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Weekly Idol | |
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Hangul | 주간 아이돌 |
Genre | Variety |
Created by | Jang Jae-hyuk |
Opening theme | Macho Man by Village People (July 23, 2011 - December 4, 2013) |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 679 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Lee Soon-ok |
Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Genie Pictures[1] (Season 1) HiCC Media (Season 2) PERSONS (Season 3) |
Original release | |
Network | MBC Every1 |
Release | July 23, 2011 present | –
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Weekly Idol (Korean: 주간 아이돌; RR: Jugan Aidol) is a South Korean variety show that began in 2011 and currently airs Wednesdays at 6:20 PM KST on MBC M, and 12:00 AM KST on MBC Every1.[2] It is one of the longest-running variety shows to air on satellite TV in Japan.[3][4]
The show was hosted during its first season by comedian Jeong Hyeong-don and rapper Defconn.
The production company behind the show, Genie Pictures was acquired by FNC Add Culture on January 15, 2018,[5] while FNC Add Culture was acquired by SM Entertainment on May 18, 2018 and renamed SM Life Design Group.[6]
On February 22, 2018, MBC Every1 announced that both hosts would be stepping down from the show.[7][8][9]
Former Roo'ra member Lee Sang-min and comedians Yoo Se-yoon & Kim Shin-young were selected as the new hosts of the show's second season, which debuted on April 11, 2018.[10] On November 21, 2018, it was announced that all 3 hosts, current producers and crew will be departing the show in January 2019, and a restructuring of the program is expected.[11]
On December 18, 2018, it was announced that the new hosts for the third season of the show are comedians Nam Chang-hee & Jo Se-ho and ZE:A's Hwang Kwang-hee. The third season began on January 9, 2019.[12] On February 12, 2020, it was announced that Jo Se-ho and Nam Chang-hee will leave their hosting roles, and there will be special MCs recruited to join Hwang Kwang-hee in hosting of each episode, starting from the episode on February 19 until the episode on April 15.[13] On April 17, it was announced that Super Junior's Eunhyuk will join the fixed MC cast alongside Hwang Kwang-hee, starting from the episode on April 22.[14]
On April 4, 2023 it was announced that Hwang Kwang-hee and Eunhyuk will leave their hosting roles after the episode on April 12, and BtoB's Seo Eun-kwang and Lovelyz's Mijoo will replace the former two beginning from April 19.[15] Mukbang YouTuber Heebab would join the fixed cast lineup beginning the episode on November 1.[16]
On December 26, 2023, it was announced that Lee Mi-joo and Seo Eun-kwang will leave their roles as MCs with their last episode airing the next day.[17] The two would be replaced by Boom and Golden Child's Lee Jang-jun, beginning the episode on January 17.[18]