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