Starlight Boys

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Starlight Boys
Official poster
Starring
Release
Original networkiQIYI
Original releaseOctober 26 (2024-10-26) 
December 28, 2024 (2024-12-28)

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:

Contestants

Color key

  •   Top 9 of the week
  •   Final members of Polarix
  •   Eliminated in the Final Episode
  •   Eliminated in the Second Elimination
  •   Eliminated in the First Elimination
  •   Eliminated after the Signal Song Mission
  •   Left the show
Company Name Nationality Age Guiders' evaluation Rankings
Ep. 1–2[a] Re-test[b] Ep. 2[c] Ep. 3[d] Ep. 5 Ep. 6[e] Ep. 7[f] Ep. 9 Ep. 10 Final
# 1st # 2nd # # # Votes # # # Votes # Votes
Top Class Entertainment
(托璞司娱乐)
Bian Shiyu
(비엔쓰위) [i]
China 18 47 Star 46 35 39 Not Shown Eliminated
Ningbo Huajieyu Film and
Television Culture Media Co., Ltd
Cai Chengyuan
(카이청위안)
China 23 57 Star 52 27 42 Not Shown Eliminated
Yue Kai Entertainment Chen Xuanyou
(천쉬안유)
China 19 14 StarStar 20 StarStar 26 30 32 168,328 34 32 Not Shown Eliminated
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Choi Jun-ho
(최준호) [ii]
South Korea 22 31 Star 32 Star 28 36 37 129,344 Eliminated
Mustation Entertainment CongB
(콩비) [iii]
Vietnam 23 10 StarStar 27 Star 12 11 13 539,466 17 13 13 833,340 Not Shown Eliminated
PocketDol Studio
(포켓돌스튜디오)
Do-ha
(규민) [iv] [v]
South Korea 20 43 StarStar 13 StarStar 11 16 22 354,888 21 22 15 781,206 Not Shown Eliminated
M-Nation Duan Xingxing
(두안싱싱) [vi]
China 26 4 StarStarStar 8 StarStarStar 6 6 6 1,054,784 8 9 8 1,070,680 11 Not Shown Eliminated
FirstOne Entertainment
(퍼스트원)
Eden
(이든) [vii]
South Korea 26 44 Star 30 Star 29 37 36 132,442 27 26 17 597,296 Not Shown Eliminated
Stardust Entertainment
(砾子星尘文化传媒有限公司)
Float
(플로트) [viii] [ix]
Thailand 21 62 Star Not Shown Eliminated
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Gun-woo
(건우) [x]
South Korea 22 41 Star 38 Star 42 45 38 Not Shown Eliminated
PocketDol Studio
(포켓돌스튜디오)
Han-gyul
(한결) [iv] [xi] [xii] [xiii] [xiv]
South Korea 24 50 StarStar 35 Star 4 4 4 1,467,622 4 3 2 2,989,467 6 676,040 6
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Han Jeong-woo
(한정우) [xv]
South Korea 23 13 StarStar 6 StarStarStar 15 17 21 360,664 19 23 Not Shown Eliminated
Han Tae-i
(한태이)
South Korea 20 53 Star 48 55 54 Not Shown Eliminated
Stardust Entertainment
(砾子星尘文化传媒有限公司)
He Xilong
(허시롱) [viii]
China 24 28 StarStar 22 StarStar 9 10 11 609,883 18 11 11 863,604 Not Shown Eliminated
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Hijiri
(히지리) [xvi]
Japan 21 7 Star 36 Star 54 53 Not Shown Eliminated
KISS Entertainment
(キッス・エンタテインメント)
Hikari
(히카리) [xvii]
Japan 22 45 StarStar 14 StarStar 23 26 26 271,049 14 20 19 522,104 Eliminated
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Hoang Phan
(호앙판) [xviii]
Vietnam 23 55 Star Not Shown Eliminated
