My Teenage Girl


My Teenage Girl was a South Korean reality competition series created by MBC. It was intended to form a seven-member girl group with the potential to chart on Billboard. The contestants were put into age groups that specialize in vocals, rapping, and performance. A joint production between MBC and Phunky Studio, the show premiered on November 28, 2021, and was broadcast every Sunday at 9 pm KST for 12 weekly episodes until its finale on February 27, 2022. The finale was broadcast live and announced the seven winners to form Classy.
Over 30,000 applications were submitted from different countries and 83 contestants were chosen. The 83 contestants were separated into four groups based on their ages.
A second season titled Fantasy Boys aired in 2023.

Concept

The show was intended to form a global seven-member girl group with the goal on becoming a Billboard chart-in.
On June 1, 2021, the first video teaser was released. Applications for the show were open from June 1 to 30, 2021, for any female individual born in 2010 or earlier. By the time applications closed, 30,000 applications were submitted from countries such as the United States, Japan, Canada, and South America, as well as South Korea.
In September 2021, the contestants and their assigned groups were revealed through teaser videos.

Promotion and broadcast

From September 14 to November 12, 2021, a prequel season for the competition titled Hesitation Before Going to School was aired on Naver Now. During the season, the contestant profiles for all 83 contestants were released. Only 40 contestants would actually participate in My Teenage Girl.
Each group performed separately on Show! Music Core, a weekly music program broadcast on MBC. Interviews with six contestants were broadcast before the performances.
On October 20, 2021, Girls' Generation's Yuri, I-dle's Soyeon, and former Fin.K.L member Ock Joo-hyun joined the cast of the show as mentors.
On February 9, 2022, a rhythm game titled Superstar Teenage Girls was announced by Dalcomsoft and is based on the show. The game contains songs and performances from the show, as well as special cards for the 14 finalists. The game was released for mobile devices on February 23, 2022.
On February 26, 2022, the day before the live finale, the 14 finalists performed two original songs, "Lions" and "Sonic Boom", on Show! Music Core.

Cast

Host: Yoon Kyun-sang
Homeroom Teachers :
Vocal Teachers:
Dance Teachers:
  • Ryu Jae-jun
  • Aiki
Rap Teachers:
Guests:

Episode 1 (November 28, 2021)

The show starts with performances by the mentors known as the "homeroom teachers", who would assess the contestants known as the "students" and help them succeed in the show. Shortly after, Yoon Kyun-sang was introduced as the host of the show known as the "messenger" and explains the first mission known as the "Entrance Exam". In the first mission, the contestants perform their songs introduced in Hesitation Before Going to School and each would be assessed by the audience and the mentors. There are two rounds for each performance. To pass the first round, the contestants must receive at least 75% of the votes from the audience before being assessed by the mentors. To pass the second round, each contestant must receive at least three votes from the mentors before being sent to a classroom according to their group. Only 40 contestants would move on to the second mission while those who fail a round or have their group full would be eliminated. 23 contestants performed first in this episode, with 15 moving on to the second mission and the other 8 being eliminated after failing a round.

Episode 2 (December 5, 2021)

The first mission continues with performances by 26 contestants. During the mentors' assessment of one of the performing teams from Grade 3, Ryou Jay-hyun was mistakenly eliminated after the voting system miscounted her votes with two, but was able to move on to the second mission after another vote from one of the mentors was added to the voting system. Unaired performances by some performing acts were aired with results for each performing act. Out of 26 contestants performing in this episode, 21 moved on to the second mission while the other 5 were eliminated after failing a round.

Episode 3 (December 12, 2021)

The first mission continues with performances by the other 34 contestants. At the end of the first mission, the remaining contestants noticed there would be a change on the number of contestants who would move on to the second mission. Due to an excessive number of contestants, each group would have 16 contestants instead of the original 10 and some contestants who were originally eliminated returned to the show, bringing a total of 64 passers for the first round. The mentors held a meeting to discuss and decide who would mentor each group. The results for the mentors were revealed and each was assigned a group: Jeon So-yeon became the mentor for Grade 4, Ock Joo-hyun became the mentor for Grade 3, Kwon Yu-ri became the mentor for Grade 2, and Aiki became the mentor for Grade 1. Following the addition of originally eliminated contestants, the second mission known as the "Grade Battle" was revealed. In the second mission, each group competes against each other and would be assessed by the audience and the mentors. The winning group is exempt from elimination and the other groups face elimination. After the mid-point check of each group, the mentors noticed only 40 contestants would actually perform in the second mission, forcing themselves to eliminate 24 contestants from the show. Six contestants from Grade 2 who performed poorly in the mid-point check were eliminated first.

