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1 Night 2 Days cast and PD changes on the horizon?

KBS sure is going to town on reworking their variety lineup these days. Kinda makes you wonder what was going on in those meetings that Jong-min walked in on. On the heels of canceling Happy Sunday show Qualifications of Men and Kang Ho-dong’s brand new show Moonlight Prince (both due to low ratings), they’re reportedly making some changes to their flagship Sunday variety show 1 Night 2 Days as well. There are no final decisions yet, but the things on the docket: cast member changes and head PD change. So… everything, yeah?

First up: PD Choi Jae-hyung (better known as Bird PD) reportedly requested to leave the show, citing the rough outdoor shooting conditions and his suffering health. I suppose you can’t exactly be the PD of Pain if you can’t take what you dish out, and when your show is based on suffering there’s really no escaping that. He took over the show when it went into its second season with a brand new cast a year ago, and there’s a rumor that his replacement will be PD Lee Sae-hee, of Hello and Yoo Hee-yeol’s Sketchbook. But KBS denied that any decision has been made on that front.

Kang Ho-dong, Moonlight Prince

But that’s not where the upheaval ends, because member changes keep being hinted at in the press, but without any details. There are rumors of an ongoing search for new additions to the cast, and this is purely speculation — but I wonder if they mean entirely new or returning, as in Kang Ho-dong. Or perhaps a few of the actors might be leaving due to their schedules? If you asked me to be cold and harsh, I’d say without a doubt that the second season, Bird PD included, isn’t up to original 1N2D snuff. Mostly, I think they’re all too nice. (You also can’t help but love them all for that same reason…) It’s just that when you have seven cast members and a PD who all abide by the rules, there’s very little surprise in your episodes. I do miss that completely insane unpredictable “it” factor.

That aside, they do a great job, but clearly KBS is having a bit of a freakout ever since SBS’s Sunday variety lineup started winning the ratings game. The four-year old Qualifications of Men was axed for falling behind MBC’s Dad Where Are You Going? and SBS’s K-Pop Star. And Ho-dong’s new talk show Moonlight Prince frankly had it coming — it aired to dismal single-digit numbers and was a celebrity talk show about books. Whose bright idea was that? And don’t even get me started on that peter pan outfit they put him in.

We’ll have to wait and see how the 1N2D cast changes shake out, because they could be for the better… but it’s hard to think so when you get attached to seven guys and their seven-way bromance. Cross your fingers and start chanting for your favorite member to survive…

Qualifications of Men

Via Osen, My Daily, Hankook Ilbo

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I love all seven members, so I can't choose who I want to stay or go, so I'm not even gonna try. I'd like it better if they added a member or two, and not more actors, more singers! I won't mind if Kang Ho-dong comes back, because I've missed him and he's awesome.

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I love Hodong but changing the line-up like this messes with all the bromance in the show right now. Even Bird PD is included in this bromance, so it will be sad to see it change.

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Joo won and tae woong's agency just confirmed they will stay if i undertand well :-) Hope the rest of the cast too!!!

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awww for PD Bird.. he looks so frail.. I will not mind to see Shi-kyung leave.

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Just got news that Seung-woo and Bird PD are leaving :(((((( I'll really miss his gags and mat-hyungness aughhh.

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Kim Seung Woo is leaving the show T.T

The other six members will be staying. KSW's last filming will be the same as Choi PD, March 15th.

I'm gonna miss the mat hyung's butt dance!!

for Chinese readers here's the link:
http://kpoppark.com/201303/0713293253911.html

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I am hoping it is a positive change and not anyone leaving. Maybe just maybe they are thinking of adding female cast members. Because to be honest that is the one thing this show lacks. That is why Song Ji Hyo is fantastic. I get that they are camping out and stuff, but they have female staff on these trips so female talent should not be a huge upheaval. As to who it should be, no clue. What I can tell you though is that I don't want any of the existing cast to leave. I cannot handle another crying dinner bokbulbok.

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It is confirmed PD Bird and Seung Woo leave 2D1N S2.
Augh, just when the 'older, much older than TV station itself' got my heart because he was able to show his funny, grumpy, but also a persistent player and his loving relationship with his wife (jelly...).

And PD Bird, whom always has his soft-spot for all the members and never bothered with his image and always able to make the giant Si Kyung laughs.

Ugh... I hope they get a new one and he could get along well with everybody. And I hope it would be a married but quite athletic guy... so married vs bachelor would be soooooo much exciting.... Otherwise, forever we will heard, "We are ruined,"

Hahaha... How I love this show.

