Tving will launch the popular entertainment show ‘The Strongest Baseball’ spin-off as a Tving original entertainment show in early 2025. The Tving original entertainment ‘The Strongest Baseball Spin-off (working title)’ is expected to capture the journey of the ‘Strongest Monsters’ meeting a new event during the off-season, as it challenges each season to write unscripted drama. JTBC’s ‘The Strongest Baseball’ is a reality program where the 11th team, formed under the name ‘Strongest Monsters’, competes against professional baseball teams, engaging in fierce matches with strong baseball teams nationwide.
In the 2023 season, ‘The Strongest Monsters’ recorded a 70% win rate and sold out all 6 directly-viewed matches, showcasing their impressive ticket power.
Additionally, they were recognized for their contribution to expanding the base of professional baseball by winning the ‘2023 Nutri-Day Ilgu Award’ and the ‘2023 KBO Golden Glove Special Achievement Award’. Armored with a solid fandom, ‘The Strongest Baseball’ also proved its unwavering popularity by selling out the last direct-viewing ticket at ultra-fast speed for the 2024 season. Now, with the news that a spin-off will be released as a Tving original, expectations are rising. The fact that Tving, which has been transforming popular IP in various ways, is presenting a new spin-off also draws attention.
So far, Tving has presented differentiated spin-offs by expanding characters and universes in entertainment shows such as ‘New Journey to the West Special Spring Camp’ (New Journey to the West), ‘Idol Dictation Contest’ (Amazing Saturday), series like ‘Good or Bad Dong-jae’ (Secret Forest), and ‘Boss’s Meal Chart’ (Don’t Want to Lose). There is interest in how they will unfold the story this time. The production team said, “We planned a spin-off that realistically shows the off-season of the ‘Strongest Monsters’ to deliver new enjoyment to fans who have loved ‘The Strongest Baseball so far’ and asked to look forward to which players will face unique challenges this time.” ‘The Strongest Baseball Spin-off (working title)’ is scheduled to be released as a Tving original in early 2025. Reporter Yoo Ji-hee yjhh@edaily.co.kr
