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| Genre: | Reality Music | ||
| Country: | South Korea | ||
| Language: | Korean | ||
| Num Seasons: | 2 | ||
| Num Episodes: | 41 | ||
| Location: | South Korea Vietnam | ||
| Runtime: | 100 minutes | ||
| Network: | SBS |
K-Trot in Town is a South Korea reality show program on SBS starring Nam Jin,,,, Joo Hyun-mi and Jang Yoon-jeong as the main cast, along with Boom and Jung Yong-hwa as the show's MCs. The show aired on SBS every Wednesday at 22:00 (KST) starting from March 4, 2020.[1] [2]
Broadcast time moved to 20:55 (KST) beginning September 2, 2020.[3]
It is a reality program where reputable veteran trot singers travel to various countries to hold busking events. Through the busking events, they aim to introduce the genre of Korean trot to people in other countries through their performances.
From episodes 7 to 25, the program focuses more on online busking events, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Starting from episode 26, the program will go into season 2 and introduce a new project "Last Chance", in the form of an audition show for unknown trot singers, and the cast singers become judges.[4]
| Ep. | Perform Artists | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – 6 | Kim Yeon-ja | Vietnam | [5] |
| Sul Woon-do | |||
| Jin Sung | |||
| Joo Hyun-mi | |||
| Jang Yoon-jeong | |||
| 4 – 6 | Nam Jin |
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea | |||||
| Nationwide[6] [7] | |||||
| Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | |||
| 1 | March 4, 2020 | 9.2% | 14.9% | rowspan="24" | |
| 2 | March 11, 2020 | 12.1% | 14.7% | ||
| 3 | March 18, 2020 | 11.8% | 15.9% | ||
| 4 | March 25, 2020 | 11.2% | 14.7% | ||
| 5 | April 1, 2020 | 11.6% | 14.9% | ||
| 6 | April 8, 2020 | 10.8% | 12.8% | ||
| 7 | April 22, 2020 | 9.4% | 11.6% | ||
| 8 | April 29, 2020 | 8.1% | 9.9% | ||
| 9 | May 6, 2020 | 7.4% | 9.5% | ||
| 10 | May 13, 2020 | 5.8% | 7.5% | ||
| 11 | May 20, 2020 | 6.2% | 8.0% | ||
| 12 | May 27, 2020 | 6.8% | 7.1% | ||
| 13 | June 3, 2020 | 5.9% | 7.8% | ||
| 14 | June 10, 2020 | 6.7% | 8.2% | ||
| 15 | June 17, 2020 | 6.2% | 7.2% | ||
| 16 | June 24, 2020 | 5.0% | 7.8% | ||
| 17 | July 1, 2020 | 4.7% | 6.8% | ||
| 18 | July 8, 2020 | 5.5% | 7.0% | ||
| 19 | July 15, 2020 | 5.9% | 6.5% | ||
| 20 | July 22, 2020 | 5.4% | 6.7% | ||
| 21 | July 29, 2020 | 5.8% | 8.1% | ||
| 22 | August 5, 2020 | 4.3% | 5.0% | ||
| 23 | August 12, 2020 | 4.9% | 7.1% | ||
| 24 | August 19, 2020 | 6.0% | 8.2% | ||
| 25 | September 2, 2020 | 7.0% | 9.4% | 10.7% | |
| 26 | September 9, 2020 | 7.7% | 12.0% | 12.4% | |
| 27 | September 16, 2020 | 7.4% | 11.2% | 11.7% | |
| 28 | September 23, 2020 | 8.1% | 11.8% | 13.3% | |
| 29 | September 30, 2020 | 2.7% | 3.2% | ||
| 30 | October 7, 2020 | 8.5% | 12.1% | 12.4% | |
| 31 | October 14, 2020 | 7.5% | 10.2% | 11.1% | |
| 32 | October 21, 2020 | 8.8% | 11.2% | 11.7% | |
| 33 | October 28, 2020 | 8.9% | 11.7% | 11.9% | |
| 34 | November 4, 2020 | 7.0% | 11.3% | 11.7% | |
| 35 | November 11, 2020 | 9.1% | 12.7% | 12.7% | |
| 36 | November 18, 2020 | 8.7% | 11.8% | 12.5% | |
| 37 | November 25, 2020 | 9.9% | 13.0% | 12.8% | |
| 38 | December 2, 2020 | 9.4% | 11.8% | 12.5% | |
| 39 | December 9, 2020 | 10.8% | 13.6% | 13.9% | |
| 40 | December 16, 2020 | 10.6% | 13.6% | 14.2% | |
| 41 | December 23, 2020 | 11.7% | 14.7% | ||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14th SBS Entertainment Awards | Scriptwriter of the Year | Yook So-young | [8] | |
| Excellence Program Award in Reality Category | K-Trot in Town | ||||
| Top Excellence Award in Show/Variety Category | Jang Yoon-jeong | [9] |