''Twogether'' is a South Korean-Taiwanese

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streaming television series starring Lee Seung-gi and

Jasper Liu Jasper Liu Yi-hao (; born August 12, 1986) is a Taiwanese actor, model, and musician. Liu started out as a model before crossing over to acting and gaining recognition across Taiwan and other parts of Asia. Some of his notable works include '' M ...

. It was released by

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on June 26, 2020.

Synopsis

Actors Lee Seung-gi and Jasper Liu travel to six Asian cities (

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and

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and

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and

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) where they must complete missions together, even though they do not speak each other's language, in order to meet their fans who recommended the locations they visited.

Cast

* Lee Seung-gi *

Episodes

Production

Development

On June 24, 2019, South Korean news media ''Osen'' reported that Lee Seung-gi and

would film a variety show where they would travel around the world together to meet their fans. Lee Seung-gi’s agency confirmed that the two actors were planning on starring in the show but denied that

would release the program, which the streaming platform also denied. On September 9, 2019, a week after filming began, Netflix announced through a press release that ''Twogether'' would be available for streaming exclusively on its platform. The show is produced by Company SangSang which is also behind the production of

's game show '' Busted!''.

Filming

Filming began on September 2, 2019 in

and ended in the fall in

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Release

On June 8, 2020, the main poster for the show was released along with the announcement that ''Twogether'' would premiere on June 26. The first trailer was released on June 11, the second one was released on June 23.

Critical reception

Joel Keller of ''

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'' said that "''Twogether'' is a pleasant diversion that has great scenery and two ingratiating young stars. Whether you read the subtitles or not, you’ll wish you were on the adventures Jasper and Seung-gi are on."

References

External links

* * {{Netflix original series 2020s documentary television series 2020s travel television series 2020 South Korean television series debuts 2020 South Korean television series endings Cultural tourism Netflix original documentary television series South Korean variety television shows South Korean travel television series Korean-language television shows Netflix original programming Mandarin-language television shows Television shows set in Indonesia Television shows set in Thailand Television shows set in Nepal