King of Mask Singer

Mystery Music Show: King of Mask Singer

Promotional poster
Also known as Mystery Music Show: Mask King
Genre Reality television
Written by
  • Park Won-woo
  • Ahn Young-ran
  • Kim Hyo-jeong
  • Woo Jeong-hwa
  • Jung Shi-yoon
  • Song Bo-ra
  • Kim Hyang-soo
Directed by
  • Noh Si-yong
  • Oh Noo-ri
Creative director(s) Seo Chang-man
Presented by Kim Sung-joo
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes
  • Pilot: 1
  • Special Live: 2
  • Regular: 123 (as of August 6, 2017)

(list of episodes)

Production
Executive producer(s) Park Jeong-gyu
Running time 105 minutes
Production company(s) MBC Entertainment
Release
Original network MBC
Audio format 1 channel mono sound
First shown in South Korea
Original release February 18, 2015 (Pilot)
April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05) – present
Chronology
Related shows Sunday Night
External links
Website www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/mask/

Mystery Music Show: King of Mask Singer (Hangul: 미스터리 음악쇼 복면가왕; RR: Miseuteori Eumaksyo Bokmyeon-gawang) is a South Korean singing competition program presented by Kim Sung-joo,[1] with introductions by voice actor Lee Won-joon.[2] It airs on MBC on Sunday at 16:50, starting from April 5, 2015[1] as a part of MBC's Sunday Night programming block, along with Real Men, replacing Animals.[3]

Format

Each competition lasts for two episodes, with the singers competing one-on-one in three elimination rounds. They are given elaborate masks which are made by designer Hwang Jae-geun[4] to wear in order to conceal their identity, thus removing factors such as popularity, career and age that could lead to prejudiced voting. In the first round, both contestants sing the same song, while in the second and third round they each sing a solo song. The winners of each pair are selected by the audience and panel of celebrities through instant live votes. The identities of the singers are not revealed until they have been eliminated.[5] The winner of the third round challenges the previous competition's Mask King, and is either eliminated or becomes the new Mask King.[6] Ha Hyun-woo of Guckkasten ("Music Captain of Our Local") has nine consecutive wins, which is the highest number of wins achieved by any contestant.[7][8]

Due to great interest and demand, the show released a special album consisting of a selection of studio recordings by the competitors. Despite great popularity, Luna's performances were not included, as her company SM Entertainment reportedly had other plans.[9]

Competitors

List of idol contestants performed in this show, include the ex-idols and exclude the sub-groups (initial sort by group)
     – Idol group has been disbanded / Idol has left the group
     – Idol group was on hiatus / Idol was on hiatus

Panel of Celebrities

List of Mask King

Episode # Generation # Stage Name Profession Real Name Time(s)
Pilot none Self-Luminous Mosaic Singer Solji of EXID 1
1–2 1 Used Two Buckets of Gold Lacquer Luna of f(x) 2
3–4 2
5–6 3 Jingle Jingle Lark Jinjoo 1
7–8 4 CBR Cleopatra Kim Yeon-woo 4
9–10 5
11–12 6
13–14 7
15–16 8 King of Song Tungki Lee Jung 1
17–18 9 Give A Taste Of Spicy Miss Pepper Yeoeun of Melody Day 1
19–20 10 Go! Hawaii Musical Actress Hong Ji-min 2
21–22 11
23–24 12 Write With Love Pencil Singer & Musical Actress Sonya 1
Special Live 2015 none Sexy Vocal Cricket Singer Jo Jang-hyuk 1
25–26 13 Young and Innocent Cosmos Gummy 4
27–28 14
29–30 15
31–32 16
33–34 17 Amazon Cat-Girl Musical Actress Cha Ji-yeon 5
35–36 18
37–38 19
39–40 20
41–42 21
43–44 22 Music Captain of Our Local Singer Ha Hyun-woo of Guckkasten 9
45–46 23
47–48 24
49–50 25
51–52 26
53–54 27
55–56 28
57–58 29
59–60 30
61–62 31 An Out-and-Out Escape The One 2
63–64 32
65–66 33 Romantic The Dark Knight Roy Kim 2
67–68 34
69–70 35 Bulgwang-dong Gasoline Kim Yeon-ji of SeeYa 1
71–72 36 Get Excited Eheradio Jung Dong-ha 4
73–74 37
75–76 38
77–78 39
Special Live 2016 none Heart Attack Cupid Sandeul of B1A4 1
79–80 40 Ready to Order, Popcorn Girl Ali 3
81–82 41
83–84 42
85–86 43 Warm Heart Robot Shin Yong-jae of 4Men 3
87–88 44
89–90 45
91–92 46 Mysticism Baby Angel Kim Myung-hoon of Ulala Session 1
93–94 47 Hoppang Prince Hwanhee of Fly to the Sky 3
95–96 48
97–98 49
99–100 50 Gangnam Swallow Bonggu of Gilgu Bonggu 1
101–102 51 Puss in Boots is Sing Lee Hae-ri of Davichi 2
103–104 52
105–106 53 9 Songs, Mood Maker Sohyang 6
107–108 54
109–110 55
111–112 56
113–114 57
115–116 58
117–118 59 0 Calories If You Taste MC Hamburger Johan Kim 1
119–120 60 The Sea Otter Baby Seahorse K.Will 1
121–122 61 Yeonghui N/A N/A 1
123–124 62

