Welcome, First Time in Korea?

Welcome, First Time in Korea? (Korean: 어서와~ 한국은 처음이지?) is a South Korean television show. The show is in a reality television-travel show format and first aired on June 1, 2017.[1][2][3] Each trip features a foreigner living in South Korea who invites three friends from their home country to travel to South Korea for the first time. The trips typically follow the format of the three friends traveling on their own for the first two days, followed by a two-day special tour organized by the hosting foreigner. Episodes also include concurrent commentary from a panel of hosts, together with the guest whose friends are featured.

Welcome, First Time in Korea?
GenreTravel, Reality
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes109 (as of September 26, 2019)
Production
Production locationSouth Korea
Camera setupMulti-camera
Release
Original networkMBC Every 1
Original releaseJune 1, 2017 (2017-06-01) 
present

Hosts

Special hosts

  • Mina Fujii (September 28, 2017 – October 12, 2017)
  • Christian Burgos (July 5, 2018 – July 26, 2018)
  • Jo Seung-yeon (September 27, 2018 – October 18, 2018)
  • Byul (April 11, 2019 – May 2, 2019)
  • Sujan Shakya (September 5, 2019 – TBA)

List of episodes

Pilot (June 1–15, 2017)

EpisodeBroadcast dateGuestFriendsGuest and friends's nationality
1 June 1, 2017Alberto MondiLuca Bertho, Federico Minto, Francesco Pietro BonnItaly
2 June 8, 2017
3 June 15, 2017

Season 1 (July 27, 2017 – March 8, 2018)

EpisodeBroadcast dateGuestFriendsGuest and friends's nationality
1 July 27, 2017Christian BurgosAndrei Felice Salvador Salguelo, Christopher Gonzalez, Pablo Ivana Castillo SotoMexico
2 August 3, 2017
3 August 10, 2017
4 August 17, 2017
5 August 24, 2017Daniel LindemannDaniel Heidelberg, Mario Basur Poor, Peter PersichGermany
6 August 31, 2017
7 September 7, 2017
8 September 14, 2017
9 September 21, 2017
10 September 28, 2017Yudina SvetlanaRegina, Anastasia, ElenaRussia
11 October 5, 2017
12 October 12, 2017
13 October 19, 2017"Lucky" Abhishek GuptaBikram, Shashank, KashifIndia
14 October 26, 2017
15 November 2, 2017
16 November 9, 2017
17 November 16, 2017Petri KalliolaVille, Vilppu, SamiFinland
18 November 23, 2017
19 November 30, 2017
20 December 7, 2017
21 December 14, 2017Robin DeianaViktor, Marvin, MartinFrance
22 December 21, 2017
23 December 28, 2017
24 January 4, 2018
25 January 11, 2018 James Hooper David, Simon, Andrew United Kingdom
26 January 18, 2018
27 January 25, 2018
28 February 1, 2018
29 February 8, 2018 Alberto Mondi

Christian Burgos

Daniel Lindemann

"Lucky" Abhishek Gupta

"Welcome, Second Time in Korea?" – Jeju Island Special

Luca Bertho, Federico Minto, Francesco Pietro Bonn

Andrei Felice Salvador Salguelo, Christopher Gonzalez, Pablo Ivana Castillo Soto

Daniel Heidelberg, Peter Persich

Bikram, Shashank, Kashif

Italy

Mexico

Germany

India

30 February 15, 2018
31 February 22, 2018
32 March 1, 2018
33 March 8, 2018

Season 2 (May 10, 2018 – present)

