Welcome, First Time in Korea? (2017)

Original title

어서와~ 한국은 처음이지?

Genre

reality television, travel documentary

Country

South Korea

Length

4 seasons, 552 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

8.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of foreign friends visits South Korea for the first time. They explore the country and experience new things together.

lightheartedcuriousobservationalcasualfriendlyenthusiasticwarmexploratory

What happens

Welcome, First Time in Korea? (Korean: 어서와~ 한국은 처음이지?) is a South Korean television show that airs on MBC every1. The show is in a reality television-travel show format and first aired on June 1, 2017. Each trip features a foreigner living in South Korea who invites three friends from their home country to travel to South Korea for the first time. The trips typically follow the format of the three friends traveling on their own for the first two days, followed by a two-day special tour organized by the hosting foreigner. Episodes also include concurrent commentary from a panel of hosts, together with the guest whose friends are featured. In April 2020, the show changed to a "Living in Korea" special format due to travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, they promised to return to the original concept once the world is able to comfortably travel abroad again. The revised format is similar to I Live Alone and My Neighbour, Charles, introducing the daily life and experiences of foreigners residing in Korea. In July 2022, the show was rebooted to its original format as travel restrictions eased, allowing foreigners to easily visit South Korea again. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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