1Night 2Days [1박2일] - Korean Reality TV Show

Every week, 1N2D will take the viewers to various beautiful places in South Korea. They usually start their journey from Seoul and travel by car, bus, train, boat or even airplane.

Throughout the show duration, the 6 permanent celebrities (I usually call them as the members / the boys) will not be able to use their own money, hence, they will be given an allowance in which they usually have to earn this allowance by playing games or accomplish a particular mission.

After they get their allowance, they will start their journey. Along the way, depending on their travel type, they will have lunch break. They will play mission / games in order to get their lunch. The game is usually pretty simple, like answering quizzes, playing rock, paper, scissor game.

And after several hours of travel, they will arrive at the destination places in which they will introduce the place, what we can do there as well as the food.

The members will be given an afternoon break, and at night time, they usually play game to get their dinner. Dinner usually consist of the food specialties from that particular places, so never watch this show on a hungry stomach. You'll definitely get hungry and reach for food everytime they eat yummy delicious dinner. ahhh mussels... cuttlefish... octopus... very sweet sweet potato... natural delicious kelp....

For sleeping, they have two different sleeping arrangements: outside and inside. They will play Bok-bul-bok Game which means "blessing curse blessing" game to decide their sleeping arrangements. Sometimes the member plays the game individually or in a group of 3. The losers will have to sleep outside, sometimes in a snowy condition or in a very hot weather with lots of mosquitoes flying around. It is definitely not fun to sleep outside under extreme weather condition so the members take this game very seriously.

And in the morning, they have a morning mission. They will be woken up with a funny wake-up song and afterwards, they will have to do the morning mission as instructed. The person who win the mission will get the much deserved breakfast.

Depending on the places they visit that week, the show usually ends after the morning mission.

1N2D [Season 2] consists of 7 celebrities as their permanent members.

- Lee Su Guen (nicknamed "national driver") because he always drives the car wherever they travel and he even got his bus license. He wants to drive a bus so they can take more viewers with them to enjoy beautiful places in South Korea. Su Guen is definitely one of the funniest member, and he never hesitates to take off his clothes to perform a funny scene (the tears of Amazon scene, so funny). His color is (gray.

- Kim Jong Min is also the original member of 1N2D and a great dancer. He was in hiatus for 2 years due to military service and rejoined the members in December 2009. The members "kidnapped" him on the same day he finished his military service. It was a tear-breaking funny episode as he joined the other members on one of the coldest night in South Korea. His color is blue.

- Uhm Tae Woong (nicknamed "Mudang" by Lee Seung Gi). He is the newest member of 1N2D, his first appearance was on episode 194 (broadcast on February 2011). On his first episode, he was left behind without any 1N2D staffs, members and no money allowance. He was given a mission to rejoin the members within a given time and he was able to complete the mission. Hence, LSG nicknamed him "Mudang" means that even though nobody expected "nothing", he was able to do it. =) His color is yellow.

- Kim Seung Woo

- Cha Tae Hyun

- Sung Si Kyung

- Joo Won

- Kang Ho Dong was a nation's top wrestler and he is one of the top MC in Korea. He is the member who loves to argue with the show's producers in order to give them more food and allowance (hence he's also called "master of negotiation"). He has big personalities and his laughter will definitely make you laugh too. But, be careful when he is angry. It's pretty scary! Especially when they lost game and ended up with no food for dinner or when he lost individual lunch / morning mission. He will look like a lost person whose hunger and tiredness overcome his body and makes him restless and sad. His color on 1N2D is Red. Kang Ho Dong temporarily retired from the entertainment industry due to tax evasion issue, and unfortunately, the viewers didn't hae a chance to say goodbye to him on 1n2d :(

- Ji Sang-Ryeol: He joined the cast on the first episode and left on episode 7 due to his other drama's filming commitment.

- Noh Hong-cheol: He left 1N2D because he wanted to focus on his other variety show and was left after 14 episode.

- Kim C: Kim C tends to be like "mom" to the other 1N2D members. He usually put blanket over the other members if he saw them cold. He was pretty quiet and very smart. He left 1N2D on May 2010 due to his music commitment. His last episode was the school trip episode and we saw a tear-breaking moment as he only gave 2 days notice to the other members about him leaving the show. It was also a touching episode as the other member prepared a special breakfast for him. He is deeply missed.

