''Do-ol Ah-in Going All Directions'', also known as ''Do-ol Ah-in Go In All Directions'', is a 2019 South Korean culture talk show program on

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presented by actor

Yoo Ah-in Uhm Hong-sik (; born October 6, 1986), known professionally as Yoo Ah-in (), is a South Korean actor, creative director, and gallerist. He is known for playing a diverse spectrum of roles in both television and film, where he often portrays dyn ...

and contemporary Korean philosopher Do-ol Kim Yong-ok. It airs on

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on Saturdays at 20:00 ( KST) from 5 January to 23 March 2019 for 12 episodes.

Overview

''Do-ol Ah-in Going All Directions'' is a hybrid of lecture and variety program that reinterprets a hundred years of modern and contemporary history of Korea that transcends the past and future, and communicates through generations and genders. It was created as a special project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the

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and the

March First Movement The March First Movement was a series of protests against Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese colonial rule that was held throughout Korea and internationally by the Korean diaspora beginning on March 1, 1919. Protests were largely concentrated in ...

. The title "오방간다" (Oh-bang-gan-da) is derived from the

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, and refers to 'all directions' and 'joyful and excited state'. The title was created by Yoo Ah-in, and he directly participated in the planning, co-writing and co-directing each episode, including casting the performers.

Format

A new concept of hybrid variety show made by unexpected combination of professor Kim Yong-ok (pen name: Do-ol), actor Yoo Ah-in and

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singer Lee Hee-moon. Each episode brings different topics related to history, culture, social-politics and current affairs. The talk show takes

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style and emphasizes impromptu elements or improvisations given by Yoo Ah-in and Do-ol that involves the audience and musicians. The talk show opens with audience survey, then a lecture from Do-ol, follows by Yoo Ah-in's personal stories and experiences, and opinion-sharing with audience. Lee Hee-moon performs

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in the program's opening and closing.

Cast

* Do-ol Kim Yong-ok - Presenter *

- Presenter * Lee Hee-moon - Singer, ''Obang-shin'' ('the god of five-directions') * Prelude - Jazz band

List of ''Do-ol Ah-in Going All Directions'' episode

(Ratings: Nielsen Korea provided) *

References

{{reflist South Korean television talk shows Centennial anniversaries Korean Broadcasting System original programming 2019 in South Korea