Debut's Plan

{{Short description|South Korean television program}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_upright = | caption = | native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name/auto|hangul=^데뷔스 플랜}} | genre = Reality competition | creator = Starship Entertainment<ref name="YT">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-YAcdGF0H8|title=''Debut's Plan'': 21 trainees compete! With their STRENGTH - EP.1|language=ko|author=NewKids on the STARSHIP|date=March 14, 2025|accessdate=April 4, 2025|website=YouTube|publisher=Starship Entertainment}}</ref> | director = | presenter = | judges = {{plainlist| * K.Will * Yoo Yeon-jung * Choi Young-jun * Kim In-gyoo * Board Members }} | open_theme = "ImPerfect" | country = South Korea | language = Korean | num_episodes = | executive_producer = Seo Hyeon-ju | runtime = 90 minutes | company = {{Plainlist| * Starship Entertainment * Turnkey Works<ref name="YT" />}} | network = YouTube | first_aired = {{Start date|2025|03|14}} | last_aired = {{End date|2025|05|04}} }}

'''''Debut's Plan''''' ({{Korean|데뷔스 플랜}}) is a 2025 South Korean boy group reality competition survival show created by Starship Entertainment. It followed the process of creating their newest boy group. It premiered on March 14, 2025, and aired every Friday at 9:30 PM KST on the show's YouTube channel.{{Efn|Exception: Episode 1, 7, and 9 (3/17, 4/21, 5/4)}} The show ended on May 4, 2025, with the formation of an eight-member boy group named Idid.

==Production and Background== On July 7, 2024, Starship Entertainment announced that they would launch an audition project called NewKids on the STARSHIP that would go on to form their newest boy group four years after Cravity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=STARSHIP Ent. |date=July 7, 2024 |title=2025 NEW KIDS on the STARSHIP |url=https://x.com/STARSHIPent/status/1809952261734649995 |access-date=April 2, 2025 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref>

On March 3, 2025, the social media accounts of the upcoming boy group NewKids were opened by Starship Entertainment. Their promotional schedule revealed that the group was going to be formed through a survival show called Debut's Plan, which was set to air on March 14, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |author=NewKids on the STARSHIP |date=March 3, 2025 |title=''Debut's Plan'' : Promotion Scheduler |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_cPaEfX_rs |accessdate=April 2, 2025 |website=YouTube |publisher=Starship Entertainment}}</ref>

Two performance videos were released prior to the airing of the show; "Balla" and "ImPerfect", released on March 8 and 12, 2025 respectively, with the latter being the show's theme song.<ref>{{cite web |author=NewKids on the STARSHIP |date=March 8, 2025 |title=''Debut's Plan'' : 「Balla」 Special Release |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6FVC0GTrfw |accessdate=April 11, 2025 |website=YouTube |publisher=Starship Entertainment}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=NewKids on the STARSHIP |date=March 12, 2025 |title=''Debut's Plan'' : 「ImPerfect」 Performance Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E4BHEv5DY4 |accessdate=April 2, 2025 |website=YouTube |publisher=Starship Entertainment}}</ref> The official track for "ImPerfect" was released on streaming services on March 14, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=문 |first=완식 |date=2025-03-14 |script-title=ko:스타쉽 뉴 보이그룹 탄생기 '데뷔스 플랜' 오늘(14일) 첫선 |trans-title=Starship New Boy Group's birth anniversary "Debuts Plan" was first released today (14th) |url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2025031408341038233 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Star News |language=ko}}</ref>

== Cast == {{Columns-list|* '''The Board''' (Judges) ** Seo Hyeon-ju (Executive Producer) ** K.Will (Artist Team, Special Trainer)<ref name="StarshipJudge">{{cite news |last=Kim |first=Soo-jin |date=March 21, 2025 |script-title=ko:케이윌·몬스타엑스 셔누·우주소녀 유연정, 스타쉽 히트메이커 3인방 '뉴키즈' 3色 트레이너 활약 |trans-title=K.Will, Monsta X Shownu, Cosmic Girls Yoo Yeon-jung, Starship Hitmaker Trio 'New Kids' 3-color Trainer Active |url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2025032111015443349 |access-date=April 1, 2025 |work=Star News |language=ko}}</ref> ** Yoo Yeon-jung (Vocal Trainer)<ref name="StarshipJudge" /> ** Choi Young-jun, Kim In-gyoo (Dance Trainers) ** Simeez (Performance Team) ** Shim Se-ran (Strategic Planning Team) ** Kim Sun-mi, Kim Dongyoung (Production Team) ** Oh Yoon-jin (New Talent Development Team) ** Kang Sang-yoon (Visual Team) * '''MCs''': ** Minhyuk (Ep. 4; Special MC)<ref name="MonstaX">{{cite news |last=Hwang |first=Hye-jin |date=April 4, 2025 |script-title=ko:몬스타엑스 아이엠X민혁, 스타쉽 신인 뉴키즈 지원사격 |trans-title=MONSTA X I.M x Minhyuk, Starship Rookie New Kids Support Fire |url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202504040809560410 |access-date=April 4, 2025 |work=Newsen |language=ko}}</ref> ** Joohoney (Ep. 8-9) * '''Special Trainers''' ** Shownu (Ep. 0)<ref name="StarshipJudge" /> ** Johnny (Ep. 3) ** Rei (Ep. 3) ** Liz (Ep. 3, Ep. 8) ** Soyou (Ep. 3) ** I.M (Ep. 4)<ref name="MonstaX" /> ** Joohoney (Ep. 7) ** Gaeul (Ep. 8) ** Serim (Ep. 8) ** Taeyoung (Ep. 8) ** Dayoung (Ep. 8) }}

== Episodes == {{Episode table |background= |overall=0.5 |title=10 |airdate=3 |country=South Korea |dontclose=y }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 0 | Title = Debut's Plan Begins: If you survive here for 77 hours, you can debut | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|03|14}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Debut’s Plan : 21 trainees compete! With their STRENGTH | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|03|17}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Debut’s Plan : You have to overcome your weaknesses to survive. That's competition | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|03|21}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Debut’s Plan : Strength&Weakness Position Assessment-ENDGAME | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|03|28}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Debut’s Plan : COMMUNICATION (SNS Language Concept) | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|04|04}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = Debut’s Plan : NewKids Drama 「ImPerfect Game」 Audition : Limited Series | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|04|11}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Debut’s Plan : Once Chance, One Team | TranslitTitle = | NativeTitle = Debut’s Plan : 한 번의 기회, 하나의 팀 | NativeTitleLangCode = ko | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|04|18}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = Debut’s Plan : The important thing is to never give up. | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|04|21}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = Debut’s Plan : SEMI FINAL | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|04|25}}{{Efn|Livestreamed instead of standard upload|name=Livestream}} {{Start date|2025|05|01}}{{Efn|Standard upload|name=Standard Upload}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = Debut’s Plan : FINAL | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|05|4}}{{Efn|name=Livestream}} {{Start date|2025|05|10}}{{Efn|name=Standard Upload}} }} {{End|html=y|Episode table}}

== Contestants == There were a total of 35 contestants involved with the show, but 21 contestants, who made it into the Debut Prep Group, have enough data to record. The English names of all the contestants are presented in accordance with the official website.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2025 |title=Debut's Plan |url=https://newkids.co.kr/en |access-date=April 2, 2025 |website=newkids.co}}</ref>

