Little Forest (Korean: 리틀 포레스트) is a South Korean television entertainment program broadcast by SBS every Monday and Tuesday from 12 August to 7 October 2019. The program starred Lee Seo-jin, Lee Seung-gi, Park Na-rae and Jung So-min.[1]
| Little Forest | |
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| Hangul | 리틀 포레스트 |
| Revised Romanization | Riteul Poreseuteu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Rit'ŭl P'oresŭt'ŭ |
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| Written by |
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| Directed by |
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| Starring | (Various artistes) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60–80 minutes |
| Production company | SBS |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | 12 August – 7 October 2019 |
Overview edit
The program is a 16-episode series program to "Caring for Kids in the Nature" for children who have no place to play with and is a healing variety program designed as a home kids garden development project for children.[2][3] The kids will spend 2 days and 1 night with the cast, away from their parents for the first time.[3]
Lee Seung-gi and Jung So-min are certified child psychology counselor and Lee Seo-jin is a certified chef who went through training for a cooking course to cater for young kids. Park Na-rae also took a cooking course.[3] Lee Seung-gi has some experience in woodworking and utilizes the wood workshop to build fun activities for the kids.
Location and facility edit
The filming location is at Jjigbaggol, Inje, Gangwon Province with the land area of about 33,000m2.[3] The place consists of a big open field with an open concept kitchen, front yard, workshop, living quarters (for kids and cast), garden, small animal farm and Pine forest.
Addition of facilities edit
- Suspension bridge — Seung-gi, Seo-jin and So-min added a suspension bridge course in the Pine forest for the kids to play with. Further improvement is made in episode 3 to adapt to younger kids.[4]
- Treehouse — Seung-gi designed and built a treehouse, in the Pine forest, under the supervision of a teacher in episode 5. Seo-jin and the workers help in the construction of the treehouse.[5]
Airtime edit
| Airdate | Broadcast Start Time (KST) | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 August – 7 October 2019 | Part 1 | Mondays & Tuesdays at 10:00 pm |
| Part 2 | Mondays & Tuesdays at 10:40 pm | |
Cast edit
Main cast edit
| Name | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Seo-jin | 1 – 16 | [1][6] |
| Lee Seung-gi | ||
| Park Na-rae | ||
| Jung So-min |
Kids edit
- Listing of the kids are in the sequence of arrival at the Little Forest.
| Name | Korean Age |
Gender | Episode |
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| Ma Yi-hyeon | 4 | male | 1 – 8, 16 |
| Brooke | 5 | female | 1 – 16 |
| Grace | 5 | female | 1 – 16 |
| Kang Yi-han | 7 | male | 1 – 16 |
| Choi Yoo-jin | 4 | female | 1 – 16 |
| Lee Jeong-heon | 6 | male | 5 – 8, 12 – 14, 16 |
| Kim Ye-jun | 4 | male | 8 – 9, 16 |
| Kim Ga-on | 6 | female | 8 – 9, 16 |
| Kim Yoo-na | 5 | female | 12 – 14, 16 |
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.
| Episode | Broadcast Date (2019) |
AGB Nielsen (Nationwide) [7] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | Part 2 | ||
| 1 | 12 August | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2 | 13 August | 3.5% | 5.0% |
| 3 | 19 August | 3.1% | 5.2% |
| 4 | 20 August | 4.0% | 5.4% |
| 5 | 26 August | 3.0% | 3.5% |
| 6 | 27 August | 3.1% | 4.5% |
| 7 | 2 September | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| 8 | 3 September | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| 9 | 9 September | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| 10 | 16 September | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| 11 | 17 September | 3.4% | 4.5% |
| 12 | 23 September | 3.2% | 3.5% |
| 13 | 24 September | 2.9% | 3.6% |
| 14 | 30 September | 2.8% | 3.5% |
| 15 | 1 October | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| 16 | 7 October | 3.0% | 3.8% |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13th SBS Entertainment Awards | SNS Star Award | Park Na-rae | Won | [8] |
| Producer's Award | Lee Seung-gi | Won | [9] |
References edit
- ^ a b "[TD포토] '리틀 포레스트' 찍박골의 여름 맞이". TV Daily (in Korean). 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Program Introduction". SBS (in Korean).
- ^ a b c d "흥행 삼박자 다 갖춘 '리틀 포레스트', 시청률 반토막 이유는". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 9 September 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "'리틀 포레스트' 이승기, 야심작 '숲 속 흔들 다리' 넓은 간격에 좌절…즉각 보수 공사 실시". SBS (in Korean). 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "'리틀포레스트' 열정삼촌 이승기, 아이들 위해 동화 속 '트리하우스' 직접 제작". SBS (in Korean). 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Cast Introduction". SBS (in Korean).
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"Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr (in Korean).
"AGB Ratings by Naver" (in Korean) – via naver.
"AGB Ratings by Daum" (in Korean) – via Daum. - ^ NEWSIS (28 December 2019). "[2019 SBS 연예대상]강남·이상화·박나래·육성재·이광수 SNS스타상". newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "[2019 SBS 연예대상] 이승기, 프로듀서상 수상…SBS예능으로 커와 기쁘다". mydaily.co.kr (in Korean). 29 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
External links edit
- Official website (in Korean)