PocketDol Studio
(포켓돌스튜디오)
Hong Sung-min
(홍성민) [xvii] [xix]
South Korea 20 23 StarStar 3 StarStarStar 18 12 12 593,570 11 10 7 1,080,796 12 Not Shown Eliminated
JS Entertainment
(제이에스엔터테인먼트)
Hou Jiaen
(허우지아언)
China 19 58 Not Shown Eliminated
Qin's Entertainment
(坤音娱乐)
Huang Jialiang
(후앙지아량) [xx]
China 20 38 StarStar 21 StarStar 45 41 Not Shown Eliminated
JS Entertainment
(제이에스엔터테인먼트)
Huang Pengfeng
(후앙펑펑)
China 18 66 Not Shown Eliminated
Yuxiao Media Ivan
(아이반) [xxi]
Malaysia 23 22 StarStar 54 22 23 24 313,213 23 24 Not Shown Eliminated
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Jae-min
(재민) [xix]
South Korea 21 56 Star 53 44 46 Not Shown Eliminated
Jeon Min-gyu
(전민규)
South Korea 18 69 51 53 55 Not Shown Eliminated
Jung Hae-sung
(정해성)
South Korea 22 49 Star 28 Star 46 48 Not Shown Eliminated
RS Music
(개인 연습생)
Kad
(카드) [xxii] [xxiii] [xxiv]
Thailand 26 24 Star Not Shown Eliminated
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Kwak Gun
(곽건) [xxv]
South Korea 23 37 StarStar 19 StarStar 52 51 Not Shown Eliminated
TOV Entertainment
(엔터테인먼트)
Ke Mingkai
(크어밍카이) [xxvi]
China 23 35 45 41 29 29 239,188 36 36 Not Shown Eliminated
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Kim Seon-jae
(김선재)
South Korea 21 36 StarStar 31 Star 38 44 Not Shown Eliminated
KPlus
(케이플러스)
Kim Seong-ju
(김성주)
South Korea 17 21 Star 49 36 40 Not Shown Eliminated
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Kingston Wong
(킹스톤웡) [xxvii]
Malaysia 19 16 StarStar 29 Star 34 32 33 158,417 30 29 Not Shown Eliminated
Kris
(크리스) [xxviii] [xxix]
Thailand 21 27 StarStar 16 StarStar 24 28 34 152,399 32 34 Not Shown Eliminated
Lee Da-eul
(이다을) [iii]
South Korea 20 46 Star 56 8 8 10 646,101 20 18 14 793,180 9 277,835 9
Lee Jun-hyuk
(이준혁) [xiii] [xxx]
South Korea 24 5 StarStar 23 StarStar 7 7 7 946,089 7 6 3 1,737,708 2 1,532,218 2
TOV Entertainment
(엔터테인먼트)
Li Shengjun
(리성준) [xxvi]
China 21 59 Not Shown Eliminated
PocketDol Studio
(포켓돌스튜디오)
Ling Qi
(링치) [xvii] [xxxi] [xix] [xxxii] [xxxiii]
China 22 15 StarStar 15 StarStar 17 19 18 382,484 24 19 18 578,255 Not Shown Eliminated
The Line Star Entertainment Luo Junwei
(루어쥔웨이) [xxxiv]
China 22 48 Star 40 Star 51 52 Not Shown Eliminated
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Michael Wu
(마이클우)
Canada 21 18 StarStarStar 7 StarStarStar 48 35 31 197,085 10 21 Not Shown Eliminated
PocketDol Studio
(포켓돌스튜디오)
Min-jae
(민재) [iv]
South Korea 20 40 StarStar 9 StarStarStar 10 9 9 650,397 13 16 16 639,556 Not Shown Eliminated
TNK Entertainment
(TNK 엔터테인먼트)
Nam Son
(남손) [xxxv] [xxxvi]
Vietnam 17 54 StarStar 41 Star 40 31 28 249,662 28 25 Not Shown Eliminated
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Ngan Chau Yuet
(응안차우유엣)
Hong Kong 22 63 Star Not Shown Eliminated
Insight Entertainment
(อินไซท์ เอ็นเตอร์เทนเมนต์)
Park Si-woo
(박시우) [xxxvii] [v] [xiii]