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| style="background:#67bfcc" |Lee Tae-geon ({{lang|ko|이태건}}) |16 | data-sort-value="4" |Senior |24 |13 |14 |8 |10 |10 | - |9 | - |8 | - |11 | style="background:#8cc0e9" |9 |9 | style="background:#67bfcc" |10 |- | style="background:#67bfcc" |Kim Ji-yong ({{lang|ko|김지용}}) |20 | data-sort-value="1" |Senior |1 | style="background:#F7DC6F" |6 | style="background:#8cc0e9" |9 | style="background:#F7DC6F" |6 | style="background:#8cc0e9" |2 |8 | - |11 | - |10 | style="background:#8cc0e9" | 1 |9 | style="background:#8cc0e9 " |10 |10 | style="background:#67bfcc" |11 |- | style="background:#67bfcc" |Wu Hao ({{lang|ko|우하오}}) |20 | data-sort-value="6" |Senior |1 |18 | style="background:#8cc0e9" |5 |10 | style="background:#8cc0e9" |5 |16 | - | style="background:#F7DC6F" |2 | - | style="background:#F7DC6F" |7 | - | style="background:#F7DC6F" |6 | style="background:#F7DC6F" |7 |11 | style="background:#67bfcc" |12 |- | style="background:#70d0b1 " |Jin Bo-min ({{lang|ko|진보민}}) |21 | data-sort-value="7" |Senior |2 |9 |17 |16 |16 |9 | style="background:#8cc0e9" | - |17 | - |12 | - |10 | style="background:#70d0b1 " |11 | style="background:#70d0b1 " data-sort-value="13" |Eliminated | style="background:#70d0b1 " |13 |- | style="background:#70d0b1 " |Miyata Haru ({{lang|ko|宮田陽) / (하루}}) |19 | data-sort-value="14" |Junior |19 | style="background:#F7DC6F" |7 |18 | style="background:#F7DC6F" |7 |12 |11 | - | style="background:#F7DC6F" |6 | style="background:#8cc0e9" | - |9 | style="background:#8cc0e9" | - |14 | style="background:#70d0b1 " |12 | style="background:#70d0b1 " data-sort-value="14" |Eliminated | style="background:#70d0b1 " |14 |- | style="background:#70d0b1 " |Lee Jun-seo ({{lang|ko|이준서}}) |18 | data-sort-value="18" |Junior |1 |8 |20 |19 |13 |13 | style="background:#8cc0e9" | - |16 | - |15 | - |13 | style="background:#70d0b1 " |14 | style="background:#70d0b1 " data-sort-value="15" |Eliminated | style="background:#70d0b1 " |15 |- | style="background:#70d0b1 " |Suzuki Kaira ({{lang|ko|カイラ) / (카이라}}) |16 | data-sort-value="12" |Junior |16 |10 | style="background:#8cc0e9" |1 |12 | style="background:#8cc0e9" |4 |14 | - |10 | - |14 | - |15 | style="background:#70d0b1 " |15 | style="background:#70d0b1 " data-sort-value="16" |Eliminated | style="background:#70d0b1 " |16 |- |style="background:#70d0b1 " |Jo Min-jae ({{lang|ko|조민재}}){{efn-lr|Jo Min-jae was a contestant on Make Mate 1}} |21 | data-sort-value="19" |Junior |21 |14 |7 |11 |14 |20 | - |13 | - |18 | - |17 | style="background:#70d0b1 " |17 | style="background:#70d0b1 " data-sort-value="17" |Eliminated | style="background:#70d0b1 " |17 |- | style="background:#70d0b1 " |Lee Woo-ju ({{lang|ko|이우주}}) |14-15 | data-sort-value="16" |Junior |9 |15 |6 |17 | style="background:#8cc0e9" |6 |17 | - |19 | - |20 | - |18 | style="background:#70d0b1 " |18 | style="background:#70d0b1 " data-sort-value="18" |Eliminated | style="background:#70d0b1 " |18 |- | style="background:#70d0b1 " |Kim Yun-seo ({{lang|ko|김윤서}}) |18 | data-sort-value="20" |Junior |1 |20 |13 |20 |18 |19 | - |20 | - |19 | - |19 | style="background:#70d0b1 " |19 | style="background:#70d0b1 " data-sort-value="19" |Eliminated | style="background:#70d0b1 " |19 |- | style="background:#70d0b1 " |Jeon Jun-seo ({{lang|ko|전준서}}) |17 | data-sort-value="17" |Junior |5 |21 |21 |21 |19 |21 | - |21 | - |16 | - |20 | style="background:#70d0b1 " |20 | style="background:#70d0b1 " data-sort-value="20" |Eliminated | style="background:#70d0b1 " |20 |- | style="background:#CCCCCC|Seok June ({{lang|ko|석준}}) |18 | data-sort-value="22" |Junior |6 | style="background:#F7DC6F" |3 |10 | style="background:#F7DC6F" |3 |17 | style="background:#F7DC6F" |4 | - |8 |style="background:#8cc0e9| - | colspan="5" style="background:#CCCCCC" data-sort-value="21" |Left the show{{Efn|Seok June was considered as removed from the show from Episode 6's interim voting tally, but was still in the footage for Episodes 6 and 7|name=SeokJune}} |style="background:#CCCCCC|21 |- | style="background:#71f3a9|Thomas ({{lang|ko|토마스}}) |N/A | data-sort-value="10" |Senior | style="background:#71f3a9|1 | colspan="13" style="background:#71f3a9" data-sort-value="22" |Eliminated | style="background:#71f3a9" |22-33 |- | style="background:#71f3a9|Hwang Nam-jun ({{lang|ko|황남준}}) |N/A | data-sort-value="13" |Junior | style="background:#71f3a9|22 | colspan="13" style="background:#71f3a9" data-sort-value="23" |Eliminated | style="background:#71f3a9" |22-33 |- | style="background:#71f3a9|Jung Jun-hyeon ({{lang|ko|정준현}}) |N/A | data-sort-value="15" |Junior | style="background:#71f3a9|15 | colspan="13" style="background:#71f3a9" data-sort-value="24" |Eliminated | style="background:#71f3a9" |22-33 |- | style="background:#71f3a9|Lee Gyu-hwan ({{lang|ko|이규환}}) |N/A | data-sort-value="21" |Junior | style="background:#71f3a9|7 | colspan="13" style="background:#71f3a9" data-sort-value="25" |Eliminated | style="background:#71f3a9" |22-33 |- | style="background:#71f3a9" |Cho Eun-chan ({{lang|ko|조은찬}}) |N/A | data-sort-value="29" |Beginner | style="background:#71f3a9" |1 | colspan="13" style="background:#71f3a9" data-sort-value="26" |Eliminated | style="background:#71f3a9" |22-33 |- | style="background:#71f3a9" |Daito ({{lang|ko|다이토}}) |N/A | data-sort-value="30" |Beginner | style="background:#71f3a9" |11 | colspan="13" style="background:#71f3a9" data-sort-value="27" |Eliminated | style="background:#71f3a9" |22-33 |- | style="background:#71f3a9|Hwang Si-hoon ({{lang|ko|황시훈}}) |N/A | data-sort-value="25" |Beginner | style="background:#71f3a9|17 | colspan="13" style="background:#71f3a9" data-sort-value="28" |Eliminated | style="background:#71f3a9" |22-33 |- | style="background:#71f3a9" |Kang Hyun ({{lang|ko|강현}}){{efn-lr|Kang Hyun is a member of N.TOP}} |20 | data-sort-value="32" |Beginner | style="background:#71f3a9" |23 | colspan="13" style="background:#71f3a9" data-sort-value="29" |Eliminated | style="background:#71f3a9" |22-33 |- | style="background:#71f3a9" |Lee Woo-seok ({{lang|ko|이우석}}) |N/A | data-sort-value="33" |Beginner | style="background:#71f3a9" |20 | colspan="13" style="background:#71f3a9" data-sort-value="30" |Eliminated | style="background:#71f3a9" |22-33 |- | style="background:#71f3a9" |Moon Si-mon ({{lang|ko|문시몬}}) |N/A | data-sort-value="26" |Beginner | style="background:#71f3a9" |14 | colspan="13" style="background:#71f3a9" data-sort-value="31" |Eliminated | style="background:#71f3a9" |22-33 |- | style="background:#71f3a9" |Park Jun-seong ({{lang|ko|박준성}}) |19 | data-sort-value="24" |Beginner | style="background:#71f3a9" |12 | colspan="13" style="background:#71f3a9" data-sort-value="32" |Eliminated | style="background:#71f3a9" |22-33 |- | style="background:#71f3a9" |Shin Jae-ha ({{lang|ko|신재하}}) |17 | data-sort-value="31" |Beginner | style="background:#71f3a9" |4 | colspan="13" style="background:#71f3a9" data-sort-value="33" |Eliminated | style="background:#71f3a9" |22-33 |}

==Missions== ===Debut Prep Group (Episode 0)=== Out of the 33 starting contestants, 21 are to be selected to be part of the Debut Prep Group. The 21 contestants of the Debut Prep Group get to move onto the five Plan stages, while the remaining 12 get eliminated from the show. In the order the trainees are brought in, they are immediately requested to self evaluate themselves amongst the rest of the trainees, according to their standards. Each trainee also has a certain color name tag, with each color representing the time range of their trainee period at Starship Entertainment, with Yellow - Beginner (-1 year), Blue - Junior (1–3 years), and Pink - Senior (3+ years). This mission will have all the contestants learn the show's theme song, ImPerfect, from the trainers, and prepare individual evaluations to present to the Starship Entertainment board members, who will select the 21 contestants for the Debut Prep Group. The video evaluations are shot in a one-take format, once the contestants start filming the video, they may not stop recording even if a mistake is made. After watching all the video evaluations, the board members select the 21 contestants to move onto the Plan stages. {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; " ! colspan="15" |Plan 0: Debut Prep Group |- ! colspan="3" style="background:khaki" |Beginner ! colspan="3" style="background:skyblue" |Junior ! colspan="3" style="background:lightpink" |Senior |- ! Contestant !Training Period ! Result ! Contestant !Training Period ! Result !Contestant !Training Period !Result |- |Lee Wooseok |1 Month |Eliminated |Seok June |1 Year |Pass |Thomas |3 Years 1 Month |Eliminated |- |Kang Hyun |1 Month |Eliminated |Lee Gyuhwan |1 Year 1 Month |Eliminated |Baek Junhyuk |3 Years 4 Months |Pass |- |Daito |3 Months |Eliminated |Lee Junseo |1 Year 1 Month |Pass |Kim Minjae |3 Years 5 Months |Pass |- |Cho Eunchan |3 Months |Eliminated |Kim Yunseo |1 Year 1 Month |Pass |Jin Bomin |3 Years 7 Months |Pass |- |Shin Jaeha |3 Months |Eliminated |Jo Minjae |1 Year 1 Month |Pass |Wu Hao |3 Years 8 Months |Pass |- |Park Junhwan |5 Months |Pass |Jeon Junseo |1 Year 2 Months |Pass |Park Seonghyeon |3 Years 9 Months |Pass |- |Jang Kyuhyun |6 Months |Pass |Lee Wooju |1 Year 3 Months |Pass |Lee Taegeon |4 Years 2 Months |Pass |- |Hwang Sihun |8 Months |Eliminated |Jung Junhyeon |1 Year 5 Months |Eliminated |Chu Yoochan |4 Years 4 Months |Pass |- |Moon Simon |8 Months |Eliminated |Miyata Haru |1 Year 6 Months |Pass |Park Wonbin |4 Years 4 Months |Pass |- |Jeong Semin |10 Months |Pass |Hwang Namjun |2 Years 1 Month |Eliminated |Kim Jiyong |5 Years 9 Months |Pass |- |Park Junseong |10 Months |Eliminated |Suzuki Kaira |2 Years 2 Months |Pass ! colspan="3" rowspan="2" | |- ! colspan="3" | |Jang Yonghoon |2 Years 4 Months |Pass |}

