pop girl group. 8 winners will be selected to form a project girl group targeting global audiences, with activities set both in the real world and in the metaverse. In January, it was stated that trainees from the age of 10 to 19 would be participating on the show, but when the audition recruitment was released in March, it stated any girls born before 2011 can participate. The show is intends to form a eight-member girl group with a contract of 2 years and 6 months.[1]

Promotion and broadcast

On March 2, 2023, the first teaser for the show was released. The applications for recruitment was from March 2, 2023 until May 14, 2023. The successful applicants to participate were notified between June 1 and June 10.

On July 13 and July 17, 2023, the contestants were revealed through profile teasers.[2]

On August 21, 2023, former I.O.I and Gugudan member Kim Se-jeong, Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon, Itzy's Yeji and Chaeryeong, and soloist Younha and Adora joined the cast of the show as mentors.[3]

Cast

Episodes

Episode 1 (November 18, 2023)

Contestants

The spelling of names in English is according to the official website.[4] The Korean contestants are presented in Eastern order (family name, given name). The age listed is according to the Korean age system at the start of the competition.

Color key
       Top 8 of the week
       Contestants eliminated in the first elimination round
       Left the show
Company Name Age Ranking
Ep. 1[lower-alpha 1]
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Ahn Seungbi
(안승비)[lower-alpha 2]
14 33
Alyssa
(알리사)
19 12
Anxin[lower-alpha 3]
(安心) / (안씬)
14 14
Aya Natsumi
(아야나츠미)
19 10
Bae Haram
(배하람)[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5]
18 71
Bae Yeram
(배예람)[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 2]
16 58
Bang Yunha
(방윤하)
15 31
Cho Chaeyoung
(조채영)
18 70
Cho Minseo
(조민서)
15 52
J Win Entertainment Choi Hyerin
(최혜린)[lower-alpha 6]
21 27
Jellyfish Entertainment
(젤리피쉬)
Choi Sungeun
(최성은)
19 28
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Choi Yeojin
(최여진)
13 50
Elisia
(엘리시아)
15 11
Troy Entertainment Enny
(эни) / (에니)
20 20
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Gabi[lower-alpha 7]
(가비)
15 7
Gehlee Dangca
(젤리당카)
17 22
Jellyfish Entertainment
(젤리피쉬)
Goo Gyoryeon
(구교련)
18 48
TR Entertainment
(티알)
Heo Sunbin
(허순빈)
19 16
FNC Entertainment
(FNC 엔터테인먼트)
Hwang Sieun
(황시은)
15 5
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Izumi
(いずみ) / (이즈미)
16 81
Jang Minju
(장민주)[lower-alpha 8]
23 25
Entertainment CUP
(엔터테인먼트 컵)
Jang Sua
(장수아)
15 36
Biscuit Entertainment Jang Subin
(장수빈)
18 76
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Jayla
(ジェイラ) / (제이라)
18 43
Marbling E&M
(마블링이엔엠)
Jeon Jieun
(전지은)[lower-alpha 9]
19 42
J Win Entertainment Jeon Jinyeong
