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The Game Caterers | |
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Also known as | Fifteen Nights on a Business Trip[1] |
Hangul | 출장 십오야 |
Literal meaning | Fifteen Night Business Trip |
Revised Romanization | Chuljang Siboya |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ulchang Shiboya |
Genre | Game show |
Written by | Lee Woo-jung |
Directed by | |
Presented by | Na Yeong-seok |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 37 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer | Na Young-seok |
Production location | South Korea |
Editor | Shin Hyo-jung |
Production company | CJ ENM |
Original release | |
Network | tvN YouTube (international) |
Release | March 12, 2021 March 4, 2022 (Main) | –
The Game Caterers (Korean: 출장 십오야) is a South Korean variety show that airs on tvN and a re-run on YouTube channel, 'Fullmoon' after the broadcast. This program is tvN's short-form content following the previous Don't Look Back.[1]
The Game Caterers is a new concept entertainment delivery service in which producer Na Yeong-seok (Na PD) visits official broadcasting events and entertainment programs of various guests, regardless of entertainment or drama, and plans to bring laughter to guests through multiple games played in New Journey to the West or Channel 15 Nights.[1]
A total of 19 teams in the span of both seasons appeared on the show.[3] In season 1, 51 people were on seven business trips, from the first business trip Hospital Playlist Goes Camping to BH Entertainment.[4] In season 2, The Game Caterers draws attention by trying to expand the format as a unique feature of picnics that inevitably require long recordings. When asked about the secret to recruiting guests for each episode, PD Ham Moo-seong of the show said, "I try to make the atmosphere at the scene comfortable by packing the staff in the smallest possible size. It seems that this part is well known to artists and officials." Six out of 19 teams are entertainment agencies such as Antenna, BH Entertainment, Artist Company, YG Entertainment, Hybe Label, and Starship Entertainment.[3]
All guests require to play the game with prizes to be won. With more than four players, the sequence will go down and back (each person gets two rounds except the last person). If the players succeed in the first round, they will receive all the prizes. If one of the players fails, they need to pick one prize and return it to The Game Caterers staff. The game will restart to player number one with the remaining prizes.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Time slot (KST) | |||
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Total | Special | First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 14 | – | March 12, 2021 | June 4, 2021 | Friday at 22:50 | |
1 | February 5, 2021 | |||||
1 | June 13, 2021 | |||||
2 | 23 | – | December 26, 2021 | March 4, 2022 | Friday at 22:30 or 22:40 | |
1 | July 10, 2022 | |||||
3 | July 15, 2022 | July 29, 2022 | ||||
2 | August 5, 2022 | August 12, 2022 | ||||
1 | September 9, 2022 | |||||
3 | November 6, 2022 | November 20, 2022 | Sunday at 22:40 | |||
1 | January 27, 2023 | Friday at 22:30 | ||||
2 | February 3, 2023 | February 10, 2023 | Monday at 22:30 | |||
1 | February 20, 2023 |
Notes
No. overall | No. in season | Team | Original air date | Guest(s) | South Korea viewers (millions) | |
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1 | 1 | Hospital Playlist[a] | March 12, 2021 | Shin Won-ho, Jo Jung-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jung Kyung-ho, Kim Dae-myung, and Jeon Mi-do | 549[7] | |
Na PD brought former 2 Days & 1 Night writer and current New Journey to the West writer with him to Yulje Hospital located at Pocheon, the northeast of Gyeonggi Province. There, he met the producer of Hospital Playlist, Shin Won-ho, who also took part in pranking the guests. The guest had to play the "Famous People Quiz" that was played in New Journey to the West for them to win back their camping food supplies.[6] Prizes: Oysters, liquor, grilled dried pollack, shine muscat grapes, kimchi-jjigae ingredients, breakfast kit with sliced beef brisket, and aged filet steak). | ||||||
