Talkmon Explained

Alt Name:Talk Monster
Genre:Talk show
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:12
Presenter:Kang Ho-dong
Kim Hee-seon
Director:Park Sang-hyuk
Producer:Hyeon-don, Kwak Ji-hye
Runtime:75 - 80 minutes per episode
Channel:tvN & O'live

Talkmon is a South Korean reality show. The show airs every Monday at 10:50 pm (KST) on cable channel O'live & tvN starting from January 15, 2018.[1] It was later changed to 11:00 pm.[2] It is the spin off of Island Trio which was aired at the same time-slot previously. The program director of this show is the same person who had created the Strong Heart talk show.

Airtime

!Air Date!Air Time
January 15, 2018 ~ February 12, 201810:50 pm
February 19 ~ April 2, 201811:00 pm

Synopsis

Talkmon is a one-to-one talk battle between expert speaker in entertainment industry, Talk Master and hidden speaker in the industry, Talk Monster. At the end of the battle, the one who unveils the best story is selected amongst the Talk Monsters to be the Kingsmon.

Hosts

Current MC

Past MC

Production

The idea of the show came out when the program director, Park Sang-hyuk was shooting for Island Trio, a healing travel show with Kang Ho-dong, Jung Yong-hwa & Kim Hee-sun. Whilst Kang Ho-dong & Jung Yong-hwa joined in together for Talkmon, Kim Hee-sun is said to back off from the new show in order to maintain the freshness for Island Trio's season 2, which is scheduled to run within the same year, 2018. However, Kim Hee-sun is said to willingly fill in as a guest whenever there are empty slots.[3] [4] [5] [6]

After Jung Yong-hwa's departure from the show, Kim Hee-sun is scheduled to record as the special MC on February 4, 2018, to fill in Jung Yong-hwa's absence and will be broadcast on February 12, 2018.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] It is later announced by O'live that she will become a fixed MC for the show instead of only a one-time appearance.[13] [14] [15] [16]

MC Departure

MC Jung Yong-hwa voluntarily departed[17] [18] [19] [20] from the show's MCing due to his graduate school controversy[21] [22] [23] [20] and will be enlisting in military on March 5, 2018.[17] Jung's agency, FNC Entertainment announced:

"Due to the controversy surrounding Yong-hwa, he's taking responsibility, and because he doesn't want it to negatively impact the program, he's decided to leave the show along with agreement from the producers. We once again deeply apologize for disappointing the producers, the cast, and the viewers."[24]
"Jung Yong-hwa will be notified of the entry (military enlistment) and will join on March 5th. As for '2018 JUNG YONG HWA LIVE [ROOM 622]', after Hong Kong concert on January 27th, it is necessary to cancel all future overseas tour schedules. Thank you for your patience and understanding from the fans of Korea and abroad who have paid attention and spent your precious time."[25] [26]

Talk Masters

!Talk Masters!Episodes appeared
Lee Soo-geun1-End
Shindong (Super Junior) 1-End
Jang Do-yeon1-4, 7-End
Hong Eun-hee1-4
Soyou (Sistar)1-2
DinDin3-4, 7-8
Heo Kyung-hwan5-6
Park So-jin (Girl's Day)5-6
Hwang Je-seong5-6, 9-End
Park Ji-woo7-8
Muzie (Singer-Songwriter)9-10

Episodes

Name sequence of Talk Masters & Talk Monsters are from left to right as seen on the show's seating arrangement.

!Episode!Date aired!Talk Masters!Talk Monsters!Kingsmon
1January 15, 2018Jang Do-yeon, Hong Eun-hee, Lee Soo-geun, Soyou (Sistar) & Shindong (super Junior)Jung Yong-joo (musical actress), Kwon Hyuk-soo, Shin Yoo (trot singer), J-Black (dancer), Im Hyun-sik & Park In-hwanJ-Black
2January 22, 2018
3January 29, 2018Jang Do-yeon, Hong Eun-hee, Lee Soo-geun, DinDin & ShindongJeon Sung-woo, Lee Jong-beom, Sunmi, JooE (Momoland) & Kim Kwang-sik (actor)Lee Jung-Beom
4February 5, 2018
5February 12, 2018Park So-jin (Girl's Day), Hwang Je-seong (comedian), Lee Soo-geun, Heo Kyung-hwan & Shindong Park Ji-woo
6February 19, 2018
7February 26, 2018Park Ji-woo, Dindin, Lee Soo-geun, Jang Do-yeon & ShindongSolbi, Wendy & Kang Seulgi (Red Velvet), Jeong Yu-mi, Kang Ji-sub & Seo Jeong-hak (Baritone)Seo Jeong-hak
8March 5, 2018
9March 12, 2018Jang Do-yeon, Hwang Je-seong, Lee Soo-geun, Shindong & Muzie (singer-songwriter)B.I & Koo Jun-hoe (iKon), Cha Soon-Bae (Actor) Ock Joo-hyun, Min Woo-hyuk (Musical Actor), Yoo Tae-Pyeongyang (Traditional Music Singer)Cha Soon-bae
10March 19, 2018
11March 26, 2018Jang Do-yeon, Hwang Je-seong, Shindong, Lee Soo-geunKang Eun-tak (actor), Jung Soo-Yeong (actress), Choo Sung-hoon, & Moon Gabi (model)
12April 2, 2018Jang Do-yeon, Hwang Je-seong, Shindong, Lee Soo-geunKim Seol-jin (Choreographer), K.will, Choi Il-goo, Su-hyeon (AKMU)

