Name: Ask Us Anything
Genre: Variety Show, Entertainment, Comedy
Released: 2015-12-05
Rating: 9.2
Cast: Kang Ho Dong, Seo Jang Hoon, Kim Young Chul (1974), Lee Soo Geun, Kim Hee Chul

Kang Ho Dong is a South Korean TV presenter, comedian, and former ssireum wrestler who was born on June 11, 1970, in Jinju, South Korea. He began wrestling in the late 1980s and eventually went on to win over 10 national titles. He retired from the sport in the early 1990s, turning his hand to comedy. He made a name for himself as the host of shows such as “X-Man” (2003-2007) and “Star King” (2007-2016). He was one of the original cast members of “2 Days & 1 Night” when it debuted in 2007. More recently, he has appeared in variety shows such as “Let’s Eat Dinner Together,” which began in 2016, and “Kang’s Kitchen” (2019).

Kang Ho Dong

Seo Jang Hoon is a former South Korean professional basketball player. Born June 3, 1974 he made his debut in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) in 1998. Over the course of his 15 year career, he played for the Seoul SK Knights, the Seoul Samsung Thunders, the Jeonju KCC EGIS, and the Incheon Electroland Elephants. After his retirement from the KBL, he took on the role of entertainer and variety show star. He has appeared in numerous variety shows including, “Infinite Challenge” (2005), “Running Man” (2010), “The Return of Superman” (2013), “Same Bed, Different Dreams” (2015), “Carefree Travelers” (2016), “The Dynamic Duo” (2017), “Problem Child in House” (2018), and “”Love Naggers 2” (2019).

Seo Jang Hoon

Kim Young Chul (1974)

Lee Soo Geun is a South Korean comedian and MC. Born on February 10, 1975, he began his career on the comedy variety show “KBS Gag Concert” in 2000 and worked on the program for 13 years. His popularity rose when he began appearing on the variety show “2 Days 1 Night” in 2007. In 2013, an illegal gambling conviction disrupted his career for two years, but Lee Soo Geun has made a comeback and remains just as popular as ever. He became a cast member of the variety shows “Knowing Brothers” in 2015 and “Secretly Greatly” in 2016.

Lee Soo Geun

Heechul is a popular South Korean singer and actor. Born on July 10, 1983, as Kim Hee Chul, he is best known for being a member of the popular K-pop boy band Super Junior and its subgroup Super Junior-T. Heechul was first discovered in 2002 when he auditioned at a casting call with his friends. He was first placed in a four-member group called Four Seasons with Kim Jae Joong, Yunho and Kangin, but the group never debuted because Kim Jae Joong and Yunho joined TVXQ instead. Heechul then became a part of Super Junior 05, the first generation of the boy band. After making his acting debut in a 2005 television drama prior to his debut with Super Junior, Heechul has gone on to many more film and television roles, including “We Got Married Global Edition Season 2” (2014) and “Grandpas Over Flowers Investigation Unit” (2014). In late 2016, Kim Heechul became one of the hosts of the variety show "Secretly Greatly," a segment of MBC's "Sunday Night" series.

Kim Hee Chul

Min Kyung Hoon

Lee Sang Min is a South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He was born in Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea on February 3, 1973 and made his debut in the entertainment world in 1993 as a member of the hip-hop dance group, Roo’ra. In the late 90s he moved from performing to producing, a move that brought him immense success. In 2011, he took his first role as a variety program host. Since then, he has appeared in numerous variety programs, including “Ask Us Anything” (2015), “Heart Signal” (2017), “Heart Signal 2” (2018), and “THE FAN” (2018).

Lee Sang Min

EXO is an award-winning South Korean-Chinese boy band formed under SM Entertainment. Consisting of Chen, Chanyeol, D.O, Xiumin, Kai, Lay, Sehun, Baekhyun, and Suho, the nine-member group made their debut in 2012. Ranked from 2014-2018, as one of the top five most influential celebrities on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list, the group has garnered numerous labels over the years, including "Kings of K-pop" and the "biggest boyband in the world”. Since their debut, they have released countless albums and singles, held a number of tours, and appeared on an endless variety of television programs, including “Music Bank K-Chart in Hanoi” (2015), “Ask Us Anything” (2015), “Star Show 360” (2016), “Music Bank K-Chart in Jakarta” (2017), and “2018 KBS Song Festival” (2018).

Wanna One was a South Korean all-male pop group whose membership was composed of the 11 highest-placing contestants on the audition-based reality TV show “Produce 101 Season 2” (2017). The group debuted on August 7, 2017, and disbanded after it last appeared on stage at a concert held on January 27, 2019. The act scored hits with songs such as “Energetic” and “Beautiful.”

