Mydol (stylized as MyDol or MyDOL) is a South Korean reality show that documented the formation and debut process of the boy band, VIXX. It premiered on Mnet on April 12, 2012.

Premise

A group of 10 idol trainees under Jellyfish Entertainment are put through various activities and missions to determine the select few that will debut as part of a six-member idol group on May 24, 2012 on M! Countdown.

Format

The first half of the series serves as an elimination-style competition among the 10 trainees, wherein the prospects who display the best talent and promise will be chosen by viewers to become part of the final group.

The second half of the series follows the early pre-debut activities of the final six members who have made it into the group.

Trainees

(Ages and heights are at the time of the program's filming)

¹ One of three members added later by Hwang Se-jun.

Episode summaries

Episode 1

The episode begins with all 10 trainees getting make up done for their first profile photo shoot at Y Studio. They are shot by renowned fashion photographer Choi Yong Bin. They start off with individual shoots followed by group shots, Daewon and Ravi are both lauded for their modelling. Later, the trainees are shown at their training studio, where they practice choreography by Yang Wook. After Yang Wook leaves, the trainees continue practicing the dance for several hours. The most recently added trainees - Yoonchul, Byoungjun & Hyuk - are singled out by N for not executing the choreography well.