''Show Me The Money'' (''SMTM'';

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: 쇼미더머니; RR: ''Syomideomeoni'') is a South Korean rap competition TV show that airs on

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. The show has grown in popularity since the first season aired in 2012 to the eleventh season in 2022, and it is credited for increasing the South Korean public's interest in hip hop.

Background

When SMTM first aired in 2012'','' it was the only show on South Korean television to focus on hip hop, and the first show on Mnet about hip hop since the music channel cancelled ''Hip Hop the Vibe'' in 2004. Han Dong-chul, the chief producer of SMTM, later said of the show, "My goal was to let people know that there is more than just idol dance music in Korea." The format of each season varies, but generally consists of contestants going head to head in a series of challenges until only one rapper remains. The show includes a mixture of rookie and experienced rappers, with the experienced rappers typically serving as "producers," a role that includes being both mentors and judges.

Season 1 (2012)

The first season of SMTM began airing on June 22, 2012, and was hosted by

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of the K-pop group

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. The season paired experienced rappers

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, 45RPM,

MC Sniper Kim Jung-yoo (Korean: 김정유, born February 8, 1979), better known as MC Sniper (Korean: MC 스나이퍼), is a South Korean rapper. He is known for writing controversial lyrics that challenge social injustice and mainstream society. He was a c ...

Miryo Jo Mi-hye (born November 2, 1981), better known by her stage name Miryo (), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer. She is currently the rapper of girl group Brown Eyed Girls, and is a former member of rap group Honey Family. M ...

, Hoony Hoon, Joosuc, and Garion with rookie rappers. Notable contestants included

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, one of the show's few female rappers, who would later become the winner of the first season of SMTM spin-off, ''

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.'' Rookie rapper

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, under the mentorship of Double K, won the competition and went on to sign with hip hop label

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. He later appeared on season 4 as a producer.

Season 2 (2013)

The second season of SMTM began airing on June 7, 2013, and was again hosted by Eun Ji-won. Contestants were split into two hip hop crews, "Meta Crew," led by MC Meta of the group Garion, and "D.O Crew," led by Lee Hyun Do, formerly of '90s hip hop duo Deux. The season's contestants included several rappers who would go on to become well-known artists, including LE of

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, and Swings. The winner of the second season was hip hop trio Soul Dive, mentored by MC Meta.

Season 3 (2014)

The third season of SMTM saw a number of prominent

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figures' participation. The producers split themselves loosely along the lines of larger Korean hip hop labels, leading to

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and

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representing "Team YG," Dok2 and

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representing "Team Illionaire," Swings and

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representing "Team

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," and "Team YDG". The season was won by

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from K-Pop boy group

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, (and the only idol who win SMTM title until now) together with his producers Dok2 and

of Team Illionaire.

Season 4 (2015)

Mnet's fourth season of SMTM features YG judges

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and

from Brand New Music, AOMG judges

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and Loco (first season winner came back as a producer), and judges Zico of

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and Paloalto (

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). No contestants auditioned this year with more idol rappers, most notably,

Song Min-ho Song Min-ho (; born March 30, 1993), better known by the stage name Mino, is a South Korean rapper, actor and producer. After a stint in the two-year ballad group BoM from 2011 to 2013, he joined YG Entertainment, leading to his debut in 2014 wi ...

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, and veterans such as

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and P-Type. Many of the contestants from Season 3 came back as well. The winner of this season was Basick with his producers team

and

from

Season 5 (2016)

The fifth season of SMTM featured four different producer teams consisting of:

judges

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judges Kush &

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, judges Dok2 &

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and

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. This season held open auditions in LA for the first time with guest judge

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. It also saw the participation of many popular and well known artists in the Korean hip hop scene as well as notable participants of past seasons such as G2,

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C Jamm Ryu Sung-min (Hangul: 류성민; born February 28, 1993), better known by his stage name C Jamm (Hangul: 씨잼), is a South Korean rapper. He released his debut album, ''Good Boy Doing Bad Things'' on July 17, 2015. He is the runner-up of Sh ...

