Produce 101 Japan the Girls

PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS is a the third season of the Japanese pop music survival competition show on the Lemino streaming service. 101 female contestants will compete to form a girl group. The final episode will be shown live on the TBS network.

The show is the Japanese version of the Korean pop series of the same name.

Information

• Application Period: April 24, 2023 – May 24, 2023
• Broadcast Period: October 5, 2023 – TBA
• Host: Kimura Kaela
• Vocal Trainer: Lee Hong Ki, Aoyama Thelma
• Rap Trainer: KEN THE 390
• Dance Trainer: Nakasone Rino, YUMEKI

Contestants & Rankings

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	Center
	Top 11
	Eliminated
	Withdrew

#	Participant	Grade 1	Grade 2	Episode Rankings
				1	2	3	5	6	8	9	11	12
1	Aita Rin	C	F	82	32	35
2	Aoki Yuka	D		44	72	75
3	Akiyama Ema	C		55	35	38
4	Abe Nagomi	C		27	15	14
5	Aramaki Joa	B	A	37	12	18
6	Ando Chiharu	D		62	43	43
7	Ando Yui	C	B	20	20	25
8	Ando Yuna	C		59	97
9	Iida Shizuku	D		74	31	32
10	Ishii Ran	B		63	7	7
11	Iyota Hana	D		6	63	64
12	Ueki Mimi	C		99	51	57
13	Uchiyama Rin	C	F	57	74	73
14	Ebihara Tsuzumi	A	A	1	3	5
15	Oikawa Rio	F		97	39	46
16	Ota Sara	F		49	94	90
17	Otsubo Karen	B	B	22	54	49
18	Okabe Nonoka	C	F	38	73	81
19	Okamura Nana	C		80	58	61
20	Oda Aruha	A	D	3	33	41
21	Oyanagi Emi	D	F	68	61	66
22	Kasahara Momona	A	A	8	4	2
23	Kataoka Rio	D	B	47	70	69
24	Kato Airi	F		83	88	79
25	Kato Kagura	F	F	94	10	16
26	Kato Kokoro	A	A	52	2	1
27	Kato Konomi	D		42	82	94
28	Kamada Moe	C	B	13	89	72
29	Kamio Ayano	D		52	29	31
30	Kawagishi Runa	C		54	66	68
31	Kawabata Ranka	B	F	30	41	48
32	Kanno Miyu	C	C	17	47	52
33	Kikukawa Aki	D		7	50	53
34	Kitazato Rio	C		77	8	11
35	Kitazume Sakura	B	C	16	11	15
36	Kino Riko	C	B	59	76	76
37	Kurihara Kano	D		75	95	93
38	Kurokawa Honoka	B		32	78	60
39	Kenmotsu Nano	B		40	14	8
40	Gogami Niko	C		85	97
41	Kobayashi Sae	C		56	79	85
42	Koyama Mana	F		90	44	42
43	Saito Serina	C		48	17	21
44	Sakaguchi Rino	B	A	12	25	17
45	Sakata Kotone	F	B	24	56	30
46	Sakurai Miu	A	A	51	5	4
47	Sakuraba Haruka	F	F	89	34	36
48	Sasaki Kokona	B	B	86	6	6
49	Sasaki Tsukushi	A	A	63	22	19
50	Sato Ameli	D		71	64	67
51	Sano Jueri	C		30	92	77
52	Shibagaki Arisa	D		81	96	86
53	Shibuya Mei	D		23	71	74
54	Shimizu Keiko	A		9	18	12
55	Shiromaru Maho	C	B	50	60	63
56	Shinzawa Mika	D		98	86	95
57	Shiratori Ameri			26	97
58	Sugai Natsuho	F		91	87	91
59	Suzuki Rena	B		39	40	45
60	Sutani Yurara	B	C	65	38	39
61	Sudo Sakura	A	A	21	30	27
62	Sekiguchi Rikako	D		46	83	96
63	Takagi Mayu	D		100	19	23
64	Takahashi Hina	C		35	28	26
65	Takabatake Momoka	C		14	36	33
66	Takami Ayane	A		2	9	10
67	Tanaka Koto	C	A	5	13	9
68	Tanaka Hana	F		45	68	71
69	Tanaka Yuuki	B	A	17	21	24
70	Tanabe Karin	B		28	62	65
71	Tani Seia	F	D	92	85	83
72	Tabata Nana	B		33	65	62
73	Tabuchi Miu	D		66	91	82
74	Nakano Kokona	B		11	16	13
75	Nakamura Aoi	F		95	81	92
76	Nakamura Riro	D	B	35	93	89
77	Nakamori Kotone	A	B	43	49	34
78	Nakamori Mikoto	A	B	65	52	37
79	Nakayama Honoka	C		58	84	88
80	Hatta Mena	B	A	19	27	22
81	Hamasaki Aiko	C		96	57	56
82	Bando Fuka	D		34	67	59
83	Hidaka Hazuki	C	F	73	37	40
84	Fujimoto Ayaka	C		10	45	54
85	Furuhashi Sayaka	D	D	79	75	80
86	Hosoi Ayaka	C	D	72	55	58
87	Matsushita Miyu	B		4	59	55
88	Mizukami Rimika	B	D	67	26	28
89	Murakami Rinon	B	B	84	23	20
90	Mogi Shion	C	F	29	46	50
91	Motohashi Meika	D	F	69	80	87
92	Moro Anon	F	F	40	77	78
93	Yamaguchi Misaki	D		88	90	84
94	Yamazaki Mitsuki	D	F	78	24	29
95	Yamamoto Suzu	A	A	15	1	3
96	Yoshida Ayano	B		61	53	51
97	Yoshida Hana	B		25	48	44
98	Wakimoto Mihaya	C		75	69	70
99	Watanabe Miyu	D		69	42	47

