Animals (South Korean TV series)

Animals (Korean: 애니멀즈) is a South Korean reality-variety show; a part of MBC's Sunday Night lineup, along with Real Men. It first aired on January 25, 2015[1] replacing Dad! Where Are We Going?. It features eleven celebrities who experience living with a variety of animals in an area created for the show called Animal Town. On March 16, 2015, MBC confirmed that the show would be cancelled after 3 months due to low ratings.[2][3] The show ended on March 29, 2015 and was replaced by King of Mask Singer.

Animals
Genre	Reality television
Created by	MBC
Directed by	Kim Hyun-chul Je Young-jae
Starring	Park Joon-hyung Kwon Yuri Eunhyuk Seo Jang-hoon Yoon Do-hyun Jang Dong-min Kim Jun-hyun KangNam Jo Jae-yoon Kwak Dong-yeon Don Spike
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Production locations	South Korea Guangzhou, China
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	MBC
Original release	January 25 – March 29, 2015
Chronology
Related shows	Sunday Night

Background

On January 5, MBC announced that a pilot program would be replacing Dad! Where Are We Going?. They also stated that Animals would be a show about stars raising pet animals and that the directors of the show would be Kim Hyun-chul (Tears in Amazon) and Je Young-jae (Infinite Challenge). The first confirmed member of the show was former basketball player, Seo Jang-hoon.[4] Days later, several articles were released, confirming the 10 remaining members, g.o.d's Park Joon-hyung, comedians Jang Dong-min[5]& Kim Jun-hyun, songwriter Don Spike, actors Jo Jae-yoon & Kwak Dong-yeon, singer Yoon Do-hyun, M.I.B's KangNam, Super Junior's Eunhyuk, and the sole female member of the cast, Girls' Generation's Kwon Yuri.[6]

For the filming of the segment, 'Three Bears', Park Joon-hyung, Yuri, Jang Dong-min and Kwak Dong-yeon visited the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, China to meet the panda triplets.[7]

Format

The show was originally divided in three segments. Park Joon-hyung, Kwak Dong-yeon, Jang Dong-min and Yuri in the segment, 'Three Bears', where they visit a zoo in China to meet the panda triplets, Seo Jang-hoon, Don Spike and KangNam in the segment 'A dog went to kindergarten' where they visit a kindergarten and babysit six children and some dogs, Kim Jun-hyun, Eunhyuk, Jo Jae-yoon and Yoon Do-hyun in the segment 'OK Farm' where they experience living with animals such as ostriches, goats, sheep, donkeys, calves and pigs.[8]

Cancellation of 'Three Bears'

On February 9, 2015, MBC released a statement saying the segment 'Three Bears' will be cancelled, due to reports of Canine Distemper Virus spreading among the pandas. The viral disease has already caused the death of four pandas in China in the past few months, and the Chinese government decided to prohibit contact between non-zoo officials and the pandas. With the February 8 episode being the last episode with the segment, the show will continue with the two remaining segments, 'A dog went to kindergarten' and 'OK Farm'.[9][10]

Cast

Segment	Name
Three Bears	Park Joon-hyung Kwak Dong-yeon Jang Dong-min Yuri
A dog went to kindergarten	Seo Jang-hoon Don Spike KangNam
OK Farm	Kim Jun-hyun Jo Jae-yoon Yoon Do-hyun Eunhyuk

Ratings

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

List of ratings

Episode #	Original Airdate	TNmS Ratings[11]		AGB Ratings[12]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	January 25, 2015			4.7%
2	February 1, 2015			4.3%

References

1. ""Animals" Finalized as the Variety Show to Replace "Dad! Where Are We Going?"". Soompi. January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
2. Lee Seung-rok (January 8, 2015). "베일벗은 '애니멀즈', '아마존' PD와 '무도' PD의 이색 콜라보". mydaily (in Korean). Retrieved January 21, 2015.
3. Lee Hyeon-yeong (January 8, 2015). "'아빠 어디가' 후속 '애니멀즈', 무도 PD와 다큐 PD의 만남 "서장훈·유리 출연 확정"". TV Daily (in Korean). Retrieved January 21, 2015.
4. Hwang Hye-jin (January 5, 2015). "SNSD′s Yuri Currently Being Considered for New Animal Variety Show". Newsen. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
5. Ahn, Woorim (January 9, 2015). "MBC new variety program 'Animals' Confirms Its Casts". bnt news. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
6. Hong Jung-won (January 13, 2015). "SNSD's Yuri Confirmed as the Only Female Member of 'Animals'". Newsen. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
7. Sora Ghim (January 15, 2015). "'Animals' PD, "I Risked My Life To Shoot This"". bnt news. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
8. Oh Ye-rin (January 25, 2015). ‘일밤-애니멀즈’ 첫 방송, 귀여운 동물들과 스타들의 신선한 조합. etoday (in Korean). Retrieved January 26, 2015.
9. Jo Yeon-kyung (February 9, 2015). "'Animals – Three Bears' Terminates Filming Due to Spread of Infectious Disease in China". Newsen. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
10. Hong Se-young (February 9, 2015). "MBC "'애니멀즈-곰 세마리' 中전염병으로 종영 결정" 공식입장". DongA (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2015.
11. (in Korean) TNmS Multimedia Ratings Page
12. (in Korean) AGB Nielsen Media Research Ratings Page

External links

• MBC official website