Welcome, First Time in Korea?
| Welcome, First Time in Korea? | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Travel, Reality |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 109 (as of September 26, 2019) |
| Production | |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC Every 1 |
| Release | June 1, 2017 – present |
Welcome, First Time in Korea? (Korean: 어서와~ 한국은 처음이지?) is a South Korean television show. The show is in a reality television-travel show format and first aired on June 1, 2017.[1][2][3] Each trip features a foreigner living in South Korea who invites three friends from their home country to travel to South Korea for the first time. The trips typically follow the format of the three friends traveling on their own for the first two days, followed by a two-day special tour organized by the hosting foreigner. Episodes also include concurrent commentary from a panel of hosts, together with the guest whose friends are featured.
Hosts
Special hosts
- Mina Fujii (September 28, 2017 – October 12, 2017)
- Christian Burgos (July 5, 2018 – July 26, 2018)
- Jo Seung-yeon (September 27, 2018 – October 18, 2018)
- Byul (April 11, 2019 – May 2, 2019)
- Sujan Shakya (September 5, 2019 – TBA)
List of episodes
Pilot (June 1–15, 2017)
| Episode | Broadcast date | Guest | Friends | Guest and friends's nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 1, 2017 | Alberto Mondi | Luca Bertho, Federico Minto, Francesco Pietro Bonn | Italy |
| 2 | June 8, 2017 | |||
| 3 | June 15, 2017 |
Season 1 (July 27, 2017 – March 8, 2018)
| Episode | Broadcast date | Guest | Friends | Guest and friends's nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 27, 2017 | Christian Burgos | Andrei Felice Salvador Salguelo, Christopher Gonzalez, Pablo Ivana Castillo Soto | Mexico |
| 2 | August 3, 2017 | |||
| 3 | August 10, 2017 | |||
| 4 | August 17, 2017 | |||
| 5 | August 24, 2017 | Daniel Lindemann | Daniel Heidelberg, Mario Basur Poor, Peter Persich | Germany |
| 6 | August 31, 2017 | |||
| 7 | September 7, 2017 | |||
| 8 | September 14, 2017 | |||
| 9 | September 21, 2017 | |||
| 10 | September 28, 2017 | Yudina Svetlana | Regina, Anastasia, Elena | Russia |
| 11 | October 5, 2017 | |||
| 12 | October 12, 2017 | |||
| 13 | October 19, 2017 | "Lucky" Abhishek Gupta | Bikram, Shashank, Kashif | India |
| 14 | October 26, 2017 | |||
| 15 | November 2, 2017 | |||
| 16 | November 9, 2017 | |||
| 17 | November 16, 2017 | Petri Kalliola | Ville, Vilppu, Sami | Finland |
| 18 | November 23, 2017 | |||
| 19 | November 30, 2017 | |||
| 20 | December 7, 2017 | |||
| 21 | December 14, 2017 | Robin Deiana | Viktor, Marvin, Martin | France |
| 22 | December 21, 2017 | |||
| 23 | December 28, 2017 | |||
| 24 | January 4, 2018 | |||
| 25 | January 11, 2018 | James Hooper | David, Simon, Andrew | United Kingdom |
| 26 | January 18, 2018 | |||
| 27 | January 25, 2018 | |||
| 28 | February 1, 2018 | |||
| 29 | February 8, 2018 | Alberto Mondi | "Welcome, Second Time in Korea?" – Jeju Island Special
Luca Bertho, Federico Minto, Francesco Pietro Bonn Andrei Felice Salvador Salguelo, Christopher Gonzalez, Pablo Ivana Castillo Soto Daniel Heidelberg, Peter Persich Bikram, Shashank, Kashif |
Italy |
| 30 | February 15, 2018 | |||
| 31 | February 22, 2018 | |||
| 32 | March 1, 2018 | |||
| 33 | March 8, 2018 |
Season 2 (May 10, 2018 – present)
| Episode | Broadcast date | Guest | Friends | Guest and friends's nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 10, 2018 | Jang Min | Asael, Antonio, Neftali | Spain |
| 2 | May 17, 2018 | |||
| 3 | May 24, 2018 | |||
| 4 | May 31, 2018 | |||
| 5 | June 7, 2018 | Alex Mazzucchelli | Alessandro, Samuel, Anthony | Switzerland |
| 6 | June 14, 2018 | |||
| 7 | June 21, 2018 | |||
| 8 | June 28, 2018 | |||
| 9 | July 5, 2018 | Abigail Alderete | Veronica, Diana, Sylvia | Paraguay |
| 10 | July 12, 2018 | |||
| 11 | July 19, 2018 | |||
| 12 | July 26, 2018 | |||
| 13 | August 2, 2018 | Sujan Shakya | Anoj, Rina, Eliza, Shyam | Nepal |
| 14 | August 9, 2018 | |||
| 15 | August 16, 2018 | |||
| 16 | August 23, 2018 | |||
