Boys II Planet has officially started.
As soon as the contestants were revealed, there were many familiar faces, including already debuted idols.
During the first round, contestants give themselves a rating, and then their performance is judged to give a new rating. It goes from 0 stars to all star, which is the highest. Unlike previous years, those with zero stars are immediately eliminated.
While it could be expected from trainees, netizens were shocked that it happened to an already debuted idol, Thanatorn.

The idol debuted in 2023 as part of K-Pop boy group THE WIND.

The idol sang “VIBE” by BIGBANG‘s Taeyang, featuring BTS‘s Jimin.
Shockingly, the idol received zero stars from the judges and was eliminated.
Netizens hit back at Mnet, saying that while it wasn’t perfect, Thanatorn’s performance was nowhere near zero stars, especially compared to others. They also hit back Mnet’s evil editing and shared examples of the idol’s true talent from THE WIND content.
Thanatorn really don't deserved 0 stars for this performance that only have minor mistakes. pic.twitter.com/ojNyePxLfC
— nunu ✧* (@deowinday) July 18, 2025
even thanatorn failing when he can literally sing like this 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/wFmmqgfB6b
— mika (@Ieehanies) July 17, 2025
thanatorn can sing and mnet should fuck themselves pic.twitter.com/tzAn7dKxiK
— Xani:N 🩵 | #1 thanatorn supporter (@miniseungxen) July 17, 2025
Gonna be honest… idk if I even wanna watch anymore… what’s the point when the system seems so rigged to eliminate from the very start… thanatorn u deserve better https://t.co/sqPQ0bIkxw pic.twitter.com/parwvGBJsJ
— 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘀 ꨄ︎ ˗ˏˋ ✸ ˎˊ˗ (@yuyumangel) July 17, 2025
thanatorn ain't even do bad, mnet you will DIE pic.twitter.com/pPgu9S6Ww7
— parkha say oui oui oui 🧊 (@duezabyu) July 18, 2025
Boys II Planet aired its first episode on July 17.