Episode 4 (December 19, 2021)

The episode starts with eliminations by 18 other contestants. Before the eliminations, each of the three other groups performed in the mid-point check to determine the eliminated contestants. In a survey that was held after the mid-point check, Grade 4 was chosen as the "weakest" group for not practicing enough before the mid-point check. Following the eliminations in the mid-point check, the second mission begins. Before each group performed, the first individual ranking announcement was held with the top seven being revealed for the first time. According to Yoon Kyun-sang, the group with the highest score in each round would take a spot in the forming group one by one, making the latter consist of seven contestants regardless of their winning groups. Grade 3's Kim Hyun-hee ranked first out of the 40 remaining contestants, making the first spot in the forming group available to a Grade 3 contestant.
Following the first individual ranking announcement, grades 3 and 4 performed first with results after each performance. Choi Yoon-jung and Yoon Chae-won received the highest scores in their respective groups and performed Hwasa's "Twit" to show their skills.

Episode 5 (December 26, 2021)

The episode starts with final results for grades 3 and 4 in the second mission. Kim Min-ji and Kim Da-som were nominated for elimination after receiving the lowest scores in their respective groups. According to the rules for the second mission, the nominee in the losing group would be eliminated from the show. Grade 4 won against Grade 3 in the second mission, resulting in Kim Min-ji being eliminated from the show.
Following the final results for grades 3 and 4, grades 1 and 2 performed with results after each performance. Kim Seon-you and Kim Ri-won received the highest scores in their respective groups and performed Chungha's "Snapping" to show their skills. Oh Yoo-jin and Ju Hyo-rin were nominated for elimination after receiving the lowest scores in their respective groups. Grade 1 won against Grade 2 in the second mission, resulting in Ju Hyo-rin being eliminated from the show.
The second mission ends with Yoon Kyun-sang announcing the third mission known as the "Concept Battle". In the third mission, the winning and the losing groups collaborate and compete against each other using different concepts and would be assessed by the audience and the mentors. The winning groups compete for first place while the losing groups compete for third place. The winning group ranked first and the losing group ranked third are exempt from elimination, the former of which would take the second spot in the forming group. Grades 2 and 3 were divided into teams and must choose one of the following concepts: pretty, competent, or talented. The team choosing the "pretty" concept performs Oh My Girl's "Dun Dun Dance". The team choosing the "competent" concept performs Beyoncé's "Run the World ". The team choosing the "talented" concept performs Red Velvet's "Red Flavor". The "pretty" and the "competent" teams performed first with results after each performance.

Episode 6 (January 2, 2022)

The episode starts with the "talented" team from the previous episode performing. After the team's performance, the results for the team were announced with feedback from the mentors. Following the performances by grades 2 and 3, the final results for both groups were announced with Grade 2 ranking third. Grade 3 ranked fourth in the third mission and faced elimination. According to the rules, the contestant in the losing group with the fewest votes from the viewers would be eliminated. Park Hyo-lim was eliminated from the show for receiving the fewest votes from the viewers.
Following Park Hyo-lim's elimination, grades 1 and 4 performed, but were assigned the same concepts as grades 2 and 3 and divided into teams. The team choosing the "pretty" concept performs Iz*One's "La Vie en Rose". The team choosing the "competent" concept performs CL's "Hello Ladies". The team choosing the "talented" concept performs Hyuna's "I'm Not Cool". Each team formed by grades 1 and 4 performed with results after each performance. Following the performances by grades 1 and 4, the final results for both groups were announced with Grade 1 ranking first and taking the second spot in the forming group. Grade 4 ranked second in the third mission and faced elimination. Kim Da-som was eliminated from the show for receiving the fewest votes from the viewers. The episode ends with Yoon Kyun-sang announcing the fourth mission known as the "Position Battle".