Little Forest (TV program)
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| Hangul | 리틀 포레스트 |
| Revised Romanization | Riteul Poreseuteu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Rit'ŭl P'oresŭt'ŭ |
| Genre | |
| 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 |
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]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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).
- ^
"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)