(전진영)
19 78
YG Plus
(YG 플러스)
Jeong Huigyeong
(정희경)
18 77
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Jessica
(제시카)
16 61
J9 Entertainment Jin Hyeonju
(진현주)[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 11][lower-alpha 12]
23 6
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Jung Jiwon
(장지원)
18 56
Kim Chaea
(김채아)
13 37
Kim Chaewon
(김채원)
17 38
Kim Hyemi
(김혜민)
21 55
Kim Hyojin
(김효진)
17 32
Mystic Story
(미스틱스토리)
Kim Seoyeon
(김서연)
17 23
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Kim Soobin
(김수빈)
18 57
Woollim Entertainment
(울림)
Kim Soyul
(김소율)
18 21
Starting House Entertainment
(스타팅하우스)
Kim Sujin
(김수진)
14 39
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Kim Sumin
(김수민)
19 13
Kim Yuri
(김유리)
16 41
Kotoko
(琴子) / (코토코)
17 18
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Kwon Chaewon
(권채원)[lower-alpha 13]
25 2
Kwon Eunhyung
(권은형)
17 17
Kwon Yejin
(권예진)
18 69
Laura
(로라)
18 65
Lee Eunchae
(이은채)
13 46
Lee Huran
(이후란)
18 59
TNK Entertainment
(TNK 엔터테인먼트)
Lee Jine
(이진이)
20 40
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Lee Soovin
(이수빈)
20 30
Woollim Entertainment
(울림)
Lee Suan
(이수안)
16 51
Evermore Music
(에버모어뮤직)
Lee Sunwoo
(이선우)[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 14]
21 8
Lean Branding Lim Seowon
(임서원)[lower-alpha 15]
13 9
GGA May
(메이)
22 26
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Mila
(ミラ) / (미라)
14 35
Minari
(ミナリ) / (미나리)
18 29
Nako
(ナコ) / (나코)
15 60
FNC Entertainment Japan
(FNC 엔터테인먼트 재팬)
Nana
(ナナ) / (나나)[lower-alpha 16][lower-alpha 17]
17 19
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Narumi
(なるみ) / (나루미)
18 53
Natchayathorn
(나차야손)
17 62
Nizi
(ニジ) / (니지)
14 74
GGA Noh Yeonwoo
(노연우)
18 34
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Oh Daeun
(오다은)
22 15
Oh Yoona
(오윤아)[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 18]
15 49
Oukikk
(우키크)
18 67
Woollim Entertainment
(울림)
Park Yehyeon
(박예현)
15 66
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Park Ye-won
(박예원)[lower-alpha 19]
20 24
Pia
(ピア) / (피아)
18 44
Riel
(리엘)
24 1
Vanesya
(바네사)
16 3
Vu Linh Dan
(부린단)[lower-alpha 20]
17 4
Xiaoyu[lower-alpha 21]
(小榆) / (샤오위)
23 54
Modhaus
(모드 하우스)
Yui Idota
(井戸田ゆい) / (이도타 유이)
16 79
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Yuriko Honma
(本間ゆりこ) / (혼마 유리코)
17 64
Yuriko Yamaguchi
(山口百合子) / (유리코 야마구치)
18 47
Yang Eugene
(양유진)
15 82
Yona[lower-alpha 22]
(요나)
25 63
Woollim Entertainment
(울림)
Yoo Yena
(유예나)[lower-alpha 23]
15 75
Starting House Entertainment
(스타팅하우스)
Yoon Sooin
(윤수인)
19 45
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Yu
(유우)
16 80
FNC Entertainment Japan
(FNC 엔터테인먼트 재팬)
Yukino
(ユキノ) / (유키노)[lower-alpha 16][lower-alpha 17]
17 73
Individual Trainee
(개인연습생)
Yuri
(ユリ) / (유리)
19 68
Top Class Entertainment
(TOP CLASS 娱乐)
Zhou Jiaqi
(周嘉琪) / (저우지아치)
18 72

