I really am not too big a fan of the show but I really love ji won. Papa bear and baby bear were one of my favorite couples in 1n2d. I guess I'll have to check out the show again.

I wonder how hard it would be to regain the magic they had. People might have too high of expectations and end up disappointed. Though it's not like it could possibly hurt the show at this point. I still can't see myself watching it unless they fix a lot of other things.

Yoon Si Yoon is the best part of Barefoot Friends, followed by Hyun Joong and the Ho Dong. I liked the addition of the female cast member, Hyori too. The rest of the cast has about no presence anyway... including UEE (Though Kim Beom Soo kinda got a personality last episode.) Kim Jong Sin, and Eun Hyeok.

The episodes have been warming up slowly. So it's not as bad as the first six... There are now competitions and penalties on games. Plus some good-natured Korean humiliation as well as staying inside of Korea.

Isn't that all of the original wish list girlfriday and Javabeans had? Well, minus character concepts... and maybe a love line.

Sometimes the show is good, sometimes it's really terrible and then you want to hide under your invisible cap because you are so embarrassed for them lol
Anyway another addition can't hurt... Anything to make it work is welcome :p

The last few episodes in Seoul were much better (and funnier). I love the scenes where they were calling up female celebs to ask if they were willing to go on a blind date with (Mr. OC) Kim Bum Soo. Hope he really meets up with Jung Ryeo-won and G.Na. As for the other two who rejected him in a very funny way, I hope to see them in variety shows too (I miss Sayuri in variety).

Also, can they add Hyori to the cast too? Every time she shuts down Hodong's ideas, I get a visual of The Hulk slamming down Loki. *Puny Hodong* *snerk*

OMG - if this show was 'Old Yeller' the dog would be handing me the rifle to put him out of his misery.

Such a high-profile cast and nowhere to go. Just watched the latest ep and they're visiting each other's homes. Seriously. Other than the voyeuristic aspect of seeing the homes of the cast, not much is going on.

The addition of Hyori was a smart move. The biggest problem is Ho-dong, himself. He's loud, abrasive and loud. (Yeah, I said 'loud' twice. It's that irritating to hear him. At least Hyori doesn't hesitate to tell him, and then he goes into his 'baby sulk/sad face') Whatever MC magic he had before is gone now. He just appears desperate.

The show would be way better with Hyori and Hyun Joong leading the BF - them and writers who can give the show a direction.
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EUN JI WON!!! :D

I've been enjoying this show. It keeps me entertained and laughing. Love it!

I love Barefoot Friends but I am a bit worried that they will cancel it because of the ratings. I think the reason why Barefoot Friends does not have high ratings is that unlike many other variety shows, the cast interacts with normal people when they go on trips which limits a bit what they can do. Because of this the cast has to be respectful and more cautious since not everyone is going to want to play around.

I think if the cast plays around with themselves more and get to play more then doing serious work ratings would go up.

I agree the show doesn't have a concept as yet but been watching regularly from episode 4 and have been LOL at every episode. I love it. It's funnier than 2d1n now!

Se yoon is one of my faves there coz he is so funny. Wish it wasn't him going but very naughty, DUI :(

it will be a lot better if cool kiz pull him. Well i mean hodong + suguen is a lot of fun. Add Cho ding to that, it will be a totally chaotic hilarious

The bar that 1N2D Season 1 set for variety was too high, IMO. Before 1N2D, crew interactions, meeting regular people, having "real" and "humane" characters doing everyday mundane tasks, etc. all of those haven't been done as extensive as being the point of the show. While it is true that Infinity Challenge stepped into the "real variety" concept first, 1N2D took that to another level and made it the standard format for a crap ton of succeeding variety shows. You barely see any variety show (not talk show) nowadays that happen inside the studio. If you come across one, it's less about games, jokes, slapstick hilarity, and fake editing and more about interactions and stories.

I totally think that right now, "The Human Condition" is the best K-varietyland has to offer in terms of execution. Again, it has taken what was "real" in 1N2D and actually made it more "real". At the same time, 1N2D put the pressure on a lot of actors/comedians/MCs for being able to improvise material on-the-go. Surely, they had some scripts going to places they've never visited and introducing the things/food/locations that they have to, but at the same time since everything is happening in real-time they had to act appropriately and good enough to make it to broadcast and not waste tape.

