Invincible Youth
| Invincible Youth | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Starring | See below |
| Voices of | Sunny (episodes 1–31) Goo Hara (episodes 31–58) |
| Opening theme | Ready, Get Set, Go! by Peppertones Rockstar by Hannah Montana |
| Ending theme | All About You by McFly |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Language(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 66 (as of January 14, 2012) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ho-sang Kim |
| Location(s) | Yuchi-ri, Nam-Myeon, Hongcheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea (1st Season) Daebu Island, Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea (Season 2) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Running time | 60-70 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | KBS2 |
| Picture format | 480i (NTSC) (Season 1) 1080i (HDTV) (Season 2) |
| Original run | October 23, 2009 – present |
Invincible Youth (Hangul: 청춘불패; Hanja: 靑春不敗; romanized: cheong-chun-bul-pae) is a South Korean variety show which aired its first season on KBS2 from October 23, 2009 to December 24, 2010. Season 1 featured seven girls (collectively known as G7) from K-pop idol groups wherein they experience how it is to live and survive in the rural Korea outdoors. It has started its second season on November 12, 2011 featuring eight girls.[1][2]
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[edit] Background
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[edit] Season 1
The first season of the show involved Korean entertainers meeting weekly to work and learn about farming in a Yuchi-ri village in Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do in South Korea. This involved both agricultural work, interacting with members of an aging rural community, and competing in challenges involving agrarian or domestic tasks. As the show's popularity grew, the cast and crew began work to make their filming location a sustainable site for agritourism, enter produce in food competition, and promote environmentally conscious farming. Some of the products were sold within the local community, to the general public, or distributed as gifts.
The 7 girls initially included Narsha of Brown Eyed Girls, Han Sunhwa of Secret, Hyuna of 4minute, Hyomin of T-ara, Sunny and Kwon Yuri of Girls' Generation, and Goo Hara of Kara.[3]
On Friday, May 14, 2010, the PD of the show Kim Ho Sang announced that Sunny, Yuri, and Hyuna would be leaving the show due to scheduling conflicts with their respective groups' overseas promotions. Their replacements were decided through private auditions with members of other K-pop girl groups.[4] On May 30, it was confirmed that After School’s Jooyeon, f(x)’s Victoria and Kim Sori will become the three new members of G7 on Invincible Youth. Kim Jong Min (of Koyote) also became a semi permanent member for a month under the moniker of being a "Variety show mentor" for the new members.
On the August 27th Episode, it was announced that Kim Tae Woo will be taking a temporary leave of absence due to a surgery he is to receive for his throat. He vowed to come back to the show as soon as he makes a full recovery. Starting episode 44, Song Eun Yi filled in as a semi-permanent MC in Kim Tae Woo's absence. On the 8th of December 2010, it was revealed that Invincible Youth has wrapped up recording of their finale episode. They have filmed over one year, starting in October 2009.
Kim Sang Ho PD revealed to Star News on December 10th, “We’re not discontinuing the show because of low viewer ratings. There’s been a lot of conflicting schedules due to girl groups like KARA expanding their activities overseas. It was difficult to take out some of the fixed members, so we decided to end season one for now. There’s a lot of trust being placed on the worth of the ‘Invincible Youth’ brand. After discussions with other producers, everyone agreed to end season one and go ahead with season two next year.”
[edit] Season 2
Chairman Producer (CP) Kim Ho Sang, who is planning the second season of "Invincible Youth" told Star News on August 31 that the show will take place in a fishing village in Daebu Island, Ansan, Gyeonggi province.
G8 members will include Girls' Generation's Sunny and Hyoyeon, Amber (f(x)), Suzy, (miss A), Bora (Sistar), Yewon (Jewelry), Woori (Rainbow), Jiyoung (KARA). Lee Soo Geun, Ji Hyun Woo and Boom will serve as MC's.[5] Sunny is the only returning member from Season 1, although Hyoyeon, Jiyoung and Bora were guests during the previous season.
The first episode of ‘Invincible Youth 2′ premiered on November 12th,2011 in South Korea[1][2],While International Premiere on KBS World was on December 2nd,2011.
