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)	KM tvN Channel CGV XTM O'live National Geographic Korea Chunghwa TV Tooniverse OCN Super Action Ongamenet Badook TV CatchOn OnStyle StoryOn OCN Series Channel M
Website	Mnet.interest.me
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 (USA)	channel 229
Oceanic Time Warner Cable (Hawaii USA) 77	channel 126
Comcast (Chicago USA)	channel 682
Starhub TV (Singapore)	HD : channel 820
IPTV
HanaTV	HD : Channel 23
Olleh TV	HD : Channel 153
U + TV	HD : Channel 23
mio TV (Singapore)	HD : Channel 534 (Mandarin) Channel 617 (Malay)
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
• 2010-07-18 : ‘Super Star K Season 2’ writes the record of The Most View Rated Cable Programme
• 2013-05-17 : First TV Drama Aired (Monstar)
• 2014: Add in China JiangSu Cable NanJing Number TV Channel 212/412,and All the Cable TV;Qing Cai TV Channel 857,Sancai International TV Channel 270 HD, Starhub TV Channel 170 [HD], Part of Starhub Malay's Impian Pack and SingTel Mio TV Channel 698 [HD] respectively to commence broadcasting services starting January 2014 in Singapore alongside Malaysia's Astro Ria replacing Indonesia's MNC Business, Astro Prima replacing MNC International on December 7, 2013.
• 2014-02-01 : Mnet became South Korea's first Full HD TV Channel.

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–present (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 Channel M (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 Morning [Commercial Free]
• Mnet Music Twit [Commercial Free]

Entertainment

Current

• I Can See Your Voice
• Monsta X's Right Now!
• M! Countdown Begins (Formerly RT M! Countdown)
• M Tunes (Also aired on Channel M)
• Show Me the Money
• Superstar K
• We Kid (simulcast on tvN)^[7]

Upcoming

• Pentagon Maker (co-produced by Cube Entertainment)^[8]
• Dance or Band (co-produced by FNC Entertainment)^[9]
• Boys 24^[10]

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
• 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)
• Boyfriend's W Academy (2012)
• 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)
• 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)
• This Is Infinite (2014)
• Trot X (2014)
• Foul Interview 4 Things Show (2014)
• The Singer Game (2014)
• 100 Seconds War (2014)
• Idol Make-up Recipe (2014)
• Taxi: The Talk Show (2014, Moved to O tvN)
• No.Mercy (2014-2015)
• Super Idol Chart Show (2014-2015)
• Unpretty Rapstar (2015)
• Heart a Tag (2015)
• Ya-man TV (2015)
• One Night Study (2015)
• SIXTEEN (2015) (co-produced by JYP Entertainment and Koen Media)
• Produce 101 (2016) (Co-produced by Signal Entertainment Group)
• TWICE's Private Life

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

• The Lover (2015)

Previous original

• Monstar (2013)
• Hero (2013)
• Mimi (2014)
• Entertain Us (2014)
• Persevere, Gu Hae-ra (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. Actress Park Bo Young to revisit her childhood days through 'We Kid'
8. Members of Cube’s New Boy Group Pentagon To Be Confirmed Through “Pentagon Maker” Reality Program
9. FNC Entertainment To Debut New Boy Group NEOZ Through Mnet Reality Program
10. CJ E&M Reveals Boy Group Survival Show “Boys24″ Includes Trainees From Top-Notch Agencies

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