=== Strength Position Assessment (Episode 1-2) === This mission will have the contestants challenge for the position they are the most confident in to prove their worth. The contestants are presented with five songs, three for the vocal position, and two for the dance position. The vocal position receives the options of 'Monster' by Irene and Seulgi of Red Velvet, 'You Were Beautiful' by Day6, and Magnetic by Illit, while the dance position receives the options of two original songs; 'New A.G.K' and 'DWN'. The team compositions start with a random selection of four contestants, who each choose two to four trainees to have on their team, with the six unchosen contestants forming the fifth team. The song selection involves a game of 'Capture the Flag', in which teams for each position have to send up their member with the best physical attributes to charge for the flag placed on the circumference of the stage, while being tied to one another. The contestant who fulfills their position the best in each of the five teams will automatically be part of the top 7 for the Plan, titled 'NewKids7', in addition to one other member from the first place team of each position. The benefits for the members of this Plan's NewKids7 are a performance video for the signal song of the show, and a concept photoshoot.

;Color key {| class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 85%;" |- | style="background:#fafc15; border: 1px solid black;" |        |Main Position{{Efn|name=Position|Position refers to either Vocalist or Dancer}} |- | style="background:#6CD1BF; border: 1px solid black;" |        |Leader |- | style="background:#FFC06F; border: 1px solid black;" |        |Winning Team |- | style="background:#8cc0e9; border: 1px solid black;" |        |NewKids7 |} {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; " ! colspan="10" |Plan 1: Strength Position Assessment |- ! colspan="3" | Performance ! colspan="2" | Team ! colspan="3" |Contestants |- !# !Song !Original Artist(s)/ Production Credit<ref>Credits adapted from Naver VIBE and Episode 1: * {{Cite web |title=New A.G.K. (Age, Gen, Kids) |url=https://vibe.naver.com/track/91745044 |access-date=July 28, 2025 }} * {{Cite web |title=DWN|url=https://vibe.naver.com/track/91745045 |access-date=July 28, 2025 }} </ref> !Name !Score !Name !Rank !Score |- ! colspan="8" style="background:#87cdec" | Vocal |- ! rowspan="3" |3 | rowspan="3" |"Monster" | rowspan="3" |Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi | rowspan="3" |Star Kids | rowspan="3" |86.3 | style="background:#fafc15" |Jo Minjae | 2 |88 |- | style="background:#6CD1BF" |Wu Hao |style="background:#8cc0e9" |1 |90 |- |Miyata Haru |3 |81 |- ! rowspan="4" |5 | rowspan="4" |"You Were Beautiful" | rowspan="4" |Day6 | rowspan="4" style="background:#FFC06F|찬건 용서해조 (ChanGeonYongSeo Please) | rowspan="4" style="background:#FFC06F|86.5 | style="background:#fafc15" |Chu Yoochan | style="background:#8cc0e9|1 |93 |- | style="background:#6CD1BF|Kim Jiyong | style="background:#8cc0e9|2 |86 |- |Kim Yunseo |3 |84 |- |Lee Taegeon |4 |83 |- ! rowspan="3" |4 | rowspan="3" |"Magnetic" | rowspan="3" |Illit | rowspan="3" |N♡S | rowspan="3" |82.3 | style="background:#fafc15" |Lee Junseo | 3 |79 |- | style="background:#6CD1BF" |Jang Kyuhyun |style="background:#8cc0e9" |1 |85 |- |Jeong Semin |2 |83 |- ! colspan="8" style="background:#e48d4a" | Dance |- ! rowspan="6" |1 | rowspan="6" |"New A.G.K" | rowspan="6" | * Lyrics & Composition: SQVARE, Avenue 52, Waveshower * Choreography: Jang Yonghoon, Park Wonbin, Lee Wooju, Seok June, Jeon Junseo, Park Junhwan | rowspan="6" style="background:#FFC06F|Fly High | rowspan="6" style="background:#FFC06F|86.3 | style="background:#fafc15" |Park Wonbin | style="background:#8cc0e9|1 |94 |- | style="background:#6CD1BF" |Jang Yonghoon | style="background:#8cc0e9|2 |91 |- |Lee Wooju |3 |90 |- |Jeon Junseo |6 |78 |- |Seok June |4 |86 |- |Park Junhwan |5 |79 |- ! rowspan="5" |2 | rowspan="5" |"DWN" | rowspan="5" | * Lyrics & Composition: thesecret, Czaer, Guilty Pleasure * Choreography: Suzuki Kaira, Park Seonghyeon, Kim Minjae, Baek Junhyuk, Jin Bomin | rowspan="5" |High Five | rowspan="5" |86.2 | style="background:#fafc15" |Kim Minjae |2 |87 |- | style="background:#6CD1BF" |Jin Bomin |5 |85 |- |Suzuki Kaira | style="background:#8cc0e9|1 |94 |- |Park Seonghyeon |3 |85 |- |Baek Junhyuk |4 |83 |}

=== Weakness Position Assessment (Episode 2-3) === This mission will have the contestants improve in a position they are the least confident in. Using the positions of the previous Plan, every contestants has their position swapped from Vocal to Dance, or vice versa. The contestants are presented with four songs, two for the vocal position, and two for the dance position. The vocal position receives the options of 'Shine With Me' by IVE and Girls by aespa, while the dance position receives the options of two original songs; 'So G.oo.D' and 'I'm OK, You're OK'. The song selections are chosen by the first place contestant of both dance teams from the previous mission, and the first place contestant of the first and second place team vocal teams. The contestant that gets to choose their song and their teammates is determined through another game called 'Ball Keeper', in which the contestants of the same position are pitted against each other to gain possession of a ball placed in the center of the stage within a time limit, with the winner of each matchup getting to select their song and their teammates. Midway through preparations, it gets announced that the teams have the choice to trade one of their members with the other team of the same position. The benefit for the winning team between each matchup is that each contestant receives an additional seven points to their individual score, while the first place contestant in that team receives ten additional points instead of seven. The NewKids7 for this Plan are determined through adding the individual scores of each contestants from both the Strength and Weakness Position Assessments, including the benefit from the Weakness Position Assessment, with the top 7 contestants with the highest scores becoming the members of this Plan's NewKids7. The benefits for the members of this Plan's NewKids7 are another performance video for the signal song of the show, and another concept photoshoot.