List of finalists before the Final's battle

Episode # Generation # Winner Identity Runner-up Identity
Pilot none Self-Luminous Mosaic Solji of EXID Orange that wears feathers Kim Ye-won
1–2 1 Used Two Buckets of Gold Lacquer Luna of f(x) Flowering Silky Fowl Sandeul of B1A4
3–4 2 Exactly Cut in Half Navi Elegant Plaster Madam Jang Hye-jin
5–6 3 Jingle Jingle Lark Jinjoo Tired Bumblebee Yook Sungjae of BtoB
7–8 4 CBR Cleopatra Kim Yeon-woo High Frequency Pair Feelers Ailee
9–10 5 Lightning in a Dry Sky Jo Jang-hyuk Perfume of Mosquito Time Im Se-joon
11–12 6 Mother said Nope to UV Jung Eun-ji of Apink Mount Kilimanjaro Leopard Na Yoon-kwon
13–14 7 Take My Sword! Romantic Assassin Kim Boa of Spica Young and Sexy Post Box Lyn
15–16 8 King of Song Tungki Lee Jung JAWS has appeared Tei
17–18 9 Give A Taste Of Spicy Miss Pepper Yeoeun of Melody Day Cotton Candy Come For Walk Kang Min-kyung
19–20 10 Go! Hawaii Hong Ji-min A Pear Drops As A Crow Flies From The Tree Kim Seung-mi
21–22 11 Legendary Guitarman Chen of EXO Night Blooming Rose Shin Hyo-beom
23–24 12 Write With Love Pencil Sonya Real Man Tough Guy Lim Hyung-joo
Special Live 2015 none Sexy Vocal Cricket Jo Jang-hyuk Sweet Voice Is So Sweet Kim Boa of Spica
25–26 13 Young and Innocent Cosmos Gummy Bright Full Moon Lee Seok-hoon of SG Wannabe
27–28 14 Our Unbeatable Friend Taekwon V Muzie Small Snoring Tiger Jeon Bong-jin
29–30 15 Little Wizard Abracadabra Eun Ga-eun Ninon Maximus Sonhador Sparta Lee Jeong-bong
31–32 16 Come Out, Your Majesty! Lee Hyun of 8Eight/Homme Statue of Liberty Dami Im
33–34 17 Amazon Cat-Girl Cha Ji-yeon Rainbow Romance Younha
35–36 18 Penguin Man Kim Ji-hwan of 2BiC Lonely Man Leon Oh Jong-hyuk of Click-B
37–38 19 Follow Me Samurai Admiral Kim Lee Ji-hoon Dad Bought Bungeoppang G.O of MBLAQ
39–40 20 Invincible Bangpai-kite Shield Jeon Woo-sung of Noel Rolled Up Good Fortune Lim Jeong-hee
41–42 21 Catch Flies Farinelli KCM Golden Time Of Miracle Ryeowook of Super Junior
43–44 22 Music Captain of Our Local Ha Hyun-woo of Guckkasten Dream Of The Square Jun. K of 2PM
45–46 23 Gaksul Who Came Last Year Tei Go Big Or Go Home Jo Kwanwoo
47–48 24 Be Careful For Cold The Little Match Girl Hani of EXID A Quiet Sort Of Lightning Man Miljenko Matijevic of Steelheart
49–50 25 Here Comes The Spring Girl Hyolyn of Sistar Puppet Pinocchio Park Ji-heon of V.O.S
51–52 26 Space Agent Number Seven Kim Bo-hyung of SPICA You Are The Where Have Some Fun Dancing All Night Song So-hee
53–54 27 Use Your Vote On April 13 Han Dong-geun Bohemian Rhapsody WoongSan
55–56 28 Express Roller Coaster Kim Myung-hoon of Ulala Session Can You Believe It Magic Castle Yesung of Super Junior
57–58 29 Mysterious Wonder Woman Yangpa Slam Dunk Kim Tae-woo of g.o.d
59–60 30 The Lamp Genie Kim Kyung-ho Life Of A Century Kim Young-ji
61–62 31 An Out-and-Out Escape The One My Love Is My Bride Bada of S.E.S.
