Saturday Freedom

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Saturday Freedom
Also known as Declaration of Freedom Saturday
Genre Reality television , Variety show
Country of origin South Korea
Original language Korean
No. of episodes 44
Production
Executive producer Kim Choong
Producer Kwon Jae-young
Running time Approx. 140 minutes per episode
Original release
Network KBS2
Release June 4, 2011  ( 2011-06-04 )  ?
March 31, 2012  ( 2012-03-31 )
Related
Happy Sunday
Korean name
Hangul
自由宣言 土曜日
Hanja
Revised Romanization Jayuseoneon toyoil
McCune?Reischauer Jayus?n?n t'oyoil

Saturday Freedom ( Korean : 自由宣言 土曜日 ; literally Declaration of Freedom Saturday ) was a South Korean reality - variety show shown on the KBS2 network, which competes directly against MBC 's We Got Married and Infinite Challenge , 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 Invincible Youth 2 moving into the time slot. [1]

History [ edit ]

Programs prior to Saturday Freedom featured a similar title. Declaration of Freedom Today is Saturday ( 自由宣言 오늘은 土曜日 ) began airing on October 17, 1998, and aired until April 28, 2001. Beginning on May 5, 2001, Show Everyone's Saturday (쇼 여러분의 土曜日) aired, then on November 10, 2001 Declaration of Freedom Saturday Big Operation (自由宣言 土曜大作戰) took over and aired until November 1, 2003, which at this time KBS's Saturday lineup program was cancelled. [2] It was revived on April 25, 2009, as Invincible Saturday (天下無敵 土曜日) and aired until December 25, 2010, and KBS's Saturday lineup program was cancelled once again. [3] 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. [4]

Broadcasting Times [ edit ]

  • 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 [ edit ]

Birth of a Family [ edit ]

Birth of a Family ( 家族의 誕生 ) 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 (家族의 誕生). Let's Live Together features Lee Hwi-jae and Kim Byung-man as rare animals visit their home. Birth of a Family features idol groups living with and becoming the family of abandoned dogs , and helping them find new owners. [6] [7] Infinite and A Pink were the first groups of idols and were replaced with Hyuna of 4Minute , G.NA , and Siwan of ZE:A in March. [8]

Immortal Songs 2 [ edit ]

Main article: Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend

Immortal Songs 2: Singing the Legend ( 不朽의 名曲 II - 傳說을 노래하다; Romanized: Bulhueui Myeonggok II - Jeonseoleul Noraehada) is a music competition program and began airing on June 4, 2011. It is a revival of Immortal Songs , 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. [10] It now airs as a separate program, as Immortal Songs 2: Singing the Legend , in the same time slot. [1]

Secret [ edit ]

Main article: Secret (2011 TV series)

Secret ( 시크릿 ) (Subtitle: Are You a Good Person? ) was a game - talk show featuring secrets of celebrities. Stars must play games and succeed to prevent a secret of theirs from being revealed by a friend. [12] 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. [13]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "KBS, 部分調停 통해 '自由宣言土曜日' 看板내렸다" (in Korean). TV Report. 21 March 2012 . Retrieved 7 April 2012 .
  2. ^ " '土曜大作戰' '日曜日은 즐거워' 等 廢紙..KBS 가을 프로그램 改編" (in Korean). Naver News . 20 October 2003 . Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
  3. ^ '天下無敵野球團', 게임 끝! (in Korean). Star News. 8 December 2010 . Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
  4. ^ '自由宣言 土曜日', '不朽2'-'시크릿' 路線分離 確定 (in Korean). OSEN. 7 September 2011 . Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
  5. ^ "KBS 遺棄犬 프로그램 '家族의탄생' 確定, 인피니트 에이핑크 出演" (in Korean). Newsen. 31 October 2011 . Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
  6. ^ 스타들의 動物 家族 만들기 프로젝트 (in Korean). Naver News . 9 November 2011 . Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
  7. ^ '家族의탄생' 遺棄犬의, 遺棄犬에 依한, 遺棄犬을 위한 大박프로 될까 (in Korean). Newsen. 9 November 2011 . Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
  8. ^ '家族의탄생' 지나-현아-시완, 遺棄犬 臨時保護 2期 家族 確定 (in Korean). Newsen. 12 February 2012 . Retrieved 12 February 2012 .
  9. ^ " '不朽의 名曲2' 文熙俊 MC 正式 拔擢...金口羅와 '暴風 수다' 豫告" (in Korean). TV Report. 29 September 2011 . Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
  10. ^ 아이돌 對決 '不朽醫名曲2', '나歌手'와 差異點은? (in Korean). Star News. 16 May 2011 . Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
  11. ^ "이휘재·신봉선·金熙喆, '시크릿' MC 拔擢" (in Korean). Star News. 24 May 2011 . Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
  12. ^ '시크릿', 陳腐한 토크쇼, 날릴 수 있을까? (in Korean). My Daily. 21 June 2011 . Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
  13. ^ "KBS 放送이 장난? '시크릿' 3分 編成 屈辱" (in Korean). TV Report. 23 July 2011 . Retrieved 16 November 2011 .

External links [ edit ]

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