# The Call (South Korean TV series)

The Call (Korean: 더 콜; RR: Deo Kol; MR: Tŏ K'ol) is a music variety game show, originally airing on Mnet and simulcasted on tvN each Friday night, starting from May 4, 2018.
The show was created by South Korean television producer Lee Seon-young, who also created I Can See Your Voice, and focuses on getting Korean artists from various genres to collaborate in producing a new song.
The last episode of season 1 was aired on June 29, 2018, with a special episode airing on July 6, 2018.
The airing of season 2 started from July 5, 2019.

## Season 1
### Cast
#### MCs

* Lee Sang-min
* Yoo Se-yoon

#### 1st line up

* Shin Seung-hun
* Kim Jong-kook (Turbo)
* Kim Bum-soo
* Wheesung

#### 2nd line up

* Hwang Chi-yeul
* Taeil (Block B)
* Ailee
* Bewhy
* Kim Chung-ha (hidden card, only performed in the second and final project)

#### 3rd line up

* Hwanhee
* Gummy
* UV [ko] (member Yoo Se-yoon is also the show host)
* Crush

#### 4th line up

* Jung-in
* Taemin (Shinee)
* Loco & Gray
* Suran
* Eddy Kim

### Groups

In the "Love Call" at the project's beginning, a new group is formed if there is a "two-way call" between an initial group and an additional singer. After this part,
    - If there is still an unestablished group (because of "one-way call" or "no call" between them), they will be forced to become a new group with the remaining additional singer.
    - If there are still more than two groups, they have to re-group with the remaining additional singers in the "Last Call" just after that, with the same method as the "Love Call".
After the collaborative stages, the audiences will pick a team as "Best Couple" based on their performance. The audiences will also pick a "Team You Want to See Again" (only appeared in the first project) which will directly become a new group for the next project without having to participate in the "Last Call". Other singers have to participate in the "Last Call" to form the new groups for the next project.
    – Best Couple (picked by the audiences)
| Episode # | Project # | Initial group | Additional singer | Grouping before the main performance | Grouping before the main performance | Performance team | Grouping after the main performance | Grouping after the main performance | References |
| Episode # | Project # | Initial group | Additional singer | "Love Call" | "Last Call" (if any) | Performance team | "Team You Want to See Again" (picked by the audiences) | "Last Call" | References |
| 1–2 | 1 | Shin Seung-hun | Hwang Chi-yeul, Taeil, Ailee, BewhY | Shin Seung-hun, Ailee | — | Shin Seung-hun & Ailee | Shin Seung-hun & BewhY | Kim Jong-kook & Hwang Chi-yeul (two-way) Wheesung & Taeil (two-way) Kim Bum-soo & Ailee (no call between them) | |
| 1–2 | 1 | Kim Jong-kook | Hwang Chi-yeul, Taeil, Ailee, BewhY | Kim Jong-kook, Taeil | — | Kim Jong-kook & Taeil | Shin Seung-hun & BewhY | Kim Jong-kook & Hwang Chi-yeul (two-way) Wheesung & Taeil (two-way) Kim Bum-soo & Ailee (no call between them) | |
| 1–2 | 1 | Kim Bum-soo | Hwang Chi-yeul, Taeil, Ailee, BewhY | Kim Bum-soo, BewhY | — | Kim Bum-soo & BewhY | Shin Seung-hun & BewhY | Kim Jong-kook & Hwang Chi-yeul (two-way) Wheesung & Taeil (two-way) Kim Bum-soo & Ailee (no call between them) | |
