Society Game

Society Game
Also known as 소사이어티 게임
Genre Reality
Created by Dan Cazzola
Jung Jong-yeon
Developed by CJ E&M &
Endemol Shine Group
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Producer(s) Jung Jong-yeon
Running time 140 minutes (Episode 1)
95 - 105 minutes (Episodes 2 - 13)
Release
Original network tvN
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16)  ()
Chronology
Related shows The Genius
External links
Official website

The Society Game (소사이어티 게임) is a South Korean reality TV series, and it was marketed as one of tvN's 10th Anniversary Special Global Project shows. Society Game is a mock society game show in a controlled village environment. 22 contestants compete against each other by staying in the village for a period of 14 days. If the contestants successfully complete the challenges given to them and survive until the end, the reward of a 150 million won (approximately $150,000 USD) would be given to them.

The Society Game is produced in collaboration with Endemol Shine Group, creators of Big Brother and MasterChef.

Contestants

Rules

Society Game is a game show in which 22 contestants live in a custom-built "house" (an outdoor set) under constant video surveillance for 14 days. While in the house, the contestants are isolated from the outside world. Before the game begins, the contestants are first divided equally into two societies: Nop-dong (Green Team) and Ma-dong (Red Team). The two societies then live apart in two different areas in the house and are isolated from each other at all times besides the Team Challenge and Eviction Ceremony.

The "house" is circular in shape and is divided into three equal sections: Nop-Dong, Ma-Dong, and Neutral Zone. Neutral Zone is the connecting space between the two societies and the main entrance. This is also where Team Challenges and Eviction Ceremonies are held. The two living spaces for both teams are almost identical. Both have a Leader's bedroom, Storage, Cooking Area, Jail, and Bedroom. The Leader's Bedroom is the only air-conditioned room and the air-condition will be deactivated if anyone other the Leader enters the room. The only difference in both spaces is that in Ma-dong, there is a "Rebellion Room" and in Nop-dong, there is a "Voting Room". The "Rebellion Room" contains a gong in which a rebellion can be started and the "Voting Room" is where the contestants conduct a private vote.

Each day, the two societies compete against each other in the Team Challenge. The winning team will be awarded 10,000,000 won (approximately $10,000 USD) along with other rewards while the losing team will eliminate one member from their team and from the game during the Eviction Ceremony. At Eviction Ceremony, the winning team's Leader has the power to name a Blacklist Candidate. If one member's name is written twice, they are automatically evicted from the game.

At the end of two weeks, only three members from each society will remain and they will compete in the Final Challenge. If only 3 members remain in a society before the end of two weeks, there will be no more evictions from the team even if they lose the Team Challenge. However, if 4 or more members remain in a society by the end of two weeks, the final Leader will have to choose 2 members to join him/her to the Final Challenge while the unselected members will be evicted. The 3 members on the winning team of the Final Challenge will be crowned the winners.

Each society will also choose a Leader. The Leaders will enjoy luxuries including a personal air-conditioned bedroom and access to a personal safe. They also have the power to evict and the power to distribute monetary awards (i.e. prize money won in team challenges).

In Nop-dong (Green Team), the society is modeled as a democracy with all members having the right to vote and the right to be elected. At the beginning of each day, the members will elect a Leader through a secret ballot and the person with the most votes will become the Leader for the day. A maximum of three members can run for candidacy each election and the sitting Leader will automatically become a candidate for the next election. In the case of a tie in the votes, the sitting Leader will break the tie.

In Ma-dong (Red Team), the society is modeled as a totalitarian state with the Leader reigning indefinitely until he/she is "overthrown" in a "rebellion". The initial Leader is chosen through a challenge. However, subsequent Leaders are chosen after a successful "rebellion". At the beginning of their tenures as Leader, the Ma-dong leader must hand out 2 "Keys of Rebellion" to 2 members. Only the keyholders have the power to initiate a rebellion by sounding the gong in the Rebellion Room. If a majority of the members hits the gong within 30 minutes of the initial gong, the "rebellion" is successful. The current Leader will then be "overthrown" and replaced by the person who initiated the "rebellion".

