After School Club
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| After School Club | |
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| Genre | Entertainment, Music |
| Written by | Yang Seon-jin Lee A-ra |
| Directed by | Kim Ji-hyun |
| Presented by | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 275 (As of August 1, 2017) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Summer Jung |
| Producer | Lee Hyun-ah |
| Production location | Seoul |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 50-54 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Arirang TV (Korea/Worldwide) Myx TV (US/Europe/Middle East) |
| Release | April 17, 2013 – Present |
| Related | |
| Pops in Seoul Superstar K Show! Music Core Wave K | |
After School Club, often shortened to ASC, is a South Korean internet-based live-music request television talk show co-hosted by Kevin Woo, Park Jimin, and Jae. K-pop idol Eric Nam was the original main host of the show, and departed in April 2016. Debuting on April 17, 2013, it is produced by Lee Hyun-ah and airs on Arirang TV. ASC features various musical guests of South Korea and the series is directed at an international audience so the principal language is English with Korean subtitles and translations produced on air.[1] It allows international fans of K-pop music to interact directly with the live shows through social media: fans can join in on the live broadcasts through video chats in Google Hangouts, send in tweets to the show's official Twitter account, and are also able to share comments, ask questions, and request music videos on the show's official Facebook account.[2] The show is also available on Viki (website), a community for subtitles, Soompi, and on DramaFever.[3][4][5]
Premise and format
The show broadcasts live online and utilizes social media technologies such as Twitter and Google Hangouts to directly interact with international fans. Two activities that take place every episode are the Roll Calls and Hangouts. During the "Roll Call" portion Twitter users tweet their name, location, the time and generally a short message to the weekly guest. Those that participate may be singled out during the beginning of the episode and given a shout out by the guest. "Hangouts" are typically done twice an episode where some fans are selected for a real-time Google Hangout on the show which usually involves something (such as a song or dance) prepared by the fan to show to the guest(s) and a request. Other activities include prepared performances for fans by the guests, such as impressions, dances, and short parodies.[6]
In March 2014 the show expanded to include a second episode every week known as the After School Club After Show which features other guest appearances and behind-the-scenes footage from the previous episodes.
Current Co-MCs are Kevin of U-Kiss, Jimin of 15&, and Jae of Day6.
The production team announced on Twitter that the After Show segment would be retired; the last After Show was on February 25, 2015.
On August 25, 2015 the show announced on Twitter that is on the Naver V application.
On June 1, 2016 the show announced on Twitter that it is on Instagram.[7]
On January 2, 2017 the show announced on Twitter that is on Snapchat.[8]
Cast
The original hosts of After School Club were Eric Nam and Jang Hanbyul. Park Jimin was originally a guest for episode 67 (as a member of 15&) and was an occasional co-host for the main show/MC of After Show from episode 87 onwards. Jimin was promoted to co-host of the main show after the cancellation of After Show. Kevin was originally a guest on episode 3 (as a member of U-KISS) and was a co-host for the main show from episode 43 onwards.
On April 11, 2016, it was announced that Eric Nam was leaving the show, the April 12 episode being his last appearance.[9] On June 21, 2016, it was announced that Jae of Day6, who was a guest on episode 214, would be a co-host starting with episode 218.
Current cast
| Name[10] | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin | Episode 3 (guest) Episode 43 – present (co-host) |
Co-host with Jimin and Jae. Replaced Hanbyul from episode 43-onwards. Originally a guest on episode 3 with uBeat and episode 31 with U-KISS. |
| Jimin | Episode 67 (guest) Episode 87 – present (co-host) |
Co-host with Kevin and Jae, and the youngest member. Used to exclusively host on the After Show and guest host on the main show, before After Show's cancellation. |
| Jae | Episode 214 (guest) Episode 218 – present (co-host) |
Co-host with Kevin and Jimin. Replaced main host Eric Nam. Originally a guest on episode 214. |
Former cast
| Name | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hanbyul | Episode 1 – 39 (regular) | First host program with Eric Nam |
| Eric Nam | Episode 1 - 207 | The main host of After School Club. |
Guest cast
- 4 episodes
- 3 episodes
- 2 episodes
- 1 episode
List of episodes and guests
References
- ^ Gyung Eun, Park (18 November 2015). "세계로 가는 아리랑TV K팝 줄 섰네". The Kyunghang Shinmun. The Kyunghang Shinmun. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "After School Club Official Website". After School Club Official Website. Arirang. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ After School Club, retrieved 2016-08-11
- ^ "After School Club - SoompiTV". After School Club - SoompiTV. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015.
- ^ "New and Coming Soon to DramaFever May 23 to May 29". DramaFever. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "After School Club: About the Program". After School Club. Arirang. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "After School Club on Twitter: "Hey ASCers! Guess what? We FINALLY caught up with the world and made an instagram account! Go follow (asc_arirang) for ASC updates and pics!"". Twitter. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "After School Club on Twitter: "ASC's new SNS for 2017! tagboard X snapchat! Snap to add After School Club! arirang_ASC"". Twitter. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ http://www.soompi.com/2016/04/11/eric-nam-to-leave-after-school-club-this-week/
- ^ "After School Club: Host Introduction". After School Club. Arirang. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
