Sister's Slam Dunk () is a South Korean reality show that aired every Friday on KBS 2TV from April 8 to December 2, 2016. The show's first season featured an all-female cast consisting of Ra Mi-ran, Kim Sook, Hong Jin-kyung, Min Hyo-rin, Jessi and Tiffany, and followed their attempts at fulfilling each cast member's dream using a budget of ₩2,196,000 or approximately $2,000.
The cast members formed a special girl group named "Unnies" () and released a Park Jin-young-produced single titled "Shut Up", featuring You Hee-yeol, in July 2016.
Season 2 of the program focused primarily on the girl group project, which was Min Hyo-rin's dream in season 1. The show followed seven members, Kang Ye-won, Han Chae-young, Hong Jin-young, Minzy and Jeon Somi, with Kim Sook and Hong Jin-kyung returning, as they formed the second generation of "Unnies", produced by Kim Hyeong-seok (Park Jin-young's mentor). The fulfillment of each member's personal dreams have become the side projects of the program. The fan club name for the group remains as "Dongsaengs" (i.e. younger siblings) and their official greeting, as suggested by Heo Kyung-hwan, is "Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!, Hello! We are Unnies!", with an emphasis on the basketball shooting motion while saying "Shoot". Their official fandom object is a denim-colored balloon.
Content Sister's Slam Dunk follows the "Real Variety Show" format where the content is mostly unscripted. Additionally, there are no signature segments within the show, as it focuses on completing a single major objective over the course of several episodes. In resemblance to a reality show and a documentary show, each episode also documented their activities together and the relationship between the members. In season 1, the overarching theme of the show was the fulfillment of each member's dreams. Every episode focused on accomplishing several tasks that would lead to the fulfillment of those dreams. The members' dreams are, in chronological order: Kim Sook – Obtaining a bus driver's license. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members, especially Kim Sook and Jessi, practicing the way to drive a bus with the final task to participate in a qualification exam to obtain the license. Min Hyo-rin – Debuting in a girl group. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members practicing singing and dancing techniques to debut as idol singers. The members created a girl group, called "Unnies", and a song was produced for the members by Park Jin-young of JYP Entertainment with the final task to perform at the KBS Music Bank. Jessi – Completing three missions from the past, present, and future from Jessi's father. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members accommodating to the requests of Jessi's parents with the final task to create a fake wedding for Jessi. Hong Jin-kyung – Producing a Hong Jinkyung Show. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members filming the short film Was Will with the final task to submit the short film to a film festival. Ra Mi-ran – Building/remodeling a house, having a photoshoot, camping, and producing a Christmas carol. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members planning and working to build a restaurant after finding an abandoned building. Additionally, similar to Min Hyo-rin's dream, the members practice their singing techniques in preparation for the carol recording.
In season 2, the format remains as "Real Variety Show" without a scripted segment and follows the members' activities across a certain period of time. However, the theme of the show focused on the continuation of the girl group project, "Unnies". The content for each episode chronicles the members' progress towards releasing songs and training for their stage performance. Similar to season 1, each episode documented their activities for a couple of days and their bonding as group members.
