Produce 101 Japan The Girls (プロデュース ワンオーワン ジャパン ザ ガールズ; stylized in all caps) is the third season of the reality competition showProduce 101 Japan, the Japanese version of Produce 101. The show brings together 101 contestants with the intention of producing a permanent eleven-member girl group.
The show premiered on October 5, 2023,[1] and is broadcast on Lemino every Thursday at 21:00 JST (GMT+9).[2] Each episode is rerun on YouTube with English subtitles the following Monday at 21:00 JST (GMT+9) and each episode will be available for a week before being switched to private and replaced with the next episode.[3] Additionally, the final episode aired on TBS.[4]
The top 11 winners debuted under the name Me:I in 2024.
^『PRODUCE 101 JAPAN』第3弾の正式タイトル決定 10・5「Lemino」で独占無料配信スタート [The official title for the third edition of "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN" has been decided. Exclusive free distribution starts on 10/5 on "Lemino"]. Oricon (in Japanese). August 17, 2023. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
^「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」シーズン3は初のガールズグループオーディション、NTTドコモの映像配信サービス「Lemino」で独占配信決定 ["PRODUCE 101 JAPAN" season 3 will be the first girl group audition and will be exclusively distributed via NTT Docomo's video distribution service "Lemino"]. The Television (in Japanese). April 24, 2023. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
^「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS」英語字幕付 海外限定配信のお知らせ [Announcement of limited overseas distribution of "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS" with English subtitles]. Produce 101 Japan official website (in Japanese). October 4, 2023. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS」テーマ曲動画解禁 101人の練習生は3日0時発表 ["PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS" theme song video released. 101 trainees to be announced at midnight on the 3rd]. Modelpress (in Japanese). September 2, 2023. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.