[edit] Invincible Youth Members
[edit] Season 1
[edit] Hosts
| Cast (Hangul) | Date | Nicknames | Notes |
| Nam Huiseok (남희석) | 23 October 2009–12 December 2009 | Nam MC Uncle Huiseok |
Left for personal reasons |
| Noh Juhyeon (노주현) | 23 October 2009–24 December 2010 | Village Chief | |
| Kim Taewoo (김태우) | 23 October 2009–24 December 2010 | Bear Taewoo | Went on temporary leave after episode 44 in order to undergo throat surgery |
| Kim Shinyoung (김신영) | 23 October 2009–24 December 2010 | Pig (Don) Chef Korea's Famous Comedian |
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| Song Euni (송은이) | 10 September 2010–24 December 2010 | Song Senior | Temporary replacement for Kim Taewoo |
[edit] G7 Members
| Cast (Hangul) | Date | Nicknames | Group |
| Narsha (나르샤/박효진) | 23 October 2009–24 December 2010 | Adult-Dol | Brown Eyed Girls |
| Hyomin (효민/박선영) | 23 October 2009–24 December 2010 | Folding Screen/ Shoji Screen, Naming Master | T-ara |
| Sunhwa (한선화) | 23 October 2009–24 December 2010 | White Paper, Wet Feet Girl, Blank Sunhwa, Airhead Sunhwa | Secret |
| Hara (구하라) | 23 October 2009–24 December 2010 | Haragoo, Goossain Bolt, Stealthy Hara | Kara |
| Sunny (써니/이순규) | 23 October 2009–11 June 2010 | Soonkyu, Gag-dol | Girls' Generation |
| Yuri (권유리) | 23 October 2009–11 June 2010 | Class-President Yul, Yoochi-ri Village's Daughter in Law | Girls' Generation |
| Hyuna (김현아) | 23 October 2009–11 June 2010 | Maknae, Producer Kim, Jing Jing (Whiny) Hyuna | 4minute |
| Jooyeon (이주연) | 18 June 2010–24 December 2010 | Clumsy Jooyeon, Dead Weight (Jim) Jooyeon | After School |
| Victoria (빅토리아/송치엔/宋茜) | 18 June 2010–24 December 2010 | Wu Lin Girl, Censor Vic | f(x) |
| Sori (김소리) | 18 June 2010–24 December 2010 | Vein Sori | Solo Artist |
[edit] Season 2
[edit] Hosts
| Cast (Hangul) | Date | Nicknames | Notes |
| Boom (붐) | 12 November 2011—Present | Minho | |
| Ji Hyunwoo (지현우) | 12 November 2011—Present | Hyung Tae | |
| Lee Su Geun (이수근) | 12 November 2011—Present | Uncle Sugeun, Lee Sugeun 2NE1 |
[edit] G8 Members
| Cast (Hangul) | Date | Nicknames | Group |
| Hyoyeon (김효연) | 12 November 2011—Present | Hyoding (Kid Hyoyeon) | Girls' Generation |
| Sunny (써니/이순규) | 12 November 2011—Present | Soonkyu | Girls' Generation |
| Woori (고우리) | 12 November 2011—Present | Granny | Rainbow |
| Yewon (김예원) | 12 November 2011—Present | Laminate | Jewelry |
| Bora (윤보라) | 12 November 2011—Present | Bosain Bolt | Sistar |
| Amber (엠버/유일운/劉逸雲) | 12 November 2011—Present | Eunyoung, Terminator | f(x) |
| Jiyoung (강지영) | 12 November 2011—Present | Jigoo, Am-Tell Girl | Kara |
| Suzy (배수지) | 12 November 2011—Present | miss A |
[edit] List of special guests
[edit] Season 1
- Episode 6 (2009 November 28): Minho (Shinee).
- Episode 10 (2009 December 25): (Christmas Special) (Couple) Ko Se-won with Sunhwa, Park Hui-soon with Hyomin, Son Ho Young(G.O.D) with Sunny, Onew (Shinee) with Hara, Im Seul-ong (2AM) with Yuri , Heo Kyung-hwan with Narsha.
