SBS' latest reality TV show = Korea's idol version of "Big Brother"

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

SBS’ latest reality show “Roommate” has run into problems even prior to filming.

Park Sang Hyuk PD, known for being the mastermind behind “Strong Heart,” is set to make his comeback in April. “Roommate” will be the follow-up show for “K-Pop Star 3.” However, the concept of the show has turned out to be less original than initially thought.

“Roommate” will follow the life of ten celebrities living under the same roof. While no official casting calls or requests have been sent, the plan is to finish casting in mid-March and dive straight into filming. The show can be expected to air in mid-April.

Park PD introduced the concept, “Living alone is good as well, but we pursue to highlight shared living. We will show the harmonized image when living with others, along with sharing emotions and living together.”

However, CJ E&M‘s OliveTV revealed on February 27 that they will launch a show titled “Share House” in April. The residents will be sharing the common areas, such as the kitchen, living room, and bathroom, and cameras will follow their life in the house. The cast currently includes announcer Choi Hee, Dal Shabet‘s Woo Hee, model Kim Won Jung, actress Cheon Yi Seul, shoe designer Hwang Young Rong, and fashion designer Kim Jae Woong.

As both of the shows will film the life of celebrities sharing a house and both are set to premiere in April, this issue has gained a lot of attention. PD Park Sang Hyuk revealed, “The two programs about raising children have also the same idea, right? The key point is how the programs will develop. The ideas can be similar, but the results will definitely be different.”

OliveTV commented, “It is a program that we have prepared for since last year,” and expressed their confidence in the show.

“Share House” will start airing on April 17, and “Roommate” premieres on April 22.


Source: Soompi, Naver

So "Roommate" is basically idol Big Brother. Omona, who do you want to be cast in SBS's Roommate?

Comments

[anthonymarie.livejournal.com]

i love big brother but idk how i feel about an idol version of it.....they're going to be so tame. i need betrayals!!!!!
also how are they planning to live in the house without leaving if it's like bb?

i want sunggyu on it because he was amazing in the genius

[hawk-fry.livejournal.com]

Someone from UKiss!

[nzpnkrckrgrl.livejournal.com]

Lol. Reminds me of UKiss Vampire.
Seem unlikely considering their 3rd jap album releasing this month.

[mya13.livejournal.com]

lol this show is going to be scripted so much like every other korean "reality" show.

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

mte

[woohyun.livejournal.com]

i've seen a list on twitter floating around like a few days ago :O idk how legit it is tho lol

[promisedones.livejournal.com]

i saw one on twitter, but it just looked like someone had picked their biases and then credited naver

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

Probably gonna be boring, but the idea would be so cool with a really well casted group.

[goldenrosalie.livejournal.com]

i see kim won jung. i may be interested in this now.

[ababobaby.livejournal.com]

meh it will only be ~interesting~ when there's drama, conflicts, love interests etc
and they'll probably be scripted so nope

[xkat-attackx.livejournal.com]

This is the rumoured list going around...pretty sure this isn't the final list though considering this is 20 people and the show is going to only have 10. I would really like to see a VIXX member in this.

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

The initial rumour was that it was SM C&C co-producing the show, and that it'll consist of members from ~various backgrounds~, so I'm surprised that there isn't at least two EXO members in here lol, especially Kris from EXO-M (because wasn't there a rumour that he'll be back on a variety show soon?) since he's Chinese-Canadian and is fluent in four different languages. That would be pretty unique to watch.

I'd love to see more non-Koreans on this list too, especially shy awkward Zhang Liyin but lbr SM will never put her on a Korean TV show :(

[hyemint.livejournal.com]

i've never seen big brother, but when i heard the rumor i was thinking the real world lol

what's with the complaints about it being scripted though? most reality shows are scripted, even western ones.

[ababobaby.livejournal.com]

ours here in my country is just awfully scripted like really really bad esp the recent one
and how my fb timeline is flooded w/ intense hashtags and !!!!1! drove me nuts
yes im just projecting my hate towards this show <3

[peacefulscream.livejournal.com]

Someone get Nichkhun and Seungri.

[lainmyownworld.livejournal.com]

ive never watched big brother, is it like the mtv real world show?

its not going to be fun though because there wont be any drama because god forbid any !!scandals!!!!!

[baireoseu.livejournal.com]

lmao what, how is this anything like big brother tho? big brother has competitions and voting and all sorts of game dynamics. way more interesting than this

[ababobaby.livejournal.com]

i like the "no technology allowed"
u nidz 2 learn how 2 entertain urself

[pladpuss.livejournal.com]

Ohhh Kim Won Jung, I'm there!

[robalunch.livejournal.com]

It will probably be like Invincible Youth.

I'm excited.

[atopworld.livejournal.com]

Can we change the question to who we'd want to be in a big frickin' house with? Because I really need an opportunity to let my thirst loose all at once, so it's out in the open and can be used against me right here and now.

[kidsalsa20.livejournal.com]

i like the way you think lol

[smokespyder.livejournal.com]

sounds like a lacking/paler version of fujitv's terrace house but i'd still watch/check out both olivetv & sbs versions..

[annhh.livejournal.com]

yeah I remember that show. better they'd just nicked that concept

[eijem-sawada.livejournal.com]

It's impossible but I would love to watch 4d idols together. lol

Imagine changsub, V, and the other crazy ones from block b, bts, btob, ukiss etc. My brain wouldn't be able to process that.

[lainmyownworld.livejournal.com]

i need more changsub in my life, i really do

[cairistiona.livejournal.com]

This cast list is 100x less boring than the alleged list going around twitter. Now that was the most boring list in the world. If I told you the bands, you would predict the whole list instantly. (No, really. You would all predict it.)

Also Big Brother is awful and boring anyway.

[exo-cath.livejournal.com]

yes can we have spaghetti being thrown on others please (those were the best big brother days tbh)

[uguukawaii.livejournal.com]

it will probably me more like invincible youth or romantic and idol but being mixed boys and girls i can only see that either being boring af or ending bad. i doubt theyd be allowed anywhere near each other after 9 pm esp if they have exo boys in there (for the girls safety from fans)
that fake list is ridiculous but i would like a show with jaekyung

[bunica1990.livejournal.com]

Boring....unless there's backstabbing

[kjesta.livejournal.com]

I'm feeling pretty indifferent towards the show as a whole, but please don't let Zico anywhere near this kind of thing. I love him but I'm constantly afraid he'll put his foot in his mouth again. Have Jaehyo instead, he's awkward and entertaining.

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

Of course it'll be scripted, if this was real Big Brother all their careers would end.

[junhobrand.livejournal.com]

I doubt it will be interesting. The main premise of Big Brother is drama and korean tv tries to avoid it so much. Celebrities are too much into their image to actually break character so I doubt it's going to be that entertaining. Also i'm sure their are only gonna be living their just when they are filming and not like BB where they are there stuck in the house for 3 months straight without leaving to go do other things and interact with other people.

Rather than BB and RR its gonna look like MBC Every1's Singles that had Clara, NS Yoonji and Han Soyong

[rennehollic.livejournal.com]

this will never be as "amusing" (I don't find shows like BB amusing) as with unknown people because not only it will be scripted as hell, all the members will be tammed and won't do a thing in a normal BB you would see -_-