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show; a part of MBC's '' Sunday Night'' lineup, along with '' Real Men''. It first aired on January 25, 2015 replacing ''

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''.

Background

On January 5, MBC announced that a pilot program would be replacing ''

''. They also stated that ''Animals'' would be a show about stars raising pet animals and that the directors of the show would be Kim Hyun-chul (''Tears in Amazon'') and Je Young-jae (''

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''). The first confirmed member of the show was former basketball player,

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's Park Joon-hyung, comedians

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& Kim Jun-hyun, songwriter

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, actors

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, singer

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, M.I.B's KangNam,

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, and the sole female member of the cast,

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. For the filming of the segment, 'Three Bears', Park Joon-hyung, Yuri, Jang Dong-min and Kwak Dong-yeon visited the Chimelong Safari Park in

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to meet the panda triplets.

Format

The show was originally divided in three segments. Park Joon-hyung, Kwak Dong-yeon, Jang Dong-min and Yuri in the segment, 'Three Bears', where they visit a zoo in China to meet the panda triplets, Seo Jang-hoon, Don Spike and KangNam in the segment 'A dog went to kindergarten' where they visit a kindergarten and babysit six children and some dogs, Kim Jun-hyun, Eunhyuk, Jo Jae-yoon and Yoon Do-hyun in the segment 'OK Farm' where they experience living with animals such as ostriches, goats, sheep, donkeys, calves and pigs.

Cancellation of 'Three Bears'

On February 9, 2015, MBC released a statement saying the segment 'Three Bears' will be cancelled, due to reports of

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spreading among the pandas. The viral disease has already caused the death of four pandas in China in the past few months, and the Chinese government decided to prohibit contact between non-zoo officials and the pandas. With the February 8 episode being the last episode with the segment, the show will continue with the two remaining segments, 'A dog went to kindergarten' and 'OK Farm'.

Cast

Ratings

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will in be red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue.

References

External links

MBC official website
{{Sunday Night Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation South Korean reality television series 2015 South Korean television series debuts 2015 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean variety television shows