GFriend Variety Shows and Essential Content: “Crossroads” Era

Shindong Gayo
(신동가요)
SBS
Inkigayo‘s variety corner hosted by Shindong (Super Junior) where he interviews groups about their new songs and does things like learning their choreography or giving them missions to earn snacks.

Relay Dance
(릴레이댄스)
MNET/M2
2020
A popular series of dance videos where an idol group performs their latest track standing in a line, with one member dancing at a time.

Amazing Saturday
Also known as Doremi Market
(놀라운 토요일)
tvN
2020
Episode 95
Members: Yuju and Umji
A variety show with a fixed cast of several well known variety stars and idols and then two guest stars for every episode.  Each week features one market in South Korea.  The cast members and guests must play games to win the chance to eat one of that market’s three representative foods.

Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man 
(투유 프로젝트 – 슈가맨)
JTBC
2020
Season 3 Episode 11
A music variety show starring well known MCs Yoo Jae Suk and Yoo Hee Yeol.  Each episode features songs by singers who are considered “one hit wonders.” Each MC recreates the song and gives it a contemporary spin, forming a team with various producers and guesting idols to do so. Then, they go head to head in a performance. 

Knowing Brothers
Also known as Ask Us Anything and Men on a Mission
(아는 형님)
JTBC
Year
Episodes 217-219
A popular variety show featuring a fixed cast of well-known comedians and variety stars. It’s known for its “high school” classroom setting and promoted use of informal language.  Celebrity guests come as “transfer students” and tell stories about themselves to get to know the cast better.  Sometimes there are also other segments that feature missions or games. 

Weekly Idol fansubbed episodes are blocked in Korea, so I can only link whatever subbed clips I can find on YouTube at this point. This is of GFriend doing Random Play Dance.

Weekly Idol
(주간 아이돌)
MBC Every1
2020
Episode 447
A popular variety show that shines the spotlight on one or more idol groups every episode.  There are well-known corners that often involve dance challenges or aegyo, but the guests always play games or complete missions to earn prizes.

BOATTA

(보았다)
Studio K / KBS
2020
Episode 5
KBS’s latest variety segment for idols who are performing on Music Bank, often with a story theme or following a certain script style. This is a “Back to the 90s” themed episode.

 Suspicious Staff
(수상한스태프)
Dingo Music
2020
A type of prank style segment where idols are led to believe they’re filming something normal (like an interview or a dance video) and are met with ridiculous requests from the staff.

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