Roommate, a Variety Show that Finally Brought Me Back Again!

Korea has a lot of variety shows that vary greatly in themes and concepts. Some of them are good, the others are not-so-good, and there are a couple of them which are exceptionally good. Most of you must already know about Running Man, Infinite Challenge, etc. Those are variety shows which are exceptionally good and always fun to watch.

To be honest, I kinda lost my interest in most variety shows some time ago. I stopped watching variety shows like We Got Married, Happy Together, and Gag Concert at that time. The only variety shows left which I still watched at that time were Running Man and some Infinite Challenge. The reason I stopped watching those was not because they aren’t good anymore, but it was because I had less time to watch Korean variety shows as my studies got busier. So, I kinda had to choose which shows I was going to watch and I chose Running Man because it was the funniest compared to the others. After some time I gradually lost interest in other shows. Even when there was a new variety show, I didn’t even try to watch it.

After my studies got less busy (which is just recently), I wanted to watch something again. I accidentally found Roommate, a new variety show. The concept of the show is to gather several people who want to share a house together and make them live together as a family. I personally think the concept is really great and it immediately caught my attention. After watching several episodes of it, I became totally addicted. The show itself isn’t exceptionally funny, but it’s interesting to see how the family members interact with each other. The members have different personalities and that’s why there’s always something interesting that could happen in the house. The members that you might know are Lee Dong Wook, 2NE1 Park Bom, Orange Caramel Nana, EXO Chan Yeol and by the way, my favorite member is Song Ga Yeon, the female MMA fighter. ^^

So, after I watched Roommate, I think it’s time for me to come back to Korean world again! I think it’s also the reason why I’m continuing writing on this blog again, even though I’ve left it for quite a long time. Also, I really advise you guys who like variety shows to watch Roommate since it’s a really good show. Okay then, see you again next time!

 

Variety Shows with Beautiful Idols!

Maybe you’re wondering why today’s title is about variety show again. Well, I thought that I’ll just make this week a “Variety Show Special” week since I have a lot to write about it. Please just bear with it. 😛

Anyway, today’s about beautiful girls in variety shows! Usually, variety shows are consisted of one or two female members, and the rests are guys. Let’s look at Running Man which only has Song Jihyo as the female member. Worse, 1 Night 2 Days and Infinite Challenge even don’t have any female members. Those shows are funny, but sometimes you need to see some female idols too, right? So, here I’ll share my knowledge about some shows which has a lot of female members, especially for those who didn’t know about these shows before.

The first one is, the most popular one of its kind, Invincible Youth. I’m sure some of you have known this show since it’s quite popular. So, this is a show where female idols from different girl groups experience the life of farmer. So, they shoot on a countryside, where they tend the animals, grow plants, do chores, etc. Actually, there are 2 seasons of this show. The first season focus more on the concept, where the members really do the farmers’ chores, take care of the fields, etc. So, in every episode you’ll mostly see the girls doing their works while also doing funny things for the show. Oh yeah, the members of the 1st season are SNSD Sunny and Yuri, 4Minute Hyuna, Kara Goo Hara, T-ara Hyomin, Secret Sunhwa, and Brown Eyed Girls Narsha. The first season is a bit boring at the start, but gets really funny not too long later. I really recommend it to watch.

The 2nd season is still ongoing and feels a bit different than the first. Even though the concept is about experiencing the life of countryside, there are a lot more variety games and less works that the members do. So in my opinion, the main concept has changed a lot from the first season and it doesn’t feel like the old invincible youth. But, it’s still quite funny and worth watching. The original members are SNSD Sunny and Hyoyeon, Kara Jiyoung, Sistar Bora, Jewelry Yewon, Miss A Suzy, f(x) Amber, and Rainbow Woori. Amber and Woori left after some episodes, and the show is left with 6 members. And recently, Sunny also left the show, leaving the 5 members behind. It’s quite sad that the members are leaving while there is no replacement. I really hope KBS will add another girl to make it brighter and funnier. 😦

