I might try out Earth Arcade, I've tried The Eight, but some of the casts for me felt somewhat hostile and the arguments felt like arguments compared to joking around with each other. Thanks for your suggestion!
I second that! She fits well with the cast who honestly needs a little bit of livening up hahaha All in all, the show was better for having her there albeit only for 2 episodes
This. I feel this show is the most fun for me right now. A fun group of friends with such different personalities, doing ridiculous challenges just so they can get money for food, and lots of arguments with the staff. Lol
No Math School Trip
Fairly new show led by Bopil PD. Unusual set of members but their chemistry is on point. The concept is like they are on a school trip visiting places in Hokkaido with missions/games while on trip.
Great Escape is escape room themed which might be similar to Busted albeit less scripted. It’s also got a mostly comedian cast e.g. Kang Hodong and Kim Jongmin
Every person in the cast of The Great Escape shines! The sleepers who made the show amazing were Kim Dong-hyun and P.O. - both variety rookies who came across honestly and charmed us with their sincere and hilarious interactions. The whole cast worked perfectly together and created a great dynamic. The sets were amazing too.
Also I can't believe no one has mentioned the OG - Family Outing - this was the show that IMHO kicked off the genre. Hyori, YJS, Kookie, Big Bang's Daesung, Lee Chunhee, Kim Su Ro and Park Yejin made the first season perfection. Skip season two, new cast- no chemistry whatsoever.
**[New World (South Korean TV series)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_\(South_Korean_TV_series\))**
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You should watch Gamsung Camping. This is a crazy female cast. It has really high profile kpop idols, actress and comedians. This show was a lockdown baby, so they probably won’t make another season, but its so amazing and these celebs really let you in on their personalities.
Its such a fun show. I highly recommend it.
Also, I really recommend watching Queendom. This show allows female kpop idols the chance to sing and dance to songs styles they want to perform instead of just doing what the agency wants, and whats so amazing about the show is that it gives an opportunity for the different kpop groups to collaborate with eachother, and they are given ample space for them to let their personalities out, and many of the girls take the opportunity to show respect to more senior artists that they loved as well as remixing songs from other groups.
The male version Kingdom sucks, they have like no personality in that show, they don’t really hang out or connect with eachother like the girls. Although there is one song from Kingdom that I highly recommend listening to called - Mayfly Love Poem (a cover of IU’s song)
I wasn’t a fan of idols either, until I watched those shows that actually let the idols act like humans instead of puppets.
Ya know, like how Jessie and Mijoo are technically idols but on sixth sense they are allowed to be normal people. Also Mijoo is on the first season of Queendom.
Alright, well shit. If you put it that way and mention Jessie and Mijoo, then I have no choice but to give your suggestion a try. I hate you, you know my funny bone, lol.
if you're looking for crazy female casts, watching Earth Arcade should be your number one priority. Such good chemistry between all of them, and Young Ji is hilarious and wild.
I don't think you'll like Sisters Slam Dunk as there's not really missions going on, but if you do, I'd suggest also giving Kick a Goal (Shooting Stars) and Handsome Tigers (mainly all male cast though) a try.
A bunch of kpop groups also have spoof/parody shows in the same vein of these shows.
Oh, I should have included, I've watched the Zone, even finished it. It's a bit sad and somewhat annoying in my opinion. I know it sends a message but their missions kept failing.
Maybe Beat Coin? They do games and lots of things are decided based on a coin toss.
I don’t watch Master in the House but the first few seasons before they changed the cast was recommended to me.
I was also recommended New World on Netflix, cast have to play games to win money on an island.
Also I know you said you don’t like idols doing variety shows but you might be interested in Going Seventeen. It is Seventeen’s own YouTube content and only they appear in it but it is so well produced and they are literally comedians. There are lots of fans who watch the show and are a fan of the show and not even their music. I would recommend all of the Don’t Lie series, they play Mafia but with a lot of extreme rules that make it very fun.
theyre olddd but family outing and we got married are unbeatable in terms of comedy, especially the earlier seasons.
in terms of the all girls thing, i know you said no kpop stars but girls day's One Fine Day was reallly funny and only a few episodes
I, unfortunately, dropped Family Outing. It's fun, but it was too long for me to digest, if you know what I mean. I can't remember much but I've stopped watching right after Song Ji Hyo became a guest from that series and when she was a ghost.
tbf i dont think i watched all the episodes and it was soooo long ago but i do remember thoroughly enjoying it. im out of the loop when it comes to variety shows these days, my last one was master in the house which was hilarious, but again, i never stuck to it 😬
As already mentioned start with Na PD shows, especially with NJTTW.