Wanna One

Kim You Jung

Yun Kyun Sang is a South Korean actor. Born on March 31, 1987, he made his acting debut in the 2012 television series “The Great Doctor.” But it was his role in the 2014 popular drama “Pinocchio” that raised his profile as an actor. He has since starred in a number of films and television dramas, including “The Time I’ve Loved You” (2015) and “Six Flying Dragons” (2015).

Yun Kyun Sang

TWICE is a nine-member girl group under JYP Entertainment. Formed through the 2015 survival reality show “Sixteen”, the members, Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu, rose to fame with the release of their 2016 single, “Cheer Up”. Charting at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart, the track became the best-performing single of the year, allowing the group to bring home both the Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards “Song of the Year” award. With the release of subsequent chart-topping tracks, TWICE has become one of South Korea’s most popular and widely recognized K-Pop groups, gaining an incredible following the world over. In 2017 the group was included in both “Forbes” Korea Power Celebrity ranking and “Billboard”’s 21 Under 21 2017: Music’s Next Generation.

TWICE

BamBam, born Kunpimook Bhuwakul, is a Thai rapper, songwriter, actor, television personality, philanthropist, and singer based in South Korea. He was born on May 2, 1997, in Bangkok, Thailand, and made his debut in the entertainment industry in 2014, as a member of the K-pop idol group, GOT7. He made his acting debut in 2012 and made his debut as a solo artist in 2021. Since his debut, he has appeared in a handful of films and television dramas, as well as a number of television reality programs, including “My Sibling’s Romance” (2024).

BamBam

Lucas is a Hong Kong-born singer and variety TV star whose birthday is January 25, 1999. He studied at the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Yow Kam Yuen College in Hong Kong, and in 2015 took part in a Hong Kong-based audition for talent agency SM Entertainment. In 2017, he became a part of pre-debut group SM Rookies, and the following year debuted in the NCT subunit NCT 2018. He has also appeared in a number of variety TV shows, including “Real Men 300” (2018) and “Keep Running” (2019). In October 2019, he became a founding member of the SM Entertainment supergroup SuperM, and appeared in the show “SuperM: The Beginning” (2019).

Lucas

Red Velvet is a South Korean girl group that debuted in 2014 with the single “Happiness.” The group was formed by talent agency SM Entertainment and has enjoyed considerable chart success, scooping the Golden Disc New Artist Award in 2015 and the Mnet Asian Music Awards prize for Best Female Group in 2017. The group began as a four-piece, with founding members Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, and Joy. a fifth member, Yeri, joined in 2015. Red Velvet has appeared on numerous TV programs, including “Level Up Project!” (2017-2018) and the “2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships – Chuseok Special.”

Red Velvet

Im Soo Hyang is a South Korean actress. Born on April 19, 1990, she made her acting debut in a minor role in the 2009 film “4th Period Mystery.” But she rose to fame after appearing in the 2011 television drama “New Tales of Gisaeng,” which brought her the Best New Actress award at the 4th Korea Drama Awards and the New Star Award from the 2011 SBS Dram Awards. Im Soo Hyang has since appeared in “I Do, I Do” (2012), “IRIS II” (2013), “Inspiring Generation” (2014) and “Five Children” (2016).

Im Soo Hyang

Cha Eun Woo

Apink is a popular South Korean girl group that has enjoyed tremendous success since it formed in 2011. The current six members of the group are Park Cho Rong, Yoon Bo Mi, Jung Eun Ji, Son Na Eun, Kim Nam Joo and Oh Ha Young. When the group first debuted in 2011, it started with seven members but Hong Yoo Kyung left the group in 2013 to focus on her studies.

Apink

Go Ara is a popular South Korean actress who is recognized by her stunning hazel eyes. Born on February 11, 1990, her name also written as Go Ah Ra. After a friend recommended that she audition for a talent agency, Go Ara won the SM Entertainment Teen Model Contest in 2003. She then made her acting debut in the 2003 television drama “Sharp #1” and has starred in many popular dramas since then, including “Snow Flower” (2006), “Reply 1994” (2013), “You're All Surrounded” (2014) and “Hwarang” (2016-2017).

Go Ara

L is the stage name of Kim Myung Soo, a South Korean singer and actor. Born on March 13, 1992, he debuted as a member of the boy band INFINITE in 2010 and is the main vocalist for its subunit INFINITE F. 

