In the entertainment business, there are constantly rumors circulating about couples that may or may not exist, and couples that fans would love to see become real. The producers here at MK Entertainment have decided that, instead of constantly hiding from the media, the company will start to use it to our advantage, and to do so, we’ve created a brand new reality show called MK Matched. Fans will have the chance to put their favorite couples to the test during this show’s run.
For this show, eight couples have been paired up based on the following three things: fan votes, staff votes and the rumor mill. It will give our idols a chance to be seen in a different light than they typically are, which will expand their fan base, but it will also help any idols to repair their reputations that have been tarnished by any previous scandals or to create new ones altogether. Two staff members will host the show as well. The couples will be announced through surprise performances at the Spirit Of MK Showcase on October 31st and the hosts will be MCs for those stages.
MK Matched will be aired in hour-long episodes every Monday night, starting with a special, two hour premiere episode on November 9th at 9PM KST. In each epsiode, the couples will have a new challenge to complete; sometimes by themselves and sometimes with another couple or as an entire group, and the co-hosts will present each task and occasionally judge them if the specific task calls for it. By the end of this show, we hope to satisfy the fans and build new friendships between idols.
the basics
All the matches, in addition to the co-hosts, have been pre-selected by us for planning purposes. The characters involved are all over the age of twenty and have been debuted for at least a year, with the exception of Haeil (due to the fact that the company wants to create a reputation for him as a way to promote Wonderland). As mentioned above and in the announcement for the Spirit Of MK Showcase, each couple will have a special duet to reveal the show’s line up of stars. This includes being kept a secret from the characters until the time of performances, and more details about that, along with the list of couples, can be found in the previous post here.
the tasks
This show will be a long running chain of tasks and potentially events. A new task will be presented every week or two, but there will be at least two tasks a month. They will be a mix of solo tasks, couples tasks, and group tasks, depending on each specific challenge. In order to get everyone involved, there will be chances for other characters not on the show to participate in at least one task per month. The tag for all things related to the show will be mkmatched, though tasks will be posted in the prodtask tag as well.
THE FIRST TASK
During the Spirit Of MK event, write a self-para with your character being asked about: 1) the show concept, 2) why they signed on, 3) the reveal of their partner and the surprise performance, and 4) their thoughts on all the couples, including their own. There is no minimum length, though we’d like it to be at least a few paragraphs long so it covers all the points of the interview. This task is, of course, only for the couples, though if there is enough interest, it can be tweaked to include the rest of the characters, as well.
As a way to not only get everyone more acquainted with each other’s characters, but to get everyone more acquainted with their own characters, we’ve created a character survey that we’d like you to complete! Once you’ve finished, submit it to us and we’ll be creating pages for each individual character and putting the surveys there. Feel free to put them up on your own pages as well, in addition to or in place of a bio. If you’d like to submit a bio for your character for us to put on their page as well, you’re more than welcome to but are by no means required to. Please try to have the survey in by the 31st, but if you need more time, just let us know.
