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Cast finalized for 1N2D Season 3 (almost, maybe)


Kim Joo-hyuk, Min-ho, Jung Joon-young, John Park

KBS made the official announcement today for the cast of 1 Night 2 Days’ third season, which was immediately met with a flurry of stories contradicting one member’s casting and the another flurry of stories suggesting that the show might be bringing back original host Kang Ho-dong.

I don’t know why, but 1N2D can never just issue a statement and then stick to it; it always has to go through multiple rounds of denials, which always makes me wonder at which point it’s safe to wade in and share the news (inevitably as soon as it goes up, the story changes). (Honestly, I had to make three different photo montages because the stories kept changing.)

In any case, I do believe this is the most up-to-date version of the casting story: New members will be Kim Joo-hyuk (Gu-am Heo Jun), SHINee idol Min-ho, singer Jung Joon-young, and singer John Park. The last new member was to be Rose Motel guitarist Yook Joong-won, but he has cancelled at the last minute, stating that he’s going to focus on his band activities instead.

I really love the idea of Kim Joo-hyuk joining the show, because he’s hilarious and charismatic, and if his energetic stint hosting SNL Korea was any indication, he’s perfect for off-the-cuff broadcast appearances. I do like the music of the singer bunch but can’t say I know anything of their on-air personalities, but just looking at the lineup it seems obvious KBS is making an effort to go younger and, dare I say, hipper?


Kang Ho-dong, Defconn, Yook Joong-won

Of the old members, only Cha Tae-hyun and Kim Jong-min will be remaining. Ho-dong has apparently been approached to rejoin the show, but his reps took a cautious line regarding a possible comeback. For the moment he’s unable to join 1N2D because of his other show commitments hosting Our Neighborhood Variety Sports and Barefoot Friends. But even after the latter ends (it was recently cancelled), he’s aware that jumping from one show directly to its rival show would be sort of a dick move. So nobody hold any breaths.

The latest name to be mentioned as a possibility for the last slot is rapper and TV personality Defconn, though that talk seems to be merely in preliminary stages. All I know is, this production is coming off a lot like a yard of chickens with their heads cut off, saying a bunch of stuff without assurance that what they’re saying is accurate. And I know calls to cancel the show are basically beating a dead horse at this point… but you know, sometimes a dead horse needs beating. Otherwise how will the other horses learn?

1N2D’s first episode with the new cast will film on November 22. Er, which is in three days. Hopefully they’ll have a cast set by then?

Via Seoul.co.kr, Osen, Newsen

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...Okay, i don't mind any of the names stated. But someone change the PD please :/ I really hate the new concept of the show, if you don't change the PD at least step it up a little on the sadism streak people. If not this whole season is going to be another flop, and I really hate to see 1n2d's rep go down the drain in the end...

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How many episodes has the new PD been in charge of? I wasn't aware that he already started since I was under the assumption that that new PD and CP would start with season three.

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I heard this season will have a new PD too. Let's cross finger this new PD isn't as bad as the previous one.

The combination of the new casts is..amusing. Yes, KBS seems to target younger generations with casting Minho, Jung Junyoung and John Park ( and even Defconn, because I think he's now famous because he hosts Weekly Idol Show ).
So we'll have weird ajusshi (KJH), Hyung's lover (Minho), 4D rocker (JJY), heodang church oppa (JP)..well, I think it might work?

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Phew okay, then I can breathe a little sigh of relief then, the old PD's variety ways are just too commercial for my taste. I actually pray for a Na PD No.2, finegrs crossed too!

Definitely on the younger generation side, I think it's just a strategy to up the ratings again. But for young'uns, they chose relatively well variety sense wise. Minho's probably the weakest here in terms of variety, but he's solid and dependable. i've seen him in Shinee's One Fine Day, he's probaly going to be one of the more responsible of the bunch. and competitive ofcourse.

I'm kinda 'meh' for defcon, I think I prefer people who are just naturally easy-going in variety (John Park, he just seems like his legit self, heodang is his second nature), and those whoa re just natural born variety people (Sugeun, please come back!).

That said, thank god Cha Tae Hyun (and KJM) are still part of the cast..

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yeah, I lost track after Bird PD (wasn't he the replacement of Na PD?)... because the PD after them let the story too bore... Part of the reason many people want to join 1N2D because of the sadistic streak on Na PD's previous work while Bird PD even if its not sadistic but its fun to see him get "bullied" by the members...

