The Time Hotel (), 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 John Park Safe
Episodes
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
External links The Time Hotel on TVING