Night Goblin Explained

Alt Name:	Midnight Madness
Genre:	Reality-variety show
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	32
Producer:	Lee Ji-sun
Location:	South Korea
Runtime:	80 minutes
Network:	JTBC

Night Goblin is a South Korean television program starring Lee Soo-geun, Jeong Hyeong-don, Park Sung-kwang, Lee Hong-gi and Kim Jong-hyeon. It is a reality show where in each episode, the cast will attempt to be the first in line to enter various popular places for food or recreation throughout South Korea.

JTBC runs the show in prominent Sunday evenings time slot, at 18:30 (KST), starting with the first airdate on July 30, 2017.

On 26 February 2018 JTBC announced that the program will have its final episode in mid-March.^[1] The last episode was aired on March 18.

Cast

Name	Nickname(s)	Duration	Notes
		Episode 132	Acting as main MC and in-charge of on-the-spot skits and the oldest among the Goblins.
		Episode 132	Second oldest of the Goblins and always the first one to explode and complain about why they need to camp overnight.
		Episode 132	Likes to act as the main MC and sometimes gives comments and instructions to the Goblins through their group chat.
		Episode 232 (absent in episodes 10, 11)	Member of rock band F.T. Island. Always try to act as the smart one among the Goblins. Known as the only one Lee Soo-geun fears.
(JR)		Episode 232 (absent in episodes 27, 28)	Member of boy band NU'EST. The youngest of the Goblins and always spoiled and fawned by the older Goblins. Seen to have a weak lower body. Known for his "Heh Heh Heh" laugh.

Former

Program

The special rule mentioned is that if the group did not manage to get in first place, they will have to reattempt to get first place again for the same main mission.

Current

From episode 27, the Night Goblins will take on a team of guests for broadcast airtime. The concept of No Nights 2 Days will still go on. Both teams will have their own hot places to recommend and go by themselves, and depending on the editors of the show, airtime is allocated to each team as they favour.

Former

In each episode, the cast and guest(s) gather together at around 12 a.m. (KST), then proceed to their base camp, which was set up nearby the popular place. The base camp was set up such that the group are able to monitor the popular place for any movements. At the base camp, they will be camping overnight and, in the next morning, attempt to be the first in line as a team to enter the popular place. Before the start of the overnight camping, the group's handphones are confiscated. The reason being, if not, the group can just set alarms on their phones and wake up in the morning just in time to start to get for first place, which is not allowed at all.

During the overnight camping, a time fairy will appear to help the cast by telling the time and get the cast to play the time fairy's game to get over the overnight camping and elevate the chances of entering in first place.

From episode 6, the show's production concept was altered (to No Nights 2 Days) so that filming on each location is now split into 2 episodes, with first half filmed during the day. The first of every 2 episodes will not involve overnight camping, as the targeted hot place(s) opens either at noon, evening or night. The second will involve the original concept of the program. Team and individual battles will also be introduced. Guest(s) are invited to spend the day and/or night together with the cast.

