Korean Hostel in Spain

Korean Hostel in Spain
Promotional poster
Hangul
스페인 하숙
GenreReality show
Travel documentary
Directed byNa Young-seok
StarringCha Seung-won
Yoo Hae-jin
Bae Jung-nam [ko]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11
Production
Production locationsVillafranca del Bierzo, Spain
Running time80 minutes
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseMarch 15 (2019-03-15) –
May 24, 2019 (2019-05-24)

Korean Hostel in Spain (Korean: 스페인 하숙) is a South Korean variety show by tvN starring Cha Seung-won, Yoo Hae-jin and Bae Jung-nam [ko]. The cast run an albergue, a hostel specially catered to travellers hiking an 800 km pilgrimage known as the Camino de Santiago. The albergue is located in Villafranca del Bierzo, Spain, 187 km away from the pilgrims' destination of Santiago de Compostela. For 9 days, the cast provided passing travellers a comfortable resting space and warm Korean meals,[1] targeted especially for Korean pilgrims who miss the taste of home while on the long journey. The show aired on Fridays at 19:10 (KST)[2] from March 15 to May 24, 2019.

The show reunited Cha Seung-won and Yoo Hae-jin with producer Na Young-seok over 3 years after their last variety show together, Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village 2.

Cast

  • Cha Seung-won — main chef who prepares meals for the travellers and the cast[3][4]
  • Yoo Hae-jin — hostel manager in charge of reception and cleaning, who also handcrafts a variety of furniture for the hostel[5][6]
  • Bae Jung-nam [ko] — kitchen assistant who helps with food preparation and serving, groceries and miscellaneous tasks like making coffee[7]

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[8]
Nationwide Seoul
1 March 15, 2019 7.591% 9.133%
2 March 22, 2019 8.345% 9.568%
3 March 29, 2019 9.205% 10.195%
4 April 5, 2019 9.173% 9.851%
5 April 12, 2019 8.479% 8.723%
6 April 19, 2019 8.941% 9.407%
7 April 26, 2019 11.687% 12.452%
8 May 3, 2019 9.820% 10.994%
9 May 10, 2019 10.203% 10.543%
10 May 17, 2019 10.080% 11.228%
11 May 24, 2019 6.496% 7.554%
Average 9.093% 9.968%
  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • Ratings listed above do not include commercial time, which regular ratings usually do.
Korean Hostel in Spain : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
1234567891011
11.8812.1182.0942.2382.1172.0652.6812.3082.3462.3041.4542.146
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[9]

References

  1. ^ Park So-young (March 14, 2019). 차승원, '삼시세끼' 차줌마→'스페인하숙' 차이모..믿고 보는 이유. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. ^ Park Soo-in (February 23, 2019). 차승원 유해진 배정남 '스페인 하숙' 3월15일 첫방송 확정(공식입장). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  3. ^ '스페인하숙' 차승원, 손님 두 명에 '김치찌개 준비했는데...아쉬워'. 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  4. ^ "'스페인 하숙' 차승원, 김치찌개+구운 김 밥상…역시 '집밥 차선생'". sports.mk.co.kr. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  5. ^ "나영석의 '스페인 하숙' 온다…차승원X유해진X배정남 출격 [공식]". mydaily.co.kr. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  6. ^ "'스페인하숙' 유해진, 분리수거→빨래까지...또 일개미로 변신". 스포츠서울. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  7. ^ 이, 누리 (5 April 2019). ‘스페인 하숙’ 배정남, 취향저격 밥반찬 진미채에 행복.. “정남이 거”. star.mk.co.kr/v2/ (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  8. ^ "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  9. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2020.