Saturday Night Live Korea

Saturday Night Live Korea
Also known as SNL Korea
Genre
Created by Lorne Michaels
Directed by Yoo Sung-mo
Baek Seung-ryong
Kim Min
Ha Byeong-hun
Creative director(s) Song Chang-ui
(Season 4)
Jang Jin
(Season 1,2,3)
Presented by Shin Dong-yup (de facto)
Starring (see 'Current cast members')
Narrated by Kang Su-jin
(Season 3,4)
Lee Sang-hoon
(Season 1,2,3)
Opening theme by Common Ground
Ending theme by Common Ground
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of seasons 7
No. of episodes 140 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Jennifer Danielson
Producer(s) Ahn Sang-hui
Location(s) Multi-studio of CJ E&M Broadcasting Center, Digital Media City, Seoul, South Korea
Running time 60 minutes, including adverts
Saturdays at 23:00 (KST)
Production company(s) CJ E&M
Release
Original network tvN
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release 3 December 2011 (2011-12-03) – present
Chronology
Related shows Saturday Night Live
External links
SNL Korea official tvN website
Korean name
Hangul 새터데이 나이트 라이브 코리아
Revised Romanization Saeteode-i Na-iteu Ra-ibeu Gori-a
McCune–Reischauer Saet'ŏtei Naitŭ Raibŭ Koria

Saturday Night Live Korea (Hangul: 새터데이 나이트 라이브 코리아; abbreviated as SNL Korea or SNLK (Hangul: SNL코리아)) is a South Korean late-night live television sketch comedy and variety television program broadcast on general service cable channel tvN. It is adapted from the long-running American TV show Saturday Night Live on NBC. The weekly program premiered on December 3, 2011, and airs on Saturdays at 23:00.[1]

History

Season one

Written and directed by filmmaker and playwright Jang Jin,[2] the show was officially announced on November 24, 2011 at a roundtable press conference in Cheongdam-dong. The original cast was composed of 17 members: Jang Jin, Ahn Young-mi, Lee Han-wi, Jung Woong-in, Kim Bin-woo, Jang Young-nam, Kim Won-hae, Lee Hae-young, Lee Chul-min, Lee Sang-hoon, Park Joon-seo, Kim Ji-young, Kim Ji-kyung, Min Seo-hyun, Han Seo-jin, Go Kyung-pyo,[3] and Kim Seul-gie. The premiere episode on December 3, 2011 was hosted by actor Kim Joo-hyuk.[4][5]

Then-showrunner and head writer Jang Jin spoke about the difficulties in recruiting guests, saying "When you’re offering a film, you give them a script, ask them how it is and if they say no, say that's good and turn around, but to get people to appear in this show, I had to beg. I even asked them to appear on the show by giving them my next movie script."[6] The first season ran from December 3, 2011 to January 21, 2012 for eight episodes.[7][8]

Season two

The second season ran from May 26 to July 14, 2012 for eight episodes. The cast members were Jang Jin, Lee Han-wi, Kim Won-hae, Kang Sung-jin, Jang Young-nam, Jung Sung-ho, Kim Min-kyo, Lee Sang-hoon, Jung Myung-ok, Kang Yu-mi, Im Hye-young, Park Sang-woo, Ahn Young-mi, Kwon Hyeok-su, Go Kyung-pyo, and Kim Seul-gie.

Season three

The third season ran from September 8 to November 15, 2012 for seventeen episodes.[9] The cast members were Jang Jin, Shin Dong-yup, Kim Won-hae, Jung Sung-ho, Park Sang-woo, Kim Min-kyo, Jung Myung-ok, Lee Sang-hoon, Oh Cho-hee, Jang Yoon-seo, Son Bo-min, Seo Yu-ri, Han Seo-jin, Kwon Hyeok-su, Go Kyung-pyo, and Kim Seul-gie.

Season four

The fourth season ran from February 2 to November 23, 2013 for 38 episodes.[10]

Jay Park and Park Eun-ji joined as regular cast members (they had both previously hosted in season 3). Meanwhile, Jang Jin, Go Kyung-pyo, and Oh Cho-hee exited the program.[11][12] The season 4 cast members were Shin Dong-yup, Kim Won-hae, Lee Sang-hoon, Ahn Young-mi, Kim Min-kyo, Kim Seul-gie, Jung Sung-ho, Jung Myung-ok, Kwon Hyeok-su, Park Sang-woo, Seo Yu-ri, Lee Byung-jin, Jin Won, Jay Park, and Park Eun-ji. New cast additions later in the season were Choi Il-gu, Yoo Se-yoon, 2EYES, and Clara. Jin Won exited the show on episode 18, and Kim Seul-gie did the same on episode 24.