BewhY Lee Byung-yoon (Hangul: 이병윤; born June 15, 1993), better known by his stage name BewhY (Hangul: 비와이), is a South Korean rapper and member of '$exy $treet & Yello Music crew'. Initially he chose 'BY' as a stage name, but changed it ...

, Bizniz, Onesun, Jin Doggae,

J'Kyun Kim Jeong-tae (Hangul: 김정태; born January 11, 1985), better known by the mononym J'Kyun (Hangul: 제이켠), is a South Korean rapper and singer. Career Kim first entered the hip-hop scene in 2003, under the name Jung Kyun. After dropping ...

, Xitsuh, Snacky Chan, One, Sanchez, Dayday,

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, Myundo, Super Bee and

Flowsik Jay Pak (Korean name: Pak Dae-sik, Hangul: 박대식; born April 5, 1985), more commonly known by his stage name, Flowsik ( ; Hangul: 플로우식), is a Korean–American rapper and singer. He debuted in 2011 as a member of the hip-hop trio ...

. This season's winner was BewhY with his producer team of

and

from

Season 6 (2017)

Mnet's “Show Me the Money 6” began airing on June 30, 2017, and ended on September 1, 2017. The sixth season had four producer teams, Zico &

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Choiza Choi Jae-ho (; born March 17, 1980), known professionally as Choiza (), is a South Korean hip hop recording artist. He and Gaeko comprise the hip hop duo Dynamic Duo, which rose to fame upon the release of their debut album ''Taxi Driver'' in ...

Gaeko Kim Yoon-sung (born January 14, 1981), known professionally as Gaeko (, literally ''dog's snout'') is a South Korean hip hop recording artist. He and Choiza comprise the hip hop duo Dynamic Duo, which rose to fame upon the release of their de ...

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Bizzy Park Jun-young (Hangul: 박준영), better known as Bizzy (Hangul: 비지), is a South Korea-based rapper and member of the hip-hop trio MFBTY. He is an affiliate of YDG's, Yucka Squad, and also the hip-hop crew, The Movement. He became more kno ...

and

& Dok2. Both rappers from previous seasons and new rappers participated, including

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, QWALA,

Hash Swan Han Deok-kwang (Hangul: 한덕광; born 12 March 1995), better known by his stage name Hash Swan (Hangul: 해쉬스완) is a South Korean rapper. He was a contestant on '' Show Me the Money 5'' and ''Show Me the Money 6 The sixth season of the ...

, LTAK, NO:EL,

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, Punchnello, Penomeco, JJK,

Ja Mezz Kim Sung-hee (Hangul: 김성희, born August 11, 1989), better known by his stage name Ja Mezz (Hangul: 자메즈), is a South Korean rapper. He released his first EP, ''1/4'', on August 11, 2015. He dropped out Hanyang University in 2017. In ...

Rhythm Power Rhythm Power ( ko, 리듬파워) is a South Korean hip hop group that consists of rappers Hangzoo, Boi B and Geegooin. They were managed by the hip hop record label Amoeba Culture. The three group members have been childhood friends and started ...

members Boi-B, Geegoin, and

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, Young B (winner of

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), New Champ, IGNITO, Kebee,

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( Untouchable),

Killagramz Lee Joon-hee (Hangul: 이준희, born June 23, 1992), better known by his stage name Killagramz (Hangul: 킬라그램), is a Korean-American rapper. He was a contestant on ''Show Me the Money 5'' and ''Show Me the Money 6 The sixth season of th ...

