Jennie from BLACKPINK teams up with DEX for a new variety show 'Manito Club' starting February 1, featuring surprise gifts and fun challenges.
January/14/2026 11:26
BLACKPINK's Jennie and talent DEX team up in the new variety show 'Manito Club'. On the 13th, MBC revealed that the new variety program 'Manito Club' will start broadcasting on February 1 at 6:10 PM. 'Manito Club' is a real variety show that delivers surprise gifts without revealing identities. The first cast includes Jennie, DEX, mixed martial artist Akiyama Seung-hun (Korean name: Joo Seong-hoon), talent No Hong-chul, and comedian Lee Suji. The five participants, who were living their daily lives, receive mysterious invitations at unexpected times and are invited to the Manito Club. The beginning of 'Manito Club' is an individual competition that reinterprets the nostalgic 'Manito' game, involving intense deception about each other's identities. In this process, the members are expected to experience unexpected thrills and pure joy from preparing and delivering gifts for someone. After the individual Manito ends, the following 'Secret Manito' will see the members come together as a team to embark on an undercover gift operation to give a special day to more people. The process of expanding individual small thoughts into a single event for the team is expected to deliver refreshing laughter along with warm emotions.
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