Episodes

2017

width=5	Ep. #	width=105	Broadcast Date	width=120	Location	width=280	Hot picks	width=200	Guest(s)	width=250	Note(s)
1	July 30	Geundeok-myeon, Samcheok	Korean twisted doughnuts
2	August 6	Ganghwa Island	Gimbap		Kim Jong-hyun and Lee Hong-gi join as permanent casts
3	August 13	Yongin	Mega Storm at Caribbean Bay Water Park
4	August 20	Goyang	Slide on the swimming pool at Bukhansan Water Park		Lee Hong-gi joined the group later due to FT Island concert
5	August 27	Gunsan	Anpan and vegetable buns from Lee Sung Dang		The Time Fairy, Cao Lu, joins the cast for the remainder of the overnight camping after the game until the end of the episode
6	September 3	Busan	Toast from a popular toast truck Late night ramen from a popular ramen roadside stall		Special voice appearance by Park Shin-hye through phone Change in concept of the program from this episode
7	September 10		Busan Air Cruise
8	September 17	Gangneung	Seasoned cockles bibimbap from a seafood restaurant Bohemian Roasters coffee Joongang Market (Kim Jong-hyun's parents had set up a food stall in it in the past) Anmok Coffee Street
9	September 24		Gyeongpodae Pavilion Chodang Soft Tofu		Chun Jung-myung joins as permanent cast
10	October 8	Jeonju	Lettuce wrapped deep fried food Bibimbap Waffle Jeonju Nambu Traditional Market night market street food		Lee Hong-gi is absent due to FT Island's Japan concert tour
11	October 15		Perilla seed noodle Mul-Jajangmyeon
12	October 22	Suwon	Paldalmun Namun Market food trucks Helium balloon (Flying Suwon)		The cast challenges to be the last in line to ride the Flying Suwon
13	October 29		Suwon Tongdak street Hwaseong Fortress Steamed buns shop at Paldalmun Namun Market Army stew restaurant		The guests were contacted through phone by the cast before their appearances
14	November 5	Seoul	Dongdaemun Silk Road Crêpe roadside stall at Dongdaemun Noodle shop (Soi Yeonnam) at Yeonnam-dong	Kim Jong-hyun joined the group later due to scheduled filming of Music Bank Chun Jung-myung is absent due to scheduled filming of movie
15	November 12		Boat at Han River Gimbap shop at Sadang-dong Haejang-guk shop at Mangwon-dong		Special appearances by Kim Jae-won (PD of JTBC program Perfect On Paper), Kim Do-il (staff of JTBC Contents Hub), Shin Young-kwang (PD of JTBC program My Foreign Friends) and Choi Chang-soo (PD of JTBC program Knowing Bros) Chun Jung-myung is absent due to scheduled filming of movie
16	November 19	Jeju Island	Deep fried Jeju Black pig, deep fried cuttlefish and Tteok-bokki from a snack shop Rice with octopus restaurant	First time in the show's history to have failed to be first in line (for rice with octopus); everyone was not to eat it. However, after negotiating with the PD, only BoA gets to eat it
17	November 26		Pistol Prawn sashimi restaurant in Aewol-eup Abalone cold raw fish soup restaurant Abalone Gimbap and seasoned squid from a gimbap shop
18	December 3	Yangpyeong	Mushroom hotpot restaurant Dumulmeori Lotus leaves hotdog Gaegun Middle School (Lee Soo-geun's alma mater) Seolleongtang restaurant		Lee Hong-gi joined the group later at the Seolleongtang restaurant after having surgery in a hospital earlier on
19	December 10	Pyeongchang	Buckwheat crunchy fried chicken restaurant Yongpyong Ski Resort Gondola Stewed kimchi restaurant
20	December 17	Incheon	Milk cream bread and chestnut bread from a bread shop in Namdong District Egg Bread shop Crunchy Balloon Bread shop Red bead pancake from a pancake shop (Hongdubyeong) Jayu Park Galbi restaurant		Special voice appearance by Ji Sang-ryeol through phone Due to scheduled filming of movie leading to schedule conflicts, Chun Jung-myung has left the show starting this episode
—	December 24	—	—		Special compilation episode of the first 20 episodes
21	December 31	Pohang	Noodles produced from the Jeil Noodles Factory Gwamegi restaurant Hard-boiled beef head meat soup restaurant Steamed giant crab shop		Night Goblin Express Delivery special Special voice appearances by Oh Hyuk of Hyukoh, Jae-gyun Hwang and Lee Juck through phone

2018

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22	January 7	Pohang	Homigot Mori Noodles restaurant		The group did a Busking Guerrilla concert at Pohang University of Science and Technology
23	January 14	Seongnam	Tonkatsu takeout shop Coin Karaoke shop Sledding Hill Tonkatsu Naengmyeon		Winter Vacation special Special appearance by child dancer Na Ha-eun
24	January 21		Cheonggukjang restaurant Black sesame pasta at a brunch restaurant		Winter Vacation special
25	January 28	Seoul	Egg sandwich and tonkatsu sandwich at a Japanese Western restaurant in Itaewon Cafe at Songpa-gu Bibim Ramen at Songpa-dong	Luxury Special
26	February 4		24 hours arcade at Gangnam-gu Dried pollack stew at Gangnam-gu Kimchi Bulgogi stew set at Yongsan-gu		Coffee truck and handwritten letters from Oh Dal-su and Kim Myung-min were placed at the base camp as a surprise for Kim Ji-won
27	February 11		Galbi restaurant at Mullae-dong Bowling alley at Gangnam-gu Bowling alley at Mullae-dong Jajang Udon from a restaurant at Gayang-dong		Lunar New Year Special - Broadcast Duration Battle #1: Night Goblins VS Song Eun-yi Division (Sudden MT - Hot Place That Only Belongs To Me) Kim Jong-hyun is absent due to illness Special appearances by Narsha of Brown Eyed Girls, Narsha's husband Hwang Tae-kyung, Lee Ye-na, Lee Se-min and Shin Soo-ji
28	February 18	Seoul Gangneung	Kalguksu from a Pojangmacha at Yeomchang-dong Hut at Gangneung Jjimjilbang at Yongsan-gu Jjamppong Soft Tofu at Gangneung Doenjang-jjigae set at Gangnam-gu Chapssal-tteok shop at Gangneung	Lunar New Year Special - Broadcast Duration Battle #1: Night Goblins VS Song Eun-yi Division (Sudden MT - Hot Place That Only Belongs To Me) Kim Jong-hyun is absent due to illness Special appearance by PD Kim Jae-won
29	February 25	Cheonan Ilsan Paju	Soy sauce seasoned cockles restaurant at Ilsan Stewed back ribs restaurant at Cheonan Drive-in theater at Paju Walnut cookies at Cheonan 24-hour cafe and car wash at Paju		Broadcast Duration Battle #2: Night Goblins VS Song Eun-yi Division (Random MT) Lee Hong-gi joined the group later due to other schedules
30	March 4	Seocheon Paju	Pension at Seocheon Open-air bath at Paju Octopus fishing boat at Seocheon Gamaksan suspension bridge Haejang-guk shop at Seocheon Chicken & seafood soup at Paju		Broadcast Duration Battle #2: Night Goblins VS Song Eun-yi Division (Random MT)
31	March 11	Daegu Gapyeong	Gopchang hotpot restaurant at Daegu Dak-galbi restaurant at Gapyeong Dessert cafe at Daegu E-World Tower at Daegu	Broadcast Duration Battle #3: Night Goblins VS Byung-man Tribe (Park Sung-kwang joins the Byung-man Tribe)
32	March 18		Megaswing 360 and Air Race from E-World theme park at Daegu Corn bread from a bread shop in Daegu Chicken coop (lays blue eggs) in Gapyeong