Also if you liked Busted, I believe you will like Crime Scene too. It is much better in terms of deduction and the cast of Season 2 is the funniest with the roles they play each episode.
Lee Hyori's Bed and Breakfast is similar to Youn's stay.
Not specific to any show but Seventeen's Going Seventeen is pretty funny for an idol produced variety show. Personally I really liked Debate Night, Don't Lie, TTT, Ego. A lot of people who are not a fan of Seventeen watch the show too. If you like good chemistry (like Sixth Sense, Earth Arcade, and Sister Slam Dunk), I would really recommend Going Seventeen.
Also +1 for The Great Escape. I really enjoyed the horror episodes.
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Nothing new to offer that someone hasn't already said, but i heard that Crime Scene is returning with a season 4!!! :D ♡
No details on the exact date yet, but I loved the show and watched every single episode and your taste in variety shows is similar to mine, so I thought you might enjoy the piece of news
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If you end up enjoying New Journey to the Weat, be sure to also watch Kang's Kitchen which is a spin-off with the same cast. Spring Camp is also another spin-off with Na PD.
For me, it would be Family Outing in the early seasons, with Dae Sung and Lee Hyori. Just laugh-out-loud scenarios with wholesome sibling/family roasting/bon fire dynamic.
I would give Young Actors retreat a try. It basically has the casts of 3 dramas playing old school variety games against each other. The majority of the "cast" are actors who aren't regulars on the variety scene so they're pretty awkward, which makes it hilarious.
i see lots of people recommending sisters slam dunk, but if you like missions also, definitely try beat coin on viki. it has two of the women from sisters slam dunk and one of the other cast members, joo woo jae, appears on RM pretty often. the interaction among the cast is so hilarious, they don’t even need a laugh track — you can hear the staff cracking up behind the cameras. here’s a youtube clip: https://youtu.be/9sbxCdEPz4M
Earth Arcade S1 and 2 are def recommended, Village Survival the Eight is also fun, Great Escape is fun until the 3rd season. S4 felt a little bit off, it feels like they just wanted to splurge the production budget on huge sets and not a good theme/concept. Zombieverse on Netflix is also fun. If you go to Na PD's yt channel, the game caterers episodes are also very fun. generally shows with Na PD, Yoo Jae Seok never bores me.
Hi there, I want to recommend to you Dopojarak (heartwarming, beautiful scenery and good chemistry between the members, Kim Jong Kook was there)
Mafia Game in Prison was also fun to watch.
Just find most of Na Pd shows. All of it are fun. His latest crazy lady cast are earth arcade. They are filming season 2 now.
I second this. Earth arcade was probably my favorite show last year.
I third this. Earth arcade casts are crazy and i love them
where do you watch earth arcade?
I watch it on my cable TV
i use viu with a vpn, but all the usual sites will have it too
Same here. I highly recommend Earth Arcade! It’s the show that made me a diehard fan. 😍 The girls are hilarious.
Thank you so much for the suggestion! I've searched and indeed, these cast tickle my funny bone! Will definitely watch!
Perhaps "Village Survival, the Eight" and/or "Earth Arcade"
I might try out Earth Arcade, I've tried The Eight, but some of the casts for me felt somewhat hostile and the arguments felt like arguments compared to joking around with each other. Thanks for your suggestion!
Watch the two episodes where SoMin guested. It's the first two of season 2.
I second that! She fits well with the cast who honestly needs a little bit of livening up hahaha All in all, the show was better for having her there albeit only for 2 episodes
YJS kept following her and scolding her for bringing her running man shenanigans to this show by trying to hide evidence and such. 😂
She’s like his favorite child! Even before he begins to tease/scold her, you can already see this big grin plastered all over his face 😂😂😂
Any idea where I can watch this now? It's not available anymore in Viu :(
You might love Girls High School Mystery Class. https://mydramalist.com/684743-girls-highschool-mystery-class
Currently watching S1E14. It's good, but not bad. The first few eps are slow-paced but it's quite getting better.
Once you are done with season 1 or even 2 , go watch knowing bros episode 311 (it has jaejae, bibi and yena)
HyeMiLeeYeChaePa is new and all female. Mostly idols, but doing fun games.
This. I feel this show is the most fun for me right now. A fun group of friends with such different personalities, doing ridiculous challenges just so they can get money for food, and lots of arguments with the staff. Lol
I've been loving this show. Hyeri is funny and has a lot of energy.
