The Time Hotel
South Korean reality survival show
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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.[2]
The last contestant remaining wins the grand prize of ₩300 million.[2][3]
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[1]
- Hwang Je-sung, a comedian and actor known for his appearance on variety show Running Man[1]
- John Park, a Korean-American singer, competed on American Idol and Superstar K2[1]
- CHLOE, a singer and dancer in the girl group cignature[1]
- Joo Eon-gyu, an online content creator specializing in finance[1]
- Monika Shin, a dancer, model, and businesswoman [1]
- Layone, a rapper, placed 3rd place in Show Me the Money 9[1]
- Shin Ji-yeon, known for her appearance on the dating show Single's Inferno[1]
- Kim Nam-hee, a television announcer[1]
- Kim Hyun-kyu, an actor[1]
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 [4] | Original release date [4] |
|---|---|---|
| 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.[3]
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.[5]