Unaired episode

Episode 21 (which was supposed to be on broadcast on 24 December 2017), originally the 2nd half of the Incheon trip and Christmas Special, was supposed to feature SHINee's Jonghyun & Minho as guests. However, on December 18, 2017 Jonghyun suddenly passed away in a suspected suicide. Following the initial news, JTBC Entertainment's YouTube channel has made the video of the episode teaser (uploaded a day prior) "unavailable". It was later announced that the episode will be (initially) put on hold until further notice, with the episode on 24 December 2017 (the original broadcast date) to be a special broadcast of the show.^[5]

Ratings

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in

red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each year.

2017

Ep. #	Broadcast date	Average audience share
		AGB Nielsen^[6]		TNmS Ratings^[7]
		width=100	Nationwide	width=100	Seoul Capital Area	width=100	Nationwide
1	July 30	1.675%	rowspan="7"	1.8%
2	August 6	1.262%	1.8%
3	August 13	1.391%	1.7%
4	August 20	1.185%	1.7%
5	August 27	1.445%	2.1%
6	September 3	1.828%	2.4%
7	September 10	1.638%	2.3%
8	September 17		3.117%
9	September 24	2.571%	2.750%	2.9%
10	October 8	2.339%	2.567%	2.8%
11	October 15	1.738%		2.1%
12	October 22	2.025%		2.3%
13	October 29	2.634%
14	November 5	2.085%		2.5%
15	November 12	2.299%	2.362%	2.7%
16	November 19	2.161%		2.8%
17	November 26	2.302%		2.3%
18	December 3	2.307%	2.558%	2.1%
19	December 10	2.169%	2.418%	2.1%
20	December 17	2.627%	2.640%	2.7%
21	December 31

2018

Ep. #	Broadcast date	Average audience share
		AGB Nielsen		TNmS Ratings
		width=100	Nationwide	width=100	Seoul Capital Area	width=100	Nationwide
22	January 7	1.620%	rowspan="12"	1.7%
23	January 14	1.528%	1.9%
24	January 21	1.486%	1.6%
25	January 28	1.679%	2.0%
26	February 4	1.442%	1.9%
27	February 11	1.868%	2.1%
28	February 18
29	February 25	1.538%	2.0%
30	March 4		1.6%
31	March 11	1.275%
32	March 18	1.326%	1.7%

Notes and References

1. Web site: [공식]JTBC 측 "'밤도깨비' 3월 중순 종영, 녹화 마쳤다"]. Kim . Eun-ji . February 26, 2018. February 26, 2018. Korean.
2. Web site: 천정명, '밤도깨비' 新멤버 합류 "정형돈·이수근 매우 좋아해". Lee. Seung-gil . September 7, 2017. October 18, 2017. Korean.
3. Web site: '밤도깨비' 천정명 합류… "망가짐 마다하지 않겠다". Kim. Seong-won. September 7, 2017. October 18, 2017. Korean.
4. Web site: '밤도깨비' 측 "천정명 하차, 후임 없이 게스트 체제" [공식]]. Shin. Na-ra. January 8, 2018. January 8, 2018. Korean.
5. Web site: '밤도깨비' 측 "故 종현, 촬영분 방송 NO...스페셜로 대체" . Hwang . So-yeong . December 21, 2017 . December 21, 2017 . Korean.
6. Web site: Top 10 list for TV programs [select the date from drop-down menu] ]. . September 18, 2017 . Korean . https://web.archive.org/web/20170513095904/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1 . May 13, 2017 . dead .
7. Web site: TNMS Ratings on Naver . . September 18, 2017 . Korean.