I'd rather produce than star. I can't save a production if I'm a star in a trashy show, but I sure can mitigate things as a producer. And, its really hard for a cast to turn out as a John Jang-Jiwan pair unless a stroke of luck, a stroke of luck I can't afford to bank on a PD that is not me.

I vote neither. I dislike and avoid reality shows.

“Who here likes being in charge, while not actually being the center of attention?” [Seon-ha raises hand confidently]

Producer, please!

I'm super sensitive to criticism, if I'm a PD at least I have a team to absorb some of it. Also the criticism I would probably get as a reality show star would be way more personal and hurtful. So I say PD.

UNLESS it's a singing contest, in which case sign me up!

I’d rather be Big Brother than being watched by Big Brother. But yeah don’t really like reality shows much.

no one really knows producers. Then again, I don´t know any reality tv stars either. I know most of them end up drinking themselves to death or go to jail. and most of them are seen as desperate idiots.

I don't really watch reality TV shows ... unless they're part of a K-drama. That said, I'd vote for being the producer instead of the star. I'd rather have some measure of control and anonymity than be subjected to misleading editing for the sake of ratings.

As a producer, I also could try to make a show that treats the cast members with some measure of fairness. If they're on board with the "trashy" aspect of it because it'll earn them fame, then sure -- we could lean into that. But I would avoid manipulating the footage to create storylines and conflicts that didn't actually exist.

I prefer to be a producer since it seems more fun pulling the strings like Chae Ri rather than get endless public scrutiny starring in the show like in LIFS.

Neither option sounds at all appealing, so I'm skipping this one. I feel like you have to be a special level of attention-seeking to want to star in reality shows, and a special level of sadistic/masochistic to make them.
I hate attention and participating in/creating conflict.

There are many different sorts of reality shows but being a star means always getting publicity, some good but definitely a whole lot bad.
I'd go with PD, it would be lots of fun to create something entertaining without elements of trashy or cruel.

I’d so much rather produce a show than Star in one. Finding new talent, the next big actor or actress. Making careers or breaking them, as may be required!

Starring seems like much less work, and more fun. Bring on the green slime, or the handsome guys! It's all good.

I cannot pick. Let both rotten with indecision.

Produce a reality tv show! My dark side will like being the puppetmaster and manipulating the audience. I'd love to be in charge of all the funny captions they put on those korean reality tv shows.

I don't care if all my fellow reality tv show contestants are the hottest actors in kdramaland...it's way too stressful to be on a reality tv show, with millions eying and criticizing my every move. I'm not confident to wear a bikini in front of millions of viewers (there is always a swimsuit segment!) nor strong and confrontational enough to hold my own in a slap+hair-pulling fight.

Since reality shows are not in my 60 something viewing or participation demographic, I hadn’t really thought about this hypothetical, but upon reflection, the idea trying to produce a show in which a group of young narcissists tried to act realistically would be a nightmare. Whereas participating with a group of seniors my age could be fun, and in addition draw huge ratings from the all important 18-25 viewing bracket.

Obviously, it would depend on how trashy the show was. If one of the episodes involved a mixed group of retirees sitting around a kdrama in tank tops and muscle shirts, making crude or suggestive remarks about the stupidity of characters or plot developments, that would be no problem. In fact that would actually be absolutely true my reality t.v.

However, if it involved me frolicking flirtatiously in a pool with a scantily clad halmeoni, then I’d have to ask permission from my wife. Of course, the idea does sound appealing…completely in the abstract, of course…ONLY as a hypothetical answer to “would you rather.”

If I had to pick, I'd rather star because I guess its one way to become famous (and there is a small part of me that is shallow like that 😂) I'd rather cop the possibly negative press as a star in the show though, than the heat I'd get from being the person who actually created the mess. PLUS there's the possibility that I could shine in a trash show, in the sense that the show might be trash but I could become the fan favourite and only sane person in the entire thing BUT if I was producing it and it's trash, idk how you put a positive PR spin on that.

No to both, there's literally nothing appealing about either option)))

Star. I hate gyms and I go there four times per week, I should at least show off the results.

Tbh, on a dating show I think I would be that one girl who no one was particularly interested in, who didn't cause any drama but who got a nice vacation out of that trip.