Note: Two contestants withdrew prior to the first episode.

Top 11 by Episode

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First time in the line-up

Rank	Episode
	1	2	3
1	Ebihara Tsuzumi	Yamamoto Suzu	Kato Kokoro
2	Takami Ayane	Kato Kokoro	Kasahara Momona
3	Oda Aruha	Ebihara Tsuzumi	Yamamoto Suzu
4	Matsushita Miyu	Kasahara Momona	Sakurai Miu
5	Tanaka Koto	Sakurai Miu	Ebihara Tsuzumi
6	Iyota Hana	Sasaki Kokona	Sasaki Kokona
7	Kikukawa Aki	Ishii Ran	Ishii Ran
8	Kasahara Momona	Kitazato Rio	Kenmotsu Nano
9	Shimizu Keiko	Takami Ayane	Tanaka Koto
10	Fujimoto Ayaka	Kato Kagura	Takami Ayane
11	Nakano Kokona	Kitazume Sakura	Kitazato Rio

Performances

Performance 1: Prepared

#	Team	Performance	Participant	Grade
1	MYDO GIRLS	INI "We Are"	Kamio Ayano	D
			Tanaka Hana	F
			Kato Kagura	F
			Shibuya Mei	D
			Watanabe Miyu	D
			Sakata Kotone	F
2	Beginners (ビギナーズ)	Kep1er "Wing Wing"	Kobayashi Sae	C
			Wakimoto Mihaya	C
			Nakamura Aoi	F
			Aramaki Joa	B
			Kurihara Kano	D
3	G-TRIANGLE	IZ*ONE "Violeta -Japanese Ver.-"	Oda Aruha	A
			Oyanagi Emi	D
			Sato Ameli	D
4	Otome Jidai (乙女時代)	Shoujo Jidai "Gee -Japanese Ver.-	Moro Anon	F
			Hatta Mena	B
			Tani Seia	F
			Sutani Yurara	B
			Kato Airi	F
5	Lemon Squash (レモン・スカッシュ)	Nogizaka46 "Influencer"	Shiromaru Maho	C
			Kino Riko	C
			Kawagishi Runa	C
			Uchiyama Rin	C
6	MISS JAPAN Daihyou (MISS JAPAN 代表)	Hamasaki Ayumi "Blue Bird"	Ando Chiharu	D
			Koyama Mana	F
7	Team Maknae (チームマンネ)	SEKAI NO OWARI "Habit"	Takahashi Hina	C
			Abe Nagomi	C
8	Little Heroine (リトルヘロイン)	Da-iCE "CITRUS"	Iida Shizuku	D
			Nakayama Honoka	C
			Yoshida Hana	B
			Nakano Kokona	B
			Yamazaki Mitsuki	D
9	Fukuoka no Ai Desu (福岡のアイです)	IVE "ELEVEN -Japanese Ver.-"	Hamasaki Aiko	C
			Otsubo Karen	B
			Mizukami Rimika	B
			Kitazato Rio	C
10	Pocket Princess (ポケプリ)	TWICE "One More Time"	Kitazume Sakura	B
			Okabe Nonoka	C
			Motohashi Meika	D
			Hosoi Ayaka	C
			Takagi Mayu	D
