Extreme Debut: Wild Idol: Where Are They Now?
Extreme Debut Wild Idol (극한데뷔 야생돌, lit. Extreme Debut: Wild Idol) was a survival show aired on MBC presented by Kim Jongkook. Show aired September 17th 2021 the consisting of 45 contestants and had outdoor variety and competition to not only showcase their singing, rapping and dancing skills but also their mental and physical strength. Outta 45 contestant’s only 16 are able to go to the next round and they will need to compete for the 7 spot debut final line-up.
The final lineup was announced on December 16, 2021 and project group name would be called TAN and managed by Think Entertainment with 2.5 year contract, after finishing the 2.5 year contract, group has not disbanded and the members hope to reunite in the future, meanwhile they will pursue individual activities with their respective companies and enlist in the military.
It’s been 2 years since the show ended, where are the rest of contestant’s?
Debut Group:
Rank-1 (Debut) – Lee Changsun
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, TAN, until their contract ended.
— He has step down as the leader and left the idol industry for now, while keeping the possibility of returning with group in the future open.
Rank-2 (Debut) – Bang Taehoon
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, TAN, until their contract ended.
— He enlisted in the millitary.
Rank-3 (Debut) – Kim Jiseong
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, TAN, until their contract ended.
— He returned to his label Victory Company and appears to return to his group NTX, after taking a little break said by the label.
— On December 11, it was announced that HE has left NTX and Victory Company due to differences in the directions either party wants to go in.
Rank-4 (Debut) – Seo Sunghyuk
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, TAN, until their contract ended.
— He returned to his label Think About Entertainment.
Rank-5 (Debut) – Lee Jaejun
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, TAN, until their contract ended.
— He returned to his label MLD Entertainment and his duo group JT&MARCUS.
Rank-6 (Debut) – Kim Hyunyeop
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, TAN, until their contract ended.
— He regularly post’s on his social media.
Rank-7 (Debut) – Im Jooan
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, TAN, until their contract ended.
— He is enlisting in the millitary.
Eliminated Finalist’s:
(Final Round) – Kim Kijoong
— He returned to his label Pocketdol Studio and he’s posting regularly on his social media.
— He enlisted in the millitary on December 12, 2022 and got discharged on June 11, 2024.
— On October 15, 2024, he was officially introduced as a contestant of SBS survial show Universe League.
(Final Round) – Noh Yoonho
— He returned to his group VAV, and will continue to promote with them.
— On February 29, 2024, it was announced that A team Entertainment and VAV mutually agreed to terminate their exclusive contracts, he still remains with the group and regularly post’s on social media.
(Final Round) – Park Gunwook
— He returned to Jellyfish Entertainment and continued training.
— On December 29, 2022, he was introduced as a contestant of Mnet’s survival show Boys Planet as Jellyfish Entertainment trainee.
— He participated in MNET survival show Boys Planet where in the final’s he ranked 5th making him a member of project group ZEROBASEONE under WAKEONE.
— He debuted in the project boy group ZEROBASEONE on July 10, 2023 with the mini album Youth in the Shade.
(Final Round) – Park Jueon
— He was originally eliminated in Episode 3 but later it was announced that 1 additional member can go with 14 winning participant’s so all of participant’s voted who will go in the next round and 2 participant’s were tied so both him and Yoon Jaechan got into next round and they were 16.
— He in 2022, left CLIMIX and the group since his Climix account was deleted and he created a new account with “food shop” in his bio hinting he has a new job and in addition, he had fully let go of his dream of becoming an idol.
— He regularly post’s on social media.
(Final Round) – Yoon Junhyeop
— He still work’s as a model under ESteem.
— He post’s regularly on his social media.
— He is currently a contestant on “Mr. Trot 2“.
— He was participating in the new Netflix competition show ‘Physical 100’ but he was eliminated in the first challenge.
— He released his first solo album called “Caffeine Girl” on October 7, 2023.
(Final Round) – Lee Jaeeok
— He returned to his label ONE COOL JACSO Entertainment where he posted some cover’s later not much has been heard from him and he has not been posting on his Instagram.
— The company was preparing to debut their first boy group called OCJ Newbies as a pre-debut name however he was not in pictures of the lineup.
(Final Round) – Jeong Hyeonwoo
— He returned being a model under YG KPLUS.
— He posts regularly on his social media.
