Master Key (TV series)

Master Key (Korean: 마스터 키) was a South Korean variety show that aired on SBS every Saturday at 18:10 (KST) from October 14, 2017 to January 6, 2018.[1]

Master Key
Hangul마스터 키
Genre
Directed byIm Hyung-taek
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original language(s)Korean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (as of January 6, 2018) (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)Im Hyung-taek
Production location(s)South Korea
Camera setupMulti-camera setup
Running time100 mins
Production company(s)SBS Arts Center
DistributorSBS
Release
Original networkSBS, SBS Plus, SBS funE
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatMono
Original releaseOctober 14, 2017 (2017-10-14) –
January 6, 2018 (2018-01-06)
External links
Website

Format

Episode 1–3

The game starts with the 12 players trying to find 12 keys scattered around Master Village, one for each player, before proceeding to the Room of Fate and check if their respective key is one of the two Master Keys or not. Players will then be divided into two teams of 6 and compete in various Investigation Mission games in order to obtain clues about the Master Key owners. The audience also acts as Watchers and can vote for one of the players before each episode to allow the player to win a special benefit of obtaining additional clues about the Master Key owners. At the end of the episode, the players must vote for two names that they believe are the Master Key owners. Players who correctly vote for both Master Key owners will win the prize of 12 gold keys. The two Master Key Owners will have to avoid getting voted the most and must find each other in order to win the 12 gold keys prize. If none of the two scenarios happen, there will be no winners.[2]

Episode 4–9

The 12 players proceed directly to the Room of Fate where each of them picks one among 12 keys placed inside the room. Among the 12 keys, one is the Angel Master Key and another one is the Devil Master Key, the rest being the regular keys. Players will then be divided into two teams of 6 and compete in various Investigation Mission games in order to obtain clues about the Master Key owners, while each trying to individually win the votes from other players by claiming himself/herself as the Angel Master Key owner. The audience also acts as Watchers and can vote for one of the players before each episode to allow the player to win a special benefit of being able to cast 2 votes instead of 1 vote for the final voting. At the end of the episode, the players must vote for one name that they believe is the Angel Master Key owner. The prize is distributed according to one of the three possible results below:

  • If the Angel Master Key owner is the most voted player, the prize is won by the owner of the Angel Master Key and all players who voted for him/her. The amount of gold keys won by each of them is the base prize number of gold keys multiplied by the number of votes received by the Angel Master Key, then are equally distributed among all winners.
  • If the Devil Master Key owner is the most voted player, the prize is won by the owner of the Devil Master Key. The amount of the gold keys won is the base prize number of gold keys multiplied by the number of votes received by him/her.
  • If one of the regular key owner is the most voted player, the prize is won by the most voted player. The amount of the gold keys won is the base prize number of gold keys added by the number of votes received by him/her.

The format is slightly changed on episode 8. Out of the 12 players, two players will be randomly assigned with the ability to cast extra votes at the final voting, one being able to cast 2 votes and another being able to cast 3 votes. The Devil Master Key owner will also gain an additional vote each time his/her team win an Investigation Mission game. The benefit for the Watchers' voting winner has also changed to a phone call with the Key Man, where the benefit winner can ask two questions and the Key Man will only answer yes or no.

A further change is implemented on episode 9 of which the number of Devil Master Key owners is increased to two and there is only a player randomly assigned with the ability to cast 3 votes. The benefit for the Watchers' voting winner changes to selecting a player and confirm whether that player is a Master Key owner or not, and is only known to the voting winner. At the end of the final voting, if one of the two Devil Master Key owners is the most voted player, the prize will be won by both Devil Master Key owners. The amount of the gold keys won is the base prize number of gold keys multiplied by the number of votes received by him/her, then is divided equally among both Devil Master Key owners.

Episode 10

The format underwent a major change. There are only 7 players and one Master Key. In the beginning, the players have to work together as a team to find Master Cars. Each Master Car has one mission and if the players complete it, they get a key and check whether it can open the box or not. If they find both keys to open the box they get 6 keys and only one of them is the Master Key and one player doesn't get a key. The players have to find boxes and try to open them with their own key and if they can open 2 or more boxes then their key is the Master Key and they can open the Master Box which has one golden key as a prize. The winner can be the owner of the Master Key or another player who steals the key.

Episode 11

At the beginning of the episode and after one mission, the 7 players have to choose one of the two choices, which are different. If they win the mission they get either one or two keys. If every player has one key, everyone has to open a box and choose between the two choices individually. If all members choose '7' everyone gets a golden key but if they choose '1' only one of them can win and the Master Key belongs to the players that chose '7'.