South Korea 23 51 Star 37 Star 47 49 Not Shown Eliminated
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Park Yeon-wook
(박연욱)
South Korea 22 68 Star 33 Star 56 56 Not Shown Eliminated
Insight Entertainment
(อินไซท์ เอ็นเตอร์เทนเมนต์)
Pentor
(펜떠) [xxxviii] [xxxix]
Thailand 25 2 StarStarStar 11 StarStar 5 5 5 1,269,590 6 8 4 1,307,081 5 693,895 5
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Phoom
()
Thailand 23 30 Star 44 30 33 35 150,969 26 28 Not Shown Eliminated
Pong
() [xl]
Laos 22 39 StarStar 47 37 34 30 216,669 33 33 Not Shown Eliminated
Rex
(렉스)
China 26 12 Not Shown Eliminated
Rin
() [xli]
Japan 22 25 Star 34 Star 43 43 Not Shown Eliminated
Ryou Kaito
(료카이토)
Japan 23 29 Star Not Shown Eliminated
Warner Music China
(华纳音乐中国)
Shao Ziheng
(샤오쯔헝)
China 20 1 StarStarStar 2 StarStarStar 3 3 3 1,740,809 2 1 1 4,343,933 1 2,144,491 1
TOV Entertainment
(엔터테인먼트)
Sheng Qi
(셩치) [xxvi]
China 21 32 Star 5 StarStarStar 39 27 25 272,585 12 17 20 Not Shown Eliminated
JS Entertainment
(제이에스엔터테인먼트)
Sun Jiayang
(쑨지아양)
China 18 60 25 StarStar 25 20 19 369,877 29 30 Not Shown Eliminated
Laoyu Vision Company Sun Yinghao
(쑨잉하오) [vi]
China 24 8 StarStar 12 StarStar 2 2 2 1,878,149 3 4 Left the show
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Syo
()
Japan 24 26 17 StarStar 19 24 27 263,620 31 31 Not Shown Eliminated
RS Music
(개인 연습생)
Vexter
(벡터)
Thailand 22 9 Star Not Shown Eliminated
Joy Together Wang Kun
(왕쿤) [xviii]
China 18 51 StarStarStar 4 StarStarStar 16 18 17 393,353 25 27 Not Shown Eliminated
UN24 Xin Che
(신처)
China 18 33 Star 55 20 25 23 333,712 22 12 9 954,638 4 882,415 4
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Xu Shihuan
(허세환)
China 24 42 Star 39 Star 31 14 14 482,842 35 35 6 1,082,589 3 1,431,896 3
Bluedot Entertainment
(블루닷 엔터테인먼트)
Yang Dong-hwa
(양동화) [xlii]
South Korea 21 6 StarStarStar 10 StarStar 32 22 16 404,184 9 7 5 1,284,062 8 415,097 8
Insight Entertainment
(อินไซท์ เอ็นเตอร์เทนเมนต์)
Yang Yan
(양얜)
Singapore 23 17 50 49 47 Not Shown Eliminated
Image Music Yoo Gwan-woo
(유관우) [vi]
Taiwan 22 11 StarStarStar 1 StarStarStar 1 1 1 2,628,744 1 2 Left the show
PocketDol Studio
(포켓돌스튜디오)
Yoo-jun
(유준) [iv]
South Korea 23 19 StarStar 26 Star 13 15 15 453,145 15 14 12 860,647 10 247,729 Eliminated
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Yoshi
(요시)
Japan 18 20 Star 18 StarStar 50 50 Not Shown Eliminated
Catwalk
(凯渥经纪)
Zai
(자이)
Taiwan 20 3 StarStarStar 24 StarStar 21 21 20 361,305 16 15 10 914,418 7 562,335 7
JS Entertainment
(제이에스엔터테인먼트)
Zhang Hangyi
(장항이)
China 19 67 Not Shown Eliminated
PC Entertainment Zhang Jijun
(장지쥔) [xliii]
China 24 34 43 14 13 8 688,940 5 5 Left the show
Individual Trainees
(개인 연습생)
Zhang Jinghe
(장징허)
China 20 65 42 33 38 Not Shown Eliminated
Zhao Jiayin
(자오지아인)
China 21 52 Left the show
JS Entertainment
(제이에스엔터테인먼트)
Zhu Enhao
(주언하오)
China 17 64 Not Shown Eliminated