2 | 2 | Hospital Playlist[a] | March 19, 2021 | Shin Won-ho, Jo Jung-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jung Kyung-ho, Kim Dae-myung, Jeon Mi-do | 607[9] | |
The guests played "Shout in Silence", and the members were rearranged as pairs as Team Meoktae (Kim Dae-myung and Shin Won-ho), Jo Jung-suk and Jeon Mi-do Team and Hot Mess Team (Yoo Yeon-seok and Jung Kyung-ho). After the game, the guest prepared dinner with the food they had won. In the second part, the team played a "Mafia Game". Each person received two CJ vouchers at the start of the game. If the mafia wins, the voucher citizens must go to the mafia, and vice versa.[8] Prizes: Two CJ vouchers | ||||||
3 | 3 | Antenna | March 26, 2021 | You Hee-yeol, Jung Jae-hyung, Peppertones, Sam Kim, Kwon Jin-ah, Lee Jin-ah | 504[11] | |
Na PD surprised the guest while they were in a meeting. All seven guests played "Terms in Order" starting with Shin Jae-pyung (Peppertones), Lee Jang-won (Peppertones), You Hee-yeol, Jung Jae-hyung, Lee Jin-ah, Kwon Jin-ah, and Sam Kim.[b][10] Prizes: Coffee machine, foot massager, electric scooter, ginseng root, oxtail, bidet, orchid plant and a bag of rice. | ||||||
4 | 4 | Antenna | April 2, 2021 | You Hee-yeol, Jung Jae-hyung, Peppertones, Sam Kim, Kwon Jin-ah, Lee Jin-ah | 445[12] | |
The guests played "Korean-Only Ping-Pong", and the guests were rearranged into teams of three with Team Hee-yeol [c] (led by You Hee-yeol) and Team Jae-hyung[d] (led by Jung Jae-hyung).[e] For the third game, Na PD brought along The Dragon God and its dragon balls, which were used in New Journey to the West. The guest will receive a massive prize of one million won if they win .[f] | ||||||
5 | 5 | tvN's variety show producers | April 16, 2021 | Kim Min-seok, Lee Jin-ju, Jung Jong-yeon, Lee Tae-kyung, Yoo Ho-jin, Park Hee-yeon | 401[13] | |
This episode was filmed at tvN's headquarters in Sangam-dong with guests Kim Min-seok (produced You Quiz on the Block), Lee Jin-ju (produced Youth Over Flowers, Three Meals a Day), Jung Jong-yeon (produced The Genius, Society Game and The Great Escape, Girls' High Mystery Class), Lee Tae-kyung (produced Life Bar, DoReMi Market), Yoo Ho-jin (produced Wednesday Music Playlist, Hometown Flex, Unexpected Business) and Park Hee-yeon (produced Grandpas Over Flowers, Father and I, Home Food Rescue 3, Street Food Fighter). Next, the guest played the "Name Game". Prizes: Terra beer (First place), 300,000 won gift card to Baekkobjib BBQ restaurant (Second place), 200,000 won gift card to a café (Third place), and 100,000 won gift card to Korean fast dining restaurant (Fourth place), a bag of rice (Fifth place), and New Journey to the West merchandise (Last place). | ||||||
6 | 6 | Webtoon artist + YouTuber | April 23, 2021 | Joo Ho-min, Kim Poong, Lee Malnyeon, Lee Jong-beom | 384[15] | |
Na PD introduced guests Joo Ho-min (written and illustrated Along with the Gods), Kim Poong (written and illustrated History of Losers, World of the Dejected), Lee Malnyeon (written and illustrated New Journey to the West) and Lee Jong-beom (written and illustrated Dr. Frost). They were asked to do a self-portrait of a character or an icon they usually draw using Samsung Galaxy Tab S7. Next, the guest played the "Famous People Quiz".[14] Prizes: Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, sitz bath, Curble chair, kids drawing tablet, scalp massager, vitamin D3 drink, and back-to-basic art kit. | ||||||
7 | 7 | Webtoon artist + YouTuber | April 30, 2021 | Joo Ho-min, Kim Poong, Lee Malnyeon, Lee Jong-beom | – | |
The guest had mukbang with Puradak Chicken and Terra beer while talking about work life. Na PD provided a game related to their work, "Drawing in Succession", with Joo Ho-min as the guesser. The third game is "Dragon Balls".[14] | ||||||
8 | Special | Vincenzo | May 2, 2021 | Song Joong-ki, Jeon Yeo-been, Yoon Byung-hee, Im Chul-soo, Choi Deok-moon, Lee Hang-na, Kim Young-woong, Lee Dal, Jung Ji-yoon, Yang Kyung-won, Seo Ye-hwa, Kim Yoon-hye, Kim Seol-jin, Kim Hyung-mook, Ri Woo-jin, Kwon Seung-woo | – | |
