TMI News () is a South Korean news variety show that airs on Mnet.
The show aired on Thursday at 20:00 (KST) starting from April 25, 2019 until May 30, 2019. It then went on a hiatus without notice, but returned on July 31, 2019 and aired on every Wednesday at 20:00 (KST). The show had a hiatus after the episode on November 27, 2019, and returned again starting January 15, 2020 to August 26, 2020. The show made another return beginning March 10, 2021, as a new season, and concluded on September 29, 2021.
A new series related to the show, TMI News Show, began airing from February 9, 2022 to September 30, 2022.
Program The show is the first ever global K-pop idols' news & talk show. The "TMI" in the show's name stands for Thursday Mnet Idol. The show had requested for any possible TMI (Too Much Information) information from the public about the idol groups or their individual members through their online form, and the information that will be used for the show is "news reported" on the show.
From episode 7, the show was revamped into a chart show. In each episode, one or two topics are discussed, and celebrities (or items/programs/situations/places/songs) are ranked according to the topic. If only one topic is discussed in an episode, ten or fourteen celebrities (or items/programs/situations/places/songs) will be listed out, and if two topics are discussed in an episode, seven per topic will be listed.
Cast Current Name Role & Character Episode Ref. Jun Hyun-moo Main Anchor 1-86 Jang Do-yeon Main Anchor 7-86
Former Name Role & Character Episode Ref. Park Joon-hyung (g.o.d) Reporter; idol's "Archaeopteryx" and a reporter who has a "my way" feel 1-6 DinDin Reporter; with his Too Much Super Insider ability, he guides to rise himself from a low tide 2-6 Yoon Bo-mi (Apink) Reporter; checking facts with her current occupation of being an idol 1-6 Soobin (WJSN) TMI Weather Caster; TMI News' multi-player, Human Peach Caster 1-6, 8-24
Episodes (Season 1) 2019
Ep.Broadcast DateThemeGuest(s)Note(s) 1 April 25 rowspan="6" IZ*ONE DinDin is absent due to attending his elder sister's wedding in Italy; Sleepy stood in for him in this episode Special guest: Kim Yeon-ja 2 May 2 Monsta X Special guest: Kim Dong-hyun 3 May 9 Momoland Momoland member Yeonwoo is absent Special guest: Lee Min-woong 4 May 16 Apink Special guest: Jung Il-hoon (BtoB) 5 May 23 AB6IX 6 May 30 EXID The show aired on 21:00 (KST) for this episode instead of the usual 20:00 (KST) Special guest: Bae Yoon-jung Reformation of the showEp.Broadcast DateThemeGuest(s)Note(s) 7 July 31 1. Idols who buy buildings after earning money2. Idols who got conned after earning money Kim Jae-hwan 8 August 7 Idols who succeeded in their diets Oh My Girl (Seunghee, Arin) 9 August 14 Real Love and Fake Love idols Kim Jung-mo 10 August 21 Idols and hobbies Pentagon (Hongseok, Kino) 11 August 28 Oh Ha-young (Apink), Choi Byung-chan (Victon) 12 September 4 Celebrities who fought significant illnesses Weki Meki (Choi Yoo-jung, Kim Do-yeon) 13 September 11 Best idols' physiognomies X1 (Han Seung-woo, Kim Yo-han, Son Dong-pyo, Nam Do-hyon) 14 September 18 Golden spoon idols CLC (Elkie, Kwon Eun-bin), Kwon Hyun-bin 15 September 25 1. Famous songs loved by the people these days2. Famous past time songs Norazo 16 October 2 1. Celebrities who changed professions2. Celebrities who have sideline careers Ateez (Hongjoong, Wooyoung) 17 October 9 1. Idols who are rich in music royalties2. Idols who are rich in talents3. Idols who are rich in connections Stray Kids (Lee Know, Hyunjin) 18 October 16 1. Idols who are successful in changing concepts2. Idols with irrational concepts NU'EST (Aron, JR) 19 October 23 1. Top male and female idols companies had missed out2. Idols who carry small and medium-sized companies N.Flying (Cha Hun, Kim Jae-hyun) 20 October 30 1. Top male and female idols who are brainiacs2. Top versatile idols Monsta X (Wonho, Joohoney) 21 November 6 1. Male and female idols who shined in Korea Victon (Choi Byung-chan, Jung Su-bin) 22 November 13 1. Idols who are big eaters2. Idols who eat weird food Day6 (Young K, Dowoon) 23 November 20 1. Dogs of idols2. Cats of idols AOA (Jimin, Hyejeong) 24 November 27 1. Legendary stages of Mnet Asian Music Awards2. Reversal legendary stages of Mnet Asian Music Awards CIX (BX, Bae Jin-young)