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I don't know any of the new guys (I'm American, live in Maine...in the sticks) but they sure look young. How do they choose people? Do they audition them with a run through of games and watch their ability to ad lib? I am hoping for the best - I really like watching this show - even the bad ones. I sure will miss my oppas.

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Jung joon young has a pretty funny and 4d personality as demonstrated from his superstar k4 days and his recent wgm stint. Not sure how I feel about him joining 1n2d because that show should have been scraped after season 1. Stop it kbs, you're ruining the good memories that I have of the show.

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I currently in love with Jung Joon Young in WGM. I think he's pretty fresh.

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I'll watch for Jung Joon Young. His presence only can make me laugh....

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oh, me too! and JOhn Park! nothing seems to faze this guy, and the cameramen just love to catch him in his daze moment with everything happening around him =).

Hodong might come back coz he just love John Park =)

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Kim Jong Min
Cha Tae Hyun
Uhm Tae Woong
Kim Joo Hyuk
John Park or Jung Joon-Young
Kang Ho-Dong

With Lee Su-Geun coming in later would be awesome.

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ok...I love Jong Min Tae Hyun but...honestly, I'm not sure how they will mesh with the new cast.

I really like the idea of them starting all new all fresh. new cast, new pd

ANYBODY BUT KANG HO DONG please! He had his season in the sun with this show.

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they casted young guns... so not looking forward to it..
hoped they had casted comedians...

but kim joo hyuk is there... ahhh lost track of him over the years but i still got the feels everytime i think about lovers in prague...

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One of the very very very few Kdramas that I can watch over and over again... love him and Jeon Do Yeon!

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Gah.. i know what you mean...
and jeon Do yeon, aahhhh she's my fave female korean star of all time..

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I kind of got a kick out of John Park when he appeared on a couple eps of Happy Together. He kind of comes off as a bit of an airhead--or maybe he was just overwhelmed in that environment--but also with a fun little bit of whippy sharpness to his comments sometimes. So that could be fun.

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yeah! nothing fazes him coz his always in a daze, hahahah. I think he would have the best rapport with Taehyun but he might become the butt of all the practical jokes Jongmin will do.

I wonder if JP will later change and start giving his own practical jokes =)

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Jung Joonyoung is hilarious and reminds me of Heechul in his early days. You never know what he'll say or do. Excited to see him in the show, though really, it should just be cancelled already.

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JJY and John Park are hilarious in their own way but I can see they could bond. And JJY could explain in English whatever that JP dont understand. Minho & JJY, man... that's hard to predict. Not sure Minho personality but if he is as determined & focus like in Dream Team, he & JJY would probably have a hard time finding middle ground. JJY is hilarious but he is like Cha Tea Hyun, taking everything in easy breezy way...

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i worried about Mihno too! I think he's a bit competitive, whoever will become his partner in team tasks, might get a hard time. I hope it will always be Jongmin, hehehe

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Kim Joo Yuk was so hilarious on RM they had to have him back soon after. I remember there were even articles joking about him joining the show lol Even now I still hope he would come back. But if we can get more of him on 1N2D then good. Jung Joon Young and John Park are great fun so I'm anticipating that. Though again that means they won't go on RM either. Nor will Cha Tae Hyun TT Minho though.. Do not want!

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Really? In which episode of RM did Kim Joo-hyuk participate...I need to see that! I can't find the Season 1 episode 1 of SNL Korea anywhere even unsubbed.

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If I remember, episode 61 and 62 when they did the China race with Yeon Hee and Ji Young of Kara and episode 65 with Kim Sun Ah.

And I gotta agree with Ceecile. That man was freakin' hilarious. Especially when he imitated RM fans and said "I want to be in that show too !"

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I actually don't know much about any one in the new cast other than min-ho - who I don't think is fitted for variety. I also heard so much about Ho-dong being approached. But what I absolutely had no clue about was that BF is airing at the same timeslot as 1N2D.

It would definitely be low for him to join this after getting off the other. But more importantly, why would anyone ever want Ho-dong to ride a dead horse?? Seriously, I love him and want the best from and for him. This is definitely not what he needs at the moment. He can't ride on his previous glory because nothing's the same anymore.

I hope Ho-dong can pick a show with a great PD, a fresh concept and some great cast members. If he ends up joining this, the comparison with season 1 will be even more apparent. No ones there anymore from the original team unless we could Jong-min. So I'm keeping everything crossed Ho-dong will not ride this train wreck. It's going to burn soon anyway, if the decreasing ratings are any indication.

