The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project


Idol Rebooting Project: The Unit is a South Korean survival reality show on KBS2. The concept of the show is to form male and female unit groups of nine members each, among idols who had already debuted. The show is aiming to give them a fair chance to demonstrate their talents that they may not have been able to showcase before.

Overview

KBS announced in July 2017 that they had started production of a reality show under the working title The Final 99 Match. On August 2, the show's first teaser was released under the new title The Unit, stylized as The Uni+, which stands for "You and I Plus". The show also launched its official website on the same day along with application forms available for any idols interested in joining to fill in and submit, as well as a bulletin board wherein idol recommendations from anyone can be submitted.

Booting Evaluations

During the Booting Evaluations, members of the audience vote while the contestants perform. The contestants will receive 1 Boot when 15% of the audience votes for them. When 90% of the audience vote for the contestants, which is known as "Super Boot", the whole group will be able to join the show immediately. If the contestants do not receive a "Super Boot", the Mentors will determine whether to pass each performer or not. Contestants who receive at least 1 boot from any of the mentors will be able to join the show. The Booting Evaluations were held at the Kintex Hall 9 in Ilsan between September 29 and October 1, 2017.

Theme Song

It was reported that 126 contestants who passed the Booting Evaluations started filming a music video from October 7 to October 9 as part of a mission. The center group would consist of nine males and nine females, and the most stand-out contestant would be the "center of the center".
On October 13, The Unit dropped the music video for the competitors' first challenge "My Turn", which also aired on that day on KBS's Music Bank, featuring Sonamoo's Euijin and IM's Kijoong as the girls' and boys' center respectively.

Voting

The Unit opened up voting at 10 p.m. KST on November 11, and servers crashed approximately 15 minutes later as people rushed to place their votes. Voting for the show would be exclusively done through TMON's website, with only one vote for each TMON ID. Anyone who supported the 126 contestants could participate. Each person would choose nine male contestants to form their own "Uni+ B" and nine female contestants to form "Uni+ G". Within their top nine choices, the voters would pick their favorite contestant, who would be awarded two votes while the remaining eight would receive one vote. This would mean that each voter would be able to help out a total of 18 contestants to achieve their dreams.
From Episode 11 onward, the voting system underwent a major change. It was announced that the voting would be exclusively done through The Unit official mobile app. Each person would pick only three contestants from "Uni+ B" and "Uni+ G" and was allowed to vote only once per day. The voting period started from 12 p.m KST on 7 January and would be closed at 11.59 p.m KST on 25 January 2018.

Post ''The Unit''

On February 24's broadcast of The Units "Special Show", it was announced that UNI+ B's band name will be UNB and UNI+ G's band name will be UNI.T.

Mentors

Booting Evaluations

;Color key
Mentor who had given a Boot
Artist received a Super Boot
Artist received Boots from all of the Mentors
Artist did not receive any Boots
Artist who did not receive any Boots, but selected to join The Unit

Note: Mentor votes for some artists were not indicated. The number of boots are shown instead. For some artists, the number of boots were retrieved from the show's official site.

Top 9

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New Top 9

Final Top 9

It was announced that the boy group would be called UNB and girl group to be called Uni.T.

Elimination chart

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First Mission: The Music Video

After the Booting Evaluations, the contestants were tasked to form groups of 9 for the first mission. The winning team for each gender will become the center team in the music video of the show's theme song "My Turn".

Second Mission: Restart Mission

Contestants will choose one of the given songs of different concepts that they are confident in; new teams of nine are formed. Voting of each contestant is conducted during the performances. The winning team for each gender with the most votes will win a benefit of immunity from elimination after the end of the first voting round, regardless of current overall vote rankings in the show, plus the chance to perform in Rain's comeback stage.