Eliminated Episode 10 & 7:
(Episode 10) – Kwon Hyeongseok
— He returned to Will Entertainment and is still working as actor.
— He post’s regularly on social media.
(Episode 7) – Yoon Jaechan
— He was originally eliminated in Episode 3 but later it was announced that 1 additional member can go with 14 winning participant’s so all of participant’s voted who will go in the next round and 2 participant’s were tied so both him and Park Jueon got into next round.
— He returned to his duo group XRO and it will promote there.
— The group disbanded on April 12, 2022 and he will continue his acting career under MAJOR9.
— He appeared on in a fictional group for a tv show HBO Max called ACT in 2023.
Eliminated Episode 3:
(Episode 3) – Heo Seungmin
— He returned to his label J-FLO Entertainment and is continuing training there.
— Nothing has been heard from him since the show.
(Episode 3) – Jang Joona
— He has Instagram and regularly post’s there and has Sound Cloud where he post’s his self written cover song’s under the name CHVNGing.
— He auditioned for Mnet’s Be Mbitious but didn’t become a contestant.
(Episode 3) – Ahn Yeongkwang
— He returned to his group VANNER, and will continue to promote with them.
— On May 4, 2023 it has been announced that KLAP Entertainment has signed a three-year contract with VANNER for winning survival show PEAK TIME.
— He is still promoting with the group.
(Episode 3) – Kim Kangmin
— He returned to his group TRCNG and will continue promoting with them.
— His contract with TS Entertainment expired on February 28, 2022 and he left TRCNG they later disbanded on March 28, 2022.
— On April 11, 2022 it was announced he signed under APR Entertainment (now Wolfburn) and will debut in their new boy group with his other TRCNG member’s called APR PROJECT as pre-debut name the group is still releasing member’s and is scheduled to debut they released pre-debut song called “(11:59)” on June 6, 2022 he changed his name to Ha Min.
— He debuted in boy group BXB on January 30, 2023 with mini album “Flight and A New Beginning”.
(Episode 3) – Ji Yeonwoo
— Nothing has been heard from since the show.
(Episode 3) – Kang Minjae
— He signed under KM Entertainment where it was announced on his social media that he would be debuting as soloist.
— He debuted as a soloist on September 20, 2022 with single title “The End Of Summer” under the stage name Kang Minjae.
(Episode 3) – Kang Changmo
— He returned being a model under ESteem.
— He regularly post’s on his social media.
(Episode 3) – Kim Kyungmin
— Nothing has been heard from him.
(Episode 3) – Kim Minjun
— He signed under FirstOne Entertainment and on January 10, 2022 was revealed as a member of their first boy group NINE.i.
— He debuted in boy group NINE.i on March 30, 2022 with the mini album “NEW WORLD”.
(Episode 3) – Kim Yoonkwan
— He post’s regularly on his social media and releases music on his Sound Cloud as a stage name “Kim On“.
(Episode 3) – Kim Jinkwon
— He returned to his group NEWKIDD and will continue to promote with them.
— It was announced he will be in a fictional group for a tv show HBO Max called ACT that debuted in 2023.
(Episode 3) – Na Gyunmin
— He returned to his group BAE173 and will continue to promote with them.
— On September 29, 2024, he was introduced as a contestant on the Chinese-South Korean survival show Starlight Boys.
(Episode 3) – Na Yoonjae
— He returned being a model under YG KLPUS.
— He regularly post’s on social media.
(Episode 3) – Na Dubin
— He returned to FNC Entertainment and continued training.
— On December 29, 2022, he was introduced as a contestant of Mnet’s survival show Boys Planet under the birth name Na Kamden as FNC Entertainment trainee .
— He participated in MNET survival show Boys Planet where he was eliminated in final episode Rank: 17.
— He returned to his label FNC Entertainment and has continued training and posting on company’s social media.
— He held two-day solo fanmeeting on 9–10 June 2023 at Yes24 Live Hall in Seoul.
— On September 5, 2023, it was revealed by FNC Entertainment that they plan to debut a new boy group where he was confirmed later on September 26, 2023 to be in the lineup with Choi Jiho, later the group name got revealed called AMPERS&ONE.
— He debuted in boy group AMPERS&ONE under his stage name Na Kamden on November 15, 2023 with the single album “Ampersand One”.
(Episode 3) – Park Sangha
— He was posting regularly on his Instagram but later he privated his Instagram an went silent.
