Roundtable: Cast Your Own Variety Show!

Considering the controversy over the recent Infinity Challenge casting of Kwanghee as the "Sixth Man," it seems like an appropriate moment to look at v…

Roundtable: Choose Your Own Variety Adventure!

Variety shows are always good fun, and there has to have been a point where one has thought "I would so rule at this!" What variety show do you think w…

Member Changes in Variety: Can They Recover?

Leessang members Gary and Gil recently announced that they were going to lift their brief hiatus from variety. For all of those unaware of the whole pr…

K-variety and their Over-Reliance of Guests

For a variety show to succeed, it needs to able to stand on its own with its own distinct charms. More often than not those charms lie in the main cast…

Variety’s Role in Hallyu: Going Beyond Idol Vehicles

Variety shows have a pretty niche role in idoldom. They are used by idol groups to stay relevant and sell a supposed new, "real" or relatable side to t…

Lee Hyori: You Go, Girl

I wasn't always completely sold on Lee Hyori as a person. Sure, I recognized that she's just about the most gorgeous woman ever, and I appreciate her l…

…And How Variety Shows Are Ruining Idols

I remember reading my colleague's article and generally agreeing with her contention about the detriments of idol casting for variety shows. Most idols…

How idols are ruining variety shows

It’s a common understanding that the first season of any kind of show or drama tends to be the better one. And in most cases, it's true. As the ratings…

5 Things I LOVED in Kpop This Week

It's back to civilization and high speed internet access after a week of camp- woo hoo!  A girl and her iPod, a moment in the rain, a water bottle beat…

Dumb and Dumber Reunited!

And all is right in the Kvariety world... Fan pics were uploaded in the Daesung Gallery of DCinside.com of Yoo Jae-suk and Big Bang's Daesung wearing Boy Scouts' uniforms and pushing a grocery cart in a supermarket - which can mean none other than Daesung will be on Running Man!