Episode 12

Lee Soo-geun was the MC while others formed three teams: Jun Hyun-moo and Mingyu were part of the white team, Kim Dong-jun and Ko Sung-hee of the yellow team, and Kim Jong-min and Jeong Se-woon of the green team. They played Olympic games and the team with the most points won.

Episode 13

The members have to escape by completing the missions and gaining the keys to open the box with the tickets for the bus to Seoul and they only have limited time. On the way to Seoul they have to complete missions at rest stations to get hints about the location of the Master Box.

Cast

The original fixed members of the show are Lee Soo-geun and Jun Hyun-moo. Kang Daniel and Ong Seong-wu were initially guests for episode 1, but later officially joined the program, starting from episode 4 to episode 10.[3]

List of Episodes
Episode # Air date Teams[4] Master Key Owners Results Watchers' Voting Winner[lower-alpha 1]
1 October 14, 2017 Red Team:
Lee Soo-geun, Park Sung-kwang, Jinyoung (B1A4), Baekhyun (EXO), Kang Daniel (Wanna One), Jo Bo-ah		 Black Team:
Jun Hyun-moo, Kim Jong-min, Henry, Ong Seong-wu (Wanna One), Cha Eun-woo (ASTRO), Kang Han-na		 Henry, Cha Eun-woo Lee Soo-geun, Park Sung-kwang, Jinyoung, Baekhyun, Kang Daniel, Jo Bo-ah win Baekhyun
2 October 21, 2017 Grey Team:
Lee Soo-geun, Kim Jong-min, Chansung (2PM), Lee Hong-gi (F.T. Island), Bobby (iKON), Chaeyeon (DIA)		 Blue Team:
Jun Hyun-moo, Eunhyuk (Super Junior), Henry, Shownu (Monsta X), Sungjong (INFINITE), Sejeong (Gugudan)		 Eunhyuk, Chansung Bobby, Chaeyeon win Eunhyuk
3 October 28, 2017 Orange Team:
Lee Soo-geun, Kim Jong-min, Chansung (2PM), Lee Hong-gi (F.T. Island), P.O (Block B), Lee Elijah		 White Team:
Jun Hyun-moo, Eunhyuk (Super Junior), Henry, CNU (B1A4), Mingyu (Seventeen), Hani (EXID)		 Jun Hyun-moo, Eunhyuk No winners Mingyu
Episode # Air date Teams[4] Master Key Owners Results Watchers' Voting Winner
Angel Devil
4 November 4, 2017 Black Team:
Lee Soo-geun, Kang Daniel (Wanna One), Key (SHINee), Song Mino (WINNER), JR (NU'EST), Sana Minatozaki (Twice)		 White Team:
Jun Hyun-moo, Ong Seong-wu (Wanna One), Henry, Chanyeol (EXO), Jinyoung (GOT7), Lee Sun-bin		 Lee Soo-geun Song Mino Chanyeol wins Chanyeol
5 November 11, 2017 Blue Team:
Lee Soo-geun, Kang Daniel (Wanna One), Key (SHINee), Song Mino (Winner), Jeong Se-woon, Yerin (GFRIEND)		 Grey Team:
Jun Hyun-moo, Ong Seong-wu (Wanna One), Henry, Eunkwang (BTOB), Hongbin (VIXX), Wendy (Red Velvet)		 Kang Daniel Key Lee Soo-geun, Jun Hyun-moo, Henry, Ong Seong-wu, Kang Daniel, Jeong Se-woon win Kang Daniel
6 November 18, 2017 Blue Team:
Kang Daniel (Wanna One), Seo Jang-hoon, Kim Hee-chul (Super Junior), Jinyoung (GOT7), JR (NU'EST), Jimin (AOA)		 White Team:
Jun Hyun-moo, Ong Seong-wu (Wanna One), Lee Sang-min, Eunhyuk (Super Junior), Jackson (GOT7), Ko Won-hee		 Lee Sang-min Ong Seong-woo Ong Seong-wu wins Kang Daniel
7 November 25, 2017 Black Team:
Kang Daniel (Wanna One), Lee Sang-min, Eunkwang (BTOB), Taemin (SHINee), Chorong (Apink), SinB (GFRIEND)		 White Team:
Ong Seong-wu (Wanna One), Seo Jang-hoon, Yoon Ji-sung (Wanna One), Key (SHINee), Sojin (Girl's Day), Nayoung (Pristin)		 Sojin Seo Jang-hoon Lee Sang-min, Eunkwang, Yoon Ji-sung, Ong Seong-wu, Kang Daniel, Sojin, Chorong, SinB win Kang Daniel
8 December 2, 2017 Blue Team:
Lee Soo-geun, Kang Daniel (Wanna One), Key (SHINee), JR (NU'EST), Mingyu (Seventeen), Hyojung (Oh My Girl)		 White Team:
Jun Hyun-moo, Ong Seong-wu (Wanna One), Kim Jong-min, Minho (SHINee), Ha Sung-woon (Wanna One), Minah (Girl's Day)		 Jun Hyun-moo JR Jun Hyun-moo, Kim Jong-min, Key, Minho, Ha Sung-woon, Ong Seong-wu, Minah win Kang Daniel
9 December 9, 2017 Blue Team:
Lee Soo-geun, Kang Daniel (Wanna One), Eric Nam, Key (SHINee), Seungkwan (Seventeen), Kim Chung-ha		 White Team:
Jun Hyun-moo, Ong Seong-wu (Wanna One), Kim Jong-min, Yoon Ji-sung (Wanna One), Minho (SHINee), Solbin (Laboum)		 Kim Jong-min Lee Soo-geun, Kang Daniel Jun Hyun-moo, Kim Jong-min, Eric Nam, Yoon Ji-sung, Key, Minho, Ong Seong-wu, Seungkwan, Kim Chung-ha, Solbin win Kang Daniel[lower-alpha 2]
Episode # Air date Players Master Key Owner Master Box Holder Results
10 December 16, 2017 Lee Soo-geun, Jun Hyun-moo, Ong Seong-wu (Wanna One), Kang Daniel (Wanna One), Park Sung-kwang, Key (SHINee), Gong Seung-yeon Gong Seung-yeon Lee Soo-geun Lee Soo-geun wins
Episode # Air date Players Master Key Owner Results
11 December 23, 2017 Lee Soo-geun, Jun Hyun-moo, Kim Jong-min, Eunkwang (BTOB), Key (SHINee), JR (NU'EST), Yoon So-hee JR Lee Soo-geun wins
Episode # Air date Players Results
12 December 30, 2017 Lee Soo-geun, Jun Hyun-moo, Kim Jong-min, Kim Dong-jun (ZE:A), Mingyu (Seventeen), Jeong Se-woon, Ko Sung-hee Jun Hyun-moo, Mingyu win
13 January 6, 2018 Lee Soo-geun, Jun Hyun-moo, Kim Dong-jun (ZE:A), JR (NU'EST), Ren (NU'EST), Mingyu (Seventeen), Ko Sung-hee Everyone wins

