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*Top Gear Korea*
Top Gear Korea
	Title card
Genre	Motoring
Directed by	Seo Seung-han
Presented by	Kim Jin-pyo (2011–); Yeon Jung-hoon (2011–2012); Kim Kap-soo (2011); Jo Min-ki (2012); Park Jun-gyu (2012); Ryu Si-won (2013); Danny Ahn (2013–2014); Alex Chu (2013–2014); Yoo Kyung-wook (2014–2015); Ahn Jung-hwan (2016–); Hong Jong-hyun (2016–); Park Young-woong (2016–); "The Stig" (Woo Young Wooyi)
Opening theme	"Jessica"
Ending theme	"Jessica"
Composer	Dickey Betts
Country of origin	South Korea; United Kingdom
Original language	Korean
No. of series	7
No. of episodes	71
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	CJ E&M ; BBC
Original release
Network	XTM, TVN
Release	20 August 2011 –; present
Related
	Top Gear (2002 TV series); Top Gear (USA); Top Gear Australia; Top Gear Russia

Top Gear Korea (Korean: 탑 기어 코리아) is the South Korean adaptation of BBC's popular Top Gear show. Officially announced on 21 June 2011, the show follows a similar format with the British version and season 1 included 3 presenters: singer and professional driver Kim Jin-pyo (김진표), actor Yeon Jung-hoon (연정훈), and actor Kim Kap-soo (김갑수).^[1] It premiered on cable channel XTM on 20 August 2011.

The show uses a circuit in Ansan city, which is not used for racing but just for tests and social events, as the main test facility and Power Lap Time. It was built for Champ Car event that was cancelled less than three weeks before it was to be held. Korea International Circuit, the venue of the Korean Grand Prix and Taebaek Racing Park are used for some episodes.

History

The first season aired from 20 August – 30 December 2011.^[2] Met with both positive and negative reviews, the show had a peak viewership rating of 1.28%, considered to be quite good for Korean cable.^[3]

The second season aired from 8 April 2012 to 17 June 2012. Kim Kap-soo was replaced by actor Jo Min-ki (조민기).^[4]^[5]

The third season (titled Top Gear Korea New Season) aired from 7 October – 16 December 2012. Jo Min-ki was replaced by actor Park Jun-gyu (박준규). In one of the episodes, presenter Kim Jin-pyo drove a Chevrolet Spark through a 360-degree vertical loop.^[6]

A serious incident occurred during filming of the fourth season, in which a helicopter crashed into the Arizona desert. As part of a racing sequence between a Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 and a Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter, the car and the helicopter would race alongside each other to the finish line. During a practice run, as they reached the finish line, the aircraft wheeled around 180° before impacting the ground. Nobody was seriously injured.^[7]^[8] The BBC posted the video online, both in its unaltered state and open-captioned in English, the show is part of their franchise and is co-produced by the company.

Guests

Guests are featured each week in the Star Lap Time segment, akin to Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. The car driven in this segment is the Volkswagen Golf.

Season One

Celebrities	Notes
Kim Su-ro	Kim Su-ro's timing was 2:07.06. He was the first celebrity to be featured in this segment.
Kim Ok-bin	Kim Ok-bin's timing was 2:00.56.
2AM's Jo Kwon and Seulong	Jo Kwon's timing was 2:08.36, while Seulong's timing was 2:04.56.
Alex
H.O.T's Tony An and Moon Hee-jun	Tony's timing was 2:01.16, while Moon Hee-jun's timing was 1:58.93.
Ahn Jae-mo	Ahn Jae-mo's timing was 1:57.00.
Lee Won-jong	Lee Won-jong's timing was 2:01.96.
Boom	Boom's timing was 1:59.83.
Kim Min-jun
Lee Se-chang	Lee Se-chang's timing was 1:57.83.
Haha	Haha's timing was 2:00.53.
Huh Gak	Huh Gak's timing was 2:01.16.

Season Two

Episode	Celebrities	Notes
Episode 1	Lee Sung-jae	Lee Sung-jae's timing was 2:02.15.
Episode 2	Song Seon-mi
Episode 3	Koyote's Shinji and Bbaeka	Bbaeka's timing was 2:03.02.
Episode 4	Ryu Soo-young
Episode 5	g.o.d's Danny Ahn	Danny's timing was 1.58.07.
Episode 6	4Minute's Kim Hyun-a and Heo Ga-yoon	Ga-yoon's timing of 2:00.15 makes her the fastest female celebrity on the show for Seasons 1 – 3.
Episode 7	g.o.d's Son Ho-young	Son Ho-young's timing was 1:57.06.
Episode 8	Lee Chun-hee	Lee Chun-hee's timing was 1:59.05.
Episode 9	Park Jun-gyu	Park Jun-gyu's timing was 1:59.11.
Episode 10	SISTAR's Bora	Bora's fellow group member Dasom appeared on the show but did not drive.^[9]

Season Three

Episode	Celebrities	Notes
Episode 1	Yoo Seung-ho	Yoo Seung-ho's timing of 1:58.20 made him the fastest driver of season 3.
Episode 2	Choi Yeo-jin	Choi Yeo-jin's timing was 2:01.24.
Episode 3	Kim Hee-won
Episode 4	Park Eun-ji	Park Eun-ji's timing was 2:13.13.
Episode 6	Kim Jung-tae	Kim Jung-tae's timing was 2:01.28.
Episode 7	Kim So-eun	Kim So-eun's timing of 2:01.19 made her the 3rd fastest female participant, after Heo Ga-yoon and Kim Ok-bin.
Episode 9	Jung Jun-ha

Season Four

Episode	Celebrities	Notes
Episode 1	Kim Min-jong	Kim Min-jong's timing was 2:01.22.
Episode 2	Park Shin-hye	Park Shin-hye's timing was 2:00.14.
Episode 5	Lee Jung	Lee Jung's timing was 1:55.25.