New Trend in Entertainment Shows

By: Nakhyun Kyung & DoHyun Nam

Edited & Published By: Neena Rouhani

        

Recently, most of the entertainment shows put emphasis on real variety. If we view scripted comedy program as the past trend, real variety program leads the current trend. Also, a survey proved that the audience gives more attention to real variety programs than scripted programs. 

Unexpected situations create a more realistic program. The strength of real variety programs is that there is no script, meaning that there is no way of knowing what will happen next and that it all unfolds naturally. In shows such as Infinite Challenges, after a mission is given, the MCs and guests need to solve the problem to win the race. The program is more reality because the participants will have to react naturally regardless of the circumstances. 

However, the negative effect coming from unscripted scenarios could have a huge impact on the program because if anything goes out of the ordinary, or someone does something inappropriate, the whole plan could be changed and ruin the show. As a result, lately television entertainment shows focus on real variety, unscripted scenario. Because it looks more realistic and brings more fun but unscripted scenario may ruin the shows. 

Top 5 Korean Shows

By: Nakhyun Kyung & DoHyun Nam

Edited & Published By: Neena Rouhani

Since May 12^th 1956, television broadcasting opened by HLKZ-TV, a commercially operated television station which was established by the RCA Distribution Company in Seoul with 186-192 MHz, 100-watt output, and 25 scanning lines. 55 years later, there are 900 broadcasting stations, including independent internet broadcasting stations, that actively show and communicate through media. Important genres of television shows include variety shows, dramas, new programs and documentaries.

Top 5 Korean Television Entertainment Shows 

1.        Gag Concert

  · Gag Concert is Korean sketch-comedy television program which considers as a best comedy program last long.

  · “The Power to make Korea laugh! The pride of Korean comedy! Gag Concert!”

Source: http://english.kbs.co.kr/tv/program_view.html?sec=1&No=84

2.        Infinite Challenge

   

· Infinite Challenge is a well-known television entertainment program and also referred as the first “real-variety” show in Korea television history. The program is mostly unscripted and is challenge based.

 · “First Real Variety”

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Challenge

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3.        Running Man

   · Running Man is classified as an “urban action    variety” and it is new genre of variety shows    focused in an urban environment. The MCs      and guests complete the mission to win the      race.

  · “Created New Genre”

Source: http://runningman.sbs.co.kr/

4.        Real Man

   · Korean men are forced to join the army for 2 years of service because Korea is a divided country. Real Men is a reality show featuring six male celebrities as they experience a week in the army.

    · “3D entertainment shows”

Source: http://www.imbc.com/include/interstitial_Ad.html

5.        Dad! Where are we going?

      · Dad! Where are we going? Is reality show featuring five fathers and their children as they travel to rural places. People find it interesting and easy to relate to, to see celebrity fathers act the same as regular people.

        · “Family variety show”

Source: http://www.imbc.com/include/interstitial_Ad.html

Korean T.V. Survey

By: DoHyun NamEdited & Published By: Neena Rouhani

Infinite Challenge is recognized as the first "Real-Variety" show in Korean television history. The program is mostly unscripted and follows a similar format of challenge-based reality programs, familiar to some audiences in the West. The challenges are often silly, absurd, or impossible to achieve, so the program takes on the aspect of a satirical comedy variety show rather than a more standard reality or contest program. In earlier episodes, the show's six hosts and staff would continuously proclaim that, in order to achieve its comedic purposes, the program was 3-D: Dirty, Dangerous, and Difficulty. (Wikipedia) Infinite Challenge is one the longest running programs in Korea. This program started in 2005, starting with tug of war versus a cow and swimming versus a duck. For eight years, they have they have done many challenges including becoming fashion model, chef, rowing boats, ice skating, participating in a singing festival, wrestling, cheerleading and more.

Dad! Where are we going?

Dad! Where are we going? is reality show featuring five fathers and their child as they travel to rural places. People find it interesting by looking celebrity father’s act same as regular people.

Hidden Singer

Hidden Singer’s mechanics are a famous singer and several impersonators of singer each sing one measure of a song behind the blinds for four rounds, then audiences vote on who is the real singer. Last man, survives wins the price. People find interesting because audience can actually participate guessing while the round is running.

Superstar K is a Super Loss

By: Nakhyun Kyung

Edited & Published By: Neena Rouhani

Superstar K is a Korean television talent show series which is held yearly. Superstar K (SSK) is looking for a potential superstar who is talented in performance especially in singing. In 2013, surely SSK had season 5 with high expectation but much to their demise, they did not get much attention due to the predictability of winners and disorganized programs. After the top 10 were selected, the audience rating decreased fast because the overall level of participants (compared to last year), was low.

