Grami's Circus Show Explained

Grami's Circus Show is a South Korean slapstick comedy 3D animated television series produced by Studio Gale. It aired on KBS1 and is available on Netflix.^{[1] [2]}

Synopsis

Grami, Nemo and Sam, a trio of three lions and a ringmaster Jack train for and perform their circus show.

Characters

Main characters

• Grami (voiced by Yeo Min-jeong): Grami is the title character of the show. He's a lion cub who is very optimistic, never takes anything seriously and never gets upset or sad.
• Jack (voiced by Seok-pil Choi): Jack is a strict, dignified and hot-tempered ringmaster who wants to get rich by performing circus shows with lions.
• Nemo (voiced by Seok-pil Choi): Nemo is a lion who came from Africa. He's jealous of Grami. He's dumb, bossy and only uses his power to solve problems. He always wants to gain recognition from Jack.
• Sam (voiced by Um Sang-hyun and Jeon Tae-yeol): Sam is a weakling lion who used to live in a zoo. Nemo picks on Sam since Sam is tenderhearted and weak. He always wants to relax and sleep.

Recurring characters

• Baboo (voiced by Seok-pil Choi): Baboo is a baboon who is working as an intern at the circus.
• Rabbits (voiced by Kim Hyeon-ji): Rabbits are the audience of the circus show.

Voice cast

• Yeo Min-jeong as Grami, various characters
• Seok-pil Choi as Jack, Nemo, Baboo, various characters
• Um Sang-hyun as Sam, various characters
• Jeon Tae-yeol as Sam, various characters
• Kim Hyeon-ji as Rabbits, various characters

Crew

• Director: Chang Hwan Shin
• Writers: Heong Myeong Choe, Chang Hwan Shin
• Producers: Eunee Park, Jun Oh and Yu Kyung Lee
• Executive Producers: Chang Hwan Shin
• Supervising Animator: Ki Hong Gil
• Art Director: Seung Min Lee
• Story Board: Hyeon Myeong Choe, Hye Lim Chun and Seung Min Lee
• Animator: Eun Hee Jung and Gwang Hyun Jung
• Modeling: Kwang Il Ahn
• Lighting Supervisor: Young Suk Kim
• Lighting: Suk Jin Kim, Tae Hwan No, Jun Ho Kim and Hyoung Mo Cho
• Composite: Min Hyeong Chang
• Music By: Mint Condition
• Sound Design: Ji Hee Kim
• Recording & Mixing: Hee Jung Kang

Episodes

Season 2

Reception

Critical response

Stuart Heritage of The Guardian wrote, "I have to hold my hands up here and admit that I’m slightly obsessed with Grami’s Circus Show. I boggle at the audacity of it. It is so spectacularly inappropriate that watching it is like picking a scab. Watching it with a toddler, as I’ve done by accident, is like playing chicken with object permanence; it’s fun in the moment, but the second any of it sinks in is the moment we’re all screwed."^[3]

Accolades

In 2014, the series won a Pulcinella award in the category of "TV Series for Teen", being the only Asian show to do so in that year. The show was also in the official selections for the SICAF awards but didn't win.^[4]

Year	Award	Category	Result
2012	Supertoon Award	Films for Children and Youth		[5]
	Annecy Award	TV films		[6]
	Stuttgart Award	Cartoons for Teens		[7]
2014	SICAF Award	SICAF Kid
	Pulcinella Award	TV series for Teen		[8]
2015	Asian Television Award	Best 3D Animated Programme		[9]

External links

• • Grami's Circus Show on ABC TV

Notes and References

1. Web site: '그라미의 서커스쇼' 국제 TV애니 축제 수상. Yonhap News. Korean. 23 March 2018.
2. Web site: 스튜디오게일, '그라미의 서커스쇼' 해외 러브콜 쇄도. Money Today. 10 October 2013. Korean. 11 May 2018.
3. News: Netflix, no! What's that penis doing on kids' TV?. The Guardian. 26 September 2017 . 22 March 2018 . Heritage . Stuart .
4. Web site: SICAF 현장. 20 March 2018.
5. Web site: Supertoon. 70. 21 March 2018.
6. Web site: TV Films in Competition. Annecy Awards. 22 March 2018.
7. Web site: Cartoons for Teens. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120626144603/http://www.itfs.de/en/home/competitions/cartoons-for-teens/. 26 June 2012. 1 January 2020.
8. Web site: Cartoons on the Bay Winners and Pics. Animation Magazine. 13 April 2014 . 20 March 2018.
9. Web site: 20th asian Television Awards. 20 March 2018.