Youn's Stay

Youn's Stay
Promotional poster
GenreReality show
Directed byNa Young-seok
Kim Se-hee
StarringSee list
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languagesKorean
English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Production locationsGurye County, South Jeolla Province
Running time100 minutes
Production companyCJ ENM
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseJanuary 8 (2021-01-08) –
April 2, 2021 (2021-04-02)
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Youn's Stay (Korean: 윤스테이) is a South Korean reality show which premiered on tvN on January 8, 2021, and aired every Friday at 21:10 (KST).[1]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, many important changes were made to the original format of the reality show "Youn's Kitchen" for the third season, leading the producers to make the decision to release it under the new title "Youn's Stay".[2][3] It is the first spin-off of Youn's Kitchen.

Overview

The show is a rebrand from Youn's Kitchen, in which the cast members operate a hanok guesthouse, specially for foreigners who have lived in South Korea for less than a year.[4]

Cast

Production

Since travelling abroad was not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the reality show took place in Korea to run a traditional hanok guest house in South Jeolla Province instead of opening a small Korean restaurant overseas. According to the series producer, Kim Sae-hee, the show's purpose was to show the guests (who were mainly foreigners who have lived in South Korea for less than a year for educational or business matters) part of the culture and "beauty of Korea" that they couldn't see freely due to the pandemic.[2]

Matching the change of format, it is stated in December 2020 that the new season is renamed "Youn's Stay".[5]

Casting

On April 1, 2020, it is revealed that production had tried to take Youn Yuh-jung, Lee Seo-jin, Jung Yu-mi and Park Seo-joon abroad to film the third season of Youn's Stay but were unable to due to the COVID-19 situation.[6]

On October 26, 2020, the new addition of actor Choi Woo-shik is announced.[7] Choi is known for Our Beloved Summer and the highly awarded movie Parasite in which actor Park Seo-joon also played.

Choi joins as the new intern of the hotel, while Youn stays the owner and CEO. Others are promoted: Lee as Vice President, Jung and Park as managers.[8]

The part-time helper, Shin Gu, does not appear in this show.

Filming

While the initial plan was to produce a third season for the original program "Youn's Kitchen", the production had to face the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and shutdown in 2020, leading to major changes in the show format. First, the filming of season 3 which was planned for March 3rd 2020 overseas was postponed until the second half of the year, monitoring the global situation.[9][6]
On October 26, 2020, it is announced that, after considering filming in January 2021, the filming would take place in Korea in the end of November 2020.[7] However, for safety reasons related to the COVID propagation, the location was kept secret. The broadcast was also scheduled for January 2021.[10]

Viewership

Youn's Stay : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
12.1722.6542.9502.9192.8491.9711.8591.7532.0251.8901.7971.6612.208
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[11]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[12][13][14]
Nationwide Seoul
1 January 8, 2021 8.210% 9.828%
2 January 15, 2021 10.212% 11.699%
3 January 22, 2021 11.486% 13.280%
4 January 29, 2021 11.404% 13.204%
5 February 5, 2021 11.578% 13.339%
6 February 19, 2021 7.852% 9.148%
7 February 26, 2021 7.591% 8.069%
8 March 5, 2021 7.315% 8.556%
9 March 12, 2021 8.272% 9.534%
10 March 19, 2021 7.145% 7.715%
11 March 26, 2021 7.390% 8.591%
12 April 2, 2021 6.613% 7.458%
Average 8.756% 10.035%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings
    and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This show airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).

References

  1. ^ Jung, Tae-geon (December 31, 2020). "돌아온 '윤식당' 멤버들…'윤스테이', 1월 8일 첫 방송 [공식]". Tenasia (in Korean).
  2. ^ a b Lee, Gyu-lee (January 6, 2021). "'Youn's Kitchen' to 'Youn's Stay,' TV show producer talks about changes after pandemic". The Korea Times.
  3. ^ McCarthy, Sean L. (April 26, 2021). "Get Your Yuh-Jung Youn Fix In Viki Reality Travel Show, 'Youn's Kitchen'". Decider.
  4. ^ Lee, Jae-lim (December 31, 2020). "New reality show 'Youn's Stay' to begin airing from Jan. 8 on tvN". Korea JoongAng Daily.
  5. ^ Kim, Jin-seok (December 22, 2020). "[단독]'윤식당'→'윤스테이' 외국인 손님 받았다… "1월 첫방송"". Ilgan Sports (in Korean).
  6. ^ a b Kim, Jin-seok (April 1, 2020). "[단독]차승원·유해진, '삼시세끼'로 4년만에 돌아온다". Ilgan Sports (in Korean).
  7. ^ a b Kim, Jin-seok (October 26, 2020). "[단독]박서준·최우식, '윤식당3' 함께… "내달 촬영 시작"". Ilgan Sports (in Korean).
  8. ^ Kim, Jin-seok (December 31, 2020). "'윤스테이', 1월 8일 첫방송… "한국의 美 담아냈다"". Ilgan Sports (in Korean).
  9. ^ Kim, Jin-seok (March 10, 2020). "코로나19로 연예계 보릿고개 장기화". Ilgan Sports (in Korean).
  10. ^ Hong, Se-young (November 27, 2020). "[DA:이슈] '윤식당3' 측 "이서진·윤여정·정유미·박서준·최우식 출연, 1월 방송" (공식)". Naver x Donga (in Korean).
  11. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  12. ^ "AGB Nielsen Ratings 1" (in Korean) – via naver.
  13. ^ "AGB Nielsen Ratings 2" (in Korean) – via nielsenkorea.
  14. ^ "AGB Nielsen Ratings 3" (in Korean) – via Daum.