Prior to Starlight Boys

Prior to Starlight Boys
  1. Bian Shiyu is a member of trainee group TOPTEENS.
  2. Choi Jun-ho was a contestant on Vocal Showdown.
  3. 1 2 CongB and Lee Daeul were contestants on Boys Planet.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Do-ha, Han-gyul, Min-jae, and Yoo-jun are members of BAE173 and as a group they were contestants in Peak Time.
  5. 1 2 Do-ha and Park Si-woo were contestants on Extreme Debut: Wild Idol.
  6. 1 2 3 Duan Xingxing, Sun Yinghao, and Yoo Gwan-woo are former members of IXForm and were contestants on Youth With You 3.
  7. Eden is a member of NINE.i.
  8. 1 2 Float and He Xilong are members of trainee group Stardust Boys.
  9. Float is a former member of Hashtax.
  10. Gun-woo is a former member of TFN.
  11. Han-gyul is a former member of H&D.
  12. Han-gyul is a former member of X1.
  13. 1 2 3 Han-gyul, Lee Jun-hyuk, and Park Si-woo were contestants on Produce X 101.
  14. Han-gyul was a contestant on The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project.
  15. Han Jeong-woo is a former member of trainee group Odd One Out.
  16. Hijiri is a member of Berave.
  17. 1 2 3 Hikari, Hong Sung-min, and Linq Qi are members of Fantasy Boys.
  18. 1 2 Hoang Phan and Wang Kun were contestants on Asia Super Young.
  19. 1 2 3 Hikari, Hong Sung-min, Jae-min, and Linq Qi were contestants on Fantasy Boys.
  20. Huang Jialiang is a member of BC221.
  21. Ivan is a member of Cheng Xin Ji Hua.
  22. Kad is a former member of Superboy.
  23. Kad is a former member of F2K.
  24. Kad is a former member of Element.
  25. Kawk Gun is a former member of 14U.
  26. 1 2 3 Ke Mingkai, Li Shengjun, and Sheng Qi are members of Youtove.
  27. Kingston Wong was a contestant on King Maker V.
  28. Kris was a contestant on To Be Number One Idol 11.
  29. Kris was a contestant on 9low on top.
  30. Lee Jun-hyuk is a former member of Mirae.
  31. Ling Qi is a member of co-ed group A Six.
  32. Ling Qi was a contestant on Idol Producer.
  33. Ling Qi is a former member of X-Time.
  34. Luo Junwei was a contestant on The Coming One 2.
  35. Nam Son is a member of PICKUS.
  36. Nam Son and Xu Shihuan were contestants on Fan Pick.
  37. Park Si-woo is a former member of Blank2y.
  38. Pentor is a former member of LAZ1.
  39. Pentor was a contestant of LAZ iCON.
  40. Pong was a contestant on Oishi Teen Idol 2.
  41. Rin was a contestant on Loud.
  42. Yang Dong-hwa was a contestant of The Origin – A, B, Or What?.
  43. Zhang Jijun is a member of AGEBOY.

Missions

Level Test (Episode 1–2)

Key
All star StarStarStar
2 star StarStar
1 star Star
0 star

Color key

  •   Polaris
  •   "All-star" contestant who was eventually demoted to "2-star"

The Level Test involves the contestants performing individually or in teams and getting their individual performance evaluated by the guiders. After each performance, contestants could also evaluate each others' performances by voting. At the end of the Level Test, the contestant with the most votes, regardless of their grade, will be the "all-star" center, dubbed Polaris.

Bold team numbers are teams whose performances were partially or entirely unaired on broadcast.[g]

Star Level Test (1st evaluation results)
Performance Team Contestant Evaluation Performance Team Contestant Evaluation
# Original artist(s) Song # Original artist(s) Song
Episode 1 Episode 2
1 BTS "Blood Sweat & Tears" BTS Ke Mingkai 14 Got7 "Hard Carry" Avengers
(어벤져스)
Chen Xuanyou StarStar
Li Shengjun Huang Jialiang StarStarStar
Sheng Qi Star Ivan StarStar
2 AB6IX "Breathe" ABMIX Ryou Kaito Star Michael Wu StarStarStar
Syo Zai StarStarStar
3 Treasure "Darari" Runway My Way Kim Seong-ju Star 15 TVXQ "Hug" AI Visuals
(AI 비주얼)
Xin Che Star
4 Ateez "Crazy Form" Triple Casting
(트리플 캐스팅)
Choi Jun-ho Star 16 Treasure "Jikjin" Fantasy Boys
(판타지 보이즈)
Hikari StarStar
Han Jeong-woo StarStarStar Hong Sung-min StarStarStar
Kim Seon-jae StarStar Ling Qi StarStar
5 Super Junior "Black Suit" Black Suit Shao Ziheng StarStarStar 17 Chungha "Gotta Go" Unknown Phoom Star
6 Beast "Beautiful" Super MZ Hou Jiaen 18 Infinite "Man In Love" Unknown Eden Star
Huang Pengfeng Gun-woo Star
Sun Jiayang Han Tae-i Star
Zhang Hangyi 19 Stray Kids "Case 143" Unknown Hijiri Star
Zhu Enhao Rin Star
7 2PM "My House" Before Anyone Else Do-ha StarStar Yoshi Star
Han-gyul StarStarStar 20 ONF "Bye My Monster" Unknown Jae-min Star
Min-jae StarStarStar Jung Hae-sung Star
Yoo-jun StarStar Kawk Gun StarStar
8 BigBang "Fantastic Baby" Star Kings
(스타킹)
Rex 21 Infinite "Be Mine" Unknown Kad Star
Yang Yan Vexter Star
Zhang Jijun 22 Stray Kids "Miroh" Unknown Bian Shiyu Star
9 Winner "Really Really" Flirty Boys
(플러팅 보이즈)
Jeon Min-gyu Hoang Phan Star
Lee Da-eul Star Luo Junwei Star
Nam Son StarStar Park Si-woo Star
Park Yeon-wook Star 23 Cravity "Groovy" Unknown Cai Chengyuan Star
10 Riize "Love 119" Shining Eyes Float Star Xu Shihuan Star
He Xilong StarStar Zhao Jiayin
Ngan Chau Yuet Star 24 BTS "Boy In Luv" Unknown CongB StarStar
Wang Kun StarStarStar Kingston Wong StarStar
Zhang Jinghe Pong StarStar
11 Monsta X "Rush Hour" Second Idol
(두 번째 아이돌)
Lee Jun-hyuk StarStarStar 25 Kai "Mmmh" All Rounder
(올라운더)
Yang Dong-hwa StarStarStar
12 SF9 "Good Guy" N and S
(N극과 S극)
Kris StarStar
Pentor StarStarStar
13 Ateez "Answer" Last Dance
(라스트 댄스)
Duan Xingxing StarStarStar
Sun Yinghao StarStarStar
Yoo Gwan-woo StarStarStar

