Sea of Hope explained

Native Name:

Hangul:	바라던 바다
Rr:	Baradeon Bada
Lk:	The Sea I Desire

Genre:

Cooking show
Reality show

Starring:

Yoon Jong-shin
Lee Ji-ah
Lee Dong-wook
Onew
Kim Go-eun
Lee Su-hyun

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Num Seasons:

Num Episodes:

Location:

Pohang
Goseong

Runtime:

82–92 minutes

Producer:

Song Gwang-jong
Kwon Hye-ji
Ahn Sang-hoon

Camera:

Multi-camera

Network:

JTBC

Sea of Hope^[1] is a South Korean reality show program which aired on JTBC from June 29 to September 14, 2021.^[2]

Synopsis

Sea of Hope is a healing show which combines three themes: sea, bar, and wish. The cast members open a bar on the sea side and offer to the customers various food, drinks and musical acts so they can escape their daily lives for a moment. Episodes 1 to 6 take place in Pohang, the remaining episodes take place in Goseong.

Cast

Name	Role	Episode
Name	Role	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Yoon Jong-shin	General manager				colspan="8"
Lee Ji-ah	Head chef	colspan="12"
Lee Dong-wook	Head bartender	colspan="12"
Onew	Musician, chef assistant	colspan="12"
Kim Go-eun	Lifeguard, server	colspan="12"
Lee Su-hyun	Musician, bartender assistant	colspan="12"
Jeong Dong-hwan (MeloMance)	Musician	colspan="12"
Zai.Ro	Musician							colspan="5"
Rosé (Blackpink)	Part-time server, musician
Sunwoo Jung-a	Part-time server, musician
Kwon Jung-yeol (10cm)	Part-time server, musician										colspan="3"
Jung-in	Part-time server, musician

Songs performed

The following is the list of songs performed at the bar in chronological order.

	Song	Performers	Ref.
2	"Rollin'"	Lee Su-hyun, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro	^[3]
	"Flying Deep in the Night"	Onew, Lee Su-hyun, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Departure"	Yoon Jong-shin, Onew, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
3	"Sadness Guide"	Onew & Jeong Dong-hwan	^[4]
	"Replay"	Onew & Jeong Dong-hwan
	"Annie"	Yoon Jong-shin, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Endless Love"	Yoon Jong-shin, Lee Su-hyun, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Uphill Road"	Yoon Jong-shin, Onew, Lee Su-hyun, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Isn't She Lovely"	Yoon Jong-shin, Onew, Lee Su-hyun, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
4	"Gift"	Jeong Dong-hwan, Onew & Zai.Ro	^[5]
	"The Road to Me"	Onew, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"The Only Exception"	Rosé, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Beach Again"	Lee Su-hyun, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Expectation"	Onew & Jeong Dong-hwan
	"A Doll's Dream"	Onew, Lee Su-hyun & Jeong Dong-hwan
	"Because I Love You"	Rosé & Jeong Dong-hwan
5	"Myself Reflected in My Heart"	Lee Su-hyun & Jeong Dong-hwan	^[6]
	"The Blue Night of Jeju Island"	Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Starry Night"	Onew, Lee Su-hyun, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Lucky"	Onew, Rosé, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"If I Ain't Got You"	Onew, Lee Su-hyun, Rosé & Jeong Dong-hwan
	"Flying Deep in the Night"	Onew, Lee Su-hyun, Rosé, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
6	"Behind You"	Onew & Jeong Dong-hwan	^[7]
	"Beach Mood Song"	Yoon Jong-shin, Lee Su-hyun, Rosé, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"If"	Lee Su-hyun, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Let's Go See the Stars"	Onew, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Read My Mind"	Rosé, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"The Blue in You"	Yoon Jong-shin, Onew, Lee Su-hyun, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Lovely Day"	Lee Su-hyun, Yoon Jong-shin, Onew, Rosé, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Time Walking on Memories"	Rosé, Onew, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Gone"	Rosé & Zai.Ro
7	"My Other Side"	Onew & Jeong Dong-hwan	^[8]
	"Like It"	Yoon Jong-shin & Jeong Dong-hwan
	"Run With Me"	Sunwoo Jung-a & Jeong Dong-hwan
	"Selene 6.23"	Sunwoo Jung-a, Onew & Jeong Dong-hwan
	"That I Was Once By Your Side"	Lee Su-hyun & Jeong Dong-hwan
8	"Fly Me to the Moon"	Sunwoo Jung-a & Jeong Dong-hwan	^[9]
	"My One and Only Love"	Sunwoo Jung-a & Jeong Dong-hwan
	"Spring Girls"	Sunwoo Jung-a, Lee Su-hyun & Jeong Dong-hwan
	"On the Street"	Yoon Jong-shin & Jeong Dong-hwan
	"I Don't Know Anything But Love"	Sunwoo Jung-a & Jeong Dong-hwan
	"The Girl from Ipanema"	Sunwoo Jung-a, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Thick Rice Wine"	Yoon Jong-shin, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"I Miss You"	Onew & Jeong Dong-hwan
	"Cat"	Lee Su-hyun, Sunwoo Jung-a, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Saying I Love You Again"	Onew & Jeong Dong-hwan
9	"Merry-G-Round"	Jeong Dong-hwan	^[10]
	"Lie Lie Lie"	Onew, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Stay Put"	Sunwoo Jung-a
	"Saving All My Love for You"	Lee Su-hyun, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"Exhausted"	Yoon Jong-shin, Jeong Dong-hwan & Zai.Ro
	"City of Stars"	Lee Dong-wook, Lee Su-hyun & Jeong Dong-hwan