'''Color key''' {| class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 85%;" | style="background:#fafc15; border: 1px solid black;" |       |Main Position{{Efn|name=Position}} |- | style="background:#6CD1BF; border: 1px solid black;" |       |Leader |- | style="background:#90F9C0; border: 1px solid black;" |       |Leader and Main Position |- | style="background:#FFC06F; border: 1px solid black;" |       |Winning Team |- | style="background:#8cc0e9; border: 1px solid black;" |       |NewKids7 |- | style="background:#CCCCCC; border: 1px solid black" |       |Contestant unable to perform |} {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; " ! colspan="11" |Plan 2: Weakness Position Assessment |- ! colspan="3" |Performance ! colspan="2" |Team ! colspan="4" |Contestants ! colspan="2" |Overall{{Efn|Cumulative of Plan 1 & Plan 2}} |- !# !Song !Original Artist(s)/ Production Credit<ref>Credits adapted from Naver VIBE and Episode 2: * {{Cite web |title= So G.oo.D (네가 미치도록 좋아) |url=https://vibe.naver.com/track/91745046 |access-date=July 28, 2025 }} * {{Cite web |title=I'm OK, You're OK (너만 괜찮으면, 난 괜찮아) |url=https://vibe.naver.com/track/91745047 |access-date=July 28, 2025 }} </ref> !Name !Score !Name !Rank !Score !Benefit !Score !Rank |- ! colspan="11" style="background:#87cdec" |Vocal |- ! rowspan="6" |4 | rowspan="6" |"Shine With Me" | rowspan="6" |IVE | rowspan="6" |Shining Boys | rowspan="6" |89.6 | style="background:#fafc15|Suzuki Kaira |1 |94 | rowspan="6" |0 |188 | style="background:#8cc0e9|4 |- | style="background:#6CD1BF" |Jang Yonghoon |2 |91 |182 |8 |- |Seok June |5 |86 |172 |16 |- |Park Junhwan |4 |87 |166 |20 |- |Jin Bomin{{Efn|Jin Bomin was originally on Girls but was traded to Shine With Me|name=Trade1}} |3 |90 |172 |16 |- | style="background:#CCCCCC" |Park Seonghyeon{{Efn|Park Seonghyeon was originally on Shine With Me but was not able to perform due to an illness.|name=Illness1}} | colspan="2" style="background:#CCCCCC |N/A | style="background:#CCCCCC" |85{{Efn|name=Illness1}} | style="background:#CCCCCC" |21{{Efn|name=Illness1}} |- ! rowspan="5" |3 | rowspan="5" |"Girls" | rowspan="5" |aespa | rowspan="5" style="background:#FFC06F |Da BoyZ | rowspan="5" style="background:#FFC06F |89.8 | style="background:#90F9C0" |Kim Minjae |1 |95 |10 |192 | style="background:#8cc0e9|1 |- |Park Wonbin |3 |88 | rowspan="4" |7 |189 | style="background:#8cc0e9|3 |- |Baek Junhyuk |2 |93 |183 | style="background:#8cc0e9|7 |- |Lee Wooju |4 |87 |184 | style="background:#8cc0e9|6 |- |Jeon Junseo |5 |86 |171 |18 |- ! colspan="11" style="background:#e48d4a" |Dance |- ! rowspan="5" |1 | rowspan="5" |"So G.oo.D" | rowspan="5" | * Lyrics & Composition: High Brew, Cimo Fränkel, Rik Annema, MarkAlong, Czaer * Choreography: Wu Hao, Lee Taegeon, Jang Kyuhyun, Kim Jiyong, Lee Junseo | rowspan="5" style="background:#FFC06F |G.oo.Ds | rowspan="5" style="background:#FFC06F |90.6 | style="background:#fafc15" |Wu Hao |3 |90 |7 |187 | style="background:#8cc0e9|5 |- | style="background:#6CD1BF" |Kim Jiyong |1 |94 |10 |190 | style="background:#8cc0e9|2 |- |Lee Taegeon |2 |91 | rowspan="3" |7 |181 |10 |- |Lee Junseo |4 |89 |175 |13 |- |Jang Kyuhyun |4 |89 |181 |10 |- ! rowspan="5" |2 | rowspan="5" |"I'm OK, You're OK" | rowspan="5" | * Lyrics & Composition: SQVARE, AVENUE 52, Phil Schwan * Choreography: Miyata Haru, Jo Minjae, Chu Yoochan, Kim Yunseo, Jeong Semin | rowspan="5" |We're OK | rowspan="5" |90 | style="background:#fafc15" |Miyata Haru |1 |97 | rowspan="5" |0 |178 |12 |- | style="background:#6CD1BF" |Chu Yoochan |3 |89 |182 |8 |- |Jo Minjae |4 |87 |175 |13 |- |Kim Yunseo |4 |87 |171 |18 |- |Jeong Semin |2 |90 |173 |15 |}

=== Communication Assessment (Episode 4) === This mission will have the contestants experience how to communicate with fans through language, concepts, and social media. Each of the songs the contestants are presented with have different distinct concepts, chosen by the directors to resonate with the public audience. The chosen songs and concepts are as follows: Chewing Gum by NCT Dream - Boyhood, Case 143 by Stray Kids - Crush, and XO (Only If You Say Yes) by Enhypen - Fantasy. The team compositions start with all the contestants going to the concept room for whichever one they would like to perform, starting with the current first place contestant, and continuing with a random order from there. After every contestant has chosen their song/concept, if any of the three has overflow members, that room would select their best six or seven to stay while the unselected trainees would have to fill in the empty spots in another concept room. After team selections were finalized, it was announced that all the concept songs will partially be in a different language, having Japanese, English, and Chinese as options. Midway through preparations, two hidden missions were announced that were within the main Plan. The contestants would have to include sign language into the second part of their performance, to represent further communication with fans, and a dance break that included tutting. The NewKids7 for this Plan are determined by a vote not only by the board members, but also seventy other Starship judges, with the board members votes being worth ten times the other, with a ''maximum'' points total of 140. The team with the most votes becomes this Plan's NewKids7. The benefits for the members of this Plan's NewKids7 are a showcase video for a ballad version of the signal song of the show, and another concept photoshoot.

'''Color key''' {| class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 85%;" | style="background:#fafc15; border: 1px solid black;" |       |ID Member{{Efn|name=ID|Equivalent to Center}} |- | style="background:#6CD1BF; border: 1px solid black;" |       |Leader |- | style="background:#90F9C0; border: 1px solid black;" |       |Leader and ID Member |- | style="background:#FFC06F; border: 1px solid black;" |       |Winning Team |- | style="background:#8cc0e9; border: 1px solid black;" |       |NewKids7 |} {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; " ! colspan="11" |Plan 3: Communication Assessment |- ! colspan="4" |Performance ! colspan="4" |Team ! colspan="3" |Contestants{{Efn|Park Seonghyeon was not able to perform again, presumably due to an illness, but did not officially leave the show.|name=Illness2}} |- ! rowspan="2" |# ! rowspan="2" |Concept ! rowspan="2" |Song{{Efn|The different language version only applies to the first verse and first chorus, while sign language applies to the second verse and second chorus.}} ! rowspan="2" |Original Artist(s) ! rowspan="2" |Name ! colspan="3" |Score ! rowspan="2" |Position ! rowspan="2" |Name ! rowspan="2" |Result |- !Board Members !Starship Judges !Total{{Efn|Sums up to the maximum 140}} |- ! rowspan="7" |1 | rowspan="7" |Boyhood | rowspan="7" |"Chewing Gum (泡泡糖)" (Chinese Version) | rowspan="7" |NCT Dream | rowspan="7" |껌딱지 (Chewing Gum) | rowspan="7" |30 | rowspan="7" |31 | rowspan="7" |61 |Main Vocal |Jo Minjae | rowspan="7" | - |- |Sub Vocal 1 | style="background:#6CD1BF" |Kim Jiyong |- |Sub Vocal 2 |Suzuki Kaira |- |Sub Vocal 3 |Jeong Semin |- |Sub Vocal 4 | style="background:#fafc15" |Miyata Haru |- |Rapper 1 |Park Wonbin |- |Rapper 2 |Kim Minjae |- ! rowspan="6" |2 | rowspan="6" |Crush | rowspan="6" |"Case 143" (Japanese Version) | rowspan="6" |Stray Kids | rowspan="6" |C.N (Crush NewKids) | rowspan="6" |10 | rowspan="6" |6 | rowspan="6" |16 |Main Rapper |Wu Hao | rowspan="6" | - |- |Sub Rapper 1 |Kim Yunseo |- |Sub Rapper 2 | style="background:#6CD1BF" |Seok June |- |Vocal 1 | style="background:#fafc15" |Lee Taegeon |- |Vocal 2 |Jeon Junseo |- |Vocal 3 |Lee Wooju |- ! rowspan="7" |3 | rowspan="7" |Fantasy | rowspan="7" |"XO (Only If You Say Yes)" (English Version) | rowspan="7" |Enhypen | rowspan="7" style="background:#FFC06F|X○ (Ten Points) | rowspan="7" |30 | rowspan="7" |33 | rowspan="7" style="background:#FFC06F|63 |Main Vocal |Lee Junseo | rowspan="7" style="background:#8cc0e9|NewKids7 |- |Sub Vocal 1 |Jang Yonghoon |- |Sub Vocal 2 |Baek Junhyuk |- |Sub Vocal 3 |Jang Kyuhyun |- |Sub Vocal 4 | style="background:#90F9C0" |Jin Bomin |- |Sub Vocal 5 |Chu Yoochan |- |Sub Vocal 6 |Park Junhwan |}

=== Expression Assessment (Episode 5) === This mission will have the contestants audition for roles in Debut's Plan's drama, "ImPerfect Game".<ref>{{cite web |author=NewKids on the STARSHIP |date=April 13, 2025 |title=''Debut's'' Plan : 〈ImPerfect Game〉ㅣNewKids Drama |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PlPoSceJ40 |accessdate=May 4, 2025 |website=YouTube |publisher=Starship Entertainment}}</ref> The benefit for the members of this Plan's NewKids7 are the lead roles of the drama, the chance to record their voices for the OST for the drama, and another concept photoshoot. The remaining fourteen contestants who are not part of NewKids7 will play supporting roles and extras. The seven contestants to be cast as the lead roles are to be decided by the board members and the "ImPerfect Game" production team through a Casting Audition. The main part of the Casting Audition will be performed in groups of three, with each group acting out a scene from the drama. Each of the groups are self-selected by the trainees themselves. As a benefit for the teams who form quicker, they get to choose which scene they'd like to act out, as each scene has a certain amount of ''space'' for the teams. After every team has been finalized with their scene, they are assigned to determine the temporary roles of each person in each team amongst themselves, which are still able to change before the day of the Casting Audition. In the days leading up to audition day, the contestants receive a three-day general acting class from a trained actor, to improve their skills within the field. Alongside the group scene, each contestant will also individually prepare a solo monologue to present after their group scene at the Casting Audition. After all the groups have acted out their group scene, and everyone has acted out their solo monologue scene, the drama producers and the board members simply determine the NewKids7 by determining who's the best fit for each of the lead roles in the drama.

