Friday Joy Package (Korean금요일 금요일 밤에; lit. Friday Friday Night) is a South Korean television program that airs on tvN every Friday at 21:10 (KST) from January 10 to March 27, 2020.[1]

Friday Joy Package
Hangul
금요일 금요일 밤에
Hanja
金曜日 金曜日 밤에
Revised Romanizationgeumyoil geumyoil bame
McCune–Reischauerkŭmyoil kŭmyoil pame
GenreReality show
Variety show
Talk Show
Directed byNa Young-seok
Jang Eun-jung
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes11 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locationSouth Korea
Running time90 minutes
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseJanuary 10 (2020-01-10) –
March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27)

Synopsis edit

The program is an omnibus program which consists of six different corners, each corner lasting for only 15 minutes per episode. The genres of the corners are sports, science, art, travel, cooking and labour.[2]

Corners and cast members edit

Corner Name Genre Cast
Life Experience Factory
(체험 삶의 공장)
Labour Lee Seung-gi
Na Young-seok (as Junior Na) (cameo)
Amazing Science Wonderland
(신기한 과학나라)
Science Kim Sang-wook [ko], Eun Ji-won (Sechs Kies), Jang Do-yeon, Song Min-ho (Winner)
Amazing Art Wonderland
(신기한 미술나라)
Art Yang Jung-moo, Eun Ji-won (Sechs Kies), Jang Do-yeon, Song Min-ho (Winner)
Lee Seo-jin's New York New York
(이서진의 뉴욕뉴욕)
Travel Lee Seo-jin
Na Young-seok (cameo)
My Friend's Home's Very Special and Secretive Recipes
(아주 특별하고 비밀스런 내 친구네 레시피)
Cooking Hong Jin-kyung
We're Cheering For You[a]
(당신을 응원합니당)
Sports Han Jun-hee [ko], Park Ji-yoon[b]

List of episodes edit

The listing of the corners are based on the sequence it is shown per episode. The corner names are named the genres of the corners.

Episode Broadcast date Corner Description
1 January 10, 2020 Cooking Guests:Kim Young-chul, Lee Bok-ja (Kim Young-chul's mother) & Kim Ae-sook (Kim Young-chul's elder sister)
Cuisine:Grilled Rice Cake Soup
Science 2020: Future technology
Sports Judo
Event:2019 Jeju Cup International Judo Tournament
Travel Chinatown is the best in the USA
Art The secret of painting price
Labour Cockles factory
2 January 17, 2020 Labour Traditional Yugwa factory
Cooking Guests:Yoon Sung-ho, Kim In-seok & Jo Gyu-sun (Yoon Sung-ho's mother)
Cuisine:Seafood doenjang bibimbap with chives
Travel This is New York
Science The Solar system
Art Stolen artworks
Sports Judo
Event:2019 Jeju Cup International Judo Tournament
No new episode on January 24, 2020
3 January 31, 2020 Cooking Guests:Oh Sang-jin & Jin Su-yeon (Oh Sang-jin's mother)
Cuisine:Fried anchovies with aged kimchi
Labour Cheese factory
Travel Reply 1989
Sports Amateur Ssireum wrestling (Female)
Event:2019 President Cup National Ssireum Competition
Art The brutal history of art rivalry
Science Volcano and earthquake
4 February 7, 2020 Labour Bamboo salt factory
Cooking Guests:Nam Chang-hee & Nam Seong-woo (Nam Hee-suk's father)
Cuisine:Fish soup sujebi
Travel Amusement Park in the Middle of Winter
Art Street art / Mural art
Science Sound
Sports Amateur Ssireum wrestling (Female)
Event:2019 President Cup National Ssireum Competition
5 February 14, 2020 Cooking Guests:Jessi & Ho Sun-hwa (Jessi's mother)
Cuisine:Leek dumplings
Travel Amusement Park in the Middle of Winter
Labour Laundry factory
Science Science stories in movies
Art Hidden code in paintings
Sports Curling
Event:2019/2020 South Korea Curling League
6 February 21, 2020 Cooking Guests:Tony Ahn (H.O.T.) & Lee Ok-jin (Tony's mother)
Cuisine:Braised Red Crab
Travel New York is the best place to dine out
Labour Glove factory
Science Combustion
Art Forgey Scandal
Sports Speed skating
Event:52nd White Bear Cup Championship
7 February 28, 2020 Labour Dumpling factory
Cooking Guests:Yang Hee-eun & Yang Hee-kyung
Cuisine:Steamed tofu with egg
Travel Rich part of New York and the Gossip man
Art Dramatic Art
Science Gravity
Sports Speed skating
Event:52nd White Bear Speed Skating Cup
8 March 6, 2020 Science Optics
Cooking Guests:Solbi & Choi Chun-ran (Solbi's mother)
Cuisine:Spicy noodles with sliced pork
Travel The memories of studying abroad
Labour Fan assembly factory
Art The history of art materials
9 March 13, 2020 Labour Pre-fabricated House factory
Cooking Guests:Lee Hyun-yi, Kim Jae-Hak (Lee Hyun-yi's mother-in-law) & Hong Sung-ki (Lee Hyun-yi's husband)
Cuisine:Galbijjim
Travel Finding the Korean Wave in New York City
Art The Past and Present of Landscape Painting
Science Quantum mechanics
10 March 20, 2020 Labour LP factory
Cooking Guests:Nam Chang-hee, Jo Se-ho & Kim Jin-sook (Hong Jin-kyung's mother)
Cuisine:Beef tripe soup
Travel Old and New York
Science Electricity
Art Self-portrait drawing
11 March 27, 2020 Labour Director's cut
  • Award as per Lee Seung-gi's point of view
    • Best Master Award — Jung Rak-hyun (Bamboo salt factory)
    • Best Colleague Award — Seo Hong-seok (Cockles factory owner)
    • Best Partner Award — Na Young-seok (a.k.a. Junior Na)
Cooking & Sports Director's cut
Travel Director's cut
  • Spaghetti with meatball at a pizza place (Episode 8)
  • Betting on the bill amount at Chinese Dimsum restaurant (Episode 1)
  • Traffic jam in New York
  • This is for Sam Okyere
Science & Art Director's cut and the cast members answering viewers' questions

Ratings edit

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue.

From episode 4 to 7, the ratings are recorded as Part 1 and Part 2.

2020 edit

Ep. Broadcast date Nielsen Korea[3][4][5]
Nationwide Seoul
1 January 10 2.889% 2.979%
2 January 17 2.837% 2.769%
3 January 31 2.827% 3.079%
4 February 7 2.752% 2.788%
1.974% 2.143%
5 February 14 3.066% 3.137%
1.998% 2.072%
6 February 21 3.075% 3.153%
2.202% NR
7 February 28 3.222% 2.511%
NR 2.323%
8 March 6 2.595% 2.852%
9 March 13 3.379% 3.728%
10 March 20 2.780% 3.103%
11 March 27 2.728% 2.951%

Notes edit

  1. ^ This corner ended after episode 7 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.
  2. ^ Absent for episodes 6-7, and Park Seung-hi stood in

References edit

  1. ^ Kim Sung-hyun (January 6, 2020). "나영석 새 예능 '금요일 금요일 밤에', 프로그램 속 6개 코너 공개". YTN (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Program Introduction". TVING (in Korean).
  3. ^ "AGB Nielsen Ratings 1" (in Korean) – via naver.
  4. ^ "AGB Nielsen Ratings 2" (in Korean) – via nielsenkorea.
  5. ^ "AGB Nielsen Ratings 3" (in Korean) – via Daum.

External links edit