Show Me The Money 12 is returning after a three-year hiatus with record-scale changes and the largest applicant pool in the show's history, signaling a major season ahead.

The season expands to twelve episodes and features tenser competition with eleven stages, including tougher missions while preserving iconic elements like gym preliminaries, the fire pit, and diss battles.

Contestants will face 11 missions to reach the final stage, heightening the overall difficulty.

A collaboration with TVING introduces Yaksha’s World, a hidden parallel league that debuts as a TVING original two days after each main broadcast.

Yaksha’s World is a parallel universe exclusive to TVING, part of a broader collaboration with Korea’s largest OTT platform.

The season maintains a core emphasis on authentic rap skill, with 336 verses delivered from the fire pit to team formation to showcase true hip-hop prowess.

The show has a global reach with performances in 24 languages, reflecting an expanded international audition pool and notable artists like Red Eye and Milli.

Global auditions broaden the show’s reach, accepting rap verses in 24 languages to underscore its international scope.

Three overarching twists—Yaksha’s World, Song Camp, and Festival—will drive new dramatic narratives and competitive storytelling for contestants.

Approximately 36,000 contestants auditioned domestically and internationally across major cities and overseas, the highest in the series’ history.

Premiere is slated for January 15, 2026, at 9:20 PM KST on Mnet and TVING.

Season 12 expands to twelve episodes, providing a deeper, more extended narrative and greater focus on contestants’ growth and conflicts.