Youth Over Flowers
| Youth Over Flowers | |
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| Also known as | 'Friends Over Flowers' |
| Genre | Travel |
| Written by | Lee Woo-jung Choi Jae-young |
| Directed by | Na Young-seok Shin Hyo-jung |
| Starring | (See cast) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Seoul Peru Laos Iceland Namibia Botswana Zimbabwe Zambia |
| Running time | 90 minutes Fridays at 21:40 (KST) |
| Release | |
| Original network | tvN |
| Original release | August 1, 2014 - October 10, 2014 January 1, 2016 – April 1, 2016 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Three Meals a Day |
| Related shows | Grandpas Over Flowers Sisters Over Flowers |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Youth Over Flowers (Hangul: 꽃보다 청춘; RR: Ggotboda Cheongchun)[1] is a South Korean travel-reality show which premiered on tvN in 2014.
Contents
Editions
I. Peru
The three singer-songwriters went on a backpacking tour of Peru, with Machu Picchu as their ultimate destination.[2] They went to Peru on June 25, 2014 and were only informed about the trip three hours before the flight, causing them to travel with no luggage.[3]
II. Laos
Similar to the previous season, the three actors (who all starred in Reply 1994[4][5]) were also not informed about their trip to Laos and only found out about it three hours before the flight. They went to Laos on July 7, 2014 and returned on July 14, 2014.
III. Iceland
This season of Youth Over Flowers was initially announced with three cast members, Jung Sang-hoon, Jung Woo, and Jo Jung-suk. The three actors went to Iceland on November 25, 2015 whereas Kang Ha-neul, who was also courted but couldn't go due to his commitment to appear on Blue Dragon Film Awards, was surprised by Youth Over Flowers team and taken right after the award show to join the other actors on November 26, 2015. The four actors were given a mission to see aurora before they return home on December 4, 2015.
IV. Africa
On January 22, 2016 Ahn Jae-hong, Ryu Jun-yeol, and Go Kyung-pyo were surprised by Youth Over Flowers team during the last day of their Reply 1988's celebratory vacation in Phuket, Thailand and were taken to Namibia. Park Bo-gum who had returned from Phuket early for his Music Bank filming was taken right after the recording concluded.[6] The actors stayed in Namibia and Zimbabwe for 10 days and returned to South Korea on February 2, 2016.
Ratings
2014
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| Episode | Original airdate | AGB Ratings[7] |
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| 1 | August 1, 2014 | 4.6% |
| 2 | August 8, 2014 | 5.5% |
| 3 | August 15, 2014 | 5.7% |
| 4 | August 22, 2014 | 4.9% |
| 5 | August 29, 2014 | 4.8% |
| 6 | September 5, 2014 | 3.8% |
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| Episode | Original airdate | AGB Ratings[7] |
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| 7 | September 12, 2014 | 5.4% |
| 8 | September 19, 2014 | 5.7% |
| 9 | September 26, 2014 | 4.8% |
| 10 | October 3, 2014 | 5.0% |
| 11 | October 10, 2014 | 3.7% |
2016
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| Episode | Original airdate | AGB Ratings[7] |
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| Average ratings | ||
| 1 | January 1, 2016 | 8.2% |
| 2 | January 8, 2016 | 8.5% |
| 3 | January 15, 2016 | 7.8% |
| 4 | January 22, 2016 | 6.9% |
| 5 | January 29, 2016 | 6.7% |
| 6 | February 5, 2016 | 8.2% |
| 7 | February 12, 2016 | 7.5% |
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| Episode | Original airdate | AGB Ratings[7] |
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| 8 | February 19, 2016 | 11.8% |
| 9 | February 26, 2016 | 10.4% |
| 10 | March 4, 2016 | 8.8% |
| 11 | March 11, 2016 | 8.3% |
| 12 | March 18, 2016 | 6.2% |
| 13 | March 25, 2016 | 5.8% |
| 14 | April 1, 2016 | 4.1% |
References
- ↑ The title is a word play/parody of Boys Over Flowers (花より男子 Hana Yori Dango?), a popular Japanese manga about four handsome young men.
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 AGB Nielsen Media Research Ratings Page (Korean)
External links
- Official website (Korean)
- Articles containing Japanese-language text
- Articles with Korean-language external links
- Articles containing Korean-language text
- Official website not in Wikidata
- 2014 South Korean television series debuts
- 2010s South Korean television series
- TVN (South Korea) television programmes
- South Korean variety television programmes
- South Korean reality television series
- South Korean travel television series
- Television shows set in Peru
- Television shows set in Laos
- Television shows set in Iceland
- Television shows set in Namibia
- Korean-language television programming