UNI+ G (Episode 5)

Color key
OrderTeamSongArtistVotesTotalResult
1Black"Rough"
by GFriend
NC.A2671,2665th Place
1Black"Rough"
by GFriend
Gaeul1611,2665th Place
1Black"Rough"
by GFriend
Shin Jihoon1421,2665th Place
1Black"Rough"
by GFriend
Chahee1411,2665th Place
1Black"Rough"
by GFriend
Lee Juhyeon1311,2665th Place
1Black"Rough"
by GFriend
Lee Hyunjoo1271,2665th Place
1Black"Rough"
by GFriend
Eunji1161,2665th Place
1Black"Rough"
by GFriend
Han Seoin981,2665th Place
1Black"Rough"
by GFriend
Genie831,2665th Place
2Blue"Crazy"
by 4Minute
Hyosun2731,6352nd Place
2Blue"Crazy"
by 4Minute
Euna Kim2231,6352nd Place
2Blue"Crazy"
by 4Minute
Nari1961,6352nd Place
2Blue"Crazy"
by 4Minute
Serri1831,6352nd Place
2Blue"Crazy"
by 4Minute
Dabin1711,6352nd Place
2Blue"Crazy"
by 4Minute
Mint1701,6352nd Place
2Blue"Crazy"
by 4Minute
Euijin1651,6352nd Place
2Blue"Crazy"
by 4Minute
Viva1461,6352nd Place
2Blue"Crazy"
by 4Minute
Saebyeol1081,6352nd Place
3Yellow"Heart Attack"
by AOA
Yoonjo1729297th Place
3Yellow"Heart Attack"
by AOA
Yoomin1599297th Place
3Yellow"Heart Attack"
by AOA
Somyi1229297th Place
3Yellow"Heart Attack"
by AOA
Lena989297th Place
3Yellow"Heart Attack"
by AOA
Park Jiwon889297th Place
3Yellow"Heart Attack"
by AOA
Yena849297th Place
3Yellow"Heart Attack"
by AOA
Tae.E809297th Place
3Yellow"Heart Attack"
by AOA
Yujeong 679297th Place
3Yellow"Heart Attack"
by AOA
Eunbyeol599297th Place
4Orange"Red Flavor"
by Red Velvet
Jiwon1831,0516th Place
4Orange"Red Flavor"
by Red Velvet
I1591,0516th Place
4Orange"Red Flavor"
by Red Velvet
Yebin1511,0516th Place
4Orange"Red Flavor"
by Red Velvet
Lee Suji1371,0516th Place
4Orange"Red Flavor"
by Red Velvet
Yujeong 981,0516th Place
4Orange"Red Flavor"
by Red Velvet
Sebin891,0516th Place
4Orange"Red Flavor"
by Red Velvet
Yuji871,0516th Place
4Orange"Red Flavor"
by Red Velvet
Dan-A781,0516th Place
4Orange"Red Flavor"
by Red Velvet
Lucky691,0516th Place
5Green"You're The Best"
by Mamamoo
Yang Jiwon3021,9471st Place
5Green"You're The Best"
by Mamamoo
Eun.E2851,9471st Place
5Green"You're The Best"
by Mamamoo
Heejin2481,9471st Place
5Green"You're The Best"
by Mamamoo
Kang Minhee2231,9471st Place
5Green"You're The Best"
by Mamamoo
Haena2081,9471st Place
5Green"You're The Best"
by Mamamoo
Joo1911,9471st Place
5Green"You're The Best"
by Mamamoo
Hyeyeon1891,9471st Place
5Green"You're The Best"
by Mamamoo
Han Areum1521,9471st Place
5Green"You're The Best"
by Mamamoo
Yeseul1491,9471st Place
6White"Give It to Me"
by Sistar
Yeoeun2801,3893rd Place
6White"Give It to Me"
by Sistar
Seol Hayoon2081,3893rd Place
6White"Give It to Me"
by Sistar
Semmi2031,3893rd Place
6White"Give It to Me"
by Sistar
Chaewon1561,3893rd Place
6White"Give It to Me"
by Sistar
Kwon Haseo1501,3893rd Place
6White"Give It to Me"
by Sistar
Haein1471,3893rd Place
6White"Give It to Me"
by Sistar
Janey1181,3893rd Place
6White"Give It to Me"
by Sistar
Kim821,3893rd Place
6White"Give It to Me"
by Sistar
Bomi451,3893rd Place
7Red"Gee"
by Girls' Generation
Woohee2281,3374th Place
7Red"Gee"
by Girls' Generation
ZN2181,3374th Place
7Red"Gee"
by Girls' Generation
Yujeong 1851,3374th Place
7Red"Gee"
by Girls' Generation
Soya1811,3374th Place
7Red"Gee"
by Girls' Generation
Chaesol1211,3374th Place
7Red"Gee"
by Girls' Generation
Anne1151,3374th Place
7Red"Gee"
by Girls' Generation
Lee Borim1131,3374th Place
7Red"Gee"
by Girls' Generation
Hanbi1121,3374th Place
7Red"Gee"
by Girls' Generation
Sandy641,3374th Place