'''Color key''' {| class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 85%;" |- | style="background:#6CD1BF; border: 1px solid black;" |       |Leader |- | style="background:#8cc0e9; border: 1px solid black;" |       |NewKids7 |} {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; " ! colspan="9" |Plan 4: Expression Assessment |- ! colspan="3" |Scene ! colspan="3" rowspan="2" |Contestants ! colspan="3" |Results |- !# !Number !Roles !Roles !Contestant !Jersey # |- ! rowspan="3" |3,4,7 ! rowspan="3" |S15 (Vacant Lot Scene) !Baekhoon |Jang Yonghoon |Seok June |Jeon Junseo !Kang Hanil | style="background:#8cc0e9|Park Wonbin |3 |- !Kang Hanil |Jo Minjae | style="background:#6CD1BF|Chu Yoochan |Park Junhwan !Seo Joonki | style="background:#8cc0e9|Chu Yoochan |7 |- !Song Woobin |Lee Junseo |Kim Yunseo |Kim Minjae !Baekhoon | style="background:#8cc0e9|Jang Yonghoon |9 |- ! rowspan="3" |1,2 ! rowspan="3" |S25 (Classroom Scene) !Baekhoon |Park Seonghyeon |Jang Kyuhyun ! rowspan="6" | !Nam Jaehyuk | style="background:#8cc0e9|Baek Junhyuk |77 |- !Kang Hanil |Jin Bomin |Jeong Semin !Otani Choi | style="background:#8cc0e9|Miyata Haru |25 |- !Song Woobin | style="background:#6CD1BF|Baek Junhyuk | style="background:#6CD1BF|Kim Jiyong !Choi Sunho | style="background:#8cc0e9|Jang Kyuhyun |17 |- ! rowspan="3" |5,6 ! rowspan="3" |S49 (Beach Scene) !Baekhoon |Miyata Haru |Suzuki Kaira !Song Woobin | style="background:#8cc0e9|Seok June |67 |- !Kang Hanil | style="background:#6CD1BF" |Lee Wooju |Lee Taegeon ! colspan="3" rowspan="2" | |- !Song Woobin |Wu Hao | style="background:#6CD1BF|Park Wonbin |}

=== Teamwork Assessment (Episode 6) === This mission will have the contestants use the one-take method to film a "Team Performance Video". The contestants are presented with the one singular song they are tasked with creating the performance video for; an original song, "Balla". It's revealed that all twenty-one contestants are going to be one singular team, who will have to work together to create the performance video. They are given seven days, tasked with creating the choreography from scratch, while having to incorporate various locations around the Debut's Plan Hideout in the video, which tests their producing skills. Then they're told they have one chance to film the video, using the one-take method to film all of it, which prohibits cutting between scenes. Regardless of the outcome of the one chance at filming, the video will be released to the public, including whatever mistakes were made, if any at all. The parts for this Plan are decided by the contestants, based on each contestant's personal skills, as well as their ability so sacrifice for others and understanding, with the voted team leader getting to act as the chief producer of the performance video, who's responsible for managing practices, the performance setting, choreography, and contestant formations throughout the week and during the performance. After the leader was selected, he was able to select two other contestants to be co-leaders, to aid in preparations. From there, the leaders separated the song into parts and assigned other contestants to direct the choreography creation and practice for those specific parts. Midway through preparations, the contestants got to go to teamwork camp, to improve their communication, collaboration, coordination, and cooperation skills. The NewKids7 for this Plan are chosen through vote by the twenty-one contestants themselves once the Plan is over. The benefits for the members of this Plan's NewKids7 are a relay dance performance video of the signal song of the show, and another concept photoshoot.

'''Color key''' {| class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 85%;" | style="background:#6CD1BF; border: 1px solid black;" |       |Leader |- | style="background:#8cc0e9; border: 1px solid black;" |       |NewKids7 |} {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; " ! colspan="10" |Plan 5: Teamwork Assessment |- !Song !Production Credit<ref>Credits adapted from Naver VIBE and Episode 6: * {{Cite web |title=Balla |url=https://vibe.naver.com/track/92369220 |access-date=July 28, 2025 |language=ko}} </ref> !Roles !Contestants !Roles !Contestants !Roles !Contestants ! colspan="2" |Results |- | rowspan="7" |"Balla" | rowspan="7" | *Lyrics & Composition: Czaer, MarkAlong * Choreography: NewKids !Leader | style="background:#6CD1BF|Kim Jiyong ! rowspan="7" |Dancers |Jang Kyuhyun ! rowspan="7" |Dancers |Lee Junseo ! rowspan="7" |NewKids7 | style="background:#8cc0e9|Kim Jiyong |- ! rowspan="2" |Co-Leaders |Park Seonghyeon{{Efn|Park Seonghyeon and Jang Yonghoon led choreography rehearsal for Part 1|name=Balla1}} |Jeong Semin |Jeon Junseo | style="background:#8cc0e9|Jang Kyuhyun |- |Baek Junhyuk{{Efn|Baek Junhyuk led choreography rehearsal for Part 2}} |Park Wonbin |Park Junhwan | style="background:#8cc0e9|Park Wonbin |- ! rowspan="4" |Part Directors |Jang Yonghoon{{Efn|Park Seonghyeon and Jang Yonghoon led choreography rehearsal for Part 1|name=Balla1}} |Wu Hao |Jo Minjae | style="background:#8cc0e9|Miyata Haru |- |Miyata Haru{{Efn|Miyata Haru and Kim Minjae led choreography rehearsal for Part 3|name=Balla3}}{{Efn|Miyata Haru and Suzuki Kaira led choreography rehearsal for Part 8|name=Balla8}} |Lee Taegeon |Kim Yunseo | style="background:#8cc0e9|Kim Minjae |- |Kim Minjae{{Efn|Miyata Haru and Kim Minjae led choreography rehearsal for Part 3|name=Balla3}} |Jin Bomin |Lee Wooju | style="background:#8cc0e9|Jang Yonghoon |- |Suzuki Kaira{{Efn|Miyata Haru and Suzuki Kaira led choreography rehearsal for Part 8|name=Balla8}} |Chu Yoochan |Seok June | style="background:#8cc0e9|Park Seonghyeon |}

=== Pre-Debut Assessment (Episode 7-8) === This mission is the contestants' final step before heading to the final debut assessment. This mission will have the contestants finally experience performing live, in front of an audience of fans. Also for the first time, there will be contestants eliminated from the show post-performances, although the board members will have the choice to save someone from being eliminated, with the Debut Super Pass, allowing them to continue onto the final debut assessment as well, if they so choose. The contestants are presented with three original songs; 'Step Up - With My Fluttering Heart', 'Sticky Bomb', and 'Password'. Through the first five plans, based on the skills and charms that each contestant has shown, the board members have categorized the contestants into the positions of a standard K-pop group; Vocal, Dance, Rap, Vocal Tone, and All-Rounder. The team compositions are determined partially using these positions. In each song, each position has a capacity of one-third of all the members in one position, to ensure fair distribution of skills amongst the three songs, with any contestant who has been in a minimum of four of the five prior NewKids7's being able to guarantee the song that they want, the Position Save benefit. The contestants are instructed to go to the recording studio for the song of their choice, in a random order, each position at a time. Once all the contestants have chosen their first pick, any positions with overflow members had to decide who to drop from the team, while being required to keep those in possession of the Position Save benefit. Once the teams were finalized, each team had to select their ID their member through a short audition process. The contestants were not directly assessed based on their performances this time around, instead, after the performances, the board members announced their seven contestants picked to move onto the finals, and then the top seven voted by the fans were revealed shortly after.

