Mnet to air ‘Run BTS’ on small screen starting Wednesday

Cable music channel Mnet will air the variety show “Run BTS!” from Wednesday.

The show, which was originally featured on Naver’s V Live, will make a debut on the small screen this time, according to the group’s agency Big Hit Entertainment.

A number of popular episodes will be carefully selected and curated for the TV audience, which will air at 6 p.m. every Wednesday over a period of eight weeks, with the final episode scheduled to air on Aug. 29.

Each episode of the show featuring the seven members of the group will have a fresh new topic, Big Hit Entertainment told local press.

The V Live online series has been a huge success on the platform, having produced 53 episodes as of Tuesday and still going. Episode 31, which shows the group playing a quiz show in pajamas, has been watched over six million times, the most watched episode to date.

BTS has over 9.8 million followers on Naver’s V app and 11.6 million on Twitter.

The group will also hold an exhibition titled “24,7=Serendipity,” which opens just days before the final “Run BTS!” episode airs on Mnet.

By Yim Hyun-su (hyunsu@heraldcorp.com)