EpisodeBroadcast dateGuestFriendsGuest and friends's nationality
1 May 10, 2018Jang MinAsael, Antonio, NeftaliSpain
2 May 17, 2018
3 May 24, 2018
4 May 31, 2018
5 June 7, 2018 Alex Mazzucchelli Alessandro, Samuel, Anthony Switzerland
6 June 14, 2018
7 June 21, 2018
8 June 28, 2018
9 July 5, 2018 Abigail Alderete Veronica, Diana, Sylvia Paraguay
10 July 12, 2018
11 July 19, 2018
12 July 26, 2018
13 August 2, 2018 Sujan Shakya Anoj, Rina, Eliza, Shyam Nepal
14 August 9, 2018
15 August 16, 2018
16 August 23, 2018
17 August 30, 2018 Lee Dong Jun William Reese, Brian Mills, Robert Wood United States
18 September 6, 2018
19 September 13, 2018
20 September 20, 2018
21 September 27, 2018 Sinasi Alpago Mikail, Mert, Jihat Turkey
22 October 4, 2018
23 October 11, 2018
24 October 18, 2018
25 November 25, 2018 Blair Williams Mark, Meg, Kaitlin Australia
26 November 1, 2018
27 November 8, 2018
28 November 15, 2018
29 November 22, 2018 Oumeima Fatih Btissam Fatih, Maroua Brahimi, Asma Benbouzid Morocco
30 November 29, 2018
31 December 6, 2018
32 December 13, 2018
33 December 20, 2018 Jakob Minell Jakob, Viktor, Patrick Sweden
34 December 27, 2018
35 January 3, 2019
36 January 10, 2019
37 January 17, 2019 Petri Kalliola "Welcome, Second Time in Korea?" – Viewers' Tour Special

Ville, Vilppu, Sami

Finland
38 January 24, 2019
39 January 31, 2019
40 February 7, 2019
41 February 14, 2019 Przemysław Kazimierz Krompiec Ireneusz, Roberto, Karolina Poland
42 February 21, 2019
43 February 28, 2019
44 March 7, 2019
45 March 14, 2019 Tatchara Longprasert Ton, Green, Naveen Thailand
46 March 21, 2019
47 March 28, 2019
48 April 4, 2019
49 April 11, 2019 Gerson Alejandro Castillo Rivas Marjory, Soyeong, Jeongmi, Haram Chile
50 April 18, 2019
51 April 25, 2019
52 May 2, 2019
53 May 9, 2019 Justin Harvey Shaun, Char, Phumlani South Africa
54 May 16, 2019
55 May 23, 2019
56 May 30, 2019
57 June 6, 2019 Yanick Jasper, Rene, Michiel The Netherlands
58 June 13, 2019
59 June 20, 2019
60 June 27, 2019
61 July 4, 2019 David Woodworth Darrin, Sam, Danny, Kyle Canada
62 July 11, 2019
63 July 18, 2019
64 July 25, 2019
65 August 1, 2019 Blair Williams "Couple Special"

Meg, Kait, John, Matt

Australia
66 August 8, 2019
67 August 15, 2019
68 August 22, 2019
69 August 29, 2019 5 Seconds of Summer "5SOS Special"

Luke, Calum, Ashton, Michael

Australia
70 September 5, 2019 John & Mac

(U.S.A)

"Yo! Welcome To Korea, Kids~"

Ben, Harry, Jack, Georgina (Mum)

Wales
71 September 12, 2019
72 September 19, 2019
73 September 26, 2019
74 October 3, 2019 Haakon Eirik, Bode, Pablo Norway
75 October 10, 2019
76 October 17, 2019
77 October 24, 2019
78 October 31, 2019 Neil Smith Daniel, Dara, Barry Ireland
79 November 7, 2019
80 November 14, 2019
81 November 21, 2019
82 November 28, 2019 Grace Maribel, Aleida, Jose Dominican Republic
83 December 5, 2019
84 December 12, 2019
85 December 19, 2019
86 December 26, 2019 Alaverdi Emin, Murad, Ruslan Azerbaijan
87 January 2, 2020
88 January 9, 2020
89 January 16, 2020
90 January 23, 2020 Christian Bjorn, Anton, Asger Denmark
91 January 30, 2020
92 February 6, 2020
93 February 13, 2020

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 54th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Entertainment Program Welcome, First Time in Korea? Nominated [4]
2018 18th MBC Entertainment Awards Special Entertainment Program Welcome, First Time in Korea? Won [5]

References

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