Teen Top's Rising 100%

'''''Teen Top's Rising 100%''''' is a [[South Korean]] [[Variety Show]], a part of [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]'s MTV show lineup. It was first aired on June 10, 2012 and subsequently finished on August 18, 2012, with a total of 10 episodes. This show is classified under the title "real variety", a common type of variety show in Korea. The show's member's include both [[Teen Top]] and [[100% (band)|100%]] and both are signed under [[Andy Lee (entertainer)|Andy Lee]]'s company T.O.P Media. Each week they are given a task and compete against each other. [[Kim Tae Hyun]], the shows main MC, directs the member's by telling them the rules and regulations of each task they must achieve during that week's episode. The SBS MTV show has seen so much success that they have decided to continue on with the shows basic concept, now calling it Teen Top & 100% Rising Brothers.<ref>{{cite web|last=carolicity|title=PREview for ‘TEEN TOP & 100%’s Rising Brothers’ revealed|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2012/10/preview-for-teen-top-100s-rising-brothers-revealed|work=Allkpop|publisher=6TheoryMedia|accessdate=16 November 2012}}</ref>

==Format==
The main premise of the show is to create hot issues about the members in each group to be sent out to the media. This is achieved by the members competing in "issue maker" task which will accomplish the issue making goal. at the start of every episode the members of [[Teen Top]] are told what their online status ranking is within the group by looking on popular Korean search forms.<ref>{{cite web|last=VILTALSIGN|title=TEEN TOP goes into shock after learning the results of a fan-ranking based on their looks|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2012/07/teen-top-goes-into-shock-after-learning-the-results-of-a-fan-ranking-based-on-their-looks|work=Allkpop|publisher=6TheoryMedia|accessdate=16 November 2012}}</ref> .The beginning of the show also entails looking at how many people have joined the fan cafe , not debuted then, 100%. Each member of 100% would also perform a special performance before each episode and would be ranked by the Teen Top members. The members who got first place would receive 3 points, while 2nd and 3rd place would receive 2 and 1 points respectively. The members of 100% who ended up with the most points would receive a gift at some point in the series. Before the issue at hand was present, a statistic of the number of times the issue has been search is presented. The articles of what issue was broken that would be sent out to the media,already pre-written are destroyed for the losing team.

==Criticism==
The show itself and Teen Top were some what criticized for not allowing 100% to fully participate in the show in the first 2 episodes. It was only if Teen Top failed that 100% were allowed to participate as well. Although this didn't last long, many felt this was unfair. Others argued that since 100% did not debut at the time, it was only right for Teen Top to be the show's main focus.

==Episode Summary==
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!Episode 1: High Jump Challenge- Aired June 10, 2012
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| In the premier episode of the show the members were introduced to the basic premise of the show, to create issues and become issue makers. The issue that the were going tackle this episode of set by [[Choi Minho]] of Korean boy group [[Shinee]]. The issue that was broken by him was that he jumped 1.73 m in high jump. When it came time to proceed with the high jump event, it was Niel of Teen Top that ended up beating Minho's record by jumping 1.74 m.<ref>{{cite web|last=leesa86|title=TEEN TOP’s Niel breaks SHINee member Minho’s high-jump record|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2012/06/teen-tops-niel-breaks-shinee-member-minhos-high-jump-record|work=Allkpop|publisher=6TheoryMedia|accessdate=16 November 2012}}</ref>

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!Episode 2: Acrobatic Challenge- Aired June 17, 2012
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| This Episode, the issue that was being attempted was set by Korean boy group [[2pm]]. The idea of this episode was to have either Teen top or 100% be named as Korea's number 1 acrobatic boy band, a title all ready held by 2pm. The task was to finish a set of difficult acrobatic task in a set amount of time. In the end, Teen Top came out victorious, finishing the task at hand before 100% could even try it.

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!Episode 3: Back to School Idols- Aired June 24, 2012
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| This Episode, the issue the was going to be broken had to deal with knowing knowledge on an assortment of things. The least knowledgeable team would have a negative article sent to the media, contrary to the previous episodes. The basic knowledge that was to be known went from levels 1 to 6 grade wise. In the end, it was 100% that out witted teen top, wining their first challenge/task so far in the series.

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!Episode 4: Acting Idols- Aired July 1, 2012
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| In this episode, the members of each respective group were given a script by the by the head manager/ CEO Andy. the challenge of this episode was to see which group would excel in the art form of acting. They were each given 10 scripts of well known [[Korean drama]]. The actually challenge was for each group to get through acting out their chosen dramas without messing up any of the lines. The articles in the episode would benefit the winning team, as it said multiple comments about great acting ability. The episode ended with no group winning because no one could finish the task perfectly.

==References==
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[[Category:South Korean variety television programmes]]