UNI+ B (Episode 6)

Color key
OrderTeamSongArtistVotesTotalResult
1White"Fire"
by BTS
Suwoong2461,2472nd Place
1White"Fire"
by BTS
Jun.Q1491,2472nd Place
1White"Fire"
by BTS
Sungjun1451,2472nd Place
1White"Fire"
by BTS
Hangyul1401,2472nd Place
1White"Fire"
by BTS
Ungjae1371,2472nd Place
1White"Fire"
by BTS
Taeeun1251,2472nd Place
1White"Fire"
by BTS
Jungsang1101,2472nd Place
1White"Fire"
by BTS
Taeho1001,2472nd Place
1White"Fire"
by BTS
Jude951,2472nd Place
2Green"Heartbeat"
by 2PM
Seyong2201,1994th Place
2Green"Heartbeat"
by 2PM
Jungha1471,1994th Place
2Green"Heartbeat"
by 2PM
Sangil1451,1994th Place
2Green"Heartbeat"
by 2PM
Euijin1401,1994th Place
2Green"Heartbeat"
by 2PM
Sebin1351,1994th Place
2Green"Heartbeat"
by 2PM
Casper1171,1994th Place
2Green"Heartbeat"
by 2PM
Hyukjin1111,1994th Place
2Green"Heartbeat"
by 2PM
Gunwoo971,1994th Place
2Green"Heartbeat"
by 2PM
Seongho871,1994th Place
3Orange"Monster"
by EXO
Donghyun2221,4381st Place
3Orange"Monster"
by EXO
Kim Timoteo1661,4381st Place
3Orange"Monster"
by EXO
Raehwan1601,4381st Place
3Orange"Monster"
by EXO
Lee Geon1571,4381st Place
3Orange"Monster"
by EXO
Ji Hansol1571,4381st Place
3Orange"Monster"
by EXO
Jeup1501,4381st Place
3Orange"Monster"
by EXO
Gunmin1451,4381st Place
3Orange"Monster"
by EXO
Rockhyun1421,4381st Place
3Orange"Monster"
by EXO
Jun 1391,4381st Place
4Yellow"Juliette"
by Shinee
Kijoong1761,1835th Place
4Yellow"Juliette"
by Shinee
Marco1581,1835th Place
4Yellow"Juliette"
by Shinee
Chaejin1501,1835th Place
4Yellow"Juliette"
by Shinee
Go Hojung1461,1835th Place
4Yellow"Juliette"
by Shinee
Dongmyeong1461,1835th Place
4Yellow"Juliette"
by Shinee
Sunghak1081,1835th Place
4Yellow"Juliette"
by Shinee
Jin1041,1835th Place
4Yellow"Juliette"
by Shinee
Lex1011,1835th Place
4Yellow"Juliette"
by Shinee
Hojoon941,1835th Place
5Red"Perfect Man"
by Shinhwa
Jun 2241,2323rd Place
5Red"Perfect Man"
by Shinhwa
Chan1881,2323rd Place
5Red"Perfect Man"
by Shinhwa
Lee Jungha1621,2323rd Place
5Red"Perfect Man"
by Shinhwa
Rayoon1361,2323rd Place
5Red"Perfect Man"
by Shinhwa
Im Junhyeok1241,2323rd Place
5Red"Perfect Man"
by Shinhwa
Onejunn1131,2323rd Place
5Red"Perfect Man"
by Shinhwa
P.K1121,2323rd Place
5Red"Perfect Man"
by Shinhwa
Jin.O1081,2323rd Place
5Red"Perfect Man"
by Shinhwa
Harin651,2323rd Place
6Black"Boom Boom"
by Seventeen
Feeldog2411,1386th Place
6Black"Boom Boom"
by Seventeen
Giseok1301,1386th Place
6Black"Boom Boom"
by Seventeen
Seungjin1251,1386th Place
6Black"Boom Boom"
by Seventeen
Daewon1241,1386th Place
6Black"Boom Boom"
by Seventeen
B-Joo1241,1386th Place
6Black"Boom Boom"
by Seventeen
Joonghee1091,1386th Place
6Black"Boom Boom"
by Seventeen
Heedo1071,1386th Place
6Black"Boom Boom"
by Seventeen
Kyeongha1001,1386th Place
6Black"Boom Boom"
by Seventeen
Jian781,1386th Place
7Blue"H.E.R"
by Block B
Kanto2141,0447th Place
7Blue"H.E.R"
by Block B
Suhyun1251,0447th Place
7Blue"H.E.R"
by Block B
Taro1241,0447th Place
7Blue"H.E.R"
by Block B
Sejun1221,0447th Place
7Blue"H.E.R"
by Block B
Z-Uk1011,0447th Place
7Blue"H.E.R"
by Block B
Yonghoon961,0447th Place
7Blue"H.E.R"
by Block B
Junghoon901,0447th Place
7Blue"H.E.R"
by Block B
Cya881,0447th Place
7Blue"H.E.R"
by Block B
Kanghyun841,0447th Place

