1 Night 2 Days
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1 Night 2 Days first aired on August 5, 2007, is a South Korean reality-variety show shown on the KBS2. 1 Night 2 Days is one of the two segments (the other segment is The Qualities of a Man) for Happy Sunday
. The show's members consists of Lee Su Geun
, Eun Ji Won
, Lee Seung Gi
, Kim Jong Min
, Uhm Tae-woong and their mascot, Sang Geun. Real wild road variety is the show's motto to recommend viewers the various places of interest in South Korea. Because of the similar concepts in variety shows, 1 Night 2 Days has often been compared with SBS's Good Sunday's
Family Outing 2
(a 1 night, 2 day trip) and MBC
's Infinity Challenge
(6 men competing in games). Filming is usually done 2 weeks prior to first official broadcasting. On August of 2011, the producers and the cast members had a meeting on the status of the show and they have come to an agreement to end 1 Night 2 Days due to Kang Ho Dong
's fatigue and an offer to go to SBS as well as the other member's issues. On September 9, 2011, Kang Ho Dong
left the show due to his tax evasion crime and retired from show business. The show will come to a conclusion in February of 2012.
, a digital radio transmission technology developed by South Korea, channel aired the show daily between Monday and Friday at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and recorded the show as one of the "fun to watch" re-runs. KBS World
, the international broadcasting service provided by KBS, also started airing English-subtitled episodes (usually 2 weeks after the original broadcast) of the show starting from Episode 35 titled as 2 Days and 1 Night.
With 1 Night 2 Days being well received, KBS JOY launched a "female version" of 1 Night 2 Days called 다녀오겠습니다. The first season aired between January 12, 2009 and April 29, 2009. The first season's members were gagwoman Kim Sook, Kim E-Z
(former member of Baby V.O.X.
), Jeong Jung Ah, Bronwyn Mullen (Afrikaaner ethnicity and member on Global Talk Show), Polina Lipina (Polish ethnicity and member on Global Talk Show), and Kim Ji Hye (member from Korean girl group
"Cats"). Season 2 aired between June 3, 2009 and September 16, 2009 with two members from Season 1, Kim Sook and Kim E-Z, and new members movie actress and singer Yoo Chae Young, movie actress Seo Young
, gagwoman Kwon Jin Young, and Kang Ye Bin.
in South Jeolla, the cast was told to live and experience the wildlife having no access to their cellphones and having to build a tent on their own with the materials provided by the production crew. In June 2008, they travelled to Baekdu Mountain
, which is located on the border of North Korea
and China. The trip took 4 nights and 5 days, rather than usual 1 night and 2 days. They took the scenic route to Baekdu Mountain by taking a boat to China than taking a bus to the actual mountain rather than taking a direct flight in order to film the beautiful scenery along the way. After climbing up the stairs leading up the mountain they reached Heaven Lake (천지, 天池), one of the highest crater lakes in the world. At Heaven Lake they symbolically poured water from Dokdo, the disputed easternmost island of Korea; Udo (Jeju) (우도), one of the southernmost islands of Korea; Gageodo
, the westernmost island of Korea; and Baengnyeong Island
, the northernmost island in the Yellow Sea
. This was to symbolize their wish for Korea to once again become one united nation just as the waters became one at Heaven Lake. Near the end of 2009, it was rumored that a trip for Antarctica was being planned. The producer confirmed that they are trying to arrange a journey to the South Pole and on the 125th episode, Kang Ho Dong mentioned to Park Chan-Ho that the trip will take place in March. However, the trip was canceled due to the 2010 Chile earthquake
. There was also a viewers' special trip on February 2009, where the production team started gathering 6 teams for a trip with the cast. Thousands of applications were sent to the team and the final teams were chosen by the casts themselves. The episode became very popular and on December 2009, the production team announced that a second viewers' special is coming on February 2010 and mentioned that they received around 100,000 applications. In August of 2011, the had third viewer's special, which had 100 people attending from ages 1-100.
, Lee Su Geun
, Kim Jong Min
, and Eun Ji Won
. Are You Ready was canceled due to low viewership ratings and was replaced by 1 Night 2 Days after 12 episodes. Since then, 1 Night 2 Days has been well received and has been aired for 2 years and has surpassed 100 episodes to date.
Singer and actor Lee Ji Hoon
was offered to join the cast of 1 Night 2 Days but rejected on two different occasions. Lee Ji Hoon was asked: "1 Night 2 Days makes you jealous right?" on an episode of KBS Sang Sang Plus Season 2 which aired May 27, 2008. He said he was jealous and further explained that he was very close with one of the producers of 1 Night 2 Days as he has worked with him before. He rejected the offer and chose to take a role on MBC's
drama New Heart instead.
and the rest of the cast once said, "The Bok Bul Bok system is completely unfair and crazy." ("복불복 시스템은 완전 공정하지 않으며 미친 것이다") Also, MC Mong
once left a quote stating in their trip to Jeju do
, "Bok Bul Bok Forever! As long as it's not me!" ("복불복이여 영원하라, 나만 아니면 돼!") Bok-bul-bok represents an important significance of the show.
. Their second annual marathon winner was Kim C
who ran the race in a full-length parka.
, North Gyeongsang when the cast were split up into YB and OB teams to determine their sleeping locations through a game of Bok-bul-bok. The OB team had won the game through a relay of Jegichagi (제기차기), but the YB team had insisted the production team to give them another chance. The same game was played, but each member represented and played for themselves. With the YB team already sleeping outside, the members who took the challenge competed to sleep indoors. However if they lose the game, they were to sleep "out-outdoors" (sleeping in a sleeping bag without a tent). Lee Seung Gi
, MC Mong
and Kim Jong Min
attempted the challenge but failed and were chosen to sleep "out-outdoors". Kang Ho Dong
decided to challenge the game to save the YB team, but failed twice and was selected to sleep "out-outdoors" as well. Kim C
decided to take the challenge, but also failed and was chosen to sleep "outdoors" (with a tent). Eun Ji Won
and Lee Su Geun
did not attempt the challenge and slept "outdoors" and "indoors", respectively.
song, "Please Endure" or "Baemida" ("It's a Snake") which is sung by Kim Hye Yeon was 1 Night 2 Days first wake-up song. "Please Endure" is a song about snakes, which drew attention with its repetitive lyrics and melody. Later on, a remix version of the song was aired on February 10, 2008 as the wake-up song. On the February 24, 2008 episode, a song titled "Wake-Up" was used. Since March 23, 2008, the show's wake-up song is a combination of the members' songs mixing various voices into the melody. For example, MC Mong
's hit single, "Circus", could be heard, or the classic favorite "Words I Couldn't Say" ("하지못한말") by Lee Seung Gi
was mixed with Kang Ho Dong
's "Seung-Gi yah" shout. Also, the voices of the cast and crew are included in all of the wake up song, but mostly Kang Ho Dong. Kim Hye Yeon made an appearance on the show on August 31, 2008 singing "Please Endure" live to wake the cast up, which surprised the cast.
. The trip was filmed after Lee Su Geun's
wedding. Eun Ji Won decided to have their at the Nanji Camping location, situated near the Han River
in Seoul
. Even though, the ride should have taken only 5 minutes to get there, it took them over an hour to reach the Nanji Camping Centre. The second freestyle trip was conducted by MC Mong
, who later passed the responsibility to Lee Seung Gi
because it was too burdensome. Lee Su Geun
was selected to be the captain for the third freestyle trip when their flights to Jeju do were canceled due to bad weather.
and Lee Su Geun
, was one of the original members, who started off in the variety show Are You Ready and has since been appearing on every episode. Eun Ji Won's subtitle color is orange.
, Lee Su Geun
, and Eun Ji Won
. Kim Jong Min had to leave the show due to his mandatory military service. He filmed with the cast until the very last moment (episode 18) before he had to leave. It was announced on December 9, 2009 that Kim Jong Min will be returning to the show as the 7th member after completing his military service. Kim Jong Min returned to the show the day he completed his military service (episodes 123–125). Kim Jong Min's subtitle color is blue.
