It was previously reported that 48 female apprentices from Korea and Japan will compete within their own countries, respectively. The debut team will consist of 12 members with a combination of six members from each country. The voting rights of the Japanese members will only be granted to Koreans. Likewise, voting rights for Korean members will only be granted to the Japanese.
But, Mnet denied the reports of the voting method and the debut numbers. One representative reported: "This was one of the issues that we were discussing with the producer of AKB48 several months ago, however much the two countries work in close collaboration, great coordination is required and the details are constantly changing. everything possible to give you a better program, please look forward to seeing the result. "
Together with the producer of AKB48, Yasushi Akimoto, season 3 of Mnet's "Produce 101", "Produce 48" will present the concept of "idols that you can easily know". Following in the footsteps of I.O.I, and Wanna One, a global girl group that will be active in both Korea and Japan is expected to debut.
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