Third Mission: Self-producing

Contestants will be grouped by the mentors based on the following categories: Vocal, Rap-Vocal and Performance. All performances are self-arranged by the contestants themselves, with live band accompaniments for the Vocal and Rap-Vocal categories. The mission will be based on a rival match basis. Voting of each contestant is conducted during the performances. The top 3 members of the winning category team for each gender will win a benefit of immunity from elimination at the end of the 2nd voting round, regardless of current overall vote rankings in the show.
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Overall Ranking

Color key
RankingTeam Team
1stYellow Orange
2ndGreen Black
3rdBlack Yellow
4thRed Red
5thOrange Green
6thBlue Blue

Fourth Mission: Digital Singles Release

The remaining contestants after the 2nd Voting Announcement will form 5 groups for each gender, formed by the top 5 contestants from the Self-producing Mission. These formed groups will perform newly produced songs produced by reputable music producers, and these songs will be released as digital singles. Voting of each contestant is conducted during the performances. The winning team for each gender in this mission will have their songs labelled as title tracks in the single albums categorised by gender and the 2 songs' music videos will be directed by well-known directors Hong Won-ki and Lee Gi-taek. Plus, every contestant in the winning team will receive a benefit of additional online votes, which can help in their rankings by the end of the 3rd voting round.

UNI+ B (Episode 11)

Color key
OrderTeamSong
Individual RankArtistTotalResult
1Red"No Way"
1stKanto3305th Place
1Red"No Way"
2ndKim Timoteo3305th Place
1Red"No Way"
3rdJeup3305th Place
1Red"No Way"
4thSuwoong3305th Place
1Red"No Way"
5thTaeho3305th Place
2Green"You're Mine"
1stMarco3433rd Place
2Green"You're Mine"
2ndRockhyun3433rd Place
2Green"You're Mine"
3rdJun.Q3433rd Place
2Green"You're Mine"
4thFeeldog3433rd Place
2Green"You're Mine"
5thB-Joo3433rd Place
2Green"You're Mine"
6thLee Jungha3433rd Place
3White"My Story"
1stSeyong3334th Place
3White"My Story"
2ndKijoong3334th Place
3White"My Story"
3rdRaehwan3334th Place
3White"My Story"
4thHeedo3334th Place
3White"My Story"
5thRayoon3334th Place
3White"My Story"
6thJun 3334th Place
3White"My Story"
7thSungjun3334th Place
3White"My Story"
8thIm Junhyeok3334th Place
4Yellow"All Day"
1stJun 3621st Place
4Yellow"All Day"
2ndHangyul3621st Place
4Yellow"All Day"
3rdGo Hojung3621st Place
4Yellow"All Day"
4thChan3621st Place
4Yellow"All Day"
5thJi Hansol3621st Place
4Yellow"All Day"
6thDongmyeong3621st Place
5Orange"Question"
1stEuijin3562nd Place
5Orange"Question"
2ndLee Geon3562nd Place
5Orange"Question"
3rdDonghyun3562nd Place
5Orange"Question"
4thGiseok3562nd Place
5Orange"Question"
5thDaewon3562nd Place
5Orange"Question"
6thUngjae3562nd Place
5Orange"Question"
7thJungha3562nd Place