At Geumga Plaza, a set from Vincenzo, all sixteen guests were introduced by Na PD according to the guests' designated floor in Geumga Plaza. They played the "Strawberry Game" as a warm-up game, and the winner received two bottles of Bogo, an Italian wine, and a trophy. Next, the guests played the "Daily 4-letter word",[g] Shout in Silence with three teams in pairs: Team Jipuragi Couple,[h] Team Pawnshop Couple[i] and Team Nanyak Temple[j] and "Isimjeonsim Game".[14] Prizes: Foot massager, eight Seoul Land tickets, multivitamin Centrum, travel-size tissues, ten boxes of Jinro soju and ten boxes of Terra beer, fifty hand fans, beef, sixteen cans of spam, a flower basket, three camping chairs, and a small gold bar or chocolate gold bars. | ||||||
9 | 8 | BTS[k] | May 7, 2021 | Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, Jungkook | 354[16] | |
Na PD surprised the guest while they were filming Run BTS playing Mafia game. He started off with basic questions such as questions related to the guest, food and BBQ. Next, they played the "Famous People Quiz". While they were cooking, they took turns in meeting Na PD at the Room of Secrecy. Then, they played "What Are You Doing?".[14] Prizes: BBQ ingredients such as kimchi, rice, every part of beef (First game) and gift cards worth 700,000 won (Second game) | ||||||
10 | 9 | BTS[o] | May 14, 2021 | Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, Jungkook | 354[17] | |
11 | 10 | BH Entertainment | May 21, 2021 | Choo Ja-hyun, Lee Jin-wook, Park Hae-soo, Han Ji-min, Han Hyo-joo, Kim Go-eun, Ahn So-hee | 352[18] | |
All seven guests were introduced by Na PD. They talked about their current projects. The guests played "Strawberry Game".[4] Prizes: Camping chair | ||||||
12 | 11 | BH Entertainment | May 28, 2021 | Choo Ja-hyun, Lee Jin-wook, Park Hae-soo, Han Ji-min, Han Hyo-joo, Kim Go-eun, Ahn So-hee | 349[19] | |
The guests played "Word Continuation".[4] Prizes: A scooter, hammock and shade, a griddle set, a beam projector and a few LPs, forty-eight neck fans, forty-eight sun protection caps, seven copies of cartoon art by Lee Malnyeon, forty-eight CJ gift cards worth 50,000 won[p] and a life-size Lee Byung-hun cutout. | ||||||
13 | 12 | BH Entertainment | June 4, 2021 | Choo Ja-hyun, Lee Jin-wook, Park Hae-soo, Han Ji-min, Han Hyo-joo, Kim Go-eun, Ahn So-hee | 254[20] | |
The guests played three rounds of "Body Language Game"; Korean films, foreign films and proverbs. Choo Ja-hyun as the director who will call two names to play. The guests were paired into three groups: Park Hae-soo and Han Hyo-joo, Lee Jin-wook and Kim Go-eun, and Han Ji-min and Ahn So-hee. For special round, Emotion category, Choo Ja-hyun paired with Han Hyo-joo. Next, they play "Scream in Silence" in group and in pair with Lee Jin-wook and Kim Go-eun.[4] Prizes: For the first game, Fullmoon company card for one million won at yang gopchang restaurant (Round 1), one million won at beef restaurant (Round 2) and one million won at cafe (Round 3). For the second game, prizes they lost during the Word Continuation game. | ||||||
14 | Special | Sinkhole | June 13, 2021 | Cha Seung-won, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Hye-jun | – | |
The guest were introduced by Na PD and they talked about the film Sinkhole. Next, they played "Strawberry Game" and "Shout in Silence". The guests were paired into Team Cha Seung-won and Kim Sung-kyun, and Team Lee Kwang-soo and Kim Hye-jun. For final game, they played "Guess Who". Prizes: Exclusive promotion interview (First and second game) and one thousand advance premier tickets (Third game). |
No. overall | No. in season | Team | Original air date | Guest(s) | South Korea viewers (millions) | |
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15 | 1 | Dr. Park's Clinic | December 26, 2021 | Lee Seo-jin, Ra Mi-ran, Cha Chung-hwa, Seo Bum-june, Shin Eun-jung, Jung Hyung-suk, Kim Kwang-kyu | 579[21] | |
Na PD introduced the guest, and they talked about the drama and the chemistry between the casts in Dr. Park's Clinic. The guests played "Word Continuation Game" and "Music Quiz". In the "Music Quiz", the guests were divided into two teams, Team Seo Jin[q] and Team Mi Ran.[r] Lee Seo-jin took on the challenge of naming the title, main cast and short synopsis after hearing the movie soundtracks in the 1980s played by the staff.[2] Prizes: Energy drink Bacchus-F, aroma oil, massage gun, acupressure slippers, scalp caring device, wild ginseng, blueberries, Gongjin-dan, premium tea bags, and air purifying plant (First game), CJ vouchers worth 50 thousand won (Second game) and one month of free TVING subscription to 1,000 subscribers (Third game). | ||||||
