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Idol Hotel (아이돌호텔) is a South Korean variety entertainment show that airs every Sunday at 9:00 PM KST on MBS. The program consists of a hotel lobby setting featuring the fixed cast known as "Receptionists". The guests must complete a series of activities to check-in, before taking part in the hotels various activities, and to close off the show must pay the hotel fee by recording a clip each for their fans to be posted on the MBS Youtube.
The series has managed to establish itself as a show for both seasoned and rookie idols, being recognised as a good place to come to help gain attention. The show was first hosted by Bae Yeju and Wulim for its first season.
Segments and corners[]
Check-in[]
- Guess the celebrity: the guests must guess a celebrity from seeing their picture for one second, and need to guess five to pass.
- Entrance dance: the guests perform their song as a way to receive a ticket into the Idol Hotel.
Hotel activities[]
- Random Play Dance: a song released by the guest present is played at a random point, and stopped randomly for another song of theirs to play. The guests must dance in proper formation and choreography to pass. Occasionally a song is played by another group.
- Guess the song: a random song is played, and the guests must guess the song and execute the choreography for a point. Groups are split into teams and soloists play against the hosts.
- Skip, skip, skip: the guests are tasked with reading a tongue twister whilst jump roping, and if they succeed they take a drink of choice.
- Haunted Hotel: the guests must travel through the dark set, decorated with actors to scare them, and find a hidden object to win.
- Security: the guests have to try and complete a secret task without the hosts knowledge, and have to guess the hosts given word if they lose.
- Double Dance: the guests have to try and complete their choreography, with the speed two times faster.
- Room Service: guests split into two teams (or a host steps in for a soloist) and have to try and tell each other different foods and phrases without saying it directly.
- All You Can Eat Buffet: one of the guests has to find as many snacks scattered around the set for their members (or managers) in just 30 seconds.
All guests are required to send a video message to their fans to be posted to the MBS Youtube after the episodes broadcast.
Episodes[]
Season 1 (2022)[]
Bold indicates the highest ratings for the season
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Date | Guests | Hotel Master | AGB Nielsen Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | September 18, 2022 | Life5 | Serenity | 3.709% |
| 2 | 2 | September 25, 2022 | Sequoia | Iseul | 3.765% |
| 3 | 3 | October 2, 2022 | ORCHID | Daejung | 3.132% |
| 4 | 4 | October 9, 2022 | BEAUDENT | Takamura Sukima | 3.531% |
| 5 | 5 | October 16, 2022 | Playground | JiU | 3.628% |
| 6 | 6 | October 23, 2022 | PURPLE TWILIGHT | Yoona | 3.859% |
| 7 | 7 | November 6, 2022 | C9PID, ORCHID, SOLVIZ, WEB Oracool, Sangwon, Yong Hwa |
Yong Hwa, Yul, Insu, Yulu | 5.992% |
| 8 | 8 | EMPRESS | Himari | 4.882% | |
| 9 | 9 | November 13, 2022 | Chen Wang | 4.332% | |
| 10 | 10 | November 20, 2022 | C9PID | Yulu | 5.218% |
| 11 | 11 | November 27, 2022 | Life5 | Bomb | 4.926% |
| 12 | 12 | December 4, 2022 | REVICE Beyond | Masumi | 4.982% |
| 13 | 13 | December 11, 2022 | Èclairè | Aria | 4.734% |
| 14 | 14 | December 18, 2022 | ANP | Bang Baek-hyeon | 4.598% |
| 15 | 15 | December 25, 2022 | Illusion | JoE | 5.002% |
- Episode 7 (November 6, 2022): 32 Bloc Haunted Hotel Special
- The episode was delayed and aired before the 8th episode following the Itaewon Tragedy.
- Episode 15 (December 15, 2022): An Illusioned Hotel Christmas Special
Season 2 (2023-present)[]
Bold indicates the highest ratings for the season
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Date | Guests | Hotel Master | Special Host | AGB Nielsen Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | January 15, 2023 | MERAVI | Kyungjun | N/A | 4.64% |
| 17 | 2 | January 22, 2023 | NewJeans | Haerin | 5.43% | |
| 18 | 3 | January 29, 2023 | TXT | Beomgyu | 4.28% | |
| 19 | 4 | February 5, 2023 | STAYC | Isa | 4.52% | |
| 20 | 5 | February 12, 2023 | BSS (Seventeen) | Seungkwan | 5.52% | |
| 21 | 6 | February 19, 2023 | 8TURN, tripleS | Haemin, Chaemin | 3.50% | |
| 22 | 7 | February 26, 2023 | SOLVIZ | Yul | Ryozo | 5.36% |
| 23 | 8 | March 5, 2023 | 9SERAPHIM | Aerim | N/A | 4.82% |
| 24 | 9 | March 12, 2023 | TWICE | Jihyo | 5.35% | |
| 25 | 10 | March 19, 2023 | Ahn Minhui | N/A | 4.45% | |
| 26 | 11 | March 26, 2023 | NMIXX | Kyujin | 4.31% | |
| 27 | 12 | April 2, 2023 | C9PID | Dahyun | 5.45% | |
| 28 | 13 | April 9, 2023 | xikers | Yechan | 3.36% | |
| 29 | 14 | April 16, 2023 | Kep1er | Dayeon | 4.06% | |
| 30 | 15 | April 30, 2023 | Yul, Yeoreum | N/A | 4.86% | |
| 31 | 16 | May 7, 2023 | RANDOMIZE | Insu | 4.83% | |
| 32 | 17 | May 14, 2023 | LE SSERAFIM | Eunchae | 5.10% | |
| 33 | 18 | May 21, 2023 | tripleS KRE | Jiwoo | 3.29% | |
| 34 | 19 | May 28, 2023 | (G)I-dle | Shuhua | 5.63% | |
| 35 | 20 | June 4, 2023 | ENHYPEN | Jake | 4.43% | |
| 36 | 21 | June 11, 2023 | fromis_9 | Jiheon | 4.37% | |
| 37 | 22 | June 18, 2023 | OPAL | Hye | 4.61% | |
| 38 | 23 | June 25, 2023 | AXENN | N/A | 4.06% | |
| 39 | 24 | July 2, 2023 | SOLVIZ | TBA | ||
| 40 | 25 | July 9, 2023 | SAD GIRLS CLUB | |||
| 41 | 26 | July 16, 2023 | Dahyun (C9PID) | |||
| 42 | 27 | July 23, 2023 | SKYBOY | |||
| 44 | 28 | July 30, 2023 | ZERO'ONE | |||
| 45 | 29 | August 6, 2023 | TY5M | |||
Cast[]
Current[]
Former[]
| Season | Name | Episodes (as hosts) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeju (LUNIVER) | Episode 1-15 |
| Wulim (D.IV.ERGENT) | Episode 1-15 |