All-Star Battle

Only eight seats were allotted for contestants receiving an "all-star" rating. Once all seats were filled, subsequent contestants receiving an "all-star" could challenge a current "all-star" contestant for their seat. Results were determined by the other contestants' votes. The winning contestant would keep their "all-star" rating, while the losing contestant would be demoted to "2-star".

Color key

  •   Winning contestant, remained in all-star
  •   Losing contestant, demoted to 2-star
Order Challenger Nominee
1 Yoo Gwan-woo Han Jeong-woo
2 Sun Yinghao Min-jae
3 Michael Wu Han-gyul
4 Huang Jialiang Duan Xingxing
5 Zai Lee Jun-hyuk
6 Hong Sung-min Sun Yinghao
7 Yang Dong-hwa Sun Yinghao

Signal Song Survival Challenge (Episode 2)

Key
Same position Class maintained
Rise Class upgraded
Fall Class downgraded

The top row indicates the initial level assigned after the Level Placement Test, while the first column indicates the new level after the re-evaluation.

Re-evaluation Test (2nd evaluation results)
Before
After
All star 2 star 1 star 0 star
All star
  • Duan Xingxing Same position
  • Michael Wu Same position
  • Shao Ziheng Same position
  • Wang Kun Same position
  • Yoo Gwan-woo Same position
  • Han Jeong-woo Rise
  • Hong Sung-min Rise
  • Minjae Rise
  • Sheng Qi Rise
N/a
2 star
  • Pentor Fall
  • Yang Dong-hwa Fall
  • Zai Fall
  • Chen Xuanyou Same position
  • Do-ha Same position
  • Kawk Gun Same position
  • Kris Same position
  • He Xilong Same position
  • Hikari Same position
  • Huang Jialiang Same position
  • Lee Jun-hyuk Same position
  • Ling Qi Same position
  • Sun Yinghao Same position
  • Yoshi Rise
  • Sun Jiayang Rise
  • Syo Rise
1 star N/a
  • CongB Fall
  • Han-gyul Fall
  • Kim Seon-jae Fall
  • Kingston Wong Fall
  • Nam Son Fall
  • Yoo-jun Fall
  • Choi Jun-ho Same position
  • Eden Same position
  • Gun-woo Same position
  • Hijiri Same position
  • Jung Hae-sung Same position
  • Luo Junwei Same position
  • Park Si-woo Same position
  • Park Yeon-wook Same position
  • Rin Same position
  • Xu Shihuan Same position
N/a
0 star N/a
  • Ivan Fall
  • Pong Fall
  • Bian Shiyu Fall
  • Cai Chengyuan Fall
  • Han Tae-i Fall
  • Jae-min Fall
  • Kim Seong-ju Fall
  • Lee Da-eul Fall
  • Phoom Fall
  • Xin Che Fall
  • Jeon Min-gyu Same position
  • Ke Mingkai Same position
  • Yang Yan Same position
  • Zhang Jijun Same position
  • Zhang Jinghe Same position
Eliminated N/a N/a
  • Float Fall
  • Hoang Phan Fall
  • Kad Fall
  • Ngan Chau Yuet Fall
  • Ryou Kaito Fall
  • Vexter Fall
  • Hou Jiaen Fall
  • Huang Pengfeng Fall
  • Li Shengjun Fall
  • Rex Fall
  • Zhang Hangyi Fall
  • Zhu Enhao Fall