Rounds

Round 1: Battle Week 1:1

Episode 1
Battle Order High Rank Low Rank
Contestant Original artist(s) Song Votes Contestant Original artist(s) Song Votes
1 Hwang Si-eun NewJeans + Coogie "Hurt" + "Alone" 1 Choi Yeo-jin Choi Ye-na "Smiley" 4
2 Kotoko Nayeon "Pop!" 0 Yuu (G)I-dle "Queencard" 5
3 Nana Sunmi "Gashina" 5 Izumi Lee Chaeyeon "Knock" 0
4 Elisia YooA "Selfish" 3 Yukino Jeon Somi "Dumb Dumb" 2
5 Kim Su-jin IU + NCT Dream "Bbibbi" + "Beatbox" 3 Bae Ha-ram Jessi "What Type of X" 2
6 Kwon Chae-won Sunmi "Heroine" 5 Jeon Ji-eun Busters "Broken Clock" 0
7 Bang Yun-ha Itzy "Sneakers" 5 Laura NCT U "Boss" 0
8 Lim Seo-won BoA "Atlantis Princess" 5 Yuriko Yamaguchi Iz*One "Panorama" 0
Episode 2
Battle Order High Rank Low Rank
Contestant Original artist(s) Song Votes Contestant Original artist(s) Song Votes
1 Ahn Seung-bi Lee Hi + NCT U "1, 2, 3, 4" + "Boss" 3 Oh Yoon-a Blackpink "Don't Know What To Do" 2
2 Jang Su-a Choi Ye-na "Smiley" 0 Narumi Chungha "Gotta Go" 5
3 Gabi Jennie "Solo" 5 Jessica Blackpink "Pink Venom" 0
4 Anxin Jisoo "Flower" 4 Yui Idota Hyuna "Bubble Pop!" 1
5 Gehlee Dangca Kara "Pretty Girl" 2 Jayla (G)I-dle "Queencard" 3
Not broadcast
# High Rank Low Rank
Contestant Original artist(s) Song Votes Contestant Original artist(s) Song Votes
1 Riel Sunmi "Siren" 1 Xiaoyu Sunmi "24 Hours" 4
2 Vanesya STAYC "ASAP" N/A Nako STAYC "ASAP" N/A
3 Vu Linh Dan Red Velvet "Psycho" N/A Yona Blackpink "Don't Know What To Do" N/A
4 Jin Hyeonju Chungha "Snapping" N/A Bae Yeram Kai "Rover" N/A
5 Lee Sunwoo Kep1er "Wa Da Da" N/A Kim Hyemi Oh My Girl "Secret Garden" N/A
6 Aya Natsumi (G)I-dle "Queencard" N/A Jeong Huigyeong Nayeon "Pop!" N/A
7 Alyssa Chungha "Roller Coaster" N/A Cho Minseo GFriend "Glass Bead" N/A
8 Kim Sumin Aespa "Black Mamba" N/A Lee Suan Aespa "Next Level" N/A
9 Oh Daeun Miyeon "Drive" N/A Kwon Yejin YooA "Selfish" N/A
10 Heo Sunbin Sunmi "24 Hours" N/A Yang Eugene Nayeon "Pop!" N/A
11 Kwon Eunhyung Kara "Pretty Girl" N/A Zhou Jiaqi (G)I-dle "Queencard" N/A
12 Enny Jennie "Solo" N/A Pia NewJeans + Itzy "Hurt" + "Loco" N/A
13 Kim Soyul Sunmi "Gashina" N/A Natchayathorn Lee Chae-yeon "Knock" N/A
14 Kim Seoyeon Sunmi "24 Hours" N/A Jung Jiwon Jisoo "Flower" N/A
15 Park Yewon Kim Se-jeong "Tunnel" N/A Cho Chaeyoung Miyeon "Drive" N/A
16 Jang Minju Itzy "Sneakers" N/A Goo Gyoryeon Jeon Somi "Dumb Dumb" N/A
17 May Itzy "Sneakers" N/A Yuriko Honma Red Velvet "Psycho" N/A
18 Choi Hyerin Oh My Girl "Secret Garden" N/A Park Yehyeon Aespa "Dreams Come True" N/A
19 Choi Sungeun Kim Se-jeong "Skyline" N/A Lee Eunchae Younha "Comet" N/A
20 Minari Joy "Hello" N/A Oukikk Kim Hyo-yeon "Dessert" N/A
21 Lee Soovin Girls' Generation "Gee" N/A Lee Huran Apink "Mr. Chu" N/A
22 Kim Hyojin Girls' Generation "Way to Go!" N/A Jang Subin Jeon Somi "Dumb Dumb" N/A
23 Noh Yeonwoo GFriend "Glass Bead" N/A Yoo Yena Lee Chaeyeon "Knock" N/A
24 Mila Red Velvet "Psycho" N/A Yuri Ailee + Itzy "Yukino Hana" + "Loco" N/A
25 Kim Chaea Girls' Generation "Way to Go!" N/A Nizi Itzy "Loco" N/A
26 Kim Chaewon Itzy "Sneakers" N/A Kim Soobin Kim Hyo-yeon "Dessert" N/A
27 Lee Jine Chungha "Gotta Go" N/A Yoon Sooin Bolbbalgan4 + Seventeen "Workaholic" + "Hot" N/A
28 Kim Yuri Itzy "Not Shy" N/A Jeon Jinyeong Boa Black N/A