. He was the replacement for No Hong Chul
who left the show due to medical reasons. Lee Seung Gi's subtitle color is sea green.
for his recognition on the show. Kang Ho Dong was put on to the show since Are You Ready, but it was canceled due to low viewership ratings, which eventually became 1 Night 2 Days. Kang Ho Dong's subtitle color is red. On September 9, 2011, Kang Ho Dong left the show and retired from show business due to his tax evasion crime, leaving the show with 5 members.
who left due to mandatory military service. MC Mong was the last replacement of the current group. MC Mong's subtitle color is brown. MC Mong has been put on hiatus and did not take part in the filming on September 17, 2010 due to the investigation of his mandatory military service. The producers had made an official announcement that MC Mong's appearance will be deferred until a final judgment has been made and the rest of the five members will continue filming with his absence. Taking into the account of the viewers' feelings and opinions, the episode set to be aired on September 19, 2010 will edit MC Mong's parts as much as possible. This trip will be broadcast in one episode (instead of the usual two episode). They had already started editing MC Mong's parts since the September 12, 2010 episode. It has been confirmed in December 2010 that he has been banned from KBS.
, who now appears in SBS Good Sunday's
Family Outing 2
. Kim C was absent on their trip to Geochang
, South Gyeongsang due to the death of his father. Kim C had decided to leave the show in order to devote more time into music. According to sources, Kim C had originally intended to leave the show after filming the trip for Antarctica, however due to the trip being canceled, his leave was delayed. Kim C approached the producers of the show six months before and informed them of his leave. On the other hand, the members found out Kim C was leaving only two days before the last filming where Kim C called each member as he didn't want to interrupt the mood and bond they had for each other while filming. Kim C's subtitle color was lime green.
was the first member to leave the show after 7 episodes (3 trips) due to filming commitments for MBC
's drama Yi San
. After Ji Sang Ryul left, Kim Young Chul and Koyote's Shin Ji
were special guests for the next couple of episodes before Kim C
joined the cast in the next episode (Episode 13). A year later, Ji Sang Ryul appeared as a guest on the show's 70th episode. Ji Sang Ryul brought a guest along with him on this episode, which was Sang Don the dog, Sang Geun's son. Ji Sang Ryul's subtitle color was green and purple in the Yesan
episode.
. He was quickly replaced in the following episode with ballad singer Lee Seung Gi
. No Hong Chul's subtitle color was yellow.
. Sang Geun has appeared in the MBC
drama Madame Ahyundong. It is known that Sang Geun receives ₩400,000 for each episode on the show. On episode 16, a survey was held, where viewers who were in for a sound recording rated the members on the show by placing a sticker on the one who is the "best-looking". Sang Geun was placed second in the rankings, behind Lee Seung Gi
who was first. Due to his deteriorating health, Sang Geun was absent from the show for three episodes. Currently, Ji Sang Ryul has taken adoption of Sang Don, Sang Geun's son.
's Infinity Challenge
and because No Hong Chul had taken part in both shows – although Infinity Challenge aired on Saturdays and 1 Night 2 Days on Sundays. However, the concept of both shows are both different. 1 Night 2 Days concept of the show is traveling on a trip with families and friends, while Infinity Challenge is a challenge-based variety
program.
The episode which aired on July 6, 2008 gained a lot of criticism from viewers because of a smoking scene. On their trip to Baekdusan, Korea, a scene of MC Mong smoking in the bus was not edited and was aired. In 2004, all 3 major broadcasting stations, KBS, MBC
and SBS, agreed to prohibit smoking scenes being aired before midnight. The variety program's directors made an official apology on July 7 for not properly editing the scene before airing the program and it will never occur again. This also caused a craze among MC Mong's fans because he promised on another variety show a while back that he would quit smoking.
Viewers protested about the "violent scene" on episode 51, which aired July 20, 2008. The scene was a hidden prank of Kang Ho Dong
and Kim C
getting into an argument that was to fool the new director that had joined the show. The Production team stated that the fight was not intentional and it was to leave good memories.
On episode 53, which aired August 3, 2008, viewers noticed a caption error of a local area in Inje, Gangwondo
was incorrectly titled. Under the viewers protest, the Production team posted an official apology on the Happy Sunday
website.
Another controversy was made on the September 19, 2008 episode, which was filmed during the Lotte Giants
& Doosan Bears
baseball game. One of the issues was that the staff occupied a large section of seats (50 seats) for the six members. The other issue was not allowing other ticket holders to get to their seats. The Production team has explained that it was to protect the six members safety and they did not mean to stop people from getting to their seats. The day the game was broadcast, SBS Sports said the visit of the 1 Night 2 Days team brought a positive mood to the people in Busan
. On the other hand, MBC ESPN had negative remarks of the 1 Night 2 Days team.
The next controversy was on the episode aired September 21, 2008. Scenes of Lee Su Geun
smoking in the village was caught on tape and aired.
On the episode aired December 7, 2008, more drinking and smoking scenes had appeared. It was deemed unsuitable for families watching the show with their children.
More controversy surfaced after the airing of the March 15, 2009 episode. It was said that Kang Ho Dong
had said profanity, "XX-bitch" in one of the scenes. But the production team denied that Kang Ho Dong had said such a thing on the show and that it was just the noises in the car ride.
Another controversy was when MC Mong's
manager, Lee Heon-suk, said "육사시미", when it was more appropriate for him to say a similar saying that was of the Korean language.
On the episode aired October 4, 2009, some of the members met the 1988 Summer Olympics
opening ceremony ring-boy, Yoon Tae Woong (윤태웅) during their hike in the mountains. Viewer's wrote on the show's message board that "it was a set-up" and things like "how can it be a coincidence".
Another controversy emerged when Lee Seung Gi
was indirectly promoting beer to make his beer-can chicken he endorsed on the episode aired November 11, 2009. Although the brand name was mosaic at times, the name of the beer was still seen.
The second subtitle controversy was on the episode that aired November 15, 2009. The production team had made an apology on the message boards. As for the re-runs of this episode, the subtitles have been changed.
It was announced that on March 9, 2010, the cast and crew of 1 Night 2 Days will take a trip to Antarctica to visit the King Sejong Station
. Viewer's have been making their opinions on the situations with some thinking it will be a great experience while others think they should not go. Nonetheless, the production team still had plans to leave on March 9 for the beginning of filming. Even a small group of the production team left in February for Chile
to prepare for the trip. That group of production team then had no choice but to leave and return to Korea after staying in Chile for a week. The reason was due to a blizzard that did not allow them to take a flight to Antarctica from Chile. The production crew had bought brand new HD cameras, lighting equipment and microphones to film the beauty of Antarctica and bring the best resolution to viewers. However due to the 2010 Chile earthquake
on February 27, the production crew had to search for alternate routes to get to Antarctica. Unfortunately, it was announced that the crew had decided to cancel their trip. The producer said they will plan for an Antarctica trip in 2011.
, all six cast members were present at the award show. The members performed "No Matter What" by Park Sang Chul. Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days took home five awards – Best Newcomer Award (Variety), Best Screenwriter Award, Best Popular Award, Audience's Best Producer (Program) Award, and the Grand Award (Daesang). In the Best Popular Award category, three out of the four nominees were from 1 Night 2 Days – Eun Ji Won
, MC Mong
, and Lee Seung Gi
, where Lee Seung Gi won the award. The Audience's Best Producer (Program) Award was based on viewers votes through surveys and SMS
. Happy Sunday ended up with 108.3% of the votes, and trailing behind them with 40.3% of the votes was Happy Together (Gag Concert
with 33.1% of votes, A Chat with Beauties with 12.9% of the votes and Sang Sang Plus with 5.3% of the votes). According to TNS Media Korea, the 2008 KBS Entertainment Awards Part 2 was the first in ratings in Seoul
and nationwide for December 27 – ratings of 28.3% nationwide and 28.1% in Seoul. 2008 KBS Entertainment Awards Part 1 placed fourth with 20.8% nationwide and 21.2% in Seoul.
Happy Sunday
Happy Sunday is a Korean reality-variety show shown on the KBS2 network, which competes directly against MBC's Sunday Sunday Night and SBS's Good Sunday line-up. Although it has been broadcast since 2003, its line-up of shows has frequently changed, with a complete revamp occurring in Spring of 2007...
. The show's members consists of Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his comedian career on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul...
, Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists...
, Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17...
, Kim Jong Min
Kim Jong Min
Kim Jong Min is a South Korean dance music singer and entertainer, also well known as a member of Koyote. He is the male lead singer and the leader of the band. In 2000, Kim Jong Min replaced Cha Seung Min , who returned to the United States for studies and officially made his debut in Koyote's...
