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| Starring: | Various Cast | ||
| Country: | South Korea | ||
| Language: | Korean | ||
| Num Seasons: | 1 | ||
| Num Episodes: | 15 | ||
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| Location: | South Korea Japan | ||
| Camera: | Multi-camera | ||
| Runtime: | 70 minutes | ||
| Company: | MBC | ||
| Channel: | MBC |
Dunia: Into a New World is a South Korean television entertainment program starring Yunho, Jung Hye-sung, Luda (Cosmic Girls), Kwon Hyun-bin, Sam Okyere, Don Spike, Koo Ja-sung, Hansel, Austin Kang, and DinDin.[1] Season 1 aired on MBC Sundays at 18:45 (KST), beginning on 3 June and ended on 23 September 2018.
Dunia: Into a New World is dubbed as an "unreal variety show" because of its unconventional format, which follows a plot and incorporates scripted scenarios acted by the cast members.[2] It is based on and is connected to Durango: Wild Lands, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by Nexon.[3] [4]
The 10 cast members are trapped in a virtual world called Dunia and must find a way to survive using the items they have brought with them when they were transported to the island. In each episode, the show allows its viewers to decide what the cast must do in a certain situation by voting real-time through text messaging, which lasts for one minute.[5] [6]
Although the tasks and situations that the cast members encounter around Dunia are created by the producers, the way they handle each situation is unscripted, with the show indicating onscreen when they are acting on their own and when they are following a script.[5] As with many video games, the show makes use of cutscenes when a major event happens.
| Name | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Yunho (TVXQ) | 1 – 6, 9 – 15 | |
| 1 – 15 | ||
| 1 – 15 | ||
| Luda (WJSN) | 1 – 15 | |
| 1 – 15 | ||
| 2 – 13 | ||
| 2 – 9 | ||
| Hansel | 2 – 15 | |
| Austin Kang | 2 – 15 | |
| 2 – 15 | ||
| Joon Park (g.o.d) | 6 – 15 | |
| Mijoo (Lovelyz) | 7 – 15 |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | style=text-align:center | 3 June 2018 | Yunho, Sam, Hye-sung, Hyun-bin & Luda appear in this episode. |
| 2 | style=text-align:center | 10 June 2018 | Don Spike, Koo Ja-sung, Hansel, Austin Kang, and DinDin appear in this episode. Seo Yu-ri guest stars as K, an NPC in Durango: Wild Lands.[7] |
| 3 | style=text-align:center | 17 June 2018 | |
| 4 | style=text-align:center | 24 June 2018 | |
| 5 | style=text-align:center | 1 July 2018 | |
| 6 | style=text-align:center | 8 July 2018 | Joon Park appears in this episode |
| 7 | style=text-align:center | 15 July 2018 | Mijoo appears in this episode |
| 8 | style=text-align:center | 22 July 2018 | |
| 9 | style=text-align:center | 29 July 2018 | |
| 10 | style=text-align:center | 5 August 2018 | |
| 11 | style=text-align:center | 12 August 2018 | |
| - | No broadcast on 19 August and 26 August due to 2018 Asian Games live telecast. | ||
| 12 | style=text-align:center | 2 September 2018 | |
| 13 | style=text-align:center | 9 September 2018 | |
| 14 | style=text-align:center | 16 September 2018 | |
| 15[8] | style=text-align:center | 23 September 2018 | Last episode of Season 1 |
In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in, and the lowest rating for the show will be in .
| 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen [11] [12] |
| 1 | 3 June | 3.5% |
| 2 | 10 June | |
| 3 | 17 June | 2.8% |
| 4 | 24 June | 2.7% |
| 5 | 1 July | 2.3% |
| 6 | 8 July | 2.3% |
| 7 | 15 July | 2.6% |
| 8 | 22 July | 2.5% |
| 9 | 29 July | |
| 10 | 5 August | 2.1% |
| 11 | 12 August | 1.9% |
| 12 | 2 September | 1.9% |
| 13 | 9 September | 2.4% |
| 14 | 16 September | 1.8% |
| 15 | 23 September | 1.9% |
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Excellence Award in Variety Category | |||
| Rookie Award in Variety Category |