University professors, geniuses with IQ of over 148, junior high school students from well-known private schools and celebrities with high education come to this brain twisting game show to compete against each other.
The questions asked are not ordinary quizzes --- the contestants need to use their intelligence as well as their intuition and spontaneous thinking skills.
University professors, geniuses with IQ of over 148, junior high school students from well-known private schools and celebrities with high education come to this brain twisting game show to compete against each other.

The questions asked are not ordinary quizzes --- the contestants need to use their intelligence as well as their intuition and spontaneous thinking skills.


Quiz examples

＊A remote-controlled helicopter is placed on a scale.
　　　　Would the weight change when the helicopter takes off?

＊How can you make a person climb up a slope covered with lotion?

＊Think of a way to pop 450 balloons in 2 minutes.

＊Which way would a candle flame tilt when it is placed in a cylinder glass on a revolving table?

＊What happens when a round board colored in seven different colors is spun around?

＊Think of a way to stop a cart going down a slope.

＊How can you make a person with a parachute walk towards a big fan?

The host, Dr. Brain, hates people who are dumb, and no matter how high the contestants' IQs are or how good their educational backgrounds are, Dr. Brain will take them down if they fail to answer the quizzes correctly.

Are the contestants really smart or do their CVs just make them look smart?

You will find out in this brand new edutainment show from NTV --- Ultimate Brain!!

Time is Money is the hilarious celebrity Life Hack show where your favourite stars share the time saving secrets of their success – and where viewers with the best life-hacks go home with a fat cash prize, proving once and for all that: Time is Money.

We live in increasingly pressurised times where much of our time is spent trying to save time! Take a quick look at your phone – just how many ‘time-saving’ apps have you got on it right now? Now ask yourself how many of them actually work? Right… then delete them then… I guess… how long would that take?

Time is Money is the show that really saves you time in your day to day life to free you up to do the things that you should be doing, like horse-riding, skiing, or something else you might see other people doing on the TV. Playing polo, maybe.

Time is Money is fiendishly simple. Our hosts introduce a panel of funny and crazy celebrities that show us their favourite life hacks. Little tips and tricks from the stars that have helped them get along and can now improve our lives by making things so, so much simpler. Some are fun, some are silly, some are extremely messy or dangerous, but most of them have the ultimate in ‘take-home TV’ – they can improve your life!