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Genre | Reality television Talk show |
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Creative director | Jo Seung-wook[1] |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 455 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Production company | SM C&C[2] |
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Network | JTBC |
Release | December 5, 2015 present | –
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Hanja | 아는 兄님 |
Revised Romanization | Aneun Hyeongnim |
McCune–Reischauer | Anŭn Hyŏngnim |
Knowing Bros (Korean: 아는 형님; RR: Aneun Hyeongnim), also known as Men on a Mission or Ask Us Anything,[3][4] is a South Korean television entertainment program produced by SM C&C[5] that premiered on December 5, 2015, and currently airs on Saturdays at JTBC. Although the show has taken on different formats in some episodes, the program features a high school classroom setting with the fixed cast - the titular "brothers" - acting as same-aged students. Guests arrive posing as visiting students from another school and are interviewed by the cast in a talk show segment; the program's second half usually features a variety segment, with the cast and guests taking of activities such as games, talent show, or improvisational acting.
Knowing Bros' current fixed cast includes Kang Ho-dong, Lee Soo-geun, Kim Young-chul, Seo Jang-hoon, Kim Heechul, Min Kyunghoon and Lee Sangmin; Hwang Chi-yeul and Kim Se-hwang were initial cast members in the program's first few episodes. Comedian Lee Jin-ho was added as a fixed cast member in episode 304 and he left after episode 454. Jang Sung-kyu and Shindong have appeared as recurring special guests by hosting the show's game segments. The show received several accolades during its run.