| 1–2 | 1 | Wheesung | Hwang Chi-yeul, Taeil, Ailee, BewhY | Wheesung, Hwang Chi-yeul (one-way from Wheesung) | — | Wheesung & Hwang Chi-yeul | Shin Seung-hun & BewhY | Kim Jong-kook & Hwang Chi-yeul (two-way) Wheesung & Taeil (two-way) Kim Bum-soo & Ailee (no call between them) | |
| 3 | 2 | Shin Seung-hun, BewhY | Chungha | — | — | Shin Seung-hun & BewhY | — | Shin Seung-hun & BewhY (two-way) Kim Bum-soo & Taeil (two-way) Wheesung & Ailee (two-way) Kim Jong-kook & Hwang Chi-yeul (no call between them) | |
| 3 | 2 | Kim Jong-kook, Hwang Chi-yeul | Chungha | — | — | Kim Jong-kook & Hwang Chi-yeul | — | Shin Seung-hun & BewhY (two-way) Kim Bum-soo & Taeil (two-way) Wheesung & Ailee (two-way) Kim Jong-kook & Hwang Chi-yeul (no call between them) | |
| 3 | 2 | Kim Bum-soo, Ailee | Chungha | — | — | Kim Bum-soo & Ailee | — | Shin Seung-hun & BewhY (two-way) Kim Bum-soo & Taeil (two-way) Wheesung & Ailee (two-way) Kim Jong-kook & Hwang Chi-yeul (no call between them) | |
| 3 | 2 | Wheesung, Taeil | Chungha | Wheesung, Taeil, Chungha | — | Wheesung & Taeil & Chungha | — | Shin Seung-hun & BewhY (two-way) Kim Bum-soo & Taeil (two-way) Wheesung & Ailee (two-way) Kim Jong-kook & Hwang Chi-yeul (no call between them) | |
| 4–5 | 3 | Shin Seung-hun, BewhY | Hwanhee, Gummy, UV, Crush | Shin Seung-hun, BewhY, Crush | — | Bewhy & Crush | — | — | |
| 4–5 | 3 | Kim Jong-kook, Hwang Chi-yeul | Hwanhee, Gummy, UV, Crush | Kim Jong-kook, Hwang Chi-yeul, UV | — | Kim Jong-kook & UV | — | — | |
| 4–5 | 3 | Kim Bum-soo, Taeil | Hwanhee, Gummy, UV, Crush | (no call between them) | Kim Bum-soo, Taeil, Hwanhee (one-way from Taeil) | Hwanhee & Taeil | — | — | |
| 4–5 | 3 | Wheesung, Ailee | Hwanhee, Gummy, UV, Crush | (no call between them) | Wheesung, Ailee, Gummy | Gummy & Ailee | — | — | |
| 6–7 | 4 | Shin Seung-hun, BewhY, Crush | Jung-in, Taemin, Loco & Gray, Suran, Eddy Kim | Shin Seung-hun, BewhY, Crush, Taemin, Eddy Kim | — | BewhY & Taemin | — | — | [29][30][31][32] [33][34][35] |
| 6–7 | 4 | Shin Seung-hun, BewhY, Crush | Jung-in, Taemin, Loco & Gray, Suran, Eddy Kim | Shin Seung-hun, BewhY, Crush, Taemin, Eddy Kim | — | Shin Seung-hun & Eddy Kim | — | — | [29][30][31][32] [33][34][35] |
| 6–7 | 4 | Kim Jong-kook, Hwang Chi-yeul, UV | Jung-in, Taemin, Loco & Gray, Suran, Eddy Kim | Kim Jong-kook, Hwang Chi-yeul, UV, Loco & Gray | — | Kim Jong-kook & Hwang Chi-yeul & UV & Loco & Gray | — | — | [29][30][31][32] [33][34][35] |
| 6–7 | 4 | Kim Bum-soo, Taeil, Hwanhee | Jung-in, Taemin, Loco & Gray, Suran, Eddy Kim | Kim Bum-soo, Taeil, Hwanhee, Suran | — | Kim Bum-soo & Suran | — | — | [29][30][31][32] [33][34][35] |
| 6–7 | 4 | Wheesung, Gummy, Ailee | Jung-in, Taemin, Loco & Gray, Suran, Eddy Kim | Wheesung, Gummy, Ailee, Jung-in | — | Gummy & Ailee & Jung-in | — | — | [29][30][31][32] [33][34][35] |
| 8 | 5 (Final) | Loco & Gray & Suran & Eddy Kim | Loco & Gray & Suran & Eddy Kim | Loco & Gray & Suran & Eddy Kim | Loco & Gray & Suran & Eddy Kim | Loco & Gray & Suran & Eddy Kim | — | — | |

