Debut’s Plan: Where Are They Now?
Debut’s Plan (데뷔 계획) was a boy group survival show created by Starship Entertainment with the goal of forming a new boy group under the label. The show featured 33 trainees from Starship Entertainment, out of which 21 would be selected to join the Debut Prep Group. All trainees were evaluated by performing the signal song ImPerfect and preparing individual evaluations to present to the Starship Entertainment board members. Based on these performances, the board selected the 21 contestants for the Debut Prep Group, while the remaining 12 were eliminated from the show. The goal of the show was to debut an 8-member boy group. It aired from March 14, 2025, to May 4, 2025, and concluded with the formation of the group IDID.
So, where are the rest of the contestants now?
Debut Lineup:
Rank-1 (Debut) – Kim Minjae
— He is set to debut in the show’s final lineup, IDID.
— The group released a pre-debut song, “Step It Up,” on July 24, 2025.
Rank-2 (Debut) – Jang Yonghoon
— He qualified to debut in the final lineup of the show, IDID.
Rank-3 (Debut) – Baek Junhyuk
— He made it into the show’s final debut lineup, IDID.
Rank-4 (Debut) – Park Wonbin
— He earned a spot in the show’s final lineup, IDID.
Rank-5 (Debut) – Chu Yoochan
— He was selected to debut in the show’s final lineup, IDID.
Rank-6 (Debut) – Jeong Semin
— He qualified to debut in the final lineup of the show, IDID.
Rank-8 (Debut) – Park Seonghyeon
— He made it into the show’s final debut lineup, IDID.
*Left The Group Rank-7 (Debut) – Park Junhwan
— On June 2, 2025, Starship Entertainment announced that he would not be debuting with the group due to psychological stress.
— He has since opened social media accounts and posts regularly.
Eliminated Contestants:
Rank-9 (Final Round) – Jang Kyuhyun
— He returned to Starship Entertainment and is currently training there.
— He has also opened social media accounts.
Rank-10 (Final Round) – Lee Taegeon
— He’s back at Starship Entertainment and continues to train regularly.
— He’s also active on social media.
Rank-11 (Final Round) – Kim Jiyong
— He returned to Starship Entertainment and is currently training there.
— He has also opened social media accounts.
Rank-12 (Final Round) – Wu Tao
— He left Starship Entertainment and opened social media.
— He made his solo debut on June 25, 2025 with the digital single “Rise to the world”.
Rank-13 (2nd Round) – Jin Bomin
— He’s back at Starship Entertainment and continues to train regularly.
— He’s also active on social media.
Rank-14 (2nd Round) – Miyata Haru
— He returned to Starship Entertainment and is currently training there.
— He has also opened social media accounts.
Rank-15 (2nd Round) – Lee Junseo
— He’s back at Starship Entertainment and continues to train regularly.
— He’s also active on social media.
Rank-16 (2nd Round) – Suzuki Kaira
— He returned to Starship Entertainment and is currently training there.
— He has also opened social media accounts.
Rank-17 (2nd Round) – Jo Minjae
— He’s back at Starship Entertainment and continues to train regularly.
— He’s also active on social media.
Rank-18 (2nd Round) – Lee Wooju
— He returned to Starship Entertainment and is currently training there.
— He has also opened social media accounts.
Rank-19 (2nd Round) – Kim Yunseo
— He’s back at Starship Entertainment and continues to train regularly.
— He’s also active on social media.
Rank-20 (2nd Round) – Jeon Yunseo
— He left Starship Entertainment and opened social media accounts.
— He signed with ABM Company as a trainee, and his concept photo was released on July 19, 2025.
*Left the show Rank-21 (2nd Round) – Seok June
— On April 17, 2025, Starship Entertainment announced that he had left Debut’s Plan.
— He left Starship Entertainment and opened social media accounts, but later deleted all of his posts.
Contestants who did not pass the evaluation stage:
Rank-22 (1st Round) – Thomas
— He returned to Starship Entertainment and is regularly training there.
Rank-23 (1st Round) – Hwang Namjun
— He returned to Starship Entertainment and is currently training there.
Rank-24 (1st Round) – Jang Junhyeon
— He’s back at Starship Entertainment and continues to train regularly.
Rank-25 (1st Round) – Lee Gyuhwan
— He returned to Starship Entertainment and is regularly training there.
Rank-26 (1st Round) – Cho Eunchan
— He left Starship Entertainment and opened social media.
Rank-27 (Round 1) – Daito
— He’s back at Starship Entertainment and continues to train regularly.
Rank-28 (1st Round) – Hwang Sihoon
— He returned to Starship Entertainment and is regularly training there.
Rank-29 (1st Round) – Kang Hyun
— He left Starship Entertainment and opened social media, but later made his account private.
— He signed with J-Star Entertainment, where he was revealed as a member of the company’s new boy group, N.TOP.
— He debuted in N.TOP on August 6, 2025, with the single album We:Disconnect.
Rank-30 (1st Round) – Lee Wooseok
— He returned to Starship Entertainment and is regularly training there.
Rank-31 (1st Round) – Moon Simoon
— He returned to Starship Entertainment and is currently training there.
Rank-32 (1st Round) – Park Junseong
— He left Starship Entertainment.
— On June 12, he was introduced as a contestant on the Mnet survival show Boys II Planet, representing Jellyfish Entertainment.
— He participated in Boys II Planet, but was eliminated in the first round after receiving a “NO STAR” ranking.
Rank-33 (1st Round) – Shin Jaeha
— He left Starship Entertainment.
— On June 12, 2025, he was introduced as a contestant of Mnet’s survival show Boys II Planet, as an individual trainee.
— He participated in Boys II Planet, but was eliminated in the first round after receiving a “NO STAR” ranking.
Note: If you’re looking for one of the participants’ social media accounts just click on their names and it will take you to their profile, though that’s only for the ones that haven’t debuted.
Related: Debut’s Plan Contestants Profile
IDID Profile (Debuting lineup)
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