1theK Originals, formerly LOEN TV (Korean: 로엔 TV), is a South Korean web series, produced by Kakao M. It is shown on the label's official YouTube channel.
History
2011: Debut
LOEN TV started in 2011, also going under the name LOEN Bangsong (로엔 방송, LOEN broadcast). At first, it only covered IU. It has six episodes.
2012: Comeback
In 2012, LOEN TV came back with three new episodes covering IU's Japanese tour.
2012: Introduction of segments
In the same year, LOEN TV launched segments. Ask in a Box started in October 2012 with Gain as debut star followed by CSI: Coming Soon Interview (Girl's Day), Let's Dance (November 2012, Girl's Day), LOEN TV Live (December 2012, Sunny Hill and Yoon Hyun-sang), Special Feature (December 2012, Kim Sung-kyu), Run to You (March 2013, Kim Tae-woo), I'M: Introduce Myself (April 2013, Yoo Ji-ae) and Wonder Live (September 2013, Lyn).
2014
Due to the change of LOEN's music distribution brand from LOEN Music to 1theK, the web series became "1theK Originals".
Background
Segments
As of 2015, it has 14 segments.
Ask in a Box
It is about asking guest artists different questions. LOEN gets the questions from "likers" (subscribers) of its Facebook page (fb.me/1theK).
It shows interviews on guest artists and their new releases (album, single etc.). It was formerly called CSI: Coming Soon Interview until October 10, 2013.
Called a "short-com" (comedy short film), it starred the boy band History and premiered on June 6, 2013. It tackles about the group members' lives before their debut. It had five episodes and ended on July 4, 2013.
It is an educational show featuring Fiestar's leader Jei, vocalist Cao Lu and lead rapper Cheska. It caters for international viewers who wants to learn the Korean language. The first video is released on July 26, 2013, with their main topic, "Daebak", with Jei speaking Korean, Cheska in English, and Cao Lu translating it in Chinese. The last video, "Kkuljaem", was uploaded on October 24, 2013.
List of Fiestar's A-HA! For the Global K-Pop Fan episodes
2013.7.26 - Daebak
2013.8.1 - Deuktem
2013.8.8 - Tteokbap
2013.8.15 - Jjal
2013.8.22 - Doljikgu
2013.8.29 - Anseup
2013.9.5 - Menbung
2013.9.12 - Real
2013.9.26 - Dotne
2013.10.3 - Bolmae
2013.10.10 - Cri
2013.10.17 - Gaenso
2013.10.24 - Kkuljaem
Oven Radio
It is a five-minute program resembled to a radio show, airing for five days.
It was supposed to start in October 2013 and to be hosted by Jung Joon-young, but was cancelled. It finally started the following month with Lee Juck as host.
