List of South Korean television series explained

South Korean television series have become popular globally from the end of the 2000s onward.^[1]

Below is a partial list of notable South Korean television series and programmes across a variety of genres.

News

General News

• JTBC Newsroom (JTBC 뉴스룸)
• KBS News 9 (KBS 뉴스9)
• (KBS 아침 뉴스 타임)
• MBC Newsdesk (MBC 뉴스데스크)
• SBS 8 News (SBS 8시 뉴스)

Note: MBC Newsdesk and SBS 8 News are also aired on MBC Music MBC and SBS MTV SBS's music channels.

Showbiz News

• tvN eNews 9
• SBS Kstar News 840 (Pre-empted by local newscasts.)
• MBC Showbizdesk 840 (Pre-empted by local newscasts.)
• KBS Entertainment Relay (Weekly Show)
• Mnet Wide News

Current affairs

Ombudsman and mass communication

• Arguments (썰전)
• Curious Story Y (궁금한 이야기 Y)
• Current Magazine 2580 (시사매거진 2580)
• Knowledge Channel e (지식채널 e)
• PD Notebook (PD 수첩)
• The Its Know (그것이 알고싶다)
• Vivid Sources of Information (생생정보통)
• VJ Trooper (VJ 특공대)
• X-files about Food (먹거리 X파일)

Studio show

Comedy

• Comedy Big League (코미디빅리그)
• Comedy Revenge – redirect link
• Gag Concert (개그콘서트)
• (하땅사)
• (웃음을 찾는 사람들) or Wootchatsa (웃찾사)
• Saturday Night Live Korea (새터데이 나이트 라이브 코리아)
• Star King (놀라운 대회 스타킹)

Cooking/Food

• 4 Wheeled Restaurant
• Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant
• Baek Jong-won's Food Truck
• Baek Jong-won's Top 3 Chef King
• Coffee Friends
• Cook Representative
• Crazy Recipe Adventure
• Culinary Class Wars
• Delicious Rendezvous
• Grandma's Restaurant in Samcheong-dong
• Jinny's Kitchen
• Kang's Kitchen
• Lee's Kitchen - by Na Yeong-seok PD
• Let's Eat Dinner Together
• Please Take Care of My Refrigerator
• Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant
• The Backpacker Chef
• The Best Cooking Secrets
• Three Meals a Day
• Youn's Kitchen

Game

• Elite League
• Society Game
• The Devil's Plan
• The Game Caterers
• X-Man (X맨 일요일이 좋다)

K-Pop Survival

• Boys24
• Boys Planet
• Cap-teen (캡틴)
• Fantasy Boys
• Finding Momoland - redirect link
• Girls on Fire – redirect link
• Girls Planet 999
• Girls Reverse
• Idol School
• I-Land
• Kara Project
• K-pop Star
• K-Pop Star Hunt
• Loud
• Make Mate 1
• Mix & Match (믹스 앤 매치)
• Mix Nine
• My Teenage Girl

• Peak Time
• Produce 101
• Produce 101 Season 2
• Produce 48
• Produce X 101
• Queendom
• Queendom Puzzle
• R U Next?
• Road to Kingdom
• Sixteen
• Stray Kids (TV program)
• The Origin – A, B, Or What?
• The Second World
• Under Nineteen
• Universe League
• Universe Ticket
• V-1
• YG Treasure Box - redirect link

Music

• 100 People, 100 Songs
• 1000 Song Challenge
• Begin Again
• Golden Oldies (KBS1 가요무대)
• I Can See Your Voice
• Immortal Songs
• (불멸의 노래 2)
• Inkigayo (SBS 인기가요)
• Jung Jae-hyung & Lee Hyo-ri's You and I
• (이하나의 페퍼민트)
• (라이브 음악창고)
• (음악공감)
• (윤도현의 러브레터)
• Kim Jung-eun's Chocolate (김정은의 초콜릿)
• (전국 노래자랑)
• M! Countdown (Mnet) (M 카운트 다운)
• MBC Kim Dong Ryul's For You (김동률의 포 유)
• (음악캠프)
• (음악 여행 라라라)
• Miss Trot
• Mr. Trot
• Music Bank (KBS) (뮤직뱅크)
• Music and Lyrics (음악 및 가사)
• Music Spotlight
• SBS Music Space (음악공간)
• SBS Music Wave (뮤직웨이브)
• Sea of Hope
• Show! Music Core (MBC) (쇼! 음악중심)
• Show Me the Money
• Superstar K (Mnet) (슈퍼스타 K)
• The Voice Kids
• The Voice of Korea
• Trot X
• Unpretty Rapstar
• You Hee-Yeol's Sketchbook

Entertainment

• (KBS 연예가중계)
• SBS TV Entertainment Show (SBS TV 연예)
• (섹션TV 연예통신)

Sports

• KBS Sports World (스포츠 세상)
• Top Gear Korea
• Viva! K-League (비바 K리그)

Talk show

• Circle House
• (불만제로)
• (찾아라! 맛있는 TV)
• Global Talk Show (미녀들의 수다)
• Go Show
• Golden Fishery
• I Am a Man (나는 남자다)
• King of Mask Singer (미스터리 음악쇼 복면가왕)
• Non-Summit (비정상회담)
• Radio Star (라디오스타)
• (SBS 생방송 브라보 나눔로또)
• Moonlight Prince
• (순간포착 세상에 이런일이)
• Sponge (스펀지)
• Strong Heart (강심장)

