(G)I-DLE Variety Shows and Essential Content: “DUMDi DUMDi” Era

IMPORTANT!!! I have moved to Korea since I created this blog, and I since have discovered that many videos – especially ones that are uploaded by fans with English subs have been blocked on Korean YouTube and other websites. This also means I cannot add as many full videos as before, because they simply are not available in my region. All of the videos on the list are the ones I can access easily in Korea, or they are subbed clips I can find on Korean YouTube. I apologize for the inconvenience! – Katherine

Approximate Promotion Period: August 2020

IDOL ON THE QUIZ

Soojin and Yuqi competed on a Cube artists special, teaming up with Sorn and Yeeun from CLC. They competed against Eunkwang and Peniel from BTOB and Kino and Yuto from Pentagon.

Idol on the Quiz
(퀴즈 위의 아이돌)
KBS
2020
Episode 2
Members: Soojin and Yuqi
An idol variety show hosted by Jung Hyungdon and Jang Sungkyu, where teams of idols compete against each other in different quizzes based on the Korean language (speed quiz on words and proverbs, consonant quiz, etc.). The winning team’s points get converted into donations made to an organization that helps people studying Korean language and culture outside of South Korea.

ALL THAT CUBE

All That Cube
(큐브통신)
United CUBE (CUBE Entertainment Official YouTube Channel)
2020
Episode 2
Members: Miyeon, Soojin, Soyeon
A series done by Cube Entertainment that interviews various idols and groups under the company.

RELAY DANCE

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.

MESSED UP STUDIO

Messed Up Studio
(엉망진창 제작소)
Dingo Music
2020
The idols have to keep singing live no matter how much their members disrupt them (with specific actions provided by the staff).

AFTER SCHOOL CLUB

After School Club
Arirang
2020
Episode 433
A Korean and English-speaking talk show for international fans and the overseas audience. While K-pop groups and idols discuss their latest releases and participate in various segments and games, a major corner involves “meeting” fans through a video chat and fulfilling their requests.

THUMBNAIL SCRAMBLE

Thumbnail Scramble
(썸썸썸 썸네일쟁탈전)
MNET
2020
A K-pop group plays a game to determine who will be on the thumbnail for the YouTube video of their M! Countdown performance. In this case, (G)I-DLE made a ladder game and played it.

AMAZING SATURDAY

Amazing Saturday
Also known as Doremi Market
(놀라운 토요일)
tvN
2020
Episode 122
Members: Miyeon and Soyeon
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.

Part One

Part Two

MTV NEWS INTERVIEW

“(G)I-DLE on Their VMA Nomination & Letting Each Member Shine”

ALL THAT CUBE (AGAIN)

All That Cube
(큐브통신)
United CUBE (CUBE Entertainment Official YouTube Channel)
2020
Episode 8
Members: Minnie, Yuqi, Shuhua
A series done by Cube Entertainment that interviews various idols and groups under the company. (I think this is the episode that was filmed during the comeback, while the other one was a little before.)

DONG DONG SHIN KI

Dong Dong Shin Ki
(동동신기)
JTBC
2020
Episodes 10 and 11
Members: Soojin and Yuqi
A web series that is a spinoff of Knowing Brothers, featuring cast member Kang Hodong as he learns to become an idol dancer with the help of Super Junior’s Shindong and other idol guests. The name is a play on K-pop group TVXQ (Dong Bang Shin Ki). In these episodes, Soojin and Yuqi teach the two the choreography to “DUMDi DUMDi.”

Episode 10

Episode 11

I-TALK

I-TALK
(G)I-DLE (여자)아이들 (Official YouTube Channel)
2020
(G)I-DLE’s long running online web series. Here are some videos that relate to “DUMDi DUMDi” era.

Episode 66
DUMDi DUMDi Jacket Filming Behind