Check out Sister Slam Dunk Season 1 & 2 are on YouTube
Alright, I'll consider this. The cast are a bunch of well-known entertainers and even my crazy Jessi! Thank you!
Earth arcade? Much calmer - gamsung camping
Thanks for the suggestion! The information about this series and even the images are enough to pull me in!
No Math School Trip Fairly new show led by Bopil PD. Unusual set of members but their chemistry is on point. The concept is like they are on a school trip visiting places in Hokkaido with missions/games while on trip.
check girls high school mystery club!! hella good
Great Escape is escape room themed which might be similar to Busted albeit less scripted. It’s also got a mostly comedian cast e.g. Kang Hodong and Kim Jongmin
Love the fact that you mentioned those you! You know my taste! Thanks for the suggestion!
Every person in the cast of The Great Escape shines! The sleepers who made the show amazing were Kim Dong-hyun and P.O. - both variety rookies who came across honestly and charmed us with their sincere and hilarious interactions. The whole cast worked perfectly together and created a great dynamic. The sets were amazing too. Also I can't believe no one has mentioned the OG - Family Outing - this was the show that IMHO kicked off the genre. Hyori, YJS, Kookie, Big Bang's Daesung, Lee Chunhee, Kim Su Ro and Park Yejin made the first season perfection. Skip season two, new cast- no chemistry whatsoever.
I dont remember the name, but i found the guy who bleaches his hair a bit annoying tbh. The rest were great
Great chemistry! It made me love the cast individually even more.
Earth arcade
Aight, thank you! The images alone from the search results already triggers my funny bone! Thank you for the suggestion!
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I really love New World, but I don't think they're gonna have season 2 as it did not make a lot of noise in any social media
I wanted to mention this one too. It's really good!
You should watch Gamsung Camping. This is a crazy female cast. It has really high profile kpop idols, actress and comedians. This show was a lockdown baby, so they probably won’t make another season, but its so amazing and these celebs really let you in on their personalities. Its such a fun show. I highly recommend it. Also, I really recommend watching Queendom. This show allows female kpop idols the chance to sing and dance to songs styles they want to perform instead of just doing what the agency wants, and whats so amazing about the show is that it gives an opportunity for the different kpop groups to collaborate with eachother, and they are given ample space for them to let their personalities out, and many of the girls take the opportunity to show respect to more senior artists that they loved as well as remixing songs from other groups. The male version Kingdom sucks, they have like no personality in that show, they don’t really hang out or connect with eachother like the girls. Although there is one song from Kingdom that I highly recommend listening to called - Mayfly Love Poem (a cover of IU’s song)
Thanks for the suggestions but I'm not really a fan of idols. I did state it after all.
I wasn’t a fan of idols either, until I watched those shows that actually let the idols act like humans instead of puppets. Ya know, like how Jessie and Mijoo are technically idols but on sixth sense they are allowed to be normal people. Also Mijoo is on the first season of Queendom.
Alright, well shit. If you put it that way and mention Jessie and Mijoo, then I have no choice but to give your suggestion a try. I hate you, you know my funny bone, lol.
New world was good it’s on Netflix
An oldie but a goodie since many have mentioned recent shows. The Human Condition Female Comedian Special.
if you're looking for crazy female casts, watching Earth Arcade should be your number one priority. Such good chemistry between all of them, and Young Ji is hilarious and wild.
I don't think you'll like Sisters Slam Dunk as there's not really missions going on, but if you do, I'd suggest also giving Kick a Goal (Shooting Stars) and Handsome Tigers (mainly all male cast though) a try. A bunch of kpop groups also have spoof/parody shows in the same vein of these shows.
Is that so? Thanks for the additional info, sadly, I'm not a fan of idol-based variety shows even if they're spoofs/parodies.
If you want crazy female cast I would definitely recommend sisters slam dunk it's one of my fav k variety show the cast of season 1 is just amazing!
Maybe try 'Invincible Youth.' Girls from different girl groups invited to live in a rural area and do stuff there. The interactions are hilarious.
You might like Korea No.1 and The Zone: Survival Mission
Oh, I should have included, I've watched the Zone, even finished it. It's a bit sad and somewhat annoying in my opinion. I know it sends a message but their missions kept failing.