Variety

• 1 Percent of Friendship
• 2 Days & 1 Night (1박2일)
• 24/365 BY BLACKPINK
• 8 vs 1
• All the K-pop
• Animals (South Korean TV series)
• Apink's Showtime (에이핑크의 쇼타임) - redirect link
• Babel 250
• Barefooted Friends (맨발의 친구들)
• Battle Trip
• Be Stupid
• Beat Coin
• Beast's Showtime (쇼타임: 버닝 더 비스트)
• Beatles Code Season 2
• BLACK CAST
• Blackpink House
• Boss in the Mirror
• Boyfriend's W Military Academy
• Boys and Girls Music Guide
• Bragging Room Guest
• Brave Family
• BTS In the Soop
• Busted!
• Carefree Travelers (뭉쳐야 뜬다)
• Celebrity Bromance
• Change Days
• Cheongchun FC Hungry Eleven
• (놀러와)
• Dad! Where Are We Going? (아빠! 어디가?)
• Dancing 9 (댄싱9)
• Duet Song Festival (듀엣가요제)
• DoReMi Market (도레미 마켓)
• Enemy of Broadcasting
• Exchange (TV program)
• EXID's Showtime
• EXO's Showtime (엑소의 쇼타임)
• Factory Girl (reality show)
• Family Outing (패밀리가 떴다)
• Finding SKZ
• Fun & Joy
• Gag Star
• Get it Beauty
• Gfriend x Mamamoo's Showtime
• Girls High School Mystery Class
• Girls' Generation Goes to School
• Going Seventeen
• Goldfish (황금어장)
• Gomak Boys
• Good Sunday (일요일이 좋다)
• Grandpas Over Flower
• Great Escape
• HaHa-Mong Show
• Happy Sunday (해피선데이)
• Happy Together (해피투게더)
• Heart Signal
• Hello Baby
• Hello Counselor
• Heroes
• His Man
• Hit the Stage
• House on Wheels
• Hyori's Homestay
• I Live Alone (나 혼자 산다)
• Idol Battle
• Idol Master
• Idol Room (아이돌룸)
• Idol School
• Idol Show
• Image Fighter 2013
• Infinite Challenge (무한도전)
• Infinite's Showtime
• Invincible Youth (청춘불패)
• It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets

• JJANG!
• K-Pop Star Hunt
• Kara Bakery
• Knowing Bros (아는 형님)
• Korea's Got Talent
• Korea Number One (코리아넘버원)
• Lee Hyo Ri's X sister
• Let Me In
• (출발 드림팀)
• Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2
• Life Bar
• Little Forest
• Love & Hate
• Love Catcher
• M-GIGS
• M;terview
• M Tunes
• Merry Queer
• Master in the House
• Master Key
• MLive
• Mnet Special
• Mnet Star
• Nana Tour
• NCT Life
• New World
• New Journey to the West
• Nicole The Entertainer's Introduction to Veterinary Science
• Night Star
• Nineteen to Twenty
• Oh! Brothers (오! 부라더스)
• Oh! My School
• Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education (우리동네 예능과 체육의 능력자) / (Cool Kiz on the Block)
• Photo Camping Video Log
• Pink Lie
• Please Take Care of My Refrigerator (냉장고를 부탁해)
• Prison Life of Fools
• Rain Effect
• Real Homme
• Real Man (진짜 사나이)
• Roommate
• Run BTS
• Running Man (런닝맨)

• Secret (비밀)
• Sesame Player
• Seventeen In the Soop
• Shinhwa Broadcast
• Show!terview
• Single's Inferno
• Sistar's Showtime - redirect link
• Sister's Slam Dunk (언니들의 슬램덩크)
• Sisters Over Flowers
• Sixth Sense
• Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter Forest
• Star Golden Bell (스타골든벨)
• Street Man Fighter
• Street Woman Fighter
• Suchwita
• Sunday Night (일요일 일요일 밤에)
• Super Junior's Super TV
• Superhit
• Super Idol Chart Show
• Sweet Girl (Chuseok Special)
• (말하는대로)
• Taxi: The Talk Show
• The Return of Superman
• The Romantic & Idol
• This Is Infinite
• Twogether
• Twice TV
• Unexpected Business
• Village Survival, the Eight
• Wanna One Go
• We Got Married (우리 결혼했어요)
• Weekly Idol
• Win Win (승승장구)
• WINNER TV
• Wook Talk
• Wonder Bakery
• X-Man
• Youn's Stay
• Young Actors' Retreat
• Youth Over Flowers
• Zombieverse - redirect link

Special events

• KBS Drama Awards (KBS 연기대상)
• KBS Song Festival (KBS 가요대상)
• MBC Drama Awards (MBC 연기대상)
• MBC Entertainment Awards (MBC 방송연예대상)
• (MBC 대학가요제)
• SBS Drama Awards (SBS 연기대상)

Documentary

• KBS History Special (KBS 역사 스페셜)
• KBS Special (KBS 스페셜)
• MBC Special (MBC 스페셜)
• SBS Special (SBS 스페셜)

Voice-overs

TV edition movie

• KBS Movie Theatre (KBS 명화극장)
• KBS Saturday Movie (KBS 토요명화)
• MBC Friday Movie Heaven (MBC 금요영화천국)
• MBC Weekend of Movie (MBC 주말의 명화)
• SBS Cine Club (SBS 씨네클럽)
• SBS Movie Express (SBS 영화특급)

See also

• List of South Korean broadcasting networks
• List of programs broadcast by Arirang TV
• List of programmes broadcast by the Korean Broadcasting System
• List of programs broadcast by MBC TV
• List of programs broadcast by Seoul Broadcasting System
• List of programs broadcast by JTBC
• List of programs broadcast by tvN (South Korean TV channel)
• List of South Korean comedians

Notes and References

1. Schulze . Marion . 2017 . Screen Screen Tourism . Digital Culture & Society . 3 . 2 . 123–142 . 10.14361/dcs-2017-0208.