'''Color key''' {| class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 85%;" | style="background:#fafc15; border: 1px solid black;" |       |ID Member{{Efn|name=ID|Equivalent to Center}} |- | style="background:#6CD1BF; border: 1px solid black;" |       |Leader |} {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; " ! colspan="17" |Plan 6: Pre-Debut Assessment |- ! colspan="17" style="background:#87cdec" |Positions |- ! colspan="6" |All-Rounder ! colspan="2" |Main Vocal ! colspan="2" |Dance Line ! colspan="5" |Rap Line ! colspan="2" |Vocal Tone Line |- | colspan="6" |Jang Yonghoon | colspan="2" |Jo Minjae | colspan="2" |Suzuki Kaira | colspan="5" |Park Seonghyeon | colspan="2" |Jang Kyuhyun |- | colspan="6" |Park Wonbin | colspan="2" |Chu Yoochan | colspan="2" |Miyata Haru | colspan="5" |Kim Yunseo | colspan="2" |Jin Bomin |- | colspan="6" |Wu Hao | colspan="2" |Lee Junseo | colspan="2" |Lee Wooju | colspan="5" |Seok June | colspan="2" |Jeon Junseo |- | colspan="6" |Kim Jiyong ! colspan="9" rowspan="3" | | colspan="2" |Jeong Semin |- | colspan="6" |Kim Minjae | colspan="2" |Park Junhwan |- | colspan="6" |Baek Junhyuk | colspan="2" |Lee Taegeon |- ! colspan="9" |Performance ! colspan="2" |Team ! colspan="6" |Contestants |- ! colspan="5" |# ! colspan="2" |Song ! colspan="2" |Production Credit<ref>Credits adapted from Naver VIBE: * {{Cite web |title=너를 향한 내 설렘 STEP UP |url=https://vibe.naver.com/track/93104483 |access-date=July 28, 2025 |language=ko}} * {{Cite web |title=STICKY BOMB |url=https://vibe.naver.com/track/93104482 |access-date=July 28, 2025 |language=ko}} * {{Cite web |title=둘만 아는 PASSWORD |url=https://vibe.naver.com/track/93104484 |access-date=July 28, 2025 |language=ko}} </ref> ! colspan="2" |Name ! colspan="5" |Position !Name |- ! colspan="5" rowspan="7" |1 | colspan="2" rowspan="7" |"너를 향한 내 설렘 Step Up" (Step Up - With My Fluttering Heart) | colspan="2" rowspan="7" | *Lyrics & Composition: David Amber, Donna, Aether, Val De Prete | colspan="2" rowspan="7" |Happy Virus | colspan="5" |Main Vocal |Chu Yoochan |- | colspan="5" |Sub Vocal 1 |Wu Hao |- | colspan="5" |Sub Vocal 2 |Lee Taegeon |- | colspan="5" |Sub Vocal 3 |Park Junhwan |- | colspan="5" |Sub Vocal 4 | style="background:#fafc15|Suzuki Kaira |- | colspan="5" |Rapper 1 |Kim Yunseo |- | colspan="5" |Rapper 2 | style="background:#6CD1BF|Park Wonbin{{Efn|Park Wonbin, Jang Kyuhyun, and Jang Yonghoon all had a Position Save card|name=PositionSave}} |- ! colspan="5" rowspan="7" |2 | colspan="2" rowspan="7" |"Sticky Bomb" | colspan="2" rowspan="7" | *Lyrics & Composition: Young Jay, flow blow, Aether | colspan="2" rowspan="7" |No Doubt | colspan="5" |Main Vocal |Jo Minjae |- | colspan="5" |Rapper 1 | style="background:#fafc15|Park Seonghyeon |- | colspan="5" |Rapper 2 |Jin Bomin |- | colspan="5" |Rapper 3 |Baek Junhyuk |- | colspan="5" |Sub Vocal 1 |Miyata Haru |- | colspan="5" |Sub Vocal 2 | style="background:#6CD1BF|Kim Minjae |- | colspan="5" |Sub Vocal 3 |Jeon Junseo |- ! colspan="5" rowspan="7" |3 | colspan="2" rowspan="7" |"둘만 아는 Password" | colspan="2" rowspan="7" | *Lyrics & Composition: 20Hz | colspan="2" rowspan="7" |****** (Star Code) | colspan="5" |Main Vocal |Lee Junseo |- | colspan="5" |Sub Vocal 1 |Jeong Semin |- | colspan="5" |Sub Vocal 2 | style="background:#fafc15|Jang Yonghoon{{Efn|name=PositionSave}} |- | colspan="5" |Sub Vocal 3 | style="background:#6CD1BF|Kim Jiyong |- | colspan="5" |Sub Vocal 4 |Lee Wooju |- | colspan="5" |Sub Vocal 5 |Jang Kyuhyun{{Efn|name=PositionSave}} |- | colspan="5" style="background:#CCCCCC"|Rapper 1 |style="background:#CCCCCC|Seok June |}

=== Debut Assessment (Episode 9) === This mission is the contestants' final step before getting to debut. The contestants are presented with two original songs; 'Taking Off - Through Your Dreams', and 'Blooming Crown'. This time around, the teams are not decided by the board, nor the contestants themselves, instead, the fans formed the teams by voting each contestant to either song. Each contestant is handed an envelope with a practice room written on it, and they're instructed to head to that room. Once each contestant is in their respective room, the songs for each room are revealed to the contestants in each room. The ID members for each performance were decided mainly by the NewKids themselves, with some aid from the board members. The board members initially chose three candidates for each song, and from there, each of them practiced the ID sections of the songs, with the final decision being done through vote by all of the NewKids afterwards. Again, the contestants were not directly assessed based on their performances this time around, instead, after the performances, the members of the debut group selected through fan voting and board selection were announced.

== Rankings, Voting, and Eliminations ==

=== NewKids7 === After each Plan, the judges select 7 contestants, in different ways each round, to become NewKids7. The NewKids7 for the first five plans will get a concept photoshoot, and either the opportunity to do a dance or vocal cover of the show's theme song; 'ImPerfect', or receiving acting roles in the drama of the show; 'ImPerfect Game'.

'''Color key''' {| class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 85%;" |- | style="background:#fafc15; border: 1px solid black;" |        |New to NewKids7{{Efn|Indicates contestants who had never placed in the NewKids7 in any prior elimination rounds or ranking announcements.}} |- | style="background:#FFDAB9; border: 1px solid black;" |        | Returned to NewKids{{Efn|Indicates contestants who had placed in NewKids7 in a prior elimination round or ranking announcement, then had placed out of it, and then had come back}} |} {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="7" |NewKids7 |- ! scope="col" |# ! scope="col" |Plan 1{{Efn|Selected by choosing the best member from each team, then the second place member from the two winning teams, ordered by individual score.|name=NewKids1}} ! scope="col" |Plan 2{{Efn|Selected by combining the individual scores of Plan 1 and Plan 2 and taking the Top 7 scores|name=NewKids2}} !Plan 3{{Efn|All the members of the team who got the most votes from the board members and the 70 Starship judges automatically became members of this Plan's NewKids7|name=NewKids3}} !Plan 4{{Efn|Selected by the board and the "ImPerfect Game" production team, casting the best contestants for each lead role in the drama.|name=NewKids4}} !Plan 5{{Efn|Selected by the contestants themselves through a vote|name=NewKids5}} !Plan 6{{Efn|Selected by the board members to go on to the finals|name=NewKids6}} |- ! scope="row" |1 |Park Wonbin Suzuki Kaira | style="background:#fafc15" |Kim Minjae ({{rise}}9) | rowspan="7" |{{Font color|black|#FFDAB9|Jang Yonghoon}} {{Font color|black|#FFDAB9|Jang Kyuhyun}} Baek Junhyuk {{Font color|black|#fafc15|Jin Bomin}} {{Font color|black|#fafc15|Park Junhwan}} {{Font color|black|#fafc15|Lee Junseo}} {{Font color|black|#FFDAB9|Chu Yoochan}} | rowspan="7" |Jang Yonghoon {{Font color|black|#FFDAB9|Park Wonbin}} {{Font color|black|#fafc15|Miyata Haru}} Jang Kyuhyun {{Font color|black|#fafc15|Seok June}} Baek Junhyuk Chu Yoochan | style="background:#FFDAB9;"|Kim Jiyong ({{rise}}1{{Efn|Compared to Plan 2|name=Plan2to5/6}}) |Jang Yonghoon ({{rise}}7{{Efn|Compared to Plan 2|name=Plan2to5/6}}) |- !2 | style="background:#eaecf0" |N/A |Kim Jiyong ({{rise}}4) | rowspan="6" |Jang Yonghoon Jang Kyuhyun {{Font color|black|#FFDAB9|Kim Minjae}} Park Wonbin Miyata Haru {{Font color|black|#fafc15|Park Seonghyeon}} |Jang Kyuhyun ({{rise}}9{{Efn|Compared to Plan 2|name=Plan2to5/6}}) |- !3 |Chu Yoochan |Park Wonbin ({{fall}}2) |Kim Minjae ({{fall}}2{{Efn|Compared to Plan 2|name=Plan2to5/6}}) |- !4 |Jang Yonghoon |Suzuki Kaira ({{fall}}3) | style="background:#FFDAB9;"|Chu Yoochan ({{rise}}5{{Efn|Compared to Plan 2|name=Plan2to5/6}}) |- !5 |Wu Hao |Wu Hao ({{same position}}) | style="background:#fafc15|Lee Taegeon ({{rise}}5{{Efn|Compared to Plan 2|name=Plan2to5/6}}) |- !6 |Kim Jiyong | style="background:#fafc15" |Lee Wooju ({{rise}}2) | style="background:#FFDAB9;"|Park Junhwan ({{rise}}14{{Efn|Compared to Plan 2|name=Plan2to5/6}}) |- !7 |Jang Kyuhyun | style="background:#fafc15" |Baek Junhyuk ({{rise}}8) |Kim Jiyong ({{fall}}6) |}