, Uhm Tae-woong and their mascot, Sang Geun. Real wild road variety is the show's motto to recommend viewers the various places of interest in South Korea. Because of the similar concepts in variety shows, 1 Night 2 Days has often been compared with SBS's Good Sunday's
Good Sunday
Good Sunday is a South Korean reality-variety show shown on the SBS network, which competes directly against MBC's Our Sunday Night and KBS2's Happy Sunday line-up. The program has suffered from the competition of Happy Sunday and the previous Sunday Sunday Night but reached its way to #1 on the...
Family Outing 2
Family Outing 2
Family Outing Season 2 was a South Korean variety show; a part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup, along with Gold Miss is Coming . It was first aired on February 21, 2010, following the end of the first season...
(a 1 night, 2 day trip) and MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
's Infinity Challenge
Infinite Challenge
Infinite Challenge is a Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC. As of June and July 2009, it still has the largest market share for its timeslot, between 13.8 percent and 19.7 percent of Korean television viewers watched Muhan Dojeon at 6:40 PM every Saturday...
(6 men competing in games). Filming is usually done 2 weeks prior to first official broadcasting. On August of 2011, the producers and the cast members had a meeting on the status of the show and they have come to an agreement to end 1 Night 2 Days due to Kang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to...
's fatigue and an offer to go to SBS as well as the other member's issues. On September 9, 2011, Kang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to...
left the show due to his tax evasion crime and retired from show business. The show will come to a conclusion in February of 2012.
Broadcast
KBS Drama, KBS Joy has often aired re-runs of 1 Night 2 Days. U-KBS HERAT, a DMBDigital Multimedia Broadcasting
Digital Multimedia Broadcasting is a digital radio transmission technology developed in South Korea as part of the national IT project for sending multimedia such as TV, radio and datacasting to mobile devices such as mobile phones...
, a digital radio transmission technology developed by South Korea, channel aired the show daily between Monday and Friday at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and recorded the show as one of the "fun to watch" re-runs. KBS World
KBS World
KBS World is a name of Korean Broadcasting System's international broadcasting service. It consists of KBS World Radio and a KBS World television channel.- History :...
, the international broadcasting service provided by KBS, also started airing English-subtitled episodes (usually 2 weeks after the original broadcast) of the show starting from Episode 35 titled as 2 Days and 1 Night.
With 1 Night 2 Days being well received, KBS JOY launched a "female version" of 1 Night 2 Days called 다녀오겠습니다. The first season aired between January 12, 2009 and April 29, 2009. The first season's members were gagwoman Kim Sook, Kim E-Z
Kim E-Z
Kim Eiji is a former member of the Korean girl group Baby V.O.X.-Career:As its oldest member, Kim had been the leader of Baby Vox and had been assigned the 'sexy' role in the group. She was the group's rapper and sang sub vocals. In March 2006 after Baby VOX broke up, Kim decided to pursue an...
(former member of Baby V.O.X.
Baby V.O.X.
Baby V.O.X. was one of South Korea's girl groups, associated with record company DR Music. Although it initially had much internal turmoil, Baby V.O.X. eventually became a cohesive group from 1999 to 2005, releasing hit albums.However, after the failure of their last album Ride West, it began to...
), Jeong Jung Ah, Bronwyn Mullen (Afrikaaner ethnicity and member on Global Talk Show), Polina Lipina (Polish ethnicity and member on Global Talk Show), and Kim Ji Hye (member from Korean girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
"Cats"). Season 2 aired between June 3, 2009 and September 16, 2009 with two members from Season 1, Kim Sook and Kim E-Z, and new members movie actress and singer Yoo Chae Young, movie actress Seo Young
Seo Young
Seo Young is a South Korean actress. Debuted in the 2006 Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation drama Fox, What are you doing and rose to fame with her sexy image. In 2010, she started her own clothing store called Shine S. Currently appearing in Wonderful Radio as Mira...
, gagwoman Kwon Jin Young, and Kang Ye Bin.
Synopsis
The cast members have made various trips throughout Korea, including many offshore islands. The most notable trip to date was to Dokdo, controversial due to the ownership claims on the island by both South Korea and Japan On their 17th trip to Wando CountyWando County
Wando County is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It takes its name from the island of Wando, which is the largest island within the county and serves as the county seat...
in South Jeolla, the cast was told to live and experience the wildlife having no access to their cellphones and having to build a tent on their own with the materials provided by the production crew. In June 2008, they travelled to Baekdu Mountain
Baekdu Mountain
Baekdu Mountain, also known in China as Changbai Mountain and Baitou Mountain , is a volcanic mountain on the border between North Korea and China, located at...
, which is located on the border of North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
and China. The trip took 4 nights and 5 days, rather than usual 1 night and 2 days. They took the scenic route to Baekdu Mountain by taking a boat to China than taking a bus to the actual mountain rather than taking a direct flight in order to film the beautiful scenery along the way. After climbing up the stairs leading up the mountain they reached Heaven Lake (천지, 天池), one of the highest crater lakes in the world. At Heaven Lake they symbolically poured water from Dokdo, the disputed easternmost island of Korea; Udo (Jeju) (우도), one of the southernmost islands of Korea; Gageodo
Gageodo
Gageo-do, also known as Soheuksan-do or Little Heuksan-do due to its location near Heuksan-do, is an island in the Yellow Sea. It is within the administrative boundaries of Sinan County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea, and is connected by the Namhae Star ferry to the city of Mokpo...
, the westernmost island of Korea; and Baengnyeong Island
Baengnyeong Island
Baengnyeong Island is a island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea, located near the Northern Limit Line. The 1953 s:Korean Armistice Agreement which ended the Korean War specified that the five islands including Baengnyeong Island would remain under United Nations Command and South Korea...
, the northernmost island in the Yellow Sea
Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea is the name given to the northern part of the East China Sea, which is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It is located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula. Its name comes from the sand particles from Gobi Desert sand storms that turn the surface of the water golden...
. This was to symbolize their wish for Korea to once again become one united nation just as the waters became one at Heaven Lake. Near the end of 2009, it was rumored that a trip for Antarctica was being planned. The producer confirmed that they are trying to arrange a journey to the South Pole and on the 125th episode, Kang Ho Dong mentioned to Park Chan-Ho that the trip will take place in March. However, the trip was canceled due to the 2010 Chile earthquake
2010 Chile earthquake
The 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February 2010, at 03:34 local time , having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes. It ranks as the sixth largest earthquake ever to be recorded by a...
. There was also a viewers' special trip on February 2009, where the production team started gathering 6 teams for a trip with the cast. Thousands of applications were sent to the team and the final teams were chosen by the casts themselves. The episode became very popular and on December 2009, the production team announced that a second viewers' special is coming on February 2010 and mentioned that they received around 100,000 applications. In August of 2011, the had third viewer's special, which had 100 people attending from ages 1-100.
History
Before 1 Night 2 Days was first aired, it was preceded by Are You Ready which had most of the 1 Night 2 Days members intact — Kang Ho DongKang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to...
, Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his comedian career on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul...
, Kim Jong Min
Kim Jong Min
Kim Jong Min is a South Korean dance music singer and entertainer, also well known as a member of Koyote. He is the male lead singer and the leader of the band. In 2000, Kim Jong Min replaced Cha Seung Min , who returned to the United States for studies and officially made his debut in Koyote's...
, and Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists...
. Are You Ready was canceled due to low viewership ratings and was replaced by 1 Night 2 Days after 12 episodes. Since then, 1 Night 2 Days has been well received and has been aired for 2 years and has surpassed 100 episodes to date.
Singer and actor Lee Ji Hoon
Lee Ji Hoon
Lee Ji-hoon is a South Korean singer and actor. He is known as the "prince" of K-pop.- Biography :Lee made his debut in the Korean pop music scene on 15 October 1996, he was still in high school at that time. His debut number "Why the Heaven" recorded an instant hit, putting him on top of the...
was offered to join the cast of 1 Night 2 Days but rejected on two different occasions. Lee Ji Hoon was asked: "1 Night 2 Days makes you jealous right?" on an episode of KBS Sang Sang Plus Season 2 which aired May 27, 2008. He said he was jealous and further explained that he was very close with one of the producers of 1 Night 2 Days as he has worked with him before. He rejected the offer and chose to take a role on MBC's
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
drama New Heart instead.