16 | 2 | Artist Company | January 7, 2022 | Jung Woo-sung, Lee Jung-jae, Yum Jung-ah, Kim Ye-won, Kim Jong-soo, Shin Jung-geun, Jang Dong-joo, Cho Yi-hyun, Lim Ji-yeon, Pyo Ji-hoon | 362[22] | |
Na PD introduced all ten guests, and they talked about their current film project. The staff prepared the gifts based on the Artist Company's staff request. The guests played "Guess Who". Prizes: Bidet, instant coffee mix, acupressure slippers, paid vacation, feet heater, Canon EOS R6, PlayStation 5, Coway's air purifier, HUTECH's massage chair, and a signed poster of City of the Rising Sun featuring the lead actors, Jung Woo-sung and Lee Jung-jae. | ||||||
17 | 3 | Artist Company | January 14, 2022 | Jung Woo-sung, Lee Jung-jae, Yum Jung-ah, Kim Ye-won, Kim Jong-soo, Shin Jung-geun, Jang Dong-joo, Cho Yi-hyun, Lim Ji-yeon, Pyo Ji-hoon | – | |
The guests played "Famous Line Quiz", and they were rearranged into two teams of five with Team AS[s] (led by Jung Woo-Sung) and Team ACOM[t] (led by Lee Jung-Jae). For a special round, both leaders joined in a mission of playing the jegichagi game to win prizes for the employees at Artist Company. Prizes: Korean beef from Hoengseong (first round), sea bream from Jeju (second round), honey from Jirisan and 6 years old ginseng from Guemsan (third round), cockles from Beolgyo and seaweed from Gijang (fourth round), strawberry (fifth round) and New Journey the Wests calendar, a special prize from Sangam-dong and CJ vouchers (sixth round). For the special round, prizes they lost during the "Guess Who" game. | ||||||
18 | 4 | The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure | January 21, 2022 | Kim Sung-oh, Kang Ha-neul, Lee Kwang-soo, Han Hyo-joo, Chae Soo-bin, Park Ji-hwan, Oh Se-hun | 313[23] | |
Before shooting The Pirates x The Game Caterers, Na PD came to meet the guests in the waiting room. Fullmoon Theater prepared 7 movie tickets for the guests to pick a seat. The ticket is a scratch ticket that has a letter and the number of the seat. Na PD introduced the guest, and they talked about the film The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure. To win the prizes, the guests get to draw tickets from a pouch that contains 100 tickets, including the prizes.[u] The guests played the "Pirate Quiz" and "Pop-up Pirate Game" which the guests had to pick a sword and stick the sword into the barrel. If the player manages to stick it into the barrel without the pirate popping out, the player will receive 100 tickets. If every player succeeds, they will receive 1000 tickets. Prizes: In first game, Premium beef, Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch whisky, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, CJ vouchers, Dyson hair dryer, and 37.5g gold bar. In second game, one thousand advance premier tickets. | ||||||
19 | 5 | The Silent Sea | January 28, 2022 | Bae Doona, Gong Yoo, Lee Joon, Lee Sung-wook, Lee Moo-saeng, Kim Sun-young, Jung Woo-sung | – | |
Before shooting The Silent Sea x The Game Caterers, the cast gather in a room with Na PD one at a time. Na PD introduced the guest, and they talked about the series The Silent Sea and their character. The guests played "What are you Doing on the Moon Right Now?" after Na PD gave the signal "We'll take a break". Prizes: | ||||||
20 | 6 | The Silent Sea | February 4, 2022 | Bae Doona, Gong Yoo, Lee Joon, Lee Sung-wook, Lee Moo-saeng, Kim Sun-young, Jung Woo-sung | 452[24] | |
The guests continued to play "What are you doing on the Moon Right Now?". For the second game, "Scream in Silence", the guests were paired into three groups: Lee Joon and Lee Moo-saeng, Kim Sun-young and Lee Sung-wook, Gong Yoo, and Bae Doona. Jung Woo-sung as the helper. Prizes: A pure gold rabbit bar. For the second game, a Fullmoon card (First place), two CJ gift cards (Second place), and a congratulatory card (Third place) | ||||||
21 | 7 | tvN's variety show producers 2 | February 18, 2022 | Yang Jung-woo, Lee Woo-hyung, Park Hyun-young, Kim Sae-hee | 409[25] | |
