Mr. Trot

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 Korea's Next K-pop Star 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.

Season 1 and 2

 * Kim Sung-joo

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)
 * Kim Se-yeon
 * Hyojung (Oh My Girl)

Season 2
Legend:
 * – Present
 * – Absent

Season 1
• Go Jae-geun (고재근)

• (구자명)

• Kim Kyung-min (김경민)

• Kim Kyung-jin (김경진)

• Kim Dae-gyu (김대규)

• Kim Min-young (김민영)

•  (김수찬)

• Kim Jae-hyuk (김재혁)

• Kim Joong-yeon (김중연)

• Kim Tae-soo (김태수)

• Kim Tae-wan (김태완)

• Kim Ho-joong (김호중)

•  (김희재)

•  (김인석)

• Na Moo (나무)

• Na Tae-joo (나태주)

• Nam Seung-min (남승민)

• Roh Ji-hoon (노지훈)

• Dan Di (단디)

• Ra Eun (라온)

•  (류지광)

• Moon Jong-ho (문종호)

• Mr Boom Box (미스터 붐박스)

• Min Soo-hyun (민수현)

• Park Kyung-rae (박경래)

• Park Cheol-kyu (박철규)

• Sam Sik-yi (삼식이)

• Sam Chong-sa (삼총사)

• Sang Il (상일) (from the group Snuper)

•  (서재원)

• Seong Yong-ha (성용하)

•  (소유찬)

• Son Min-a (손민아)

• Son Woo-jin (손우진)

• Shin Seong (신성)

•  (신인선)

•  (안성훈)

• Ahn Hoon (안훈)

•  (양지원)

• Yang Ji (영기)

• Young Tak (영탁)

• Yes Boys (예스보이즈)

• Oh Sam (오샘)

• Oh Seo-gil (오서길)

• Ok Jin-yuk (옥진욱)

• Yo Han-king (요한킹)

• Wi Myeong-sun (위명선)

• Yoo Ho (유호)

• Yoon Dae-man (윤대만)

• Lee Kwang-bok (이광복)

•  (이도진)

•  (이대원)

• Lee Soo-ho (이수호)

•  (이일민)

• Lee Jae-sik (이재식)

• Lee Chan-seong (이찬성)

• Lee Chan-won (이찬원)

• Lee Ha-pyeong (이하평)

• Im Do-hyung (임도형)

• Lim Young-woong (임영웅)

• Im Hyun-seo (임현서)

• Jang Min-ho (장민호)

• Jang Seung-jae (장영우)

• Jang Dae-kwan (장대관)

• Jeong Dong-won (정동원)

• Jung Ho (정호)

• Jung Seong-jae (정승제)

• Jo Ji-heum (조기흠)

•  (진이형)

• Cha Soo-bin (차수빈)

• Chun Myung-hoon (천명훈) (from the group NRG)

• Chun Jae-won (천재원)

• Choi (초이) (from the group )

• Choi Sang (최상)

• Choi Yoon-ha (최윤하)

• Choi Dae-seong (최대성)

• Choi Jung-hoon (최정훈)

• Choi Hyun-sang (최현상)

• Chu Hyuk-jin (추혁진)

• Tae Hee (태희)

•  (하동근)

• Han Kang (한강)

•  (한이재)

• Han Jae-yuk (한재욱)

• Han Ji-kang (한지강)

• Han Tae-ung (한태웅)

• Heo Min-young (허민영)

• Hong Yeo-seung (홍예성)

• Hong Jam-eon (홍잠언)

• Hwal Ji-chan (활기찬)

•  (황윤성) (from the group Romeo)

• Kang Tae-kan (강태관)

• Kang Hwa (강화)

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.

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.

2nd Round: 1 VS 1 (Duet Match)

 * – Contestant advance to next mission.
 * – Contestant lost.

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.
 *  Top 3 position box colour code:
 * – 1st Place: 진(眞)
 * – 2nd Place: 선(善)
 * – 3rd Place: 미(美)

After the  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.

Legend:
 * Bold = Contestants who are able to advance to the next round.
 *  1st position box colour code:
 * – 1st Place: 진(眞)

After the  ended, a total of 40 contestants were able to advance on to the next round.

Episodes 5 - 7: Death Match (1 VS 1)
The judging criteria for Season 2 death match (1 vs 1) were as follows:
 * After the pair of contestant had finished their performance, judges will make their decision by choosing which one of the contestant to give their heart to.
 * If contestant won the death match, they will automatically move on to the next round.
 * If contestant lost during the death match, they will be subjected to elimination.

Legend:
 * Bold = Contestant able to move on to the next round.
 * Box colour:
 * – Contestant won.
 * – Contestant lost.
 * – Contestant on top of winning the Death Match, also achieved 1st Place: 진(眞)

After the  had ended, a total of 25 contestants were able to advance on to the next round.

Episodes 8 - 9: Medley Team Mission
In this mission, top 5 contestant from the last round will be able to recruit their own members to form their team.

Also, on top of the 13 masters, this time round, 300 audiences would also be given a chance to vote.

Only the members of the group that won the 1st place, will be able to automatically be able to move on to the next round. Rest of the contestants they will be subjected to elimination

Round 1: Medley Team Mission
The scoring for Round 1: Medley Team Mission was as follows:
 * Maximum master score is 1300 points, with each master team able to give up to 100 points to each group.
 * Maximum audience score is 300 points.
 * Hence, the total score a team able to achieve would be 1600 points.
 * The group which was able to clinched the 1st place on the 1st round will be able to get an extra 30 points.

Round 2: Team Leader Battle
Similarly in the 2nd round, the scoring was as follows:
 * Maximum master score is 1300 points, with each master team able to give up to 100 points to each group.
 * Maximum audience score is 300 points.
 * Hence, the total score a team able to achieve would be 1600 points.