iKON appeared on the December 27 broadcast of MBC every1’s “Weekly Idol,” where they were awarded something they weren’t expecting. On this episode, MCs Jung Hyung Don and Defconn held their seventh annual Weekly Idol Awards and personally went to hand deliver awards to the recipients. The two went to the YG Entertainment headquarters to give BIGBANG… Continue reading Watch: iKON Shows Off Their Acapella Skills On “Weekly Idol,” With Hilarious Results
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BIGBANG, Super Junior, INFINITE, And More Receive Awards On “Weekly Idol”
MBC Every1’s “Weekly Idol” held its 7th Weekly Idol Awards on the December 27 broadcast of the show. This year’s concept for the awards show was for MCs Defconn and Jung Hyung Don to personally hand deliver the awards to the recipients. The MCs joked that the Weekly Idol Awards are amongst the top three… Continue reading BIGBANG, Super Junior, INFINITE, And More Receive Awards On “Weekly Idol”
“Idol Star Athletics Championships” In Talks To Return For 2018 With New Event Category
MBC’s “Idol Star Athletics Championships” has set a potential recording date for the 2018 Lunar New Year! The holiday special, in which idols compete against one another in various sporting events, appears likely to return in 2018. On December 27, multiple industry insiders stated that recording for the 2018 “Idol Star Athletics Championships” will take… Continue reading “Idol Star Athletics Championships” In Talks To Return For 2018 With New Event Category
Watch: Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon Reveals She Lives In The Group’s Dorm All By Herself
Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon talked about being the last one living in the Girls’ Generation dorm. On December 26, Hyoyeon appeared as a guest on FashionN’s “Take Care of My Vanity 3” to share her life style and beauty secrets. Through her self-recorded video, Hyoyeon revealed the Girls’ Generation dorm house where she currently lives alone. Hyoyeon explained that the… Continue reading Watch: Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon Reveals She Lives In The Group’s Dorm All By Herself
PD Na Young Suk Personally Steps In For WINNER’s Song Mino On “Kang’s Kitchen”
Recently WINNER’s Song Mino’s place on “Kang’s Kitchen” was temporarily filled by none other than the producing director Na Young Suk. On the December 26 episode of the tvN variety show, the restaurant ran into difficulties like customers arriving before they could finish preparing the food, an increase in the amount of dishes to wash… Continue reading PD Na Young Suk Personally Steps In For WINNER’s Song Mino On “Kang’s Kitchen”
Cha Tae Hyun To Be Special MC On “Radio Star” For The Third Time
Actor Cha Tae Hyun will be appearing on MBC’s “Radio Star” once again! On December 26, a source from “Radio Star” shared, “Cha Tae Hyun will be participating in this week’s shoot as a special MC.” This will be the third time Cha Tae Hyun will appear on the show as an MC. Up until… Continue reading Cha Tae Hyun To Be Special MC On “Radio Star” For The Third Time
YG And JTBC To Broadcast Prison Reality Show
YG and JTBC are teaming up for another reality show titled “Let’s Live Kindly” (literal translation). “Let’s Live Kindly” promises to reveal what really happens to people when they commit crimes and receive punishment. The show claims that it will not portray a simple prison experience but rather will incorporate the process of being arrested,… Continue reading YG And JTBC To Broadcast Prison Reality Show
WINNER’s Kim Jin Woo Makes A Cute English Mistake On “Wizard Of Nowhere”
WINNER’s Kim Jin Woo brought the laughs when he made a cute mistake and misheard an English word on the December 24 broadcast of MBC’s “Wizard of Nowhere.” “Wizard of Nowhere” is a travel variety show where celebrities get dropped off at a foreign country without any money. They have to use their survival skills… Continue reading WINNER’s Kim Jin Woo Makes A Cute English Mistake On “Wizard Of Nowhere”
“MIXNINE” Announces Results For The Female Formation Battle
On the December 24 broadcast of JTBC’s idol survival show “MIXNINE,” results of the female formation battle were revealed. The female contestants were notified that winning teams of the battle would receive a benefit of 3,000 to 10,000 points. Fifth place went to the Honey Sleep Team that performed KARA’s “Honey.” After the results were… Continue reading “MIXNINE” Announces Results For The Female Formation Battle
Keywords For Korean Variety Programs In 2017
As 2017 comes to a close, iMBC recently took a look at some of the hit variety programs of the past year and what they had in common. Here are the keywords of variety shows in 2017: #Audition Though audition programs, also known as survival programs, have been a staple of the Korean variety scene… Continue reading Keywords For Korean Variety Programs In 2017