Battle Week Revenge Battle

Color key
  •   Leader
Revenge Battle
Performance Team Song Contestant Result
# Concept Artist Song
1 Cute Challengers Wonder Girls "Tell Me" Yona Lost
Jessica
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Kwon Ye-jin
Zhou Jiaqi
Park Ye-hyeon
Vanesya
Mila
2 Winners Twice "TT" Vu Linh Dan Won
Gabi
Lim Seo-won
Oh Da-eun
Kwon Eun-hyung
Choi Hye-rin
Nako
Yuri
Challengers Oh My Girl "Dolphin" Yukino
Lee Eun-chae
Jang Su-bin
Kim Soo-bin
Hwang Si-eun
Minari
Noh Yeon-woo
Kotoko
Winners Red Velvet "Red Flavor" Elisia
Choi Sung-eun
Kim Hyo-jin
Kim Chae-won
Choi Yeo-jin
Oukikk
Yoo Ye-na
Yu
Challengers Jeon Ji-eun
Kim Hye-mi
Yang Eugene
Natchayathorn
Laura
Lee Jin-e
Jang Min-ju
Kim Seo-yeon
Lee Soo-vin
Winners Girls' Generation "Into the New World" Kwon Chae-won
Lee Sun-woo
Heo Sun-bin
Kim So-yul
Bang Yun-ha
Yoon Soo-in
Goo Gyo-ryeon
Jung Ji-won
Lee Hu-ran
Challengers Cho Min-seo
Lee Su-an
Izumi
Pia
Bae Ha-ram
Gehlee Dangca
Jin Hyeon-ju
Kim Chae-a
Winners BLACKPINK "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" Alyssa
Kim Su-min
Nana
Enny
Kim Su-jin
Jayla
Bae Ye-ram
Nizi
Challengers Jeong Hui-gyeong
Yui Idota
Cho Chae-young
Yuriko Honma
Oh Yoon-a
Jeon Jin-yeong
Jang Su-a
Riel
Winners Aya Natsumi
Anxin
Park Ye-won
May
Ahn Seung-bi
Kim Yu-ri
Narumi
Xiaoyu

Elimination

Color key (In order of contestant's group rank on the show)
       Contestants eliminated in the first elimination round
82 contestants
Ahn Seung-bi (안승비) Alyssa (알리사) Anxin (安心) Aya Natsumi (夏海あや) Bae Ha-ram (배하람)
Bae Ye-ram (배예람) Bang Yun-ha (방윤하) Cho Chae-young (조채영) Cho Min-seo (조민서) Choi Hye-rin (최혜린)
Choi Sung-eun (최성은) Choi Yeo-jin (최여진) Elisia (엘리시아) Enny (에니; эни) Gabi (가비)
Gehlee Dangca (젤리 당카) Goo Gyo-ryeon (구교련) Heo Sun-bin (허선빈) Hwang Si-eun (황시은) Izumi (いずみ)
Jang Min-ju (장민주) Jang Su-a (장수아) Jang Sun-bin (장수빈) Jayla (ジェイラ) Jeon Ji-eun (전지은)
Jeon Jin-yeong (전진영) Jeong Hui-gyeong (정희경) Jessica (제시카) Jin Hyeon-ju (진현주) Jung Ji-won (정지원)
Kim Chae-a (김채아) Kim Chae-won (김채원) Kim Hye-mi (김혜민) Kim Hyo-jin (김효진) Kim Seo-yeon (김서연)
Kim Soo-bin (김수빈) Kim So-yul (김소율) Kim Su-jin (김수진) Kim Su-min (김수민) Kim Yu-ri (김유리)
Kotoko (琴子) Kwon Chae-won (권채원) Kwon Eun-hyung (권은형) Kwon Ye-jin (권예진) Laura (로라)
Lee Eun-chae (이은채) Lee Hu-ran (이후란) Lee Jin-e (이진이) Lee Soo-vin (이수빈) Lee Su-an (이수안)
Lee Sun-woo (이선우) Lim Seo-won (임서원) May (메이) Mila (ミラ) Minari (ミナリ)
Nako (ナコ) Nana (ナナ) Narumi (なるみ) Natchayathorn (나차야손) Nizi (니지; ニジ)
Noh Yeon-woo (노연우) Oh Da-eun (오다은) Oh Yoon-a (오윤아) Oukikk (우키크) Park Ye-hyeon (박예현)
Park Ye-won (박예원) Pia (ピア) Riel (리엘) Vanesya (바네사) Vu Linh Dan (Vũ Linh Đan)
Xiaoyu (小榆) Yui Idota (井戸田ゆい) Yuriko Honma (本間ゆりこ) Yuriko Yamaguchi (山口百合子) Yang Eugene (양유진)
Yona (요나) Yoo Ye-na (유예나) Yoon Soo-in (윤수인) Yu (ユウ) Yukino (ユキノ)
Yuri (ユリ) Zhou Jiaqi (周嘉琪)


