Lee Young-ae, Ma Dong-seok, Park Bo-gum, Lee Chan-won… KBS unveils 2025 new lineup to strengthen competitiveness

KBS announced the 2025 lineup for new programs to strengthen competitiveness in entertainment and drama content in celebration of its 52nd anniversary.

The lineup includes entertainment shows featuring prominent stars like Kang Ho-dong, Park Bo-gum, and Lee Min-jung, as well as the dramas ‘Twelve’ starring Ma Dong-seok and ‘Eunsoo Good Day’ starring Lee Young-ae, raising audience expectations.# Kang Ho-dong returns to KBS after 13 years with ‘Study and Nollbu’, a quiz talk show based on empathy MC Kang Ho-dong’s new program ‘Study and Nollbu’ is a quiz talk show where celebrity parents solve their children’s learning problems.

It communicates through quizzes by comparing parents’ school days to current education.

MC Kang Ho-dong humorously unfolds the daily life and worries of elementary school children.

‘Study and Nollbu’ will air every Monday at 9:50 PM on KBS 2TV from March 31.# The return of the flagship knowledge talk show ‘Problematic Men in the Attic’‘Problematic Men in the Attic’, loved by viewers for 7 years since 2018, is back with a stronger cast and a more solid composition.

The existing MCs Song Eun-yi, Kim Sook, and Kim Jong-kook, along with newcomers Hong Jin-kyung, Yang Se-chan, and Joo Woo-jae, will compete in a knowledge battle, and viewers are curious about the chemistry between the stable MCs from season 1 and the new ones.

‘Problematic Men in the Attic’ will broadcast every Thursday at 8:30 PM starting April 3.# Lee Young-pyo X Lee Chan-won, soccer legends’ hilarious futsal challenge ‘Ballunteer’‘Ballunteer’ (Ball + Volunteer), a futsal challenge by soccer legends who also donate, will be scheduled as a regular program.

Starting as a YouTube original program and gaining favorable reviews during the Lunar New Year special pilot from the 2049 audience, it proudly established itself as KBS’ flagship sports entertainment program.

It features futsal play by legendary soccer players aged around 40, centered around KBS commentator Lee Young-pyo, with commentary by Lee Chan-won.

Premiering on April 5 at 10:40 PM on KBS 2TV.# Healing rural reality ‘Going Jung Coming Jung Lee Min-jung’Icon of donation and good deeds, top actress Lee Min-jung hosts the heartwarming ‘Rural Observation Reality’ program.

‘Going Jung Coming Jung Lee Min-jung’, a healing entertainment program delivering a mobile convenience store full of necessities to rural villages and spending a night sharing various stories, is set to premiere on May 23 at 10 PM.Existing programs will return in new formats with changes in broadcast time slots and MC replacements.

‘The Seasons’, celebrating its 7th season, for the first time appoints an actor, Park Bo-gum, as an MC, advancing with a deep music talk under the name ‘Park Bo-gum’s Cantabile’.

Korea’s representative open comedy program, ‘Gag Concert’, is changing its time slot.

Starting March 16, it will air every Sunday at 9:20 PM during prime time, with the ambition of securing both viewer ratings along with hot reactions and buzz on YouTube.

Furthermore, ‘Park Won-sook’s Together We Live’ moves to Monday at 8:30 PM starting March 31.# Laughter-loaded, Wednesday-Thursday sitcom ‘Nation of Villains’The first drama preparing for broadcast is the sitcom ‘Nation of Villains’.

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  • ‘Sex Tourism Capital’ Tokyo, Japan… Expansion of Sex Work Centered Around Chinese
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    Ancestors walked with Chongqwibugle’s head and now some modern ill Japanese women spread their legs in front of it, using that money to visit Host Bars, oh foolish trashy women.
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    Chinese are the plague of mankind
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    Koreans also have rampant sex work scenes with Southeast Asians or Chinese lol
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    Middle-aged married Koreans lie to wives saying they’re heading to Southeast Asia for business planning but actually going for sex trips lol
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    It’s sad there’s a fear of being apprehended so people can’t report, they could calmly engage in sex work if they came to Korea haha
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    What if you learn English and turn into a white gentleman, why bother with Korean or Japanese ladies? lol
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    Indeed…
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    Women from weak and poor countries often face exploitation by men of other ethnicities… Yet historically, Korean women faced more cross-ethnic impregnation than Japanese women… Analysis of Korean men’s Y chromosomes reveals more than 40% have ancestral chromosomal ties to China (implying past cross-ethnic inseminations led to genetic influx from the continent)
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    What’s China’s standing in sex services and technology we all know Korean-fast and good quality. Japanese-late but phenomenal quality. Chinese-fast but inferior quality. In the case of tourists, they’ll definitely feel deceived.
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    Saw this and got paranoid with Japanese women lol
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  • Youtuber Youqi reveals face via Instagram and bids final farewell
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    Incest fuckers during Moon Jae-in’s reign were conveniently dealt with by the Women’s Department and police. Back then there were many charges pinned down for settlements.
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    He was a gummoied Korean-ho-ho, if it was during Moon’s feminist shout, he would have been baited with concocted records.
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    If it was during the Moon administration, he would have been detained regardless; barely made it by a few years gap luckily
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    If a sex case arose during the women-dreaming-china traitorous Moon reign, the women’s department raved first in the police department. Detectives fabricated with CCTV off, obtained fingerprints or stamps under coercion or deceit, then ignored. Clothing department initiates legal threats. After being coerced in a day or two to pay the woman a settlement and get released without a job. But that is of Korean origin. The feminist administration finished, he’s lived with foreign nationality.
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    Same as the Jin Yong-jin case. Beware of Korean women always.
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    Japanese who completed Korea’s national defense duty o.o
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    Would have been different if it was Moon’s era, especially reflecting the NO-NO Japan movement. Scary to imagine lol
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    Simply being male means being a victim with no defense, while simply being female allows them to escape all punishment for their actions.
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    Still getting bashed by Korean women in Yuuki’s gallery, could foster a hatred towards Korea
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    Oh… attracting women after getting famous, they aren’t approaching you just for you.. Should have been suspicious, Yuuki my dear…
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  • “Nuisance”… Kim Jong-min and Ailee’s Wedding on April 20th
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    Journalist, you crazy bast*rd
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    From the title, it seems like Kim Jong-min is marrying Ailee lol
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    https://youtube.com/shorts/xf2PbiKau4E?feature=shared

