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''Sister's Slam Dunk'' () is a South Korean
reality show Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s ...
that aired every Friday on KBS 2TV from April 8 to December 2, 2016. The show's first season featured an all-female cast consisting of Ra Mi-ran, Kim Sook,
Hong Jin-kyung Hong Jin-kyung (, born December 23, 1977) is a South Korean entrepreneur, model, host, comedian and actress. Career Hong Jin-kyung was born as the eldest of two children (one son and one daughter). In 1993, during her first year of high schoo ...
, Min Hyo-rin, Jessi and Tiffany, and followed their attempts at fulfilling each cast member's dream using a budget of ₩2,196,000 or approximately $2,000. The cast members formed a special
girl group A girl group is a music act featuring two or more women in music, female singers who generally vocal harmony, harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female p ...
named "Unnies" () and released a
Park Jin-young Park Jin-young (; born December 13, 1971), also known by his stage names J. Y. Park and The Asiansoul or the initials JYP, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and reality television show judge. Park rose to s ...
-produced single titled " Shut Up", featuring You Hee-yeol, in July 2016. Season 2 of the program focused primarily on the girl group project, which was Min Hyo-rin's dream in season 1. The show followed seven members, Kang Ye-won,
Han Chae-young Kim Ji-young (; born September 13, 1980), professionally known by the stage name Han Chae-young, is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition as the antagonist in the television series '' Autumn in My Heart'' (2000) before gaining wid ...
,
Hong Jin-young Hong Jin-young (born August 9, 1985) is a South Korean trot singer, actress, and entertainer. She was a member of the short-lived South Korean girl group SWAN, which debuted in 2007. In 2009, she returned to the music scene, debuting as a trot ...
, Minzy and
Jeon Somi Ennik Somi Douma (born March 9, 2001), known professionally by her Korean name Jeon Somi (), is a South Korean and Canadian singer signed under The Black Label. Born in Canada to a South Korean mother and a Dutch-Canadian father, she moved to ...
, with Kim Sook and Hong Jin-kyung returning, as they formed the second generation of "Unnies", produced by
Kim Hyeong-seok Kim Hyeong-seok (; born September 27, 1966) is a composer, lyricist and record producer in South Korea who is known for producing R&B, ballads, rock, dance and idol music. Since beginning his career in 1989, Kim has composed or produced more than ...
(
Park Jin-young Park Jin-young (; born December 13, 1971), also known by his stage names J. Y. Park and The Asiansoul or the initials JYP, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and reality television show judge. Park rose to s ...
's mentor). The fulfillment of each member's personal dreams have become the side projects of the program. The fan club name for the group remains as "Dongsaengs" (i.e. younger siblings) and their official greeting, as suggested by Heo Kyung-hwan, is "Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!, Hello! We are Unnies!", with an emphasis on the basketball shooting motion while saying "Shoot". Their official fandom object is a denim-colored balloon.


Content

''Sister's Slam Dunk'' follows the "Real Variety Show" format where the content is mostly unscripted. Additionally, there are no signature segments within the show, as it focuses on completing a single major objective over the course of several episodes. In resemblance to a
reality show Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s ...
and a documentary show, each episode also documented their activities together and the relationship between the members. In season 1, the overarching theme of the show was the fulfillment of each member's dreams. Every episode focused on accomplishing several tasks that would lead to the fulfillment of those dreams. The members' dreams are, in chronological order: # Kim Sook – Obtaining a bus driver's license. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members, especially Kim Sook and Jessi, practicing the way to drive a bus with the final task to participate in a qualification exam to obtain the license. # Min Hyo-rin – Debuting in a girl group. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members practicing singing and dancing techniques to debut as idol singers. The members created a girl group, called "Unnies", and a song was produced for the members by
Park Jin-young Park Jin-young (; born December 13, 1971), also known by his stage names J. Y. Park and The Asiansoul or the initials JYP, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and reality television show judge. Park rose to s ...
of JYP Entertainment with the final task to perform at the KBS ''Music Bank''. # Jessi – Completing three missions from the past, present, and future from Jessi's father. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members accommodating to the requests of Jessi's parents with the final task to create a fake wedding for Jessi. # Hong Jin-kyung – Producing a ''Hong Jinkyung Show''. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members filming the short film ''Was Will'' with the final task to submit the short film to a film festival. # Ra Mi-ran – Building/remodeling a house, having a photoshoot, camping, and producing a Christmas carol. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members planning and working to build a restaurant after finding an abandoned building. Additionally, similar to Min Hyo-rin's dream, the members practice their singing techniques in preparation for the carol recording. In season 2, the format remains as "Real Variety Show" without a scripted segment and follows the members' activities across a certain period of time. However, the theme of the show focused on the continuation of the girl group project, "Unnies". The content for each episode chronicles the members' progress towards releasing songs and training for their stage performance. Similar to season 1, each episode documented their activities for a couple of days and their bonding as group members.


