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Banjun Theater (2004)

Banjun Theater poster
Original title
反转剧
Genre
drama
Country
South Korea
Length
2 seasons, 159 episodes

How it feels

This is a South Korean mini-drama series where each episode presents two short, unrelated drama segments. Each segment ends with a big plot twist. The show invites celebrities to act in a humorous and sarcastic style that is different from regular dramas. Viewers vote on which mini-drama they prefer.

humoroussarcasticunpredictablelightheartedcampysurprisingplayfulfast-paced

What happens

Match! Reverse Drama (Korean: 대결! 반전 드라마; RR: Daegyeol! banjeon deurama) is a South Korean mini-drama series that first aired on August 8, 2004, as a part of SBS's Good Sunday programme. Each Reverse Drama is usually unrelated to previous dramas, unless it is split into parts, and generally has a large twist in the story at the end. The two mini-dramas compete by votes cast on the main site. Generally, the show invites celebrities to act in a very humorous and sarcastic way not seen in regular dramas. The program later changed its name to Reverse Theatre (Korean: 반전 극장), which featured a celebrity (TVXQ, Danny Ahn, Jun Jin) bearing the program's name. Despite the changes, the program ended on April 23, 2006, due to low ratings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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