''Talents for Sale'' ( ko, 어서옵SHOW) is a South Korean

variety show Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical theatre, musical performances, sketch comedy, magic (illusion), magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is ...

created and broadcast by KBS. It first aired on 6 May 2016. The show borrows ideas from

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channels, in which the MCs work together with guests to raise funds for local charities by advertising products created based on the guests' talents. KBS announced on 12 April 2016 that it has signed a

₩ The won sign , is a currency symbol. It represents the South Korean won, the North Korean won and, unofficially, the old Korean won. Appearance Its appearance is "W" (the first letter of "Won") with a horizontal strike going through the cent ...

1.62 billion one-year contract (US$1,376,481.6) with a Chinese company for the rights to air the ''Talents for Sale'' and another KBS show, ''

Battle Trip ''Battle Trip'' () is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by KBS. Season 1 was aired starting 16 April 2016 and ended on 3 April 2020 with 177 episodes and 4 special episodes. The program starred Kim So ...

'', in China. This makes the ''Talents for Sale'' the first ever

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

exported to China prior to its first airing. ''Talents for Sale'' aired at 21:35 ( KST) every Fridays on

KBS2 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...

List of episodes

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* * {{KBS World TV program, 1028 Korean Broadcasting System original programming South Korean variety television shows Korean-language television shows 2016 South Korean television series debuts 2016 South Korean television series endings