Bok-bul-bok Game
"Bok Bul Bok Game" (복불복), which can be translated to "blessing-curse-blessing" or "luck or not", is the method used to determine which members will be sleeping outside as well as to decide which members will be getting food. The decision is based on the results of games such as "Kung Kung Ta" (쿵쿵따), a game where a person says a word that does not exist and the next person has to make a new word that doesn't exist with the ending letter or simple games like juggling soccer balls. The first three members who lose the game are given a punishment, such as drinking salt water or soy sauce or eating other strange foods. For example, "Kkanari Eakjeott" (까나리 액젓), "Myeolchi Eakjeott" (멸치 액젓), "Buldak-sauce" (불닭 소스), "Wasabi" (고추냉이), "Vinegar" (식초), and more. If they can pass their punishment, they are able to escape sleeping outside or receive food and prizes automatically, however this rarely happens. Kim CKim C
Kim C is a South Korean singer from Hot Potato and an entertainer.-Personal life:He is married and has a daughter, named Kim Yu-ju and a son. He currently serves as a catcher of entertainment baseball club, Han...
and the rest of the cast once said, "The Bok Bul Bok system is completely unfair and crazy." ("복불복 시스템은 완전 공정하지 않으며 미친 것이다") Also, MC Mong
MC Mong
MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG...
once left a quote stating in their trip to Jeju do
Jeju-do
Jeju-do is the only special autonomous province of South Korea, situated on and coterminous with the country's largest island. Jeju-do lies in the Korea Strait, southwest of Jeollanam-do Province, of which it was a part before it became a separate province in 1946...
, "Bok Bul Bok Forever! As long as it's not me!" ("복불복이여 영원하라, 나만 아니면 돼!") Bok-bul-bok represents an important significance of the show.
Bok-bul-bok marathon
Every summer the show will conduct a Bok-bul-bok marathon. At certain points in the race, Bok-bul-bok games are placed where the runners chooses an item which can either benefit them or make them suffer. These could be fish sauce, hot or cold coffee, water, salt-water or other various items. Two of the members are omitted from the race and rides on a truck to be commentators. Their first marathon winner was Lee Seung GiLee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17...
. Their second annual marathon winner was Kim C
Kim C
Kim C is a South Korean singer from Hot Potato and an entertainer.-Personal life:He is married and has a daughter, named Kim Yu-ju and a son. He currently serves as a catcher of entertainment baseball club, Han...
who ran the race in a full-length parka.
Autumn reading competition
Every autumn the show will conduct a reading competition. The cast will have an hour to study before the competition starts. Members who lost the competition was chosen to sleep outdoors.Challenging the production team
On the episode aired May 31, 2009, the cast challenged the production team, where if the cast wins they get to have dinner and sleep inside while the production team will sleep outdoors. However, after playing three games of Bok-bul-bok, including a game of table tennis, badminton, and soccer, the cast lost and the production team got to eat their dinner. On the episode aired September 27, 2009, the production team were once challenged again by the crew. If the production team lost, all 80 staff members including the casts' managers and coordinators were to sleep outside. With some luck, the cast defeated the production team in winning two of the three Bok-bul-bok games. The games they played on their second challenge were a 3-point table tennis match, 3-point soccer game, and jump roping. As aired on the same episode, the production team and cast agreed to have their next challenge during their first snow.Indoor, outdoor and "out-outdoor" sleeping
This concept first appeared on their trip to AndongAndong
Andong is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of 167,821 in October 2010. The Nakdong River flows through the city...
, North Gyeongsang when the cast were split up into YB and OB teams to determine their sleeping locations through a game of Bok-bul-bok. The OB team had won the game through a relay of Jegichagi (제기차기), but the YB team had insisted the production team to give them another chance. The same game was played, but each member represented and played for themselves. With the YB team already sleeping outside, the members who took the challenge competed to sleep indoors. However if they lose the game, they were to sleep "out-outdoors" (sleeping in a sleeping bag without a tent). Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17...
, MC Mong
MC Mong
MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG...
and Kim Jong Min
Kim Jong Min
Kim Jong Min is a South Korean dance music singer and entertainer, also well known as a member of Koyote. He is the male lead singer and the leader of the band. In 2000, Kim Jong Min replaced Cha Seung Min , who returned to the United States for studies and officially made his debut in Koyote's...
attempted the challenge but failed and were chosen to sleep "out-outdoors". Kang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to...
decided to challenge the game to save the YB team, but failed twice and was selected to sleep "out-outdoors" as well. Kim C
Kim C
Kim C is a South Korean singer from Hot Potato and an entertainer.-Personal life:He is married and has a daughter, named Kim Yu-ju and a son. He currently serves as a catcher of entertainment baseball club, Han...
decided to take the challenge, but also failed and was chosen to sleep "outdoors" (with a tent). Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists...
and Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his comedian career on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul...
did not attempt the challenge and slept "outdoors" and "indoors", respectively.
Wake-up song
A wake-up song is usually selected to be played in the morning to wake the members up and start their morning mission. The trotTrot
A trot is a type of symmetrical gait in animals.Trot may also refer to:*Trot , the specifics of trotting in horses*Trot , a genre of Korean pop music*Trot , a character from the Oz books of L...
song, "Please Endure" or "Baemida" ("It's a Snake") which is sung by Kim Hye Yeon was 1 Night 2 Days first wake-up song. "Please Endure" is a song about snakes, which drew attention with its repetitive lyrics and melody. Later on, a remix version of the song was aired on February 10, 2008 as the wake-up song. On the February 24, 2008 episode, a song titled "Wake-Up" was used. Since March 23, 2008, the show's wake-up song is a combination of the members' songs mixing various voices into the melody. For example, MC Mong
MC Mong
MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG...
's hit single, "Circus", could be heard, or the classic favorite "Words I Couldn't Say" ("하지못한말") by Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17...
was mixed with Kang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to...
's "Seung-Gi yah" shout. Also, the voices of the cast and crew are included in all of the wake up song, but mostly Kang Ho Dong. Kim Hye Yeon made an appearance on the show on August 31, 2008 singing "Please Endure" live to wake the cast up, which surprised the cast.
Wake-up mission
A wake-up mission is usually conducted every morning of their trip to determine the three members who will get to eat breakfast. Members are usually woken up by the snake song, songs of the members, or remixes of songs with the members voices shouting their names. Their wake-up mission for the episode aired November 16, 2009 (the "3rd Severe Winter Camp Training" trip) was canceled due to a blizzard.Severe summer and winter camp training
During each season, a "severe" summer and winter camp training trip is held where members had to endure critical conditions—such as building their own tents and making their own food (without utensils), driving in an open-top convertible in the winter or driving with all the windows rolled-up and no air conditioner in a van in the summer. The Severe Winter Camp Training has been held 3 times and the Severe Summer Camp Training has been held twice.Freestyle trips
The show will have "freestyle" trips where a captain is selected to be in charge and decide on the location of the trip. The captain who is chosen for freestyle trips usually feels burdensome as it was their responsibility to make the trip fun and have enough filming footage. The first freestyle trip captain was Eun Ji WonEun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists...
. The trip was filmed after Lee Su Geun's
Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his comedian career on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul...
wedding. Eun Ji Won decided to have their at the Nanji Camping location, situated near the Han River
Han River (Korea)
The Han River is a major river in South Korea and the fourth longest river on the Korean peninsula after the Amnok, Duman, and Nakdong rivers. It is formed by the confluence of the Namhan River , which originates in Mount Daedeok, and the Bukhan River , which originates on the slopes of Mount...
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
. Even though, the ride should have taken only 5 minutes to get there, it took them over an hour to reach the Nanji Camping Centre. The second freestyle trip was conducted by MC Mong
MC Mong
MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG...
, who later passed the responsibility to Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17...
because it was too burdensome. Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his comedian career on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul...
was selected to be the captain for the third freestyle trip when their flights to Jeju do were canceled due to bad weather.
Lee Su-geun
Lee Su Geun is one of the original members who started off in the variety show Are You Ready. Lee Su Geun's subtitle color is gray.| Nickname | Comments |
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Nation's hard worker (국민일꾼) |
Lee Su Geun is named "hard worker" because he is good at doing work like building, cooking, chopping up wood for the fire, etc. |
Jang Trouble-ta (장트라블타) |
The nickname Jang Trouble-ta comes from the name of American actor, John Travolta John Travolta John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease... . Lee Su Geun was given this name because of his "farting". Jang (臟) means "intestines" and "trouble" is his frequent flatulence Flatulence Flatulence is the expulsion through the rectum of a mixture of gases that are byproducts of the digestion process of mammals and other animals. The medical term for the mixture of gases is flatus, informally known as a fart, or simply gas... ("passing gas"). This name was given to him by member, Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17... . |
Snitch (앞잡이) |
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Lee Soo-ja (이수자) |
He is given this name after took role as Soo-Ja, in the members attempt to make music video for rain tears in the freestyle trip. The role revived once in the game "make Ho Dong laugh" to choose the order of pick fruit. |
Driver Su Geun (운전수근) |
He is given this nickname because he is the driver who is often seen driving the cast to their locations during their trips. |
Creeper (발바리) |
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Kim Su Geun (김수근) |
The famous baseball player Park Chan Ho,that twice became their guest at the show thought that Su Geun full name is Kim Su Geun. |
Late-night comedian (심야개그맨) |
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160 |
He performed the song "160" with Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists... at the 2nd Viewer's Trip describing a caricature that is 160 cm in height. |
동네이씨 |
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Parking Master (파달(파킹의 달인)) |
Eun Ji-won
Eun Ji Won, like Kang Ho DongKang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to...
and Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his comedian career on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul...
