Three Meals a Day | |
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Also known as | Three Meals |
Hangul | 삼시세끼 |
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Written by | Lee Woo-jung Kim Dae-joo[1] |
Directed by | Na Young-seok Yang Seul-gi |
Starring | Lee Seo-jin Ok Taec-yeon Cha Seung-won Yoo Hae-jin Son Ho-jun Eric Mun Yoon Kyun-sang and others |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 106 |
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Production location | South Korea |
Running time | 70 – 90 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | tvN |
Release | October 17, 2014 July 10, 2020 | –
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Three Meals a Day (Korean: 삼시세끼; RR: samsisekki) is a South Korean reality cooking show broadcast on tvN. The cast live in a small rural or fishing village for three days a week and are tasked to use whatever food they find there to cook three meals a day. They also experience village life while interacting with the locals and entertain various celebrity guests for dinner.
Nine seasons aired from October 2014 to July 2020 on Friday nights at various time slots. Each season featured different locations and casts, according to various themes. There are four themes in total: Jeongseon Village and Fishing Village, which recur across multiple seasons; Gochang Village; and an all-female cast edition Mountain Village.
Two web spin-offs featuring various cast members of New Journey to the West were also produced and released on producer Na Young-seok's YouTube channel. Three Meals in Iceland was released from September 20 to November 29, 2019, while Three Meals a Day for Four, featuring Sechs Kies, was released from May 15 to July 24, 2020.
In October 2021, a third spin-off was released for television broadcast, featuring the cast of hit drama series Hospital Playlist.