UNI+ G (Episode 12)

Color key
OrderTeamSong
Individual RankArtistTotalResult
1Yellow"Cherry On Top"
1stEuijin3742nd place
1Yellow"Cherry On Top"
2ndSemmi3742nd place
1Yellow"Cherry On Top"
3rdLee Borim3742nd place
1Yellow"Cherry On Top"
4thHaein3742nd place
1Yellow"Cherry On Top"
5thYoomin3742nd place
1Yellow"Cherry On Top"
6thYena3742nd place
2Orange"Poco a Poco"
1stYang Jiwon3205th place
2Orange"Poco a Poco"
2ndSomyi3205th place
2Orange"Poco a Poco"
3rdYoonjo3205th place
2Orange"Poco a Poco"
4thLucky3205th place
2Orange"Poco a Poco"
5thChahee3205th place
2Orange"Poco a Poco"
6thHyeyeon3205th place
3Red"Cosmos"
1stYebin3434th place
3Red"Cosmos"
2ndHeejin3434th place
3Red"Cosmos"
3rdDan-A3434th place
3Red"Cosmos"
4thYeoeun3434th place
3Red"Cosmos"
5thHyosun3434th place
3Red"Cosmos"
6thKim3434th place
3Red"Cosmos"
7thViva3434th place
4Green"Sweet"
1stZN3553rd place
4Green"Sweet"
2ndAnne3553rd place
4Green"Sweet"
3rdEuna Kim3553rd place
4Green"Sweet"
4thWoohee3553rd place
4Green"Sweet"
5thLee Suji3553rd place
4Green"Sweet"
6thNari3553rd place
5White"Always"
1stNC.A3771st place
5White"Always"
2ndShin Jihoon3771st place
5White"Always"
3rdJiwon3771st place
5White"Always"
4thYujeong 3771st place
5White"Always"
5thLee Hyunjoo3771st place
5White"Always"
6thLee Juhyeon3771st place
5White"Always"
7thSerri3771st place

Final Mission: Final Stage Battle

The remaining contestants after the 3rd Voting Announcement will form 2 teams of 9 for each gender, through random picking of 1 of the 2 newly produced songs for each gender.

Ratings

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each year.

