Things Not Made to Last: Short-Lived Variety Shows
A staple of Korean entertainment has always been its variety television. Korea has produced some great variety, such as X-Man, Family Outing, and Infin…
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2 Days 1 Night: Season 2 and the Pitfalls of Variety Show Sequels
Admittedly, compared to its fellow contemporary and longtime rival Running Man, the renowned variety show 1 Night 2 Days doesn't get as much love from …
A Wide Spectrum: “Real Men” and Reality-Variety Television
SBS recently announced a new variety program scheduled to hit the airwaves this fall. Named Beating Hearts, the new show will thrust its cast into the …
How First Impressions Ruined Invincible Youth 2
Sad news everyone: Invincible Youth 2, after a very shaky run, has finally been cancelled. The last recording took place on November 7th, officially co…
Are Lost Foreigners a Lost Case in Variety?
A major trend in K-pop, seen especially in recent years, is the implementation of foreign members in K-pop groups. Foreign group-members play a very un…
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…
5 Things I LOVED in K-pop: 9/3 – 9/9
As we enter the Fall season and the month of September, K-pop has been laden with divine dramas, dazzling debuts and vivacious variety. We learned that…