{"id":555976,"date":"2023-02-24T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/could-reality-tv-be-the-next-global-trend-in-korean-content\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T09:30:00","slug":"could-reality-tv-be-the-next-global-trend-in-korean-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/could-reality-tv-be-the-next-global-trend-in-korean-content\/","title":{"rendered":"#Could Reality TV Be the Next Global Trend in Korean Content?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3844f64c313\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3844f64c313\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/could-reality-tv-be-the-next-global-trend-in-korean-content\/#Could_Reality_TV_Be_the_Next_Global_Trend_in_Korean_Content\" >Could Reality TV Be the Next Global Trend in Korean Content?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Could_Reality_TV_Be_the_Next_Global_Trend_in_Korean_Content\"><\/span>Could Reality TV Be the Next Global Trend in Korean Content?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In October 2021, Yoo Ki-hwan, content manager at Netflix Korea, received an e-mail from a stranger with a bold pitch for a show involving 100 contestants competing in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of brutal challenges to win a cash prize worth 300 million Korean won (about $315,000). The scale of the show was so grand that it stopped Yoo in his tracks. The sender turned out to be Jang Ho-gi, a producer at leading Korean broadcaster MBC, now the lead producer of <em>Physical 100<\/em>, Netflix\u2019s latest hit reality show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cIt had tones that I had not seen in plans for un<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ed projects, and that made me want to make it into a Netflix show,\u201d Yoo says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>Physical 100<\/em>, which takes the form of a survival <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, brings together Korea\u2019s highest-profile athletes, bodybuilders and sports influencers, such as mixed martial arts fighters like Yoshihiro Akiyama, as they compete in extreme games that test their physical strength. The show started with a modest cult following among local audiences, but it is now creating buzz both at home and abroad, buzz of a scale that few other Korean non-fiction shows have achieved. As of the third week of February, <em>Physical 100<\/em> is topping Netflix\u2019s top 10 list for non-English TV, with more than 45 million hours viewed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Netflix now says it will release at least eight Korean unscripted titles this year, which is double its output last year in the category. The streamer is looking to do for the Korean reality category what it did for Korean drama with the global success of <em>Squid Game<\/em>. Forthcoming shows will include a variety of themes, including mind games, a zombie format and dating reality shows, such as the third season of the popular Single Inferno.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cKorean nonfiction shows didn\u2019t really <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> before Netflix started taking them global,\u201d says Don Kang, Netflix\u2019s vp of content in Korea. \u201cThere are some ways that we made shows more easily understandable to the global audience \u2014\u00a0not the creative itself, but maybe the use of on-screen text and subtitles. If you watch some Korean nonfiction shows, the style in which they use text and subtitles in combination with the creative intention, sometimes makes it very hard for the content to travel. So, it\u2019s more about communicating the creative intent in the right way. Those are tactical issues but I think they do make a lot of difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Korean entertainment giant CJ Entertainment has enjoyed international sales for its non-scripted Korean titles over the past decade. But it was within the last few years that the company began to see a drastic rise of interest in Korean non-fiction formats. <em>I Can See Your Voice<\/em>, the company\u2019s singing reality competition, was sold in 27 countries, including the U.S. where Korean-American co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n Ken Jeong is a host. <em>Grandpas Over Flowers<\/em>, a reality show featuring Korean actors in their 70s and 80s traveling to Europe to fulfill their bucket list, was sold to 12 countries and became the first Korean format to be picked up by NBC. Separately,<em> I-LAND<\/em>, a boy band audition series, was nominated for a non-scripted Emmy in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThere is a definite trend where non-scripted K-content is expanding,\u201d says Diane Min, CJ ENM\u2019s head of format sales. \u201cK-content has been in the spotlight for years, and its formats are recognized for uniqueness. Creators challenge themselves to make something that is really fresh and distinctive. We\u2019ve been able to experience this firsthand with the success of our popular titles, such as <em>I Can See Your Voice<\/em> and <em>Grandpas Over Flowers<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    CJ has an ambitious slate of non-scripted content planned for 2023, including <em>Boys Planet<\/em>, a K-pop boy band audition program that involves fans voting to select members of the group from contestants from around the globe. Around 229 music labels from 84 regions submitted applicants for the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The trend has allowed many South Korean producers to rethink the spectrum of their audience and the focus of their programming \u2014 including both the content slant and technical details that are required to make a show go global.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Some shows simply feature a cast that has global appeal. <em>Jinny\u2019s Kitchen<\/em>, CJ\u2019s latest reality show set in the Mexican city of Bacalar, features a celebrity cast running a Korean snack bar and serving Korean dishes abroad. For the show, the producer selected actors and musicians who have performed on the highest levels of the world stage, including V of BTS and Choi Woo-sik, the young star of Bong Joon-ho\u2019s multi-Oscar winner <em>Parasite<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Jang, creator and producer of Netflix\u2019s <em>Physical 100<\/em>, says he learned to embrace an outsider\u2019s point of view and minimize local references and nuances when working with the streamer for the first time. Instead, he focused on the universal human emotions and expressions behind each contestant\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cBecause it was also aimed at global audiences, I thought that it shouldn\u2019t be difficult for them to follow the flow of the show,\u201d he says. \u201cSo far, the response from overseas is far more than I expected. People are asking \u2018Why wouldn\u2019t you do the show outside of Korea?\u2019 They\u2019re recommending suitable contestants in their own country. As a producer, I\u2019d love to be able to shoot this show on every continent. I hope the show develops into a program that contestants from all over the world can participate in.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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