''Begin Again'' () is a South Korean television program which airs on

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. Season 1 aired on Sundays at 22:30 (KST) from June 25 to September 10, 2017. Season 2 aired on Fridays at 21:20 (KST) from March 30 to June 29, 2018. Season 3 aired on Fridays at 21:00 (KST) from July 19 to November 8, 2019. Season 4, also known as Begin Again Korea (비긴어게인 코리아) aired on Saturdays at 23:00 (KST), from June 6 to July 4, 2020 and on Sundays at 23:00 (KST) from July 12 to August 9. A New Year Special series, also known as Begin Again - Intermission (비긴어게인 - 인터미션), aired on Fridays at 22:30 (KST), beginning January 6 to February 10, 2023.

Airtime

Overview

Reputable musicians from South Korea travel overseas, to places where no one knows anything about them, and hold busking events. They would introduce themselves to the people in other countries through their performances. For Season 4 (Begin Again Korea), different from the previous 3 seasons, the cast members travel around South Korea to conduct Social Distancing Busking. The main purpose is to present music as a gift, to console the Korean citizens who have gone through difficult times due to the current

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Spin-offs

A year-end special titled Begin Again Reunion (비긴어게인 Reunion) aired on December 22, 2020, with the lineup featuring Yoon Do-hyun, , Paul Kim, Henry, Lee Hi and Lee Su-hyun. An online version of the show Begin Again Open Mic (비긴어게인 오픈마이크) was launched, and videos are uploaded on the show's Youtube channel on Mondays and Wednesdays at 18:00 (KST) beginning May 11, 2021. Originally, Begin Again Open Mic was aired on JTBC from December 29, 2020 to February 11, 2021. A New Year Special titled Begin Again - Intermission (비긴어게인 - 인터미션) aired from January 6, 2023 to February 10, 2023, with two lineups airing interwoven. Group 1 featured

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, Kim Jong-wan (

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), John Park,

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( Jannabi), Kim Do-hyung (Jannabi) and Jeong Dong-hwan (

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) while Group 2 featured Yim Jae-beom,

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Cast

Season 1 (Begin Us) * Lee So-ra * You Hee-yeol ( Toy) * Yoon Do-hyun ( YB) * Noh Hong-chul Season 2 (Team Kim Yoon-ah) *

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) * Paul Kim * Jukjae * Kim Hyun-woo (

) Season 4 (Begin Again Korea) * Lee So-ra (Episode 1-5) * Hareem * Henry * Lee Su-hyun (AKMU) * Jukjae * Crush (Episode 1-3, 8-10) * Jung Seung-hwan * Lee Hi (Episode 4-6, 10) *

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(Episode 6-10) Begin Again - Intermission - Group 1 *

* Kim Jong-wan (

) *

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) * John Park *

( Jannabi) * Kim Do-hyung (Jannabi) * Jeong Dong-hwan (

) Begin Again - Intermission - Group 2 * Yim Jae-beom *

* Heize *

* Kim Hyun-woo (

)

Episodes

Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 (Begin Again Korea)

Discography

Recordings of some of the busking songs were released digitally on various music sites.

Season 1

Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12

Season 2

Jaurim Begin Again: Porto Live Jaurim Begin Again: Lisbon Live Jaurim Begin Again: Portugal Live 2CD Roy Kim Live in Begin Again 2 Begin Again 2 Yoon Gun Special Edition

Season 3

Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12 Episode 13 Episode 14

Season 4 (Begin Again Korea)

Episode 1 Episode 3 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10

Ratings

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each year. * Note that the show airs on a cable channel (

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), which plays part in its slower uptake and relatively small audience share when compared to programs

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( FTA) on public networks such as KBS, SBS, MBC or EBS. * NR rating means ''"not reported"''. * TNmS have stopped publishing their rating reports from June 2018. Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 (Begin Again Korea) New Year's Special (Begin Again - Intermission)

References

Notes

External links

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Begin Again YouTube Channel
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