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Kim Shin-young Kim Shin-young (born December 20, 1983) is a South Korean comedian, MC and DJ. She debuted in 2004 on the SBS show ''People Looking For Laughter'' and won 'Best Variety Performer' at the 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards in 2006. She has hosted num ...

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's Nichkhun, SF9's Inseong and Stray Kids' Seungmin introduce

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artists each week, who perform and greet their global fans. The hosts are joined by ''Billboard'' K-Town's Jeff Benjamin for music talks. The show can be viewed on the TV station and on the KBS website.

Background

Music show host Kim Shin-young is joined by three active Korean idols who introduce two of their own groups in the first two episodes, Stray Kids and SF9. The show also includes English language talks with ''

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'' columnist Jeff Benjamin, known for his "deep affection" for K-pop, and whose articles have included BTS and their contributions to the North American and international music markets. The show's format includes online fan participation and has a viewership of approximately 100 million global fans and household viewers from about 120 countries. Director Yoon Koun said the show's global fan meeting concept,"focuses on communication with fans and artists, unlike most other music programs." Fan responses and requests help decide which artists appear on the show, such as X1's selection. The show's Twitter account solicits fan questions for the guests, which are used in the show's production. The show hosts on-site events for its recordings with a studio audience of about 150 fans, and for example, on September 6, 2019, a few fans were selected to chat with X1 members on

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, and included communication with fans through SNS. Along with fan interest for X1, Benjamin recommended the new group and participated in promoting them on his SNS, a part of his stated goal of helping spread K-pop internationally.

2019 episode guest list (1–present)

References

External links

*{{twitter, kbsworldwekpop, We K-Pop 2019 South Korean television series debuts South Korean variety television shows South Korean television talk shows Korean-language television shows Multiculturalism in South Korea Korean Broadcasting System original programming