List of Recurring cast

The following is a compilation of Recurring cast and the number of times they have appeared on Master Key.

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.
Episode #Broadcast DateTNmS Ratings[5]AGB Ratings[6]
Part 1Part 2Part 1Part 2
1 October 14, 20174.9%5.7%4.8%5.7%
2 October 21, 20173.8%4.6%3.7%4.5%
3 October 28, 20173.0%4.3%3.3%3.7%
4 November 4, 20173.4%4.0%3.8%4.8%
5 November 11, 20173.5%3.2%3.2%4.0%
6 November 18, 20173.4%3.7%3.1%3.3%
7 November 25, 20173.1%3.0%2.7%2.8%
8 December 2, 20173.1%2.6%3.1%2.6%
9 December 9, 20171.6%2.2%2.1%2.4%
10 December 16, 20173.0%3.0%3.0%3.1%
11 December 23, 20172.8%2.8%2.9%2.8%
12 December 30, 20173.2%3.2%3.0%2.6%
13 January 6, 20182.9%2.9%3.0%3.2%

Notes
  1. Prior to each episode, viewers, as Watchers, can access to the official homepage of SBS Master Key to see the star players and choose their own player. The player with the highest number of votes will be given a benefit before the games.
  2. Kang Daniel chose to give away the benefit to the player who is 8th in the episode's Watchers' voting, Lee Soo-geun.
gollark: Actually, hold on...
gollark: Yes, indeed.
gollark: It's the same line count, but much clearer.
gollark: ```luaif cmd=="exit"or cmd=="quit"then error()end```
gollark: Amazing!

References
  1. "[Oh!쎈 톡] '마스터키' PD "백현, 예능감+친화력 정말 좋아..고마울 따름"" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  2. ""추블리→워너원" SBS '마스터키' 10월 14일 첫방송 확정[공식]" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  3. "워너원 강다니엘X옹성우, '마스터키'고정 출연…예능돌 접수 [공식입장]" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  4. SBS Master Key Players Lineup
  5. "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  6. "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.