CJ ENM Unveils March Variety Show Lineup

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CJ ENM has confirmed its seven-program spring variety show lineup for its flagship channels tvN and Mnet.

CEO: Celebrity Executive Office, which premiered on tvN on March, follows celebrity CEOs as they run their businesses while maintaining their day jobs as public entertainers. Also featuring celebrities is Korean Hostel in Spain, a reality show that has famous Korean actors Cha Seung-won, Yoo Hai-jin and Bae Jung-nam running a hostel in Villafranca del Bierzo. It bows on tvN today (March 15). K-pop idols are among the cast members who team up to find the “Mafia” among prison inmates in Mafia Game in Prison, premiering March 16 on tvN.

On March 17, Show Audio Jockey will debut on tvN featuring K-pop boyband MONSTA X members and others becoming audio jockeys on YouTube and Podbbang. Also premiering on March 17 on tvN is The Great Escape, in which six celebrities team up to solve a series of puzzles and break out of a mysterious building. Miss Korean, kicking off its first episode on March 24, will show kitchen-savvy Korean celebrities heading abroad to serve up traditional dishes to expats missing authentic Korean cooking.

IZ*ONE Chu-Manito, starring the titular South Korean girl group, returns for its second season on Mnet on March 21. The new season is expected to showcase the members playing a secret game while experiencing life as teenagers in Korea.