Team Challenges

Episode One - Human Janggi (Human Chess)

Team Prize: 10,000,000 Korean won + additonal 5 kg of personal belongings for team

Episode Two - Round Table of Suffering

Team Prize: 10,000,000 Korean won + Ice Cream

Episode Three - Five-Legged Race

Team Prize: 10,000,000 Korean won + Fresh Fruits (Peaches and Grapes)

Episode Four - Floor Removal

Team Prize: 10,000,000 Korean won + Ice Coffee & Ice Cream Cake

Episode Five - Number Climbing

Team Prize: 10,000,000 Korean won + Kimchi

Episode Six - PowerBall

Team Prize: 10,000,000 Korean won + ???

Episodes

Day Number Challenge Original Air Date
Day 1 none October 16, 2016

The 22 contestants entered the House. They were told that they will divide into two equal teams, Ma-dong and Nop-dong, and a Preliminary Test will determine the order in which they will choose their teams. The better ranking they achieved, the earlier they can choose their team. There were 3 types of challenges available: Mental, Physical, or Dexterity. Mental Test involved memorizing a sequence of colours. Physical Test involved a timed trial for transporting 5 kg bags from the start point back to a platform. Dexterity Test involved a ring toss game. After determining the teams, they were told that they can only keep 5 kg of personal belongings (extra 3 kg for the 3 Preliminary Test winners) and bring it with them into their quarters. Each team must stay in their respective quarters at all times unless otherwise stated. The 22 players are sorted into two societies. As the residents start to settle in, members start to conspire and set sight on their targets.

In Ma-dong, Yang Sang-gook quickly gathers the first 4 residents to form a secret majority alliance in hopes to control the society. As the day progresses, the society slows divides into two major alliances as they try to become the majority.
In Nop-dong, members discuss who they should elect as leader tomorrow and Pharoh volunteers to be the 1st leader.

Day 2 Human Janggi (Human Chess) October 16, 2016

In Ma-dong, Lee Hae-sung became the first Leader after successfully completing the Leader’s Challenge. He handed out one of the two Keys of Rebellion to his ally, Jang In-jik, and the other to Yang Sang-gook against his allies’ wishes. Later that day, Yang Sang-gook discovers Lee Hae-sung’s plan to target his alliance from Hyun Kyung-ryul. He then initiates a rebellion, which was further supported by 5 other members. Gaining majority support, his rebellion is successful and he becomes the new Leader. The society is now split between those who supported the rebellion and those who did not. However, distrust starts to build within the majority alliance. In the Eviction Ceremony, Kang Sang-gook decides to divide the prize money equally to all the members besides himself and decides not to nominate a blacklist candidate.

In Nop-dong, Pharoh, Kim Hee-jun, and Yoon Macho ran for leadership with Pharoh receiving the majority of votes (6 votes) and becomes the first Leader (against Kim Hee-jun's 4 votes and Yoon Macho's 1 vote). It is then revealed that Oliver Jang rallied for Pharoh’s election to create an excuse to justify eliminating Pharoh in the future. By allowing Pharoh to become leader, Oliver sees it as an opportunity to expose Pharoh as an ineffective and expendable member. Following their defeat in the Team Challenge, Oliver Jang and Shin Jae-hyuk plots to vote Hong Sa-hyuk as leader tomorrow in order to eliminate Pharoh. Pharoh decides to hold private sessions with each member to seek out public opinion on who they would like to see evicted. In the meantime, Oliver Jang cites Pharoh’s lacklustre performance and attempts to convince the group to eliminate Pharoh tomorrow. His speech is overheard by Yoon Ma-cho, Pharoh’s secret ally, who delivers the news to Pharoh. Ultimately, at the Eviction Ceremony, Pharoh decides to eliminate Yoon Tae-jin, who was the majority's choice to evict.

End Narration

"If a group you belonged to needed a scapegoat, who would you choose? If it was me, I would choose neither friend nor foe, but the person whose sacrifice would make no one angry or sad."

