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These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!

Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.

A group of hungry celebrities listen to poppin’ tunes, from recent hits to all-time-favorites, to correctly dictate a part of the lyrics. The songs may sound familiar, but the part they must dictate are unclear to the naked ear, as the lyrics are slurred, muffled by strong beats, etc. If they get the lyrics right, they get to share exquisite regional dishes. But if they get them wrong, a professional eater gobbles it up instead.

Korea's version of the late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory cast members.

This sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.

With a genius-level IQ, Woo Young-woo learns to embrace her extraordinary self while forming a tight-knit community of friends and allies.

Suspense, surprises and fun abound in this Korean variety game show featuring big personalities and even bigger mysteries in every episode.

Hoping to make a comeback after a bad scandal, an actress agrees to research a new role by taking a job as a secretary for a prickly attorney.


Detectives from the present and a detective from the past communicate via walkie-talkie to solve a long-time unsolved case.

A mysterious asteroid crash-lands on Earth in 2013 and causes all sorts of weird things to start happening, specifically to the Noh family and their neighbors.

A young Joseon woman who's lived her whole life as a man ends up as a eunuch in the royal palace, where she begins to bond with the crown prince.

South Korean anthology series featuring one-act dramas selected from the O'PEN Drama Storyteller Exhibition.

Kim Min Gyu has wealth and success, but lives an isolated life due to his allergy of people. He then meets and falls in love with a girl who is pretending to be a robot for her ex-boyfriend, a genius robots professor.

What do a group of foodies and a murder have in common? Lee Soo Kyung is a 33-year-old divorcee who is a composed, confident woman who is happy to be living alone after marrying way too early in life. But the only thing that can make her lose her cool composure is great food. Living next door is another foodie, Goo Dae Young, a single man who loves surrounding himself with gourmet food but hates being asked if he is dining alone at great restaurants. When a strange murder occurs in their neighborhood, how will their lives be intertwined?

A hyper-realistic comedy depicting the story of a 'military' recruit enlisting in a place where all kinds of people, from the good to the bad to the weird, gather.

In South Korea, military service is mandatory for all men. But a select few—like privileged medical students—can serve as public health doctors instead. This is the story of those privileged few. Do Ji-ui, a plastic surgeon, is assigned to Pyeondong-do, an isolated island no one wants to go to. From the very first day, ominous signs begin to appear. Can he survive a full year on this hellish island and make it out alive—or will the island break him before he can hold the line?

The top 0.01% of students control law and order at Jooshin High School, but a secretive transfer student chips a crack in their indomitable world.

Yun Hae Jun is the youngest anchor to ever work at his broadcasting station. He is calm and straightforward as a journalist and kind in his personal life. On the other hand, Baek Yun Yeong dreamed of becoming a writer but wound up working at a publishing company. The two somehow travel back in time to the year 1987. There, Yun Hae Jun tries to find the truth behind a serial murder case, while Baek Yun Yeong attempts to prevent her parents from marrying. They soon realize that their objectives are connected.

To combat rising violent crimes, the Police Chief asks Detective Oh Goo Tak to form a team consisting of criminals. He is currently suspended from the police force for using excessive force. He then gathers team members: Park Woong Chul who is a gangster, Lee Jung Moon who is the youngest serial killer with extraordinary intelligence and Jung Tae Soo who is a contract killer. Police Inspector Yoo Mi Young also joins the team and she tries to have these guys work as a team by dealing with them rationally and sometimes emotionally.

After 10 years in the US, Hu-young returns to Korea and meets his first love, Hong-ju, at a café by chance. Just as the window into which Peter Pan flew happened to be Wendy's room. Just as the prince happened to find Cinderella's glass shoes. As if nothing had changed in the past 10 years, Hu-young becomes clumsier only in front of Hong-ju. It’s like going back to the age of 19 when he met his first love, Hong-ju. Hu-young and Hong-ju’s days, which have faded a little, begin to turn into vivid rainbow colors again.

Lee Ahn has the ability to read a person's secrets as soon as he touches them. He meets a woman who has secrets that she desperately tries to hide. The two team up to bring down criminals.

For a man who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, the suffering and hardships others go through every day are not something he can relate to. One day, he unexpectedly becomes involved in a murder incident. He meets a woman who is trapped in time by what happened. He is drawn to her, feeling responsible and guilt for what he had done. Before he can even realize, his feelings towards her grow. He struggles to find the truth so that he can allow himself to love her.

Four high school girls navigate insecurities, challenges, and personal growth while forming deep bonds of friendship. As Oh Na-ri adjusts to a new chapter in her life, she finds support in her elegant childhood friend Yoo Na, protective classmate Sun Ji, and idol trainee Mi Rae. Together, they face struggles and discover the true meaning of friendship.