2020
Ep.Broadcast DateThemeGuest(s)Note(s) 25 January 15 1. Idols born in the Year of the Rat who would hit big2. Idols born in the Year of the Rat who should take care of themselves Verivery (Yeonho, Kangmin) 26 January 22 2020 New Year Special: Idol Trot ContestTop 10 Trot Songs That Koreans Love Ken (VIXX), Sojung (Ladies' Code), Solbin (Laboum), Seunghee (Oh My Girl), Kim Chae-won (April),J-Us (ONF), Y (Golden Child), Kim Dong-han, Jongho (Ateez), Sohee (Nature) Special appearances by Laboum (Soyeon, Haein) 27 January 29 1. Idols that fans have been waiting the most for their discharges from the army2. Idols that are still far away from their discharges from the army N.Flying (Yoo Hwe-seung, Seo Dong-sung) 28 February 5 1. Idols who look more mature than they actually are2. Idols who look a lot younger than they actually are Golden Child (Lee Jang-jun, Hong Joo-chan, Choi Bo-min) 29 February 12 Cities/districts that idols were from or were born in Sojung (Ladies' Code), Mimi (Oh My Girl), Kim Dong-han, Kim Sang-gyun (JBJ95) 30 February 19 1. Pretty male idols other than Kim Hee-chul2. Baddest (girl crush) female idols other than Lee Hyo-ri The Boyz (Hyunjae, Ju Hak-nyeon) 31 February 26 1. Idols with the most unusual real names2. Idols with the most unusual special habits TO1 (J.You, Woonggi) 32 March 4 Mnet 25th Anniversary Special1. Mnet programs that did well2. Famous stars that were well raised by Mnet Weki Meki 33 March 11 1. Idols who had the most special activities while in school2. Idols who were top role models in school Loona (Chuu, Hyunjin) 34 March 25 1. Male idols with most diverse activities before debut2. Female idols with most diverse activities before debut Ong Seong-wu 35 April 1 1. Idols who made their marriage announcements2. Idols who are their nieces and/or nephews' fools Changjo (Teen Top), Park Cho-rong (Apink) 36 April 8 1. Male idols that had left legendary prohibited videos2. Female idols that had left legendary prohibited videos Chun Myung-hoon, Narsha (Brown Eyed Girls) 37 April 15 Idols that had worn the priciest items on them Han Hye-yeon 38 April 22 Musicians' pick! Personal real experience songs that has empathy Seo Ji-eum, Jeong Se-woon 39 April 29 1. Most expensive male idols' houses2. Most expensive female idols' houses Park Jong-bok, Mijoo (Lovelyz) 40 May 6 1. Fans' idol tributes that are insurmountable2. Idols' fan tributes that are insurmountable April (Lee Na-eun, Lee Jin-sol) 41 May 13 Unique goods personally picked by idols Ken (VIXX), Yoo Young-jae 42 May 20 Scariest stories in the world of music TXT 43 May 27 1. Idols who are excellent at cooking2. Idols who are bad at cooking B.O.Y 44 June 3 1. Male idol songs that became popular after changing their singers2. Female idol songs that became popular after changing their singers Seo Eun-kwang (BtoB), Hui (Pentagon) 45 June 10 1. Idols who surprisingly released trot songs2. Trot singers who debuted as idols Na Tae-joo, Kim Soo-chan 46 June 17 Older idols with the most surprising recent updates Kim Hyung-jun (Taesaja), MJ (Astro) 47 June 24 Idols who wore the most expensive clothes Kwon Hyun-bin, Han Hyun-min 48 July 1 1. Male idols that their mothers had the best conception dreams2. Female idols that their mothers had the best conception dreams Cravity (Jungmo, Hyeongjun) 49 July 8 Idols who