This episode was filmed at tvN's headquarters in Sangam-dong with guests Yang Jung-woo (produced Rakkinam, The Dictionary of Useless Knowledge, Racket Boys), Lee Woo-hyung (produced Grandpas Over Flowers, Three Meals a Day, 4 Wheeled Restaurant), Park Hyun-young (produced New Journey to the West, Spring Camp, Youth Over Flowers - Africa, Kang's Kitchen, Earth Arcade), and Kim Sae-hee (produced Youn's Kitchen, Great Escape, Youn's Stay, Youth Over Flowers - Iceland, Racket Boys). The guests talked about the year they joined tvN and their current and upcoming projects. Then, they play "Speed Game" in groups of two with Team Colleague[v] and Team Senior-Junior,[w] and "Guess Who". Prizes: For one thousand won, the winner (2 players) can choose any restaurant and pay using Fullmoon's company card (First game). Acupressure slippers, New Journey to the West merchandise, cards that younger producers wrote for the guests, a whiskey, producer Shin Hyo-jung's edit coupon, and one hundred coupons for Dongdaemun Yeogi tteokbokki (Second game). | ||||||
22 | 8 | YG Entertainment | February 25, 2022 | Eun Ji-won, Lee Chan-hyuk, Jinu, Kang Seung-yoon, Mino, Kim Jin-hwan, Song Yun-hyeong, Jennie, Choi Hyun-suk, Jihoon | 502[26] | |
Na PD assigned the guests to their seats according to their debut date. Starting from Eun Ji-won debuted in 1997, Lee Chan-hyuk, Jinu, and Mino debuted in 2014, Kim Jin-hwan and Song Yun-hyeong debuted in 2015, Jennie debuted in 2016, Choi Hyun-suk and Jihoon debuted in 2020. They talked about their group's greeting and favourite or well-known respective songs. They played the "Strawberry Game" as a warm-up game and the "Guess Who Game". Kang Seung-yoon made a special appearance on the show, and for this, Na PD introduced a new game, Snack Name, as a special round. Prizes: A YG Strawberry King trophy (First game). For the second game, Incheon rice, a gift set of Myohan, an inventory box (contains Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch whisky, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, and Dyson hair dryer), acupressure slippers, cartoon art by Lee Malnyeon, premium beef, balloon flower extract tonic, a gift certificate for a coffee truck and snack truck, and Gentle Monster and Jennie collaboration Jentle Home collection. | ||||||
23 | 9 | YG Entertainment | March 4, 2022 | Eun Ji-won, Lee Chan-hyuk, Jinu, Kang Seung-yoon, Mino, Kim Jin-hwan, Song Yun-hyeong, Jennie, Choi Hyun-suk, Jihoon | – | |
The guests continue to play "Guess Who" and "Music Quiz". For the "Music Quiz", the guests were mixed and rearranged into two teams; Team Jennie[x][y] and Team Answer.[z] Prizes: Canola oil sets, daily necessities set, seasoned tuna can develop, spam set, red ginseng set. MVP received a gift certificate worth 1,000 won. | ||||||
24 | Special | Emergency Declaration | July 10, 2022 | Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Kim Nam-gil, Im Si-wan, Kim So-jin, Park Hae-joon, Han Jae-rim | – | |
Na PD introduced the guest, and they talked about the film Emergency Declaration, how Han Jae-rim cast casts, and their character. The guests played "Balance Game" and "Guess Who". For the special game "Famous Line Quiz", the guests were divided into two groups: Team Emergency[aa] and Team Declaration.[ab] Prizes: One thousand Emergency Declaration movie tickets to Fullmoon subscribers. For the second and special game, a travel kit, a chance to appear on Lee Truck Lee Byung-hun's business variety show, a chance to appear on Youth Over Flowers with Song Kang-ho, One thousand Emergency Declaration movie tickets, hotel voucher, a flight ticket worth one thousand won, organic honey from Jirisan, a bottle of whiskey, Josun Hotel meat and kimchi, and watermelon from Gochang. | ||||||
25 | Special | Hybe Label[ad] | July 15, 2022 | Lee Hyun, Baekho, Minhyun, Seventeen, Fromis 9, TXT, Enhypen, Le Sserafim | – | |