63–64 32 The Dream Of Dolphins Seomoon Tak Captain Korea Park Jae-jung
65–66 33 Romantic The Dark Knight Roy Kim Female Fatale Jo Hyun-ah of Urban Zakapa
67–68 34 Finding Your Aunt Choi Jin-yi of Rumble Fish Janggi and Faces Yoon Hyung-ryul
69–70 35 Bulgwang-dong Gasoline Kim Yeon-ji of SeeYa Pots of Gold, Baby Demon DK of SEVENTEEN
71–72 36 Get Excited Eheradio Chung Dong-ha Rear Cattle The Altair Kim Shin-eui of Monni
73–74 37 Mobius Strip Lee Won-seok of Daybreak Your Lady Ride Flower Palanquin Hwayobi
75–76 38 Straw Bag Kai Seokbong Seo Eunkwang of BtoB
77–78 39 Robin Hood of Justice Huh Gak Hey Watch, You Better Sing a Song Lee Jae-hoon of Cool
Special Live 2016 none Heart Attack Cupid Sandeul of B1A4 Quit Isn’t in My Vocabulary, Prohibit Resignation Lim Jeong-hee
79–80 40 Ready to Order, Popcorn Girl Ali Anne of Green Gables Choi Jeong-won
81–82 41 Lovers in Paris Eiffel Tower Lee Jin-sung of Monday Kiz Rain in the Sky Raincoat Girl Park Jin-joo
83–84 42 Long Life of the Golden Turtle Kim Dong-myung of Boohwal I Will Back Music Box Baek A-yeon
85–86 43 Warm Heart Robot Shin Yong-jae of 4Men The Wizard of OZ Dorothy Monika of Badkiz
87–88 44 Weightliftergirl Kim Mask Kim Na-young Challenge! Infinite Fashion King Park Wan-kyu
89–90 45 Heart Heart Queen Park Ki-young Tunning! Violin Man Kim Feel
91–92 46 Mysticism Baby Angel Kim Myung-hoon of Ulala Session Regional Defense Corps Desertman Jung Seung-hwan
93–94 47 Hoppang Prince Hwanhee of Fly to the Sky Skip to the End, Hello Suran
95–96 48 2017! Only The Flower Road Lee Hyuk of Norazo Party Queen Grasshopper Yoo Sung-eun
97–98 49 More Beautiful Than Flowers, Deer DK of December A God of Thunderstorm, Thor Son Jun-ho
99–100 50 Gangnam Swallow Bonggu of Gilgu Bonggu Girl with a Pearl Earring Jang Hee-young
101–102 51 Puss in Boots is Sing Lee Hae-ri of Davichi Ballerina Lina of The Grace
103–104 52 Kim Tak-gu, a Song Linguist Goo Ja-myung Miss Korea 2017 Azalea Lisa
105–106 53 9 Songs, Mood Maker Sohyang Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, the Shepherd Boy Bae In-hyuk of Romantic Punch
107–108 54 If You Listen to My Song, Banana Park Seon-joo Uncle Is Boss Chute Man Min Young-gi
109–110 55 Devoted Singer Carnation Man Lee Se-joon of Yurisangja My Name Is Kimppangsun Ahn Shin-ae of The Barberettes
111–112 56 Kang Baekho Hwang Chi-yeul Don't Be Dazzled by Patterns! Ladybug Lee Ye-joon
113–114 57 The Master of Transformation 'Raccoon' Park Hye-na Internet Shopping Mania, Surfing Girl GilMe of Clover
115–116 58 Voice Blue Ocean Marine Boy John Park Heal the World Black Jackson Sanchez of PHANTOM
117–118 59 0 Calories If You Taste MC Hamburger Johan Kim Stingray Kim Hwa-soo of T.△.S (티삼스)
119–120 60 The Sea Otter Baby Seahorse K.Will Power Up Popeye Eating Spinach Joo Jong-hyuk of Paran
121–122 61 Yeonghui N/A Fruit Ice Flakes with Syrup Lee So-eun
123–124 62

Ratings

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each year.

