i've cast queendom puzzle season 2. mnet, hire me

One of the things about me that I keep secret from most people is my deep and abiding interest in the kpop survival show. A genre popularized by Produce 101 and Sixteen (but not created by them! Kara Project predates them both!), kpop survivals pit trainees (and sometimes already debuted idols--extensive essay on this sits in my google drive until the end of time) against each other in battles that test their teamwork and individual skill and then hand their fate off to a public vote (or sometimes an expert panel) (or both, if you're Mnet and you're rigging your show. This is also a part of the essay that will never see the light of day).

anyway so one of the shows airing rn is called Queendom Puzzle, where already-debuted idols from both active and disbanded groups battle for 7 spots in a project supergroup. One of my very favorite kpop girls (Elly Jung Haerim) is doing so extremely well on this show and getting all the love her agency has withheld from her (Fantagio, please, Ki-Lings want a comeback!) so naturally I've been following the show and today I thought about groups who I'm surprised didn't participate and so I made a list of who should go on the show if they did a season 2 immediately following this (instead of what's probably going to happen, which is a season of Kingdom Puzzle for the boys.)

Aight here's my list:

1. Miyazaki Miho (1993, vocal, AKB48). But OP, you say, AKB48 is a JAPANESE girl group! Here, I direct you to Shiroma Miru, QP contestant, 48g alum, and most importantly--like Shiroma Miru--Produce 48 finalist. Miho was, like, beloved, and intends to establish a career in Korea following her AKB graduation.
2. Lee Kaeun (1994, dance, After School). Listen, had Pledis actually followed up on her fame after she was blatantly rigged out of IZ*ONE she really could have been legendary. I think she's actually acting now but if she wanted to return to the idol life she totally could.
3. Lim Nayoung (1995, dance/rap, IOI/Pristin). If one of the Pristin girls returned to the Kpop scene I would lose my shit, I love them. You never forget your first group. 97z are happy as models, Sungyeon is happy as a producer, Kyla is happy in the states, and somehow I think Xiyeon and Yehana just wouldn't risk it again. I guess I could see Eunwoo or Rena doing this if Nayoung didn't.. Nayoung has also just changed agencies and, while she's mostly an actress these days, she was on that one TV show where her character was an idol group member. The IOI and Pristin fans would come crawling out of the woodwork and support tf out of her.
4. Han Haebin (1995, vocal, Gugudan). Haebin was always overshadowed by Nayoung and Sejeong when Gx9 was active and I also miss Gugudan. If I'm putting a Pristin member on this list, I'm putting a Gugudan member too.
5. Kwon Eunbi (1995, vocal/dance, IZ*ONE/solo). Woollim girls and Queendom are old friends and I think all-rounder Eunbi could really show off her skills here and continue to build an identity for herself after IZ*ONE.
6. Park Jeonghwa (1995, vocal/dance, EXID). She is literally the only EXID member I can imagine continuing to pursue an idol career.
7. Jung Yerin (1996, dance/vocal, Gfriend/solo). I don't have reasoning for this, I just think an ex-Gfriend member should be here.
8. Lu (1997, vocal, Nature). She doesn't get promoted as much as she should... much like her group. Also a good way to get her back in the public eye once she recovers from her knee injury.
9. Kim Yoohyeon (1997, vocal/dance, Dreamcatcher). I want to see her do different concepts!
10. Baek Yebin (1997, vocal, DIA). She seems to be pretty friendly with a lot of idols (including colleagues of other people on this list).
11. E:U (1998, rap, Everglow). Yuehua gives her dust and this would be a good opportunity for her to establish her own identity outside of the group.
12. Park Jinny (1998, rap, Secret Number). She's one of the more popular members and is really skilled, which would be a good way to make a name for the group.
13. Kim Sihyeon (1999, vocal/dance, Everglow). She can do everything, and she's a survival show vet with connections to a lot of other people on this list.
14. Zuu (2000, vocal/dance, Secret Number). Would establish her as a newer member; Minji was already known to the public as an incredible vocalist because of her Produce appearances.
15. Anne (2000, rap/vocal, GWSN). Out of all the ex-GWSN members, the way she was promoted makes me think she's the most likely to want to try performing again.
16. Jeon Heejin (2000, dance, Loona/ARTMS). Good promotion opportunity for her while OEC promote as a unit. I don't think that Haseul would thrive here, but Heejin is the all-rounder to end all all-rounders.
17. Seline (2000, vocal/dance, Cignature). J9 is sending Belle onto a survival show, the ex-Goodday members went on Mixnine, it's Seline's turn.
18. Julie (2000, rap, Kiss of Life). I wanna see this group thrive! They have a Sixteen/IS contestant, a songwriter, and they're produced by Lee frickin' Haein.
19. Myung Hyungseo (2001, vocal, Busters/Classy). Classy has struggled to get famous even though My Teenage Girl was pretty well received, so this would help. Also I don't think Classy shows Hyungseo off as much as they should, considering that she's their most experienced member.
20. Kim Haram (2001, vocal, Billlie). She's a good singer, she's my bias, I think Billlie should go on this show, that's it.
21. Fukutomi Tsuki (2002, dance, Billlie). She's their most popular member and had that viral fancam. Besides, we KNOW she's good.
22. Isa (2002, vocal, Stayc). This whole list came about because I was like, why didn't Stayc send anyone to QP? They're like Weeekly's sister group. I don't follow Stayc but I think I saw a fancam of her once and liked her.
23. Keena (2002, rap, Fifty Fifty). I get that nobody really knows what's up with Fifty Fifty rn, but provided they win their lawsuit and establish as a group outside of Attrakt this would be a good way to build off the Cupid hype. I mean, H1-Key got onto QP as a relatively unknown group that went viral. Also the rappers in this group get paid dust, or so I hear anyway.
24. Kim Gaeul (2002, dance, Ive). Idk, she's the one Starship would most easily part with for a few months. Liz doesn't seem like the survival show type, Leeseo is a little young, and Rei and Annyeongz are too popular. Similar position to Yeoreum tbh.
25. Kwon Dohee (2002, dance, Cignature). I keep up with their comebacks but, unlike with Chloe, idk who this girl is. She doesn't have a lot of presence and could really develop it on a show like this.
26. Kelly (2002, vocal, Tri Be). Oh god this show is just all 02 liners oops. She did a Chinese survival and Tri Be is really going hard for international reach but should probably focus on Korean relevance moving forward.
27. Nonaka Shana (2003, vocal, Lapillus). MLD likes their survival shows and she was already on Girls Planet. Really, any of Lapillus could fit here, Shana is just the one that people know.
28. Yoon (2004, vocal, Stayc). She's one of the more well-known Stayc members and could really cultivate a fanbase here. I waffled back and forth between her and J (same age, I see their names with the same amount of frequency).

omg this took literally so long to write up. dies. no one even cares about things like this it's just me vibing.