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Filming in 3 DAYS?! And the cast isn't finalized? This ought to be interesting.
Really don't want to see Ho-dong being cast. He's on a definite downhill slide now, 2 cancellations in a row - his comeback has been a total no go.
If I watch it's going to be for Min-ho and Joon Young. Min-ho comes across a rather serious but cute, whereas Joon Young wants to be perceived as a total bad-boy Rocker but now that he's been on WGM, he's revealed as 100% 4D. He seems to be funny, smart and awkward and delights in driving Jung Yumi nuts. He doesn't seem to like physical activities either so it's puzzling why he wants to do this show.
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kneedrop guru, moonlight something or other and now barefoot friends....wait, i missed one,,,,what was the show with shin don yup where stars competed for having the best story? whatever a MIDAS TOUCH is....it's the opposite of Kang Dong Ho. Except for restaurants.....you can't even get in to the CALI korean bbq place he owns it's always so busy.

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Korean news reporting John Park is officially out. But seriously- last time someone tried to revive a dead horse with a more idol-y, younger cast ended up with Family Outing 2.

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Minho as new maknae is perfect tho! He's a hyung's babo, he loves hyungs, skinship and aegyo, so he fits the role that Joo Won has left.
John Park can fits Lee Seunggi's role, and Jung Joonhyung for Eun Jiwon's role -- except the former is lazier version.

I'm kinda intrigued...

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With Minho in means we wouldn't be seeing him anymore as guest on RM!!

Noooooooooo =(

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I'm okay with everyone but Minho, he doesn't strike me as someone with suitable personality for this show.
I told myself I would never watch season 2, but somehow got hooked and never missed an episode. My biggest suspicion was because I fell hard for the food obsessed-giant ballad-grumpy bear Sikyung.
Now they're off with season 3 with the new PD.
I've learned my lesson never say never, so I'll check out an episode or 2, even with Minho in it.

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It's no secret that Minho is super competitive, but he has mellowed down a bit. He's a total hyung-lover, so my guess is he's gonna be thrilled having lotsa hyungs around to mess around with. He's been known to take good care of people around him, and his cooking is edible, so heyyyy if they have to cook, they'll be assured of something edible, at least. Haha.

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True. Min ho is a lover of food as evidenced by the newly released ep of Barefoot Friends - a show that I had x-ed off my list until I saw that the BF visited SHINee at their new dorm. BF showed up with lots of food for the boys. Someone should have rung a bell for 'race on!'. Other than Ho Dong (who had been eating all day and should have been beyond full), Ho Dong and those SHINee boys attacked food like it was their last meal. Min ho had a few minutes as he had to report for his drama filming and said he just wanted a quick taste ..... that kid shoveled down food so fast that he was pouring sweat, and he couldn't stop eating! Which leads me to think that he's going to be killer when it comes to food games on 1N2D. Nothing is going to get by him where eating is involved.
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Hodong should not rejoin for a lot of reasons. Rejoining a rival show is one of them, but if he can't save a dying show he'll be blamed for it and that's the last thing he needs after all his trouble finding success again. He really needs to move forward and find a new show, which I'm sure he'll eventually find.

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I never got the 1N2D bug but if JJY (Andrew Simon Mercutio Cheng lolol) and John Park are joining I might watch this. I love JJY & John Park on variety so I hope they can bring something new to the table!

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oh, come on~
Andrew Simon Mercutio Cheng is total win, no???
LOL
The 2Jungs makes me watch WGM again~

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I'll watch this show only for JJY.

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well jung joon young is really funny. he is the new variety show blue chip. recently i just take note of him because he is quite weird and unpredictable. he is so 4d-ish that i don't know whether i should laugh or cry when he say something so out-of-this-world. though sometimes he can be really quiet and lazy if no one push him to do things.

i'm not happy that minho is the maknae. how can he replace the 'aegyostatic' joo won

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so i actually have to tune in to this FLOP show... because JJY is just too damn hilarious.
The guy who would do anything to skip his 5 laps marathon... how is he going to survive on a outdoor reality tv? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Racoon might bring his video game!

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I still maintain that this show should've quit while it was ahead. I loved the original cast together.

That said, this noona will tune in again just to see her Minho. =P His "serious business" personality from Dream Team may be a mismatch for this show, but that in itself could be fun to watch.

Additionally, JJY is hilarious, so there's that.

