Mnet (TV channel)

Mnet
Launched	1991
Owned by	CJ Group (CJ E&M Corp.)
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Slogan	Music Makes One (2011-2013/2013-present)
Country	South Korea
Headquarters	CJ E&M Center, Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Formerly called	Music Network (1993-1995)
Sister channel(s)	Mnet Japan Mnet American tvN tvN Asia O tvN OnStyle O'live OCN OCN Series XTM Channel CGV SUPER ACTION CATCH ON 1 CATCH ON 2 Chunghwa TV OGN National Geographic Korea Tooniverse UXN (UHD,4K)
Website	tv.mnet.com
Availability
Satellite
SkyLife (South Korea)	HD : Channel 106, SD : Channel 274
Dish Network (United States)	TBA
DirecTV (United States)	TBA
Cable
Available on most South Korean cable systems	With Channel Numbers 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 40, 43, 44, 46, 52, 55, 57, 62 and 70 in common. Check local listings for details
SkyCable (Metro Manila and CALABARZON)	Channel 191 (Digital)
Verizon Fios (United States)	channel 229
Oceanic Time Warner Cable (Hawaii United States) 77	channel 126
Comcast (Chicago United States)	channel 682
IPTV
HanaTV	HD : Channel 23
Olleh TV	HD : Channel 153
U + TV	HD : Channel 23
Streaming media
64MA TV	Search and Click on Mnet
KPlayer TV	Channel 1 (Subject to Geo-Blocking on Selected Shows.)
Mwave	Watch Live (Selected Shows Only.)
AQStream	Click Mnet

Mnet (acronym of Music Network) is a music television and youth-oriented channel in South Korea owned by CJ E&M, a division of CJ Group.

The CJ E&M Center Studio located in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul is the broadcast and recording center of many Mnet programs with a studio audience, namely the live weekly music show M! Countdown.^[1]

The global website named for Mnet Global changed to MWave in April 2013. Other sites from Mnet are not affected with the change.^[2]

History

^[3]

• 1991-07-30 : Music Network established making it South Korea's first Cable TV Channel.
• 1994-09-16 : Contract made with MTV to broadcast the latter's programmes in South Korea
• 1995-05-26 : Music-centralized cable show 'Mnet' launched
• 1996-11-21 : 24-hour broadcasting made available
• 1997-07-28 : acquired by the Cheil Jedang Group
• 1998-02-12 : first music channel to start online broadcasting
• 2001-12-14 : contract with MTV terminated; Mnet programmes broadcasting 24-hours
• 2004-04-08 : Programme ‘M! Countdown’ made its debut
• 2005-09-23 : Mnet online music website established
• 2006-12-09 : Mnet Japan established
• 2009-07-24 : 'SuperStar K' competition series in which singers audition to get on the show.
• 2010-07-18 : ‘SuperStar K Season 2’ writes the record of The Most View Rated Cable Programme, Rating 18.1%.
• 2012-06-23 : 'Show Me The Money' is a South Korean rap competition TV show. The show has grown in popularity and it is credited with increasing the Korean public's interest in hip hop.
• 2013-05-17 : First TV Drama Aired (Monstar)
• 2014-02-01 : Mnet became South Korea's first Full HD TV Channel.
• 2015-01-29 : Unpretty Rapstar program focusing on female rappers. The show, a spin-off of Show Me the Money.
• 2015-02-26 : Programme 'I Can See Your Voice' made its debut, Due to the show's wide success and popularity, international versions have been made in Bulgaria, China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
• 2016-01-22 : 'Produce 101,biggest reality girl group survival show in the world.A unit girl group by choosing members from a pool of 101 trainees from 46 entertainment companies. The show has budget of all shows produced by Mnet at about four billion won (approximately $3.4 million)

Slogans

Year	Slogan	Hangul
2005 - 2007	Hello, my name is Mnet!
2007 - 2008	Enjoy It! Mnet	즐겨봐! Mnet
2008 - 2010	Beyond Music[4]
2010 - 2011	All About 20's
2011 - 2013, 2013–Present (Main Slogan)	Music Makes One[5]
2012–2016 (For Southeast Asia Only)	This is K-Pop, Channel M
April 2013 - October 7, 2013	Jump! Mnet[6]	juMp! 엠넷
January 2014–present (Second slogan)	KPop Makes One

Note: "Music Makes One" is still used in the watermark of Mnet's logo and also as the title of the main site.