K-Pop Generation Battle (Episode 3-4)

Color key

  •   Winning Team
  •   Polaris
K-Pop Generation Battle results
# Performance Contestant
Original artist(s) Song Team Votes Position Name Votes Votes with bonus Rank
1 Stray Kids "Chk Chk Boom" 142 Main Vocal Syo 20 5,020 26
Sub Vocal 1 Kawk Gun 31 5,031 20
Sub Vocal 2 Hikari 104 10,104 1
Sub Vocal 3 Yoo-jun 103 5,103 2
Sub Vocal 4 Yang Yan 27 5,027 22
Sub Vocal 5 Michael Wu 47 5,047 17
Ateez "Guerilla" 33 Main Vocal Choi Jun-ho 44 N/a 42
Sub Vocal 1 Min-jae 61 N/a 35
Sub Vocal 2 Chen Xuanyou 22 N/a 48
Sub Vocal 3 Lee Da-eul 30 N/a 45
Sub Vocal 4 Han Jeong-woo 12 N/a 54
Sub Vocal 5 Lee Jun-hyuk 87 N/a 31
2 BTS "Butter" 83 Main Vocal Sheng Qi 22 N/a 48
Sub Vocal 1 Xu Shihuan 35 N/a 43
Sub Vocal 2 Luo Junwei 34 N/a 44
Sub Vocal 3 Cai Chengyuan 26 N/a 46
Sub Vocal 4 Pentor 53 N/a 38
Sub Vocal 5 Eden 77 N/a 32
NCT Dream "Glitch Mode" 84 Main Vocal Hijiri 19 5,019 27
Sub Vocal 1 Gun-woo 62 5,062 11
Sub Vocal 2 Kim Seon-jae 26 5,026 23
Sub Vocal 3 Kris 10 5,010 29
Sub Vocal 4 Wang Kun 63 5,063 10
Sub Vocal 5 Xin Che 56 5,056 13
3 Riize "Boom Boom Bass" 80 Main Vocal Yoo Gwan-woo 98 5,098 3
Sub Vocal 1 CongB 80 5,080 6
Sub Vocal 2 Duan Xingxing 52 5,052 15
Sub Vocal 3 Huang Jialiang 26 5,026 23
Sub Vocal 4 Sun Yinghao 60 5,060 12
Sub Vocal 5 Bian Shiyu 29 5,029 21
Babymonster "Sheesh" 77 Main Vocal Rin 73 N/a 33
Sub Vocal 1 Ivan 21 N/a 51
Sub Vocal 2 Kingston Wong 21 N/a 51
Sub Vocal 3 Zhang Jijun 46 N/a 41
Sub Vocal 4 Sun Jiayang 94 N/a 30
4 Pentagon "Shine" 27 Main Vocal Park Yeon-wook 48 N/a 39
Sub Vocal 1 Kim Seong-ju 12 N/a 54
Sub Vocal 2 Jung Hae-sung 22 N/a 48
Sub Vocal 3 Nam Son 9 N/a 56
Sub Vocal 4 Zhang Jinghe 47 N/a 40
Blackpink "How You Like That" 141 Main Vocal He Xilong 66 5,066 9
Sub Vocal 1 Yoshi 24 5,024 25
Sub Vocal 2 Ke Mingkai 17 5,017 28
Sub Vocal 3 Do-ha 78 5,078 7
Sub Vocal 4 Park Si-woo 40 5,040 18
5 Super Junior "Sorry Sorry" 32 Main Vocal Jae-min 56 N/a 36
Sub Vocal 1 Han Tae-i 67 N/a 34
Sub Vocal 2 Pong 14 N/a 53
Sub Vocal 3 Jeon Min-gyu 24 N/a 47
Sub Vocal 4 Phoom 56 N/a 36
2PM "Again & Again" 129 Main Vocal Ling Qi 73 5,073 8
Sub Vocal 1 Zai 54 5,054 14
Sub Vocal 2 Yang Dong-hwa 39 5,039 19
Sub Vocal 3 Shao Ziheng 82 5,082 5
Sub Vocal 4 Hong Sung-min 48 5,048 16
Sub Vocal 5 Han-gyul 96 5,096 4