The guests appeared on the camping site in Yeoju. All 36 guests are assigned to their respective tents, with Baekho, Minhyun, and Lee Hyun in the same tent as Team TT, followed by Le Sserafim, Seventeen,[ac] Enhypen, TXT, and Fromis 9, respectively. The guests were required to present themselves uniquely. For the first game, the guests played "Red HYBE Green HYBE" to win to fill their empty ice cooler. Boo Seung-kwan of Seventeen was selected as the tagger. Next, they played "A Pair Race". Prizes: For the second game, a $200 department store gift voucher (First place twice), a $100 department store gift voucher (First place), a $50 CJ gift voucher (Second place), and $10 gift card (Last place). | ||||||
26 | Special | Hybe Label[ad] | July 24, 2022 | Lee Hyun, Baekho, Minhyun, Seventeen, Fromis 9, TXT, Enhypen, Le Sserafim | – | |
The guests continue to play "A Pair Race" and "Nana Cafeteria". For the third game, the guest played a different game; "Character Quiz" (TXT, Seventeen and TT[ae]), "Korean Proverb Relay" (Fromis 9), "Word Relay with Exceptions" (Enhypen), and "Reverse Rock-paper-scissors" (Le Sserafim). Prizes: 3 types of lunch meals (Second game). Ice cream, iced americano, a cake, and watermelon (Third game). | ||||||
27 | Special | Hybe Label[ad] | July 31, 2022 | Lee Hyun, Baekho, Minhyun, Seventeen, Fromis 9, TXT, Enhypen, Le Sserafim | – | |
The guests played "Random Play Dance" with Boo Seung-kwan of Seventeen was selected as the professor. Prizes: A snack truck (First place), a coffee truck (Second place), and a Dyson hair dryer (Special award) | ||||||
28 | Special | Girls Generation | August 5, 2022 | Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Yoona | – | |
Na PD introduced all six guests, and they talked about their current solo project, the year they joined SM Entertainment, and the fifteenth-anniversary album Forever 1. The guests played "Say the Strength" and "Scream in Silence". The prize for the game is to commemorate their fifteenth anniversary. Champagne is a rose colour drink made in 2007, its debut year and official colour. For Scream in Silence, the guests were divided into three pairs; Sunny and Yoona, Taeyeon and Tiffany, and Hyoyeon and Sooyoung. Prizes: Rose colour champagne from 2007 | ||||||
29 | Special | Girls Generation | August 12, 2022 | Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Yoona | – | |
The guests continue to play "Guess Who" and "Music Quiz". For "Music Quiz", the guests are rearranged into two teams; Team King of Singers[af] and Team Diva.[ag] The quiz covers the history of Korean pop music in four periods, the Zero period (before 2007), the First period (2007–2011), the Second period (2012–2017), and the Third period (after 2018).[27] Prizes: For the second game, a 15th-anniversary wreath, delivery app vouchers, Girls' Generation first album tape Girls' Generation, 37.5g gold bar, "Forever 1" music video will be played on TV and Youtube after Na PD's variety show Earth Arcade, massage gun, balloon flower extract tonic, ramyeon, rice, dog treats. For the third game, chicken and ginseng soup and honey (first round), a fruit basket (second round), Gongjin-dan (third round), ginseng (fourth round), and beef (final round). | ||||||
30 | Special | Confidential Assignment 2: International | September 9, 2022 | Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin, Im Yoon-ah, Daniel Henney, Jin Seon-kyu | – | |
Na PD introduced the guest, and they talked about the film Confidential Assignment 2: International and their character. The guests played "Character Quiz" and "Relay Confidential Assignment Mission".[28] Prizes: For the first game, tissue, a bag of rice, a spam set, a set of cooking paste, a box of mushrooms, a box of premium cheese, premium beef, a collection of oil combo for making pancakes, and a box of bath products. For the second game, one hundred movie tickets times the remaining seconds. | ||||||
31 | Special | Starship Entertainment[ap] | November 6, 2022[aq] | Song Seung-heon,[ar] Lee Dong-wook, Yoo Yeon-seok, Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Bum, Son Woo-hyeon, Ryu Hye-young, Chae Soo-bin, Shin Seung-ho, Cheon Young-min, K.Will,[as] Monsta X,[at] WJSN,[au] Jeong Se-woon, Cravity,[av] Ive[aw] | – | |
