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Reversals And Shake-Ups On Produce 101 Season 2’s Top 60 Unveiling
It was a thrilling day for ‘Produce 101 Season 2’ as the top 60 trainees move on to their next assignment.
‘Produce 101 Season 2’ is an audition program with a goal to debut a boy group from its intensive stage battles and training. It is participated by trainees sent by various South Korean entertainment companies, who are graded with their performance through online and onsite voting plus special scores gained from surprise challenges.
The May 5 episode rounded up all the votes cast from online and live telecast, including the special points earned from the previous battle round where the boys covered famous boy group songs. On a sad note, 38 trainees bid goodbye on their journey to debut as a member of an idol boy group.
Maroo Entertainment’s Park Ji Hoon nails his popularity in securing the top spot above highly praised Samuel Kim from Brave Entertainment. Known for his variety of facial reactions, Park Ji Sung (MMO) sneaks in the 3rd spot due to his lively center performance in last week’s battle round.

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Park Woo Dam, who ranked first after his amazing vocal display in the previous episode, slides to rank 54. Perennial favorite and the first center Lee Dae Hwi settles at rank 7, surprising his fellow trainees. Jolly Jang Moon Bok fails to enter top 11 by 3 slots with his rank 14.
Pretty boys and online favorites Ong Sung Woo, Ahn Hyung Sub and Lai Guan Lin land spots at Top 11, while former Nu’est members Choi Min Ki and Kang Dong Ho get the 19th and 20th places respectively.
Episode 5 showcased Produce 101 Season 1 girls Kim So Hye, Kim So Hee and Choi Yoo Jung, who act as special hosts for the episode. The girls provide insights on the ranking evaluation and cutely laugh at the boys’ reaction when they were asked to share their thoughts in front of a mirror where a ghost prank is set to scare them.
Here are the some of the best reactions from the trainees:
Below is the official list of Produce 101 Season 2 Top 60:
- Park Ji Hoon (Maroo Entertainment)
- Samuel Kim (Brave Entertainment)
- Yoon Ji Sung (MMO Entertainment)
- Ong Sung Woo (Fantagio)
- Daniel Kang (MMO Entertainment)
- Ahn Hyung Sub (Yue Hua Entertainment)
- Lee Dae Hwi (Brand New Music)
- Kim Jong Hyun (Pledis Entertainment)
- Lai Guan Lin (Cube Entertainment)
- Joo Hak Nyeon (Cre.ker Entertainment)
- Hwang Min Hyun (Pledis Entertainment)
- Bae Jin Young
- Jung Se Woon
- Jang Moon Bok
- Yoo Sun Ho
- Kim Jae Hwan
- Lee Eui Woong
- Lee Woo Jin
- Choi Min Ki
- Kang Dong Ho
- Ha Sung Woon
- Park Sung Woo
- Kwon Hyun Bin
- Park Woo Jin
- Kim Tae Dong
- Noh Tae Hyun
- Im Young Min
- Takada Kenta
- Lee Gun Hee
- Yoon Hee Suk
- Justin
- Kim Tae Min
- Kim Dong Bin
- Kim Yong Guk
- Jung Dong Su
- Hong Eun Ki
- Kim Dong Han
- Kim Tae Woo
- Kim Dong Hyun
- Kim Ye Hyun
- Lee Joon Woo
- Woo Jin Young
- Kim Sang Gyun
- Lee Kwang Hyun
- Joo Jin Woo
- Kim Sung Ri
- Ha Min Ho
- Lee Yoo Jin
- Yeo Hwan Woong
- Jung Jung
- Seo Sung Hyuk
- Byun Hyun Min
- Kim Yong Jin
- Kim Nam Hyung
- Park Woo Dam
- Yoo Hwae Seung
- Lee In Soo
- Lee Ki Won
- Yoon Jae Chan
- Kim Sang Bin
Who will you be cheering for in the top 60? Catch them live every Friday, 11pm at MNET.