Day 3 Round Table of Suffering October 23, 2016

In Ma-dong, Yang Sang-gook checks his safe and discovers a bottle of sparkling water and a letter with a piece of paper that has "12/13" printed on it. It is then revealed that on Day 2, Lee Hae-sung and Yang Sang-gook had a secret agreement to not evict each other. Lee Hae-sung also forms a Final 3 alliance with Yang Sang-gook and Kwon A-sol. In order to gain absolute control of the society, they plan to get Choi Seol-hwa (a Key of Rebellion holder) to start a rebellion so Yang Sang-gook can reassign the Key to Lee Hae-sung when it fails. However, Lee Hae-sung reveals to his ally Jang In-jik of his ultimate plan to allow Choi Seol-hwa's rebellion to be successful, get the Key from her and start a rebellion immediately after to regain leadership.

Park Ha-el, Lee Hae-sung’s ally, attempts to persuade Choi Seol-hwa to use the Key of Rebellion by lying that Yang Sang-gook wants to evict all the female players first. She cites that the society is currently split 6 to 5 and if Seol-hwa decides to rebel, she has enough support to be successful. However, in the event that they lose the Team Challenge, the one member of the minority alliance will be evicted and Seol-hwa will lose the chance to rebel.

In the Eviction Ceremony, it is revealed that Yang Sang-gook split the prize money equally with all members except Kwon A-sol, who received $0. He also does not nominate a blacklist candidate.

In Nop-dong, Oliver Jang continues to rally members to vote for Hong Sa-Hyuk in his attempt to evict Pharoh. Kim Hee-jun, Pharoh, and Hong Sa-Hyuk decides to run for candidacy. However, when the votes are revealed, Kim Hee-jun wins the majority with 6 votes (compared to Hong's 4 votes and Pharoh's 0 vote). Oliver Jang and Hong Sa-Hyuk's alliance is shocked at the results but is now convinced that there is another alliance. It is revealed that a majority of the members were wary of Oliver’s schemes and decided to keep him in check by voting against his wishes.

After losing the Team Challenge, the society is focused on finding out who is responsible for their loss. All fingers are pointing at Yoon Macho, but he deflects the blame from himself by saying that he only made a few mistakes. However, some members see through his lies. Pharoh and Yoon Macho schemes to keep them both safe for the eviction by pushing the eviction of Oliver Jang, another popular candidate for eviction. Kim Hee-jun asks each member to write down their choice for eviction anonymously and the majority votes in favour of evicting Yoon Macho. However, in the Eviction Ceremony, Kim Hee-jun surprises his society by eliminating Shin Jae-hyuk…

End Narration

"A leader created by the people's votes, ignored the votes of his people and made his own decision for the elimination. Disregarding whether that decision was right or wrong. I think a question mark has been raised over how long the leader's authority will last."

Day 4 Five-Legged Race October 30, 2016

End Narration

With Ji-an's elimination, the 5-person alliance led by Hae-sung has become a 4-person alliance. The hopes of four bright and lively youths are fading. As these hopes fade, Ma-dong's troubles and the leader's troubles grow..."

Elimination/Prize Money Chart

Color key
     – Nop-dong
     – Ma-dong

The Prize Money listed below shows each player's total prize money earning at the end of that day. A "-" is used to show when there is no change in prize money.

Days Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Finale
Team Challenge
Winner
(none) Ma-
dong
Ma-
dong
Nop-
dong
Nop-
dong
Nop-
dong
Nop-
dong
Nop-
dong
Ma-
dong
Nop-dong Leader Pharoh Kim
Hee-jun
Kim
Hee-jun
MJ Kim MJ Kim MJ Kim MJ KimMJ Kim
Ma-dong Leader Lee
Hae-sung

Yang
Sang-gook
Yang
Sang-gook
Yang
Sang-gook
Yang Sang-gook Yang Sang-gook
Lee Hae-sung
Lee Hae-sungLee Hae-sung