, was one of the original members, who started off in the variety show Are You Ready and has since been appearing on every episode. Eun Ji Won's subtitle color is orange.
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Eun Elementary (은초딩) |
He was given this name because of his childish behavior or way of thinking on the show. |
Eun Dooly (은둘리) |
Because of the blowing of his cheeks in front of the camera, he resembled the cartoon dinosaur Dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of... Dooly, so he was given this name. |
IQ 160 Genius (IQ160천재서퍼) |
Eun Ji Won claims to have an IQ of 160, which was why he was given this name and because of the way he thinks and responds. |
Ilseop (일섭이) (translates to "first disappointing brother") |
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Genius Won (지니어스 원) |
In episode 122, when 3 of the members (Lee Su Geun Lee Su Geun Lee Su Geun is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his comedian career on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul... , MC Mong MC Mong MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG... and Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17... ) had to go up to Mt. Wolchul to retrieve the allowance, Ji Won knew exactly what the other 3 were going to do with the money. |
우기기 1등 |
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Out of Breath (아숨차) |
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은갈치 |
In the 134th episode, Eun revealed that his nickname during his school days was Eun Gal Chi or "silver beltfish" (a Korean play on words). |
Curse of Ark Shells (꼬막의 저주) |
This is due to an incident where Ji Won, as a punishment, had to wake up well before dawn to collect close to 1000 ark shells in ice-cold mud flats. |
Silver Axe (은도끼) |
This is due to when Eun Ji Won played a brutal gangster in a skit. |
Captain Eun (은대장) |
He got this nick in their 1st free style trip, which he got chosen as the captain |
Baby Bear |
if hodong has papa bear snores,in his cute sound snores he resembles a baby bear |
은지 One |
once the members has a race and the losers will get in the ravine,he totally thought that he is the first to arrive at the finish line and out of happiness he call himself Eun Ji One. |
Kim Jong-min
Kim Jong Min started off as one of the original members along with Kang Ho DongKang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to...
, Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his comedian career on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul...
, and Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists...
. Kim Jong Min had to leave the show due to his mandatory military service. He filmed with the cast until the very last moment (episode 18) before he had to leave. It was announced on December 9, 2009 that Kim Jong Min will be returning to the show as the 7th member after completing his military service. Kim Jong Min returned to the show the day he completed his military service (episodes 123–125). Kim Jong Min's subtitle color is blue.
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Wish vending machine (소원판매기) |
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Brains (브레인) a.k.a. The New Ace |
because he was fresh out from his mandatory military service,his head is still full of things he must had learned from the service and easily answers all the questions. |
Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to... catching Kim Jong Min (강호동 잡는 김종민) |
as soon as the day in the end of his service,the cast planned to catch him on the spot while the reporters are still interviewing him. |
Kim Ssi (Kim Jong Min ssi)(김씨(김 종민 씨)) |
Lee Seung-Gi
Lee Seung Gi joined the cast on their trip to Pyeongchang, GangwondoGangwon-do (South Korea)
Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean neighbour Kangwŏn formed a single province.-History:...
. He was the replacement for No Hong Chul
Noh Hong-cheol
No Hong-chul is a South Korean television comedian, entertainer, and entrepreneur.-Personal history:Noh Hong-cheol studied mechanical engineering at the Hongik University...
who left the show due to medical reasons. Lee Seung Gi's subtitle color is sea green.
Uhm Tae Woong
Uhm Tae Woong 's subtitle color is yellow. Tae Woong is the most recent member.Teams/lines
Team/line characters are usually formed when the team is split up into two for Bok-bul-bok.| Nickname | Comments |
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The Disappointing Brothers (섭섭브라더스) |
"The Disappointing/Saddening Brothers" was first brought up on the trip to Naju Naju Naju is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.The capital of South Jeolla was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla actually originates from the first character of Jeonju and the first character of Naju . Dongshin University is situated in Naju... , South Jeolla. Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to... gave the name Ilseop (일섭) to member Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists... and Yiseop (이섭) to MC Mong MC Mong MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG... for both of them being "ignorant" and "disappointing". Ilseop directly translates to "disappointing #1" and Yiseop translates to "disappointing #2". |
The Disappointing Group (섭섭당) |
"The Disappointing Group/Party" is a turnoff from "The Disappointing Brothers", which consists of Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists... and MC Mong MC Mong MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG... with the new addition of Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17... . This nickname was first brought up on July 5, 2009 by Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to... when they were deciding to divide the two teams—YB (Young Boy) and OB (Old Boy). |
Hwacheon Line (화천라인) |
The "Hwacheon Line" consists of Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists... , Lee Su Geun Lee Su Geun Lee Su Geun is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his comedian career on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul... , and MC Mong MC Mong MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG... . It was first brought up during their trip to Hwacheon, Gangwondo Gangwon-do (South Korea) Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean neighbour Kangwŏn formed a single province.-History:... (episodes 21–23). |
Haenam Line (해남라인) |
The "Haenam Line" consists of Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists... , Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17... , and Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to... . It was first brought up during their trip to Haenam, South Jeolla (episodes 71–72). |
OB team & YB team |
Before the OB team and YB team was created, the "Bachelors, Married Men (총각, 유부남)" line was formed during their trip to Gurye, South Jeolla. The "Married Men" line consists of Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to... , Kim C Kim C Kim C is a South Korean singer from Hot Potato and an entertainer.-Personal life:He is married and has a daughter, named Kim Yu-ju and a son. He currently serves as a catcher of entertainment baseball club, Han... , and Lee Su Geun Lee Su Geun Lee Su Geun is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his comedian career on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul... , whom are all married and Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists... , MC Mong MC Mong MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG... , and Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17... formed the "Bachelors" line, whom are not married. The name later was then developed into OB (Old Boy) and YB (Young Boy) with the same set of lines where the "Married Men" were the three oldest and YB (also "The Disappointing Group") had the three youngest members. When Kim Jong Min Kim Jong Min Kim Jong Min is a South Korean dance music singer and entertainer, also well known as a member of Koyote. He is the male lead singer and the leader of the band. In 2000, Kim Jong Min replaced Cha Seung Min , who returned to the United States for studies and officially made his debut in Koyote's... returned to the show, he was added to the YB team and "The 4 Emperors" line was created. |
The 4 Emperors (4대천왕) |
This team consists of the YB members, Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists... , MC Mong MC Mong MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG... , Kim Jong Min Kim Jong Min Kim Jong Min is a South Korean dance music singer and entertainer, also well known as a member of Koyote. He is the male lead singer and the leader of the band. In 2000, Kim Jong Min replaced Cha Seung Min , who returned to the United States for studies and officially made his debut in Koyote's... , and Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17... . |
저질똥강아지 |
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'79 Friends (79친구) |
'79 Friends consists of MC Mong MC Mong MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG... and Kim Jong Min Kim Jong Min Kim Jong Min is a South Korean dance music singer and entertainer, also well known as a member of Koyote. He is the male lead singer and the leader of the band. In 2000, Kim Jong Min replaced Cha Seung Min , who returned to the United States for studies and officially made his debut in Koyote's... who are both born in the year of 1979. This nickname first appeared when MC Mong and Kim Jong Min were both selected to go to Gageodo Gageodo Gageo-do, also known as Soheuksan-do or Little Heuksan-do due to its location near Heuksan-do, is an island in the Yellow Sea. It is within the administrative boundaries of Sinan County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea, and is connected by the Namhae Star ferry to the city of Mokpo... together. |
New OB team & YB team (The Disappointing Group) |