Cast


Season 1

* Ra Mi-ran, actress born 1975 * Kim Sook, comedian born 1975 *
Hong Jin-kyung Hong Jin-kyung (, born December 23, 1977) is a South Korean entrepreneur, model, host, comedian and actress. Career Hong Jin-kyung was born as the eldest of two children (one son and one daughter). In 1993, during her first year of high schoo ...
, model and host born 1977 * Min Hyo-rin, actress born 1986 * Jessi, singer born 1988 * Tiffany, singer born 1989 (withdrew in August 2016 due to
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)


Season 2

* Kim Sook, comedian born 1975 *
Hong Jin-kyung Hong Jin-kyung (, born December 23, 1977) is a South Korean entrepreneur, model, host, comedian and actress. Career Hong Jin-kyung was born as the eldest of two children (one son and one daughter). In 1993, during her first year of high schoo ...
, model and host born 1977 * Kang Ye-won, actress born 1980 *
Han Chae-young Kim Ji-young (; born September 13, 1980), professionally known by the stage name Han Chae-young, is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition as the antagonist in the television series '' Autumn in My Heart'' (2000) before gaining wid ...
, actress born 1980 *
Hong Jin-young Hong Jin-young (born August 9, 1985) is a South Korean trot singer, actress, and entertainer. She was a member of the short-lived South Korean girl group SWAN, which debuted in 2007. In 2009, she returned to the music scene, debuting as a trot ...
, singer born 1985 * Minzy, singer born 1994 * Jeon So-mi, singer born 2001


Timeline

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Episodes


Season 1


Season 2


Ratings

In the table below, the blue number represents the lowest ratings and the red number represents the highest ratings.


Season 1


Season 2


Discography


Videography


Music videos


Controversy

On August 14, 2016, (the day before Korean Liberation Day), Tiffany posted photos on Instagram and, a day later, onto Snapchat that included the current Japanese flag and the Rising Sun design which was part of a Snapchat geo-filter respectively while performing in Tokyo as a part of SM Town Live World Tour V. Although she had taken down her Snapchat post within minutes after posting, she faced substantial criticism, and she deleted the Instagram images soon after as well. The program received an outpouring of complaints demanding for the show to remove Tiffany. On August 18, 2016, the program announced that after discussing the situation with
S.M. Entertainment SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment agency established in 1995 by Lee Soo-man. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies and has been responsible for fostering ...
, the decision to withdraw was reached. The official statement reads: "As a result of the discussion, we have the final decision for Tiffany to leave the show, in consideration of what we agree to be the effect that the controversy had on the country's sentiments." However, in December 2016, Tiffany reunited with the other cast members at the 15th
KBS Entertainment Awards The KBS Entertainment Awards () is an event held yearly and is sponsored by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. The awards ceremony is approximately 140 minutes long and is shown in two parts on KBS2. The ceremony features performances by K-pop art ...
, where they opened the ceremony by performing "Shut Up".


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* {{Authority control Korean Broadcasting System original programming South Korean variety television shows 2016 South Korean television series debuts 2017 South Korean television series endings