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John Park<3 Thought that he was pretty witty at times in Our Neighborhood Variety Sports. Looking forward to seeing him in 2d1n. Aww man, i thought that Yook Joong-won would be an interesting addition to the team. Oh well, let's see how it goes. Hopefully the show would be able to get back its fun appeal after this cast change.

Not really a big fan of having kang hodong back, he's interesting on the sports program but i'm not exactly seeing him getting 'together' with the cast. With 3 young singers, *FINGERS CROSSED* It'll be a real disaster if they start dropping out one by one because of their schedules :(

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Right now I feel KBS should select those people for 1n2d who can invest/commit in terms of time in the show, also have potential for growth,
as such Minho is the worst choice they can make why would they select an idol who has a busy schedule and is likely to leave if the show does'nt get good reviews, he is an idol after all
I am okay with the other cast members...john park, excited about kim joo hyuk (he'll be the oldest i guess), dont know about the wgm guy, as far hodong joining the show, i am relieved he isnt i want jongmin to take the reins and shine it will be a good moral boost for him
lets hope for the best.....

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If his recent stint in WGM any indication, Jung Joon-Young is crazy and actually made me excited for this new 1n2d, well, to see just one episode that is.

1n2d definitely need both creative PD and the good chemistry between the whole cast.

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I really wanted Kang Ho Dong to join that might bring back the show to an extent....

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Hodong should come back to 1N. Please, no idol (at this point, no Minho). Even in Mamma Mia he's been replaced by Kyu. I remember, when Na pd casting for Mong's empty spot, he asked Taewoong, Cha and Yoon Kyesang. Now he got Taewoong and Cha, should casting Kyesang, replacing Jiwon in "original idol". Maybe Kangta or Woohyuk or Jaeduc. I would love if Hong Kyungmin part of the group.

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i don't really get the casting theme. well, i would, if kim joo hyuk wasn't in there, it would be young idol-ish singers. but with kim joo hyuk thrown in the mix, in addition to the remaining members, i don't know what kind of relationship KBS is going for? I'm not hating on Kim joo hyuk or the original remaining members (in fact, i'm a huge fan of Chae Taewon) but wouldn't such huge age gap between half of the members and the other half of the members lead to really awkward relationships? it was ok to have one much younger member (ie, Lee seung gee and joo won) cuz he just becomes the member's youngest brother who is patted on the head and forced to do maknae stuff, but having three much younger members? ehhh. Shame,since I basically like all of the new members.

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* cha tae hyun. lol confused him with the long haired "grandma" rocker for some reason.

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NA PD AHHHH...his no longer in charge of IN2D right? But the young cast seems promising though. Although John Park just turned down the offer. Junyoung is very funny so he should be a great addition.

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Yes I just read that too. Guess javabeans would have needed to make a new photo montage for that. Hahaha.

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Seems like it's gonna be fun.And when i say fun,i would mean the meeting of the old and new casts.I have given up hope that the show will be better but i would like to see how the remaining members will get along with the new ones.

Thanks for the news Javabeans.

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Thr's news of MinHo and John will not be joining 1N2D.. I wonder who'll be in the new cast, since the filming is just 3 days away.. which is.. YIKES. Hope the new cast will be entertaining as well and not only for visuals purposes.. =)

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So Minho and John Park have both confirmed that they will not be part of 1N2D. Whew. I am a little sad to see John Park refuse the offer since he is generally fun to see in variety, 1N2D does not fit his personality at all! I'm glad to see that John Park and Music Farm recognized this and was not selfish. Also Minho would have completely ruined 1N2D with his competitive strike. I haven't watched the latter episodes of 1N2D but lots of the fun from the first season of 1N2D was rigged games and the members not finding out about it till later. I STILL remember Mong getting stuck on an island alone for the whole night after losing a game of rigged rock papers. Man. That was just hilarious...

I actually think Jung Joon Young would be very interesting in this show cause he hates all things outdoors! Lol. Plus it'll be nice to have a problematic maknae after the sweet angels that Seungi and Joowon were. :P

What 1N2D needs is a lead MC. They tried making Sugeon that but he's just not cut out for main MC. He's a great side MC with his witty banter but just doesn't have enough charisma for the main. Unfortunately, we don't have lots of them in the K-industry. :(

It would be nice if for some miracle Hodong decided to come back. I do see it happening because Hodong is under SM C&C. So Barefoot Friends was SM C&C production so the company itself wouldn't have issues with him going to a rival program. And then Kpop Star which is replacing Barefoot Friends seems to be on friendly terms with SM despite BoA leaving for they replaced Yoon DoHyun with Jun Hyun Moo also from SM C&C. Also Hodong being left without a show on prime Sunday night? That would be an insult to his pride...