Position Battle (Episode 6-8)

Color key

  •   Winning Team
  •   Polaris
Position Battle results
Position Performance Contestant
Original artist(s) Song Position Name Votes Votes with bonus Rank
Vocal BtoB "Pray (I'll Be Your Man)" Vocal 1 Min-jae 43 N/a 31
Vocal 2 Syo 39 N/a 33
Vocal 3 Hong Sungmin 61 N/a 28
Vocal 4 Shao Ziheng 107 100,107 4
Day6 "You Were Beautiful" Vocal 1 CongB 89 100,089 6
Vocal 2 Ivan 54 50,054 16
Vocal 3 Duan Xingxing 47 50,047 18
Vocal 4 Pentor 86 50,086 13
Dance Stray Kids "Thunderous" Vocal 1 Chen Xuanyou 103 N/a 20
Vocal 2 Kingston Wong 33 N/a 35
Vocal 3 Sheng Qi 47 N/a 29
Vocal 4 Pong 22 N/a 36
Vocal 5 Han Jeong-woo 84 N/a 22
The Boyz "Maverick" Vocal 1 Yoo-jun 105 200,105 3
Vocal 2 Xu Shihuan 48 50,048 17
Vocal 3 Lee Da-eul 41 50,041 19
Vocal 4 Hikari 81 50,081 14
Vocal 5 Sun Yinghao 79 50,079 15
Rap x Dance NCT Dream "Smoothie" Polaris Zai 103 400,103 2
Vocal 1 Do-ha 91 100,091 5
Vocal 2 Sun Jiayang 32 100,032 10
Vocal 3 Kris 10 100,010 12
iKon "Rhythm Ta" Polaris Phoom 73 N/a 25
Vocal 1 Zhang Jijun 44 N/a 30
Vocal 2 Ke Mingkai 72 N/a 27
Vocal 3 Nam Son 42 N/a 32
Vocal & Dance Wanna One "Energetic" Vocal 1 Yoo Gwan-woo 90 N/a 21
Vocal 2 Ling Qi 81 N/a 23
Vocal 3 Xin Che 79 N/a 24
Vocal 4 He Xilong 73 N/a 25
Vocal 5 Wang Kun 37 N/a 34
Monsta X "Shoot Out" Polaris Han-gyul 104 400,104 1
Vocal 1 Lee Jun-hyuk 84 100,084 7
Vocal 2 Michael Wu 31 100,031 11
Vocal 3 Yang Dong-hwa 78 100,078 8
Vocal 4 Eden 35 100,035 9

Final Battle (Episode 10)

Performance Contestant
# Producer Song Position Name
1
  • Lyrics: TBA
  • Composition: TBA
  • Arrangement: TBA
"Pretty Dirty Boy" Polaris Han-gyul
Vocal 1 Pentor
Vocal 2 Hong Sung-min
Vocal 3 Xin Che
Vocal 4 Yoo-jun
Vocal 5 Lee Da-eul
Rapper 1 CongB
Rapper 2 Xu Shihuan
Rapper 3 Do-ha
2
  • Lyrics: TBA
  • Composition: TBA
  • Arrangement: TBA
"MILLIONAIRE" Polaris Shao Ziheng
Vocal 1 Duan Xingxing
Vocal 2 Yang Dong-hwa
Vocal 3 Eden
Vocal 4 Min-jae
Vocal 5 He Xilong
Vocal 6 Ling Qi
Rapper 1 Lee Jun-hyuk
Rapper 2 Zai

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.

