Weekend Variety Show Ratings War: MBC “Infinity Challenge” Soars, MBC “I’m A Singer” Digs Itself A Deeper Hole

We’ve just gone through the first full weekend of 2012 and that means we’ve had our first full set of ratings for 2012 for the weekend variety shows. To be honest thou, the first set of ratings of 2012 didn’t bring about too many surprises, the programs that have been on top in 2011 have continued their dominance into the first weekend of 2012, while the programs that have been suffering in 2011, continued to suffer.

[Preview] SBS "Good Sunday – Running Man" – Jan. 8 Episode

▶Actors Ji Jin Hee, Kim Sung Soo, Joo Sang Ouk and Lee Chun Hee transform into “Running Man Killers.”

On this week’s Running Man, actors Actors Ji Jin Hee, Kim Sung Soo, Joo Sang Ouk and Lee Chun Hee have paid us a visit. They have been given a special mission. They have to eradicate all of the Running Man members!

IU Caught on Camera While Filming on "Running Man"

IU’s picture while filming SBS “Running Man” was released through an online community on December 27. The title of the post with the picture was “IU ‘Running Man’ filming Dduk Bab, she seems to be filming in Yeo Soo.” IU is wearing a yellow jacket and inside of a car asking people passing by for help. In another picture she is also shown entering a restaurant with Lee Chun Hee and Lee Kwang Soo. Netizens are now very interested in the episode of “Running Man” that includes IU.

[Soompi 2011] Variety Show Review – Revolutions, Controversies and Creaky Old Backs

2011 has been a pretty hectic year. We’ve had more natural disasters than a crazed sadist messing around with the disasters options in Sim City, we’ve seen the world economy go from bad to everyone running around like headless chickens etc. But all of that is dreary real life based issues, let’s break away from that for a bit and talk about variety shows, more specifically Korean variety shows and what they were like during 2011.

Yong Hwa Told Not to Get Married Early?

A fortune teller told CN Blue’s Jung Yong Hwa not to get married anytime soon. During the December 18 episode of SBS “Running Man,” Jung Yong Hwa had his palm read by a fortune teller in Hong Kong, who consulted on his health, business, and relationship.