Sunday Night (South Korean TV program)
television series
Sunday Night (Korean: 일밤; RR: Ilbam) is the longest-running South Korean television entertainment programme airing on MBC. It runs for 175 minutes, including roughly fifteen minutes of advertising. Previously named Big March of Sunday Night (일요일 밤의 대행진; Iryoil bamui daehaengjin) when it debuted in 1981, and changing its name to Sunday Sunday Night (일요일 일요일 밤에; Iryoil iryoil bame) in 1988, in March 2011, the show has changed its name for the second time in its history in an effort to increase its popularity again at the 5:20PM timeslot, with its rival contenders, KBS2's Happy Sunday and SBS's Good Sunday. As of April 29, 2012, the name was once again changed to its most commonly known abbreviation, Sunday Night (일밤).
Broadcasting times
Big March of Sunday Night
March 29, 1981 – November 20, 1988 (21:00 – 22:00/22:00-23:00 ; 1 hour)
Sunday Sunday Night
November 27, 1988 - Later half of 1999 (18:00 – 19:00 ; 1 hour)
Later half of 1999 – 2004 (18:00 – 19:55 ; 1 hour 55 minutes)
2004 – 2006 (17:40 – 19:55 ; 2 hours 15 minutes)
2006 – May 20, 2007 (17:30 – 19:55 ; 2 hours 25 minutes)
May 27, 2007 – February 20, 2011 (17:20 – 19:55 ; 2 hours 35 minutes)
May 27, 2007 – February 20, 2011 (17:20 – 18:40 ; 1 hour 20 minutes ; Part 1)
May 27, 2007 – February 20, 2011 (18:40 – 19:55 ; 1 hour 15 minutes ; Part 2)
Our Sunday Night
March 6 – August 21, 2011 (17:20 – 19:55 ; 2 hours 35 minutes)
August 28, 2011 – April 22, 2012 (17:10 – 19:55 ; 2 hours 45 minutes)
August 28, 2011 – April 22, 2012 (17:10 – 18:00 ; 50 minutes ; Part 1)
August 28, 2011 – April 22, 2012 (18:00 – 19:55 ; 1 hour 55 minutes ; Part 2)
Sunday Night
April 29, 2012 – October 14, 2012 (17:10 – 19:55 ; 2 hours 45 minutes)
April 29 – October 7, 2012 (17:10 – 18:20 ; 1 hour 10 minutes ; Part 1)
April 29 – October 7, 2012 (18:20 – 19:55 ; 1 hour 35 minutes ; Part 2)
October 21, 2012 – present (17:00 – 19:55 ; 2 hours 55 minutes)
December 2, 2012 – present (17:00 – 18:35 ; 1 hour 35 minutes ; Part 1)
December 2, 2012 – present (18:35 – 19:55 ; 1 hour 20 minutes ; Part 2)
Current segments
King of Mask Singer
Starring: Various singers
King of Mask Singer (복면가왕) is a mystery music show featuring several celebrities to compete in singing competition while given elaborate masks to wear in order to conceal their identity, thus removing factors such as popularity, career and age that could lead to prejudiced voting. The winners of each pair are selected by the audience and panel of judges through instant live votes. The names of contestants are not revealed unless they have been eliminated. The show debuted on April 5, 2015, replacing Animals.
Previous segments
A few of the many segments shown on Sunday Night.
Dunia: Into a New World
Starring: Don Spike, Yunho (TVXQ), Austin Kang, Sam Okyere, Jung Hye-sung, DinDin, Koo Ja-sung, Han Seul, Kwon Hyun-bin, Luda (Cosmic Girls), Joon Park (g.o.d), Mijoo (Lovelyz)
Dunia: Into a New World (Korean: 두니아 처음 만난 세계) replaced Wizard of Nowhere and broadcast from June 3, 2018, to September 23, 2018.
Wizard of Nowhere
Starring: Kim Tae-won, Kim Soo-ro, Yoon Jung-soo, Um Ki-joon, Choi Min-yong, Kim Jin-woo (WINNER) and guests.
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