Wizard of Nowhere

Wizard of Nowhere
GenreVariety show, Reality show, Travel documentary
Directed byKim Joon-hyun, Seo Jeong-woo[1]
StarringVarious artists
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes31 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerPark Jeong-gyu[1]
ProducerAhn Soo-young[1]
Production locationMulti-countries
Running time70 minutes
Original release
NetworkMBC
ReleaseJuly 30, 2017 (2017-07-30) –
May 27, 2018 (2018-05-27)

Wizard of Nowhere (Korean: 오지의 마법사; RR: Oji-eui Mabeopsa) is a South Korean travel-reality show on MBC TV that started airing on June 5, 2017. The cast of six, divided into two teams, goes to another country for three days. In those three days, they are given missions to do. Before midnight strikes, they must reach their destination for the day. The cast has no phones or wallets or money with them, or even personal belongings. All they have are the essentials from the producers: sleeping bags, tents, cooking equipment, utensils, and some hiking gear. Most of the time, they rely on hitchhiking to complete strangers to get around.

Broadcast timeline

Episode type Broadcast date Broadcast time
Pilot June 5, 2017 Mondays at 23:00 (KST)
June 17, 2017 – July 1, 2017 Saturdays at 23:15 (KST)
Regular July 30, 2017 – September 3, 2017 Sundays at 18:45 (KST)
September 10, 2017 – November 12, 2017 Not airing due to MBC Labor Union strike
November 19, 2017 – May 27, 2018 Sundays at 18:45 (KST)

Cast

Regular members

Member Episodes Corresponding Location
Kim Soo-ro Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–31
  • Nepal
  • Georgia
  • Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Sicily
  • Tasmania
  • Sri Lanka
  • Estonia
Um Ki-joon Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–9, 21–31
  • Nepal
  • Georgia
  • Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Sri Lanka
  • Estonia
Yoon Jung-soo Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–31
  • Nepal
  • Georgia
  • Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Sicily
  • Tasmania
  • Sri Lanka
  • Estonia
Kim Tae-won Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–19, 26–31
  • Nepal
  • Georgia
  • Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Sicily
  • Estonia
Choi Min-yong Pilot 2–4; Regular 1–5, 10–20
  • Nepal
  • Georgia
  • Sicily
  • Tasmania
Kim Jin-woo (WINNER) Regular 1–25
  • Georgia
  • Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Sicily
  • Tasmania
  • Sri Lanka
Han Chae-young Regular 6–20, 26–31
  • Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Sicily
  • Tasmania
  • Estonia
Eric Nam Regular 16–31
  • Sicily
  • Tasmania
  • Sri Lanka
  • Estonia
Don Spike Regular 20–31
  • Tasmania
  • Sri Lanka
  • Estonia

Guest members

Member Episodes Corresponding Location
Niel (Teen Top) Pilot 1–4 Nepal
Kim Yong-woon (Kim Jin-woo's father) Regular 8–9 Kamchatka Peninsula
Oh Se-deuk Regular 15–19 Sicily
Yook Joong-wan (Rose Motel) Regular 21–25 Sri Lanka
Han Hyun-min Regular 22–25 Sri Lanka

List of episodes

Pilot

Episode # Broadcast date Visited place Cast member
1–4 June 5, 2017 – July 1, 2017 Nepal

