2 Days & 1 Night (; also known as 1 Night 2 Days; abbreviated as 1N2D) is a South Korean reality-variety show that airs every Sunday at 6:10pm KST on KBS2 beginning August 5, 2007. 1 Night 2 Days used to be one of the two segments (the other segment is The Return of Superman) on Happy Sunday. The episodes are also uploaded with English subtitles weekly on YouTube through KBS World's official channel. The show's current cast members are Kim Jong-min, Moon Se-yoon, DinDin, Lee Joon, Lee Yong-jin, and Lee Ki-taek. The show's motto is "Real Wild Road Variety." Its main concept is to recommend various places of interest that viewers can visit in South Korea. Filming for every new trip is usually done 2 weeks prior to broadcast on KBS2.
1 Night 2 Days has gained much popularity and has garnered high viewer ratings, especially during season 1. After a steady decline during season 2, the combination of the show's third season along with The Return of Superman, helped revive KBS2 Happy Sunday ratings and compete with shows from other networks.
Synopsis Although there were multiple member line-up changes through each season, 1 Night 2 Days has mostly kept its format. The cast members take various trips throughout South Korea, including many offshore islands. While doing so, members also perform missions at a certain mealtime or point of the day to earn rewards (ex. foods that are famous in the region they visit) and to avoid punishments (ex. going into the water, sleeping outdoors). Guests can be invited not only by the production team but also by the members themselves if they meet the criteria of the episode's concept (ex. ep 396-399).
History Before 2 Days & 1 Night was first aired, it was preceded by Are You Ready which featured four of the six 2 Days & 1 Night Season 1 members (Kang Ho-dong, Lee Soo-geun, Kim Jong-min, and Eun Jiwon). Are You Ready was canceled due to low viewership ratings and was replaced by 2 Days & 1 Night after 12 episodes. Singer and actor Lee Ji-hoon was offered to join the cast of 1 Night 2 Days but rejected the role to take a role on MBC drama New Heart instead. 이지훈, "내가 거절한 '1박 2일' 대박 배아파" | Lee Ji-hoon "Jealous of '1 night & 2 days's success which I refused My Daily. May 28, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
Season 1 Season 1 premiered on August 5, 2007 with cast members Kang Ho-dong, Lee Soo-geun, Kim Jong-min, Eun Jiwon, Lee Seung-gi, Noh Hong-chul, Ji Sang-ryul, and Sanggeun the dog mascot. The show later experienced a number of cast member changes. Season 1 broadcast its final episode on February 26, 2012.
Season 2 Season 2 premiered on March 4, 2012 with returning members Lee Soo-geun, Kim Jong-min, and Uhm Tae-woong, who were joined by new members Kim Seung-woo, Cha Tae-hyun, Sung Si-kyung, and Joo Won. Kim Seung-woo left the show in March 2013 to focus on his acting career. He was replaced by fellow actor Yoo Hae-jin. Season 2 officially wrapped up on November 24, 2013.
Season 3 Season 3 premiered on December 1, 2013, with returning members Cha Tae-hyun and Kim Jong-min, and new members Kim Jun-ho, Kim Joo-hyuk, Jung Joon-young, and Defconn. On November 22, 2015, Kim Joo-hyuk left the cast of season 3 on their second anniversary. He filmed his last episodes on November 20 and 21. Yoon Shi-yoon was then rumored to be in talks to join the show and officially became the new member in April 2016. Lee Yong-jin joined the cast as 2 Days & 1 Night's first ever intern in December 2018 after appearing as a guest.
Jung Joon-young left the show on September 29, 2016 due to his scandal regarding a "sexual offence" charged by his former girlfriend, of which he was later cleared. On January 7, 2017, a production member confirmed that Joon-young will return to the show, already having recorded an episode the previous day. Jung Joon-young was permanently removed on March 12, 2019 by the production team due to his involvement in the Burning Sun scandal concerning non-consensual filming during sex and covert distribution of said illegal videos. As a result, KBS announced on March 15 that they are halting the production and broadcast of 2 Days & 1 Night until further announcement is made. The chatroom exposé also affected members Cha Tae-hyun and Kim Jun-ho with allegations of golf gambling in large amounts, resulting in both of them quitting all their television programs, including 2 Days & 1 Night, with immediate effect." Cha Tae-hyun, Kim Jun-ho Quit over Alleged Golf Gambling". KBS World Radio. March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019. This marked the abrupt end of Season 3, unlike the two previous seasons having traditional farewell episodes. This also marked the end of Defconn, Yoon Shi-yoon and Lee Yong-jin's run with the show.
In April 2021, Kim Jong-min and Moon Se-yoon appeared as guests on KBS's entertainment show "Come Back Home" to promote the launch of the new season of "2 Days and 1 Night". As Lee Yong-jin was one of the show's co-hosts, Kim Jong-min revealed that Yong-jin was set to become a permanent cast member during Season 3 and an episode welcoming him was filmed but never aired due to all the scandals surrounding other members during that season.
Season 4 Season 4 was confirmed in November 2019 with Kim Jong-min returning with new members Yeon Jung-hoon, Moon Se-yoon, Kim Seon-ho, DinDin and Ravi. The new cast filmed the first episode on November 12, 2019 which had its first broadcast on December 8, 2019.