11	Koto & Yui (コト＆ユイ)	Utada Hikaru "Automatic"	Tanaka Koto	C
			Ando Yui	C
12	Apple Mint (アップルミント)	Keyakizaka46 "Fukyouwaon"	Kawabata Ranka	B
			Tanabe Karin	B
			Sekiguchi Rikako	D
			Tabuchi Miu	D
			Gogami Niko	N/A
			Shiratori Ameri	N/A
13	EYE Catcher	JO1 - "Tiger"	Ishii Ran	B
			Kikukawa Aki	D
			Takabatake Momoka	C
			Ando Yuna	C
			Shibagaki Arisa	D
14	Vitamin Bomb	Atarashii Gakkou no Leaders "Otona Blue"	Murakami Rinon	B
			Bando Fuka	D
			Shimizu Keiko	A
15	Team NANA (チーム NANA)	Perfume "FLASH"	Sasaki Kokona	B
			Saito Serina	C
16	Yummy's	KARA "GO GO Summer!"	Kato Konomi	D
			Nakamura Riro	D
			Iyota Hana	D
			Kataoka Rio	D
17	Swans	Kimura Kaela "Butterfly"	Sugai Natsuho	F
			Aoki Yuka	D
			Ota Sara	F
18	Muse no Yuuwaku (ミューズの誘惑)	Koda Kumi "Cutie Honey"	Kenmotsu Nano	B
			Kamada Moe	C
			Furuhashi Sayaka	D
			Akiyama Ema	C
19	Remember me?	(G)I-DLE "LATATA -Japanese ver.-"	Fujimoto Ayaka	C
			Kanno Miyu	C
			Kurokawa Honoka	B
			Sakaguchi Rino	B
			Sasaki Tsukushi	A
20	High Queens	Awich "Dore ni Shiyou ka na"	Tanaka Yuuki	B
			Sano Jueri	C
21	Twinkle	E-girls "Follow Me"	Nakamori Mikoto	A
			Nakamori Kotone	A
22	Cool Girls	IZ*ONE "Suki to Iwasetai"	Takami Ayane	A
			Aita Rin	C
			Sakuraba Haruka	F
			Shinzawa Mika	D
			Okamura Nana	C
			Oikawa Rio	F
23	DD-crash	Amuro Namie "Chase the Chance"	Yoshida Ayano	B
			Sudo Sakura	A
			Matsushita Miyu	B
24	Wing, Bell, Moon (ウィング・ベル・ムーン)	aespa "Spicy"	Hidaka Hazuki	C
			Sakurai Miu	A
			Yamamoto Suzu	A
25	rebloom	YOASOBI "Idol"	Kasahara Momona	A
			Kato Kokoro	A
26	Aoharu (アオハル)	ITZY "WANNABE"	Suzuki Rena	B
			Ueki Mimi	C
			Mogi Shion	C
			Tabata Nana	B
			Ebihara Tsuzumi	A
			Yamaguchi Misaki	D

Note: Team NANA originally had three members, but one withdrew from the competition due to injury.

Discography

Digital Singles

• [2023.09.03] LEAP HIGH! ~Asu e, Meippai~ (LEAP HIGH! 〜明日へ、めいっぱい〜; To Tomorrow, With All One's Might)

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