Mnet, a Korean music channel that is loved by K-pop fans around the world, transcending generations, languages, and genres with music as a material, is drawing attention by revealing its lineup to be introduced in 2022.
Since its inception in 1995, Mnet has expanded the music market through audition programs such as 'Superstar K' and has been reborn as a cradle for star discovery. It has produced global representative contents such as 'I Can See Your Voice', which achieved the feat of exporting the format to . It has been loved steadily for a long time by leading the trend of popular culture with Mnet's own irreplaceable content.
First, the global idol project 'I-LAND' will return with season 2. 'I-Land' is an observational reality program that shows the process of the birth of the next-generation K-POP artist. It is a joint project that combines Mnet's IP planning and production capabilities with Hive's producing know-how. ENHYPEN, who made their debut through 'I-Land', which aired in 2020, achieved cumulative album sales of 1 million copies with just two albums released after their debut, and is loved as a K-pop artist who is attracting attention in the global music market. In this 'I-Land 2', we are looking for a next-generation K-pop girl group that will succeed ENHYPEN. It is foretelling a blockbuster-level project with a stronger worldview and character.
'Queendom', a performance war of unique K-pop artists, also returns with season 2. 'Queendom' is Mnet's comeback war series with 'Road to Kingdom' and 'Kingdom: Legendary War'. In the case of 'Kingdom: Legendary War', which aired in 2021, it recorded a total of 300 million YouTube video views and 860,000 global online votes, sparking a comeback war fever among K-pop fans around the world. In 2022, the comeback war 'Queendom 2', in which six girl groups will release a single album at the same time, will be released.
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'I Can See Your Voice', which has captured the hearts of fans around the world and established itself as a representative of 'K-Entertainment', is also returning for the ninth season. 'You Mokbo' was exported to 23 regions around the world, including the US, UK, Germany, France, and Thailand, and was also selected as a finalist in the 'non-scripted entertainment' category at the 2016 International Emmy Awards. In particular, the American version of 'You Mokbo', which was aired on FOX in the US, was selected as 'the most successful program among the programs that debuted on FOX in 2020', and season 2 is being broadcast. The British version of 'You Mokbo' was also aired on BBC One, confirming the production of season 2, and the production of season 3 was confirmed with strong interest in Germany and the Netherlands. This 'You Mokbo 9' comes back with more upgraded fun with the original power that captured the world. It will be broadcast simultaneously on Mnet and tvN every Saturday at 10:40 pm starting on January 29 (Sat).
Mnet has been leading the trend with content that shoots the hearts of the MZ generation based on various popular culture genres. In particular, last year's 'Street Woman Fighter' made 2021 a year for dancers and 'supa'. This year too, a lot of topical lineups are prepared to capture the hearts of the MZ generation, especially the Z generation.
First, the second season of 'Street Woman Fighter', which has led the trend of K-culture by introducing the potential of K-dance to the world beyond Korea, returns with the male version of 'Street Man Fighter'. 'Swoopa' is a program that maximizes Mnet's survival production ability as well as the dancers' responsive culture and individual charm, making K-dance the main genre of popular culture. In addition, after the broadcast, concerts where dancers meet directly with the audience as the main characters were sold out nationwide, and it became a mega IP that leads trends beyond broadcasting programs. Since the news of the confirmation of the production of 'Sman Faction' has already been announced, expectations are gathering for another character, drama, and legend stage that will be created by talented male dancers representing Korea.
The new season of 'Show Me the Money', which was all-killing online as well as domestic music charts, was also named in the lineup. 'Show Me the Money 10', which recently ended, is the first rapper survival in Korea, completing the original hip-hop audition with 10 years of heritage, and generating the best music performance and topicality ever, with a total of 32 songs that were released all-killing the charts. . 'Show Me the Money 11', which will be released in 2022, is expected to capture the hearts of hip-hop fans once again with more powerful and glamorous rappers.
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Mnet's own music entertainment, which seeks new viewers, is also available. 'TMI NEWS', which was loved as an idol information chart show, is returning to 'TMI SHOW', a chart talk show where the first stars directly pour out TMI related to them. 'TMI SHOW' plans to continue active communication by receiving questions about the invited stars from viewers directly through the official SNS, and revealing the answers to the invited stars' questions through broadcasting. Lee Mi-joo, who has been loved for her popular MC boom and extraordinary sense of entertainment, is drawing attention as she will challenge herself as the first main MC and show off her unique chemistry. It will be aired for the first time on February 9 (Wednesday) at 8 PM.
In addition, 'ARTISTOCK GAME (working title)', a global music survival game content that will become a playground for hip artists, is also planned. The new content that the production team of 'Show Me the Money' will introduce adds to the curiosity about its identity. In addition, a new music entertainment program is planned to be introduced this year, with the encounter between the masked singer Park Won-woo and Mnet, a round song contest between a boyfriend who fights for his girlfriend's pride.
Director Geumsan Geumsan of CJ ENM’s Music Contents Headquarters Contents Operation Bureau said, “Thank you once again for your continued interest and affection for Mnet in 2021 as well as in the past. In 2022, we will provide even more upgraded topical content to K-POP fans not only in Korea but also around the world. , and we plan to present a variety of contents so that Generation Z fans around the world who love K-culture can enjoy together, so please pay a lot of attention.”
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