- MC Mong: a born-comedian and is nicknamed "monkey" due to his "monkey-like" facial expression. The funniest member of 1N2D, an amazing dancer and he is very funny. Due to issue with military service, he is currently banned from KBS, hence he no longer appear on 1N2D. I miss him terribly, 1N2D is not the same without him. It feels like the show misses one piece of puzzle and I miss his cute, funny, loving interaction with his "dissapointed bother", Eun Ji Won and his other "dissapointed family" member, Lee Seung Gi. I hope his issue will be solved soon and he will re-join 1N2D again.

- Eun Ji Won who is nicknamed "Eun Cho Ding" due to his elementary student or childish action. But he has a soft heart and is a great dancer & singer. He loves to eat and you'll see him very annoyed every time they lose food / ingredients during dinner game / mission. He is also a great sleeper, and usually he wakes up pretty late. So it's a miracle if he wins a morning mission. Ji Won is one of the original member of 1N2D. He is a genius, he always says that his IQ is 160! It's no doubt that he is an amazing strategist! His color is orange.

- Lee Seung Gi is nicknamed "Heodang" by former 1N2D member, Kim C, because of his odd way of thinking. He is a very smart person, however, sometimes, he interprets something oddly.

For example: one day they were talking about how dangerous it is to drive on snowy weather. Lee Seung Gi said that we should use "spare tires" to prevent an accident. Kim C then corrected him saying that it's not "spare tires" but "snow tires". It brought laughter to the other members and embarrassment for LSG. Hahaha... Or one day when the other members were talking about "battery" and LGS thought it was "bahtery". He is so funny but his cute smile will definitely melt everyone's heart. LGS is one of the most popular member of 1N2D. He is very sincere and caring towards his hyungs (older brothers). But beside his heodang personality, he is actually very smart. He's the master of quizzes and multiplication games. His color is Pearl Mint.

Both Eun Ji Won & Lee Seung Gi left when 1n2d season 1 ended and had their last shooting on 10 & 11 February 2012.

Companion:

- Sang-geun is a cute dog who accompanies the member during their trip. However, he is rarely seen anymore due to his age. :(

- Episode 354 / Episode 223 - 5 Days Market Trip (1st episode without Kang Ho Dong)

- Episode 353 / Episode 222 - 3rd Viewers Tour Final Part

- Episode 352 / Episode 221 - 3rd Viewers Tour Part III

- Episode 351 / Episode 220 - 3rd Viewers Tour Part II

- Episode 350 / Episode 219 - 3rd Viewers Tour Part I

- Episode 349 / Episode 218 - Viewers Tour Preparation Trip Part II

- Episode 348 / Episode 217 - 1N2D Japan Trip & Viewers Tour Preparation Trip

- Episode 347 / Episode 216 - 1N2D Waterfall Special Part III

- Episode 346 / Episode 215 - 1N2D Waterfall Special Part II

- Episode 345 / Episode 214 - 1N2D Waterfall Special Part I

- Episode 343 / Episode 213 - 1N2D 200th Episode Part II

- Episode 342 / Episode 212 - 1N2D 200th Episode

- Episode 341 / Episode 211 - Analog Trip Part II

- Episode 340 / Episode 210 - Analog Trip Part I

- Episode 339 / Episode 209 - Actors Special Part II

- Episode 338 / Episode 208 - Actors Special Part I

I've heard a rumor that following the highly-anticipated 1N2D Actresses Special, 1Night 2Days production team has prepared another "special" 1N2D Supporting Actors Luxury Time Special

Just realized it's not a rumor, the production team has officially confirmed it on the 13th May 2011!

They joined the cast members of 1N2D "Kang Ho Dong, Lee Su Guen, Uhm Tae Wong, Eun Ji Won and Lee Seung Gi" on their 1N2D shooting (which was on the 20th and 21st May 2011) and the supporting actors special episode will be aired in June 2011.

The supporting actors who will join them on the trip are: Ahn Kil Kang (he played drama together with Uhm Tae Woong in Queen Seon Deok), Sung Ji Roo, Sung Dong Il (he was co-star with Lee Seung Gi in My Girlfriend is Gumiho & is currently shooting a movie together "Special Investigation Bureau" with Uhm Tae Woong), Kim Jung Tae, Jo Sung Ha, and Go Chang Seok.

It means the viewers will be treated with 1N2D guests specials episodes starting from 22th May - end of June 2011.