Aftermath

  • A fan-meeting for UNB and UNI.T was held at Blue Square iMarket Hall on March 3, 2018.
  • UNB debuted with their first EP Boyhood with the lead single "Feeling" on April 7, 2018. They followed up with a comeback through the mini album "Black Heart" on June 28. The title track "Black Heart" features former The Unit contestants Jungha, Anne and Hangyul, together with DIA member Jueun as back-up performers.
  • UNI.T debuted with their first EP Line with "No More" as its lead single on May 18, 2018. The group pre-released the single "Begin With the End" on September 15, before releasing their second and final mini album "Begin With The End", with the title track "I Mean" on September 18. ZN will not be involved in this comeback due to Japanese promotions with her group Laboum. On October 12, 2018 the group performed "I Mean" and "Begin With The End" for the last time at Music Bank and later on the same day they held their last fan-meeting as a group, after which they have disbanded.
  • Several group members resumed activities :
  • * Ji Han-sol debuted as a member of Newkidd with the single "Shooting Star" on July 25, 2018.
  • * ZN, together with Yujeong and Haein, returned to Laboum with the single album "Between Us" on July 27, 2018.
  • * Yebin, together with Somyi, returned to DIA with the mini album "Summer Ade" on August 9, 2018.
  • * NC.A released "I'm Fine" on October 13, 2018.
  • * Go Ho-jung, together with Timoteo, returned to Hotshot and the group released a mini album "Early Flowering" on November 15, 2018. The group disbanded on March 30, 2021.
  • * Feeldog returned to Big Star. However the group disbanded a few months later due to the expiration of members' contracts, He then participated in Street Man Fighter under the crew "Bank Two Brothers".
  • Soya returned as a soloist with the single "Show" on January 31, 2018. She released another single "Oasis" on April 18, 2018. With B.I.G member and fellow former The Unit contestant Heedo as featuring, she released a single titled Y-shirt on July 31, 2018.
  • Kang Min-hee returned as a soloist on February 14, 2018, with the single "Toddle".
  • Lena participated in Produce 101 China.
  • Seol Ha-yoon returned as a trot singer with a cover of LPG's "Ring My Heart" on April 13, 2018.
  • Jeup, Taeho, Jian and Ungjae returned to Imfact with the single "The Light" on April 17, 2018.
  • Sangil, Suhyun and Sebin returned to Snuper with the EP Blossom on April 24, 2018.
  • Kanto returned as a soloist on May 15, 2018 with the EP Repetition.
  • Euna Kim debuted in duo KHAN with former The Ark member Jeon Min-ju on May 23, 2018 with the single "I'm Your Girl?". However, after three years of inactivity, she announced her retirement from the entertainment industry on May 24, 2021.
  • Yena returned to G-reyish with the single "Remind" on May 24, 2018.
  • Junghoon and Kyeongha returned to TST with the single "Love Story" on May 25, 2018. However, on June 11, it was announced that Kyeongha left the group due to him being found guilty of sexual assault.
  • Jun returned to A.C.E with the single "Take Me Higher" on June 8, 2018.
  • Yeoeun, Yoomin and Chahee returned to Melody Day with the single "Restless" on June 29, 2018. The group officially disbanded on December 26, 2018.
  • Rockhyun returned to 100% with the single "Grand Bleu" on July 26, 2018. This is also the group's first single since the death of leader Seo Min-woo, who also auditioned for the show but failed to receive any boots. The group disbanded on September 27, 2021.
  • Taro returned to H.B.Y and together with fellow H.B.Y members Jisan and Kyuhyuck, they formed a sub-unit of the group "H.B.Y ". They released the single "Waiting" on July 26, 2018.
  • Lex, together with current UNB member Euijin, returned to Bigflo with "Upside Down" on August 18, 2018, but promoted the song a week before its release.
  • Lee Ju-hyeon participated in KBS dance survival show "Dancing High". She subsequently debuted with girl group Lightsum in June 2021.
  • The band MAS was revealed to re-debut under the new band name Onewe. They made their official re-debut with their single "Reminisce About All" on May 13, 2019.
  • It was announced that Casper will participate in Idol Producer Season 2 but he left the show after the first episode.
  • Hangyul participated in Produce X 101 and became a member of winning group X1. He subsequently became a member of BAE173 after X1's disbandment.
  • Yuji, Sandy and Haeun returned to APPLE.B but the group had disbanded. Sandy left her company, while Yuji and Haeun re-debuted with 3YE on May 21, 2019 with the single "DMT ".
  • Good Day had disbanded.
  • * Chaesol, Jiwon, Viva and Lucky re-debuted with Cignature on February 4, 2020 with the single "Nun Nu Nan Na". The latter three re-debuted with new stage names Jeewon, Sunn and Belle respectively.
  • ** Belle re-debuted through the survival show Universe Ticket in 2024 as a member of UNIS under her real name, Jin Hyeonju.
  • * Genie re-debuted with Redsquare on May 19, 2020, under the stage name Green, with the single album "Prequel". Redsquare subsequently disbanded and had rebranded as Irris, where she re-debuted again under the stage name I.L.
  • Yujeong and Eunji returned to Brave Girls with the release of the digital single "We Ride" on August 14, 2020. The group got a sudden rise in popularity after their song "Rollin" became viral in 2021. The group got their first win on March 14, 2021 with "Rollin".
  • Tae.E has re-debuted with girl group Lunarsolar on September 2, 2020 with the single "Oh Ya Ya Ya", under the new stage name Jian.