Because of Kim C Kim C Kim C is a South Korean singer from Hot Potato and an entertainer.-Personal life:He is married and has a daughter, named Kim Yu-ju and a son. He currently serves as a catcher of entertainment baseball club, Han... 's resignation, Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists... was moved to the OB team. However on the episode broadcast August 8, 2010, the New OB team and YB team was created. Kim Jong Min Kim Jong Min Kim Jong Min is a South Korean dance music singer and entertainer, also well known as a member of Koyote. He is the male lead singer and the leader of the band. In 2000, Kim Jong Min replaced Cha Seung Min , who returned to the United States for studies and officially made his debut in Koyote's... was added to the New OB team and Eun Ji Won returned to the YB team, which was also The Disappointing Group team. Kim Jong Min was the new "Kim ssi" (referring to "Kim C"). In Korean, "Kim-ssi" would translate to someone with a surname of Kim Kim (surname) -Korean family name:Kim, sometimes spelt Gim, is the most common family name in Korea.-Vietnamese family name:Kim is the Vietnamese form of the Chinese surname Jin.-Other derivations:... . "Ssi" is a formal way Formal language A formal language is a set of words—that is, finite strings of letters, symbols, or tokens that are defined in the language. The set from which these letters are taken is the alphabet over which the language is defined. A formal language is often defined by means of a formal grammar... of addressing a person by adding "ssi" to the end of someone's name. "Ssi" also sounds like the letter "c". The New OB team consists of Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to... , Lee Su Geun Lee Su Geun Lee Su Geun is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his comedian career on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul... , and Kim Jong Min Kim Jong Min Kim Jong Min is a South Korean dance music singer and entertainer, also well known as a member of Koyote. He is the male lead singer and the leader of the band. In 2000, Kim Jong Min replaced Cha Seung Min , who returned to the United States for studies and officially made his debut in Koyote's... . The YB team consists of Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists... , MC Mong MC Mong MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG... , and Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17... . |
All-No |
The team consist of Kim Jong Min Kim Jong Min Kim Jong Min is a South Korean dance music singer and entertainer, also well known as a member of Koyote. He is the male lead singer and the leader of the band. In 2000, Kim Jong Min replaced Cha Seung Min , who returned to the United States for studies and officially made his debut in Koyote's... and Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17... . |
| Sorry | The team consist of Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to... and Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists... . |
Kang Ho-dong
Kang Ho Dong is the main MC of 1 Night 2 Days. He has won two Grand Awards (daesangs) from the KBS Entertainment AwardsKBS Entertainment Awards
The KBS Entertainment Awards is an event held yearly and is sponsored by KBS. The awards ceremony is approximately 140 minutes long and is shown in two parts on KBS2. The ceremony features performances by k-pop artists and music parodies from Gag Concert members...
for his recognition on the show. Kang Ho Dong was put on to the show since Are You Ready, but it was canceled due to low viewership ratings, which eventually became 1 Night 2 Days. Kang Ho Dong's subtitle color is red. On September 9, 2011, Kang Ho Dong left the show and retired from show business due to his tax evasion crime, leaving the show with 5 members.
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Pig (돼지) |
This was Kang Ho Dong's Kang Ho Dong Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to... first nickname on 1 Night 2 Days. Before he even joined the show, he was already nicknamed and being called a "pig" because of his strong resemblance. |
Rockhead (짱돌)/Kang Rockhead (강짱돌) |
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Janggiyeppff (장기예프) |
Kang Ho Dong was given this name on the Gwangyang Gwangyang Gwangyang is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Gwangyang city is the home of POSCO's Gwangyang Steel Works, the largest facility of its kind in the world.The city is also home to K-League soccer side Chunnam Dragons.... , South Jeolla trip by MC Mong MC Mong MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG... . Because of a punishment from losing the wake-up mission, he was given a new hairstyle and drawn on with black marker where he looked like a Street Fighter Street Fighter , commonly abbreviated as SF, is a series of Fighting Games developed in Japan in which the players pit the video games' competitive fighters from around the world, each with his or her own unique fighting style, against one another... character, Zangief. |
Kang Pacino (강파치노) |
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"Pants are too small" (바지가 작다) (later "Give me some pants" (바지 좀 주-세요)) |
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Siberian Wild Male Tiger (시베리아 야생 수컷 호랑이) |
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Detective Kang (강형사) |
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Mutt (똥개) |
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Master of Negotiations (협상의 달인) |
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Author of the Book of Entertainment (예능의 정석) |
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Papa Bear |
When the cast slept beside each other much like a family and Kang Ho Dong snored so loud like he was a papa bear of that family. |
Pig Slide (돼지 슬라이드) |
He was given this name when he was doing a Bok-bul-bok game to determine who would go skate fishing. The game he was involved in was to do as many sit-ups in 10 seconds, while Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17... held his legs down. During the process, it looked liked Seung Gi was the one who was in the middle of exercising and the cast joked that the "pig slide" can be bought on home shopping television. |
Ok Pig (옥돼지) |
He was given this title when he performed the song "My Ear's Pig", originally "My Ear's Candy", with Baek Ji Young Baek Ji Young Baek Ji-Young is a South Korean pop and ballad singer.-Career:Baek began her music career in 1999, splashing onto the Korean dance scene with her first album Sorrow. The first single, "선택" , was unusual in that it was one of the first Korean pop songs to feature Latin beats... at the 2nd Viewers' Trip. The original featuring of the song was 2PM's 2PM 2PM is a South Korean boy band, originally a seven-member group, but currently consisting of six members due to the sudden contract termination of leader Jaebeom following an Internet controversy in September 2009. They are managed by JYP Entertainment... Ok Taec Yeon. For the performance, he wore similar outfits to those that were performed on stage by Baek Ji Young and Ok Taec Yeon. |
Six Bag Kang Ho Dong(육봉 강호동) |
He was given this title when the team was eating ramen noodle for lunch, he was seen eating the 6th bag of noodles after all the other members were done eating. "육" means six, "봉" means bags, so it means six bag Gang Ho Dong. The was title was given to honor his ability to be able to finish six bags of ramen noodles |
MC Mong
MC Mong joined the cast on episodes 19–20 as the replacement for Kim Jong MinKim Jong Min
Kim Jong Min is a South Korean dance music singer and entertainer, also well known as a member of Koyote. He is the male lead singer and the leader of the band. In 2000, Kim Jong Min replaced Cha Seung Min , who returned to the United States for studies and officially made his debut in Koyote's...
who left due to mandatory military service. MC Mong was the last replacement of the current group. MC Mong's subtitle color is brown. MC Mong has been put on hiatus and did not take part in the filming on September 17, 2010 due to the investigation of his mandatory military service. The producers had made an official announcement that MC Mong's appearance will be deferred until a final judgment has been made and the rest of the five members will continue filming with his absence. Taking into the account of the viewers' feelings and opinions, the episode set to be aired on September 19, 2010 will edit MC Mong's parts as much as possible. This trip will be broadcast in one episode (instead of the usual two episode). They had already started editing MC Mong's parts since the September 12, 2010 episode. It has been confirmed in December 2010 that he has been banned from KBS.
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Wild Monkey (야생원숭이) |
This was MC Mong first nickname on 1 Night 2 Days. Before he even joined the show, he was already nicknamed and being called a "wild monkey" because of his appearance and actions. |
MBC Mong (MBC몽) |
He was called this by an elderly. |
Mung-ee (멍이) |
MC Mong was given this name when the group visited a group of grandmothers. The grandmother paired with MC Mong could not pronounce his name and kept calling him Mung-ee instead. |
Mong Geum-ee (Mong Jang Geum) (몽금이(몽장금)) |
He has been called "Mong Geum-ee" for his great cooking skills like Seo Jang Geum in the drama Dae Jang Geum Dae Jang Geum Dae Jang Geum is a 2003 epic South Korean television series directed by Lee Byung Hoon and produced by MBC. Starring Lee Young Ae, it tells the tale of an orphaned kitchen cook who went on to become the king's first female physician... . |
Yiseop (이섭) (translates to "second disappointing brother") |
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Moron (멍충이) |
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Golden Monkey (황금원숭이) |
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아땀나 |
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똥파리 |
MC Mong's elementary school nickname. |
MC멍~ |
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Trash bag (쓰레기 봉지) |
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까나리 증후군 |
Kim C
Kim C joined as a member on their sixth trip (episodes 13–14). He was the replacement member for Ji Sang RyulJi Sang Ryul
Ji Sang-ryeol is a South Korean actor, comedian, musician, composer, and host. Who has made numerous appearances in dramas and TV Shows. He is well known for his blunt yet humorous personality in TV Shows such as X-Man and being of the main MCs of top Korean variety show 1 Night 2 Days until a...
