The Rediscovery of iKON’s Charm in ‘iKON PICNIC’… Word of Mouth on the Good-Natured Variety Show
[OSEN=선미경 기자] ‘iKON PICNIC’s replay craze is currently ongoing, raising popularity of the show.
Since the first episode aired on November 4, ‘iKON PICNIC’ is securing its high spot at JTBC’s popular VOD Chart. Among a lot of other distinguished programs, the show is holding its high spot along with JTBC’s representative variety program “’Knowing Bros’.
‘iKON PICNIC’ is a multi-national collaborative reality program with Korea’s iKON from ‘YG High School’ and Japan’s rising stars from ‘Tokyo High School’. The program is receiving positive reviews as it was formatted so that viewers can reminisce one’s own school memories. As the program is good-natured and men and women of all ages can enjoy the show, popularity is spreading by word of mouth.
Also, the program is gaining high popularity among fans since viewrs can rediscover group iKON’s charm throughout the show. The show always hits the number one spot in real-time search word list in major portal sites.
Oversea reactions are also positive. Although the show only airs in Korea, global fans are ‘searching’ to watch the program. Fans from China gave positive reviews on the show, such as “Watching iKON in school uniforms made my heart flutter” and “All 7 members have talent for variety programs, so it was really interesting to watch”.
JTBC’s ‘iKON PICNIC’ produced by YG Entertainment which is gaining popularity with iKON’s full appearance, airs every Saturday night at 12:20.
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