I think the reason 1N2D Season 1 "lost" its magic is that a lot of variety shows have taken the "1N2D approach" and made spinoffs off of it. It wasn't that 1N2D got worse, it was that all the other variety shows were doing the exact same format and obviously they also have creative PDs and writers to think of things that 1N2D has not explored (or could not, given its format). When 1N2D started, you'd never really see celebrities outside walking on foot for a show, yet with 1N2D you even saw them sleeping in a tent during the winter. Can Barefoot replicate 1N2D's success? Highly doubt it. Even Running Man can't do that, no matter how successful it has become. People have to understand the magnitude that 1N2D brought to Korea. Some of its episodes surpassed 50%+ ratings, which even very popular dramas today can't reach.

There were aspects of Barefoot Friends that I like, but I mostly dislike it for the same reasons JB's already stated. I don't think it's a lost cause, it just needs some reexamination and maybe tighten up the group of casts down to a selected few.

I wonder if Grandpa Over Flowers is fairing any better since it also follows a similar concept, somehow I feel more confident about that since it's in the safe writing/editing hands of Na PD.

I love the show! I think Kim hyun joong is really great in it and always brings life to the show with his 4D and the boy is too damn fit makes me fall harder, hes really great at variety shows as they say. Yoon si yoon on the other hand is awkward but suprisingly it works for the show! Im starting to love him as well. Bum soo is fine not so great but not bad either. As for uee she seems kinda bland for the show, i think hyori is a more fitting one (sorry Uee, though i like you i just need to be honest dear). Eunhyuk on the other hand is just the same as bum soo, but i hope he would be paired with hyun joong . I feel that there would be a good chemistry between the two.A bromance! Too bad for se yoon, i think he would sit well with the cast, despite being a fan of eunhyuk. I feel that seyoon has more life than he is. Kim jong shin is sometimes a hit and sometimes meh. Ho dong for me is good, though he can get too obnoxious but oh well , he is funny if only he could lower his voice just a lil bit and not like scream like the person he was talking to was on the other side of the planet. LOL! All in all the cast is good even great though it is kinda slow paced it is actually getting a good run.

But the idea of changing a bit of the format sounds good to me because there are times where the air is dead and only relies on either ho dongs loudness, hyun joongs 4d or shi yoon's awkward but funny moments or se yoons. And its so sad seeing the oppas work so hard when they are already stressed as is like when shi yoon and eunhyuk during the vietnam epsodes and when Kim hyun joong doing gendong carrying impressive no. of baskets. I mean, its good to see them experience the normal life for a day but damn! please not by that much and to think that they would do that 1 a week!Whew! The fans may went on strike for that. The show may not paved well in the ratings for now, but hey! that goes for every show right? I think we should give them a chance without giving in first to others negative but unconstructive comments such as " it wont succeed since the big mouth hodong is there" that is kinda rude when we all know that is his nature though i agree that he can get too loud but that doesnt mean the show is a spoil.Thats rather stupid. And i am giving the others a chance since the show is still new and the cast hasnt warmed up completely with each other yet. That i think is the main reason why they haven't shown us their personality. Who knows this might just be the perfect fit!
So lets wait and see and hope for the best and please dont judge the show by saying runningman /1n2D/family outing and such is better than it without even trying to see a couple of its episode without a clouded mind. THANK YOU!

Eun Ji Won was so cute in Answer Me 1997 :)

BABY BEARRRRRRR!! Oh dear. Do I have to start watching this show? I think that if Ji-won really joins Barefoot Friends, he's not going to put on his 'cho-ding' persona as his variety character on the show. I do think he can survive on his own with his quirky snarky remarks, and without relying on the Baby Bear-Papa Bear bromance. He's awesome that way :)

Eun! Ji! Won!!!! Please, please, please do bring him on the show! I totally miss the papa bear and baby bear tandem! Eun Ji Won was the only member who‘s not scared of KHD in 1n2d.. *sniffs* Shall go back and watch their moments together... i need more eun cho ding!!!