2015

2016

2017

List of ratings in 2017 (episodes 92 – present) 
Episode # Original Airdate TNmS Ratings[11][12] AGB Ratings[11][13]
Nationwide Nationwide
92 January 1 10.9% 12.5%
93 January 8 12.1% 13.2%
94 January 15 11.0% 12.6%
95 January 22 10.3% 12.5%
96 January 29 10.4% 11.8%
97 February 5 11.3% 12.8%
98 February 12 11.0% 11.9%
99 February 19 10.1% 12.1%
100 February 26 10.3% 11.3%
101 March 5 8.9% 11.7%
102 March 12 7.1% 9.2%
March 19 8.6% 9.5%
103 13.0% 14.4%
104 March 26 11.2% 12.3%
105 April 2 10.4% 11.4%
106 April 9 7.8% 8.0%
13.5% 13.6%
107 April 16 6.9% 7.6%
10.7% 11.5%
108 April 23 7.0% 8.0%
11.6% 13.1%
109 April 30 5.4% 7.0%
9.2% 11.1%
110 May 7 6.5% 7.3%
11.0% 11.2%
111 May 14 6.0% 8.6%
10.6% 12.5%
112 May 21 6.4% 8.7%
9.8% 12.6%
113 May 28 5.4% 6.6%
8.3% 10.1%
114 June 4 5.5% 6.9%
8.6% 10.5%
115 June 11 7.2% 7.3%
10.2% 10.7%
116 June 18 5.9% 6.7%
9.0% 10.0%
117 June 25 6.0% 7.3%
8.7% 10.6%
118 July 2 7.2% 8.6%
10.7% 12.8%
119 July 9 7.6% 8.2%
12.2% 12.7%
120 July 16 8.4% 8.7%
10.5% 12.1%
121 July 23 8.2% 7.9%
10.5% 10.8%
122 July 30 7.4% 7.0%
10.5% 10.7%
123 August 6 7.5% 8.0%
11.2% 10.8%

Records and Statistics

(Weekly update)

Top 3 Mask King

Rankings may change if any contestant can balance or overtake these records. Note: The ranks can not be cumulated (ie one first + one second + one or more thirds, or one first + greater than or equal to two second + no third, or greater than or equal to three first + no second and no third), and it can be prioritized from the highest ranking downwards.

Top 3 Oldest/Youngest Contestants

Note: Age of a contestant is calculated from their date of birth (published in English or Korean wiki page) to the broadcast date of the first episode in which they performed.

Most Votes' Difference

One Vote's Difference

Three-hand Match (Final Round)

Unpublished Votes (Except Special Live)

Familial Contestants

Foreign Contestants

Non-entertainer Contestants

Entertainers are Singers (Rappers included; Vocalists and Gugak Musicians excluded), Television/Musical Actors/Actress, Comedians/Comediennes.

Non-Korean Performances

The table below only lists the contestants' main performances in foreign languages on the show; i.e excluding the foreign songs were performed in Korean version and also the special performances.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipients Result
2015 MBC Entertainment Awards Best Writer Award[14] Park Won-woo Won
Excellence Award for Music/Talk Show (Male)[14] Kim Yeon-woo Won
Grand Prize (Daesang)[15] Kim Gu-ra Won
Special Award[14] Shin Bong-sun Won
Rookie Award for Music/Talk Show (Male)[14] Kim Hyung-seok Won
Top Excellence Award for Music/Talk Show (Male)[14] Kim Sung-joo Won
51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Male Variety Performer Nominated
2016 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Nominated
Best Entertainment Program[16][17] King of Mask Singer Won
43rd Korean Broadcasting Grand Prize Musician Category[18] Ha Hyun-woo Won
16th MBC Entertainment Awards Special Award Won
Grand Prize (Daesang) Kim Sung-joo Nominated
Top Excellence Award in Music/Talk Show Won
Kim Gura Nominated
PD's Award Won
Male Excellence Award in Music/Talk Show Yoo Young-seok Won
Lee Yoon-seok Nominated
Female Excellence Award in Music/Talk Show Solbi Won
Ali Nominated
Male Rookie Award in Music/Talk Show Roy Kim Nominated
Female Rookie Award in Music/Talk Show Shin Go-eun Won
Lee Sun-bin Nominated
Park Jin-joo Nominated
Program of the Year King of Mask Singer Nominated
Best Teamwork Award Won