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yes i'm actually happy that minho dropped out 1n2d. i prefer the problematic joonyoung as the maknae

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Jung Joon Young? Holy cow I super love his music. If anyone needs some new music I suggest you to go and listen to his new album! Never saw him in any show so I don't know how his variety personality is like. All I know - He can sing and he writes superb songs.

As for Min-ho.... I gave a big sigh cause I don't really like idols in variety show. Sometimes they just don't have that unique tv personality! :/

Kinda disappointed that the Rose-motel guy pulled out. Was quite excited to see him! Saw him on Infinity Challenge recently and I would say his variety personality is pretty strong and would be a nice add-on to the cast.

C'mon new PD better be good. The production team seriously needs to step up a notch. The old 1N2D was awesome because of the dynamics with the production team! But that dynamics is no longer there, and it's becoming really weird :/ Please don't make me give up this show which I have faithfully watched for 4 years...

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excited for most of the cast but I don't know about Minho. These idols tend to hide their true self to maintain their image and that is not acceptable in 1n2d.. It has to be real.. hope he be his genuine self in here

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Minho and John Park representatives agencies said that they won't be in the show

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I'm a fan of SHINee, and therefore of Min-ho (he's one of my favorites in the group), so I'm happy he's joining. I've gotten to know John Park through KBS's Cool Kidz on the Block, so I'm happy for him joining too. Jung Joon-young I've seen only sparingly through MVs and performances and the episode of Happy Together he was on a few months ago. But I like his 4D-ness. So I'm glad he's joining too. I'm not familiar with Kim Joo-hyuk so I'll be happy to see what he brings to the show.

I know this is all subject to change, so I won't hold my breath for any of them.

I don't think Ho-dong should re-join. I like him a lot, but sometimes his personality can over power everyone else's.

Looking forward to seeing how this all shakes out.

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"Minho and John Park representatives agencies said that they won’t be in the show"

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Heard about Lee Jun Ki joining? Weeeee!!!

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i just read that here http://www.kaedejun.com/2013/11/lee-jun-ki-2-days-1-night/ i hope it is true!! although i wish minho was going to do it. and don't hate me but i really hope kang ho dong doesn't join.

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OMG!! Why is JJY joining 1N2D?! I started really liking him lately since his music is good & he is too funny in WGM but i don't want him in 1N2D at all since this is a sinking ship, he should be on a better variety show which do well on ratings and is a good show. Now i'm torn to watch this or not. I'll probably not watch it though but i may see 1 or 2 episodes once in a while just to see how JJY gonna be in here since you know he is too 4D & he hates outdoor activities and is addicted to video games.

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Well the ratings are up now and the show is going strong

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the new members with the new PD (the youngest PD who was pranked by Kang Ho dong) for season 2 are actually quite funny! The tone is somewhat back to the old 1n2d with Na PD. The 1st episode was v funny! Is there any chance you guys would consider recapping season 3 1n2d?

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LOL It's so funny to look back at everything we thought about this show. 1n2d is BAAAAAAAACCCKKKKK you guys I'm so happy. I had no idea about this line up and just stumbled upon it a month ago when I clicked a Season 3 episode instead of Season 1 episode on KBS world. HAPPIEST MISTAKE EVER

Yu Hojin PD is wonderful, having trained and experienced 1n2d under Na PD. He's really turned the show around and seems to be looking for a happy middle ground between idols and commercialism and the warmth with citizenry. The currently airing episodes are the Teacher's All Stars and it's lovely so far.

I'm actually really glad Minho and John Park dropped out. Barefooted Friends taught me that TV shows shouldn't be ambitious about casting idols. (Eunhyuk AND Kim Hyun Joong AND Yoon Shi Yoon? WHEN WOULD THOSE SCHEDULES EVER HAVE A CHANCE OF WORKING OUT).

This cast has it's own weaknesses, like no main MC so the usually unambitious Deffcon being forced to step up, and no breaks so there's not really that sense of lovey-dovey brotherhood we got from seasons 1 and 2. But I'm finding it very fresh and natural. Not everyone has to love each other immediately, and it's interesting to see these guys navigate the murky waters of their relationships with each other.

