Producer Kim Tae-ho of "Manito Club" said, "Infinite Challenge, viewership was over-immersion, and I woke up at 5 a.m.."I want to do a dopamine variety show" [an interview with]

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Producer Kim Tae-ho revealed the behind-the-scenes story of the "Manito Club."

Producer Kim Tae-ho met with Star News on the afternoon of the 20th at TEO Studio in Mapo-gu, Seoul, after an interview with MBC entertainment program "Manito Club."

"Manito Club" is an undercover real variety with the concept of a group of people who know how to divide them into two if they receive one. The cast is randomly assigned a manito relationship and must deliver gifts while hiding their identity to the end.

The "Manito Club" began with the intention of planning to present small happiness together in daily life to those who need the power of support. In the first lineup, which aired three times from the 1st to the 15th, Choo Sung-hoon, Noh Hong-chul, Lee Soo-ji, Dex and Jenny appeared and gave 103 elementary school students customized gifts through gift vending machines.

Noh Hong-chul, a first-year student, prepared a gift to decorate the auditorium as a mini amusement park under the theme of "happiness," while Choo Sung-hoon, a second-year student, prepared custom toys and sweet cotton candy gifts for train-loving YouTuber students. Dex, who is in charge of the third grade, prepared gifts that targeted student tastes such as rugby balls and basketball balls along with the "Operation Urung Dexi" that replaces the toothbrush set.

Lee Soo-ji, in charge of the fourth grade, added detail with handwritten letters containing the characteristics of each student, and Jenny, in charge of the fifth grade, presented a bright day with classroom decorations, lucky charms, and video letters. Finally, we designed an event to present a video conference containing six years of memories to sixth graders. In particular, Lee Soo-ji and Jenny gave all students, including aspiring badminton players, a video of Ahn Se-young's support.

The fourth episode of "Manito Club," which will air on the 22nd, will feature 2nd members Jung Hae-in, Ko Yoon-jung, Park Myung-soo, Hong Jin-kyung and Kim Do-hoon. After that, Cha Tae-hyun, Park Bo-young, Lee Sun-bin, Hwang Kwang-hee, and Kang Hoon will appear as the third members.

"Manito Club" airs every Sunday at 6:10 p.m.

-I'm curious about the process planned by being hooked on the keyword 'gift'.

▶People say why this project is planned only three or four times per rider, but I couldn't show it repeatedly as long as I set the theme of 'gift'. The trend of popular entertainment shows these days is that fixed performers go on, but it is only popular at the beginning. We wanted to throw in a new topic.

-The relay chemistry of the cast of "Manito Club" is, "What do you do when you play?"' It looks similar to the relay camera's method.

▶Let's throw one format each month and expand the sustainability. What do you do when you play?That's what came out. This time, what do you do when you play?I didn't have that in mind.

-It seems that the process of recruiting a popular cast member is not easy.

▶The 3rd item was recruited in February because of the secret item, and it was not easy to recruit. There were also people who wanted to have a good plan for us. This time, it was not a plan to explode dopamine, but it was recruited within a plan that I could sympathize with. We wanted to make Somoim with the thought that it would not end with a broadcast, but that the good energy chemistry would go like a gift.

-Can a new cast of chemistry be seen in another form.

▶There is a good chance.

-The early ratings are sluggish.

▶We must be at fault. I think there is only something to go up from the lowest point. I always think between 'good content' and 'dopamine content' when I make a choice, but this time I chose the first one.

-It's still compared to "Infinite Challenge," which was a national entertainment show, when the new product was released.

▶There was a time when I woke up at 5 a.m. because of the numbers, but now I don't. If there used to be a "national entertainment show," now I don't look at any audience and have vain expectations. I want to see if we delivered the message well. In the past, there were many boring episodes of "Infinite Challenge", but I survived it with ratings. I think it's important to do memorable content for people.

-Don't you want to do dopamine variety shows.

I want to do ▶. It's kind of delayed in timing. I might change my name and show you a show where dopamine bursts (laughs)

-I've shown a lot of good content.

▶It's scary when such a person goes black.These days, there are a lot of people who are better at genre movies and survival games than me. I'm trying to do something else while thinking about "Me too?" I think it's necessary to leave the "money code" and try something new.

-Where do you get your inspiration for new items.

▶I get a lot during meetings, and as I get older, I try to listen to other people's opinions a lot. I also try to fill it up through the cast on the set. Rather than trying to conclude anything within me, I try to think lively. The first season also had such a new look. I think it's important how the production team responds to the first move because we think entertainment is a battle between the cast and us. There was also an embarrassing moment at the scene of the first period, but we had fun filming it.

-Will "Gift Vending Machine" continue to come out, an item from "Infinite Challenge".

▶ It reflects Noh Hong-chul's idea and does not keep coming out. I thought about what to do for elementary school students' gifts, and Noh Hong-chul gave me an idea. The 2nd and 3rd generation will give different types of gifts other than vending machines, but they will give more heartfelt gifts.

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