=== Voting === The voting process for Debut's Plan is done through the [https://newkids.co.kr official website]. Voting is permitted once daily, which consists of the selection of a certain number of NewKids to be selected for the final debut assessment. There will be three initial voting periods, cumulative towards the total for the final debut selection, with the first and second being worth 25% each, and the third one being worth 50%. The final voting period consists of the selection of seven NewKids, to form the debut group.

=== Top 7 === The top seven contestants are determined either by the judges themselves or through popularity with online voting, and the results are shown at the end of most episodes.

;Color key {| class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 85%;" |- | style="background:#fafc15; border: 1px solid black;" |        | New to the Top 7{{Efn|Indicates contestants who had never placed in the Top 7 in any prior episode, or voting interim tally.}} |- | style="background:#FFDAB9; border: 1px solid black;" |        | Returned to Top 7{{Efn|Indicates contestants who had placed in the Top 7 in a prior episodem or voting interim tally, then had placed out of it, and then had came back}} |} {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="9" |Top 7 Contestants After Each Ranking Announcement |- !# !{{Abbr|Ep.|Episode}} 2 !{{Abbr|Ep.|Episode}} 3 !{{Abbr|Ep.|Episode}} 4 !{{Abbr|Ep.|Episode}} 5 !{{Abbr|Ep.|Episode}} 6 !{{Abbr|Ep.|Episode}} 7 !{{Abbr|Ep.|Episode}} 8 !{{Abbr|Ep.|Episode}} 9 |- !1 |Jang Yonghoon |Jang Yonghoon ({{same position}}) |Jang Yonghoon ({{same position}}) |Jang Yonghoon ({{same position}}) |Jang Yonghoon ({{same position}}) |Jeong Semin ({{rise}}2) |Jeong Semin ({{same position}}) |Kim Minjae ({{rise}}2) |- !2 |Jeong Semin |Jeong Semin ({{same position}}) |Jeong Semin ({{same position}}) | style="background:#fafc15|Wu Hao ({{rise}}14) |Jang Kyuhyun ({{rise}}5) |Kim Minjae ({{rise}}2) |Jang Yonghoon ({{rise}}3) |Jang Yonghoon ({{same position}}) |- !3 |Seok June |Seok June ({{same position}}) |Kim Minjae ({{rise}}2) |Park Wonbin ({{rise}}2) |Jeong Semin ({{rise}}1) |Jang Kyuhyun ({{fall}}1) |Kim Minjae ({{fall}}1) |Baek Junhyuk ({{rise}}3) |- !4 |Park Wonbin |Park Wonbin ({{same position}}) |Seok June ({{fall}}1) |Jeong Semin ({{fall}}2) |Kim Minjae ({{rise}}1) |Park Wonbin ({{rise}}2) |Jang Kyuhyun ({{fall}}1) |Park Wonbin ({{rise}}1) |- !5 |Kim Minjae |Kim Minjae ({{same position}}) |Park Wonbin ({{fall}}1) |Kim Minjae ({{fall}}2) | style="background:#FFDAB9|Baek Junhyuk ({{rise}}7) |Jang Yonghoon ({{fall}}4) |Park Wonbin ({{fall}}1) | style="background:#fafc15|Chu Yoochan ({{rise}}8) |- !6 |Kim Jiyong |Kim Jiyong ({{same position}}) | style="background:#fafc15|Jang Kyuhyun ({{rise}}3) | style="background:#FFDAB9|Miyata Haru ({{rise}}5) |Park Wonbin ({{fall}}3) |Wu Hao ({{rise}}1) |Baek Junhyuk ({{rise}}1) |Jeong Semin ({{fall}}5) |- !7 |Miyata Haru |Miyata Haru ({{same position}}) | style="background:#fafc15|Baek Junhyuk ({{rise}}6) |Jang Kyuhyun ({{fall}}1) |Wu Hao ({{fall}}5) |Baek Junhyuk ({{fall}}2) |Wu Hao ({{fall}}1) | style="background:#fafc15|Park Seonghyeon ({{rise}}1) |}

=== First Voting Period === The first voting period, worth 25% of the cumulative total for the final debut assessment, took place from March 14, 2025, to April 3, 2025. The public audience would vote for their top seven contestants.

'''Color key''' {| class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 85%;" |- | style="background:#fafc15; border: 1px solid black;" |        | Top 7 |} {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="6" |First Voting Period Results |- ! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" | Contestants !Rank !Contestants !Rank !Contestants |- ! scope="row" | 1 | style="background:#fafc15|Jang Yonghoon !8 |Kim Jiyong !15 |Chu Yoochan |- !2 | style="background:#fafc15|Jeong Semin !9 |Jin Bomin !16 |Wu Hao |- !3 | style="background:#fafc15|Kim Minjae !10 |Lee Taegeon !17 |Lee Wooju |- !4 | style="background:#fafc15|Seok June !11 |Miyata Haru !18 |Park Seonghyeon |- !5 | style="background:#fafc15|Park Wonbin !12 |Park Junhwan !19 |Kim Yunseo |- !6 | style="background:#fafc15|Jang Kyuhyun !13 |Lee Junseo !20 |Jo Minjae |- !7 | style="background:#fafc15|Baek Junhyuk !14 |Suzuki Kaira !21 |Jeon Junseo |}

=== Second Voting Period === The second voting period, also worth 25% of the cumulative total for the final debut assessment, took place from April 4, 2025, to April 17, 2025. The public audience would vote for their top two contestants.

'''Color key''' {| class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 85%;" |- | style="background:#fafc15; border: 1px solid black;" |        | Top 7 |} {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="6" |Second Voting Period Results |- ! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" | Contestants !Rank !Contestants !Rank !Contestants |- ! scope="row" | 1 | style="background:#fafc15|Jang Yonghoon ({{same position}}) !8 |Lee Taegeon ({{rise}}2) !15 |Lee Junseo ({{fall}}2) |- !2 | style="background:#fafc15|Jang Kyuhyun ({{rise}}4) !9 |Miyata Haru ({{rise}}2) !16 |Jeon Junseo ({{rise}}5) |- !3 | style="background:#fafc15|Jeong Semin ({{fall}}1) !10 |Kim Jiyong ({{fall}}2) !17 |Park Junhwan ({{fall}}5) |- !4 | style="background:#fafc15|Kim Minjae ({{fall}}1) !11 |Park Seonghyeon ({{rise}}7) !18 |Jo Minjae ({{rise}}2) |- !5 | style="background:#fafc15|Baek Junhyuk ({{rise}}2) !12 |Jin Bomin ({{fall}}3) !19 |Kim Yunseo ({{same position}}) |- !6 | style="background:#fafc15|Park Wonbin ({{fall}}1) !13 |Chu Yoochan ({{rise}}2) !20 |Lee Wooju ({{fall}}3) |- !7 | style="background:#fafc15|Wu Hao ({{rise}}9) !14 |Suzuki Kaira ({{same position}}) ! colspan="2" | |}

=== Third Voting Period === The third voting period, worth 50% of the cumulative total for the final debut assessment, took place from April 18, 2025, to April 24, 2025. The public audience would vote for their one-pick contestants.