On October 20, 2021, both KBS and the production team confirmed that Kim Seon-ho has been removed as a permanent cast member following controversies regarding his personal life. He was edited out of the remaining episodes that were shot prior to his removal in order to "minimize the inconvenience to viewers". Subsequent episodes featured the remaining five cast members until Na In-woo was confirmed to join the show as the sixth member on January 25, 2022, with his first episode airing on February 13, 2022.
On April 21, 2022, Ravi announced his departure from the show, with his last episode broadcast on May 1. On November 28, 2022, Yoo Seon-ho was confirmed to be the newest cast member, with his first episode airing on December 11, 2022.
On June 9, 2024, Yeon Jung-hoon and Na In-woo announced their departure from the show, with their last episode broadcast on July 21. The show took a 3-week break for live coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics and underwent a re-organization. On August 2, Jo Se-ho and Lee Joon were confirmed to join the show as new members, with their first episode to air on August 18.
On December 9, 2025, Jo Se-ho announced he was leaving the show voluntarily following allegations of him being connected to a criminal organization. His last episode aired on December 28.
On May 12, 2026, Yoo Seon-ho announced his departure from the show, after over 3 years as part of the cast, to focus on his acting career. His last episode aired on May 31. On May 15, 2026, it was announced that model and actor Lee Ki-taek had been chosen as the newest cast member, replacing Yoo Seon-ho. His first episode aired on June 7. Finally, on May 18, comedian Lee Yong-jin was announced as a new cast member in order to have 6 regular members. His first episode aired on June 7.
Broadcast KBS Drama, KBS Joy has often aired re-runs of 1 Night 2 Days. U-KBS HERAT, a DMB, a digital radio transmission technology developed by South Korea, channel aired the show daily from Monday to Friday at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and recorded the show as one of the "fun to watch" re-runs. KBS World, the international broadcasting service provided by KBS, also started airing English-subtitled episodes (usually one week after the original broadcast) of the show starting from Episode 35 titled as 2 Days and 1 Night.
With 1 Night 2 Days being well received, KBS Joy launched a "female version" of 1 Night 2 Days called 다녀오겠습니다. The first season aired between January 12, 2009 and April 29, 2009. The first season's members were gagwoman Kim Sook, Kim E-Z (former member of Baby Vox), Jeong Jung-ah, Bronwyn Mullen (Afrikaaner ethnicity and member on Global Talk Show), Polina Lipina (Russian ethnicity and member on Global Talk Show), and Kim Ji Hye (member of Korean girl group Cats). Season 2 aired from June 3 to September 16, 2009 with two members from Season 1, Kim Sook and Kim E-Z, and new members, actress and singer Yoo Chae-yeong, movie actress Seo Young, gagwoman Kwon Jin-young, and Kang Ye-bin.
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Current +NameNotesKim Jong-minKim Jong-min is one of the original cast members along with Kang Ho-dong, Lee Soo-geun and Eun Ji-won. Kim took a hiatus from the show after episode 18 to fulfill his mandatory military service. Kim rejoined the cast after completing his military service in December 2009. Kim Jong-min is currently the longest-serving member of the cast and the only original cast member to appear in all 4 seasons. He is known for being good at quizzes and the member with the greatest knowledge about history. He has been given the nickname "신바" (acronym of "신나는 바보" aka Cheerful fool) which was first termed by former member, Cha Tae-hyun. Moon Se-yoonAlready an established comedian, Moon Se-yoon joined the cast of Season 4 after previously appearing in Season 3 as a guest. Moon is known for his skit-like humor and for explaining the food the best among the members, thus getting the nickname "먹선생" (aka Food Teacher). He is surprisingly good at singing, playing the guitar, and dancing. He is the member who usually talks to the staff and negotiates with them on behalf of the other members.DinDinDinDin is a rapper. He is a member who has a lot of previous experience in variety shows, similar to Moon Se-yoon. He frequently shows his love for his parents on the show. His mother also appeared multiple times as a guest. On the other hand, he is the most teased member and it is mostly about his teeth or his so-called "manliness". As homage to his personality, his nickname was "DinDin the Kid".Lee JoonLee Joon is a singer, actor, and model. He was a former member of idol group MBLAQ before deciding to become an actor. He most recently appeared in the series The Escape of the Seven. He joined as a new regular member in August 2024.Lee Yong-jinLee Yong-jin is a comedian. He appeared during season 3 as an intern and was expected to become a regular member before the season was abruptly cancelled. He joined as a new regular member in June 2026.Lee Ki-taekLee Ki-taek is an actor and model. He made his debut in 2021 and is entering the world of variety shows having recently appeared in Bonjour Bakery. He joined as a new regular member in June 2026.
Former {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:95%;" |+ ! style="width:16%;"|Name ! style="width:70%;"|Notes |- |scope="row"|Kang Ho-dong |Kang Ho-dong was the main MC of 1 Night 2 Days. He has won two Grand Prizes (Daesangs) from the KBS Entertainment Awards for his work on the show. He previously starred in an early incarnation of the show, Are You Ready, but it was canceled due to low viewership ratings. On September 9, 2011, Kang Ho-dong left the show and temporarily retired from show business due to allegations of tax evasion, leaving the show with five members. 강호동 "연예계서 잠정 은퇴" September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011 |- |scope="row"|Lee Soo-geun |Lee Soo-geun was one of the original members who started off in the variety show Are You Ready. He was the main MC in season 2, taking over Kang Ho-dong's spot. On November 24, 2013, Lee Soo-geun left the show due to being under investigation for suspicion of online illegal gambling. |- |scope="row"|Eun Ji-won