Weekly Idol


Weekly Idol is a South Korean variety show that debuted in 2011 and currently airs Wednesdays at 5:00 PM KST on MBC Every1. It is one of the longest-running variety shows to air on satellite TV in Japan.
The show was hosted during its first season by comedian Jeong Hyeong-don and rapper Defconn. On February 22, 2018 MBC Every1 announced that both hosts would be stepping down from the show.
Former Roo'ra member Lee Sang-min and comedians Yoo Se-yoon & Kim Shin-young were selected as the new hosts of the show's second season, which debuted on April 11, 2018. On November 21, 2018, it was announced that all 3 hosts, current producers and crew will be departing the show in January 2019, and a re-structuring of the program is expected.
On December 18, 2018, it was announced that the new hosts for the third season of the show are comedians Nam Chang-hee & Jo Se-ho and Hwang Kwang-hee of. The third season began on January 9, 2019. On February 12, 2020, it was announced that Jo Se-ho and Nam Chang-hee will leave their hosting roles, and there will be special MCs recruited to join Hwang Kwang-hee in hosting of each episode, starting from the episode on February 19 until the episode on April 15. On April 17, it was announced that Super Junior's Eunhyuk will join the fixed MC cast alongside Hwang Kwang-hee, starting from the episode on April 22.

Segments and corners

Pre-segment

Before "Idol of the Week", Weekly Idol had only one segment, "Real Chart! Idol Self-Ranking", where idols were asked to rank each other on different topics. This was later replaced by "I Wonder If You Know", where hosts, featured idols, Ilhoon, and Bomi guess one answer out of two choices given to them about idols, with food as prize. This segment was replaced by "Weekly Food Tasting", where hosts, featured idols, Hayoung, Mina, and N complete mission to win foods they want. The following segment was "Idols are the Best", where various missions were given to the featured idols, namely Jackson, Jooheon, SinB and Dahyun.
A new segment was introduced on February 22, 2017, "Masked Idol: Your Name Is", where masked idols compete against one another: the winner gets to remove his/her mask and promote himself/herself and/or his/her group, while the rest have to attend the following week's contest alongside one new masked idol.

Main segment: Idol of The Week

The main segment of the show, called "Idol of the Week", features idol groups as the invited guests, and usually consists of several featured corners which vary from episode to episode:
During these corners, the talk is usually held without too much formality. An annual year-closing episode, Weekly Idol Award, started on December 31, 2011. In this episode, the hosts usually review the corners and the appearances from the guests that were featured in the latest year. In 2017, the Award show will be held outdoors.

Host

Current

Note: Some occasions, Jeong Hyeong-don and Defconn instead appear as the featured guests with their host position replaced by various guest hosts.

Guest hosts

Following Jeong Hyeong-don's hiatus from broadcast activities beginning Episode 227, a system was introduced in which idols with whom Hyeong-don is close to would take turns co-hosting the show in his place.