### Projects

| Project # | Broadcast date (Project album's release date) | Project Theme | Stage # | Team | Song | Song | Song | Song | References |
| Project # | Broadcast date (Project album's release date) | Project Theme | Stage # | Team | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger | References |
| 1 | May 11, 2018 (May 12, 2018) | Answer or Another Story (답가 또는 Another Story) | 1 | Be Bomb (Kim Bum-soo & BewhY) | "I Will Be" | Kim Bum-soo, BewhY | Joker [ko], Kim Bum-soo, BewhY | Joker | |
| 1 | May 11, 2018 (May 12, 2018) | Answer or Another Story (답가 또는 Another Story) | 2 | Smilling (Wheesung & Hwang Chi-yeul) | "Single Life" | Wheesung (Realslow) | Wheesung (Realslow), ANTIK, Chae Tae-sik | Wheesung (Realslow), ANTIK, Chae Tae-sik | |
| 1 | May 11, 2018 (May 12, 2018) | Answer or Another Story (답가 또는 Another Story) | 3 | Voice for Men (Kim Jong-kook & Taeil) | "Monologue" (혼잣말) | EDEN | EDEN, BUDDY | EDEN, BUDDY | |
| 1 | May 11, 2018 (May 12, 2018) | Answer or Another Story (답가 또는 Another Story) | 4 | Voice to God (Shin Seung-hun & Ailee) | "Fly Away" | Kim Eana | Shin Seung-hun, Jay Lee | Shin Seung-hun, Jay Lee | |
| 2 | May 18, 2018 (May 19, 2018) | This Moment, This Song (이 순간 이 노래) | 1 | Ilee with Bumsoo (Kim Bum-soo & Ailee) | "Fall Away" | Postino, Kim Bum-soo, H.H | Postino, Kim Bum-soo | Postino | |
| 2 | May 18, 2018 (May 19, 2018) | This Moment, This Song (이 순간 이 노래) | 2 | Blue-star-1 (Wheesung & Taeil & Chungha) | "Rainy Day" | Wheesung (Realslow) | Wheesung (Realslow) | PJT, Wheesung (Realslow) | |
| 2 | May 18, 2018 (May 19, 2018) | This Moment, This Song (이 순간 이 노래) | 3 | Men's Spring (Kim Jong-kook & Hwang Chi-yeul) | "Miracle of 1%" (1퍼센트의 기적이라) | Oh Sung-hoon, Kim Jong-kook, Kim Sung-tae | Oh Sung-hoon | Oh Sung-hoon, Park Ga-young | |
| 2 | May 18, 2018 (May 19, 2018) | This Moment, This Song (이 순간 이 노래) | 4 | ShinBe (Shin Seung-hun & BewhY) | "Lullaby" (자장가) | Kim Eana, BewhY | Shin Seung-hun | Shin Seung-hun, Jay Lee, Oviz | |
| 3 | June 8, 2018 (June 9, 2018) | Temperature of Love (사랑의 온도) | 1 | Alien in the Spiderweb (Gummy & Ailee) | "Jealousy" (질투나) | Duble Sidekick, Ailee, Chancellor | Duble Sidekick, Ailee, Chancellor, WiiKEED | WiiKEED | |
| 3 | June 8, 2018 (June 9, 2018) | Temperature of Love (사랑의 온도) | 2 | HwangTae (Hwanhee & Taeil) | "Fever" (열병) | XYZ (UNFAIR, Shin Na-ra, Yang Hyun-mo, Baek Woo-bin) | XYZ (UNFAIR, Shin Na-ra, Yang Hyun-mo, Baek Woo-bin) | XYZ (UNFAIR, Shin Na-ra, Yang Hyun-mo, Baek Woo-bin) | |
| 3 | June 8, 2018 (June 9, 2018) | Temperature of Love (사랑의 온도) | 3 | Brushin' (BewhY & Crush) | "0–100" | Crush, BewhY | Crush, BewhY | Crush, BewhY | |
| 3 | June 8, 2018 (June 9, 2018) | Temperature of Love (사랑의 온도) | 4 | TouchU (Kim Jong-kook & UV) | "Pull Up" (풀어) | Muzie, Yoo Se-yoon, Kim Jong-kook | Muzie, Yoo Se-yoon, Yoo Joon-sung [ko] | Muzie, Yoo Joon-sung | |
| 4 | June 22, 2018 (June 22, 2018) | Retro (레트로) | 1 | SIH (Sisters in Hamony) (Jung-in & Gummy & Ailee) | "Call My Name" | Jeon Sang-hwan, Gummy, Ailee, B2J, Im Hyo-jin | Jeon Sang-hwan, Oktavian, Melody Noel Hernandez, OMEGA | Jeon Sang-hwan, JET Park | |
| 4 | June 22, 2018 (June 22, 2018) | Retro (레트로) | 2 | BewhY & Taemin | "Pinocchio" (피노키오) | JQ, Kim Jin, Mola (Makeumine Works), BewhY, Taemin | Bram Inscore, OMEGA, Felix Sandman, Victoria Zaro, Zac Poor | Bram Inscore, OMEGA | |
| 4 | June 22, 2018 (June 22, 2018) | Retro (레트로) | 3 | TouchU Log in (Kim Jong-kook & Hwang Chi-yeul & UV & Loco & Gray) | "All 2 U" (아깝지 않아) | Loco, Gray, Jay Park | Gray, Jay Park | Gray, Band Workmanship | |
| 4 | June 22, 2018 (June 22, 2018) | Retro (레트로) | 4 | Shin Seung-hun & Eddy Kim | "Super Star" (슈퍼스타) | Kim Eana | Shin Seung-hun, Jay Lee | Shin Seung-hun, Jay Lee | |
| 4 | June 22, 2018 (June 22, 2018) | Retro (레트로) | 5 | Kim Bum-soo & Suran | "Groggy" (꾸러기) | Suran, Acserum | Suran, Minje, Eastwest, Kim Bum-soo | Suran, Eastwest | |
| 5 (Final) | June 29, 2018 (June 30, 2018) | (None) | 1 | Loco & Gray & Suran & Eddy Kim | "Some More" (썸머) | Loco, Gray, Suran, Eddy Kim | Loco, Gray, Suran, Eddy Kim | Gray, Eddy Kim | |
| 5 (Final) | June 29, 2018 (June 30, 2018) | (None) | 2 | Jung-in & Gummy | "Hot Friend" | Jeon Sang-hwan, B2J, Im Hyo-jin | Jeon Sang-hwan, Oktavian, April Bender, Leyla Blue | Jeon Sang-hwan, Oktavian | |
| 5 (Final) | June 29, 2018 (June 30, 2018) | (None) | 3 | UV & Taemin | "You Are My Standard" (니가 내 기준) | Muzie, Yoo Se-yoon | Muzie, Yoo Se-yoon | Muzie, Go Tae-young | |
| 5 (Final) | June 29, 2018 (June 30, 2018) | (None) | 4 | Taeil & Ailee & BewhY | "Duty Free" | Ailee, Taeil, BewhY | Famousbro, HYMAX, Seo Ji-eun, Ailee | Famousbro, HYMAX, Seo Ji-eun | |
| 5 (Final) | June 29, 2018 (June 30, 2018) | (None) | 5 | Wheesung & Hwanhee | "MoonNight Blues" | Wheesung (Realslow) | Wheesung (Realslow), PJT | Wheesung (Realslow), PJT | |
| 5 (Final) | June 29, 2018 (June 30, 2018) | (None) | 6 | The Call artists | "Remember" | Kim Eana, BewhY | Shin Seung-hun | Jung Soo-min | |