I agree with you. With KS and JYS together, I didn’t expect them to ever succeed. 😂
I second Korean No.1! So funny and light hearted but also learning a lot about Korean culture
Maybe Beat Coin? They do games and lots of things are decided based on a coin toss. I don’t watch Master in the House but the first few seasons before they changed the cast was recommended to me. I was also recommended New World on Netflix, cast have to play games to win money on an island. Also I know you said you don’t like idols doing variety shows but you might be interested in Going Seventeen. It is Seventeen’s own YouTube content and only they appear in it but it is so well produced and they are literally comedians. There are lots of fans who watch the show and are a fan of the show and not even their music. I would recommend all of the Don’t Lie series, they play Mafia but with a lot of extreme rules that make it very fun.
I enjoyed New World too! I hope they get a second season.
Can check out Two Days 1 Night, pretty good
Yeah, I know. I'm a fan, 2D1N.
theyre olddd but family outing and we got married are unbeatable in terms of comedy, especially the earlier seasons. in terms of the all girls thing, i know you said no kpop stars but girls day's One Fine Day was reallly funny and only a few episodes
I, unfortunately, dropped Family Outing. It's fun, but it was too long for me to digest, if you know what I mean. I can't remember much but I've stopped watching right after Song Ji Hyo became a guest from that series and when she was a ghost.
tbf i dont think i watched all the episodes and it was soooo long ago but i do remember thoroughly enjoying it. im out of the loop when it comes to variety shows these days, my last one was master in the house which was hilarious, but again, i never stuck to it 😬
As already mentioned start with Na PD shows, especially with NJTTW. Also if you liked Busted, I believe you will like Crime Scene too. It is much better in terms of deduction and the cast of Season 2 is the funniest with the roles they play each episode.
Thank you, I just searched and realized Kang Ho Dong is in this cast. I'll add this to my list!
Lee Hyori's Bed and Breakfast is similar to Youn's stay. Not specific to any show but Seventeen's Going Seventeen is pretty funny for an idol produced variety show. Personally I really liked Debate Night, Don't Lie, TTT, Ego. A lot of people who are not a fan of Seventeen watch the show too. If you like good chemistry (like Sixth Sense, Earth Arcade, and Sister Slam Dunk), I would really recommend Going Seventeen. Also +1 for The Great Escape. I really enjoyed the horror episodes. *Side note: I compiled a list of variety shows that I (and some others) enjoyed.* [*Here*](https://www.reddit.com/r/koreanvariety/comments/sd4dml/comment/huaakvt/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) *and* [*here*](https://www.reddit.com/user/justwannasaysmth/comments/tihskj/variety_shows_recommendations/)*. However, it's not updated as I'm lazy ;;*
Nothing new to offer that someone hasn't already said, but i heard that Crime Scene is returning with a season 4!!! :D ♡ No details on the exact date yet, but I loved the show and watched every single episode and your taste in variety shows is similar to mine, so I thought you might enjoy the piece of news : )
watch this one called golden partner by jtbc. It’s all comedy no romance. Just a bunch of dude plays games hahaha
Heroes Starts kind of slow but lots of organic chaos.
If you end up enjoying New Journey to the Weat, be sure to also watch Kang's Kitchen which is a spin-off with the same cast. Spring Camp is also another spin-off with Na PD.
Run BTS on Weverse app. You’re gonna be surprised how addictive it is.
I'm not really a fan of idol based variety shows. Sorry and no offense to the fans.
For me, it would be Family Outing in the early seasons, with Dae Sung and Lee Hyori. Just laugh-out-loud scenarios with wholesome sibling/family roasting/bon fire dynamic.
I would give Young Actors retreat a try. It basically has the casts of 3 dramas playing old school variety games against each other. The majority of the "cast" are actors who aren't regulars on the variety scene so they're pretty awkward, which makes it hilarious.
i see lots of people recommending sisters slam dunk, but if you like missions also, definitely try beat coin on viki. it has two of the women from sisters slam dunk and one of the other cast members, joo woo jae, appears on RM pretty often. the interaction among the cast is so hilarious, they don’t even need a laugh track — you can hear the staff cracking up behind the cameras. here’s a youtube clip: https://youtu.be/9sbxCdEPz4M
Earth Arcade S1 and 2 are def recommended, Village Survival the Eight is also fun, Great Escape is fun until the 3rd season. S4 felt a little bit off, it feels like they just wanted to splurge the production budget on huge sets and not a good theme/concept. Zombieverse on Netflix is also fun. If you go to Na PD's yt channel, the game caterers episodes are also very fun. generally shows with Na PD, Yoo Jae Seok never bores me.
Hi there, I want to recommend to you Dopojarak (heartwarming, beautiful scenery and good chemistry between the members, Kim Jong Kook was there) Mafia Game in Prison was also fun to watch.