Kim Seung Woo confesses he is happier when his wife is busy

Actor and ‘1 Night 2 Days‘ cast member Kim Seung Woo confessed that he found married life easier when his wife wasn’t around.

On the latest episode, the talk between the cast members turned to marriage. Fellow member Cha Tae Hyun revealed, “there are 99 good things about marriage and one bad thing. But that one bad thing trumps all of the other good points.”

“That one thing is freedom,” Cha Tae Hyun concluded, sending the cast into fits of laughter.

“I’m happy because my wife is busy,” Kim Seung Woo related, referring to his wife, actress Kim Nam Joo. “The extension for her drama was too small. I wanted it to be extended for two years.”

Kim Nam Joo is currently starring in the KBS drama, “You Who Rolled in Unexpectedly“.

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Joo Won and Kim Seung Woo show their support for Dokdo on ’1 Night 2 Days’

Actors Joo Won and Kim Seung Woo displayed their patriotism and support for the island of Dokdo on a recent episode of KBS‘s ‘1 Night 2 Days‘.

The island called Dokdo – referred to as Takeshima in Japan and Liancourt Rocks in English – is a point of contention between South Korea and Japan, both of whom claim the tiny spit of rock as their property.

“I don’t know how to describe this feeling,” Kim Seung Woo said upon disembarking. “Am I the only one? I feel weird,” he said, ultimately tearing up at stepping onto the rocks.

Joo Won also was overcome with emotions. “I feel so sorry. Although we keep saying Dokdo is our territory, what have I done personally for this island?” he said. “I’m tearing up thinking of this lone rock standing guard over our land.”

Lee Soo Geun, who had visited Dokdo before, had words of support for the overwhelmed cast members. “I cried too when I first visited Dokdo. But don’t worry – there are the security forces protecting Dokdo, as well as the watchful eyes of 50 million Korean citizens.”

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Sung Shi Kyung shows off his fluent English on ’1 Night 2 Days’

The artist and current ‘1 Night 2 Days‘ cast member Sung Shi Kyung displayed his fluent English skills on the latest episode of the KBS variety show.

This episode was themed around getting to know foreigners who lived in South Korea. Sung Shi Kyung was paired with a Kazakh national, Lee Alexandro. Upon finding out he could only speak basic Korean, the two of them proceeded to have a discussion in English.

When asked about Big Bang, Shi Kyung answered, “I know Big Bang, but we’re not friends. They’re a wonderful group,” and also introduced world star Rain.

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Actor Joo Won reveals what he looks for in a girl on ’1 Night 2 Days’

Actor Joo Won revealed his ideal type of girl.

On the latest broadcast of KBS 2TV‘s ‘1 Night 2 Days‘, Joo Won participated in part two of the ‘Forward Vacance’ special, and revealed what he looks for in a significant other.

Fellow ’1N2D’ member Kim Jong Min asked Joo Won, “Who is your ideal girl?” to which Joo Won answered, “I like a girl with [manners and sense].”

He added, “I take basic things very seriously. Such as being good to your elders. I give this kind of thing a lot of thought.”

Meanwhile, during this particular episode of ’1N2D’, Kim Jong Min was caught texting a mysterious woman yet again, bringing attention to the earlier rumors regarding a new relationship.

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SISTAR’s Bora to become the first female guest on season 2 of ’1 Night 2 Days’

SISTAR‘s Bora has been named the first female guest for season two of ‘1 Night 2 Days‘!

A KBS representative recently revealed, “SISTAR’s Bora completed recording for ’1 Night 2 Days’ as a special guest.”

Although she didn’t film for the full duration as she has a busy schedule, her appearance will no doubt bring about enthusiasm and a warm welcome from the all male cast of the ’1 Night 2 Days’.

Tune in to catch her on the summer special show on July 22nd!

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Actor Cha Tae Hyun gifts ’1 Night 2 Days’ staff with cosmetics

Actor Cha Tae Hyun has showed his gratitude towards the staff team of KBS‘s ‘1 Night 2 Days‘ with presents.

On July 18th, a representative of his agency revealed, “Cha Tae Hyun prepared gifts of gratitude to the staff members, who are suffering under the intense heat due to the outdoor filmings.”