, Born Kim, Jin Doggae, Rudals, BIGONE (former 24K member Kim Daeil), and former SMTM1 producer, Double K. American artist and producer

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was a special judge for the New York auditions of the show. "Show Me the Money 6" landed in New York and

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on May 6 and May 9, respectively. This season drew more participants than ever before. For “Show Me the Money 5”, approximately 9,000 people auditioned to have a chance to compete on the show. “Show Me the Money 6” had over 12,000 people interested in auditioning for the show—the largest applicant pool the show ever had. As a result of the huge number of applicants, the first round of auditions in Korea took place over the course of two days. First round auditions occurred April 29–30 at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon. This was also the first time that auditions were held in New York City. The format for the New York auditions will be the same as the first round auditions in South Korea. New York auditions took place on May 6 at Brooklyn Studios. The Los Angeles auditions were held on May 9 at LA Anderson Warehouse. The winner for this season was Rhythm Power's

with his producer team of Zico and

of FANXYCHILD.

Season 7 (2018)

Season 7 was known as "Show Me The Money 777 (read as Triple 7)" and began airing on September 7, 2018. This season marked the seventh season of the show. The seventh season featured four producer teams, Swings &

Giriboy Hong Si-young (; born January 24, 1991), better known by his stage name, Giriboy (Hangul: 기리보이), is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter,record producer,and actor signed to Just Music. Career Giriboy began his musical career in ...

Deepflow Ryu Sang-gu (Hangul: 류상구; born 1984), known by the stage name Deepflow (Hangul: 딥플로우) is a South Korean rapper, music producer, and Chief executive officer, CEO of the hip hop record label Vismajor Company. He won the award for Musi ...

Code Kunst Jo Sung-woo (Hangul: 조성우; born December 18, 1989), better known by his stage name Code Kunst (Hangul: 코드 쿤스트), is a South Korean composer and music producer. He joined HIGHGRND in 2015 and released his third studio album ''Muggle' ...

& Paloalto, and

Changmo Ku Chang-mo (Hangul: 구창모; born May 31, 1994), known mononymously as Changmo (창모; stylized in all caps), is a South Korean rapper and producer. He released his debut album ''M O T O W N'' on March 18, 2016. In October 2016 he joined ...

. Rappers from previous seasons or from

series and new rappers have participated. Different from previous seasons, this season did not have the first preliminary round. Instead, the production crew watched over 13,000 audition videos and selected about 1,000 contestants. These selected contestants then were judged by the producers teams, and the qualified ones moved on to the second round, the usual One-minute rap round. This season, the difference in the round was that it was viewed by all remaining contestants. There was also a new betting system used in the show. The winner for this season was Nafla with his producer team of Team Just Music.

Season 8 (2019)

Season 8 began airing from July 26, 2019. Different from previous seasons, when there were four producer teams, the eighth season featured two producer crews, one consisting of Swings,

Kid Milli Choi Won-jae (Hangul: 최원재, born October 26, 1993), better known by his stage name Kid Milli (Hangul: 키드밀리), is a South Korean rapper. He released his first extended play, ''Maiden Voyage'', on February 23, 2017. Biography Before ...

and Boycold, with the other consisting of

and Millic. Rappers from previous seasons or from

series and new rappers have participated. Similar to the previous season, the production crew watched about 16,000 audition clips and selected about 2,000 contestants to be judged by the crews in the first round. The difference in the first round in this season is that if a contestant failed the first judging from a member of one crew, he/she can choose to go for the second judging by a member of the other crew. If the contestant managed to pass the second judging, he/she can move to the second round. The winner for this season was

Punchnello Lee Yeong-sin (; born May 28, 1997), better known by his stage name Punchnello (), is a South Korean rapper. He released his first extended play, ''Ordinary'', in 2019. Later that year, he won the rap competition show ''Show Me the Money 8 Th ...

with his producer crew of BGM-v Crew.

Season 9 (2020)

Season 9 aired its first episode on October 16, 2020. The season consists of four producing teams:

Bewhy Lee Byung-yoon (Hangul: 이병윤; born June 15, 1993), better known by his stage name BewhY (Hangul: 비와이), is a South Korean rapper and member of '$exy $treet & Yello Music crew'. Initially he chose 'BY' as a stage name, but changed it ...

, Paloalto &

Zion.T Kim Hae-sol (born April 13, 1989), known as Zion.T (), is a South Korean Hip Hop Music, hip hop and Contemporary R&B, R&B singer signed to The Black Label, a subsidiary label of YG Entertainment managed by Teddy Park and Kush. He has released ...