    Journalist, writing useless titles like this will get you backlash like in the link above

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    Is the journalist an insane person?
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    Journalist, you’re no different from cyber leeches
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    Yoon Doo-chang sentenced to death
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    You’ll eat a lawsuit
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    The title is clickbait, journalist
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    The journalist is a nuisance
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    Look at the journalist choosing the title lol
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  • (G)I-DLE Miyeon, flaunting perfect ratio in Bali… showcasing a toned body and goddess beauty in swimsuit fashion
  • Child sexual exploitation content overflow ‘X’ overseas platform regulations ‘X’
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    So illegal incest porn of perverse Moon Jae-in is okay without scrutiny, but Japanese comics should be regulated? What about all those Shota gay Japanese comics nobody mentions? They even sell manhwa with gay content on Naver Webtoon to feminist women?
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    Your writing wreaks of blood, journo.
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    Comics are sexual exploitation?
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    Baek Seoyeon journalist must have written articles not only on anti-human incest porn of Moon Jae-in but also covering 2d drawings?
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    I know that Seoyeon indulges in idols’ articles while watching teenage idols’ abs and gets excited while caressing herself.
    Stop writing hypocritical articles.
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    Many women enjoy fanfiction about real idols and engage in disgusting role-play, surely you’ll hold this to the same standard in your articles????
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  • Medical Students Not Returning as Semester Starts… In 40 Medical Schools, 10 Have ‘0’ Registrations
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    Southern lights incest porn Moon Jae-in execution mode
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    They are digging their own graves, keep on strike
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This situational comedy drama entertainingly depicts the ‘sometimes rugged and sometimes warm’ lives of ‘family filled with quirks’ and the K-sisters.

Young actors like Oh Nara, So Yoo-jin, and Choi Ye-na captivate viewers with lively and unique performances.

KBS 2TV’s new Wednesday-Thursday sitcom ‘Nation of Villains’ will premiere on March 19 at 9:50 PM.# Exciting Muscle Growth Comic Romance ‘24-hour Health Club’ A comic romance drama to promote laughter and excitement in spring is also in preparation.

‘24-hour Health Club’ deals with sweet episodes occurring among gym-goers and the gym owner obsessed with fitness.

Reliable comic icons Jung Eun-ji and Lee Jun-young deliver thrilling fun.

Scheduled to air after ‘Nation of Villains’ on April 30 at 9:50 PM.# Romance Fantasy ‘Grabbed the Male Lead’s First Night’‘Grabbed the Male Lead’s First Night’ is a romance fantasy drama based on the web novel of the same name, where an ordinary college student’s soul inhabits a side character in a romance novel spending a night with the novel’s protagonist in ‘No Breaks Path-Crossing Romance Fantasy’.

Expectations from romance fans are high due to the fresh lineup of actors Seo Hyun and Ok Taec-yeon.

Scheduled to air in June.# Fantasy Action Blockbuster ‘Twelve’Series ‘Twelve’, inspired by the East’s twelve zodiac signs, is a fantasy action drama about 12 angels living in the human world to protect humans from evil spirits.

As a fantasy action blockbuster depicting a massive battle against forces trying to awaken sealed powers, the protagonist is actor Ma Dong-seok.

Besides Ma Dong-seok, Park Hyung-sik, Seo In-guk, Sung Dong-il, and Lee Joo-bin add to the glamorous lineup, drawing global viewers’ attention even before its broadcast.

The first episode is scheduled for August 2025.# Human Thriller Drama ‘Eunsoo Good Day’Human crime drama ‘Eunsoo Good Day’ narrates a secretive and precarious joint venture between a parent and a teacher, initiated by the accidental discovery of a bag.

It is the much-anticipated work of actor Lee Young-ae, returning to KBS dramas after 26 years, noted for its realistic yet distinctive characters and narrative.

In a gripping story, seemingly mismatched parent Lee Young-ae and teacher Kim Young-kwang start a suspicious partnership, caught in the pursuit of narcotics team chief Park Yong-woo.

‘Eunsoo Good Day’ is scheduled for October broadcast. In 2025, KBS dramas will transition from fixed Wednesday-Thursday slots to a flexible schedule, covering weekdays and weekends, aiming to adapt to changing viewer habits by strategically targeting prime time slots.

Reporter Kang Joo-hee kjh818@edaily.co.kr