KPOP Charts 2019, 3th Edition: My Top 10

Hello kpop lovers!!! I'm glad that you have come back for more great music. Now, I will introduce you to the top 10 KPOP songs from July to October 2019. Hope you like it!!!

1. Ailee- Room Shaker: This track was release on July 2019.

2. VAV- Give Me More ft. De La Ghetto: First collaboration of the group with a Latin artist, De La Ghetto is a reggaeton artist active on the music industry since 2004. This track was release on July 2019.

3. MAMAMOO- Gleam: This songs was release on July 2019.

4. ITZY- ICY: The new JYP Entertainment girl group made their debut on July 2019 with their EP "It'z Icy".

5. EXO/SC- What A Life: Is a new sub-unit!! Members Sehun and Chanyeol had made their debut as a unit for EXO, named EXO-SC. The boys made their debut on August 2019.

6. KARD- Dumb Litty: This new track was release on September 2019.

7. Zico- Human: Zico released his first project since establishing his agency KOZ Entertainment on September 2019. His project was titled "Thinking Part 1", which had four tracks, being "Human" and "Daredevil" the ones he promoted with MV's. 

8. Monsta X- Who Do U Love? ft. French Montana: This track was release on June of 2019, but since I was so out of place the past couple of months, I realized it was from a KPOP group on August. My apologies to all the fans, I will be more aware for next posts. The guys of Monsta X released this song ahead of their summer concerts on the U.S.

9. Super M- Jopping: What you do when some of your group members are in mandatory military service? Not a problem, let's take one from here and one from there, and make a new group. That's is what SM Entertainment has done. Taemin from SHINee, Kay and Beakhyun from EXO, and Taeyong, Ten and Mark from NCT, are the mebers of this "new" group from their label. The track "Jopping" was release on October 2019, and they even performed on The Ellen Show.

10. AleXa- Bomb: AleXa had being part of different reality/survival shows, and finally had made their debut on  October 2019. With ZB Label, which is an artist-management subsidiary of music video company Zanybros, AleXa has find her chance and it was great for her, since she debuted number 7 on the Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart.

Hope you like what you have seen and go check this tracks out. Thanks for the support and comeback for more next time!!

KPOP Charts 2019, 2nd Edition: My Top 10

Hello everyone!! First of all I will like to apologize for my lack of publications for the past months, a lot was going on I did not have the chance to connect with you. For now I will be posting the Top 10 KPOP songs for the months of March to June, since a lot of time has pass. My next post will have songs from July to October.

1. MAMAMOO- gogobebe: release on March 2019.

2. KARD- Bomb Bomb: release on March 2019.

3. Black Pink- Kill This Love: release on April 2019. I have to mention that girls of Black Pink performed on Coachella 2019 on the month of April. The first KPOP group on the show.

4. BTS- Boy With Luv ft. Halsey: release on April 2019, the boys performed on various shows in the USA and even presented an award on the 2019 Grammy's.

5. Super Junior D&E- Danger: Donghae and Eunhyuk released their track on April 2019.

6. Park Bom- 4:44 ft. Wheein from MAMAMOO: Park Bom, former 2NE1 member, finally released her new project under new label on May 2019.

 
7. EXID- Me & You: the group released their last project as a group on May 2019.

8. Lee Hi- No One ft. B.I.: the YG solo artist finally released new music on June 2019.

9. Somi- Birthday: after so much time waiting for Somi's debut as a solo artist, she finally released her track on June 2019 under The Black Label.

10. Chung Ha- Snapping: released on June 2019.

Special Mention: Sulli- Goblin
This past October the KPOP industry had the sad news of Sulli's death, which was a suicide. The singer/actress was found death at her home by her manager, after him could not contact her since the day before. Sulli released her first project as a solo singer on June 2019. This track was a reflection of her uniqueness and how she wanted to express her self without caring of what people might think of her. But that way of thinking was always target of hate comments on internet.   

Thanks for coming back and I will do my best to keep you post it with great music. Like and share!!!

My Top 10 Korean Drama Classics

My definition for Korean Drama Classics is very simple, the drama has to be before or on 2010 and they use flip phones. I know that there is a great bunch of Korean Drama Classics, but I haven't got the chance to watch them all. So here is the list of my Top 10 Korean Drama Classics.   

