TBS and Something Special of South Korea agree to first-ever creative collaboration

Moving forward, TBS will strengthen sales, IP co-development and also plans to invest approximately 5 billion yen in content co-development in Korea across various genres, including drama, variety shows, films, as well as K-POP and other IP Tokyo

Broadcasting System Television (“TBS”) has  announced that they will co-develop a new non-scripted entertainment  format with the South Korean content creation firm Something Special. The  new format is expected to be launched at the MIP London event in February  2025. This is the first non-scripted co-development for Something Special  with a Japanese broadcaster. 

In June of 2024, TBS established TOKYO BROADCASTING SYSTEM  KOREA, INC. (TBS KOREA) in Seoul as a strategic hub for its overseas  business in the country. The broadcaster has been intensifying efforts to sell,  remake TBS dramas and co-develop IP. Moving forward, TBS will  strengthen sales, IP co-development and also plans to invest approximately  5 billion yen in content co-development in Korea across various genres,  including drama, variety shows, films, as well as K-POP and other IP.  

President of TBS KOREA Jun Fukai commented: 'One of the purposes of  establishing this company is to manage co-development and co-production  projects with Korean creators. We are very happy to be working with  Something Special for our first non-scripted project, as they have an  abundance of expertise and experience in the global market. We hope that  this collaboration will result in a new entertainment format that can go  global'.

Executive Vice President Head of Content at Something Special Insoon Kim  said, 'This collaboration will be partially supported by Format Lab fund  which Something Special has been selected by KOCCA (Korean Creative  Content Agency) for many years and we are very thrilled to be partnered up  with such a prestigious broadcaster like TBS. We are very confident that this  is a great start of creating the next global hit which will be initiated by Asia'.