Roommate (TV program)

Roommate
GenreReality television
Directed byNam Carla
StarringPark Bom (2NE1)
Jo Se-ho
Hong Soo-hyun
Lee Dong-wook
Nana (After School)
Park Min-woo
Seo Kang-joon (5urprise)
Heo Young-ji (KARA)
Jackson (GOT7)
Ryohei Otani
Park Joon-hyung (g.o.d)
Shin Sung-woo
Bae Jong-ok
Sunny (Girls' Generation)
Lee Guk-joo
Chanyeol (EXO)
Song Ga-yeon
ComposerYoon Jong-shin
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes46
Production
ProducersPark Sang-hyuk
Jang Seok-jin
Lee Seung-hoon
Production locationSeoul
Running timeSeason 1: approx. 80–120 minutes per episode
Season 2: approx. 80–90 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkSBS
ReleaseMay 4, 2014 (2014-05-04) –
April 14, 2015 (2015-04-14)
Related
Good Sunday
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Roommate (Korean: 룸메이트) is a South Korean reality show; formerly part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup. It was first scheduled to be aired on April 20, 2014, but due to the Sewol ferry tragedy and the temporary broadcast halt, the airing date was pushed to May 4, 2014. The show features eleven celebrities living together in a share house located in the Seongbuk-dong area of Seoul, sharing common spaces such as the kitchen, living room, and washrooms, as well as household tasks.[1] The house features sixty cameras and five bedrooms.[2]

Six of the original eleven roommates left the show ending the first season of Roommate on September 14, 2014.[3] Seven new roommates were added for a brand new second season beginning September 21, 2014.[4] With the return of K-pop Star to Good Sunday, Roommate moved to airing every Tuesday at 11:15 pm as a stand-alone program starting November 25, 2014.[5] The second season was cancelled due to low ratings with the final episode airing on April 14, 2015. It was confirmed that there will be no season 3.[6]

  1. ^ "'K팝스타3' 후속프로 '룸메이트' 확정..4월20일 첫방". Star Today (in Korean). 25 February 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. ^ '룸메이트' 예고편 첫 공개..은밀한 스토리 모습은?. Star Today (in Korean). 11 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. ^ '룸메이트' 시즌2, '괜찮아 룸메이트'로 바뀐다. Star News (in Korean). 7 September 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. ^ '룸메이트 시즌2', 배종옥부터 오타니 료헤이까지 '연륜+글로벌'. OSEN (in Korean). 12 September 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  5. ^ "SBS '룸메이트', 火심야 이동..'매직아이' 사실상 폐지". Star News (in Korean). 30 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  6. ^ "'룸메이트' PD "시즌3 기획 중단...시즌2는 오는 14일 마지막 방송"". Sports Donga (in Korean). 6 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.