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Myeongseong Broadcasting System (MBS) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters, founded in November 1990. The network's current advertising slogan since 2015 is Together moving into the Digital Age. as used in a new station identification video.
MBS is currently the largest private broadcaster in South Korea and is partially owned by Pilico Corporation Korea [1]. It operates its flagship television channel which has a nationwide network of 8 regional stations and two radio networks. Its flagship station, MBS1, is a station focused on music and entertainment while offering several news and education related programs. MBS1's dramas have been an influential force in the "Korean Wave (Hallyu)", exported to many countries across the world; it is also credited as Korea's primary gateway to international music, film and television during the 1990s and 2000s. Since 2017, MBS1 has been available to foreign viewers through a 24/7 YouTube live stream.
HISTORY[]
Myeongseong Broadcasting System was established in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea following South Korea's democratic reform under the administration of President Roh Tae-woo, beginning radio broadcasts in March 1991 and television broadcasts in December 1991 [1]. Typical programming during its early months included news programs, sports competition broadcasts, as well as re-runs of previously released films from both South Korea and overseas. In the following years, the channel's programming would continue expanding into diverse fields, from investigative journalism documentaries and political discussion shows to music countdowns and celebrity talk shows, appealing to a public eager for more diverse and critical media content in the post-authoritarian era. Initially, the channel only aired within the Seoul metropolitan area, but the company began expanding into regional stations in four other provinces in the country to decentralize its national reach.
In January 2002, Myeongseong Broadcasting System, as part of rising advancements in broadcasting, decided to launch high-definition television (HDTV) services. Furthermore, the channel began expanding to make its content comprehensively available on the internet, including archives of past news articles. In an eager attempt to ride with the growing Hallyu wave, the corporation began increasingly investing in local entertainment programming such as romantic dramas, soap operas, and K-pop audition shows.
MBS1 programming[]
Informative programming[]
Music programs[]
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Drama programming[]MBS primetime flagship dramas are broadcast at 22:00, with each series airing on two consecutive nights: Mondays & Tuesday, Wednesdays & Thursdays and Fridays & Saturdays. Special segments[]
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NOTABLE programming[]
Music programming[]
Top Request Hour[]
Top Request Hour is a South Korean television program broadcast on MBS which premiered on January 1992 as one of the channel's earliest programs. Heavily inspired by American music chart show Dial MTV, the original variant of the show played the top 20 most popular music videos of the week, as requested by viewers across the country through telephone dial. At its peak, the show was largely popular among the young adult demographic and was credited for cementing numerous artists and music videos into public consciousness.
Though largely declining in viewership with the advent of internet and streaming services in the late 2000s and 2010s, the show instead remained on air, being relegated to a late night timeslot from 2014 to 2021 and also remaining as a morning rush hour radio program every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on MBS Radio 1. Its audience demographic also shifted to the older generation of Koreans, many of which grew up with the show. Following the rise of early 2000s nostalgia in the 2020s, MBS released full episodes of Top Request Hour in its TRH Archive channel and reverted to a Y2K-based theme, bringing renewed interest in the program.
Entertainment & reality programming[]
The Other World[]
The Other World is a South Korean reality competition program created by MBS. The premise of the show involves ten male K-pop dancers and rappers competing against each other to showcase their vocal abilities.
The Artist's Arena[]
The Artist's Arena was a South Korean reality talent competition show aired on MBS in the summer of 2024. It is produced by the same team behind the male idol vocal survival competition The Other World (2023), who consider the show to be its spiritual successor. The contestant lineup included six solo artists, two project K-pop groups, and two bands. Judges for the competition included Kang Sua, Hanyeul.P, Kang Taejun, Yang Heera, and K.D.
The show involves 10 unique aspiring music acts in the industry who are competing for a ₩200,000,000 prize, a national concert tour, a high-budget album production, and a renewable two-year exclusive contract under MBS' record label, Bedlam Entertainment. The pool of contestants includes soloists, duos, and project groups, some having already been active as musicians beforehand or newly formed prior to applying for the show. Solo act B-Hun was crowned the first place winner by unanimous text votes in the show's finale.
MUSIC BUSINESSES[]
Bedlam Entertainment[]
Bedlam Entertainment logo
BEDLAM Entertainment is a music production and talent management agency based in Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea, acting as television network MBS' main music division. The company is currently the label of solo artist B-Hun, who was the first place winner of The Artist's Arena. Its current CEO is Alexandra Kang [2].