— He signed under Nomad Entertainment, where he got revealed in first dance cover released for the boy group on December 11, 2023, his concept photo later got released on December 18, 2023, making him confirmed member of the boy group NOMAD.
— He debuted in boy group NOMAD on February 28, 2024 with the EP “Nomad”.
(Episode 3) – Park Siwoo
— He was posting regularly on his Instagram but later deleted it.
— He signed under Keystone Entertainment and on January 31, 2022 he was revealed in a teaser for a first boy group under them.
— He debuted in boy group BLANK2Y in May 24, 2022 with the mini album K2Y I : Confidence [Thumbs Up].
— The group disbanded on October 23, 2023 after he and other member’s departed from the group and terminated their contract’s.
— He signed under Insight Entertainment as a trainee.
— On September 29, 2024, he was introduced as a contestant on the Chinese-South Korean survival show Starlight Boys.
(Episode 3) – Park Yuri
— He returned being a model under ESteem.
— He regularly post’s on social media.
(Episode 3) – Park Chanyoung
— On September 26, 2024, he was officially introduced as a contestant of JTBC survival show Project 7.
(Episode 3) – Anzardi Timothee
— He returned being a model under ESteem.
— He regularly post’s on social media.
— He is apart of the project fictional group X-PIERS created for KBS World web drama Broke Rookie Star.
(Episode 3) – Oh Jaewoong
— He returned to his label Urban Works and continue’s to be actor he regularly post’s on social media.
(Episode 3) – Lee Junyoung
— He returned to his group NOIR and will continue to promote with them.
— On November 5, 2021, it was announced that he would be enlisting as an active-duty soldier on November 8, he was discharged on May 8, 2023.
— He signed under MOREDAY as a singer.
(Episode 3) – Jang Rui
— He regularly post’s on social media.
— On August 14, 2024, he was introduced as a contestant of the SBS M’s reality survival show SCOOL.
(Episode 3) – Jang Yeojun
— He signed under Jellyfish Entertainment as a trainee.
— On December 29, 2022, he was introduced as a contestant of Mnet’s survival show Boys Planet as Jellyfish Entertainment trainee.
— He participated in MNET survival show Boys Planet where he was eliminated on Episode 5 Rank: 62.
— He returned to his label Jellyfish Entertainment, where he regularly posted on company’s trainee social media as Jelly-i but later left the label and trainee group silently.
— He appears to have signed under MYSTIC STORY, where he was shown as one of a trainee’s for the company’s new boy group, in one of the youtube content’s of Billlie, on April 19, 2024.
— He recently opened social media and is regularly posting.
— On September 26, 2024, he was officially introduced as a contestant of JTBC survival show Project 7.
(Episode 3) – Jeong Jaehun
— Nothing has been heard from him since the show.
(Episode 3) – Cha Sunhyung
— He returned to Will Entertainment and is still working as actor.
— He post’s regularly on social media.
(Episode 3) – Choi Yoonsu
— Nothing has been heard from him since the show.
(Episode 3) – Choi Jiho
— He signed under FNC Entertainment as a trainee.
— On December 29, 2022, he was introduced as a contestant of Mnet’s survival show Boys Planet as FNC Entertainment trainee.
— He participated in MNET survival show Boys Planet where he was eliminated on Episode 5 Rank: 55.
— He returned to his label FNC Entertainment and has regularly trained and posted on company’s social media.
— On September 5, 2023, it was revealed by FNC Entertainment that they plan to debut a new boy group where he was confirmed later on September 26, 2023 to be in the lineup with Na Kamden, later the group name got revealed called AMPERS&ONE.
— He debuted in boy group AMPERS&ONE as group’s leader on November 15, 2023 with the single album “Ampersand One”.
(Episode 3) – Choi Han
— He returned to With US Entertainment (a sub-label of Around US Entertainment) and was part of company’s trainee group WithUS Begins.
— He left the label since he was not included the lineup of company’s new boy group The Wind.
— He signed under MYSTIC STORY as a trainee, where later on July 7, 2024 he was announced as a member of company’s boy group ARrC.
— He debuted in boy group ARrC on August 19, 2024 with with their first EP titled “AR^C”.
*Left The Show (Episode 2) – Baek Junghun
— He left the show in ep. 2 because of an injury.
— He regularly post on social media.
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