The Time Hotel
| The Time Hotel | |
|---|---|
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| 더 타임 호텔 | |
| Genre | Reality Survival |
| Directed by | Nam Kyung-mo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 65–122 minutes |
| Production company | CJ ENM |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVING |
| Release | April 12 – May 16, 2023 |
The Time Hotel (Korean: 더 타임 호텔), also known as Time is Money, is a South Korean reality survival show that aired on TVING from its premiere on April 1 to May 16, 2023.
Overview
The show is based in a hotel where ten contestants buy amenities with time instead of money, and contestants are "checked out" when they run out of time. Contestants compete in a variety of games to earn as much time as possible, forming impromptu teams and enemies alike.
The last contestant remaining wins the grand prize of ₩300 million.
Cast
- Hong Jin-ho, a television personality, professional poker player, and former StarCraft player who is known for being in the reality game show The Genius: Rules of the Game
- Hwang Je-sung, a comedian and actor known for his appearance on variety show Running Man
- John Park, a Korean-American singer, competed on American Idol and Superstar K2
- CHLOE, a singer and dancer in the girl group cignature
- Joo Eon-gyu, an online content creator specializing in finance
- Monika Shin, a dancer, model, and businesswoman
- Layone, a rapper, placed 3rd place in Show Me the Money 9
- Shin Ji-yeon, known for her appearance on the dating show Single's Inferno
- Kim Nam-hee, a television announcer
- Kim Hyun-kyu, an actor
Elimination history
| Day eliminated | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contestant | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 (part 1) | Day 7 (part 2) | Day 8 | Runner-up | Winner |
| Monika Shin | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Kim Nam-hee | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Layone | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Shin Ji-yeon | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Joo Eon-gyu | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| CHLOE | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Kim Hyun-gu | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Hwang Je-sung | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Hong Jin-ho | Safe | Runner-up | |||||||||
| John Park | Safe | Won | |||||||||
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | April 12, 2023 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | April 12, 2023 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | April 12, 2023 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | April 12, 2023 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | April 19, 2023 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | April 19, 2023 |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | April 26, 2023 |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | May 3, 2023 |
| 9 | "Episode 9" | May 10, 2023 |
| 10 | "Episode 10" | May 17, 2023 |
Production
The Time Hotel had its cast confirmed and began filming in December 2022.
Controversy
The show was slated to air in March 2023, but was delayed to April due to a plagiarism incident with Joo Eon-gyu over his YouTube videos.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "The Time Hotel | Entertainment Shows | CJ ENM". CJ ENM. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- 1 2 "CJ ENM set to showcase another legendary game show, The Time Hotel". Prensario Internacional. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- 1 2 뉴스 : 네이버 TV연예. Naver. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- 1 2 더 타임 호텔 1화 | TVING. TVING (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ↑ '더 타임 호텔', 시간이 돈이고 권력인 세상에서 살아남기. 아이즈(ize) (in Korean). 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