1.      Coffee Prince (2007)

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Who would not fall in love with the handsome Gong Yoo? On this drama, we have the story of a girl, Go Eun Chan, which has always work hard for her family. Nevertheless, in the other hand we have Choi Han Kyul, the heir of a Food Company that their main market is coffee. When this two meet out of coincidence their relationship starts to grow as Han Kyul asks Eun Chan to pretend to be his boyfriend in order to get out of a series of blind dates arranged by his family. Yes, I said boyfriend, because Han Kyul thinks Eun Chan is a boy. They after become coworkers as his grandmother demanded him to work on the company as the head of a coffee shop, “Coffee Prince Cafe”. All the workers there are men, for what Eun Chan has to maintain the impression that she is a guy to stay employed. However, things starts to get complicated when Han Kyul starts to develop emotions for this “boy”, making him question his preference.

Cast: Yoo Eun Hye as Go Eun Chan, Gong Yoo as Choi Han Kyul, Lee Sun Gyun as Choi Han Sung, Chae Jung An as Han Yoo Joo

2.      Boys Over Flowers (2009)

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Geum Jan Di has won a scholarship for the most elitist school in South Korea, Shinhwa High School. She meets the F4, a group of rich kids formed by Goo Jun Pyo, the son of Shinhwa Group and the most arrogant person you could meet; Yoon Jin Hoo, he survived his parents on a car accident, for which he has trouble socializing, the grandson of a former president of South Korea; So Yee Jung, he is the most skilled potter on the country and his family own the largest museum of the country, we can't left out that he is a complete Casanova; and Song Woo Bin, his family runs the largest construction company of the country. The F4 runs the school and everyone worship them, a sentiment that Jan Di does not get and is not willing to accept, as she does not like how they treat people. With her strong head personality, she soon start a rivalry with Goo Jun Pyo, but builts a friendship with Jin Hoo. However, with the past of time her rivalry with Goo Jun Pyo makes him develop other kind of feeling for her, and her friendship with Jin Hoo start to make her fall for him. What will be the end of this love triangle?

Cast: Goo Hye Sun as Geum Jan Di; Lee Min Ho as Goo Jun Pyo; Kim Hyun Joong as Yoon Jin Hoo; Kim Bum as So Yee Jung; Kim Joon as Song Woo Bin; and Kim So Eun as Jan Di’s loyal friend, Chu Ga Eul.

3.      My Lovely Sam Soon (2005)

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Kim Sam Soon has a very loud and garish personality, but has always been insecure about her weight. As she is getting near her 30th birthday, she wants to change her name, which she has always despise it. She is dumped by her cheating boyfriend and losses her job, but later on is hired by Hyun Jin Heon as pastry chef of the restaurant Bon Appetit. Jin Heon is the son of a wealthy hotelier, and is constantly nagged to get married and to follow his mother steps at the hotelier business. That is why he proposed to Sam Soon a deal, since she is in the need of money to keep her mother’s house, to pretend to be his girlfriend to get his mother of his back. Of course, we know this would develop in something real.

Cast: Kim Sun Ah as Kim Sam Soon; Hyun Bin as Hyun Jin Hun; Lee Kyu Han as Min Hyun Woo; Jung Ryeo as Yoo Hee Jin; Daniel Henney as Henry Kim.

    

4.      Princess Hours (2006)

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What would happen if the Korean monarchy still exist in modern times? That is the case for the Korean drama Goong or Princess Hours. Crown Prince Lee Shin of Korea has a new bride, Chae Kyung. Both of them attend to the same school before becoming husband and wife, for which their relationship at the beginning is not so good. The drama begins when the Emperor Lee Hyeon gets ill, and the family is worried that something would happen, for which they need to marry the Crown Prince with a suitable consort. His grandfather to Cha Kyung, on an agreement with her father, betrothed the Crown Prince. But, like all monarchy, rivalry is always around. That is why his cousin and once the son of the late Crown Prince Lee Soo, Lee Yul and his mother, Lady Hwa Young returns, to try to take her previous position and her son’s.

Cast: Yoon Eun Hye as Shin Cha Kyung; Ju Ji Hoon as Crown Prince Lee Shin; Kim Jeong Hoon as Prince Lee Yul; Song Ji Hyo as Min Hyo Rin.