The guests appeared at a studio in Misa-ri. All 31 guests, Team Solo,[ah] Team Actor 1,[ai] Team Actor 2[aj] Monsta X, WJSN, Cravity, and IVE were assigned to write their names down on the attendance book and find their name tags portrayed as a check-in. Every team with five members has to draw lots from a can and pick a paper that contains their seat number on a 2-hour bus journey from Misa-ri to Inje. Four out of five pieces have a seat number on them. If the guest picks a paper with 'Spare' written on it, that guest has to be separated from their team and joined as a member of Team Spare.[ak] After checking in, Na PD explained the itinerary of their trip. The guest played "Reverse Rock-paper-scissors" for breakfast. The guests arrived at a Chinese restaurant. There were five tables with Team Solo and Monsta X at the same table. For the second game, the guest played a different game for each round; "Word Relay – Ending word" (Round one), "Word Relay – Questions" (Round two), and "Word Relay – Category" (Round three). Then they reached Nature Experience school near the Nalincheon river. The guests were mixed and rearranged into four groups according to their food preferences: Team Yoo Nine[al] (led by Yoo Yeon-seok), Team TSS[am] (led by Lee Dong-wook), Team Mean[an] (led by Song Seung-heon), Team Root[ao] (led by K.Will). The guests played two rounds of "Music Quiz"; First round songs released after 2010 (Team Yoo Nine vs. Team Root and Team TSS vs. Team Mean and Team TSS vs. Team Yoo Nine) and second-round songs released before 2010 (Team Root vs. Team Mean and Team TSS vs. Team Yoo Nine and Team Root vs. Team Yoo Nine).[29] Prizes: For the Reverse Rock-paper-scissors game, a fruity breakfast set for the winner, and sweet potatoes, potatoes, and crackers for the losing team. For the Word Relay game, Fried dumplings (Round one), sweet and sour pork (Round two), cream shrimp (Round three), and beer or Kaoliang liquor (Special request for Team Actor 1 and 2). For Music Quiz, premium apples (Round one). | ||||||
32 | Special | Starship Entertainment[ap] | November 13, 2022 | Song Seung-heon,[ar] Lee Dong-wook, Yoo Yeon-seok, Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Bum, Son Woo-hyeon, Ryu Hye-young, Chae Soo-bin, Shin Seung-ho, Cheon Young-min, K.Will,[as] Monsta X,[at] WJSN,[au] Jeong Se-woon, Cravity,[av] Ive[aw] | – | |
The guests continued to play the second round of the "Music Quiz" of songs released before 2010 (Team Root vs. Team Mean and Team TSS vs. Team Yoo Nine and Team Root vs. Team TSS). Then, the guest played different games; a "Four-syllable Word" (IVE), "Character Quiz" (Cravity), "Snack Game" (WJSN), and "Music Quiz of movie and drama soundtracks" (Team Actor 1 and 2).[29] Prizes: For Music Quiz, premium pears (Round two). For the "Four-syllable Word", "Character Quiz", "Snack Game", "Music Quiz", and the guests' favourite food. | ||||||
33 | Special | Starship Entertainment[ap] | November 20, 2022 | Yoo Yeon-seok, Lee Kwang-soo, Son Woo-hyeon, Shin Seung-ho, Cheon Young-min, K.Will,[as] Monsta X,[at] WJSN,[au] Jeong Se-woon, Cravity,[av] Ive[aw] | – | |
Monsta X and Team solo played "Character Quiz". On day two of the outing, five actors were absent from the event, including Song Seung-heon, Lee Dong-wook, Kim Bum, Ryu Hye-young, and Chae Soo-bin, due to filming shooting. For Team TSS, Monsta X's Hyungwon replaced Lee Dong-wook as the new team leader, and Team Mean's new leader was Monsta X's Joohoney. The guests played "Charades" with proverbs, movie titles, food, and emotions categories. The game started with Team Mean, Team TSS, Team Root, and Team Yoo Nine. For their last game, they played "Random Play Dance".[29] Prizes: Monsta X and Team solo favourite food. The last top 3 players get a coffee truck and can request it anytime, anywhere. The final player gets a CJ gift voucher worth one thousand won. | ||||||
34 | Special | Comedy Big League | January 27, 2023 | Kim Doo-young, Lee Eun-ji, Kim Young-myung, Hwang Jae-seong, Shin Kyu-jin, Park Kyung-ho | – | |
This episode was filmed after the shooting of Comedy Big League at CJ ENM's headquarters. The guests introduced themselves and talked about their roles and segments in the show. The guests played "Word Relay" and "Charades". Prizes: For the first game, an air purifier, a robot vacuum, a massage gun, tissues, rice, whiskey, joke books, a face soap set, producer Jung Moo-won super pass, and a personal promotion pass. For the second game, 100$ per question and prizes they lost during the "Word Relay" game. | ||||||
