''Salty Tour'' () is a South Korean television program that airs on tvN. Season 1 aired on every Saturday at 22:30 (KST) beginning November 25, 2017 to June 1, 2019. Season 2, named ''More Salty Tour'' (), began on June 17, 2019 and broadcast timing changed to Mondays at 23:00 (KST). The show had a hiatus after the episode on March 16, 2020 due to the

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, which made travelling and filming for the show difficult. On June 1, it was confirmed that filming for the show had resumed. The program continued from June 30 and broadcast timing changed to Tuesdays at 19:40 (KST). The last episode was aired on August 4.

Program

Season 1

For every destination, 2 or 3 of the cast members (or invited guest(s)) are assigned as 1-day tour guides and are given the same budget per person. There are also scenarios where cast members and/or guests work together as the day's tour guides. With a fixed budget, the tour guide(s) for each day have to attempt to provide a best vacation experience. The judging of the 1-day tours will be done by the remaining cast members and invited guests, based on the food, places of interest, accommodation and a temporary criteria (which changes for every destination) for each day. The winning tour guide can get to enjoy a Small Luxury that each of the tour guide wants to enjoy after being the winning tour guide of the destination.

Season 2 (More Salty Tour)

This season sticks to the same format and rules of Season 1, which emphasised on 1-day tours under tight budgets. However, a new rule is added in this season. For every destination, whoever are assigned as 1-day tour guides can each choose a luxury spot (defined as one that is not the least expensive, but gives more satisfaction), either for food, place of interest or accommodation. The cast members and invited guest(s) have to complete a mission from the production team to get to go for the luxury spot, if not they will have to go for the cheapest alternative of it, arranged by the production team. The winning tour guide(s) for every destination will get a golden badge. A new format was introduced starting from the 9th tour. 2 (or 2 teams of) tour guides will battle against each other, and the remaining cast members and invited guest(s) will each choose to follow 1, hence 2 different tours in the same destination are held on the same day. In the middle of the day, all are gathered for an evaluation, where the remaining cast members and guest(s) can either continue to follow the same tour guide each of them chose at first or change to be guided under the other tour guide if he/she is not satisfied with the previous part of the tour.

Domestic Version

The sub-title beginning episode 116 is ''Wise Online Travel'' (). The domestic version sticks to the original concept of the season.

Cast

Park Myung-soo Park Myung-soo (; born September 27, 1970) is a South Korean comedian, MC, singer, and songwriter who debuted on television in 1993, appearing on MBC. He co-hosted the top-rated comic variety programme ''Infinite Challenge'' and also hosted ...

(Episode 1–121) *

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(Episode 1–6) * Kim Saeng-min (Episode 1-18) *

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(Episode 1-66) *

Park Na-rae Park Na-rae (; born on October 25, 1985) is a South Korean comedian. Early life and education As a teenager, Park attended . After successfully graduating from Anyang Arts High School, she went on to study at Sangmyung University. Career In ...

(Episode 1-69) *

Moon Se-yoon Moon Se-yoon (born May 11, 1982), is a South Korean comedian and television personality. He began his career in the entertainment industry as a comedian with SBS, starting with ' in 2002. He gained recognition through his appearances on SBS's ' ...

(Episode 25–78) *

Heo Kyung-hwan Heo Kyung-hwan (; born February 16, 1981), is a South Korean comedian. He debuted as a comedian on Gag Concert, and is best known for his acts 'Four Men', 'Seoul Mate', and 'Dignity of a Beggar'. He is also known for the shows '' The Human Cond ...

(Episode 28–78) * Han Hye-jin (Episode 79-115) *

Lee Yong-jin Lee Yong-jin (; born on November 18, 1985) is a South Korean comedian and singer. He is most known for his work on the tvN sketch comedy show '' Comedy Big League''. Lee also owns famous sashimi restaurant '960' in Sokcho, Gangwon-do province. ...

(Episode 79-115) * Kyuhyun (

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) (Episode 79-121) * Kim Jun-ho (Episode 111–121) *

So Yi-hyun So Yi-hyun (; born Jo Woo-jung, 조우정; August 28, 1984) is a South Korean actress, with starring and supporting roles in ''Hyena'', '' Assorted Gems'', '' Gloria'', '' Heartstrings'', ''Glowing She'', '' Cheongdam-dong Alice'', and '' Who Ar ...

(Episode 116–121)

Changes to the cast

has stepped down from the show after the episode on December 30, 2017 due to his filming schedule. Since then, the show would invite guest(s) to go on tours together with the cast. On April 3, 2018 it was announced that Kim Saeng-min has stepped down from the show following his recent apology for a past sexual harassment incident. There is no episode on April 7, in order for the production crew to re-edit the remaining of the Taiwan tour, which was already recorded before the news broke out. On May 23, 2018 it was confirmed that

and

would join the show's permanent cast, with the former joining from the episode on May 26 and the latter to join from the episode on June 16. On February 26, 2019 it was confirmed by tvN that

would be leaving the show after the

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tour episodes, with the possibility of having a new fixed cast member to replace her. On March 12, 2019, it was confirmed by tvN that

would step down from the show due to his involvement in the

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. He would be edited out for the episodes that he has already recorded. On May 8, 2019 tvN confirmed that the show would go into Season 2, with only

from Season 1 to remain and Han Hye-jin,

and Kyuhyun (

) to join in as the fixed cast of the show. On February 17, 2020 tvN confirmed that Kim Jun-ho would join the show's permanent cast, starting from the episode on the same day. On June 10, 2020, tvN confirmed that Han Hye-jin has stepped down from the show, and

would join the show's permanent cast. It is also assumed that

has stepped down from the show.

Episodes (Season 1)

2017

2018

2019

Episodes (Season 2 — More Salty Tour)

2019

2020

Ratings

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each year.

Season 1

;2017 ;2018 ;2019

Season 2

;2019 ;2020

* Note that the show airs on a cable channel (

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), which plays part in its slower

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and relatively small audience share when compared to programs

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(

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) on public networks such as

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, SBS, MBC or EBS. *NR rating means ''"not reported"''. * TNmS have stopped publishing their rating report from June 2018.

Notes

References

External links

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