Korean Variety

A lot of people I know, and probably in my country watches a lot of K-Drama. Some are actually addicted to it. But I am a different person. I rarely watch K-drama. I think I have finished around 5-6 K-Drama. What I like to watch are variety shows. Maybe because I watched Running Man first back in 2013 and I thought K-varieties are funny. I prefer seeing celebrities and actors being who they are rather than a character from a script.

How about you? Are you more or a K-variety or K-drama watcher?

this is a rant.

i’m so over sexism and misogyny in k-variety. today, i came across an article about lovelyz mijoo which criticized her “sexy, pretty idiot” (AKA dumb blonde) image on television. let’s forget the fact that whether her bimbo image is bad or good but has any male celebrity been criticized the same way? if a male celebrity was playing mijoo’s tv persona: 1) no one raise it as an issue; and 2) people will praise how naturally innocent and funny he is. very similar malicious articles and comments were also written about jeon somin, park narae, and more.

i’m so over people who have higher standards for female celebrities in k-variety. the number of times i saw comments like “why is she overreacting”, “female celebrities are not funny”, and “male celebrities create better synergy” pisses me off. also, the lack of screen time female guests get when they appear with male guests needs to STOP. adding, the fact that we lack an all female-cast variety show in current media is BS.

i’m so over the blatant sexist comments and you should be too.

Mine are: Jung Kyung Ho, Mijoo, Yoo Jae suk.

Who are your picks and why?

edit: please downvote any negative vibes ☺️

I did a bracket with a bunch of people who are regulars in shows from 2017 and 2018 for fun. Do participate and it will be interesting to know the final results maybe.

Personally I would like to watch a new season of :

1. Crime Scene

2. The Genius

3. Heart Signal

4. Love Catcher

JoyNews24 asked 200 industry insiders, “Who stood out the most in k-variety his year?”

Results: Lovelyz Mijoo - 55 votes Street Women Fighter Dancers - 37 votes Shinee Key - 9 votes Rapper Lee Young Ji - 9 votes Jang Do Young - 8 votes Hong Hyun Hee - 6 votes Jessi - 6 votes Kim Young Kyung - 5 votes Ahh Jung Hwan - 5 votes Moon Se Yoon - 4 votes Jung Kyung Ho - 4 votes Jung Jun Ha - 4 votes Seventeen Seungkwan - 4 votes Golden Child Jangjun - 4 votes Park Se Ri - 4 votes Yoo Jae Suk - 4 votes Lee Eun Ji - 4 votes

Other votes (number not specified) went to: Shin Gi Ru, SNSD Taeyeon, Yook Jun Seo, Kim Jong Kook, Jo Jung Suk, Lee Jang Woo, Kian84, Jo In Sung, Dindin, Ahn Jae Hyun, Boom, Jo Se Ho, Jeon So Min, Kim Seon Ho, Kim So Yeon, Lee Young Jin, Yang Se Chan, Lee Sang Yeob, Kim Jong Min, and etc.

So i've been watching a lot of k-variety show on viu for a long time. I already watched most of popular shows. I need recommendations for some underrated shows. Needed something fresh and new concept, nonmainstream. (I already watch most of popular shows. Including almost all of JaeSuk shows. RM, HWY, IC, Michuri, SixthSense, YouQuiz, KB, NJTTW, KK, 3MAD, 2D1N, MUD, ROS)

You guys seem to enjoy the K-variety entertainer bracket. So I did ones with shows that broadcasted on 2017 and 2018. Have fun!

For example, I would love to see all the members of Red Velvet be on Running Man and not just for one short segment. I also would have like to know what Tiffany's dream would have been on Sister's Slam Dunk if she wasn't removed. In that regards, i would like for Sister's Slam Dunk to return for a 3rd season.

Talking abt this bcs i realized most of my favorite varieties are hosted by entertainers from the old generation: RM, Knowing Bros, NJTTW, Radio Star, BJW Alley Restaurant, Life Bar, etc.

For this generation we can see seasoned idols who work great in varieties, like Kim Heechul, for example. But, what about the next generation? Can you see who they are from current Kpop/Kdrama/Kcomedian generation?

My pick would be Momoland's JooE. She is active, loves to talk, doesn't really care much old style idol "images", and can be great moodmakers. She just needs more experience on the field.

So with news of Lipstick getting its wiki axed why not leverage this subreddits wiki system to create our own? That way we can keep it updated while increasing the value of the subreddit and bringing more subscribers into the sub!

If done would anyone be interested in doing it?

EDIT:

I've done some ground work on the Ask Us Anything wiki page . LMK what changes would be best

As I've said i the past, I am a big Jessi fan and she and YJS were my gateway to K-Variety shows. I like their vibes together and separately when they interact with other people. I love that theres fun and jokes but I also love the times when theres just chaos. However since Jessi is a singer / rapper, I know that shes only ever got her own show which was Showterview and that she was a cast member on The Sixth Sense.

What I want to know is which other Variety shows she has been on and if its possible to know the episode numbers.

I have already watched her on Hangout with Yoo for Refund Sisters and a couple of other episodes she did for Chuseok. And I have watched her on Sixth Sense.