, who now appears in SBS Good Sunday's
Good Sunday
Good Sunday is a South Korean reality-variety show shown on the SBS network, which competes directly against MBC's Our Sunday Night and KBS2's Happy Sunday line-up. The program has suffered from the competition of Happy Sunday and the previous Sunday Sunday Night but reached its way to #1 on the...
Family Outing 2
Family Outing 2
Family Outing Season 2 was a South Korean variety show; a part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup, along with Gold Miss is Coming . It was first aired on February 21, 2010, following the end of the first season...
. Kim C was absent on their trip to Geochang
Geochang
Geochang County is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.-Climate:-External links:*...
, South Gyeongsang due to the death of his father. Kim C had decided to leave the show in order to devote more time into music. According to sources, Kim C had originally intended to leave the show after filming the trip for Antarctica, however due to the trip being canceled, his leave was delayed. Kim C approached the producers of the show six months before and informed them of his leave. On the other hand, the members found out Kim C was leaving only two days before the last filming where Kim C called each member as he didn't want to interrupt the mood and bond they had for each other while filming. Kim C's subtitle color was lime green.
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Master (달인) |
Kim C has been known as being an "expert" at something. |
Ghandi (간디) |
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Casanova (카사노바) |
Due to the many woman fans that he has. There was an episode where a fan of 1 Night 2 Days told the group that her favorite member was Kim C. Other members retorted by telling him that he already had a wife. There was another incident where as a joke, Kim C asked fellow member Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists... for advice on how to get more viewers, to which Ji Won replied "Just act like you do with women, and you can get as much viewers as you want." |
Kim Penn (김펜) |
Kim C got this Nick after perform some act prank with fellow member, Kang Ho Dong due tuo arrival of new PD. |
Not Sick (아픈거 아님) |
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Kim Watson (김왓슨) |
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Bruce Kim (김소룡) |
Got this name when he jump from the big rock of the mountain. He show off his abs (six packs/chocolate abs!), so the other members called him so and tell him to shout "abyoh" such Bruce Lee usually do, and he did it! |
김깨롬 |
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Teacher Kim (김선생) |
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Mr. Kim C (김C님) |
The female rugby team from the 2nd Viewer's Trip gave Kim C this nickname. |
Ji Sang-ryeol
Ji Sang RyulJi Sang Ryul
Ji Sang-ryeol is a South Korean actor, comedian, musician, composer, and host. Who has made numerous appearances in dramas and TV Shows. He is well known for his blunt yet humorous personality in TV Shows such as X-Man and being of the main MCs of top Korean variety show 1 Night 2 Days until a...
was the first member to leave the show after 7 episodes (3 trips) due to filming commitments for MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
's drama Yi San
Yi San
Yi San was a South Korean historical drama that aired on MBC, Monday and Tuesdays at 9:55 P.M. Yi San had much success and ended up in MBC's Acting Awards with "Top Excellence Acting Award" for Lee Seo Jin and "Best Actress" for Han Ji-min. It was also nominated for MBC Best Drama but lost to Legend...
. After Ji Sang Ryul left, Kim Young Chul and Koyote's Shin Ji
Shin Ji
Shin Ji is a South Korean singer and lyricist. She attended Dongduk Women's University, Department of Popular Music. She made her debut in 1999 in a group Koyote and has written lyrics for some of groups songs including "I Love Rock & Roll"...
were special guests for the next couple of episodes before Kim C
Kim C
Kim C is a South Korean singer from Hot Potato and an entertainer.-Personal life:He is married and has a daughter, named Kim Yu-ju and a son. He currently serves as a catcher of entertainment baseball club, Han...
joined the cast in the next episode (Episode 13). A year later, Ji Sang Ryul appeared as a guest on the show's 70th episode. Ji Sang Ryul brought a guest along with him on this episode, which was Sang Don the dog, Sang Geun's son. Ji Sang Ryul's subtitle color was green and purple in the Yesan
Yesan County
Yesan County is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Famous people from Yesan include independence fighter Yoon Bong-Gil....
episode.
Noh Hong-cheol
The next member to leave the show was comedian No Hong Chul, who left after 14 episodes due to exhaustion and focusing on MBC's Saturday variety show Infinity ChallengeInfinite Challenge
Infinite Challenge is a Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC. As of June and July 2009, it still has the largest market share for its timeslot, between 13.8 percent and 19.7 percent of Korean television viewers watched Muhan Dojeon at 6:40 PM every Saturday...
. He was quickly replaced in the following episode with ballad singer Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17...
. No Hong Chul's subtitle color was yellow.
Sang-geun
Sang Geun, who has gain much popularity, is a Great Pyrenees bred-dog that usually accompanies the members on their trip. Sang Geun's real name is Herbie. When Sang Geun first made his appearance on the show, he was named "Sang-Geun" by Ji Sang RyulJi Sang Ryul
Ji Sang-ryeol is a South Korean actor, comedian, musician, composer, and host. Who has made numerous appearances in dramas and TV Shows. He is well known for his blunt yet humorous personality in TV Shows such as X-Man and being of the main MCs of top Korean variety show 1 Night 2 Days until a...
. Sang Geun has appeared in the MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
drama Madame Ahyundong. It is known that Sang Geun receives ₩400,000 for each episode on the show. On episode 16, a survey was held, where viewers who were in for a sound recording rated the members on the show by placing a sticker on the one who is the "best-looking". Sang Geun was placed second in the rankings, behind Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17...
who was first. Due to his deteriorating health, Sang Geun was absent from the show for three episodes. Currently, Ji Sang Ryul has taken adoption of Sang Don, Sang Geun's son.
Criticism
During the early days of 1 Night 2 Days, the show was heavily compared with MBCMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
's Infinity Challenge
Infinite Challenge
Infinite Challenge is a Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC. As of June and July 2009, it still has the largest market share for its timeslot, between 13.8 percent and 19.7 percent of Korean television viewers watched Muhan Dojeon at 6:40 PM every Saturday...
and because No Hong Chul had taken part in both shows – although Infinity Challenge aired on Saturdays and 1 Night 2 Days on Sundays. However, the concept of both shows are both different. 1 Night 2 Days concept of the show is traveling on a trip with families and friends, while Infinity Challenge is a challenge-based variety
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
program.
The episode which aired on July 6, 2008 gained a lot of criticism from viewers because of a smoking scene. On their trip to Baekdusan, Korea, a scene of MC Mong smoking in the bus was not edited and was aired. In 2004, all 3 major broadcasting stations, KBS, MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
and SBS, agreed to prohibit smoking scenes being aired before midnight. The variety program's directors made an official apology on July 7 for not properly editing the scene before airing the program and it will never occur again. This also caused a craze among MC Mong's fans because he promised on another variety show a while back that he would quit smoking.
Viewers protested about the "violent scene" on episode 51, which aired July 20, 2008. The scene was a hidden prank of Kang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to...
and Kim C
Kim C
Kim C is a South Korean singer from Hot Potato and an entertainer.-Personal life:He is married and has a daughter, named Kim Yu-ju and a son. He currently serves as a catcher of entertainment baseball club, Han...
getting into an argument that was to fool the new director that had joined the show. The Production team stated that the fight was not intentional and it was to leave good memories.
On episode 53, which aired August 3, 2008, viewers noticed a caption error of a local area in Inje, Gangwondo
Gangwon-do (South Korea)
Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean neighbour Kangwŏn formed a single province.-History:...
was incorrectly titled. Under the viewers protest, the Production team posted an official apology on the Happy Sunday
Happy Sunday
Happy Sunday is a Korean reality-variety show shown on the KBS2 network, which competes directly against MBC's Sunday Sunday Night and SBS's Good Sunday line-up. Although it has been broadcast since 2003, its line-up of shows has frequently changed, with a complete revamp occurring in Spring of 2007...
website.
Another controversy was made on the September 19, 2008 episode, which was filmed during the Lotte Giants
Lotte Giants
The Lotte Giants are a professional baseball team based in Busan, Korea, and one of the original franchises of the Korea Baseball Organization league. The Lotte Giants are owned by the Japanese-South Korean Lotte conglomerate....