Programmes

^[3]

Music Video/Music Show

• M! Countdown (Also aired on tvN Asia (Southeast Asia) on Fridays at 8pm (Hong Kong Time)
• Daily Music Talk [Commercial Free]
• Live on M [Commercial Free]
• MPD's MVP
• Legend 100 Artist
• M gigs
• M Morning [Commercial Free]
• Mnet Music Twit [Commercial Free]

Entertainment

Current

• I Can See Your Voice (co-produced by Signal Entertainment Group; simulcast on tvN)
• M! Countdown Begins (Formerly RT M! Countdown)
• M Tunes (Also aired on Channel M)
• Produce 101 (co-produced by Signal Entertainment Group; Season 2 upcoming season)^[7]
• Show Me the Money
• Sing Street
• Superstar K (co-produced by Signal Entertainment Group; simulcast on tvN)
• Unpretty Rapstar
• HIT the STAGE (simulcast on tvN; Season 2 upcoming season)
• PAN STEALER
• GOT7's Hard Carry
• YANG and NAM SHOW

Upcoming

• Golden Tambourine

Previous

• M terview
• Be Stupid
• Dirty Talk (also known as Umtappesul/음담패설)
• Fun & Joy
• Love & Hate
• MLive
• Mnet Special
• Mnet Star
• M WIDE ENEWS (Also aired on Channel M)
• Music Spotlight
• Photo Camping Video Log (Also aired on tvN)
• Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter Forest
• M Super Concert (2006-2012)
• Get it Beauty (2006)
• Boys & Girls Music Countdown (2007-2010)
• Girls' Generation Goes to School (2007)
• Girls' Generation's Factory Girl (2008)
• Wonder Bakery (2008)
• Kara Bakery (2009)
• BIGBANG TV (2009)
• 2NE1 TV (2009-2011)
• Nicole The Entertainer's Introduction to Veterinary Science (2009-2010)
• Beatles Code (2010)
• M! Pick (2011)
• Real Homme (2011)
• K-Pop Star Hunt (2011-2014) (Aired on Mnet in Korea and Channel M in Southeast Asia)
• MyDOL (2012) (co-produced by Jellyfish Entertainment)
• Boyfriend's W Academy (2012)
• The God of music (2012, 2016)
• The Romantic & Idol (2012) (Also aired on tvN)
• The Voice of Korea (2012-2013)
• JJANG! (2012-2013) (Also aired on Channel M)
• M-GIGS (2012-2016)
• Beatles Code Season 2 (2013) (Also known as Idol Fun Club. Also aired on Channel M)
• BLACK CAST (2013)
• The Voice Kids (2013)
• Signal B (2013)
• Image Fighter 2013 (2013)
• Superhit (2013)
• Enemy of Broadcasting (2013)
• Lee Hyori's X Sister (2013) (Also aired on OnStyle)
• WINNER TV (2013)
• YG's Win: Who Is Next (2013) (co-produced by YG Entertainment)
• Let Me In (2013) A controversial reality show about beauty makeovers via plastic surgery. Moved to O tvN.)
• Dancing 9 (2013–2014)
• Rain Effect (2013-2014)
• tune up with Mnet (2013-2014)
• Idol Battle (2014)
• Beatles Code 3D (2014)
• American Hustle Life (2014)
• Moon Hee-joon's Pure 15 (2014)
• Mix & Match (2014) (co-produced by YG Entertainment)
• Block B's Live! 5 Minutes Before Chaos (2014)
• EXO 90:2014 (2014)
• XOXO EXO (2014)
• Superstar K 6 all-star concert (2014)
• This Is Infinite (2014)
• Trot X (2014)
• Foul Interview 4 Things Show (2014-2015)
• The Singer Game (2014)
• 100 Seconds War (2014)
• Idol Make-up Recipe (2014)
• Kim Bum Soo Comeback Show (2014)
• Taxi: The Talk Show (2014, Moved to O tvN)
• No.Mercy (2014-2015)
• MAMA Hidden Story (2014)
• Super Idol Chart Show (2014-2015)
• Superstar K6 B-SIDE (2014-2015)
• Hologram (2015)
• Heart a Tag (2015)
• Headliner (2015)
• Monthly Live Connection (2015)
• One Night Study (2015) (co-produced by FNC Entertainment)
• SIXTEEN (2015) (co-produced by JYP Entertainment and Koen Media)
• Ya-man TV (2015)
• Superstar K BEFORE & AFTER (2015)
• Boys24 (2016) (co-produced by Live Works Company and N2 Studios, simulcast on tvN)^[8][9]
• d.o.b : Dance or Band (2016) (co-produced by FNC Entertainment)
• Finding Momo Land (co-produced by Duble Kick Entertainment)^[10]
• I.O.I Comeback Countdown (2016)
• Lady bees (2016) (co-produced by Zhejiang TV,For Zhejiang TV)^[11]
• LAN Cable Friends I.O.I (2016)
• Monsta X's Right Now! (2016)
• Me&7Men (co-produced by Plan A Entertainment) (2016)
• Pentagon Maker (2016) (co-produced by Cube Entertainment)^[12]
• Really Really Really Miss You Show (2016)
• Standby I.O.I (2016)
• TWICE's Private Life (2016)
• We Kid (simulcast on tvN) (2016)
• Would You Like Girls: My Cosmic Diary (2016) (co-produced by Starship Entertainment and Urban Works Media)

