<WK Column> ”EL7Z U+P” born from ”QUEENDOM PUZZLE”! How was the reaction in Korea? What is the activity period?

The latest episode of Mnet's "Comeback Battle" series "QUEENDOM PUZZLE" will be broadcast live on August 15th (Tuesday) with the final episode (EP10), "EL7Z
7 members who will debut as U+P (El's Up) have been decided. The 7 people's announcement method is unique, and the 3rd place is announced first, and then the 4th, 5th, and 6th place.
After that, the 1st, 2nd, and 7th place were announced in order. The 3rd place who was called first is Japanese member Yuki (PURPLE
KISS). The other members rushed over to the surprised Yuki former and congratulated them, tears of joy.
It was impressive to see Yuki talking about it. After that, Kei (LOVELYZfrom) ranked 4th, followed by Yeoreum (WJSN) ranked 5th.
Yeoreum, who appeared (won) in "QUEENDOM 2", has become a member. 6th place is Yeonhee (Rocket Punch), the same "Rocket
Punch” members TAKAHASHI JURI and Suyun, who remained in the final, sent Yeon-hee off with joy as if it were their own, and tenderly gave Yeon-hee who was crying from behind.
It was also impressive to see him watching over me. And in the semi-finals, Fiso (H1-KEY) and Nana (woo!ah!) were battling for first place, but there was no reversal, and it was the same as the semi-finals.
Dear, 1st place is Fiso and Nana is 2nd place. In addition, Ye Eun (CLCfrom) slid into the final 7th place. "EL7Z
Most of the members who were called as members of U+P shed tears and were deeply moved, but it ended
Looking at it, the lineup was exactly the same as the “Top 7” announced in the semi-finals. In particular, there was no change in the top 3, just a slight change in the order of 4th to 7th, so it was as expected.
For example, as expected, the final standings and scores of the members who advanced to the final were revealed in a super-high-speed telop just before the final roll, and it ended.
In South Korea, there was also a media report that the "QUEENDOM PUZZLE" was a new attempt, but the curtain was quietly closed. The audience rating is also 0.243%.
In EP4, he updated his personal best of 0.526%, but it started to decline gradually from there, recording the lowest 0.188% in EP9, and the final episode also increased slightly to 0.287%. movement
As for the number of views of the picture, Mnet's official channel has 20.6 million subscribers, but "QUEENDOM
PUZZLE"-related videos are sluggish with an average of 100,000 to 200,000 views.
In addition, the reason why Lee Chae Young (formerIZ*ONE) and Haein (LABOUM) left the program in the middle of the program was not revealed after all, and the same Mnet's "produce" series
Although the number of participants was far smaller than that of other events such as the 2010 series, the spotlight was on Hot Topic participants such as Nana, Fiso, and Kei.
analyzed the factors. In this way, there were some negative opinions about the program, but whether or not "EL7Z U+P" can get a lot of attention and play an active part in rejecting them depends on the members' hard work.
It depends on the tension. As far as I can see from interviews, it seems that EL7Z U+P's activity period has not been decided, and they are planning to release 3 albums. debut alba
Mu will be released in September. In addition, "Rocket Punch", "H1-KEY", and "PURPLE KISS" are about to make a comeback, and the members of both groups
Because of that, the members of "EL7Z U+P" don't seem to live in the dormitory, but they already have careers and are talented members.
It is expected that what kind of group color it will be just because they gathered together. Debut album release in September, "2023 MAMA
AWARDS", and from October, a global tour is scheduled to start in Tokyo and Osaka in Japan.
Keep an eye on EL7Z U+P. <Final ranking> 1st place: Fiso (444,495 points) 2nd place: Nana (430,450 points) 3rd place: Yuki (394,649 points)
4th place: Kei (376,553 points) 5th place: Yeoreum (371,096 points) 6th place: Yeonhee (358,059 points) 7th place: Yeeun (350,517 points)
――――――――――――――――――――― 8th place: Suyun (Rocket Punch) (302,579 points)
9th place: Wooyoung (woo!ah!) (300,106 points) 10th place: Jihan (Weeekly) (293,904 points) 11th place: Ellie (Weki
Meki) (292,486 points) 12th place: TAKAHASHI JURI (Rocket Punch) (282,362 points) 13th place: Jiu (tripleS) (274,403 points)
14th place: Dofa (229,076 points)