Knowing Bros

For a list of episodes, see List of Knowing Bros episodes.

Knowing Bros
Knowing Bros Poster
GenreReality television
Talk show
Written by
  • Jeong Yun-hui
  • Yoo Ji-hui
  • Hwang Seon-yeong
  • Choi Ji-yeong
  • Lee Ji-yeong
  • Jeon Min-hee
  • Kim Yeo-won[1]
Directed by
  • Kim Soo-ah
  • Jeong Seung-il
  • Yun Yeo-jun
  • Mun Min-jeong
  • Go Hye-jin
  • Heo Seo-mun[1]
Creative directorJo Seung-wook[1]
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes414 (as of December 25, 2023 (2023-12-25)) (list of episodes)
Production
Running time120 minutes
Production companySM C&C[2]
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseDecember 5, 2015 (2015-12-05) –
present
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
아는 兄님
Revised RomanizationAneun Hyeongnim
McCune–ReischauerAnŭn 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, Lee Sangmin, and Lee Jin-ho; Hwang Chi-yeul and Kim Se-hwang were initial cast members in the program's first few episodes. 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.

  1. ^ a b c 프로그램 정보 [Program Information]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "smentertainment DRAMA/TV SHOW/MUSICAL". smentertainment. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. ^ ""Men on a Mission" on JTBC Worldwide". JTBC Worldwide. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Ask Us Anything : Jang Seo-hee, Hong Seok-cheon". OnDemandKorea. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "아는형님…슈가맨…인생술집…요즘 잘나가는 예능 뒤엔 SM이 있다".