  

5.      Personal Taste (2010)

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Park Kae In is a furniture designer who is kind, clumsy and kind of a slob on her personal appearance. She lives in Sanggojae, a modernized Korean traditional house designed by her father, who is a famous architecture professor. Her longtime boyfriend, Chang Ryul, suddenly breaks up with her without telling her much, her friend and housemate is getting married to a guy she has never know. When Kae In gets to the wedding venue, to her surprise, her friend’s groom is her ex-boyfriend, and they have been deceiving her for a really long time. That is why she decides to not believe in love anymore. On the other hand, we have Jeon Jin Ho, who is an architect and runs as small firm, which is trying to win a project bid with the Dam Art Center. One of his opponents is Future Construction, company owned by the father of Kae In ex-boyfriend. Jin Ho learns that the design that the art center director love the most is Sanggojae’s, but it has not being exposed to the public. That is why he decides to pretend to be gay in order to be Kae In’s new housemate and find out all the secrets around the house design. Aside that, he decides to help Kae In with her slob appearance until eventually developing feelings for her. But what will happen if she finds out that he is not gay?    

Cast: Son Ye Jin as Park Kae In; Lee Min Ho as Jeon Jin Ho; Kim Ji Seok as Han Chan Ryul; and Wang Ji Hye as Kim In Hee.

6.      My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox (2010)

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A Nine-Tailed Fox or Gumiho is an ancient mythological creature from East Asia, which is mischievous and usually is disguised as beautiful women to seduce men to take their spirit or eat them. On this drama Cha Dae Woong is an aspiring actor and student that releases a Gumiho by accident from a painting that she was trap in. One day Dae Woong suffers a fall and is saved by the gumiho that he released, she gives him one of her “fox bead” for him to live, for which she stay around him. He first thinks that she is eccentric or has some kind of mental problem, until he finds out what she really is, and start to fear her. With this she takes advantage, she makes a deal with him to help him become an actor on exchange for her to become human and also sheltering her and giving her the meat that she love so much.

Cast: Lee Seung Gi as Cha Dae Woong; Shin Minah as Mi-ho (Gumiho); No Min Woo as Park Dong Joo.

   

7.      Playful Kiss (2010)

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Based on a Japanese manga titled “Itazura na Kiss”, Playful Kiss is the story of Oh Ha Ni, a girl that has a one-sided love with Baek Seung Jo, a smart and popular boy. Oh Ha Ni decides to express her feeling with a letter, that later Baek Seung Jo returns but graded. When she returns to her house that day, embarrassed and heart broken, her house collapse with her and her dad, and end up being invited to live at the house of Baek Seung Jo and his family. Ha Ni did not stop her effort to win Beak Seung Jo, for which she works hard until getting the heart of her crush.

Cast: Kim Hyun Joong as Beak Seung Jo; Jung So Min as Oh Ha Ni; Lee Tae Sung as Bong Joon Gu; Lee Si Young as Yoon Hae Ra; Kang Nam Gil as Oh Ki Dong; Jung Hye Young as Hwang Geum Hee; Hong Yoon Hwa as Jung Joo Ri; Yoon Seung Ah as Dokgo Min Ah.

8.      Secret Garden (2010-2011)

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Gil Ra Im is a lonely stuntwoman that her only obsession is the singer Oska. Kim Joo Won is the CEO of a high-end department store. Through a series of misunderstanding while trying to cover his cousin’s scandal, Joo Won and Ra Im meet, and he became struck by her attitude. At first, she avoided him but eventually starts to give in. However, everything became complicated as they switch bodies.

Cast: Ha Ji Won as Gil Ra Im; Hyun Bin as Kim Joo Won; Yoon Sang Hyun as Oska; and Kim Sa Rang as Yoon Seul.

      

9.      You’re Beautiful (2009)

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Go Mi Nyeon has lived with her twin brother, Go Mi Nam, at an orphanage since the dead of their dad. Later on, Mi Nam becomes an idol and Mi Nyeo live in a junior nun dorm to become a nun later. When Mi Nam’s manager comes to Mi Nyeon for help, and impersonate her brother until he recovers from a plastic surgery that has gone bad, at which she accept. She will be part of the group A.N.JELL as their new member, after her brother won a competition and a spot on the group. The members of the group are Hwang Tae Kyung, Kang Shin Woo and Jeremy. Since the beginning Tae Kyung did not wanted a new member, but when he finds out that the new member is a girl, he threatened her but she convince him not to. With all the interactions Tae Kyung starts to develop feelings for her, as well all the other members, Jeremy being the only one who thought that she was a boy. Mi Nyeon has a hard time trying to hide her identity to the media, but she also discovers her mother’s past, that is somehow connected to Tae Kyung.  

