The 12th season of Show Me the Money returns and lifts its long-awaited veil today (15th).
Mnet's Show Me the Money 12 is the 12th season of Show Me the Money, Korea's representative hip-hop survival program that has produced numerous star rappers and hit songs since its first broadcast in 2012. ▲the most applicants in history ▲the most episodes ▲expansion to OTT platforms, signaling a noticeably enlarged scale through these changes. With the first broadcast scheduled for tonight (15th, Thu) at 9:20 p.m., we look at the key viewing points of Show Me the Money 12.
# the most applicants in history: who will be season 12's protagonist?
This season kicks off with a different scale as a record high of about 36,000 applicants poured in. In addition to regional preliminaries in Seoul·Gwangju·Busan·Jeju, the expansion of global preliminaries has greatly broadened the spectrum of participants, bringing together diverse rappers crossing borders and languages. In particular, expectations are rising for a three-way contest among newcomers, named artists and global rappers, as global talents such as Mili and Reddy I, as well as named rappers like Kim Ha-on and Plicky Bang, are said to be participating en masse.
# first OTT expansion in the series.. what about TVING original "Yaksha: Ruthless Operations"?
Show Me the Money 12 is announcing a more expanded viewing experience through collaboration with TVING, Korea's leading OTT platform, marking the series' first OTT expansion. The hidden league Show Me the Money 12: Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (hereafter Yaksha: Ruthless Operations), which will be released exclusively on TVING every Saturday two days after the main broadcast, can be seen as another major viewing point for enjoying this season.
Born as a TVING original, Yaksha: Ruthless Operations is a hip-hop survival that survives solely through rap in an extreme environment with no set rules. It adopts a parallel world structure that unfolds on the same timeline as Show Me the Money 12 but with a different narrative. Adding to the anticipation, a total of 11 masters are participating, including Homies (Chin-CK-Louie), Loopy, Gaogae, Reddy, Afro, David Youngin Kim, Haengju, IAAN CASH, and Rad Museum.
# an unprecedented producer lineup: will a mega hit follow 'VVS' and 'Carousel'?
So strong is the association between Show Me the Money and music releases that expectations for this season's music missions are particularly high. Attention has intensified as an all-star producer lineup—Zico & Crush, Gray & Loco, Jay Tong & Hucky Shibasaki, Lil Moshpit & Park Jae-beom—has been completed and is being hailed as unprecedented. Given that each season has produced numerous mega hits such as Geop, Nbunui 1, We Are, RED SUN, VVS, and Carousel, expectations are focused on the birth of another powerful music hit this season.
The mission composition, the essence of a survival program, has also been refined. While inheriting signature missions such as the gym preliminaries, the furnace mission, and the diss round, unpredictable new missions have been added to raise tension. There are a total of 11 gates participants must pass to reach the final stage, and attention is focused on what legendary stages and songs will be born amid fierce competition.
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