L made his acting debut in the 2011 Japanese drama “Jiu.” He has since appeared in two films about INFINITE, television variety shows and dramas, including “Shut Up! Flower Boy Band” (2012), “Master’s Sun” (2013), “Cunning Single Lady” (2014) and “She’s So Lovable” (2014). 

In 2013, L published the bestselling photo essay book L’s Bravo Viewtiful, which featured photos from a 93-day journey, in both Korean and Japanese. A follow-up book, L’s Bravo Viewtiful Part 2, also was a bestseller.

Kim Myung Soo (L)

Yoo Byung Jae is a South Korean television personality, actor and screenwriter. Born May 6, 1988, he made a splash in the entertainment world when he began writing for “SNL Korea” in 2012. Joining the “SNL Korea” team as a cast member in subsequent seasons, he expanded his work in the variety field. Since then he has made appearances in numerous programs including,

Yoo Byung Jae

WINNER

Lee Seung Gi is a popular South Korean singer, actor, MC and entertainer. Born on January 13, 1987, he was first scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee and debuted as a singer at the age of 17. He made his acting debut in 2006 in the television drama “The Infamous Chil Sisters” and has since gone on to star in many popular dramas, including “You’re All Surrounded” (2014), “Gu Family Book” (2013), “The King 2 Hearts” (2012), “My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho” (2010), “Shining Inheritance” (2009) and “Return of Iljimae” (2008). In addition to his music and acting, Lee Seung Gi was a member of the weekend variety show “1 Night 2 Days” from 2007 to 2012 and the MC of the talk show “Strong Heart” from 2009 to 2012.

Lee Seung Gi

Park Jin Young, also known as JYP, is an influential South Korean music executive, record producer, singer-songwriter, composer and dancer. Born on January 13, 1972, he began his career as a singer in the group Park Jin Young and the New Generation in 1992 before becoming a record producer and starting his own entertainment company, JYP Entertainment, which represents some of the biggest artists in K-pop. His many accomplishments include becoming the first Asian producer to successfully cross over to the U.S. market in 2004 when he produced music for such big American artists as Will Smith, Mase and Cassie, as well as the first Korean songwriter to enter the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with the Wonder Girls’ hit single “Nobody” in 2009. JYP made his acting debut in the 2011 music-themed television drama “Dream High,” for which he was nominated for Best New Actor at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards. He also has served as a judge for the music competition reality show “K-Pop Star” since 2011. Proving his Midas touch, JYP made a notable guest appearance in 2016 on the variety show “Sister’s Slam Dunk,” when he produced the song “Shut Up” for the cast members’ special girl group known as the Unnies. The song immediately shot to No. 4 on the Gaon weekly digital chart.

Park Jin Young

GOT7 is an award-winning South Korean K-Pop boy band formed by JYP Entertainment. Consisting of seven members: JB, Park Jin Young, Mark, Jackson, Young Jae, BamBam, and Yugyeom, the group made their debut on January 16, 2014, with the release of their first EP, “Got It?”, which peaked at number one on “Billboard’s” World Albums Charts. Since their debut, they have released a number of chart-topping albums, held several world tours, and have won over 55 various music awards. The group has also appeared on a number of variety shows, including “Ask Us Anything” (2015) and the “2020 SBS Gayo Daejeon in Daegu” (2020).

GOT7

iKON is a South Korean all-male vocal group that was formed in 2015. The group debuted as a six-member act comprising B.I, Bobby, Jinhwan, Ju-ne (aka Junhoe), Yunhyeong, Donghyuk, and Chanwoo, singers who participated in the music-themed reality TV show “WIN: Who is Next?” (2013) – where they were known collectively as part of “Team B.” The Team B members took part in the 2014 spinoff reality survival show “Mix & Match” before debuting the following year. B.I left the act in June 2019, and iKON has continued as a six-piece act since his departure.

iKON

Seungri

JTBC

"Ask Us Anything" is a popular Korean variety show featuring a dynamic panel of comedians and celebrities who tackle life's challenging questions with humor and wisdom. The star-studded lineup includes Kang Ho Dong, Seo Jang Hoon, Kim Young Chul, Lee Soo Geun, Kim Hee Chul, Min Kyung Hoon, and Lee Sang Min, each bringing unique perspectives and experiences to the show. With their diverse backgrounds and quick-witted personalities, the cast provides entertaining and insightful answers to viewers' most perplexing life dilemmas. This Viki Original Korean variety show has been entertaining audiences since 2015 and was directed by Jo Seung Wook.

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