They seem to be figuring out their characters though, and I for one am glad 1n2d was not cancelled and regained its throne at the top of its time slot. My loyalties personally lie with Running Man, but I'm happy for this show and its fans.

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I won't even apologize about the essays you guys I love talking about this and dramabeans is my only outlet literally no one I know irl cares

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I had to come back to write a whole other essay about the cast.

Kim Junho was put in literally the day before the shooting, replacing another Gag Concert comedian, and I think he bore up admirably in the first episode. I think KBS hoped he'd take up the MC role, but he seems to have found his character as the treacherous one ("devious trash") with a rivalry with Kim Jong Min, kinda like Yu Jae Suk and Haha on Running Man.

Deffcon is another guy I think was casted hoping he'd be MC-ish, and bless him he tries. His distress about making a good show and his MC duties was palpable even before they started pointing it out and calling him the concerned pig (I will never understand the humor Koreans derive from pointing out that fat people are, indeed, fat. I think the bear epithet suits him more). Here's to hoping he'll relax but never stop being funny.

I had no idea what a Kim Ju Hyuk was before this show, and he reminds me a little of Ji Suk Jin in that even though he's eldest he's kinda the black hole. There I felt Yu Jae Suk is always looking out for him; here Ju Hyuk was just sad. I'm still not satisfied with him and hope either he stops getting the shortest end of the stick or that I stop feeling bad and learn to laugh at his misfortune.

Oh, Kim Jong Min. Never change. Even though he's the 7-year sunbae, it's Cha Tae Hyun that holds this group together. Tae Hyun initially seemed surprised that he's the one people flock to now, but flock they did until Jung Joon Young's luck become a known thing. Tae Hyun isn't a leader type, but he seems to be trying. He fills in the role of the variety sunbae. Every time he says "no we have to do it like this for it to be funny" I'm reminded of Hodong's Book of Variety :P

And now Jung Joon Young, who surprisingly turned out to be the closest to a leader type this cast has. A mix of Eun Jiwon's cunning and Kim C's standoffishness, he makes his own damn luck. He's the worst maknae ever, partly because he was brought up abroad, partly because he's a rocker, and partly because that seems to just be the kinda guy he is. Seunggi was polite, Joo Won loved all his hyungs, and Lee Kwang Soo falls over himself to do things for his elders but this guy doesn't seem to give a fuck. One of the judges on Superstar K was right about him: you either love him or you hate him; there's no middle ground with this guy. I love him. But like Jiwon said, there's no way he would've gotten away with his behavior when Hodong was in charge.

There's no way any of this cast would have passed under Hodong's eye. Tae Hyun's the big star and sometimes I think it makes Junho uncomfortable. None of these guys are the outgoing kind, none of them will make the first move to love each other so I think Tae Hyun was stuck with that job. Jong Min's more the maknae than JJY is, and on the whole this season is like watching a completely different show from Season 1...but it's still a vast improvement...

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From season 2. A vast improvement from season 2.

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TL;DR: the new cast is fresh and offbeat and rude in a way I don't usually find in Korean variety, and I love them and season 3; definitely worth a watch.

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I think that the second season of 1n2d was quite boring. No one had a strong personality other than maybe, Taehyun. The others were kinda prompted all along. I wish they would have done more things with their own touch like the members did in season 1.

Hodong was like the chief mischief-maker, always trying to make the show interesting and everyone had their own personality and quirks.

I'm glad they didn't try to make season 3 the same as the previous season. It's different, a little bit crude and rude and funny. They each have their own different weirdness and nobody is trying to be like one of the previous members.

I also like that they're not so eager to please others. Sometimes that can be kinda burdensome and annoying. Instead they're pretty straightforward and actually vent their disappointment and not just try to gloss over the problems.

All in all, it's been fun and I wish 1n2d season 3 the best of luck. Fighting!!! : )

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Hahaha, very true. 1n2d S3 is quite different from the seasons before.

I also am glad the new PD has gone for a different concept and I think the members are really suitable.

They are a bit spacey and crude but that adds to the fun. No one is particularly smart and the mistakes they make are hilarious. :D

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I'm kind of late to the party but do you think there could ever be a dramabeans recap on the new 1N2D?
I know they left it at season 2 (and I don't blame them, I did the same) but season 3 is a really fun one. And it probably feels a little left out, since the other two were recapped more or less :D
A regular recap is probably impossible because of time but maybe just a recap of a random episode or overall thoughts?
Anyone shares my thoughts? (Though it's highly unlikely I'll get a response at all :( )

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