# The best Korean variety shows of all time

From Infinite Challenge, 2 Days & 1 Night and Running Man to Family Outing, X-Man and Knee Drop Guru: the legendary Korean variety shows picked on FMKorea and in nostalgic round-ups.

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- Jun 29, 2024 · 임민수
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## Top 15

1. **2 Days & 1 Night (2007-)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Travelling the country with luck-of-the-draw games; holds Korea's all-time variety ratings record.
2. **Running Man (2010-)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Name-tag chases that won fans across Asia; Korea's longest-running variety show.
3. **I Live Alone (2013-)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — An observational show about the daily lives of celebrities who live alone.
4. **Knee Drop Guru (2007-2013)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Kang Ho-dong plays a guru listening to stars' worries.
5. **I Am a Singer (2011-2012)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Top singers compete and get eliminated.
6. **Infinite Challenge (2005-2018)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Yoo Jae-suk and the crew take on a new challenge every week; the original real variety show.
7. **Family Outing (2008-2010)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Stars spend a day and night in a country village.
8. **X-Man (2003-2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The "Of course!" game and the hunt for the hidden X-Man ruled Sunday evenings.
9. **Happy Together (2001-2020)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bathhouse talk and tray-karaoke games for almost twenty years.
10. **Qualifications of Men (2009-2013)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Middle-aged men tackle things to do before they die.
11. **The Seo Se-won Show (1996-2002)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Seo Se-won's talk show, famous for its "Talk Box" segment.
12. **Strong Heart (2009-2013)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Dozens of guests at once compete with their best stories.
13. **Super TV Sunday Is Fun (1998-2003)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The variety show that owned late-90s Sundays.
14. **Love Letter (2004-2006)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A celebrity couple-matching show.
15. **Hot Brothers (2010-2011)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A short-lived segment that went viral with its "avatar blind dates".
16. **King of Mask Singer (2015-)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Masked singers compete on voice alone.
17. **Lee Kyung-kyu Is Coming (1996-1999)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — The Sunday-night public-interest show remembered for its "conscience refrigerator".

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