News Source: Asiae

On the 6 & 7 of May 2011, 1Night 2Days members went on overnight trip with 6 actresses, something which they have never done before. The broadcast of this actress special episode was aired on the 22nd May 2011 and the second episode will be aired on the 29th May 2011.

The 6 actresses are:
- Kim Soo Mi
- Choi Ji Woo
- Seo Woo
- Lee Hye Young
- Kim Ha Neul
- Yeom Jung Ah

News Source: Allkpop

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===> Recaps of 1N2D Actor Special Episodes - Episode 205, 206 & 207 <===

Finally, 1Night 2Days Annual Viewer Tour is coming this Summer!

Application is now open for Korean Citizens of age 1 - 100 years old and you can submit your application at KBS website. The application deadline was May 15, 2011.

The shooting for this 3rd viewer trip will be in August.

- 6 Celebrities travel together around South Korea & stay overnight in various lodging
- Outside & Inside Sleeping Arrangement
- Missions and Games along the way - dinner / lunch / snack as reward
- They love ramen & gimchi - they always eat these food when they lost the mission / game & ended up with no dinner / lunch
- Cruelly woken-up with annoying song / countdown timer
- Morning mission; ie. climb up to the mountain to eat breakfast or multiplication question
- Extreme weather condition

The most common games on 1N2D are as follows:

- Bok-bul-bok (blessing-curse-blessing)
- Morning mission game
- Cooking game
- Charades game
- Rock, paper, scissor game
When they are arguing or need to decide on the order or who will need to be left behind on their own, the members always play the rock, paper, scissor game to decide.

Fun Games on 1N2D (the kind of games which we can play with our families; fun and easy to do):

- Flick the bottle cap Game
I love this game! They usually play in a table, and whoever flick the bottle cap the furthest, is the winner.

- Strawberry Game
The members choose a particular theme, for example "fruits". Each member will have to pick one fruit, for example: A choose "Kiwi", B choose "Banana". The game begins when they sing the song "I am ground". Then one member will yell one particular fruit name, ie: 2 Kiwi. The "Kiwi" person or "A" will need to say "Kiwi" "Kiwi" (twice). Then A will need to yell another fruit, ie: 4 banana. B will need to yell "Banana" "Banana" "Banana" "Banana". The game continues until one person is unable to follow the instruction from the previous player.

- Senses Game
Each member will yell a number, for example 1 2 3 and so on and if two members stand up at the same time, one of them will lost. This is the most cruel game in 1N2D as they usually play sense game to decide who will be left behind by their own.

- Elephant Turn Game
The member will have to turn 10 times and usually they will have to run a short distance / catch their shoe. It is a fun, entertaining game as we will see their dizziness after 10 exhausting turn and they rarely run in the right direction! Kim C is the best one in elephant turn as he always calm and not experiencing heavy dizziness as the other members.

- Jegi Game
Ah this is also one of my favorite game, MC Mong & Lee Su Guen are the best Jegi players. Jegi is a traditional Korean outdoor game and the member kicks jegi (which are usually made up from paper, cloth, hacky sack or even coin) up on the air and he has to keep kicking the jegi to prevent it fall to the ground. The game ends when the jegi falls onto the ground.

- Sit-up Game
One member will have to sit-up, usually 10 times in a row.

- Double jump rope Game
An exhausting double jump rope game, they usually need to do this game 10 consecutive times in order to win.

Odd Games on 1N2D:

- Napping / Sleeping Game
On this game, the members are given 30 minutes to sleep. If one member fails, all members will have to sleep on the street!

- Eat the food and discover if it's the right food (okay, I just made up the game's title, as I don't really know the name of the game ^^)
A part of Bok-bul-bok sleeping game, the show provides same food for them. However, one food usually is filled with not-delicious filling. For example: on one episode, they were given persimmons. One persimmon was unfortunately very sour and the member who ate it (if they couldn't stand the sour taste) would need to sleep outside.

Quiz Games on 1N2D:

- Multiplication Question
Lee Seung Gi is the smartest one and he usually gets this multiplication question correct. They are given this question usually for dinner game and morning mission (can you imagine, as soon as you wake up, there's someone asking you a multiplication question? I wouldn't be able to answer the question even though it's a very easy question!)

- Capital City Question
It is one of the easiest game, however, Eun Ji Won usually get it wrong. They will be asked a capital question, for example: what's the capital city of Thailand? etc

- Korean History Quiz
I learned a lot about Korean History through these quizzes. The members rarely get any questions correct and it always bring laughter every time they answer it incorrectly!