Little Forest (TV program) explained

Native Name:
Hangul:리틀 포레스트
Rr:Riteul Poreseuteu
Mr:Rit'ŭl P'oresŭt'ŭ
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Starring:(Various artistes)
Num Episodes:16
Runtime:60–80 minutes
Camera:Multi-camera
Company:SBS
Channel:SBS TV

Little Forest is a South Korean television entertainment program broadcast by SBS every Monday and Tuesday from 12 August to 7 October 2019. The program starred Lee Seo-jin, Lee Seung-gi, Park Na-rae and Jung So-min.[1]

Overview

The program is a 16-episode series program to "Caring for Kids in the Nature" for children who have no place to play with and is a healing variety program designed as a home kids garden development project for children.[2] [3] The kids will spend 2 days and 1 night with the cast, away from their parents for the first time.[3]

Lee Seung-gi and Jung So-min are certified child psychology counselor and Lee Seo-jin is a certified chef who went through training for a cooking course to cater for young kids. Park Na-rae also took a cooking course.[3] Lee Seung-gi has some experience in woodworking and utilizes the wood workshop to build fun activities for the kids.

Location and facility

The filming location is at Jjigbaggol, Inje, Gangwon Province with the land area of about 33,000m2.[3] The place consists of a big open field with an open concept kitchen, front yard, workshop, living quarters (for kids and cast), garden, small animal farm and Pine forest.

Addition of facilities

Airtime

Airdate Broadcast Start Time (KST)
12 August – 7 October 2019style=background:LightgrayPart 1Mondays & Tuesdays at 10:00 pm
style=background:LightgrayPart 2Mondays & Tuesdays at 10:40 pm

Cast

Main cast

style=width:175pxNamestyle=width:100pxEpisodestyle=width:80pxNotes
Lee Seo-jin1 – 16[6]
Lee Seung-gi
Park Na-rae
Jung So-min

Kids

style=width:175pxNameKorean
Age
Genderstyle=width:110pxEpisode
Ma Yi-hyeon4male1 – 8, 16
Brooke5 female1 – 16
Grace5 female1 – 16
Kang Yi-han7 male1 – 16
Choi Yoo-jin4 female 1 – 16
Lee Jeong-heon6 male 5 – 8, 12 – 14, 16
Kim Ye-jun4 male 8 – 9, 16
Kim Ga-on6 female 8 – 9, 16
Kim Yoo-na5 female 12 – 14, 16

Ratings

EpisodeBroadcast Date
(2019)
AGB Nielsen
(Nationwide)
[7]
Part 1Part 2
112 August
213 August3.5%5.0%
319 August3.1%5.2%
420 August4.0%5.4%
526 August3.0%
627 August3.1%4.5%
72 September3.9%4.7%
83 September3.6%4.2%
99 September2.9%4.1%
1016 September3.5%3.9%
1117 September3.4%4.5%
1223 September3.2%
1324 September2.9%3.6%
1430 September
151 October3.1%3.6%
167 October3.0%3.8%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
201913th SBS Entertainment AwardsSNS Star AwardPark Na-rae[8]
Producer's AwardLee Seung-gi[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [TD포토] '리틀 포레스트' 찍박골의 여름 맞이]. ko. TV Daily. 12 August 2019. 12 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190912032719/http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=15655879881479996017. 12 September 2019. live.
  2. Web site: Program Introduction. SBS. ko.
  3. Web site: 흥행 삼박자 다 갖춘 '리틀 포레스트', 시청률 반토막 이유는. JoongAng Ilbo. ko. 9 September 2019. 12 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190912024828/https://news.joins.com/article/23573960. 12 September 2019. live.
  4. Web site: '리틀 포레스트' 이승기, 야심작 '숲 속 흔들 다리' 넓은 간격에 좌절…즉각 보수 공사 실시. ko. SBS. 20 August 2019. 12 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190912042554/http://sbsfune.sbs.co.kr/news/news_content.jsp?article_id=E10009622814. 12 September 2019. live.
  5. Web site: '리틀포레스트' 열정삼촌 이승기, 아이들 위해 동화 속 '트리하우스' 직접 제작. ko. SBS. 27 August 2019. 12 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190912041441/http://sbsfune.sbs.co.kr/news/news_content.jsp?article_id=E10009630252. 12 September 2019. live.
  6. Web site: Cast Introduction. SBS. ko.

  7. Web site: Nielsen Korea. www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. ko.
    Web site: AGB Ratings by Naver. naver. ko.
    Web site: AGB Ratings by Daum. Daum. ko.
  8. Web site: [2019 SBS 연예대상]강남·이상화·박나래·육성재·이광수 SNS스타상]. NEWSIS. 2019-12-28. newsis. ko. 29 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200416012713/https://newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20191228_0000873583. 16 April 2020. live.
  9. Web site: [2019 SBS 연예대상] 이승기, 프로듀서상 수상…SBS예능으로 커와 기쁘다]. 2019-12-29. mydaily.co.kr. ko. 29 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200416013023/http://mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=201912290034533787. 16 April 2020. live.