Tuesday, February 03, 2009

[09.01.31][News] WGM Seollal Special couple will replace Dambi/Marco, HwanHee/Hwayobi

Popular MBC variety show We Got Married is about to undergo another big change with the replacement of the existing couples.

The existing couples, whose popularity have dropped since they first started, will be dropped to make way for the Seollal couples (Junjin/Lee Shi Young, Kim Shin Young/Shin Sung Rok, Jung Hyung Don/Tae Yeon) who appeared for a test run on the 25th Jan episode. Son Dambi/Marco and Hwan Hee/Hwayobi will make their last appearance on 8th February.

This is the third generation of couples for WGM, which started originally with Alex/Shin Ae, Seo In Young/Crown J, Andy/Solbi and Jung Hyung Don/Saori, after which popular couple Kim Hyunjoong/Hwang Bo came onboard. Marco/Son Dambi and Hwan Hee/Hwayobi joined the show as the second generation of couples, and the Seollal couples will make up the third generation of couples.

The new couples, compared to the previous couples, have stronger personalities - Junjin/Lee Shi Young will experience unusual situations with their unpredictable actions; Jung Hyung Don/Tae Yeon will play out the concept of “the beauty and the beast” with their 11-year age gap; and the Kim Shin Young/Shin Sung Rok storyline will focus on grabbing the attention of the female viewers.

Other changes include increasing the entertainment value of the show. In the past, the show focused on the regular family life of the couples, which were criticized by some viewers as being “too boring”. In order to change that, the appearance cycle of couples will now be drastically reduced to 3-4 weeks from 4-5 months previously.

The WGM producers said, “During this time we have been working on a reality concept with no scripts, from now on we will try to produce a more entertaining and interesting show, and we’ll create interesting scenarios every week.”

Source: Sports Donga & Six Senses
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