Superstar K has gained much attention, considered that it is the biggest audition program. However during season 5, the audience did not tend to watch because they were disappointed performances. SSK needed to find the way to bring them back. The audience and critics are waiting Superstar K season 6 to come out with improved and organized programs and a higher sense of unpredictability.

Sources:

http://mwave.interest.me/ssk4/index.m

http://www.k-popculture.com/?tag=superstar-k5

How Much T.V. Do Americans Watch?

By: Peyton Moose

Edited & Published By: Neena Rouhani

This graph above shows the amount of time a week that Americans spend (in hours) watching TV. For the past couple of years, young adults have watched less TV per week. This may be because our generation is digital, therefore most of our news comes from social media; we are constantly being updated by the minute on what is happening in the world. In a matter of seconds the world will be updated by a tweet, status, or picture all sent to our smart phones. Because of our constant updating and tweeting there seems to be less of a young adult demographic watching TV.

Studies have shown that when young adults are watching TV most of them are on a second device with the TV playing in the background, a second device being a smart phone, tablet, or computer. Television shows have now tried to incorporate a second media outlet during their shows to keep ages 18-24 engaged in their show. Most shows now have a time where you can send in tweets that could end up on the show, producers have also created exclusives during a show to enhance the audiences viewing through their second device.  Television has now a bigger problem than having an audience tune in, now they struggle to keep them from tuning out.  

U.S. "Reality" T.V.

By: Peyton Moose

Edited & Published By: Neena Rouhani

For many years, Americans have been drawn to the genera of reality TV. Steven Reiss, Ph.D., a professor at Ohio State University conducted a study that asked why Americans are so drawn to reality TV. What does it have to offer and why do we connect with it? It seems as though the average person can connect to the common man who appears on these shows. “Reality TV allows Americans to fantasize about gaining status through automatic fame. Ordinary people can watch the shows, see people like themselves and imagine that they too could become celebrities by being on television” says Steven. These shows connect to the desire of a fantasy lifestyle and the chance of becoming famous because you were in the right place at the right time. There is a secret thrill among viewers that they could be the person who rises from a TV show. In a sense being well-known and gaining prosperity from this outlet has become a modern American dream.

Some of the most popular reality TV series have been Temptation Island, Survivor, and The Bachelor/ Bachelorette. Many of the winner on these series have gained fame after completing their season. Some star on talk shows, or are invited to host other shows. Prior to these shows no one knew the contestants, but after the shows gained popularity, contestants rose in status on social media and were able to further their careers in the TV industry. Ali Fedotowsky, former Bachelorette star, is now the host for NBC first look and has hosted for season 6 and 14 on the Bachelorette. Before Ali aired on the ABC reality show she was just like any other girl, but after she has blossomed into a TV personal and host.

Ali Fedotowsky hosting on E!News. 

Sources:

http://www.marketingcharts.com/wp/television/are-young-people-watching-less-tv-24817/

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/03/young-people-are-watching-less-tv-though-still-100-hours-of-it-a-month/?_r=1

K-Pop to Disney

Written by: Neena Rouhani

Edited & published by: Neena Rouhani

A common theme in Korean media is the ever-merging worlds of TV and music. Many mainstream pop stars, such as Kim Hyun Joong, have become the love interests of teens all over Korea and worldwide, through their active presence in the media. This sort of celebrity can be compared to Miley Cyrus as “Hannah Montana” and a little farther back in time, Hilary Duff as “Lizzie McGuire”. What all three of these celebrities have in common is reaching super-stardom through music and TV shows and in some cases, movies. Kim Hyun Joong is the love interest of Jung So-min in the TV series, Playful Kiss. The unexpected twist is that the show, featuring a Korean pop sensation, has an audience that is 70% non-Asian! The show has received no-so-great ratings in Korea, with an average around 4.9% however it tops 7 million viewers in 56 different languages around the world. This exemplifies the influential world of Korean media. Kim Hyun Joong is also the leader of the popular boy-band, SS501. The band has won numerous awards in the country, including 2012’s best Korean band award. Kim Hyun Joong’s solo career has also taken off, putting his album at #5 on billboard’s world chart in 2011. Joong’s success parallels with that of Miley Cyrus in many ways, however, she began as an actress and climbed her way to pop stardom.

The video below is a performance by SS501 of "Because I'm Stupid". The hit song won them 4 awards such as "Song of the Month (February)", "Best OST Award", and "Best TV Drama Song of the Year". The video tops 7 million views worldwide.

Sources:

Wikipedia

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Mischievous_Kiss