Ratings

In the tables below,

the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Ep.! rowspan="2"
Date BroadcastAGB Nielsen[27] TNMS[28]
NationwideRankSeoulRank
1January 15, 20182.336%2nd2.204%4th1.9%
2January 22, 20181.837%6th2.059%5th1.7%
3January 29, 20181.0%N/A1.1%
4February 5, 20180.9%N/A1.2%
5February 12, 20181.520%10th1.633%6th1.4%
6February 19, 20181.647%3rd2.053% 2nd1.1%
7February 26, 20181.3%N/A1.558%6th0.8%
8March 5, 20181.1%N/A0.9%
9March 12, 20181.2%N/A0.7%
10March 19, 20180.6%N/A1.0%
11March 26, 20181.2%N/A1.1%
12April 2, 20181.382%8th1.549%4th0.7%
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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Olive 토크몬. www.facebook.com. en. 2018-03-21.
  3. Web site: 5년 만에 다시 보는 강호동 토크쇼, 시청자 입맛에 맞을까. 2018-01-11. 오마이스타. 2018-02-01.
  4. News: [스경X현장]'강심장' 박상혁PD-강호동, 다시 손잡고 '토크배틀쇼' 될까?]. 2018-01-11. 2018-02-01. ko.
  5. Web site: '토크몬' CP, "김희선, 게스트 비면 언제든 달려오겠다 약속" - 뉴스 - enews24. enews24.tving.com/. ko. 2018-02-01. 2018-01-11.
  6. News: '토크몬' PD '김희선, 게스트 비면 언제든 오겠다고…좋은 인연 행복해'. 2018-02-01. ko.
  7. News: '토크몬' 강호동X김희선, '섬총사' 남매 케미 이어간다텐아시아. 2018-02-06. 텐아시아. 2018-02-09. ko-KR.
  8. News: "변치않는 아름다움"..김희선, 독보적 여신- 스타뉴스. 2018-02-01. 스타뉴스. 2018-02-01. ko-KR.
  9. Web site: 김희선, 정용화 대신 '토크몬' 스페셜MC…'섬총사' 의리(공식). www.ytn.co.kr. ko. 2018-02-01. 2018-01-31.
  10. Web site: [e영상]김희선, '섬총사' 의리→'토크몬' 스페셜 MC 출격 - 뉴스 - enews24]. enews24.tving.com/. ko. 2018-02-01. 2018-01-31.
  11. News: [Oh!쎈 톡] '토크몬' PD "의리의 김희선, 이것저것 따지지 않고 출연"]. 2018-02-01. ko.
  12. News: [A/S 인터뷰] '토크몬' PD "김희선, '섬총사' 의리 지켜줘 고마워"]. sports.donga.com. 2018-02-01. ko.
  13. Web site: (구) 섬미녀 (현) 토크몬MC. NEW MC 김희선이 떴다!!!. Olive TV. Instagram. en. 2018-02-09.
  14. Web site:
    1. 토크몬 #새MC를소개합니다 #김희선 #섬미녀 #세젤예
    . Nangman PD. Instagram. en. 2018-02-09.
  15. News: 김희선, 하차한 정용화 이어 '토크몬' 새 MC. 이정현. 2018-02-06. 연합뉴스. 2018-02-09. ko-KR.
  16. News: "이 조합 그뤠잇" 강호동X김희선, '토크몬'서 남매 케미 예고. mk.co.kr. 2018-02-09.
  17. Web site: [김예나의 까;칠한] 아이돌 정용화 그렇게 만만하니]. TV리포트. ko-KR. 2018-02-01.
  18. News: [TV캡처] '한밤' 경희대 특혜입학 논란, 정용화 '기쁨과 행복 드리기 위해 노력할 것']. 2018-02-01. ko.
  19. News: '한밤' 정용화 측 "대학원 진학과 입대는 무관"- 스타뉴스. 2018-01-23. 스타뉴스. 2018-02-01. ko-KR.
  20. Web site: '한밤' 경희대 측 "정용화, 입시규정 위반 맞다…입학 취소 고려". sports.chosun.com. 2018-02-01.
  21. News: 경희대 측 '정용화 입시규정 위반 맞다.. 입학 취소 검토'. 2018-01-24. 이데일리. 2018-02-01. ko.
  22. News: [SE★이슈] '한밤' 경희대 측 '정용화, 입시규정 위반 맞다…입학 취소 고려']. 고려'. [SE★이슈] '한밤' 경희대 측 '정용화, 입시규정 위반 맞다…입학 취소. 2018-01-24. 서울경제. 2018-02-01. ko.
  23. News: '한밤' 경희대 측 정용화 입시규정 위반…입학 취소 고려. mk.co.kr. 2018-02-01. ko.
  24. News: CNBLUE's Yonghwa steps down as co-host of 'Talk Mon' allkpop.com. allkpop. 2018-02-01.
  25. News: 정용화 3월5일 입대..."군복무후 성숙한 모습으로 돌아올 것" - 창업일보. 2018-02-01. ko.
  26. Web site: '특혜입학 논란' 정용화, 3월 5일 입대 (공식입장 전문). www.ytn.co.kr. ko. 2018-02-01. 2018-01-26.
  27. Web site: Nielsen Korea. www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. 2018-02-01.
  28. Web site: Talkmon. 토크몬 : 네이버 통합검색. Naver.