The third show is SBS Heroes (yeong-ung-ho-geol in Korean). Heroes is a kind of popularity contest of the members while they also experience a lot of things. The concept is like a usual variety show, I guess. They play games, get punishments, etc. While Invincible Youth only has members from girl group singers, Heroes’ members consist of singers, actress, and comedian altogether. So, perhaps you don’t know some of the members at first. But, you’ll start to like them as the show goes on. The members are comedian Shin Bongsun, singer Noh Sayeon, singer Seo Inyoung, T-ara Jiyeon, Kara Nicole, Brown Eyed Girls Narsha, former Fin.K.L Lee Jin, After School Gahee, the cute singer IU, actress Yoo In Na, actress Hong Soo Ah, and actress Jung Gaeun. This show is not too popular outside Korea, and most of you might not know it. But, it’s a really good show and I really like it.

The last, and maybe the most unexpected, is Hello Baby! Am I wrong? No, it’s actually a unique variety show where a boy or girl group has to take care of baby/ies. So, it’s a show for you guys who wants to see beautiful female group idols. There are 3 girl groups, SNSD, T-ara, and Sistar, each having their own show. For the boy groups, I think there are 2, SHINee and MBLAQ. It’s not especially funny, and maybe a bit boring if you don’t like babies. But, you get to know the personality of the members and getting some knowledge about them.

That’s it. I guess that’s all I can share with you. If you have question, feel free to comment. See ya. ^^

Popular Variety Shows Nowadays..

It’s already late in my country, yet I still can’t sleep and I decided to write something. So, I just want to share my thoughts about Variety Show nowadays. Perhaps most of you know Running Man since it’s the most popular variety show now and you also like it, right? That’s the charm of Korean variety show.

Running man is not the only funny and interesting variety show. There are a lot other which are as funny as Running man, or even better. As you may have already known, there are 3 big broadcasting system in Korea. They are SBS, KBS, and MBC. While SBS has Running man as its variety show, KBS and MBC also have their own, too. KBS has 1 Night 2 Days, while MBC has Infinity Challenge. But, it’s true that Running man is the most popular outside Korea. Also, every variety show has its own style and charm which is unique to it. Well, let’s see some of them, then.

Running man has a special concept where you have to compete in order to win something or win the game. I think that’s some of the charm. But, you can’t deny that the one that makes this show interesting is Yoo Jaesuk. It wouldn’t be as popular as now if Yoo Jaesuk isn’t the MC, don’t you think? Also, the characteristics of each member plus the funny games they play can also be considered its charm. Personally, I like how there are usually guests every week. It kinda attract me to watch the next episode every time I see next week’s guest. Expecially when the guest is pretty. ^o^

KBS 1 Night 2 Days (1N2D) is a show where the members go to different places in Korea to see and introduce those beautiful places to the viewers. While that is the main reason of the show, it has its own addictive charm which is Bokbulbok. It literally translates to blessing-curse-blessing (according to wikipedia). It actually refers to any kind of game that the members play to decide upon something, like who gets to eat, who gets to sleep outside, etc. If you watch it, you’ll really get addicted to it and find it really amusing. The MC is Kang Hodong, another great MC who is as good as Yoo Jaesuk and also very funny. You’ll also like him when you watch this. Overall, it’s one of the best show you can watch if you need some laughs.

The last is MBC Infinity Challenge. I actually don’t watch it regularly, not because I don’t want to, but because I don’t have the time. But, I’ve watched some of it and I think it’s kinda like 1N2D where you go to experience a lot of things, playing games, etc except they don’t sleep in at night. Well, CMIIW. The show is also hosted by Yoo Jaesuk, so you should know it must also be funny. Please comment if you have something to add/correct. ^^

Anyway, those are the three most famous variety show according to each broadcasting station. There are a lot other show which are also good to watch like Invincible Youth, Heroes, etc. But, I guess it would be too long and boring if I write all of them here. So, maybe next time. Also, I’m really a fan of bokbulbok and I really want to list all those bokbulbok in the 1N2D show. So, maybe I’ll also write about that next time. Anyway, I hope it was fun reading this one, and if you really want to watch another show beside Running man, I’d suggest those two above (1N2D and Infinity Challenge). See ya.