What Will Be The Final Challenge On ‘Produce 101 Season 2’?

Season 2 of Produce 101 is nearing its finale with only 2 episodes left. Mnet's hit survival program is set to broadcast its season finale live on June 16, where the fate of the remaining trainees will be decided by the nation's producers. This begs the question: What is the final challenge?

As the finale of Produce 101 Season 2 is approaching, whispers and rumors regarding the show's final decisions are louder than ever. Unnamed sources from the production of the program have come forward to claim that the next elimination round will take out 15 trainees instead of 13. During the third elimination on last year's show, only 13 contestants were eliminated, which is why reports of 15 eliminated trainees shocked netizens.

According to the sources from the industry, only 20 trainees will go on to the final episode. The remaining trainees will be split into 2 teams of 10, and undertake the final challenge where the 2 teams will face off. The team battle is set to air on Produce 101 Season 2's last broadcast on June 16, where the winning team will be given benefit votes on top of the final voting results from viewers. Ryan Jhun and The Underdogs are slated to produce the two tracks that the two teams will use in the final face off. The winning team will then become the new project boy group of this season.

However, Produce 101 Season 2 has been receiving flak from viewers for its system of 'benefit votes'. The show's format provides benefit votes for an individual winner in each challenge, which is also shared by the winner's entire team. There has been a negative response regarding this system, as viewers claim that it is an unjust and unfair distribution of votes. They further cite that the show is an individual competition, not a team competition. Fans of the program are upset that the benefit votes system is still pushing through up until the final challenge, and asked for it to be removed as it may alter the final results significantly.