Lee Byung-kwan

Lee Byung-kwan
Blacklist Candidate (not used) (not used) Hong Sa-hyuk Lim Dong-hwan Kim
Hee-jun
Kim
Hee-jun
Lim Dong-hwanLee Hae-sung
Yoon Macho - - $1000 $3000 $9000 $10,000 $9000 -
Jang Han-byul $1000 $2000 - $3000 $5000 $6000 $7000 -
Hwang In-sun - - $1000 $2000 $3000 $4000 $6000 -
Lee Byung-kwan $1000 $2000 - - - - $3000 $6000
MJ Kim - - $2000 - $3000 $4000 $5000 -
Hong Sa-hyuk - - $1000 $2000 $3000 $4000 $5000 -
Pharoh - - $1000 $2000 - $3000 $5000 -
Park Seo-hyun $1000 $2000 - - - - $3000 $5000
Jung In-jik $1000 $2000 - - - - $3000 $5000
Hyun Kyung-ryul $1000 $2000 - - - - $3000 $4000
Kwon A-sol - $1000 - - - - - $2000 $4000
Lee Hae-sung $1000 $2000 - - - - $3000 $3000
Chae Ji-won - - $1000 $2000 $3000 $4000 $5000 EVICTED
Lim Dong-hwan - - $1000 $2000 $3000 $4000 EVICTED
Park Ha-el $1000 $2000 - - - - EVICTED
Kim Hee-jun - - $1000 $3000 $4000 EVICTED
Yang Sang-gook $0 $1000 - - - EVICTED
Choi Seol-hwa $1000 $2000 - - EVICTED
Oliver Jang - - $1000 EVICTED
Yang Ji-an $1000 $2000 EVICTED
Shin Jae-hyuk - EVICTED
Yoon Tae-jin EVICTED
Notes 1 2, 3 4 5 6 7, 8
Evicted (none) Yoon Tae-jin
Evicted
by
Pharoh
Shin Jae-hyuk
Evicted
by
Kim
Hee-jun
(none) Kim Hee-jun
Evicted
by
MJ Kim
Lim Dong-hwan
Evicted
by
MJ Kim
Chae Ji-won
Evicted
by
MJ Kim
(none) Yang Ji-an
Evicted
by
Yang
Sang-gook
Oliver Jang
Evicted
by
Yang
Sang-gook
Choi Seol-hwa
Evicted
by
Lee
Hae-sung
Yang Sang-gook
Evicted
by
Lee
Hae-sung
Park Ha-el
Evicted
by
Lee
Hae-sung

Notes

  • ^Note 1 : No leader elections, Team Challenge, and eviction on the first night.
  • ^Note 2 : Lee Hae-sung was the 1st Ma-dong Leader, however, Yang Sang-gook initiated a successful "rebellion" on the same day and became the new (and 2nd) Ma-dong Leader.
  • ^Note 3 : Prize money are handed out in units of 1,000,000 Korean won (~$1,000 USD)
  • ^Note 4 : Leader's decision does not align with opinion poll.
  • ^Note 5 : On Day 5, a resident exchange occurred where one member from each village moved to the opposite team permanently.
  • ^Note 6 : As the prize for winning the mini-game, Nop-dong members were able to buy lottery tickets for $1,000. Yoon Macho won the top prize of a $6,000 payout while Pharoh did not win any money; all other participating members received the second prize, which was $1,000.
  • ^Note 7 : Yoon Macho used $2000 to buy a special meal. Combining that with his winning from the Team Challenge, he had a net loss of $1000.
  • ^Note 8 : The prize money earned from the Jail Mission performed on Day 7 by Madong was distributed.

Ratings

As most Korean non-drama cable programs rarely reach 1 percent, these ratings are considered very high.
In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue.

Episode Original Airdate AGB
1 October 16, 2016 1.263%
2 October 23, 2016 1.144%
3 October 30, 2016 0.831%
4 November 6, 2016 0.714%
5 November 13, 2016 0.848%
6 November 20, 2016 0.736%
7 November 27, 2016

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