Mnet's audition program "Boys 2 Planet" is concluding its two-month journey. The final, which will be broadcast live at 8 p.m. on the 25th, is drawing attention to the participants who will make it into the final debut group. The "Planet" series is a successor to "Produce 101" and has garnered attention each season. In the previous season, the group Zerobaseone was formed, marking the beginning of the 5th generation of groups, and they achieved six consecutive million-seller albums right after their debut.

Fan enthusiasm for this season is even hotter. Fans' passion for the participants' debut is expressed through voluntary fundraising activities. On the online community "DC Inside," fundraising is being conducted for each participant in the "Minor Gallery," and the funds raised are used to provide prizes to those who participate in vote verification on the Mnet Plus app. The scale of fundraising this season has reached hundreds of millions of won, indicating a significant increase compared to previous seasons.

Various events are being held in each participant's Minor Gallery, and the event revealed in the Minor Gallery of Irio, who belongs to Grid Entertainment, includes prizes worth approximately 250 million won. The video released by Irio's Minor Gallery has attracted great attention, with 7.3 million views and 26,000 retweets. Netizens responded with comments such as "Let's vote and turn our lives around" and "The prizes are insane."

The reason for the fierce competition among fandoms is the concept of "Jeongbyeongjon." "Jeongbyeongjon" refers to participants in unstable ranking zones who are at risk of being excluded from the debut lineup, a term commonly used among fans. This sense of crisis intensifies the scale of fundraising and the competition in events. The "Jeongbyeongjon" ranking zone is unusually wide this season. In the third survivor announcement broadcast on the 18th, first place Lee Sangwon scored 8.28 million points, second place Jo Woansin scored 5.73 million points, and third place Irio scored 4.07 million points. However, from fourth place Kim Gunwoo to eighth place Jung Sanghyun, the scores are very close, differing by only tens of thousands of points.

Although the final debut group is known to consist of eight members, CP Kim Shinyoung stated at the production presentation, "There are many talented participants, so the final decision will be made during the broadcast." Since the exact number of members will not be confirmed until just before the live broadcast, there is a possibility that the debut group announced at the start of the live show will differ from expectations.

The "Boys 2 Planet" production team expressed, "We sincerely thank all the star creators around the world," and announced that new songs prepared by the participants will also be revealed during the live broadcast. Interest is rising in who will take the killing parts in the two competition stages and in the participants' final journey.