, and

Justhis Heo Seung (Hangul: 허승, born May 7, 1991), better known by his stage name Justhis (Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Ch ...

GroovyRoom GroovyRoom (Hangul: 그루비룸) is a South Korean DJ, music producing and composing duo consisting of Park Gyu-jeong and Lee Hwi-min. They mainly produce hip-hop songs such as boom bap and trap. The songs they produce have a producer tag ...

. Rappers from previous seasons or from

series and new rappers have participated. For this season, there are about 23,000 applicants. The season's winner will be labelled as the "Young Boss". In addition, the winner will have ₩100,000,000 in cash and the launching of a one-year project label for his/her music activities, totaling up to ₩500,000,000. The winner for this season was

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with Team

as the winning producer team. With this win, Giriboy becomes the first ever three-time winning producer of the show after winning three straight seasons. (previously won in season 777 with Team Just Music, and in

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with BGM-v crew)

Season 10 (2021)

The tenth season of ''Show Me the Money'' (known as Show Me the Money 10: The Original) premiered on October 1, 2021. It broadcasts every Friday at 23:00 (KST) on

. The season will feature four new producer teams

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& Toil,

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& Slom. This season saw approximately 27,000 applicants. The increase in the number of contestants joining the show is mainly due to the increasing financial difficulties most rappers face due to the ongoing

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. With the lack of in-person concerts, events, and gigs happening right now, most of them now focus on online streaming and web-content platforms which does not provide as much income. With the great success of

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, the contestants see the show as a path to success where they can be discovered and produce chart-hitting songs. This season will also carry out a "10th Anniversary Project" that crosses broadcasting, online and Over The Top platforms under the concept of "The Original", celebrating the show's rich history of serving as a forefront of the Korean Hip-Hop scene, as well as the emergence of up and coming Korean artists who joined the show. The winner of this season is Jo Gwang-il, with Team

as the winning producer team. He will receive a prize money of ₩300,000,000 plus album production and a one-month stay in a luxury suite.

Season 11 (2022)

The eleventh season of ''Show Me the Money'' (Show Me the Money 11: The New One) began airing from October 21, 2022. The season features four new producer teams in

& Slom,

Leellamarz Kim Min-kyum (Hangul: 김민겸; born July 4, 1995), better known by his stage name Leellamarz (Hangul: 릴러말즈), is a South Korean rapper and singer. He was a contestant on ''Show Me the Money 5''. He released his debut album ''Y'' on Ju ...

, and

R. Tee Kim Jung-gu (, born March 6, 1990), known professionally as R. Tee (), is a South Korean record producer, songwriter, and DJ signed with The Black Label. He has produced songs for artists including Big Bang (band), Big Bang, Blackpink, iKon, and ...

. Open auditions for the season were held from July 1 to 30, 2022. Auditions were also held in

, United States on August 13 and 14, with Jay Park and Justhis judging the contestants who auditioned for it. This was the show's first auditions in the United States after 5 years, when it was done for Season 6. The season saw about 30,000 applicants, the highest number throughout the series.

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Plagiarism controversy

In 2017,

CJ E&M CJ E&M (Hangul: 씨제이이앤엠, an initialism for CJ Entertainment & Media) is a South Korean entertainment and mass media company created by CJ Group in 2011. As of July 2018, CJ E&M is a division of CJ ENM. History CJ E&M was established a ...

, the production company behind ''Show Me The Money,'' accused the creators of the Chinese rap competition show, ''

The Rap of China ''The Rap of China'' (), formerly known as (), is a Chinese rap competition show produced by iQiyi. The show was carried out in the form of three groups of producers Kris Wu, Will Pan, MC HotDog and Chang Chen-yue judging the performance of the ...

'', of plagiarism. A spokesperson for CJ E&M said that even though the logo, rules, and formats of the two shows were strikingly similar, ''The Rap of China'' was not a licensed version of the original South Korean show.

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