Regular broadcast

Total episode # Regular episode # Broadcast date Visited place Cast member
5–9 1–5 July 30, 2017 – August 27, 2017 Georgia
  • Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Kim Jin-woo (WINNER)
  • Kim Tae-won, Choi Min-yong, Yoon Jung-soo
10–13 6–9 September 3, 2017
November 19, 2017 – December 3, 2017		 Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Yoon Jung-soo, Um Ki-joon, Han Chae-young
  • Kim Su-ro, Kim Tae-won, Kim Jin-woo, Kim Yong-woon
13–19 9–15 December 3, 2017 – January 14, 2018 Sicily
  • Yoon Jung-soo, Kim Tae-won, Choi Min-yong, Eric Nam
  • Kim Su-ro, Kim Jin-woo, Han Chae-young, Oh Se-deuk
20–24 16–20 January 21, 2018 – February 4, 2018
February 25, 2018 – March 4, 2018		 Tasmania
  • Yoon Jung-soo, Han Chae-young, Kim Jin-woo, Don Spike
  • Kim Su-ro, Choi Min-yong, Eric Nam
25–29 21–25 March 11, 2018
March 25, 2018 – April 15, 2018		 Sri Lanka
  • Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Eric Nam, Kim Jin-woo
  • Yoon Jung-soo, Don Spike, Yook Joong-wan (Rose Motel), Han Hyun-min
30–35 26–31 April 22, 2018 – May 27, 2018 Estonia
  • Kim Tae-won, Yoon Jung-soo, Don Spike, Han Chae-young
  • Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Eric Nam

Ratings

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 each year.

2017

List of ratings in 2017 (episodes 1–13)
Episode # Broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[2]
(Nationwide) 		TNmS[3]
(Nationwide)
1 July 30, 2017 5.2% 5.1%
2 August 6, 2017 5.9% 6.2%
3 August 13, 2017 5.7% 5.8%
4 August 20, 2017 6.0% 7.5%
5 August 27, 2017 4.9% 6.3%
6 September 3, 2017 5.5% 5.9%
Ten weeks break due to MBC Labor Union strike
7 November 19, 2017 6.1% 5.8%
8 November 26, 2017 6.5% 6.9%
9 December 3, 2017 5.2% 5.6%
10 December 10, 2017 6.3% 7.2%
11 December 17, 2017 7.3% 6.3%
12 December 24, 2017 8.3% 8.8%
13 December 31, 2017 5.9% 5.3%

2018

List of ratings in 2018 (episodes 14–31)
Episode # Broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[3]
(Nationwide)		 AGB Nielsen[2]
(Nationwide)
14 January 7 6.8% 7.0%
15 January 14 7.2% 6.6%
16 January 21 7.3% 6.3%
17 January 28 7.6% 6.7%
18 February 4 7.4% 7.9%
Two weeks break due to PyeongChang Olympics 2018
19 February 25 7.3% 7.2%
20 March 4 7.4% 6.0%
21 March 11 7.8% 6.6%
— March 18 No airing of show this week
22 March 25 8.1% 6.3%
23 April 1 7.2% 6.2%
24 April 8 6.4% 5.8%
25 April 15 6.2% 5.4%
26 April 22 6.8% 5.7%
27 April 29 5.6% 5.9%
28 May 6 5.1% 4.5%
29 May 13 5.7% 4.5%
30 May 20 5.4% 5.0%
31 (End) May 27 5.0% 5.0%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipients Result
2017 17th MBC Entertainment Awards[4][5] Program of the Year Wizard of Nowhere Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Variety Category Kim Soo-ro Nominated
Excellence Award, Variety Category Yoon Jung-soo Nominated
Choi Min-yong Nominated
Rookie Award, Variety Category Han Chae-young Won
Um Ki-joon Nominated
Kim Jin-woo Nominated
Best Teamwork Award Wizard of Nowhere Won
Special Award (Variety Show) Yoon Jung-soo Won
Best Couple Award Kim Tae-won & Yoon Jung-soo Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c "Wizard of Nowhere's production team on MBC official website". MBC (in Korean). Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr.
  3. ^ a b "오지의 마법사 : 네이버 통합검색". search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  4. ^ Jung Yoo-na (December 29, 2017). "[MBC 연예대상] 전현무 대상·박나래 최우수상…'나혼자산다' 싹쓸이(종합)". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  5. ^ Ha Soo-jeong (December 29, 2017). "[MBC 연예대상 종합] 전현무 생애 첫 대상-올해의예능상 '나혼자산다'". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved December 29, 2017.