Variety Show Appearances
IMPORTANT!!! I have moved to Korea since I created this blog, and I have discovered that many videos – especially ones that are uploaded by fans with English subs – have been blocked on Korean YouTube and other websites. So unfortunately, I cannot watch most of these videos or verify the links anymore. This also means I cannot add as many videos as before because they simply are not available in my region. I’m sorry if you click on something and it’s no longer there, but there’s not really any way for me to check! – Katherine
EXTRA NOTE: BTS members stopped doing most individual activities (besides music) several years ago – and also generally stopped going on most Korean variety shows altogether – so these are mostly from the first half of BTS’s career.
2016
Duet Song Festival
(듀엣가요제)
MBC
2016
Episode 13
A music variety show and singing competition. Celebrities choose a partner from people who send in videos of their performance. They then have four minutes to perform a duet of their choice and earn as many votes from the live audience as possible.
2015
Running Man
(런닝맨)
SBS
2015
Episode 265
A popular variety show with a fixed cast and guests who play games during themed episodes. It usually involves splitting up into small teams and succeeding at missions to win a prize or avoid punishment. RM appeared on a special featuring exceptionally smart celebrities (he has an IQ of 148 and scored really high on many of his exams).
There are actually lots of subbed YouTube clips of RM on Problematic Man (by official tvN channels), but I chose this one because it shows him solving and explaining several problems.
Problematic Men
(문제적남자)
tvN
2015
Episodes 1-21
A show with a fixed cast where they solve riddles to guess their guest’s identity. Then, the group solves a set of puzzles together. RM was a cast member for the first part of Season 1.
SOURCES: YouTube*, Big Hit Entertainment, Big Hit Labels, 1theK (“Winter Flower,” “Gajah,” “Fantastic,” and “ProMeTheUs” MVs), Agust D – Topic (“Strange” audio), Amoeba Culture, Atlantic, Billboard (1) (2), C9 Entertainment, Columbia, Fall Out Boy’s YouTube channel, 필굿뮤직[FeelGhoodMusic], HONNE’s YouTube channel, Island Records, iTunes, Lil Nas X’s YouTube channel, MBC, Primary – Topic (“U” audio), SBS, Soompi (1) (2) (3) (4), tvN, TV-People (Duet Song Festival performance), Universal Music Group, Wikipedia (1)
*RM’s cut on Running Man uploaded and subbed by user cheesxcake.
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