Color key:

  New Top 8[lower-alpha 24]
# Ep. 1
Contestant
1 Riel
2 Kwon Chae-won
3 Vanesya
4 Vu Linh Dan
5 Hwang Si-eun
6 Jin Hyeon-ju
7 Gabi
8 Lee Sun-woo

Discography

The theme song "Come With Me? (Universe)" was recorded and performed by the contestants. It was released on October 8, 2023, on digital music platforms.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
"Come With Me? (Universe)" (같이 갈래? (Universe)) 2023 Universe Ticket - Come With Me?

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea
(Nationwide)[5]
1 November 18, 2023 1.1%
2 November 25, 2023 0.9%

Notes

  1. As of February 2, 2023, at 21:00 KST.
  2. 1 2 3 Ahn Seungbi, Bae Yeram, and Oh Yoona were members of Play With Me Club.
  3. Full Name: Anxin Mier (安心米儿) / (안신마이어)
  4. 1 2 Bae Haram and Bae Yeram were contestants on Kookmin Singer.
  5. Bae Haram was a contestant on 100DNAcers.
  6. 1 2 Choi Hyerin and Lee Sunwoo were contestants on Girls Planet 999.
  7. Korean full name: Park Gabi (박가비)
    Full name: Gabi Baylee Boehr (가비 베일리 보어)
  8. Jang Minju was a member of MAJORS under the stage name Aki.
  9. Jeon Jieun is a member of girl group Busters.
  10. Jin Hyeonju was a member of Good Day under the stage name Lucky.
  11. Jin Hyeonju was a contestant on The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project.
  12. Jin Hyeonju is a member of girl group Cignature under the stage name Belle.
  13. Kwon Chaewon is a member of girl group DIA.
  14. Lee Sunwoo was a contestant on Stars Awakening.
  15. Lim Seowon was a Music Love and Miss Trot 2 contestant.
  16. 1 2 Nana and Yukino were contestant on Who Is Princess?.
  17. 1 2 Nana and Yukino are members of Prikil.
  18. Oh Yoona was a pre-debut member of Free In Sass.
  19. Park Yewon was a member of Hot Issue.
  20. Vu Linh Dan was a contestant on the seventh season of The Voice Kids of Vietnam.
  21. Full Name: Zhou Xiaoyu (周小榆) / (첸유지에)
  22. Full Name: Chen Yujie (陈羽洁) / (저우샤오유)
  23. Yoo Yena was a member of Cookie, Dream Candy, and LUNA KIDS.
  24. Indicates contestants who had never placed in the Top 8 in any prior elimination rounds or ranking announcements.

References

  1. Kim Dong-ho (July 5, 2023). [Who Is ?] 김창수 F&F홀딩스 회장 겸 F&F 대표이사 사장 [[Who Is?] Kang Chang Soo, Chairman of F&F Holding and CEO of F&F] (in Korean). TV Report. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023 via Business Post.
  2. Moon Ye-bin (July 5, 2023). 82人 오디션 프로그램 '유니버스 티켓', 티저+일정 공개 [82 person audition program 'Universe Ticket', teaser + schedule released] (in Korean). TV Report. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023 via Naver.
  3. Jeong, Seung-min (August 21, 2023). "김세정-윤하-효연→채령-예지, '유니버스 티켓' 참가자에 힘 싣는다" [Sejeong Kim - Younha - Hyoyeon → Chaeryeong - Yeji, 'Universe Ticket' participants are encouraged]. MHN Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  4. "Profile Details". SBS - Universe Ticket. Select company/group and then the person's name in Korean. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  5. "알유넥스트? 시청률" [R U Next? ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 1, 2023 via Daum.
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