Cast: Park Shin Hye as Go Mi Nyu/Go Mi Nam; Jang Geun Suk as Hwang Tae Kyung; Jung Yong Hwa as Kang Shin Woo; and Lee Hong Ki as Jeremy.

10.  Full House (2004)

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Ji Eun is an inspiring scriptwriter that live in a house called “Full House, which was built by her late father. Her two best friends trick her on believing that she has won a trip, and while she is away, they sell her house. On that trip, she meets a famous actor called Young Jae, through a series of events, they acquainted each other and when she returns to her house, she finds out that it was sold to him. They start to live together in order for her to later buy her house back, but the plans change when his crush returns to Korea and he wants to make her jealous, for which they make a contract to pretend to be married. Nevertheless, as always, the show becomes reality.

Cast: Song Hye Kyo as Han Ji Eun; Rain as Lee Yeong Jae; Han Eun Jung as Kang Hye Won; and Kim Sung Soo as Yoo Min Hyuk.

Hope you like the list. Feel free to comment below for suggestions or any other remark. Thank you for your time. Please come back for the next post ^.~

KPOP Charts 2019, 1st Edition: My Top 10

This 2019 begins with a bunch of new groups. On this outbreak of idols, we have TXT from Big Hit Entertainment, itzy from JYP Entertainment, Treasure 13 from YG Entertainment, and other groups as well as solo artists, are starting their career this year. For me it’s a little difficult to accept new groups, but I will try my best to have an open mind on these new artists. What really surprised me was that I liked one new group, and it’s on the list. So now, please enjoy my first top 10 of the year.   

Apink - % % (Eung Eung)

The girls of Apink are back with an incredible track where they express what they want a partner to have. This song is part of their eight EP “Percent”, and the sound of it is an 80’s dance music inspired. With the track we have an incredible MV in which the girls are assembling a series of objects to create their perfect guy on a Pink Factory. Of course, every great single has an incredible choreography, and for this project the pointers of the dance goes amazing with the chorouse “Eung Eung”.  

Hwasa -Twit

The youngest member of the kpop girl group MAMAMOO, Hwasa, has made her solo debut!! The sexy member of this unique group has made her first solo project with the track “Twit”, in which we can have a hint of all her talent. From a great choreography, a fierce vibe and a display of great vocals, we can not be disappointed on this single. The track talks about a lover who is giving too much to a person, and this is displayed on a mockery tone from the singer.

Dreamcatchers - Piri

This group has always caught my attention, because their songs sound like they are out of an anime. Always with a creepy vibe, Dreamcatchers made their comeback with their fourth EP “The End of Nightmare”. With a flute sound and their characteristic rock sound, the girls are performing a wake-up call to those who have sins to reflect before the final judgement. For this track the group don’t leave their strong choreography, another great characteristic from them.

Itzy - Dalla Dalla

JYP Entertainment has debuted their new girl group called itzy. This five-member group is composed by ChaeRyeong, Lia, RyuJin, Yeji and Yuna. The group’s track “Dalla Dalla” made their way to Billboard’s World Digital Songs charts in a flash, something impressive for a new group. This group aims to be something different and fresh for the audience, and so far they are making an impact.

Loco ft Zion.T - It’s been awhile

The rapper Loco has started his mandatory military service this month of February. Before he enlisted, the track “It’s Been a While” was released. For this project we have the great combination of Loco’s rapping skills and the smooth vocals of Zion T. On the MV we can see the rapper getting ready for his haircut, one of the key moments for a man ahead of his service. The single talks about seeing someone after a while and remembering the past, this track was produced by GRAY.

iKON - IM OK

For this new project the group has all their feeling of loneliness out. This new track is part of their “New Kids Repackage: The New Kids” album, which have tracks from their three previous “New Kids” projects. The song “I’M OK” is the first release of the group, after a great 2018 with their track “Love Scenario”.  

Chungha - Gotta Go

Since 2018 Chungha has blown away the audience with her fierce look and incredible tracks. After her appearance on the survival reality show “Produce I.O.I.” to later be part of the group I.O.I. at the end, the new idol has taken the stage as a solo artist for the company MNH Entertainment. At the beginning of 2018 she released the track “Roller Coaster” from the EP “Offset”, and on the summer she released the song “Love U” from the mini album “Blooming Blue”. On January she released the project “Gotta Go”, which makes her shine with all the charisma and fierce attitude. With this track she won her first music show trophy on MBC’s “Show Champion”.

