Idol Show
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Idol Show also called Idol Army, is a weekly Korean
variety show
on MBCevery1
hosted by the nation's most popular teen idol
groups.
Co-hosts - Go Young Wook
, Kim Sang Hyuk (Episode 1-5), Jang Dongmin
(Episode 2 onwards)
First aired: July 10, 2008
First aired: October 16, 2008
First aired: December 4, 2008
First aired: April 2, 2009
First aired: December 16, 2009
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
variety show
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...
on MBCevery1
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...
hosted by the nation's most popular teen idol
Teen idol
A teen idol is a celebrity who is widely idolized by teenagers; he or she is often young but not necessarily teenaged. Often teen idols are actors or pop singers, but some sports figures have an appeal to teenagers. Some teen idols began their careers as child actors...
groups.
Season 1
Super Junior-HCo-hosts - Go Young Wook
Roo'ra
Roo'ra is Korean hip hop and dance group from 1994-2001. Its name is abbreviation of Roots of Reggae.Many of the groups albums were the top selling of their time in Korea, with their debut album selling over 280000 copies. As well they also hold the title for first setting the record of one million...
, Kim Sang Hyuk (Episode 1-5), Jang Dongmin
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...
(Episode 2 onwards)
Season 1
SUPER JUNIOR HFirst aired: July 10, 2008
- Episode 1 - JewelryJewelry (band)Jewelry is a South Korean girl group. After releasing their first album with low sales, the group eventually rose to prominence via their second album and reached their commercial peak with their fourth album Superstar, which spawned a number-one hit for them...
- Episode 2 - FT Island & Brown Eyed GirlsBrown Eyed GirlsThe Brown Eyed Girls , often abbreviated as B.E.G., is a South Korean girl group managed by Nega Network. The group consists of four members: Jea, Miryo, Narsha, and Ga-in. They've debuted as an R&B/ballad vocal group in 2006 and challenged themselves with different music genres. Rising to...
- Episode 3 & 4 - Wonder GirlsWonder GirlsWonder Girls is a South Korean girl group. Its producer and manager is singer-songwriter Park Jin-Young and the Wonder Girls is signed to his talent agency, JYP Entertainment. Each of the five original members were selected through auditions...
- Episode 5 - Kara
- Episode 6 - Roo'raRoo'raRoo'ra is Korean hip hop and dance group from 1994-2001. Its name is abbreviation of Roots of Reggae.Many of the groups albums were the top selling of their time in Korea, with their debut album selling over 280000 copies. As well they also hold the title for first setting the record of one million...
- Episode 7 - Baby Vox Re.VBaby Vox Re.VBaby Vox Re.V is a K-pop music group, being the descendant group of Baby V.O.X. The group's subtitle "Re.V" stands for Renaissance Voices...
- Episode 8 - 2AM2AM2AM is a South Korean four-member ballad boy band under JYP Entertainment. The members are Jo Kwon, Jinwoon, Seulong, and Changmin. 2AM is one of the two subgroups branched out from the eleven-member boy band One Day, the other being 2PM. They officially debuted on July 11, 2008 on KBS's Music...
- Episode 9 & 10 - Han Seungyeon, Goo Hara, JooJYP EntertainmentJYP Entertainment is a Korean music record label, founded in South Korea in 1997 by Park Jin-young.- History :Park Jin-young founded the company in 1997 as "Tae-Hong Planning Corporation", which eventually became "JYP Entertainment" in 2001....
, Moon Ji Eun, Lim So Young - Episode 11 - Kim Na Young, Chun Ja, Han Young
- Episode 12 - Kim Na Young, Seulong, Lim So Young
- Episode 13 & 14 (finale) - Lee Chung Ah
Season 2
F.T ISLANDFirst aired: October 16, 2008
- Episode 1 & 2 - YounhaYounhaYounha , is a South Korean pop singer who first got her start in Japan, and continues to have success today in both countries....
- Episode 3 & 4 - 2PM2PM2PM 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...
, HwangboHwangboHwangbo Hyejeong , better known as simply Hwangbo, is a South Korean singer and rapper. She rose to prominence as leader and rapper of former girl group Chakra.-Career:...
, Baek Boram - Episode 5
- Episode 6 & 7(finale) - Kim Na Young, Kim Sang Mi, Min Ji, Choi Eun Joo, Jamilla
Season 3
2PMFirst aired: December 4, 2008
- Episode 1 - none
- Episode 2 - Kara
- Episode 3 - JunJin Girls and ulzzang nunas
- Episode 4 - 2AM2AM2AM is a South Korean four-member ballad boy band under JYP Entertainment. The members are Jo Kwon, Jinwoon, Seulong, and Changmin. 2AM is one of the two subgroups branched out from the eleven-member boy band One Day, the other being 2PM. They officially debuted on July 11, 2008 on KBS's Music...