The reason I ask since my YT feed is now crawling with K-Variety clips, I keep finding some videos here and there of Jessi on different shows. So I would appreciate any help for my question.

Have been watching trashy US reality shows (mostly TLC trash: Extreme Sisters, Counting On, 90 Day Fiancé), got me thinking has there been any trashy reality shows in Korea? Are there any? I know the possibility of it happening is low but imagine a Real Housewives of Gangnam or sumn, or a reverse 90 Day Fiancé with foreigners trying to marry Koreans. Tasty

Hello, I saw this episode of an actor in the I live alone Korea variety series. I have been trying to find that actor . He lives in a house that has three storeys, but it is very cold. He also has to use a propane/kerosene heater to warm the place and he just looks so sad. There was also a scene of him skipping but was not very good at it and the host kinda made fun of him. The last scene was him eating an entire stuffed chicken by himself.The episode has been on my mind and I wanted to see how the actor is doing. Anyone know who the actor is ?

Running Man was classified as an "urban action variety"; a genre of variety shows in an urban environment.The MCs and guests were to complete missions at a landmark to win the race. The show has since shifted to a more familiar reality-variety show concept focused on games.

Members

• Yoo Jae Suk

• Kim Jong Kook

• HaHa

• Song Ji Hyo

• Ji Suk Jin

• Yang Se Chan

• Jeon So Min

Guest

RAW

Subbed/Streaming

Preview:

Licensed streaming sites

• KOCOWA is a licensed free to stream website. KOCOWA subscription is available in North America and South America. KOCOWAtv is a worldwide content streaming website where people discover, watch and fall in love with K-contents. We provide the greatest amount of K-drama, K-variety and K-pop show on demand with professional subtitles for international ‘Hallyu’ fans in response to the increase in global popularity of Korean culture. They release some of their content for free both on their own, and on their partner platform Viki 2-3 weeks after it aired.

• VIU is a licensed free-to-stream website, which locks their newest content for 72 hours for premium users. All their content is available for free after 72 hours. VIU is available in Singapore, with some of its content also available in Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong & India, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar & Saudi Arabia.

I've struggled with Kim Gura for years. I don't find him funny or talented but could zone his shit out enough to make it through Radio Star once a week. Since that video showed up of him touching some young female idols in their breasts. I can't even do that now.

Who is an instant turn off for you among the regular KVariety crowd ?

For context, my favorites go to K-variety show used to be Infinite Challenge and Running Man. Those two are in my opinion the top two my favorite show. The reason is this show almost all the game and challenge involve a lot of physicality. Which create a lot of memorable slapstick comedy. After Infinite Challenge ended in 2018 my go to show right now is obviously RM.

However it beg a question for me, what if someday RM would ended ? Obviously because they are not as young anymore. Nowadays, it almost becomes a talkshow, the game is much more simple and they absolutely drop the name tag elimination game which the most iconic game ever in K-variety.

Well, I can always rewatch the old episode. But I do wonder someday if Running Man ended. What is the next big show that can replace (or rival) them ? Would we ever get something that have same huge scale game or large scope ? That can match the sheer physicality & rawness from the past ? Can it recreated the iconic chemistry between member that we all love from the show ?

....or maybe this type of show would be to outdated right now in modern time ??

I went on a break from watching korean variety since end of last year cuz of life stuff but I'm ready to get back into it again. I'm not sure exactly where to start as I'm not sure what exactly is happening in the k-variety world anymore! I just wanna catch up on any new legendary episodes from ANY korean variety shows this year.

So in your opinion, what is the most memorable korean variety moment/episode this year so far? Or any new shows that is worth a watch?

Running Man was classified as an "urban action variety"; a genre of variety shows in an urban environment.The MCs and guests were to complete missions at a landmark to win the race. The show has since shifted to a more familiar reality-variety show concept focused on games.

Members

• Yoo Jae Suk

• Kim Jong Kook

• HaHa

• Song Ji Hyo

• Lee Kwang Soo

• Ji Suk Jin

• Yang Se Chan

• Jeon So Min

Guest

RAW

Subbed/Streaming

Preview:

Licensed streaming sites

KOCOWA is a licensed free to stream website. KOCOWA subscription is available in North America and South America. KOCOWAtv is a worldwide content streaming website where people discover, watch and fall in love with K-contents. We provide the greatest amount of K-drama, K-variety and K-pop show on demand with professional subtitles for international ‘Hallyu’ fans in response to the increase in global popularity of Korean culture. They release some of their content for free both on their own, and on their partner platform Viki 2-3 weeks after it aired

VIU is a licensed free-to-stream website, which locks their newest content for 72 hours for premium users. All their content is available for free after 72 hours. VIU is available in Singapore, with some of its content also available in Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong & India, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar & Saudi Arabia.

I'm sure many of you know well known programs like KB, Running Man, or any recent shows that have big hype and are often subbed online, but there are so many others that might not be that famous but actually interesting.

My personal favorite is Fisher City (Channel A) which still doesn't see any subbing, but I enjoy it anyway. And recently Do Yeon joined the team as well (after Microdot left), making the banters more interesting.

What's yours?