| 17 | August 30, 2018 | Lee Dong Jun | William Reese, Brian Mills, Robert Wood | United States |
| 18 | September 6, 2018 | |||
| 19 | September 13, 2018 | |||
| 20 | September 20, 2018 | |||
| 21 | September 27, 2018 | Sinasi Alpago | Mikail, Mert, Jihat | Turkey |
| 22 | October 4, 2018 | |||
| 23 | October 11, 2018 | |||
| 24 | October 18, 2018 | |||
| 25 | November 25, 2018 | Blair Williams | Mark, Meg, Kaitlin | Australia |
| 26 | November 1, 2018 | |||
| 27 | November 8, 2018 | |||
| 28 | November 15, 2018 | |||
| 29 | November 22, 2018 | Oumeima Fatih | Btissam Fatih, Maroua Brahimi, Asma Benbouzid | Morocco |
| 30 | November 29, 2018 | |||
| 31 | December 6, 2018 | |||
| 32 | December 13, 2018 | |||
| 33 | December 20, 2018 | Jakob Minell | Jakob, Viktor, Patrick | Sweden |
| 34 | December 27, 2018 | |||
| 35 | January 3, 2019 | |||
| 36 | January 10, 2019 | |||
| 37 | January 17, 2019 | Petri Kalliola | "Welcome, Second Time in Korea?" – Viewers' Tour Special
Ville, Vilppu, Sami |
Finland |
| 38 | January 24, 2019 | |||
| 39 | January 31, 2019 | |||
| 40 | February 7, 2019 | |||
| 41 | February 14, 2019 | Przemysław Kazimierz Krompiec | Ireneusz, Roberto, Karolina | Poland |
| 42 | February 21, 2019 | |||
| 43 | February 28, 2019 | |||
| 44 | March 7, 2019 | |||
| 45 | March 14, 2019 | Tatchara Longprasert | Ton, Green, Naveen | Thailand |
| 46 | March 21, 2019 | |||
| 47 | March 28, 2019 | |||
| 48 | April 4, 2019 | |||
| 49 | April 11, 2019 | Gerson Alejandro Castillo Rivas | Marjory, Soyeong, Jeongmi, Haram | Chile |
| 50 | April 18, 2019 | |||
| 51 | April 25, 2019 | |||
| 52 | May 2, 2019 | |||
| 53 | May 9, 2019 | Justin Harvey | Shaun, Char, Phumlani | South Africa |
| 54 | May 16, 2019 | |||
| 55 | May 23, 2019 | |||
| 56 | May 30, 2019 | |||
| 57 | June 6, 2019 | Yanick | Jasper, Rene, Michiel | The Netherlands |
| 58 | June 13, 2019 | |||
| 59 | June 20, 2019 | |||
| 60 | June 27, 2019 | |||
| 61 | July 4, 2019 | David Woodworth | Darrin, Sam, Danny, Kyle | Canada |
| 62 | July 11, 2019 | |||
| 63 | July 18, 2019 | |||
| 64 | July 25, 2019 | |||
| 65 | August 1, 2019 | Blair Williams | "Couple Special"
Meg, Kait, John, Matt |
Australia |
| 66 | August 8, 2019 | |||
| 67 | August 15, 2019 | |||
| 68 | August 22, 2019 | |||
| 69 | August 29, 2019 | 5 Seconds of Summer | "5SOS Special" | Australia |
| 70 | September 5, 2019 | John & Mac
(U.S.A) |
"Yo! Welcome To Korea, Kids~"
Ben, Harry, Jack, Georgina (Mum) |
Wales |
| 71 | September 12, 2019 | |||
| 72 | September 19, 2019 | |||
| 73 | September 26, 2019 | |||
| 74 | October 3, 2019 | Haakon | Eirik, Bode, Pablo | Norway |
| 75 | October 10, 2019 | |||
| 76 | October 17, 2019 | |||
| 77 | October 24, 2019 | |||
| 78 | October 31, 2019 | Neil Smith | Daniel, Dara, Barry | Ireland |
| 79 | November 7, 2019 | |||
| 80 | November 14, 2019 | |||
| 81 | November 21, 2019 | |||
| 82 | November 28, 2019 | Grace | Maribel, Aleida, Jose | Dominican Republic |
| 83 | December 5, 2019 | |||
| 84 | December 12, 2019 | |||
| 85 | December 19, 2019 | |||
| 86 | December 26, 2019 | Alaverdi | Emin, Murad, Ruslan | Azerbaijan |
| 87 | January 2, 2020 | |||
| 88 | January 9, 2020 | |||
| 89 | January 16, 2020 | |||
| 90 | January 23, 2020 | Christian | Bjorn, Anton, Asger | Denmark |
| 91 | January 30, 2020 | |||
| 92 | February 6, 2020 | |||
| 93 | February 13, 2020 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Entertainment Program | Welcome, First Time in Korea? | Nominated | [4] |
| 2018 | 18th MBC Entertainment Awards | Special Entertainment Program | Welcome, First Time in Korea? | Won | [5] |
References
- ^ "'Welcome, first time in Korea?' confirmed the regular program". HaB Korea. June 16, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ Doo, Rumy (September 24, 2017). "TV shows give fresh insight into Korea through eyes of foreign visitors". Korea Herald. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ Jin-hai, Park (September 20, 2017). "Foreigners' travel shows gaining popularity". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.
- ^ "'어서와 한국은 처음이지' 특별상 수상 김준현 "자랑스럽다"". NAVER (in Korean). Dec 29, 2018.