''Kko Kko Tours Single Single'' () is a South Korean celebrity dating reality-variety show that aired on

KBS2 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...

from September 21 to November 23, 2008 as a segment in ''

Happy Sunday ''Happy Sunday'' ( ko, 해피 선데이) is a Korean reality-variety show shown on the KBS2 network, which competes directly against MBC's '' Sunday Night'' and SBS's '' Good Sunday'' line-up. Although it has been broadcast since 2003, its line ...

''. It was hosted by former ''Country Kko Kko'' members,

Tak Jae-hoon Bae Sung-woo (Korean: 탁재훈; born 24 July 1968), better known by his stage name Tak Jae-hoon, is a South Korean singer, actor and entertainer. He first became known for being part of K-pop K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is ...

and

Shin Jung-hwan Shin Jung-hwan (Hangul: 신정환; born 10 May 1974) is a South Korean singer and entertainer. He debuted as a singer in 1994 as a member of the K-pop group Roo'ra, and later became a frequent guest on South Korean variety shows. His career w ...

Format

The show features male and female celebrities who will be paired up and go on dates to get to know each other. The celebrities invite someone on the show to go with them during the trip. In the beginning of the season, each person will reveal who they invited and in the last episode, they will decide who they want to spend a vacation with.

Season 1

The first episode was aired on September 21, 2008 and was filmed in

Saipan Saipan ( ch, Sa’ipan, cal, Seipél, formerly in es, Saipán, and in ja, 彩帆島, Saipan-tō) is the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands, a Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth of the United States in the western Pa ...

. In the first episode, the show introduced the celebrities who will be participating in the show.

Girls' Generation Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piece ensembl ...

's Tiffany,

Park Jung-ah Park Jung-ah (; also spelled as Park Jeong-ah, Park JungA; February 24, 1981) is a South Korean entertainer. Career 2000-present: Career beginnings, breakthrough success and Jewelry Park graduated from Dongduk Women's University with a bachelo ...

, Amy, Jung Shi-ah and Hong In-young were the female guests, while the male guests were

Shinhwa Shinhwa () is a South Korean six-member boy band based in Seoul, composed of Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Jun Jin, and Andy Lee. Launched by SM Entertainment on March 24, 1998, the group signed with Good Entertainment ...

Lee Min-woo Lee Min-woo (hangul: 이민우; born July 28, 1979), also known mononymously credited as M as a solo artist, is a South Korean entertainer, known as a member of the South Korean boy band Shinhwa. Lee was the first Shinhwa member to debut a ...

Shin Dong-wook Shin Dong-wook (born Shin Hwa-shik on September 14, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in ''Soulmate'' and ''Cloud Stairs'' (both in 2006), and his supporting role in ''War of Money'' (2007). Career In Novembe ...

, Tim, Gil, and

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player

Moon Sung-min Moon Sung-min (, born September 14, 1986) is a male volleyball player from South Korea. He currently plays as an opposite spiker for the Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers is a South Korean professional vo ...

. During a segment in the second episode, each person revealed the person they invited through a heart-shaped picture on a shirt they're wearing. The person reads a letter they wrote and removes the heart sticker on their shirts to reveal a photo of the person they wanted to go on a vacation with.

Female guests

*Shi-ah - Dong-wook *In-young - Tim *Amy - Min-woo *Tiffany - Min-woo *Jung-ah - Sung-min

Male guests

*Tim - Jung-ah *Sung-min - Tiffany *Min-woo - In-young *Dong-wook - Jung-ah *Gil - Amy and Shi-ah In the last episode, each male guest will approach the female guest they want to spend the rest of the vacation with and the female guest will decide whether or not to accept him. If a guest ends up without a partner after the selection, he or she will leave by themselves.

Final couples

*Lee Min-woo and Amy *Moon Sung-min and Hong In-young *Tim and Tiffany

Season 2

The second season premiered on November 2, 2008 with the same hosts. Jung Shi-ah, Amy,

and Gil returned for the second season. New guests were also introduced in the first episode.

Yuri Yuri may refer to: People and fictional characters Given name *Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc. *Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Jap ...

jazz pianist Jazz piano is a collective term for the techniques pianists use when playing jazz. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instru ...

Jin Bora Jin Bora (; born November 14, 1987) is a South Korean jazz pianist, composer, music arranger, and CF model. Biography Jin Bora is a professional musician despite her young age. She considers herself first and foremost a pianist. She began pl ...

and Kim Shi-hyang for the female guests, 2PM's

Chansung Hwang Chan-sung ( ko, 황찬성, born February 11, 1990), also known mononymously as Chansung, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter and actor. He is a member of the Korean boy band 2PM. He made his debut as an actor in the 2006 comedy ...

and actor

Jo Dong-hyuk Jo Dong-hyuk (born December 11, 1977) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in '' Make It Big'' (2002), followed by erotic films ''Hypnotized'' (2004), ''The Intimate'' (2005), and '' Searching for the Elephant'' (2009). On televisio ...

for the male guests. The second season was filmed in Jeju Island. Similar to the first season, on the first episode of the show, the guests reveal the person they want to go on a vacation with, but instead of shirts, the photos are on heart-shaped fans.

Female guests

*Shi-hyang - Min-woo *Bora - Shin Jung-hwan *Yuri - Gil

Male guests

*Chansung - Shi-ah *Dong-hyuk - Yuri Like the previous season, the guests pair up for the final selection, but instead of the male guests, the female guests will approach the men and the men will choose whether or not to accept.

Final couples

*Shin Dong-wook and Jin Bora *Chansung and Jung Shi-ah *Lee Min-woo and Amy *Jo Dong-hyuk and Yuri

Cancellation

The show was cancelled due to its high production costs and low ratings. It was replaced by a new season of ''Immortal Music Classics''.

References

External links

''Happy Sunday'' official KBS website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kko Kko Tours Single Single 2008 South Korean television series debuts 2008 South Korean television series endings Korean Broadcasting System original programming South Korean reality television series