BEDLAM was originally founded as NINE Network in 2015 by Yoon Hyun-seung, a businessman and former A&R director of Fame Entertainment. It later renamed to NINE Entertainment to avoid confusion with the Australian TV Network of the same name. In October 2015, the company signed their first ever artist, mumble rapper and former Show Me The Money contestant Karl. In March 2016, the company debuted its first ever boy group, DARK&EMO, which consisted of six trainees and featured a punk-influenced concept; their self-titled debut EP sold over 2,500 copies. In November 2017, NINE Entertainment debuted their first girl group Hot Pink, consisting of five women who were unveiled for the first time in 2016.
In March 2019, NINE Entertainment was officially acquired by MBS Corporation and rebranded as BEDLAM Entertainment. For the next months, it was converted into an acting and variety talent management agency, with multiple rising and veteran names in the entertainment industry being signed. In 2021, BEDLAM Entertainment became the label of Solviz, the project boy group formed from the reality talent competition Sol Puzzle. BEDLAM Entertainment also became the host of project groups Randomize and Sugartime, both of which were short-term endeavors by the weekend variety show Sisters Class.
Picture Music[]
Picture Music logo
Picture Music is a South Korean company and label later acquired in 2014 by MBS Media as a subsidiary. It was established in September 2007 by Yoo Eun-tae, a businessman and former marketing officer of Fame Entertainment. The company began scouting trainees in the following months and thus was able to form its first girl group, G-Girls, which debuted sometime in late 2008. G-Girls maintained a relatively successful career over the following years, before ultimately disbanding in the mid-2010s.
In January 2013, Picture Music debuted their new girl group Purple Jacket, consisting of four members, some of which had already worked as backup dancers for certain K-pop acts. Purple Jacket disbanded in February 2016 due to a combination of lack of commercial success and the members being no longer interested in pursuing a career as a team. Around the same time period, the company started redirecting its resources to debuting male artists instead of girl groups, leading to the debut of boy group HEART2HEART in February 2016.
In 2022, Picture Music officially announced that they were collaborating with LO Entertainment to debut a new girl group, with some members being revealed to have previously participated in winter reality talent program Star Maker 101. The girl group, Royal Crush, made its debut on May 12, 2022 with the extended play (EP) Royal.
OTHER BUSINESSES[]
Asymptote Communications[]
Asymptote Communications is a print and digital magazine publishing company originally established in 1999 before being acquired by MBS in 2013. Their most known titles include Hi Ladies, one of the biggest local women's beauty and luxury fashion magazines in the 2000s, and the Korean edition of Real XY, a men's health and masculinity-centric magazine that is published in over 12 countries. It currently is also responsible for the local music review website HoldMyTrack, which has over 15,000+ registered users as of 2024.
Investments[]
Hangang Artistry Awards[]
MBS was a key donor and main broadcaster of the Hangang Artistry Awards, which was named the MBS Artist Awards from 2016 to 2023.
Xiverse Technologies[]
Xiverse Technologies is a start-up company based in Songdo International Business District, founded in 2013 by a former Procri Industries employee. It is most known for three major applications: BE.LIV, a freemium-model music streaming platform; Realmu, an artist-to-fan communication platform targeted at the K-pop industry, and Tap Track Revolution, a music rhythm game available on all major OS devices and in different languages. MBS Corporation was officially revealed as a significant investor in the company since 2016
Radio programming[]
- MBS Century FM is MBS' flagship music and news radio station, launched in March 1991 as AM and in January 1999 as FM.
- Logo Song: "Got The Power, Century FM"
Reference[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 독재와 미디어: 전두환 정권 붕괴 이후 한국 방송 산업에서 얻은 교훈들 (1992). Sunrise Publishing. Retrieved January 2007.
- ↑ AlexandraFanGurl
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| Main Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Universe Compendium · Timeline · OC Index · Q&A | ||
| Active Artists | ||
| K-pop groups | Anomii · I'M YOUR BOY · LILYDIVA · Carboncopyluv | |
| K-pop soloists | Han Yul | |
| K-pop bands | The Last Children of Presagia | |
| Indie artists | Byun Yanbin · Heera · Won Heeun · Won Taehyun · Yong Hwa · Park Minjun · Park Danho · Lady Ruby | |
| Producers | SYNTHIA | |
| Former Artists | ||
| Disbanded | SOLVIZ · Randomize · Sugartime | |
| Deceased | Chun Jihye | |
| Companies | ||
| Entertainment | 24D Entertainment · 484 Company · CNF Entertainment | |
| Miscellaneous | MBS · Seonroja · Xiverse Technologies (BE.LIV · Flock And Thread · Realmu) | |
| Media | ||
| Drama programs | Bitter Daydreamers | |
| Music programs | SOL Puzzle · Rankdown @ MBS · Into The Spotlight | |
| Variety programs | Sisters Class | |
| Films | One-Hit Worship · Fate Follows | |
| Award shows | Hangang Artistry Awards | |