Drama

Mnet airs original dramas on Fridays at 22:50~00:50 KST meanwhile reruns of dramas from other CJ E&M channels are aired on Saturdays and Sundays airing at 23:00~00:00 KST.

Original

Previous original

• Monstar (2013)
• Hero (2013)
• Mimi (2014)
• Entertain Us (2014)
• Persevere, Gu Hae-ra (2015)
• The Lover (2015)

Re-runs from other channels

• TEN 2 (From OCN. Currently aired as reruns on both Mnet and Channel M)
• Emergency Couple (From tvN. Formerly aired as reruns on both Mnet and Channel M at 22:50~00:50 KST due to that there are no original dramas going to be aired.)
• Flower Boy Ramen Shop (From tvN. Formerly aired as reruns on both Mnet and Channel M.)
• Vampire Prosecutor 2 (From OCN. Formerly aired as reruns on both Mnet and Channel M.)
• Vampire Prosecutor (From OCN. Formerly aired as reruns on both Mnet in Korea and Channel M in Southeast Asia.)
• Queen In-hyun's Man (From tvN. Formerly aired as reruns on both Mnet in Korea and Channel M in Southeast Asia.)
• Dating Agency: Cyrano (From OCN. Formerly aired as reruns on both Mnet in Korea and Channel M in Southeast Asia.)
• Flower Boys Next Door (From tvN. Formerly aired as reruns on both Mnet and Channel M.)
• Shut Up Flower Boy Band (From tvN. Formerly aired as reruns on both Mnet and Channel M.)
• Nine: Nine Time Travels (From tvN.)
• I Love Lee Tae-ri (From tvN.)
• The Wedding Scheme (From tvN.)
• I Need Romance (From tvN. Formerly aired as reruns on both Mnet and Channel M.)
• Quiz From God (From OCN.)
• The 3rd Hospital (From tvN.)
• Who Are You? (From tvN. Formerly aired as reruns on both Mnet and Channel M.)
• Special Affairs Team TEN (From OCN. Formerly aired as reruns on both Mnet and Channel M.)
• Reply 1997 (From tvN. Formerly aired as reruns on both Mnet and Channel M.)
• Reply 1994 (From tvN. Formerly airing on both Mnet and Channel M.)

Awards

^[3]

• Mnet Asian Music Awards
• Mnet 20's Choice Awards

References

1. "How to apply for K-Pop Music Shows". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
2. "Mnet". Mwave (Global). Retrieved 23 November 2013.
3. Mnet
4. "mnet channel id". leekyuwang. Vimeo.
5. "Mnet channel ID (Main ver.)". Mnet. YouTube.
6. "jump! Mnet Main Promotion". mnetartworks. Vimeo.
7. Mnet Announces Plans for Male Version of “Produce 101” in Season 2
8. CJ E&M Reveals Boy Group Survival Show “Boys24″ Includes Trainees From Top-Notch Agencies
9. 'Produce 101' to air male version 'Boy 24' next month
10. [단독] Mnet, 新 걸그룹 리얼리티 론칭…‘모모랜드를 찾아서’
11. Nicky Wu and Nicolas Tse Produce and Mentor the Chinese Reality Idol Show Lady Bees
12. Members of Cube’s New Boy Group Pentagon To Be Confirmed Through “Pentagon Maker” Reality Program

External links

• Official website
• MWave
• Mnet America
• Mnet on Facebook
• Mwave on Facebook
• Mnet on Twitter
• Mwave on Twitter
• Mnet on Google+
• Mnet's channel on YouTube