The generous actor, who’s currently the new endorsement model for the men’s cosmetic brand UL・OS, gifted each staff member with different cosmetic sets of the brand. In response, it is said that the staff were gratefully touched by his surprise gifts.

Hearing about his thoughtful gesture, fans commented, “He’s so generous!“, “Lucky staff members“, “I wonder if the cast members got presents, too“, and more.

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Viewer ratings for Sunday variety shows, who came out the night’s winner?

On May 7th, AGB Nielson Media Research, a company which logs viewer ratings for TV shows, released the ratings for programs which aired on Sunday, May 6th. The percentages are based on viewers in South Korea.

The variety show with the highest viewer rating was SBS‘s ‘Running Man‘ which gathered 17.7% of the South Korean audience.

The second most watched variety program was SBS’s ‘Laws of the Jungle 2‘ with 13.3% of the audience.

Third place went to MBC‘s “I Am A Singer 2” with 10.5% of the audience.

Furthermore, KBS2TV‘s ‘Qualification of Men‘ and ‘1 Night 2 Days‘, which have had high viewer ratings for several years were surprisingly in fourth and fifth place. ‘Qualification of Men’ had a viewer rating of 8.2% while ’1 Night 2 Days’ had a rating of 6.7%.

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’1 Night 2 Days’ faces low viewer ratings due to lack of a new episode

The latest episode of KBS‘s variety show, ‘1 Night 2 Days‘ saw a major drop in viewer ratings.

According to AGB Nielsen, the 29th broadcast of ‘Happy Sunday’, which is a 2 hour block of programming consisting of ’1N2D’ and ‘Qualifications of Men’,  recorded a measly 9% in viewership ratings.  This is a significant difference when compared to the previous week, which drew in 15.3% when ’1 Night 2 Days’ aired a new episode.

Due to the ongoing KBS labor union strikes and lack of original episodes, KBS was forced to air older episodes (even airing episodes from 2007) as well as highlight reels.  This week’s “special” faced extremely low ratings, mostly caused by the lack of new material.

Meanwhile, in the same time slot, SBS‘s ‘Good Sunday‘ (a block of programming that includes the popular ‘Running Man‘ and ‘Laws of the Jungle 2‘ shows) recorded 14.9% and grabbed first place among competitors.  MBC‘s ‘Our Sunday Night’ recorded 1.9% for ‘Exploration of Genders’ and 8.2% for  ’I Am a Singer 2‘.

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’1 Night 2 Days’ will not be airing new episodes for the next 2 weeks

As it was speculated earlier, it has been confirmed that KBS 2TV‘s ‘1 Night 2 Days‘ will not be airing a new episode this weekend nor the next weekend.

On April 25th, a representative of KBS revealed, “It has been confirmed that ’1 Night 2 Days’ will not air a new episode for 2 weeks.” They stated that this was because with the main production director, Choi Jae Hyung, and the production staff joined the union strike, the show was unable to capture enough footage to broadcast an episode.

Without PD Choi, ’1 Night 2 Days’ tried to enforce recording under other executives, but the recording was cancelled, and thus, the program delay was inevitable.

The KBS representative stated that on April 29th and May 6th, ’1 Night 2 Days’ will substitute their time slot with special broadcasts. However, the concept of the special episodes have not been decided yet. They also revealed that the ’1 Night 2 Days’ members have been notified about the delay.

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Strike causes delays for ’1 Night 2 Days’

On April 20th, KBS producer Park Joong Min revealed that ‘1 Night 2 Days‘ might not be able to make the deadline for the next broadcast.

He revealed, “The filming that was originally scheduled for the 20th was canceled due to internal matters. This week, we’ll be broadcasting footage from Jeonnam, Kangjin. We are still in discussion for next week’s broadcast. We’ll have to work out the schedules of the cast for the next filming so nothing has been decided yet.”

Originally, the ’1 Night 2 Days’ cast was meant to work with executive PDs (producing directors) to make up for PD Choi Jae Hyung, who is participating in the ongoing strike.

Unfortunately, filming has been abruptly canceled, leading to a possible no-show for the April 29th broadcast.

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