Directors Ahn Sang-hee, Baek Seung-ryong, Kim Min, and Yoo Sung-mo are described them as "SNL Korea's F4."[13][14]

Season five

The fifth season ran on March 1, 2014 to November 29, 2014 for 35 episodes.

Narsha and Seo Eun-kwang (BtoB) joined as regular cast members, while Clara exited the program. Weekend Update was discontinued, and replaced by a mini-talk show hosted by You Hee-yeol.[15]

Season six

The sixth season started on February 14, 2015 and stopped in June 20, 2015 for a temporary hiatus for the airing of The Genius: Grand Final. It resumed on September 19, 2015 and ran until December 19, 2015.

Shim Hyung-rae, Shin Dong-yup, et al., cast meeting, February 21, 2015

Cast

Current cast members

Musical theme of the opening and closing, and between segments, are performed by the band Common Ground (커먼그라운드).

Former cast members

Format and segments

The Korean version follows a similar format as the American version, with a host, cast members and several skits for each episode.

Ratings

The season finale of season two, broadcast on July 14, 2012, was hosted by boy band Super Junior, which was the first non-music program they appeared in as part of the promotion for their sixth studio album Sexy, Free & Single. According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the episodes achieved a nationwide rating of 1.334%.[21]

Episode 13 of season 3, broadcast on December 1, 2012 and hosted by Jay Park, achieved a nationwide rating of 1.54%, with a peak of 1.85%. It recorded 1.04% ratings in the 20 to 49 age group, as well as 1.96% with a peak of 2.49% for women in their 40s, making it the most-watched program in its time slot for both age groups.[22]

List of episodes and guests

For more details on this topic, see List of Saturday Night Live Korea episodes.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "김주혁, <SNL KOREA> 코믹 화보 폭소 작렬 '이런 모습 처음이야". JK Star News (in Korean). 28 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  2. ↑ Kim, Yoon-mi (11 November 2011). "Jang to direct Saturday Night Live Korea". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  3. ↑ Suk, Monica (15 March 2012). "Simon D, Ko Kyeong-pyo join upcoming MBC sitcom". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  4. ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (22 November 2011). "Saturday Night Live Korea to Start Airing on December 3". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  5. ↑ Noh, Hyun-gi (27 November 2011). "Live from Seoul, It's Saturday Night!". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  6. ↑ Oh, Mi-jung (25 November 2011). "Jang Jin Takes Matters Into His Own Hands for SNLK". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  7. ↑ "tvN-장진 감독, 한국판 ‘새터데이 나이트 라이브’ 제작 합심". Boom Seoul (in Korean). 9 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  8. ↑ Sung, So-young (27 January 2012). "Sketch comedies are back, with more bite". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  9. ↑ Park, Gyeong-eun (7 November 2012). "Laugh and Enjoy a Satire of the Presidential Election, "Yeouido Teletubbies"". Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  10. ↑ "'SNL 코리아', 유쾌함 뒤에 숨겨진 숨가쁜 생방송 현장 속으로". Asia Economy (in Korean). 21 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  11. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (7 February 2013). "Jay Park to Join Saturday Night Live Korea". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  12. ↑ Ko, Hong-ju (19 February 2013). "Saturday Night Live Korea Gears Up for a New and Improved Season". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  13. ↑ Jang, Yun-seong (16 February 2013). "Mentor Interview: SNL Korea's F4". M25 (in Korean). MediaWill Co. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  14. ↑ Jung, Min-ho (13 March 2013). "Funny or offensive?: Cable shows push envelope with sexual content". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
  15. ↑ Kim, Hee-eun (18 February 2014). "SNL Korea revamps for 5th season". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  16. ↑ Cha, Yo-rim (8 September 2013). "You Hee-yeol pulls off risque jokes on SNL Korea". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  17. ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (23 November 2011). "Jang Jin to Debut as Newscaster in Comedy Show". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  18. ↑ Lee, In-kyung (26 December 2011). "SNLK’s Jang Jin Gains Popularity with his Political Satire". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  19. ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (27 May 2012). "Jang Jin Compares Diablo 3 to Chanel Handbags on SNLK". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  20. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (17 December 2012). "Brown Eyed Girls Admit Doing Plastic Surgery in Plastic Face Digital Short". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  21. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (16 July 2012). "SNL Korea Season 2 Closes its Curtains with Super Junior". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  22. ↑ Oh, Mi-jung (3 December 2012). "Jay Park Brings High Ratings to SNL Korea". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-09.

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