the moment we knew a ZeroBaseOne (ZB1) member would debut | boys planet

Rest in Peace Moonbin.
It feels wrong celebrating a new group in dark times like this. I know how scary life must have been, and I'm sorry it was so difficult. You'll be missed greatly, and I hope you find your place among the stars. Thank you. All my love to his family, friends and fans.

Remember that Moonbin is more than a statistic or a celebrity, he was a real life, a brother, a son, a person.

If you are struggling, please make sure to contact your local hotlines.

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This video was probably one of my harder ones to do. I think Boys Planet has one of the most consistently strong fanbases from trainees right at the beginning, so many of the answers are very similar...

Disclaimer (1):
This is not a BEST MOMENTS video, but rather the
moment I feel the boy showed most potential to debut!
This is just my opinion, we probably won’t feel the
same, let me know what you think :)

If you haven’t watched the finale yet... SPOILERS!!

Disclaimer(2):
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[dmmultiiz]

Rest in Peace Moonbin.
You deserved so much more than what life gave you. Thank you for trying your best, and you will be missed.

If you are struggling, please contact your local hotlines:

The world is better with you here. I know you may feel alone, and I know it is scarier to live than it is to die, but please choose to live.
If you have attempted and you feel ashamed, thank you for staying with us. Don't feel ashamed and scared about living!

[marianafreitas]

For me, Gunwook hit me with Tomboy, like, I had always known he was good, but his performance with Tomboy was definitely it for me, that was the moment I actually realized he was that great in singing, rapping and dancing.

Taerae's Man In Love made me fall in love with him, I can't count how many times I went back to his fancam

[deerrabbit]

mnet painting Gunwook as intimidating, rude, selfish person, to the point knetz made the whole hate train for him. Turns out he's just the softest cotton ball and being everyone's favorite, even all eliminated trainees keep talking about how kind and talented Gunwook is, that he's actually really cute and how they really like him, even Hui said that Gunwook is the one who took care his mental health in boys planet and Gunwook became his treasure. His fandom seriously amaze me during the final voting tho, the dedication and hardwork they put to make him debut is just insane. I'm so happy he made it, he deserved that spot.

[yumixiaos]

also zhanghao. OMG
- from the beginning, he had a huge responsibility being chosen as g1 by mentors and trainees, and he received a lot of comments about being 'nugu center' and 'first center to not debut' (because he did not have a previous fanbase like other global trainees who have been on other shows before).
- he showed off his musicality, got all star in kick it, and kept his stars after re-eval.
- he was an amazing leader in ktl and got the highest points + group win (a shame mnet didn't let the winning teams go to countdown here).
- in the second mission, he chose tomboy, and while he did not have main a part, he was able to show how his Korean improved, his rap (yuqis part), and his vocals. he got the highest votes in product history (849) and the group won in the vocal+rap category
- in the third mission, he was leader of the over me team, and he was not only able to show his leadership and vocals, but also got his first killing part. he made sure each of the trainees shined, and choreographed the dance break with his best friend after seeing how little lines he got. he ended getting a tie with haruto (852), and over me team won the artist battle.
- for the finale song he was chosen as the killing part, and became p1 with just a 100k gap from sung hanbin, who was known to be the unbeatable center for his constant ranks.
he's the first foreign trainee to be center in the produce series, and he has been winning from start to end

[jairusmellirazan]

This season tbh has the most predictable Top 9 but also the most talented. All the 9 had 3 stars or All Stars. Basically they are all at the top of the stage during the signal song

[daisha]

For me, What really made Ricky stood out for me was his over me performance. He was a perfect fit in the song.

[tayma]

The tarae one is absolutely right. Though he caught my eyes from the back door performance.
The fact we just knew these people might debut shows how much talented the trainees were this time.

[niki]

ricky pulled himself out of nugudom within 60 seconds of his first public reveal i think everyone should be scared of him

Also the moment zhang hao pulled out that violin i knew he was going to make it

[catam]

For me, the moment Zhang hao play the violin he became my one pick, and confirmed with kill this love performance

[Molly-iwrc]

I'm happy about how positive this video is, I see so many complaints about the line up being only visuals, but I think they are talented and they showed their charisma and got the votes

[hockeyjets]

Congratulations to Zhang Hao for making it to the final line-up of ZB1 and first time in Mnet girl/boy group survival show history that a foreigner is on number one spot.

So sad that there is no Japanese in the final line-up.

I wish that Kep1er and ZB1 will have collaboration stage someday.

[Avi.joyyy]

You have no idea how happy I am about ZB1, literally every single member was my pick and now they’re in a group together!!! Thank you so much for the tribute to Moonbin at the end. Even though we are celebrating the birth of a new group it is important to acknowledge and appreciate Moonbin’s mark in the industry. May his soul rest in peace and may all his loved ones stay safe and healthy.

[obvv]

I knew Ricky was inevitable from the PR intro video. He’s just the type of person people pay attention to, you could tell from the start

[Merlina]

Taerae is the only one that made himself known to the public audience without mnet support. If you disagree argue with wall

[ableuchaenel]

taerae's man in love is legendary and its the first time in 12 yrs as an inspirit that a performance blows my mind.. usually when it comes to a cover perf i'll watch it once and skip, but taerae's performance keeps making me go back to watch it

[ephemeral]

this shows how important first impressions are! also in past produce series theres usually been a member that was kinda terrible at the beginning but improved over time, i suppose mnet would've been involved in that (no shade at all to anyone specific) but with this lineup (and all 18 in the final) every one of them had incredible skills and deserved to make their debut. i have really high hopes for this group :)

[ademaylani]

taerae is absolutely smart with this survival show bcs he can attract so many people to love his voice with man in love, and surprise its me staning taerae and ult this group zb1

[jessicaa.]

This is SPOT on!!! Taerae's man in love performance propelled him to make the top 9 & then he never left & everyone else honestly was predicted from the first ep 😩😩

[RionaHenry]

Zhang Hao definitely caught my attention during the auditions. Covering the higher part of any NCT 127 song is hard, but especially Kick It because you have to keep that crunchy dissonance for it to be right even though it sounds off and everything as a trained musician or vocalist would tell you it has to be wrong, and he Nailed it. I'm glad he got center in ZB1.

[imangelinayoujennifer]

Gunwook need to get recognition for his vocals more tbh