The Zone: Survival Mission

Bored... Bored... Bored...

This event appears to be adamant about keeping Lee Kwang Soo and Yoo Jae Suk together, solely based on their shared experience on Running Man.

They seem to believe that by doing so, they can recreate the same level of success that Running Man achieved. However, it's worth noting that Running Man itself required over 50 episodes before it could truly be deemed a success. It seems they are under the impression that they can simply replicate that success without considering the unique factors that contributed to Running Man's popularity.

I dropped this show in 4 episodes...

For those missing the interaction between Lee Kwong Soo and Yoo Jae-Suk this is a nice fit. It is a short series, and while not as funny as some of the Running Man episodes, it is a nice fill in for those missing their interactions from Running Man. It seems to be a show that was produced after Busted! With some of the same secondary cast playing roles in the show.

For those in North America, this is a great introduction to the craziness that can be in the Korean Variety Shows.

The 3 actors play their archetypes quite well, Lee Kwong Soo plays the betraying always scared of everything personality. Yoo Jae-Suk plays the smart aleck who knows better. And Yuri plays the overall person who is a hero, or the smartest one in the group.

I think of the two males leads like the Korean version of Abbott and Costello, and Yuri as the female lead in any of their movies.

Is it their best work? No, but it is definitely better than most things shown on North American TV these days.

I don't know why some people here giving review didn't laugh or entertained at all, but I found myself laughing a lot watching these 3 people engaged and interacted in different challenges and in each episode. Excellent chemistry between the three characters.

Didn't the female lead play in a historical K-drama as a princess and is a part of an older generation idol girl group? Wow I'm impressed how she could be that funny and didn't care at all about her image, and could catch up with the the male comedians from Running Man.

I heard season 2 is coming soon, so definitely I'm looking forward to it and hopefully it's fresher and able to bring more laughter.

I loved this show. The first three episodes are rather slow paced and not entirely funny however the 4 episode got me! So even if you wont watch the whole series I would recommend to watch the 4th episode. It´s my favorite together with the 6th 7th and 8th.. The further you go the better it gets. I think that the two male hosts are doing an amazing job and if you recognize them from different variety shows you know their sense of humor. I think this is the first time they had a variety show together in this composition so it is only natural that in the first episodes they needed a little time to adjust.

It's supposed to be SURVIVAL but you can tell easily from the editing that there are plenty of moments were the stars don't have to advance to survive. They just move on for the sake of the show. Think of your typical survival show: Players have skin in the game, they have to take risks to win and they can get eliminated. The players in this show have nothing to lose, they just move on for the sake of "entertainment" (which is lacking). This was painful to watch: not fun, not entertaining, not survival. I'm guessing that the good reviews come from hardcore Yoo Jae-Seok and Lee Kwang-Soo fans. You are way better off watching old Running Man episodes than this show.