## Season 2
### Cast
#### MCs

* Yoon Jong-shin
* Yoon Min-soo (Vibe)
* UV [ko]
* Soyou
* Kim Jong-kook (match-maker)

#### 1st line up

* Tiger JK & Bizzy
* Noel
* Cheetah
* N.Flying

#### 2nd line up

* Ha Dong-kyun
* Lyn
* Hwang Chi-yeul
* Kim Feel
* DinDin

#### 3rd line up

* Kim Hyun-chul [ko]
* Yubin
* Hangzoo (Rhythm Power)
* Hui (Pentagon)
* Hong Ja [ko]

#### Final line up

* Song Ga-in
* Baekho (NU'EST)
* Parc Jae-jung

## Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

### Season 1

| Episode # | Broadcast Date | Mnet | Mnet | tvN | tvN |
| Episode # | Broadcast Date | AGB Ratings | TNmS Ratings | AGB Ratings | TNmS Ratings |
| 1 | May 4, 2018 | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.854% | 1.7% |
| 2 | May 11, 2018 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.388% | 1.3% |
| 3 | May 18, 2018 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.508% | 1.6% |
| 4 | May 25, 2018 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 2.032% | 1.7% |
| — | June 1, 2018 | A special episode was aired instead of a regular broadcast due to the funeral of Wheesung's father. | A special episode was aired instead of a regular broadcast due to the funeral of Wheesung's father. | A special episode was aired instead of a regular broadcast due to the funeral of Wheesung's father. | A special episode was aired instead of a regular broadcast due to the funeral of Wheesung's father. |
| 5 | June 8, 2018 | 0.6% | — | 1.662% | — |
| 6 | June 15, 2018 | 0.6% | — | 1.578% | — |
| 7 | June 22, 2018 | 0.5% | — | 1.729% | — |
| 8 | June 29, 2018 | 0.3% | — | 1.529% | — |

### Season 2

| Episode # | Broadcast Date | Mnet | tvN | tvN |
| Episode # | Broadcast Date | AGB Ratings (Nationwide) | AGB Ratings (Nationwide) | AGB Ratings (Seoul Capital Area) |
| 1 | July 5, 2019 | 0.4% | 1.3% | 1.637% |
| 2 | July 12, 2019 | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.177% |
| 3 | July 26, 2019 | 0.5% | 1.4% | 1.363% |
| 4 | August 2, 2019 | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.532% |
| 5 | August 9, 2019 | 0.3% | 1.277% | 1.742% |
| 6 | August 16, 2019 | 0.3% | 1.1% | — |
| 7 | August 23, 2019 | 0.3% | 1.3% | — |
| 8 | August 30, 2019 | 0.4% | 1.619% | 2.118% |
| 9 | September 6, 2019 | 0.8% | 1.3% | — |
| 10 | September 13, 2019 | 0.4% | 1.4% | — |
Note: This program airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).