What Are Korean Variety Shows?
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Today we’re going to be covering a topic that brings together our favorite things: Korean Culture, and K-Pop! So what's the topic you ask? Korean Variety Shows!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro & cold-open
02:09 What’s the appeal of Korean Variety Shows?
03:06 What are Korean variety shows?
03:52 Why are Korean Variety Shows the preferred method for K-Pop promotions?
05:27 Which Old School Korean Variety Shows are still relevant or around today?
06:00 How does Korean Variety Show Running Man work?
06:24 What’s the comedy aspect behind Korean Variety Show Knowing Bros?
09:33 What’s the premise behind Korean Variety Show Sixth Sense?
10:31 Who is Na PD? What is New Journey to the West?
13:12 What is Amazing Saturday?
14:44 Why is Korean Variety Show I Live Alone so successful?
17:42 What are the controversies behind Korean Variety Show Weekly Idol?
21:34 Idol Based Variety Shows
33:57 What’s the new wave of Korean Variety Shows on YouTube?
01:11:08 Spotify & Netflix doing variety content?
01:12:13 How is variety content different in the U.S. vs. South Korea?