Kian 84 ‘Jackpot’… ‘Around the World’ Season 2 is coming

MBC's entertainment show 'Around the World' (hereinafter referred to as 'Around the World') has confirmed its second season.

'Around the World While I Was Born' is a program that depicts the local travel of Kian 84, who left for South America, Lee Si-eon, and Pani Bottle, who met on the other side of the world. It is presenting a new style of hyper-realistic travel entertainment that is clearly different from other travel programs.

As the concept of ‘a man who was born and lives in the sea’, Kian 84, and ‘unplanned local travel’ fit well, favorable reviews of ‘the rediscovery of Kian 84’ are pouring in, and expectations and curiosity about the new travel he will show are also soaring.

According to Nielsen Korea, a viewership rating research company, 'Around the World' rose to second place in the same time slot in the fierce Sunday entertainment battleground after its first episode, and recorded the highest viewership rating of 8.1% last week, breaking its own highest viewership rating and maintaining the 2049 viewership rating for three consecutive weeks. It took first place in its time slot.

In addition, according to the TV topicality surveyed by Good Data Corporation, after the first episode aired, it ranked first in the non-drama news category and second in non-drama TV topicality on Sunday, and in the topicality of performers, Kian 84, Lee Si-eon, and Pani Bottle ranked 1st in the non-drama news category. It ranked high, and all contestants received the honor of being among the top most talked about shows every week.

In this way, 'Around the World', which achieved both viewership ratings and topicality, attracted attention by achieving results in various indicators such as the number of VOD views throughout the broadcast period as the number of viewers who watched the main broadcast increased and watched the program through replays. It also proved its popularity by ranking at the top in each episode in the number of OTT wave VOD views and the number of VOD views from the three IPTV companies. In addition, there were endless voices of support for Season 2 on the ‘Around the World’ internet bulletin board and various other communities.

Producer Kim Ji-woo, who directed ‘Around the World’, said, “I would like to sincerely thank the viewers who watched ‘Around the World’. “Thanks to the viewers’ great support, we are ready for season 2,” he said, expressing his gratitude. The specific timing, travel destination, cast, etc. are still being discussed.

The final journey of Season 1 of 'Around the World', led by Kian84, with Lee Si-eon and Panibottle, is the 'Uyuni Salt Desert', the final destination of the South American trip. Expectations are high to see what the end of the 'local travel' will be like, which cannot be predicted at all until the end.

The final episode of ‘Born Around the World’ will air at 4:30 pm on the 22nd.

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr