Alongside K-Pop and Korean dramas, there’s another popular industry within Korea: Korean variety shows. Of course, like how many idols from K-Pop act in K-Dramas, the variety show industry is filled to the brim with those from both the K-Pop and K-Drama industries. Being a fan of an idol group or a certain actor and actress has led more people to watch Korean variety shows. But what are some of the most popular shows? And why are they so tied into the K-Pop and K-Drama industries?Besides being its own booming industry, the Korean variety show business encompasses all that is the K-Pop and K-Drama industries. Why? And how exactly does it do this?Well, that’s pretty simple to answer.The K-Pop and K-Drama industries focus heavily on promotions—this includes promoting new music, new acts, new shows, etc. What better way to promote them than showing up on a variety show and doing who knows what? This usually means the actor and actress or idols end up doing any of the following: spinning in...
