''My Neighbor, Charles'' () is a South Korean reality-variety show that airs on

KBS 1TV KBS 1TV is a South Korean free-to-air television channel that launched on 31 December 1961 and is owned by Korean Broadcasting System. The channel offers more serious programming than its sister channel KBS2, and airs with no commercials. Hi ...

every Tuesday at 19:40 ( KST).

Synopsis

Each episode follows the daily lives of foreigners in South Korea, filmed over the span of two weeks. Daily routines, language acquisition, and cultural differences are shown during the program. Some episodes follow members of the

Korean diaspora The Korean diaspora consists of around 7.3 million people, both descendants of early emigrants from the Korea, Korean Peninsula, as well as more recent emigrants from Korea. Around 84.5% of overseas Koreans live in just five countries: the Unit ...

that have returned to South Korea, including

Sakhalin Koreans Sakhalin Koreans (; ) are Russian citizens and residents of Korean descent living on Sakhalin Island, who can trace their roots to the immigrants from the Gyeongsang Province, Gyeongsang and Jeolla Province, Jeolla provinces of Korea during th ...

and

Koryo-saram Koryo-saram (; ) or Koryoin () are ethnic Koreans of the post-Soviet states, former Soviet Union, who descend from Koreans that were living in the Russian Far East. Koreans first began settling in the Russian Far East in the late 19th century. ...

Format

The show is filmed in a multiple-camera format. Cameras follow the subjects on their daily routines. A sit-down studio interview is shown at the beginning and end of the episode.

Episodes

References

External links

* * {{KBS1 current original programming Korean Broadcasting System original programming South Korean reality television series 2010s South Korean television series Korean-language television shows South Korean variety television shows Multiculturalism in South Korea Works about Koryo-saram people