I so hope this happens i love Eun Ji-won!! The only thing that would make it better if it was Eun Ji-won and Lee Seungi Gi!!!

I love the cast of this show as it is! ):

The first four or five episodes were so horrific I stopped halfway through 4, only bearing with it for Hyun Joong and Jong Shin. But then I saw that Hyori guested and I was like MUST WATCH. Her episode was so good! She tamed Hodong and voiced everyone's frustrations with him, kinda like what Suguen does with Hodong on that Neighbourhood Sports and (blah blah why so long name)... Show.

I think it's absolutely getting better and am excited to see where it goes ^^ hope you guys recap this as well! Or alternatively that sports variety (kbsworld is calling it Cool Kiz on the Block...? But that sounds equally lame to me idk) that I'm absolutely loving too haha

Okay sorry hmm they weren't horrific... Just really slow as in the recap of the Vietnam episode. Got tired despite the great cast toward ep4. But anw I backtracked and found it pretty good and getting better (just still slow and meandering at times)

I would really watch the show if Eun Ji Won goes for it!!! I need more choding with an IQ of 160 in my life! I need some! Get me some!

This should be renamed to the Hyun Joong show because he basically does all the work! :D Well, most of the time. He definitely has more screentime than the others. YSY is really great too but he's kind of being overshadowed by HJ.

Just bring the original casts of 1n2d why make things so difficult get Na Pd too after his show Lee Seungi, Jiwon , Kim C Seunguen Hodong and MC Mong they are the best team.

Lost my train of thoughts there, but I hope he's going to accept the offer. I love their Papa/Son pairing. I also like the casts a lot even though they haven't really warmed up to each other yet like a "family". I just hope they have the time to get there especially the low ratings. And just please find a format for the show already. Episode 7 is so random. Are you having guests now or are you not? I read somewhere that they're going to India soon? I guess the overseas thing is still on.

I thought Eun Ji Won wanted to lay low for a while because of his aunt?

Oh but I really liked Yoo Se Yoon! He was really funny :( why can't it just be temporary? I mean c'mon I'd drink a little too after what he's been through in the show (lol, I would have died on that thing they rode on to get to that rock island) hopefully SBS changes their mind and puts him back in later.

Aww feel bad for the guy. I have a close friend that got a DUI, and I just feel so bad for her as well. I know it's a terrible thing, that costs people's lives, but the other end of the stick suffers just as much damage. People should deeply reflect for drinking & driving, but to have their life ruined because they did so just makes me so sad.

As for the show... It's a major snooze fest. Too many idols, and so much stuff is going on at once, all the while nothing is really happening. I liked the concept that they went abroad, but it just felt so empty. The last episode was fun. But I'm not really liking Kim Bumsoo's character. I know, I know it could all be scripted, but hey, just my two cents. I don't know why I'm still watching. I honestly do not know.

I wish they would just combine everybody for Cool Kidz on the Block - I mean all the 1N2D writers and PDs (including our fav pranked I-want-to-do-music-shows PD is there), even our lighting director cum umpire also showed up! That's why Cool Kidz is my official new fav show!

agreed...I don't watch the show because it didn't jive enough for me but put baby bear back with papa bear and I'll definitely tune in. Again, agree with the concept of the show~~it seems all over the place. Granted, chemistry between cast members always needs some time to come together fully but I sure wish it would hurry

Yup that‘s what ho dong does, he tends to take the bad guy, attention seeking role as a way to put the other members into a better light. He just want to add more spice to the show... but im only speaking from 1n2d point of view.. i nver watched BF... but since eun ji won is coming in, i can hardly wait to see papa bear and baby bear reunited!

I think the show is great but its kinda slow. But i warmed up to it and its actually very good as well as educational. Eun ji won is great but se yoon was a perfect fit for the show. I hope they would get se yoon back since he is fun as well. Though i know jiwon woould do good. Cant we just have the two please?????!!!!