experienced the most shocking incidents or accidents Jun Jin (Shinhwa), Kwon Hyun-bin 50 July 15 Music video locations that fans want to visit the most ONF (Hyojin, Wyatt) 51 July 22 Idols that almost didn't debut Weeekly (Lee Soo-jin, Jihan) 52 July 29 1. Male idols with the best bodies that others would want to have2. Female idols with the best bodies that others would want to have Lee Jang-jun (Golden Child), Kwon Hyun-bin 53 August 5 Best summer songs that must be listened in the summer (G)I-dle (Miyeon, Minnie, Yuqi) 54 August 12 Most scary true stories idols had experienced Lee Jin-hyuk (Up10tion) 55 August 19 Best well-known songs that are hidden Song Ga-in 56 August 26 Most expensive cars idols own Kang Jae-joon, Han Seung-woo (Victon)
Episodes (Season 2 - 2021)
Ep.Broadcast DateThemeGuest(s)Note(s)57March 10Idols' most expensive collectionsSandara Park, Jo Kwon58March 171. Idols with cost-effective fashion2. Idols with branded fashionJoo Woo-jae, Bobby (iKon)59March 241. Songs that cause massive crowds to dance to2. Songs that cause massive crowds to sing toBrave Girls60March 311. Male stars who surgeons reveal that people want their faces to be like2. Female stars who surgeons reveal that people want their faces to be likeJun Jin (Shinhwa), Ha Sung-woon61April 7Stars who have caused very huge differences in price for propertiesNa Tae-joo, Kim Soo-chan62April 141. Idols who have little parts2. Idols who have many partsAteez (Hongjoong, San)63April 21The most common MBTI types among idolsAstro (Moonbin, Yoon San-ha)64April 281. Idols with a lot of experience with part-time jobs2. Idols born in golden spoon familiesIZ*ONE (Choi Ye-na, Kim Min-ju)65May 51. Stars who got stabbed in the backs by their acquaintances2. Stars who got stabbed in the backs by their familiesYesung (Super Junior), Sunny (Girls' Generation)66May 121. Female idols without any changes2. Male idols without any changesOh My Girl (Hyojung, Jiho, Binnie)67May 19Stars who rode the most expensive cars (2021 Version)Yang Ji-eun, Hong Ji-yun68May 261. Lovestar couples2. Lovestar married couplesKang Seung-yoon (Winner)69June 2Idols with the most expensive school feesTomorrow X Together (Taehyun, Huening Kai), Enhypen (Heeseung, Jay)70June 9Company buildings worth more than 10 billion wonLee Jung-shin (CNBLUE), Kim Jae-hyun (N.Flying)71June 16Stars' interior itemsMijoo (Lovelyz), Cho Hee-sun72June 23Stars that are married to the richest 1%Kim Min-gi, Hong Yoon-hwa73June 30Stars who show filial piety with moneyShinsadong Tiger, Tri.be (Songsun, Mire)74July 7Stars who used the most expensive itemsNCT Dream (Mark, Jisung)75July 14Stars who had selected the top housesSF9 (Inseong, Jaeyoon, Chani)76July 211. Stars who are self-sufficient2. Stars who are golden spoonsPark Goon, Shin In-seon77July 281. Stars who shine through earning a lot2. Stars who are under debtLoona (Yves, Chuu)78August 4Stars who have the most expensive advertisement model feesShin Ji (Koyote), Soyeon ((G)I-DLE)79August 11Stars who wore the most expensive personal clothesThe Boyz (Hyunjae, Juyeon, Sunwoo)80August 18South Korea's representative performance makersBae Yoon-jung, Aiki, Choi Yoo-jung (Weki Meki)81August 251. Male stars with the best physicals, picked by trainers2. Female stars with the best physicals, picked by trainersPark Ji-hoon, CIX (Seunghun, Bae Jin-young)82September 1Stars who went for luxurious holidaysBtoB (Seo Eun-kwang, Peniel)83September 8Stars who had the worst rumours/scandalsWeeekly (Lee Soo-jin, Monday)84September 151. Stars with the most wealth2. Stars with the top pedigreesGree, Lee Chae-yeon85September 22Tough Unnies of celebrity industryMonika, Gabee86September 29Stars with the best profit in the first half of 2021fromis 9 (Jang Gyu-ri, Lee Chae-young), Kwon Eun-bi
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