SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group BTS has announced the return of its own variety show, titled “Run BTS,” after 10 months. “‘Run BTS’ will finally make a return after a 10-month break,” the band said in a teaser video it shared on social media Monday. “Please look forward to the release, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The expectations that men and women should carry out traditional gender roles is still prevalent on South Korean variety shows, according to a recent study. On these types of television programs, women were typically expected to stay at home, while men were responsible for ‘outside work’. In addition, male [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A popular variety show featuring grandfathers traveling overseas has been sold to Italy and Turkey, a local cable channel said Wednesday. The network tvN said it has sealed a deal to export the format of “Grandpas over Flowers” to Italy and Turkey. In 2014, the same program was sold [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Gary of the popular variety show “Running Man” shared his feelings about leaving the program on his Instagram account Friday. The rapper, who announced his departure through SBS earlier this week, said the seven years he spent on the show were “unforgettably happy moments of my life” and thanked [...]