Starlight Boys
Starlight Boys (Korean: 스타라이트보이즈; Chinese: 星光闪耀的少年), previously known as Youth With You International, is a South Korean-Chinese survival show that premiered on iQIYI and SBS on October 26, 2024.
The program follows the story of 69 contestants who will participate to debut in a 9-member boy group.[1][2]
Mentors
The series was presented by Lee Sung Kyoung. Other artists featured as cast members:
- Lee Seung Gi
- Daesung
- Choi Youngjoon
- Hanhae
- Kwon Eun Bi
- Hui
- Eric
- Yoon
Contestants
Color key:
- Final members of the winning group
- Eliminated in the Final Episode
- Eliminated in the Second Elimination
- Eliminated in the First Elimination
- Eliminated after the Signal Song Mission
- Left the Show
| 69 Contestants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Xuan You (쉬안유/轩宇) | CongB (콩비/Công) | Duan Xing Xing (두안싱싱/段星星) | Eden (이든) | Doha (도하) |
| Lee Han-gyul (이한결) | Han Jeong-woo (한정우) | He Xi Long (허시롱/河西龙) | Hikari (히카리/ひかり) | Hong Sung-min (홍성민) |
| Ivan (아이반/陈明轩) | Ke Ming Kai (커밍카이/柯洺楷) | Kingston Wong (킹스톤왕/黄昱翰) | Kris (크리스/คริส) | Lee Da-eul (이다을) |
| Lee Jun-hyuk (이준혁) | Ling Qi (링치/灵池) | Michael Wu (마이클 우) | Noh Min-jae (노민재) | Nam Son (남손/Nam Sơn) |
| Pentor (펜떠/เป็นต่อ) | Phoom (품/ภูมิ) | Pong (퐁/ປອງ) | Shao Zi Heng (샤오쯔헝/肖子恒) | Sheng Qi (셩치/盛琦) |
| Sun Jia Yang (쑨지아양/孙佳洋) | Sun Ying Hao (쑨잉하오/孙英豪) | Syo (쇼/ショー) | Wang Kun (왕쿤/王坤) | Xin Che (신처/新澈) |
| Xu Shi Huan (허세환/许世焕) | Yang Dong-hwa (양동화) | Yoo Gwan Woo (유관우/柳冠宇) | Yoo-jun (유준) | Zai (자이/贾伊) |
| Zhang Ji Jun (장지쥔/张继军) | Choi Jun-ho (최준호) | Kim Gun-woo (김건우) | Zhang Jing He (장징허/张景和) | Bian Shin Yu (비안시유/卞士宇) |
| Kim Seong-ju (김성주) | Huang Jia Liang (후앙지아량/黄家良) | Cai Cheng Yuan (카이청위안/开成园) | Rin (린/リン) | Kim Seon-jae (김선재) |
| Ha Jae-min (하재민) | Yang Yan (양얜/杨言) | Jung Hae-sung (정해성) | Park Si-woo (박시우) | Yoshi (요시/ヨシ) |
| Kawk Gun (곽건) | Luo Jun Wei (루어쥔웨이/罗俊伟) | Hijiri (히지리/ひじり) | Han Tae-i (한태이) | Jeon Min-gyu (전민규) |
| Park Yeon-wook (박연욱) | Vexter (벡터/เวกเตอร์) | Rex (렉스/陈明羽) | Kad (카드/การ์ด) | Ryou Kaito (료 카이토/りょうかいと) |
| Hoang Phan (호앙판/Hoàng Phan) | Hou Jia En (허우지아언/侯佳恩) | Li Sheng Jun (리성준/李圣浚) | Float (플로트) | Ngan Chau Yuet (안추월/顏秋越) |
| Zhu En Hao (주은하오/朱恩浩) | Huang Peng Feng (후앙펑펑/黄鹏锋) | Zhang Hang Yi (장싱이/张行一) | Zhao Jia Yin (자오지아인/赵家寅) | |
Ranking
Top 9
The top 9 contestants were chosen through popularity online voting through the iQIYI mobile app and audience live voting, as shown at the end of each episode.
- Color key
| New Top 9[a] |
| # | Ep. 2 | Ep. 3 | Ep. 5 | Ep. 6 | Ep. 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoo Gwan-woo | Yoo Gwan-woo (  )
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Yoo Gwan-woo ( )
|
Yoo Gwan-woo ( )
|
Shao Ziheng
( |
| 2 | Sun Yinghao | Sun Yinghao ( )
|
Sun Yinghao ( )
|
Shao Ziheng (  1)
|
Yoo Gwan-woo
( |
| 3 | Shao Ziheng | Shao Ziheng ( )
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Shao Ziheng ( )
|
Sun Yinghao (  1)
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Han-gyul
( |
| 4 | Han-gyul | Han-gyul ( )
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Han-gyul ( )
|
Han-gyul ( )
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Sun Yinghao
( |
| 5 | Pentor | Pentor ( )
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Pentor ( )
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Zhang Jijun ( 3)
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Zhang Jijun
( |
| 6 | Duan Xingxing | Duan Xingxing ( )
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Duan Xingxing ( )
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Pentor ( 1)
|
Lee Jun-hyuk
( |
| 7 | Lee Jun-hyuk | Lee Jun-hyuk ( )
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Lee Jun-hyuk ( )
|
Lee Jun-hyuk ( )
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Yang Dong-hwa
( |
| 8 | Lee Da-eul | Lee Da-eul ( )
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Zhang Jijun ( 5)
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Duan Xingxing ( 2)
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Pentor
( |
| 9 | He Xilong | Min-jae ( 1)
|
Min-jae ( )
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Yang Dong-hwa ( 7)
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Duan Xing Xing
( |
First voting period
The first voting period took place from October 26 to November 16, 2024.
Voters could vote for three, five, or seven boys per day depending on their subscription to iQIYI.
At the end of the second episode, all votes for the eliminated contestants were discarded.
Result
Discography
Singles
| Title | Date (2024) | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Good Luck (Be My Luck)" | November 1 | Non-album single |
Franchise
Main articles: Youth With You.
Notes
- ^ Indicates contestants who had never placed in the Top 9 in any prior elimination rounds or ranking announcements.
References
- ^ Yeo Shu Hui (November 4, 2024). "Starlight Boys contestants perform live in Thailand - who caught our eye?". AsiaOne. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Jan (September 30, 2024). "Actor Yang Yan is sole Singaporean contestant on K-pop show Starlight Boys". The Straits Times. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
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