Former S. Korean council candidate debuts as Japanese idol KO1Keyz

A former South Korean local election candidate, who ran in 2022 as the youngest contender for a local council seat in Muan, South Jeolla Province, is set to debut as a member of a Japanese idol group through a local survival competition show.

Oh Shin-haeng, 22, finished fourth among the contestants on the Japanese audition program "Produce 101 Japan Shinsekai" on June 9 by earning 481,415 votes on the live finale.

He will debut as party of J-pop idol group KO1Keyz.

Oh will be one of the two Kore ...