Nichkhun - Lucky Charm

It’s Nichkhun first solo album!!! The 2PM member has released his first solo project this February, titled “Me”. Since most of his fellow members are in the mandatory military service, and the remaining other two members (Junho and Chansung) are working on their solo projects, it was natural the he would do the same. For this track, the artist wrote the lyrics and composed the music. The song is described by him to be listed to “right when you wake up, and before you close your eyes and fall asleep at night”.

VIXX - Walking

Is a track composed by member Ravi and the lyrics were written by N. This song is a love letter to their fans, with their sincere appreciation to them. The beautiful message is accompanied with a pleasing sound for their beloved “Starlight”, which is their fandom name.

Tiffany Young - Born Again

The ex-member of the SM Entertainment girl group Girls’ Generation, Tiffany, has released her first album as a solo artist. Even though it’s in English and she has already released singles, this project should not be left behind. Tiffany expressed that this album is showing her true self, all her deepest feelings and what makes her who she is. As it says the track, she is “Born Again” with this project, making her transition from the kpop world to the US market.

Well, this is for now. Hope you all like the post and share it with your kpop-lovers’ friends. Until the next post, which I hope to keep you up with more incredible tracks on the kpop industry.

It's Time for Variety Shows!

Variety shows in South Korea have being key point for foreigners to gain interest on Korean pop culture. Their creative games, as well as the unique structure, had helped us to learn more about their country. There is a great number of Korean variety shows, but for this occasion, I will talk to you about the ones that helped me get into the world of laughter with the South Korean comedy.

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Before Running Man was created, there was a show where you could laugh a lot and relate to the members. Family Outing was created with the purpose to let a family on the countryside of South Korea to have a 2-day vacation, so a group of celebrities gathers to take care of the farming work and the house. However, it is obvious that there has to be games involve. The Family members at the first season of the show (2008-2010) where Yoo Jae Suk (from RM), taking the position of MC on the show and being part of mockery around the other members but especially of Lee Hyo Ri. Hyo Ri was well known for being an ex-member of a very popular k-pop girl group (Fin.K.L) and then solo artist, getting the title of "Queen of K-pop". These two members of the family took the title of the "Nations Siblings" for their extraordinary performance on the show, and how close they seemed teasing each other, as real siblings would do. To these two we add the incredible "dongsae" or little brother, Kang Daesung, from the international group sensation Big Bang. Every time JaeSuk and Daesung got together their personalities came out on the show as being in complete sink but also silly and dumb, getting the title of "Dumb and Dumber" by their sibling HyoRi. The other members that stay until the end of the first season were actor and director Kim Sooro (A Gentleman's Dignity) and Yoon Jong Shin (singer, composer and TV personality). Sooro was given the title of "stepmother" since he scolded and bossed around family member actor Lee Chun Hee, he then passed to be "Chunderella". Actress Park Ye Jin wow the family members and the audience by handling well every living creature and cleaning the fish for the meals. At every episode, a guest helped the family out and let another side of them shine in front of the camera at the countryside. Lee Chun Hee and Park Ye Jin stay at the show until 2009 and their lasts episodes were 52 and 53, with this new family members came along.

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A new member was added to the family since the 19th episode, singer Kim Jong Kook (Tiger at RM) was part of the family until the end of the first season. It was Kim Jong Kook's first show after mandatory military service. Being the new male member of the family made the girls a little excited and awkward at the beginning, and the other members try to make a love line between Jong Kook and the girls. For the 54th episode, the family welcomed new members. Actor Park Hae Jin and actress/model Park Si Yeon became part of the show, Hae Jin with his fresh style and good looks did not disappoint the audience when it came to good entertainment. Even though Si Yeon and Hyo Ri are the same age every time you saw them together the feeling was completely different, Si Yeon let the audience watch what a person from the city that haven't interact with nature would manage around this kind of habitat.

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The last episode was aired on February 10, 2010, and all the former family members came along. The show filmed on SBS headquarters as an award show, Family Awards.

