"The King's Warden" director Jang Hang-jun returns as a variety show MC after becoming a 10-million-ticket director.
On the afternoon of the 14th, KBS2's newly returning Happy Together told OSEN, "Director Jang Hang-jun has been confirmed as the new MC of Happy Together and will team up with Yu Jae-seok," in an official statement.
In particular, director Jang Hang-jun is the person responsible for the 10-million-ticket film The King's Warden, which was born after two years, and the film has currently surpassed 16 million admissions to rank second on the all-time box office list. Amid this, the fact that his activities after The King's Warden are not directing films or dramas but serving as a variety MC with Yu Jae-seok is drawing even more attention. The two are well-known close friends in the entertainment industry, and they have worked together on numerous variety programs, from Infinite Challenge to You Quiz.
Meanwhile, the new KBS variety program Happy Together: It's good not to be alone (planned by Park Min-jung/director Kwon Jae-oh/writer Rhee Minjung) will return to viewers with a new format after six years. The main MC is Happy Together's longtime pillar Yu Jae-seok, and the first broadcast is scheduled for July.
Happy Together is a variety program that has been by viewers' sides for a full 20 years from 2001 to 2020, establishing itself as a brand. Combining witty talk with a variety of entertainment elements to present many formats, Happy Together spawned iconic corners such as Backpack Talk, Tray Karaoke, Friends, Sauna Talk and Late-night Snack Bar, earning passionate love.
Among them, KBS's representative variety show Happy Together, returning after six years, will come back this time as Happy Together: It's good not to be alone. It is the first-ever storytelling music audition that proves the "reason to sing together." As a team-based audition that allows anyone to apply regardless of age, genre or eligibility, and regardless of the number of members as long as they are not alone, it differentiates itself from other music auditions in that the judging criteria emphasize the "our" narrative and harmony rather than simple singing ability. In this way, Happy Together: It's good not to be alone, which combines music and talk, is expected to be another variation that continues the tradition of the Happy Together brand while newly highlighting the value of "together" through music.
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