| Problematic Men | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | The Brainiacs |
| Genre | Talkshow Variety |
| Starring | Jun Hyun-moo Kim Ji-seok Lee Jang-won Ha Seok-jin Joo Woo-jae DDotty |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 224 |
| Production | |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Production company | tvN |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | February 26, 2015 – February 13, 2020 |
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Problematic Men (Korean: 문제적남자) was a South Korean television program that aired on tvN. It starred Jun Hyun-moo, Kim Ji-seok, Lee Jang-won (Peppertones), Ha Seok-jin, Joo Woo-jae and DDotty.[1][2]
The program went on hiatus after its broadcast on March 25, 2018.[3] On May 9, 2018, it was announced that the program would be returning as Season 2 from May 29, and would air on every Tuesday at 23:00 (KST), with no change in the current cast lineup.[4] Beginning January 7, 2019 the program aired on Mondays at 23:00 (KST).
The program was on another hiatus after its broadcast on June 10, 2019, as the program was to be replaced by More Salty Tour in its time slot, and it was slated to return in the second half of 2019.[5] On October 28, 2019, tvN confirmed the program would return as Season 3 starting November 21, 2019, with original cast members Tyler Rasch and Park Kyung (Block B) not returning. Plus, model Joo Woo-jae and YouTuber/entrepreneur DDotty would join the cast as new members.[6]
The program had an indefinite hiatus as of February 13, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, which made filming of the program difficult. No update about the show was announced, indicating that the series has ended.[7]
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- ^ Lim, Jeong-yeo (March 31, 2015). "Men with brains gain popularity in Korea". K-pop Herald. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
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- ^ Park, So-young (May 9, 2018). "[공식입장] '문제적남자' 돌아온다..日→火 '현지먹' 후속 29일 첫방". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Lee, A-young (May 8, 2019). "'짠내투어2' 박명수·한혜진·이용진·규현 6월 17일 첫 방송 [종합]". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Park, Soo-in (October 28, 2019). "'문제적남자' 주우재 도티 합류, 11월21일 첫방송 확정(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ Lee, Ha-na (February 27, 2020). "'문제적 남자' 코로나19 여파 당분간 결방, 방송 재개시기 미정(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2020.