Saturday Freedom
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Saturday Freedom (literally Declaration of Freedom Saturday) is a South Korean reality-variety show
shown on the KBS2 network, which competes directly against MBC
's We Got Married
and Infinite Challenge
, and SBS' Star Junior Show Bungeoppang and Star King. As of September 10, 2011, Saturday Freedom is divided into 2 parts. The first part airs at 5:15PM for about 60 minutes, and the second part airs at 6:15PM for about 100 minutes.
and Part 2 airing at 6:15PM KST, in an effort to boost ratings.
Birth of a Family (Korean: 가족의 탄생) is a "animal communion variety" program and was first broadcast on November 11, 2011.
The program is divided into two corners, Let's Live Together (같이 삽시다) and Birth of a Family (가족의 탄생). Let's Live Together features Lee Hwi-jae and Kim Byung-man as rare animals visit their home. Birth of a Family features idol groups living with and becoming the family of abandoned dogs, and helping them find new owners.
Immortal Song 2: Singing the Legend (Korean: 불후의 명곡 Ⅱ - 전설을 노래하다; Romanized: Bulhooae Myeonggok II - Jeonseoleul Nurehada) is a music
competition
program and began airing on June 4, 2011. It is a revival of Immortal Song, and features idol singers performing songs of legendary singers. The singers perform in front of an audience who vote for who they believe best presented the classic songs.
Secret (Korean: 시크릿) (Subtitle: Are You a Good Person?) is a game
-talk show
featuring secrets of celebrities. Stars must play games and succeed to prevent a secret of theirs from being revealed by a friend. Originally airing after Immortal Song 2, the program faced difficulty when Immortal Song 2 aired for too long, thus eating into the airtime of Secret. On one occasion, the program only aired for three minutes on July 23, 2011.
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
shown on the KBS2 network, which competes directly against MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
's We Got Married
We Got Married
We Got Married is a popular reality South Korean variety show, one segment of the Sunday Sunday Night program. First broadcast in 2008, the show pairs up Korean celebrities to show what life would be like if they were married...
and Infinite Challenge
Infinite Challenge
Infinite Challenge is a Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC. As of June and July 2009, it still has the largest market share for its timeslot, between 13.8 percent and 19.7 percent of Korean television viewers watched Muhan Dojeon at 6:40 PM every Saturday...
, and SBS' Star Junior Show Bungeoppang and Star King. As of September 10, 2011, Saturday Freedom is divided into 2 parts. The first part airs at 5:15PM for about 60 minutes, and the second part airs at 6:15PM for about 100 minutes.
History
Programs prior to Saturday Freedom featured a similar title. Declaration of Freedom Today is Saturday (자유선언 오늘은 토요일) began airing on October 17, 1998 and aired until April 28, 2001. Beginning on May 5, 2001, Show Everyone's Saturday (쇼 여러분의 토요일) aired, then on November 10, 2001 Declaration of Freedom Saturday Big Operation (자유선언 토요대작전) took over and aired until November 1, 2003, which at this time KBS's Saturday lineup program was cancelled. It was revived on April 25, 2009, as Invincible Saturday (천하무적 토요일) and aired until December 25, 2010, and KBS's Saturday lineup program was cancelled once again. It was revived again as Saturday Freedom on June 4, 2011. On September 10, 2011, Saturday Freedom divided into two parts, Part 1 airing at 5:15PM KSTKorea Standard Time
Korea Standard Time is the standard time zone in North and South Korea and is 9 hours ahead of UTC : i.e., when it is midnight UTC, it is 9 am Korea Standard Time. Korea does not currently observe daylight saving time but has experimented with it in the past...
and Part 2 airing at 6:15PM KST, in an effort to boost ratings.
Broadcasting Times
- June 4 - June 11, 2006 (17:35 - 19:55 ; 2 hours 20 minutes)
- June 18 - September 3, 2011 (17:50 - 19:55 ; 2 hour 5 minutes)
- September 10, 2011 – Present (17:15 - 19:55 ; 2 hours 40 minutes)
- September 10, 2011 - Present (17:15 - 18:15 ; 1 hour ; Part 1)
- September 10, 2011 - Present (18:15 - 19:55 ; 1 hour 40 minutes ; Part 2)
Birth of a Family
- Starring: Lee Hwi-jae, Kim Byung-man, BoomBoom (entertainer)Lee Min Ho , better known as Boom , is a South Korean rapper, singer, actor, radio host, and television presenter.He has made numerous Television appearances in South Korean comedy shows and has acted in sitcoms as well....
, No Woo-jin, Infinite, A PinkA PinkA Pink is a seven-member South Korean girl group under A Cube Entertainment; a sister company of Cube Entertainment. The groups consists of Park Chorong , Yoon Bomi, Jung Eunji, Son Naeun, Hong Yookyung, Kim Namjoo and Oh Hayoung. They debuted last April 19, 2011 with the EP Seven Springs of A...
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Birth of a Family (Korean: 가족의 탄생) is a "animal communion variety" program and was first broadcast on November 11, 2011.
The program is divided into two corners, Let's Live Together (같이 삽시다) and Birth of a Family (가족의 탄생). Let's Live Together features Lee Hwi-jae and Kim Byung-man as rare animals visit their home. Birth of a Family features idol groups living with and becoming the family of abandoned dogs, and helping them find new owners.
Immortal Song 2
- Starring: Shin Dong-yup, Kim Gu-raKim Gu-raKim Gu-ra is a Korean MC, comedian and radio host.He first appeared on television in the 1990s in comedy shows and comedy skits. Kim was blasted by the Korean public for harshly criticizing famous rock band H.O.T...
, Moon Hee-joon.
Immortal Song 2: Singing the Legend (Korean: 불후의 명곡 Ⅱ - 전설을 노래하다; Romanized: Bulhooae Myeonggok II - Jeonseoleul Nurehada) is a music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
competition
Competition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...
program and began airing on June 4, 2011. It is a revival of Immortal Song, and features idol singers performing songs of legendary singers. The singers perform in front of an audience who vote for who they believe best presented the classic songs.
Secret
- Aired: June 4 - November 5, 2011
- Starring: Lee Hwi-jae, Shin Bong-sun, Kim Hee-chul.
Secret (Korean: 시크릿) (Subtitle: Are You a Good Person?) is a game
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
-talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
featuring secrets of celebrities. Stars must play games and succeed to prevent a secret of theirs from being revealed by a friend. Originally airing after Immortal Song 2, the program faced difficulty when Immortal Song 2 aired for too long, thus eating into the airtime of Secret. On one occasion, the program only aired for three minutes on July 23, 2011.