, Jang Young Ran, Go Young Wook - Episode 5 - Brown Eyed GirlsBrown Eyed GirlsThe Brown Eyed Girls , often abbreviated as B.E.G., is a South Korean girl group managed by Nega Network. The group consists of four members: Jea, Miryo, Narsha, and Ga-in. They've debuted as an R&B/ballad vocal group in 2006 and challenged themselves with different music genres. Rising to...
- Episode 6 - Foreign girls
- Episode 7 - none
- Episode 8 & 9 - Girls' GenerationGirls' GenerationGirls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun...
- Episode 10 - Going to MT
- Episode 11 - JunJin Girls and friends
- Episode 12 - College Girls
- Episode 13- Black Pearl, Jung Joori, Lee Chaeyeong, Baek Boram, Kim Jungmin, Jin Bora (Star Golden BellStar Golden BellStar Golden Bell was a South Korean variety show broadcast on KBS. In addition to the main MC, Jun Hyun-Moo , there were two additional hosts, Kim Je-dong and Lee Chae-young , who were either in charge of administering games or were challengers competing against the celebrity contestants...
parody Special) - Episode 14 & 15 - SHINeeSHINeeShinee is a contemporary R&B South Korean boy band. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2008, they made their debut on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Inkigayo with their promotional single, "Noona Neomu Yeppeo "...
- Episode 16 - After SchoolAfter School (band)After School is a South Korean girl group formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2009. They are the first group to debut with a unique admissions and graduation concept in Korea, where members are added or withdrawn in a “natural” manner...
- Episode 17 (finale)
Season 4
KARAFirst aired: April 2, 2009
- Episode 1 - none
- Episode 2 - DaesungDaesungKang Daesung is a member of K-Pop group Big Bang. Daesung was born in Itaewon, South Korea and attended high school but he dropped out and focused more on Big Bang. Then in late 2008, he focused on college entrance exams. He attended Kyunghee University in Seoul...
- Episode 3 - Lee Chun HeeLee Chun HeeLee Chun Hee is a South Korean actor and model.-TV drama series:* Gloria * Smile, You * On Air cameo* King Sejong the Great * Seoul's Sad Song...
- Episode 4 - FT Island
- Episode 5 (finale) - 2AM2AM2AM is a South Korean four-member ballad boy band under JYP Entertainment. The members are Jo Kwon, Jinwoon, Seulong, and Changmin. 2AM is one of the two subgroups branched out from the eleven-member boy band One Day, the other being 2PM. They officially debuted on July 11, 2008 on KBS's Music...
Season 5
MBLAQFirst aired: December 16, 2009
- Episode 1 - Kwon JiHye
- Episode 2 - SecretSecret (Korean band)Secret is a four-member South Korean girl group formed in 2009. The group consists of Jeon Hyosung, Jung Hana, Song Jieun and Han Sunhwa. The group is signed under TS Entertainment and released their debut single, "I Want You Back", in 2009...
- Episode 3 - T-araT-araT-ara is a South Korean girl group formed by Core Contents Media in 2009. Before their debut, there was a high level of interest in the group as they were called "Super Rookies" and had been training for three years prior to debut....
- Episode 4 - Kim Na Young, Kim Sae Rom, Kang Ye Bin
- Episode 5 - None (Queen Seon Duk Parody/Lee Joon's Hidden Camera)
- Episode 6 - Soo Jung (Star Golden BellStar Golden BellStar Golden Bell was a South Korean variety show broadcast on KBS. In addition to the main MC, Jun Hyun-Moo , there were two additional hosts, Kim Je-dong and Lee Chae-young , who were either in charge of administering games or were challengers competing against the celebrity contestants...
) - Episode 7 & 8 - After SchoolAfter School (band)After School is a South Korean girl group formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2009. They are the first group to debut with a unique admissions and graduation concept in Korea, where members are added or withdrawn in a “natural” manner...
- Episode 9 & 10 - None (Ski Resort Special)
- Episode 11 - IU, Kim Eun Jung (JewelryJewelry (band)Jewelry is a South Korean girl group. After releasing their first album with low sales, the group eventually rose to prominence via their second album and reached their commercial peak with their fourth album Superstar, which spawned a number-one hit for them...
), Ha Joo Yeon (JewelryJewelry (band)Jewelry is a South Korean girl group. After releasing their first album with low sales, the group eventually rose to prominence via their second album and reached their commercial peak with their fourth album Superstar, which spawned a number-one hit for them...
), Hong Jin Young - Episode 12 - Transfer Girls
- Episode 13 & 14 - SulliSulli ChoiChoi Sulli , is a Korean actress, singer, dancer, and MC. She made her debut as a child actress in 2005...
- Episode 15 - None (Health Check-up)
- Episode 16 - (finale)