Mr. Trot () is a South Korean reality television and talent show. The show is the male version of the popular Miss Trot, an audition show for singers who perform trot music. It was produced with the planning intent of "a new concept trot audition program that will add firepower to the hot-tempered Korean trot craze and create a next-generation trot star that will lead the second trot heyday". It aired on TV Chosun every Thursday from January 2 to March 12, 2020.
Mr. Trot became one of the most popular shows on Korean television. it is the highest rated show in cable television history of South Korea. The show was followed by which aired beginning in October 2021 and widened the scope of music beyond trot while preserving the format and host of Miss and Mr. Trot.
In 2022, it was announced that Mr. Trot would be returning for its second season. The season aired its first episode on December 22, 2022 at 22:00 KST on TV Chosun.
Broadcast
Main host
Season 1 and 2
Kim Sung-joo
List of masters
Season 1
Jang Yoon-jeong
Jo Young-soo
Noh Sa-yeon
Park Hyun-bin
Park Myeong-su
Jang Young-ran
Shin Ji
Boom
Kim Jun-su
Kim Se-yeon
Hyojung (Oh My Girl)
Season 2
Legend: – Present – Absent
List of contestants
Season 1
Season 2
List of episodes
Season 1
Episodes 1 - 2: Introduction and 101-Contestant Master Audition
Each contestant performs in front of a panel of 13 judges. Each judge may award the contestant a "heart", signified by lighting up a heart-shaped display next to their chair.
Bold = Contestants who are able to advance to the next round.
Episodes 3 - 4: Mission 1: Team Mission
The 48 remaining survivors of the first round of the tournament.
Episodes 4 - 6: Mission 2 - Death Match (1 VS 1) In the second round of the tournament., 30 survivors remain.
– Contestant won. – Contestant lost.
Episode 7 - 8: Mission 3
Round 1
In this round, at the end of every groups' performance, the 10 masters will give their grading, with 100 marks as the full mark. On the other hand, the 500 audiences will be able to donate at most 1 million won to each of the group. Donation of 1 million won will be equivalent to 1 mark counted to the teams' marks. The money, in the end, will be donated to the children in need.
Round 2
Episode 8 - 10: Semi-Final Mission
1st Round: Individual Match (Legend Mission)
2nd Round: 1 VS 1 (Duet Match)
– Contestant advance to next mission. – Contestant lost.
Episode 12: Final Missions
Season 2
Each contestant performs in front of a panel of 15 judges. Each judge may award the contestant a "heart", signified by lighting up a heart-shaped display next to their chair.
The judging criteria for Season 2 preliminary match (mentioned at the start of Season 2 Episode 1) is as follows:
For contestant who had received 8 hearts and below will automatically be eliminated from the audition. For contestants who had received within 9 to 15 hearts will temporarily advance to the next round of the audition. For contestants who had received "All Heart (which is equivalent to 15 hearts)" will automatically be able to advance to the next round of the audition.
Legend: Bold = Contestants who are able to advance to the next round. <Preliminary Audition> Top 3 position box colour code: – 1st Place: 진(眞) – 2nd Place: 선(善) – 3rd Place: 미(美)
After the <Preliminary Audition> had ended, a total of 73 contestants were able to move on to the next round.
Episodes 1 - 3: Introduction and 119-Contestants Master Audition
Special episode: Un-aired "All Hearts" Special
The special episode was aired on January 10, 2023 on a Tuesday.
In this episode, those contestants who although manage to achieve "All Hearts" from the 15 judges but their parts were not aired on the regular broadcast will be all featured in this episode.
Episodes 3 - 5: Team Mission
The judging criteria for Season 2 team mission (mentioned at the start of Season 2 Episode 3 team mission) were as follows: For groups who had received 14 hearts and below, all the team members will be subjected to elimination from the audition program. Afterwards, all the judges will have a meeting and come down to a decision in which contestant(s) will be able to move on to the next round. For groups who had received "All Heart (which is equivalent to 15 hearts)", all team members will automatically be able to advance to the next round of the audition.