- Episode 18 (2010 February 19): Heechul (Super Junior), B2ST, Yun Jung Hoon, Lee Gye-in, Nicole Jung (Kara), Hyoyeon (Girls' Generation)
- Episode 19 (2010 February 26): Roh Yoo-min (formerly a part of NRG), Shindong (Super Junior) → Substituted Kim Tae-woo who held a concert in the United States
- Episode 20 (2010 March 5): Lee Gye-in, the man and his family from the movie Old Partner
- Episode 22 (2010 March 19): Sooyoung (Girls' Generation) → Substituted Yuri who could not participate due to swine influenza
- Episode 23 (2010 March 26): Sooyoung (Girls' Generation) (during the first half), Koo Jun-yup, Ock Ju-hyun
- Episode 24 (2010 April 9): Koo Jun-yup[6]
- Episode 26 (2010 April 30): Ham Eunjung (T-ara) → Substituting for Goo Hara, who did not appear due to Kara's sponsorship promotions in Thailand, Kim Jong Min (Koyote)
- Episode 27 (2010 May 7): Lee Joon (MBLAQ), Jeong Jun-ha.
- Episode 29 (2010 May 21): and Episode 30 (2010 May 28): Gag 7 (Cast of Gag Concert)
- Episode 36 (2010 July 9): Secret and Shinji (Koyote) → Surprise guests for G7's Special Army Concert
- Episode 37 (2010 July 16) and Episode 38 (2010 July 23): Sunny → Special invitation for the G7's trip to Japan
- Episode 39 (2010 July 30): Chun Myung-Hoon (formerly of NRG), Ko Ju-Won
- Episode 40 (2010 August 6): MBLAQ
- Episode 41 (2010 August 13): (Summer Vacation Special) MBLAQ, Jiyeon (T-ara), Lee Seok-Hoon (SG Wannabe), Park Hyun-Bin
- Episode 42 (2010 August 20): Yuri → Special invitation for G7 Farm Products Exhibition, Gag 7
- Episode 43 (2010 August 27): 2PM, Lizzy (After School), Jea (Brown Eyed Girls) → Substituting for Goo Hara and Victoria Song who were absent due to their respective group's promotions in Japan
- Episode 44 (2010 September 10): Karam (Dae Guk Nam Ah), Kim Young-Chul
- Episode 48 (2010 October 8): Park Gwang Hyun
- Episode 51 (2010 October 29): (1 Year anniversary special; Part 1): Sunny, Hyuna, Ko Ju-Won, Lee Gye-In, Chun Myung-Hoon and Kim Taewoo
- Episode 52 (2010 November 5): (1 Year anniversary special; Part 2): f(x) (Luna, Sulli, Krystal), Song Ji-Eun (Secret), Kang Ji-Young (Kara)
- Episode 54 (2010 November 26): Bora (SISTAR)→ Substituting for Goo Hara and Narsha who were absent due to their respective group's promotions in Japan
- Episode 55 (2010 December 03): Taemin (Shinee) → Substituting for Victoria
[edit] Season 2
- Episode 9 (2012 January 15): Im Ha-ryong.
[edit] Music
Season 1: During Season 1, a short clip of "I Can Do Better" by Avril Lavigne is played at the start of each episode. "Rockstar" by Miley Cyrus was used as an opening theme for a number of early episodes. The ending theme of every episode is a track titled "All About You" by an English pop rock group named Mcfly, which was released on 2005 and included in their Wonderland album.
Season 2: During Season 2 the ending theme of every episode is a track titled "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz released in 2008.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b "KBS 가을개편 단행… 한류 주역들 전면 배치". kr.news.yahoo.com. November 2, 2011. http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?articleid=2011110213343037170&linkid=4&newssetid=1352. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ a b "f(x) Amber Joining "Invincible Youth"". KBS. http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_musicnews_detail.htm?no=16474. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Cast Introduction". KBS. http://www.kbs.co.kr/2tv/enter/girl7/about/m_02/index.html. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
- ^ "`청춘불패` G7 와해…소시 유리·써니, 포미닛 현아 탈퇴". May 14, 2009. http://media.daum.net/entertain/broadcast/view.html?cateid=1032&newsid=20100514185307853&p=Edaily&t__nil_enter=uptxt&nil_id=1.
- ^ "Full cast list for ‘Invincible Youth 2’ confirmed – say hello to the new ‘G8’!". allkpop.com. October 17, 2011. http://www.allkpop.com/2011/10/full-cast-list-for-invincible-youth-2-confirmed-say-hello-to-the-new-g8. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Episode Description". KBS. http://www.kbs.co.kr/2tv/enter/girl7/view/vod/index.html. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
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