''Real Situation Saturday'' () was a Korean
variety show
Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical performances, sketch comedy, magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is normally introduced by a com ...
shown on the
SBS network. Many popular programs have aired on this Saturday line-up, including ''
X-Man
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'' and ''
Real Romance Love Letter'', dominating Saturday evening ratings for a long time. It began to air for 60 mins. from November 8, 2003 to July 2, 2005, later expanded to 130 mins from July 9, 2005 to October 28, 2006, and cut back to 70 mins. from November 4, 2006 to January 6, 2007 and ended its run because it suffered competition from ''
Infinite Challenge
''Infinite Challenge'' (; abbreviated as ''Mudo'') is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC, that ran from 2005 to 2018.
As of January 2013, it had the largest market share for its timeslot; with ...
''.
Season 1 Segment
X-Man
* Aired: November 8, 2003 - October 9, 2004 (Moved to ''
Good Sunday
''Good Sunday'' ( ko, 일요일이 좋다) is a South Korean reality-variety show shown on the SBS network, which competes directly against MBC's '' Sunday Night'' and KBS2's '' Happy Sunday'' line-up. The program has suffered from the competi ...
'')
* Starring:
Kang Ho-dong
Kang Ho-dong (born June 11, 1970) is a South Korean television host and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as one of the top Korean traditional wrestlers.
In 2008, Kang Ho Dong became the first comedian in history to win the Baeksan ...
,
Yoo Jae-suk,
Kim Je-dong
Kim Je-dong (born 3 February 1974) is a South Korean comedian, variety and talk show host on television.
He is best known for hosting the talk show '' Healing Camp, Aren't You Happy'' on SBS.
Background
Kim is also famous for being one of ...
''Real Situation Finding X-Man'' (Korean: 실제상황 X맨을 찾아라) was that program that began ''Real Situation Saturday''. It later moved to ''Good Sunday'' to revive that line-up and to make way for ''Love Letter''.
Season 2 Segments
Real Romance Love Letter
* Aired: October 16, 2004 - October 28, 2006
* Seasons: 3
* Starring: Kang Ho-dong
''Real Romance Love Letter'' (Korean: 리얼 로망스 연애편지) was a programme featuring male and female contestants competing for "each other".
Our Children Have Changed
*Aired: July 9, 2005 - October 28, 2006 (in ''Real Situation Saturday''. Airs today as stand-alone program.)
*Starring:
Shin Dong-yup
''Our Children Have Changed'' (Korean: 우리 아이가 달라졌어요) is a program about the difficulties of raising children. The predecessor is ''
Shin Dong-yup's Love's Commissioned Mother''.
Super Junior's Full House
*Aired: May 27, 2006 - August 12, 2006
*Starring: Shin Dong-yup,
Super Junior
Super Junior (; stylized in all caps), also known as SJ or SuJu, is a South Korean boy band formed by Lee Soo-man, the founder of SM Entertainment in 2005. They are also dubbed by the media as the "King of Hallyu Wave" due to their promine ...
''Super Junior's Full House'' (Korean: 슈퍼주니어의 풀하우스) was a program where the group, Super Junior, would host 2 foreigners as they stayed in South Korea.
My Love, Monkey
*Aired: September 2, 2006 - October 28, 2006
*Starring:
Ayumi
is a feminine Japanese given name. It is rarely used as a surname.
Possible writings
Ayumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*歩み, "course" "walking" "progress"
;as a given name
*歩, "progress", "walking", "a ste ...
, Jung Jae-yong
''My Love, Monkey'' (Korean: 내사랑 몽키) was a program about raising monkeys.
Season 3 Segment
Love Choice
*Aired: November 4, 2006 - January 6, 2007
*Starring: Kim Yong-man
''Love Choice'' (Korean: 선택남녀) was a program where male celebrities would attempt to date regular women. It was part of the short-lived 70 mins ''Real Situation Saturday'' and ''Good Sunday'' weekend.
External links
''Real Situation Saturday'' Official Homepage
''Love Choice'' Official Homepage
''Our Children Have Changed'' Official Homepage{{in lang, ko
Seoul Broadcasting System original programming
South Korean game shows
South Korean variety television shows
South Korean reality television series
2003 South Korean television series debuts