PAPA BEAR AND BABY BEAR. but i wish they would reunite on a better show. and lee hyori annoys me at times. i like her in small doses. i wish her addition was temporary. there's too many people on the show. too many personalities.

and boohoo for yoo se yoon. i enjoy watching kneedrop guru with him and kang ho dong!! :( :(

We've been watching this, mostly for my daughter's boyfriend (KJH, lol). And it's OK, but it's definitely trying to "find itself".

I like the Ho Dong/Hyun Joong dynamic. Yoon Si Yoon is better than I expected. The others are OK. I'm amazed at Hyun Joong's fearlessness and willingness to try just about anything.

My biggest complaint, other than "what the heck is the point", lol, is that the editing could be WAY tighter. I think they could edit it down to 60 mins, not lose anything substantial (like the 30 min rock-paper-scissors thing could have been 10 mins), and make it way more enjoyable. I think the overseas thing could work too, eventually. But, they should have started at home. I think the combination of the fact that they didn't know each other AND the stress of being in an unfamiliar environment was too much. Maybe they could try overseas again later. If the show survives at all.

I'm hoping this show would soon find its footing and work out just fine. I mean, even 1n2d didn't get to where it had been without a rough start. It began as a show called, Are You Ready but due to its low ratings, KBS cancelled the show and turned it to 1 Night 2 Days with the same core members, and even then, some of the members dropped out of the show because no one thought it would be the next biggest thing in Korea. Next thing you know, Kim C, Seung Gi and MC Mong arrived, and since then the best chemistry in a variety show has arrived. They've formed an extraordinary family bond that still no one can beat in my book. The way they had this love & hate relationship with the crew... it was just perfect. So yeah, good luck with Barefoot Friends and hopefully, they would finally get a proper concept for the show.

I totally love BF Friends! ^_^ I personally LOVE the "abroad" episodes~ it's like a better version of "Amazing Race," and everyone has such unique personality traits to add to the mix in this cast. <3
I'm sad to see Se Yoon go, but I'll keep watching the show. :)

UEE is the reason I love this Show. Keep it Going. Love

i am a fan of barefoot friends...although the show not yet found their concept,but i found it is challenging and fun because they go to other country and learn the culture of the place they were going and match with culture lifestyle...isn't it very interesting and fun to give a try to watch

I actually think Barefooted friends is the most brilliant variety show ever! Finally, I unique show that has to do with traveling! :) I don't understand why people hate it so much. If you actually took the time to watch the show, you would learn to love it! The show is so funny and touching. It's similar to invincible youth, but Barefooted friends get more down and dirty, plus, they actually have to earn money to eat by working.

The casting for Barefooted friends is awesome! My three favorite people are in there: Yoon si yoon, Uee, and Kim hyun joong. But I also love the other cast members too. Each one of them have different personalities which makes the show so lively! Also, I do wonder why they suddenly stopped going abroad, but I don't really care! The other things they do are also great and memorable :) They will go back abroad anyways, I mean they can't travel EVERYDAY...too much money, plus they need to rest. Anyways, This is just my opinion about the show :) I hope it will air for a really long time, and hope many people will tune in to watch and rwalize tgat the show isn't really that bad.

I love this show!!! Yoon shi yoon is the cutest thing ever, but sometimes i feel like the other members are outcasting him. Im fine with se yoon leaving. But pleaseee, i beggg, pleaseee add hyori to the cast! Shes so funny, and she doesnt outcast shi yoon :)

I think the show is good and funny I love Kim Hyun Joong that's why i began to watch theshow but really so far i've liked it... The concept of going abroad i think is not a bad idea at all the only think i dislike and i din't get it is how inthe world the fans know when barefoot friends are going to arrive ti a place and too many production team for only 8 people

I really like the show barefoot friends since the 1st episode! and i'm surprised about the rating ?
I love yoon shi yoon, he's the reason I'm following this show each week!

barefoot friends fighting !

I honestly don't know why the ratings are so low.. I personally love the show since episode 1 and even though Kim hyun joong was the reason I started watching the show I came to love every single one of them. This is also random but I think lee joon from mblaq would be perfect for the show! Every time I see him as a guest in a variety show i always find him hilarious xD and he made me laugh so hard in the recent ep in BF, in the diving episode lol