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  New Top 9[h]
List of Top 9 contestants
# Ep. 2 Ep. 3 Ep. 5 Ep. 6 Ep. 7 Ep. 9 Ep. 10
1 Yoo Gwan-woo Yoo Gwan-woo (Same position) Yoo Gwan-woo (Same position) Yoo Gwan-woo (Same position) Shao Ziheng (Rise1) Shao Ziheng (Same position) Shao Ziheng (Same position)
2 Sun Yinghao Sun Yinghao (Same position) Sun Yinghao (Same position) Shao Ziheng (Rise1) Yoo Gwan-woo (Fall1) Han-gyul (Rise1) Lee Jun-hyuk (Rise1)
3 Shao Ziheng Shao Ziheng (Same position) Shao Ziheng (Same position) Sun Yinghao (Fall1) Han-gyul (Rise1) Lee Jun-hyuk (Rise3) Xu Shihuan (Rise3)
4 Han-gyul Han-gyul (Same position) Han-gyul (Same position) Han-gyul (Same position) Sun Yinghao (Fall1) Pentor (Rise4) Xin Che (Rise5)
5 Pentor Pentor (Same position) Pentor (Same position) Zhang Jijun (Rise3) Zhang Jijun (Same position) Yang Dong-hwa (Rise2) Pentor (Fall1)
6 Duan Xingxing Duan Xingxing (Same position) Duan Xingxing (Same position) Pentor(Fall1) Lee Jun-hyuk (Rise1) Xu Shihuan (Rise29) Han-gyul (Fall4)
7 Lee Jun-hyuk Lee Jun-hyuk (Same position) Lee Jun-hyuk (Same position) Lee Jun-hyuk (Same position) Yang Dong-hwa (Rise2) Hong Sung-min (Rise3) Zai (Rise3)
8 Lee Da-eul Lee Da-eul (Same position) Zhang Jijun (Rise5) Duan Xingxing (Fall2) Pentor (Fall2) Duan Xingxing (Rise1) Yang Dong-hwa (Fall3)
9 He Xilong Min-jae (Rise1) Min-jae (Same position) Yang Dong-hwa (Rise7) Duan Xingxing (Fall1) Xin Che (Rise3) Lee Da-eul (Rise5)

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

Finale results
Rank Name Points Company
1 Shao Zi-heng 2,144,491 Warner Music China
2 Lee Jun-hyuk 1,532,218 Individual Trainee
3 Xu Shi-huan 1,431,896 Individual Trainee
4 Xin Che 882,415 UN24
5 Pentor 693,895 Insight Entertainment
6 Han-gyul 607,642 PocketDol Studio
7 Zai 562,335 Catwalk Company
8 Yang Dong-hwa 415,097 Bluedot Entertainment
9 Lee Da-eul 277,835 Individual Trainee

Discography

Singles

Title Date (2024) Album
"Good Luck (Be My Luck)" November 1 Non-album single

Post-Competition

The debut group POLARIX will be active for 2 years and 6 months, and managed by iQIYI.

Other contestants
  • Some contestants returned to their original groups:
    • Yoo-jun (10th), Do-ha (13th-18th), and Min-jae (13th-18th) returned to BAE173.
    • Hong Sung-min (12th), Ling Qi (13th-18th), and Hikari (19th) returned to Fantasy Boys.
    • Eden (13th-18th) returned to NINE.i.
    • Nam Son (21st-33rd) returned to PICKUS.
  • Some contestants left the agency:
    • Ivan (21st-33rd) left Yu Xiao Media and returned to Malaysia for planning his solo career.
  • Some contestants participated in other survival shows:
    • Sun Jiayang (28th), Bian Shiyu (39th), Luo Junwei (52nd), Ngan Chau-yuet (65th) were contestants on Boys II Planet. Luo Junwei left the show prior to its airing, ranking between 134th and 136th, Ngan Chau-yuet was eliminated in the second episode after ranking 88th, Bian Shiyu was eliminated in the fifth episode after ranking 64th, and Sun Jiayang was eliminated in the eighth episode after ranking 35th.
      • Ngan Chau-yuet (65th) will be participating in the Boys II Planet spin-off show Planet C: Home Race. He went onto debut in the winning group Modyssey, after ranking 7th.

Franchise

Main articles: Youth With You.

Notes

  1. Level Test.
  2. Signal Song Survival Challenge.
  3. As of October 31, 2024, at 21:00 KST.
  4. As of November 7, 2024, at 21:00 KST.
  5. As of November 28, 2024, at 21:00 KST.
  6. As of December 5, 2024, at 21:00 KST.
  7. Full versions of the unaired performances were posted to YouTube by iQIYI on October 28 (Episode 1) and November 4, 2024 (Episode 2).
  8. Indicates contestants who had never placed in the Top 9 in any prior elimination rounds or ranking announcements.

References

  1. Yeo Shu Hui (November 4, 2024). "Starlight Boys contestants perform live in Thailand - who caught our eye?". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  2. Lee, Jan (September 30, 2024). "Actor Yang Yan is sole Singaporean contestant on K-pop show Starlight Boys". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.