Girls Planet 999
| Girls Planet 999 | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Presented by | Yeo Jin-goo |
| Opening theme | "O.O.O (Over&Over&Over)" by Girls Planet 999 |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
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| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
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| Production location | South Korea |
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| Network | Mnet |
| Release | August 6 – October 22, 2021 |
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| Boys Planet (2023) | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 少女星球999：少女們的盛典 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 少女星球999：少女们的盛典 | ||||||||||
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| Hangul | 걸스플래닛999: 소녀대전 | ||||||||||
| Hanja | 걸스플래닛999：少女大典 | ||||||||||
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| Kanji | ガールズプラネット999：少女祭典 | ||||||||||
| Kana | ガールズプラネット999：しょうじょさいてん | ||||||||||
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Girls Planet 999 (Korean: 걸스플래닛999: 소녀대전) is a 2021 South Korean reality competition show created by Mnet. It premiered on August 6, 2021, and was originally broadcast every Friday at 8:20 PM KST for the first eleven episodes until its finale on October 22, which was broadcast live at 8 PM KST. It was aired on the Mnet channel, IQIYI, AbemaTV, tvN Asia, or YouTube depending on the viewer's region.
A production by Mnet's parent company CJ E&M and its subsidiary Studio Take One, as well as in collaboration with game developer and publisher NCSoft, the aim of the competition was to debut a new 9-member K-pop girl group consisting of trainees and idols from China, Japan, and South Korea. Auditions for the competition were held from January to February 2021.
Out of 13,000 applicants, 99 final contestants were selected. These 99 contestants were split equally into three groups; the K-Group, C-Group and the J-Group.
In the finale on October 22, 2021, which was broadcast live, the show announced the final 9 members who would debut as Kep1er.
A second season named Boys Planet featured an all male contestants premiered on February 2, 2023 featuring male trainees and idols.