=== Pre-Debut Plan Results=== The contestants who would get to move onto the final are decided by a combination of fan votes, board members' selections, and a potential Debut Super Pass. The top seven contestants in fan votes are automatically going to the final, their scores being cumulative of the initial three voting periods, alongside the members of the NewKids7 chosen by the board members, with room for contestants in both categories to overlap. After however many contestants have been chosen under these two criteria, the board members can choose to use their Debut Super Pass to save one contestant who didn't qualify for either criterion, and they will be able to go to the final as well. {| class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 85%;" |- | style="background:#fafc15; border: 1px solid black;" |        | Top 7 |- | style="background:#8cc0e9; border: 1px solid black;" |        | Board Members' NewKids7 |- | style="background:#f7bb6f; border: 1px solid black;" |        | Top 7 and Board Members' NewKids7 |- | style="background:#6495ed; border: 1px solid black;" |        | Debut Super Pass |} {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="6" |Pre-Debut Plan Results{{Efn|Compared to Second Voting Period|name=}} |- ! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" | Contestants !Rank !Contestants !Rank !Contestants |- ! scope="row" | 1 | style="background:#fafc15" |Jeong Semin ({{rise}}2) !8 | style="background:#6495ed|Park Seonghyeon ({{rise}}3) !15 |Suzuki Kaira ({{fall}}1) |- !2 | style="background:#f7bb6f|Jang Yonghoon ({{fall}}1) !9 | style="background:#8cc0e9|Lee Taegeon ({{fall}}1) !16 | style="background:#8cc0e9|Park Junhwan ({{rise}}1) |- !3 | style="background:#f7bb6f|Kim Minjae ({{rise}}1) !10 | style="background:#8cc0e9|Kim Jiyong ({{same position}}) !17 |Jo Minjae ({{rise}}1) |- !4 | style="background:#f7bb6f|Jang Kyuhyun ({{fall}}2) !11 |Jin Bomin ({{rise}}1) !18 |Lee Wooju ({{rise}}2) |- !5 | style="background:#fafc15" |Park Wonbin ({{rise}}1) !12 |Miyata Haru ({{fall}}3) !19 |Kim Yunseo ({{same position}}) |- !6 | style="background:#fafc15" |Baek Junhyuk ({{fall}}1) !13 | style="background:#8cc0e9|Chu Yoochan ({{same position}}) !20 |Jeon Junseo ({{fall}}4) |- !7 | style="background:#fafc15" |Wu Hao ({{same position}}) !14 |Lee Junseo ({{rise}}1) ! colspan="2" | |}

=== Final Voting Period === The final voting period took place from April 26, 2025, to May 3, 2025, which would decide the members of the debut group. The public audience would vote for their ideal final line-up, consisting of seven contestants. The top five members of the group would be decided using these votes, and the board members' scores, each worth 50% of the total score. The other two members of the group would be decided with Save votes, during the final episode livestream. The contestant with the highest vote count, excluding the top five contestants from the previous voting period, would be added to the debut line-up, alongside another contestant chosen by the board members. During the final livestream, after the original seven members were announced, the board members revealed that they would be adding another member to the group with their save vote, resulting in a final group of eight members instead of seven. {| class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 85%;" |- | style="background:#fafc15; border: 1px solid black;" |        | Top 5 |- | style="background:#f7bb6f; border: 1px solid black;" |        | Fan Save Vote |- | style="background:#8cc0e9; border: 1px solid black;" |        | Board Members' Save Vote |} {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="4" |Final Voting Period Results{{Efn|50% Fan Votes, 50% Board Member Scores|name=50/50}} |- ! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" | Contestants !Rank !Contestants |- ! scope="row" | 1 | style="background:#fafc15" |Kim Minjae ({{rise}}2) !7 | style="background:#8cc0e9|Park Seonghyeon ({{rise}}1) |- !2 | style="background:#fafc15" |Jang Yonghoon ({{same position}}) !8 |Jang Kyuhyun ({{fall}}4) |- !3 | style="background:#fafc15" |Baek Junhyuk ({{rise}}3) !9 |Lee Taegeon ({{same position}}) |- !4 | style="background:#fafc15" |Park Wonbin ({{rise}}1) !10 |Kim Jiyong ({{same position}}) |- !5 | style="background:#fafc15" |Chu Yoochan ({{rise}}8) !11 |Wu Hao ({{fall}}5) |- !6 | style="background:#f7bb6f|Jeong Semin ({{fall}}5) !12 | style="background:#8cc0e9|Park Junhwan ({{rise}}4) |}

==Discography== The theme song "ImPerfect" was recorded and performed by the contestants. It was released on March 14, 2025 on digital music platforms.<ref name="Title Song">{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2025 |title=NewKids |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0J87hq7qBn4QFRL2AxjWkN |access-date=April 2, 2025 |website=Spotify}}</ref>

=== Singles === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Album |- ! scope="row" |"ImPerfect" | rowspan="15" |2025 | rowspan="2" |''NewKids on the STARSHIP'' |- ! scope="row" |"ImPerfect (English ver.)" |- ! scope="row" |"New A.G.K (Age, Gen, Kids)" | rowspan="4" |''NewKids on the STARSHIP'' |- ! scope="row" |"DWN" |- ! scope="row" |"So G.oo.D" ({{Korean|hangul=네가 미치도록 좋아|labels=no}}) |- ! scope="row" |"I'm OK, You're OK" (너만 괜찮으면, 난 괜찮아) |- ! scope="row" |"Pages into Letters" ({{Korean|hangul=편지가 된 일기|labels=no}}) | rowspan="3" |''NewKids on the STARSHIP'' <ImPerfect Game> OST |- ! scope="row" |"Eternal Universe" ({{Korean|hangul=우주를 이대로|labels=no}}) |- ! scope="row" |"Battle Scars" |- ! scope="row" |"Balla" |''NewKids on the STARSHIP'' |- ! scope="row" |"Sticky Bomb" | rowspan="3" |''NewKids on the STARSHIP'' |- ! scope="row" |"Step Up - With My Fluttering Heart" (너를 향한 내 설렘 Step Up) |- ! scope="row" |"Password" (둘만 아는 Password) |- ! scope="row" |"Taking Off - Through Your Dreams" (꿈을 꿰뚫는 순간(飛必沖天)) | rowspan="2" |''NewKids on the STARSHIP'' |- ! scope="row" |"Blooming Crown" (꽃피울 Crown) |}

==Post-Competition== The final group, Idid is managed by Starship Entertainment. The group released their pre-debut single 'Step It Up' on July 24, 2025, and debuted on September 15, 2025, with the extended play 'I Did It'.

* Park Jun-hwan (7th) left the group on June 2, 2025. {{Hidden begin|title=Other contestants, other activities|titlestyle=background:#D8D8D8}} * Some contestants returned to their original groups: ** Kang Hyun (22nd-33rd) returned to N.TOP. * Some contestants left Starship Entertainment and joined new companies: ** Lee Tae-geon (10th), Wu Hao (12th), Jo Min-jae (17th), Lee Woo-ju (18th), Jeon Jun-seo (20th), Park Jun-seong (22nd-33rd), and Shin Jae-ha (22nd-33rd) all left Starship Entertainment. *** Wu Hao joined Modhaus. He later left in the second half of 2025. *** Jeon Jun-seo signed with ABM Company.<ref name=ABM>{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2025 |title=[📷] 전준서, 안녕하세요 신인 배우 전준서입니다 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DMjovu-Sp4R |author=abm.x.you |access-date=August 20, 2025 |website=Instagram}}</ref> *** Park Jun-seong joined Jellyfish Entertainment. *** Shin Jae-ha joined Macaroni Music Entertainment (MME).<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2026 |title=아티스트 ‘신재하’와 MME(Macaroni Music Entertainment)가 함께 합니다. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DXVqUuYj5PD |author=official_mme |access-date=May 13, 2026 |website=Instagram}}</ref> * Some contestants will debut or debuted in new boy groups, released music as solo artists, or released music under their groups: ** Jang Kyu-hyun (9th), Kim Ji-yong (11th), Jin Bo-min (13th), Miyata Haru (14th), Lee Jun-seo (15th), and Suzuki Kaira (16th) are members of Starship Entertainment's newest boy group, AEN. ** Wu Hao (12th) debuted as a soloist with his first digital single ''Me'' on February 21, 2026, following the pre-release 'Rise to the world'.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2025 |title=《Rise to the world》 |url=https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ggK7zwECJ |author=吴昊_HAO |access-date=August 20, 2025 |website=Bilibili}}</ref> ** Kang Hyun (22nd-33rd) debuted as a member of NYH Entertainment's boy group, N.TOP with their first single album ''We:Disconnect'' with the title track 'Stay With U' on August 6, 2025. * Some contestants left the idol industry or further expanded their careers in the acting/entertainment industry: ** Jeon Jun-seo (20th) seems to be working toward a career as an actor under ABM Company.<ref name=ABM></ref> *Some contestants participated in other survival shows: ** Park Jun-seong<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2025 |title=박준성 PARK JUN SEONG |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DKyqCDnTm6d |author=boysplanet.official |access-date=July 26, 2025 |website=Instagram}}</ref> and Shin Jae-ha<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2025 |title=신재하 SHIN JAE HA |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DKyqqPoTD8L |author=boysplanet.official |access-date=July 26, 2025 |website=Instagram}}</ref> (22nd-33rd) participated in Mnet's Korean survival show ''Boys II Planet''. *** They were both eliminated in the second episode after ranking 133rd and 122nd respectively.{{hidden end}}

==Notes== {{notelist}} {{notelist-lr}}

==References== <references />

==External links== * {{Official website|https://newkids.co.kr/en/}}

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