Ratings

	Original broadcast date	Average audience share^[11]
+ Average TV viewership ratings
1	June 29, 2021	1.482%
2	July 6, 2021	1.394%
3	July 13, 2021	1.379%
4	July 20, 2021	1.357%
5	July 27, 2021	1.648%
6	August 3, 2021	1.378%
7	August 10, 2021	1.11%
8	August 17, 2021	0.982%
9	August 24, 2021
10	August 31, 2021	0.922%
11	September 7, 2021	0.968%
12	September 14, 2021

Notes and References

우리가 바랬던, 음식과 음악이 있는 특별한 공간 '바라던 바다' 바라던 바다(sea of hope) 1회. YouTube. Sea of Hope (JTBC). June 29, 2021. August 7, 2021.
Web site: [공식]新예능 '바라던 바다' 윤종신·이동욱·이지아·김고은·온유·이수현 출연 확정]. [Official] New entertainment 'The Desired Sea' Yoon Jong-shin, Lee Dong-wook, Lee Ji-ah, Kim Go-eun, Onew, Lee Soo-hyun confirmed to appear. Lee. Seung-mi. May 25, 2021. Naver via Sports Chosun. Sports Chosun. June 12, 2021.
Web site: [SC리뷰] '바라던 바다' 첫 영업에도 '북적북적'…이지아 '펜하' 촬영마치고 극적합류]. Go. Jae-wan. July 7, 2021. Chosun. August 7, 2021.
Web site: ‘바라던 바다’ 로제, 라이브도 마음도 훈훈 "설거지는 제가 할게요". Jin. Hwang-hee. July 14, 2021. MK. August 7, 2021.
Web site: [SC리뷰] '바라던 바다'에 심수련? 메이드인 이지아→수련차 등장…막걸리 분수쇼에 이동욱 "행복해"]. Go. Jae-wan. July 21, 2021. Chosun. August 7, 2021.
Web site: '바라던 바다' 온유-이수현-로제, 환상의 하모니 선사. Operation Team. July 27, 2021. JTBC News. August 7, 2021.
Web site: 바라던 바다’ 로제, 솔로곡 ‘곤’ 무대로 포항 여정 마무리. Lee. Da-gyeom. August 4, 2021. MK. August 7, 2021.
Web site: '바라던 바다' 이지아→김고은 완전체 고성서 첫 영업 시작. Han. Ha-rim. August 11, 2021. Seoul Daily. August 11, 2021.
Web site: '바라던 바다' 이수현, 선우정아 노래에 "때려치고 싶다" 격한 반응. Kim. Ga-young. August 18, 2021. Edaily. September 3, 2021.
Web site: '바라던 바다' 이동욱, 숨겨둔 노래 실력 자랑···이수현과 듀엣. Han. Ha-rim. August 25, 2021. Seoul Daily. September 3, 2021.
Web site: Sea of Hope ratings. ko. Daum.