''Saturday Freedom'' ( ko, 자유선언 토요일; literally ''Declaration of Freedom Saturday'') was a South Korean

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shown on the

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network, which competes directly against MBC's ''

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'' and ''

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'', and SBS' ''Star Junior Show Bungeoppang'' and '' Star King''. The lineup ended on March 31, 2012, with ''Immortal Songs 2'' becoming a separate program and ''

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'' moving into the time slot.

History

Programs prior to ''Saturday Freedom'' featured a similar title. ''Declaration of Freedom Today is Saturday'' (자유선언 오늘은 토요일) began airing on October 17, 1998, and aired until April 28, 2001. Beginning on May 5, 2001, ''Show Everyone's Saturday'' (쇼 여러분의 토요일) aired, then on November 10, 2001 ''Declaration of Freedom Saturday Big Operation'' (자유선언 토요대작전) took over and aired until November 1, 2003, which at this time KBS's Saturday lineup program was cancelled. It was revived on April 25, 2009, as ''Invincible Saturday'' (천하무적 토요일) and aired until December 25, 2010, and KBS's Saturday lineup program was cancelled once again. It was revived again as ''Saturday Freedom'' on June 4, 2011. On September 10, 2011, ''Saturday Freedom'' divided into two parts, Part 1 airing at 5:15PM KST and Part 2 airing at 6:15PM KST, in an effort to boost ratings.

Broadcasting Times

* June 4–11, 2011 (17:35 - 19:55 ; 2 hours 20 minutes) * June 18 – September 3, 2011 (17:50 - 19:55 ; 2 hour 5 minutes) * September 10, 2011 – March 31, 2012 (17:15 - 19:55 ; 2 hours 40 minutes) ** September 10, 2011 – March 31, 2012 (17:15 - 18:15 ; 1 hour ; Part 1) ** September 10, 2011 – March 31, 2012 (18:15 - 19:55 ; 1 hour 40 minutes ; Part 2)

Segments

Birth of a Family

*Aired: November 12, 2011 – March 31, 2012 *Starring:

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, No Woo-jin,

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, Yim Si-wan ( ZE:A). ''Birth of a Family'' (Korean: 가족의 탄생) was an "animal communion variety" program and was first broadcast on November 12, 2011. The program is divided into two corners, ''Let's Live Together'' (같이 삽시다) and ''Birth of a Family'' (가족의 탄생). ''Let's Live Together'' features Lee Hwi-jae and Kim Byung-man as rare

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visit their home. ''Birth of a Family'' features idol groups living with and becoming the family of abandoned

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s, and helping them find new owners.

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and

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were the first groups of idols and were replaced with

, and Siwan of ZE:A in March.

Immortal Songs 2

*Aired: June 4, 2011 - March 31, 2012 (in ''Saturday Freedom''. Airs today as stand-alone program.) *Starring: Shin Dong-yup,

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. ''Immortal Songs 2: Singing the Legend'' (Korean: 불후의 명곡 II - 전설을 노래하다; Romanized: Bulhueui Myeonggok II - Jeonseoleul Noraehada) is a

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program and began airing on June 4, 2011. It is a revival of ''

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'', and features idol singers performing songs of legendary singers. The singers perform in front of an audience who vote for who they believe best presented the classic songs. It now airs as a separate program, as ''Immortal Songs 2: Singing the Legend'', in the same time slot.

Secret

*Aired: June 4 - November 5, 2011 *Starring:

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. ''Secret'' (Korean: 시크릿) (Subtitle: ''Are You a Good Person?'') was a

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featuring secrets of celebrities. Stars must play games and succeed to prevent a secret of theirs from being revealed by a friend. Originally airing after ''Immortal Songs 2'', the program faced difficulty when ''Immortal Songs 2'' aired for too long, thus eating into the airtime of ''Secret''. On one occasion, the program only aired for three minutes on July 23, 2011.

References

External links

* {{KBS Entertainment Shows Korean Broadcasting System original programming South Korean variety television shows South Korean reality television series Saturday mass media Korean-language television shows 2011 South Korean television series debuts 2012 South Korean television series endings