& Doosan Bears
Doosan Bears
The Doosan Bears are a professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization....
baseball game. One of the issues was that the staff occupied a large section of seats (50 seats) for the six members. The other issue was not allowing other ticket holders to get to their seats. The Production team has explained that it was to protect the six members safety and they did not mean to stop people from getting to their seats. The day the game was broadcast, SBS Sports said the visit of the 1 Night 2 Days team brought a positive mood to the people in Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
. On the other hand, MBC ESPN had negative remarks of the 1 Night 2 Days team.
The next controversy was on the episode aired September 21, 2008. Scenes of Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun
Lee Su Geun is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his comedian career on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul...
smoking in the village was caught on tape and aired.
On the episode aired December 7, 2008, more drinking and smoking scenes had appeared. It was deemed unsuitable for families watching the show with their children.
More controversy surfaced after the airing of the March 15, 2009 episode. It was said that Kang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong
Kang Ho Dong is a former Korean MC and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as the top Korean traditional wrestler. Along with comedian Yoo Jae Suk, he has terminated his contract with De Chocolate E&TF for issues of non-payment.- Family :Kang Ho Dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970 to...
had said profanity, "XX-bitch" in one of the scenes. But the production team denied that Kang Ho Dong had said such a thing on the show and that it was just the noises in the car ride.
Another controversy was when MC Mong's
MC Mong
MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG...
manager, Lee Heon-suk, said "육사시미", when it was more appropriate for him to say a similar saying that was of the Korean language.
On the episode aired October 4, 2009, some of the members met the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
opening ceremony ring-boy, Yoon Tae Woong (윤태웅) during their hike in the mountains. Viewer's wrote on the show's message board that "it was a set-up" and things like "how can it be a coincidence".
Another controversy emerged when Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17...
was indirectly promoting beer to make his beer-can chicken he endorsed on the episode aired November 11, 2009. Although the brand name was mosaic at times, the name of the beer was still seen.
The second subtitle controversy was on the episode that aired November 15, 2009. The production team had made an apology on the message boards. As for the re-runs of this episode, the subtitles have been changed.
It was announced that on March 9, 2010, the cast and crew of 1 Night 2 Days will take a trip to Antarctica to visit the King Sejong Station
King Sejong Station
The King Sejong Station is a research station for the Korea Antarctic Research Program, and it is named after King Sejong the Great of Joseon. Established on February 17th, 1988, it consists of 11 facility buildings and two observatories, and it is located on the Barton Peninsula...
. Viewer's have been making their opinions on the situations with some thinking it will be a great experience while others think they should not go. Nonetheless, the production team still had plans to leave on March 9 for the beginning of filming. Even a small group of the production team left in February for Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
to prepare for the trip. That group of production team then had no choice but to leave and return to Korea after staying in Chile for a week. The reason was due to a blizzard that did not allow them to take a flight to Antarctica from Chile. The production crew had bought brand new HD cameras, lighting equipment and microphones to film the beauty of Antarctica and bring the best resolution to viewers. However due to the 2010 Chile earthquake
2010 Chile earthquake
The 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February 2010, at 03:34 local time , having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes. It ranks as the sixth largest earthquake ever to be recorded by a...
on February 27, the production crew had to search for alternate routes to get to Antarctica. Unfortunately, it was announced that the crew had decided to cancel their trip. The producer said they will plan for an Antarctica trip in 2011.
Media response
On December 27, 2008 at the 2008 KBS Entertainment AwardsKBS Entertainment Awards
The KBS Entertainment Awards is an event held yearly and is sponsored by KBS. The awards ceremony is approximately 140 minutes long and is shown in two parts on KBS2. The ceremony features performances by k-pop artists and music parodies from Gag Concert members...
, all six cast members were present at the award show. The members performed "No Matter What" by Park Sang Chul. Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days took home five awards – Best Newcomer Award (Variety), Best Screenwriter Award, Best Popular Award, Audience's Best Producer (Program) Award, and the Grand Award (Daesang). In the Best Popular Award category, three out of the four nominees were from 1 Night 2 Days – Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists...
, MC Mong
MC Mong
MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG...
, and Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17...
, where Lee Seung Gi won the award. The Audience's Best Producer (Program) Award was based on viewers votes through surveys and SMS
Short message service
Short Message Service is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone devices...
. Happy Sunday ended up with 108.3% of the votes, and trailing behind them with 40.3% of the votes was Happy Together (Gag Concert
Gag Concert
Gag Concert is a Korean sketch-comedy TV show shown on the KBS2 network competing with SBS's People looking for a laugh and MBC's Ha ttang sa .-History:*Season 1...
with 33.1% of votes, A Chat with Beauties with 12.9% of the votes and Sang Sang Plus with 5.3% of the votes). According to TNS Media Korea, the 2008 KBS Entertainment Awards Part 2 was the first in ratings in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
and nationwide for December 27 – ratings of 28.3% nationwide and 28.1% in Seoul. 2008 KBS Entertainment Awards Part 1 placed fourth with 20.8% nationwide and 21.2% in Seoul.
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Ji Sang Ryul Ji Sang-ryeol is a South Korean actor, comedian, musician, composer, and host. Who has made numerous appearances in dramas and TV Shows. He is well known for his blunt yet humorous personality in TV Shows such as X-Man and being of the main MCs of top Korean variety show 1 Night 2 Days until a... . |
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Lee Seung Gi Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17... and Lee Su Geun Lee Su Geun Lee Su Geun is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his comedian career on KBS Gag Concert and appeared in Finding Laughter. He currently lives in Mapo-gu, a district in Seoul... visited Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... . |
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PaekSang Arts Awards PaekSang Arts Awards, also known as BaekSang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films and dramas... (April 24)
KBS Entertainment Awards The KBS Entertainment Awards is an event held yearly and is sponsored by KBS. The awards ceremony is approximately 140 minutes long and is shown in two parts on KBS2. The ceremony features performances by k-pop artists and music parodies from Gag Concert members... (December 27)
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KBS Entertainment Awards The KBS Entertainment Awards is an event held yearly and is sponsored by KBS. The awards ceremony is approximately 140 minutes long and is shown in two parts on KBS2. The ceremony features performances by k-pop artists and music parodies from Gag Concert members... (December 26)
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Korea Tourism Organization The Korea Tourism Organization is a statutory organization of the Republic of Korea under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and is commissioned to promote the country's tourism industry.-Overview:...
KBS Entertainment Awards The KBS Entertainment Awards is an event held yearly and is sponsored by KBS. The awards ceremony is approximately 140 minutes long and is shown in two parts on KBS2. The ceremony features performances by k-pop artists and music parodies from Gag Concert members... (December 26)
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Digital single
A digital single of the show's theme song was released March 29, 2010 and was first heard on episode 135, which was aired March 28, 2010. The title of the song is called "Let's Go Paradise" and is sung by Gil Hak Mi, a competitor on Mnet's talent show Superstar K Season 1 and Han Bora from AB Avenue.See also
- List of 1 Night 2 Days episodes
- KBS2 Happy SundayHappy SundayHappy Sunday is a Korean reality-variety show shown on the KBS2 network, which competes directly against MBC's Sunday Sunday Night and SBS's Good Sunday line-up. Although it has been broadcast since 2003, its line-up of shows has frequently changed, with a complete revamp occurring in Spring of 2007...
- MBCMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
Infinity ChallengeInfinite ChallengeInfinite Challenge is a Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC. As of June and July 2009, it still has the largest market share for its timeslot, between 13.8 percent and 19.7 percent of Korean television viewers watched Muhan Dojeon at 6:40 PM every Saturday... - MBC Sunday Sunday NightSunday Sunday NightOur Sunday Night is the longest-running South Korean television entertainment programme, distributed by MBC. It runs for 155 minutes, including roughly fifteen minutes of advertising...
— We Got MarriedWe Got MarriedWe Got Married is a popular reality South Korean variety show, one segment of the Sunday Sunday Night program. First broadcast in 2008, the show pairs up Korean celebrities to show what life would be like if they were married... - SBS Good SundayGood SundayGood Sunday is a South Korean reality-variety show shown on the SBS network, which competes directly against MBC's Our Sunday Night and KBS2's Happy Sunday line-up. The program has suffered from the competition of Happy Sunday and the previous Sunday Sunday Night but reached its way to #1 on the...
— Family OutingFamily OutingFamily Outing Season 1 was a South Korean variety show; a part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup, along with Gold Miss is Coming . It was first aired on June 15, 2008, and was one of the top rated programs on Sunday Korean television...
& Family Outing 2Family Outing 2Family Outing Season 2 was a South Korean variety show; a part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup, along with Gold Miss is Coming . It was first aired on February 21, 2010, following the end of the first season...