Former tennis pro Lee Goon had his career cut short by a devastating injury, plunging him into despair. Desperate for relief, he turns to a psychiatric tool called the "memory eraser," which allows him to reset his life and regain his confidence. However, the tool plants false memories in Goon's mind, making him believe that his psychiatrist, Kyung Joo Yeon, is his first love. Will meddling with memories lead Goon and Joo Yeon into further trouble, or will it inadvertently spark a lasting romance?

A heartbreaking first love story of a man who was destined to be the fate of two women who were bus guides in the 1980s, and a melodrama-comedy of shining youths who were destined to be brilliant.

A hotel concierge and a psychiatrist with traumatic childhoods form a heartfelt bond when they become entangled in a perplexing local murder case.

After creating a bunch of famous idols, a producer begins to question the whole process of making a star, so he goes on a break for a few years. Once he returns to the company, he gathers some trainees left on the back burner and tries to launch a co-ed idol group. The trainees undergo some peculiar training to debut in this group.

Baek Ho-rang is a high school student. Due to her pretty appearance, she is popular on social media and at her school. Yet, Baek Ho-rang only has one friend, due to her condescending personality. Baek Ho-rang encounters a problem. She learns that someone is trying to unveil her secret. To find that anonymous person, Baek Ho-rang joins her high school's broadcasting club. Go Eun-taek is the chief of the broadcasting club. He is a perfectionist and respected by the club members.

After ten years of being best friends, it has been six months that they have become an honest and confident couple. But because of a mistake, they started a secret relationship? A web sitcom about the real love of nineteen-year-old students.

Ju-yeon subs in on an R-rated dating reality show. Intimate contact is mandatory and bedmate swaps every night! Ex-boyfirend Inho, nice Jae-hee, and sexy Se-heon is waiting for her in the sharehouse. And their exes start moving in... Participants approach her through a moral-bending rule. Romance vs Money, Instinct vs Reason. Ju-yeon's shaky decision-making begins.

Ban Sook, a 160 year old goblin, needs to kiss 10 times to become a human being. With each kiss, he learns a human emotion. Can a goblin who wants to be a human being and a human being who hates other human beings coexist?

A chef tasked with usurping a culinary genius starts to fall for the man whose job he is supposed to be gunning for!

Friendship evolves into something more between two high school students: a playful chaebol heir and the diligent bodyguard who's always by his side. 9ay

Seo Je Yi is the star beauty creator who makes content under the name “Next Door Witch J.” She is a smooth talker who isn’t afraid to say what she feels, and that has made her successful as a beauty creator. Lee Woo Bin is the CEO of a cosmetics start-up company. His products get acknowledged by Seo Je Yi, the star beauty creator, but he struggles to get close to her as a person. He is highly intelligent but has zero social skills when it comes to dating. Lee Tae Kyung is the director of the company MCN, which is an agency that specializes in managing beauty content creators. Tall and handsome, Lee Tae Kyung secretly has a crush on Seo Je Yi as well, making him one side of a love triangle with Lee Woo Bin. Oh Oh Young is another beauty creator who has more than 1 million subscribers. She used to be Seo Je Yi’s idol, but she soon became a troublemaker with “star disease,” demanding special treatment and the quality of her content going down. She is currently Seo Je Yi’s rival.

Jin-won cares about one thing only: running. When he finds himself in a slump, his coach suggests Sang-ha as a pacemaker. Though Sang-ha's efforts are initially ignored, they find themselves growing closer and closer over time.

Ryu Ho Sun and Choi Hwa Jin are set to have arranged marriage, but she disappears during their wedding. Choi Ki Wan pretends and dresses up as a woman.

“Radio Star” is a South Korean music talk show where the guests and hosts talk openly and intimately about their lives, their pasts and their work. It is part of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's "Golden Fishery" programming block.

Salty Tour is a travel variety program that emphasises on 2 things: Good quality for the price and Small Luxury. For every city/country, 3 of the cast members are assigned as 1-day tour guides and are given the same budget per person. The cast members will attempt to have the best vacation experience with a fixed price limit. The Small Luxury can only be won by the winning tour guide through the judging of the remaining cast members and invited guests for each day tour, in terms of food, places of interest and accommodation.

A talent search event that produced a boy band in 2019 through the Mnet television channel. This is the 4th season of the Produce 101 franchise. Viewers (referred to as 'national producers') voted online for 11 members from 101 participants from various entertainment companies and individual participants in several elimination rounds. The group concept, group name and debut song are also determined by the audience.

Universe League, a sequel to Universe Ticket featuring all male contestants, is a league-style audition with 42 contestants where the final winning team of the Prism Cup debuts. 3 teams will be formed using a sports draft system, picked by some of K-pops leading artists and hosted by Jay Park.