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sad that ksw is leaving, he is very fatherly in taking care of the other members. he will always pick food and put in the other younger members bowls for them to eat. he is also very cuddly type.

maybe he will host another show with his wifey nam joo

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Awww Bird PD's leaving? :(
I like him. He's nice and loveable :D

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Awww...wouldn't like any of the guys to leave. :( I've come to love all of them with their own personalities.
I think the show needs new ideas especially for the games. There's been some repetitions lately, though I don't mind some of them coz they're funny. I think some new challenges will work :)

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i don't think its the games. 1n2d is not a game show like Running Man. Maybe what's lacking is the harsh penalties, or the strong reactions? In S1, they played the simpliest games, and often repeatedly, eg, rock, paper, stone - but because the stakes were high, it was tensed, exciting, fun and entertaining. Not only that, one will never know if it was a set up. Before the game starts, everyone would be trying to sabotage someone else - and THAT made it funny and suspenseful! For eg, in one ep, the guys were trying to get Hodong to lose, so that he would have to walk/run over an iced pond. But somehow, SG got confused, and he lost. What resulted was a truly funny, unscripted, and very spontaneous scene. SG fell in and the pond is now named after him! In another ep, they conspired to get Jiwon to join Kim C and Mongie to catch crabs.

Even a simple table-tennis game can be so hilarious! The epic "low-grade" table tennis match between Seunggi and Mongie was so funny, I had stitches and tears were streaming down my face. Another epic table tennis game was the one between HD's team and Jiwon's team which resulted in Jiwon and Mongie having to shave their heads!

I think that the current members, even though they are loveable and funny, should be more prepared to "risk all". That's the difference. I feel that the S1 members were willing to face anything, do anything for the sake of the show. I take my hats off to them when they can make simple games sooo entertaining and intense!

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KSW has just been confirmed, he's leaning the show after 1 year in support of Bird PD's departure!:((

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That almost makes it sound like Bird was fired, and KSW is leaving in protest.

Unless it's just a handy excuse for him to leave the show anyway.

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This ahjumma loves KSW, the caring hyung, the grumpy member, the funny person, the odd fashionista... He hasn't eaten his chocolates yet..

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yes ksw is very caring mat hyung. so sad.

yeah, bird pd is 8th member in the bromance, he is also very caring

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some1 said uhm is not up to being mat hyung. but i think otherwise. uhm force is genuinely a wonderful man, see how much his dongsengs, jw and cth adore him.
esp cth, who from the beginning thought uhm is very cheesy, but now has grown to adore uhm force so much.

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wae wae wae
why why why
wail wail wail

:(

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why must have the change. just because of ratings?

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I'm still feeling upset over this since yesterday.. Bird PD first.. Now Seungwoo. I don't know if I am able to watch the last episode with Seungwoo. The members are probably gonna cry... My heart broke when Kim C left there's no more MC Mong in Season 1 (so abruptly).. It took me quite a lot of episodes to get used to Tae-woong + Jongmin and the other S2 members. Now that I love all of them so much, they are changing.

............ :'(

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I like Moonlight Prince.
I like Qualifications of Men.They keep me entertained somehow that the rest of my opinions or understanding about them didn't matter.
Oh well.I hope KBS will give us new better shows then.

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I will miss Qualifications of Men. I have been watching every week on KBS and I rather like the guys and the various challenges they go through. As for 1N2D S2, I stopped watching long ago already so any change will not make a difference to me unless the bring back the S1 members!!

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i hope the new member will be someone who got character like mc mong or haha but the i really hope its yoo jaesuk who be the mc but its impossible.i dont want comedian to be 2 days 1 night member.

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I wish I can watch this with english sub!

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Oh and oh,
I've seen 1n2d as my entire life in korean thingy. And I'm definitely agree with GF, the show is good... But yes, they are too nice. I miss their tagline: real wild road variety show, and the surprise aspect. You never able to guess what will happen among the boys ( remember the guerilla concert? Zombie game? The bargaining act?). The same reason why I can't keep watch the show.
And it's not unpredictable by the way ... The departing I mean, with actor(S) members byline, it just a matter of time for them to go

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I can sense it (in denial) that the later shows weren't as enthusiastic as the earlier part when they've just started season 2. But still feel so sad that it's happening now.

Love all the cast members, in fact this is the only Korean show I'm really interested in. Hopefully no more bad news :(

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Personally. I would love to see Hodong and eun Jiwon back in 1n2d..seunggi character might clash with joowon so i would prefer if Mong could make a comeback too.. I really miss those guys..

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so sad to hear that Kim Seungwoo and PD Bird are leaving 1N2D. I've grown fond of the cast plus PD Bird. They"re all lovable, especially Tae woong, Tae Hyun and Joowon.

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ideal member
hodong
sugeun
jiwon
jongmin
taehyun

+ taewoong/joo won (need maknea)

get rid of sikyung

ideal pd
pd na, pd shin

get rid of pd bird

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