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 (Last updated May 2020)
Approximate Promotion Period (for “Boomerang”): March/April 2018
NOTE: Wanna One did not appear on any variety shows to promote “Light,” probably because they were preparing for their world tour. However, they did have a third season of their reality show which can be found at the bottom of the page. Click one of the show titles below to jump to the embedded video or link (along with a brief description).
I Can See Your Voice
Wanna One Go in Jeju
Entertainment Weekly (School Attack)
Sugar Man 2
Radio Star
Hello Counselor
Happy Together 3
Knowing Brothers
Weekly Idol
Idol Room
Battle Trip
Please Take Care of My Refrigerator
Wanna One Go: X-CON
I Can See Your Voice
I Can See Your Voice
(너의 목소리가 보여)
MNET
2018
Season 5, Episode 3
A music variety show where the goal is to determine if someone is a good singer without actually hearing them sing. Each episode features several contestants who could be a “good” or “bad” singer. With the help of a panel, the guest artists try to eliminate the “bad” singers with tests based on visuals and lip-syncing. The aim is to have the last person standing be a “good” singer.
Wanna One Go in Jeju (Episodes 1-3)
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
(연예가중계)
KBS
2018
Episode 1711
A show structured like a news broadcast where the presenters discuss the week’s pop culture news. “School Attack” is a segment where an idol group visits a school and surprises the students there, usually through a performance or talk. They interact with student fans and then have a follow up interview with the MC.
Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man
Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man
(투유 프로젝트 – 슈가맨)
JTBC
2018
Season 2, Episode 9
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. The whole group appeared and competed against Park Jimin and Baek A Yeon (a singing duo from JYP at the time), covering “La Dolce Vita” by Lee Hyeyoung.
Radio Star
Radio Star
(라디오스타)
MBC
2018
Episode 560
Seongwu, Daniel, Woojin
A long running talk show where idols can appear to talk about various topics. (NOTE: The other guest on this show is Seungri, formerly of Big Bang. This pre-dates the Burning Sun controversy by about a year, but I still mention it for people who would rather not watch anything with him.)
Hello Counselor
Hello Counselor
(안녕하세요)
KBS
2018
Episode 357
Minhyun, Seongwu, and Jaehwan
A talk show featuring a fixed panel and several celebrity guests. People can write into the show about their concerns. If selected, they will appear on the show and discuss their problem. After hearing from the various parties involved, the celebrities will vote on whether the issue is truly a “concern” and offer their advice.
Happy Together 3
Happy Together 3
(해피투게더)
KBS
2018
Episodes 531 and 532
Minhyun, Jaehwan, Daniel, Jinyoung
A popular South Korean talk show and variety show that often has themed episodes based on the guests that they invite. The “Sing My Song” segment is in the second half of the show and features various artists joining the MCs at a noraebang (karaoke bar). Along with the standard variety show interview and games, there’s a contest – the artists and the MCs they’re paired with get to leave when unsuspecting noraebang patrons choose one of their songs to sing. The earlier the song is placed, the higher the team’s ranking. The members appeared to compete on a “Winner’s Special” with So Chan Hwee, Davichi, and members of Highlight.
Knowing Brothers
Knowing Brothers
Also known as Ask Us Anything and Men on a Mission
(아는 형님)
JTBC
2018
Episode 122
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
Weekly Idol
(주간 아이돌)
MBC Every1
2018
Episode 350
Jisung, Sungwoon, Daehwi, Guanlin
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. This episode is celebrating the new Season 2 MCs, so the Wanna One members don’t appear much because there are a lot of idol guests. So, I’ve embedded a clip and linked the full episode.
Idol Room
Idol Room
(아이돌룸)
JTBC (episodes on V-Live)
2018
Episode 1
A K-pop centered variety show with former Weekly Idol hosts Jung Hyungdon and Defconn. It generally features standard dance and mission corners, tailoring the games to the group or a specific member. Clips (especially subbed ones) are hard to find because the show is pretty vigilant about their copyright. It’s best to go directly to the source on V-Live (click on the episode above).
Battle Trip
Battle Trip
(배틀 트립)
KBS
2018
Episode 90
Jihoon and Woojin
A travel variety show. Two teams of celebrities travel to a specific destination based on the episode’s theme. They then present footage of their journey to an audience, filled with travel tips and information. The audience then votes on which team had the more entertaining trip. Jihoon and Woojin competed against gugudan’s Mina and Weki Meki’s Yoojung (both former members of I.O.I.) on a Produce 101/1999-liner special.
Please Take Care of My Refrigerator
Please Take Care of My Refrigerator
(냉장고를 부탁해)
JTBC
2018
Episodes 182 and 183
Seongwu and Daniel
A food variety show that focuses on the contents of celebrity guests’ refrigerators. Two guests (or two teams of guests) show the cast members what is in their refrigerator and provide commentary. There are eight chefs on the show, and four will cook for each guest. The guests talk about two categories of food that they would like to eat, and the chefs go in head to head battles using the contents of the guests’ refrigerators. Seongwu and Daniel appeared with gugudan’s Sejeong and Nayoung (on a Produce 101 themed special).
Wanna One Go: X-CON
Wanna One Go: X-CON
(워너원고: X-CON)
MNET
Season 3, 2018
5 Episodes
The third season of Wanna One’s reality show. This season shows the members dividing into subunits and working with famous producers to create the songs that are on their special album. These episodes are much harder to find than the other seasons of Wanna Go.
Episode 1 (Part One) (Part Two)
Episodes 2-5 can be found on Facebook on the page My Wanna One. Go into “Videos” and search for “WOGS3.”
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SOURCES: YouTube*, Dailymotion**, V-Live, KSHOWONLINE, Twitter (@wnbsubs), Facebook (My Wanna One)***, JTBC, KBS, MBC, MNET / Cover Image belongs to YMC Entertainment and Swings Entertainment
*Wanna One Go in Jeju Island videos uploaded and subbed by Golden Age SUB. Radio Star clip uploaded and subbed by KOCOWA TV. Weekly Idol clip uploaded and subbed by ALL THE K-POP. Weekly Idol episode uploaded and subbed by LoveIsPainful.
**Wanna One Go: X-CON episode uploaded by K-idol Concerts.
***Though the episodes are uploaded on the My Wanna One Facebook page, they credit the subbing to Golden Age SUB. I can’t find an official website, so I linked their YouTube channel – which also provides some links to other ways of watching and/or downloading a few of those episodes (but not all).
Katherine Does K-POP 