Now I will talk to you about the show that change how I saw the Korean pop culture, “Running Man”. On July of 2010, SBS gave us the greatest variety show for a long time, letting us laugh aloud until our stomachs hurt. Seven members with a mission to complete the race and win, this is the purpose of the show. Sometimes with guest appearance like actors, singers, announcers, athletes, and entertainment personalities, with whom you can have a blast with all the nonsense of the games and challenges along the way.

The original cast members where all men; Yoo Jae Suk "Grasshopper, Yoo-mes Bond, Yoo-ruce Willis", Ji Suk Jin "Impala or Big Nose", Kim Jong Kook "Tiger, Sparta, Commander, Mr. Capable", Gary "Peaceful Gary, Random Mr. Capable, Monday Boyfriend", HaHa "Haroro, Kid", Lee Kwang Soo "Giraffe, Traitor, Kwangvatar, Unlucky Hand", and Song Joong Ki "Flower Boy". For 41 episodes these cast drag us to a new world, the world of Korean variety shows with a lot of nonsense and creativity. But what defines Running Man is the name tag elimination game, the survivor wins. The winner of the race would get a price of gold (jewelry, trophies, medals, etc.) and the losers would have to take a punishment. On the second episode the guest where singer Goo Hara and actress Song Ji Hyo, who then turn out to be one of the fixed members. The alias of the actress are "Ace", "Blank Ji Hyo", "Miss Mong", and even "Gold Ji Hyo" being the member with most wins on the show. Since Ji Hyo’s first appearance on the show, the cast members joked about an admired among the guys, and it turned out to be Kang Gary. At the beginning, it was Gary the one who made the first approach, with his cheesy comments and awkward behavior. With this kind of behavior, the cast members started to create situations for them to be together and pointed out actions with their mischievous comments. It was on the episode 10 that the cast members decided to leave them alone on the same room for them to get closer, their awkward interaction was what made the fans go crazy and fall for them. However, what really made the biggest shock was the day that Ji Hyo said, “On Mondays I have a man”, whit this the "Monday Couple" was officially on the show. After this, the production made many efforts to pair them up on countless races, making the most hilarious episodes with their funny romance.     

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Another member was once part of the Running Man, Lizzy, which is part of the girl group After School and sub-unit Orange Caramel. She only stayed for 8 episodes on 2011 and was a guest for a previous 2. Song Joong Ki last appearance on the show was on April 2011, leaving the show to concentrate on his acting career. After that, the fixed members stayed as 7, a number that stayed for 7 years.

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On the episode of March 20, 2016, the members shared their worries with other members as part of a healing process. Gary shared his worries with Yoo Jae Suk and let him know that he was concerned that he has left his passion of music behind and focused too much on the show. Since that episode, we saw a new side of Gary and how he truly felt towards the show, the members, the fans, and of course his career on the music industry. On October of 2016, it was announced that Kang Gary would leave the show to focus on his music, the members and production supported his decision.

After Gary's departure, SBS wanted to re-invent the show, start anew. Rumors started to surface on the company until a bomb exploded, "Song Ji Hyo and Kim Jong Kook to leave Running Man", to later a more shocking headline, "Song Ji Hyo and Kim Jong Kook kick out of Running Man". The company, not the production, made the decision to let go Ji Hyo and Jong Kook of the show and bring a new member to the show, Kang Ho Dong. After all that awful controversy, Kang Ho Dong turned down the offer, which made it even worst and let the production to a crisis. The members demanded a rush reunion with the staff, which lead to the cancelation of the show. At the end of that reunion, the production, along with the members decided to end the show on February of 2017, for the remaining episodes Kim Jong Kook and Song Ji Hyo decided to not receive the paycheck and donate that money. Later, on the middle of January the CEO of SBS talked with all the members and apologized to each of them, they all later decided to stay on the show for their fans and for the camaraderie, they have. On April 3, it was confirmed that the show would have two new members, actress Jeon So Mi, and comedian Yang Sea Chan. Both new members where guests on the show before, they had great chemistry with the cast, as they also had good reviews from the viewers.  Now the show has a new dynamic, there is more mind games rather than using physical games. This new atmosphere gave the show a reborn statement, having the best rating numbers for a long time, leaving the idea of cancellation far behind.

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This is just part of the incredible world of variety shows in South Korea. If you want to know more details about “Running Man” or “Family Outing”, you can check my previous posts about them. I will talk more about them, and the ones that are my favorites. Hope you come back for more next time.