35 | Special | Big Bet | February 3, 2023 | Im Hyung-joon, Son Suk-ku, Kim Joo-ryoung, Son Eun-seo, Lee Dong-hwi, Lee Hae-woo | – | |
The guests were seated according to their age, starting from the oldest (Im Hyung-joon) to the youngest (Lee Hae-woo). The guests introduced themselves and they talked about the drama, their roles, and shooting in the Philippines. The guests played "Strawberry Game". Prizes: CJ vouchers worth $300 | ||||||
36 | Special | Big Bet | February 10, 2023 | Im Hyung-joon, Son Suk-ku, Kim Joo-ryoung, Son Eun-seo, Lee Dong-hwi, Lee Hae-woo | – | |
The guests played the "Character Quiz" and "Dice Stack". Prizes: Hotel buffet coupon, liquor gift coupon, business class flight ticket, a basket filled with tropical fruits, golf gloves, lottery, acupuncture slippers, rice puff, and 37.5g gold bar. For the second game, Big Bet season 2 promotion video for a week and a department store gift voucher worth 2000 won. | ||||||
37 | Special | Jinny's Kitchen | February 20, 2023 | Lee Seo-jin, Park Seo-joon, V, Jung Yu-mi, Choi Woo-shik | – | |
The guests were seated according to their roles in Jinny's Kitchen, starting from CEO (Lee Seo-jin), director (Jung Yu-mi), senior manager (Park Seo-joon), and interns (Choi Woo-shik and V). The guests played "Word Relay" and "Character Quiz". Prizes: For the first game, a flamingo tube, a basket filled with apple mangoes, one thousand layers of lavers, a bottle of Clase Azul Reposado tequila, Jinny's Kitchen will air 10 seconds of the guest's scene at the end of the show, informal talk time, work promotion for Jinny's Kitchen season 2, CJ gift voucher worth $1000, digital camera worth $1000, premium Korean beef worth $300, Geneva speaker, massage gun worth $300, and a bouquet of 100 red roses. For the second game, a department store gift voucher worth 2000 won. |
In the published poster for season 1, the design of the program's poster is reminiscent of a fifteen-year-old egg-shaped character with a fierce expression holding a flag and carrying a yellow suitcase.[5] In the published poster for season 2, the program introduced a new character 'Fifteen Nyang'. The poster showed it was running recklessly forward, wearing a yellow cone hat and a sling bag. The bags contain game tools that Na Young-seok (PD Na) uses for his games, such as five dragon balls (orbs), a stopwatch, jegichagi, yut, a ping-pong paddle and a conical hat.[2]
On June 4, 2021, The Game Caterers Season 1 accumulated 34 million views on its Channel 15 Nights YouTube channel and reached a maximum of 200,000 concurrent users in real-time streaming.[4] According to the Weekly Report on the Content Influence Index published by CJ ENM every week, The Game Caterers episodes with Hybe Label took second place for two consecutive weeks and topped the most influential entertainment show for the 4th week of July, July 25 – 31, 2022.[31][32] As of December 2021, season 1 surpassed 150 million cumulative views on its YouTube channel.[2]
In the first episode with Starship Entertainment, the number of views on YouTube exceeded 7.5 million in 13 days after its release. It rose ten places and ranked 7th in the non-drama TV topical category based on Good Data Corporation in the 2nd week of November.[3]
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[33] |
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1 | March 12, 2021 | 2.193% (2nd) |
2 | March 19, 2021 | 2.19% (2nd) |
3 | March 26, 2021 | 1.822% (4th) |
4 | April 2, 2021 | 1.909% (2nd) |
5 | April 16, 2021 | 1.533% (6th) |
6 | April 23, 2021 | 1.514% (4th) |
7 | April 30, 2021 | 0.973% (26th) |
8 | May 7, 2021 | 1.25% (9th) |
9 | May 14, 2021 | 1.495% (2nd) |
10 | May 21, 2021 | 1.591% (3rd) |
11 | May 28, 2021 | 1.449% (4th) |
12 | June 4, 2021 | 1.065% (13th) |
Average | 1.516% |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[34] |
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1 | December 26, 2021 | 2.142% (11th) |
2 | January 7, 2022 | 1.408% (12th) |
3 | January 14, 2022 | 1.178% (23rd) |
4 | January 21, 2022 | 1.258% (13th) |
5 | January 28, 2022 | 0.905% (35th) |
6 | February 4, 2022 | 1.76% (4th) |
7 | February 18, 2022 | 1.594% (9th) |
8 | February 25, 2022 | 1.869% (8th) |
9 | March 4, 2022 | 1.526% (27th) |
Average | 1.516% |