International versions

     Franchise with a currently airing season
     Franchise with an upcoming season
     Franchise that had ceased to air
Country/Region Local title Network Winners Hosts
 China (Mandarin) King of Mask Singer
(蒙面歌王)		 JSTV
Mask Singer
(蒙面唱将猜猜猜)
 Thailand The Mask Singer
(เดอะแมสก์ซิงเงอร์ หน้ากากนักร้อง)		 Workpoint TV
 Vietnam Mask Star
(Mặt nạ Ngôi Sao)[19][20]		 HTV7
  • Hoàng Rapper

Notes

  1. 1 2 I.O.I's member
  2. ↑ Kim Heung-gook only appeared on episode 45.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Yoo Seung-woo has not appeared on this episodes.
  4. 1 2 3 Kai has not appeared on this episodes.
  5. ↑ Shin Bong-sun has not appeared on this episodes.
  6. ↑ Shin Bong-sun re-joined the panel in episode 88 after she appeared as a contestant in episode 87.
  7. ↑ Special appearance by Lydia Ko in the audience.
  8. ↑ Special appearance in the panelist by Kim Ji-hwan, a non-celebrity viewer representative.
  9. ↑ Jo Jang-hyuk has not appeared on this episodes.

References

  1. 1 2 Park Soo-jeong (April 2, 2015). "'일밤' 살리기 나섰다..'복면가왕'의 이유 있는 자신감 (종합)". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ Seo Haneuli (September 2, 2015). "홀리카 홀리카, 복면가왕 성우 모델로 '복면박스' 출시". Eoconmic Review (in Korean). Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ Won Ho-jung (19 April 2015). "Singing shows get a mysterious twist". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Yoo Ji-hye (November 20, 2015). "디자이너 황재근 "'복면가왕' 복면 만드는 이유는…"(인터뷰)". MBN Star (in Korean). Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ Park So-jung (20 July 2015). "'King of Mask Singer' leads Sunday for first time". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Ko Dong-hwan (1 July 2015). "Revealing true self behind mask". The Korea Times. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Kwon Seung-joon. "복면가왕 '음악대장', 역시나 하현우". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Ra Young-yi. "'음악대장' 하현우가 밝힌 복면가왕 하차 소감". Insight (in Korean). Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Hwang Hye-jin (29 May 2015). "'복면가왕' 측 "황금락카 루나 음원 발매 안되는 이유는…"" ["King of Mask Singer" explains why Luna will not partake in show's special album]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Star Today Issue Team. "'복면가왕' EXID 하니-비투비 서은광, 신들린 추리 실력 뽐낸다". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ratings on Naver". AGB Nielsen & TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 Yi, Yoonjung (30 December 2015). "‘MBC 2015 Entertainment Awards’: Complete List of Winners!". BNT News. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  15. ↑ Sung So-young (31 December 2015). "Kim Gu-ra takes top prize at MBC awards". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  16. ↑ Park Soo-in (3 June 2016). "[백상예술대상]예능작품상 '복면가왕' PD "음악대장 10연승 기대부탁"". The Korea Herald (in Korean). Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  17. ↑ Han In-goo (3 June 2016). "[2016 백상예술대상] `복면가왕` TV 예능 작품상". MBN (in Korean). Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  18. ↑ Hwang So-young (2 September 2016). "'43th 한국방송대상' 알권리 충족 SBS 대상…황정음·하현우 개인상[종합]". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  19. ↑ ""Mặt nạ Ngôi Sao" on DIENQUAN Media & Entertainment official website" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  20. ↑ ""Mặt nạ Ngôi Sao" full episodes on DIENQUAN Media & Entertainment official YouTube channel". DIENQUAN Media & Entertainment (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  21. ↑ Ngát Ngọc (28 December 2016). "Trường Giang bắt tay Tóc Tiên tham gia 'Mặt nạ ngôi sao'". Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  22. ↑ "Mặt nạ ngôi sao chính thức lên sóng, hứa hẹn "gây sốt" ngay từ tập đầu". Viêt Bao (in Vietnamese). 3 January 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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