Cast Season 1 Ra Mi-ran, actress born 1975 Kim Sook, comedian born 1975 Hong Jin-kyung, model and host born 1977 Min Hyo-rin, actress born 1986 Jessi, singer born 1988 Tiffany, singer born 1989 (withdrew in August 2016 due to controversy)
Season 2 Kim Sook, comedian born 1975 Hong Jin-kyung, model and host born 1977 Kang Ye-won, actress born 1980 Han Chae-young, actress born 1980 Hong Jin-young, singer born 1985 Minzy, singer born 1994 Jeon So-mi, singer born 2001
Timeline
Episodes
Year Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 2016 33 2017 16 May 26, 2017
Season 1
#EpisodesAir DateSynopsisGuest/Notes 1 1 April 8, 2016 The cast members are introduced through an interview with 3 "variety show masters" (cast members of 1 Night 2 Days), and meet each other for the first time. Kim Sook is chosen as the first dreamer, and her dream is to be a tour bus driver. The members divide into two teams: one to get the license (Kim Sook, Jessi, Tiffany), and the other to find a driving mentor (Ra Mi-ran, Hong Jin-kyung, Min Hyo-rin). Kim Jong-min, Cha Tae-hyun, Defconn 2 2 April 15, 2016 Both teams proceed with their assigned task, and Jo Se-ho comes to inform them about road safety. Jo Se-ho, Park Bo-gum 3 3 April 22, 2016 The members go on an outing as proposed by Kim Sook, and chooses the second dreamer. During the trip, the members are fulfilling their wishes as well as the rule. Min Hyo-rin is the first to get her wish, which is to do a makeover for the older members. Kim Sook gets her wish to eat alone, and Tiffany gets her wish to visit an amusement park. 4 4 April 29, 2016 The members arrive at their rest place and spends the night playing games getting to know each other. The following morning, Jessi gets her wish to try bungee jumping. 5 5 May 6, 2016 Min Hyo-rin is chosen as the second dreamer. Her dream is to debut as a girl group member (having been once a trainee) and they get help from Park Jin-young (JYP) as the producer (coincidentally JYP Entertainment was where Hyo-rin trained to be a singer before becoming an actress). Park Jin-young 6 6 May 13, 2016 The members visit Music Bank and watch a pre-recording of Twice's "Cheer Up". Afterwards, they spent some time with the members as they learn more about being an idol. They also hear the pre-produced version of their debut song, "Shut Up". They also visit I.O.I during their debut stage practices and have talks regarding debuting as girl group from different agencies. Park Jin-young, Twice, I.O.I 7 7 May 20, 2016 Kim Sook & Jessi are taking the exams for the bus driver's license, while the members also work on the second dream and their girl group name. Taeyeon, Park Jin-young 8 8 May 27, 2016 Park Jin-young teaches the girls the choreography for their debut song. They also get their personality checked through a MBTI test and celebrate Tiffany's solo debut (I Just Wanna Dance) at Music Bank. Park Jin-young, Block B, Yesung, Park Sang-hee (psychoanalyst) 9 9 June 3, 2016 With Tiffany missing through a concert schedule with Girls' Generation, the rest of the members work on their singing and choreography. Ra Mi-ran and Kim Sook consult with Jo Kwon and Ye-eun, Min Hyo-rin and Hong Jin-kyung consult with Kim Tae-woo and Jessi works on the rap part. Park Jin-young, Jo Kwon, Ye-eun, Kim Tae-woo 10 10 June 10, 2016 The first recordings for the song, and more work on the choreography. The members also decide on the costumes and makeup style. Park Jin-young, Jung Bo-yoon (stylist) 11 11 June 17, 2016 The recordings continue for the chorus and rap part, but Hong Jin-kyung still struggles with her part making her stay at the studio longer while the other members perfect the choreography. After the recording, Min Hyo-rin invites the members to her house. Park Jin-young, Park Kyung-hwa (art psychoanalyst) 12 12 June 24, 2016 As their debut date is getting near, the members work harder on the choreography. Later Bada and Shoo of S.E.S. visit them to give tips on debuting as girl group. Footage of the 52nd Paeksang Arts Awards is then shown, where both Kim Sook (Best Variety Performer – Female) & Ra Mi-ran (Best Supporting Actress) receive an award. The members then hold a congratulatory celebration at Park Jin-young's bar at one of his performance nights, where they discuss the song and the upcoming music video filming, which Park Jin-young suggests his bar as one of the sets. Park Jin-young, S.E.S. (Bada, Shoo), Shin Dong-yeop, Kim Hyeong-seok 13 13 July 1, 2016 The members continue to polish their choreography with their backup dancers, while also finalizing their outfit concepts. A preview snippet of the final version of the members' song is played by Park Jin-young, before practice resumes. The filming of the music video then commences at a club, with guests, Kim Jun-ho as Min Hyo-rin's boyfriend and You Hee-yeol as Hyo-rin's previous boyfriend. Park Jin-young, Jung Bo-yoon (stylist), You Hee-yeol, Kim Jun-ho"Shut Up" is digitally released on this date at midnight. 14 14 July 8, 2016 The music video filming continues at Park Jin-young's bar with several cameo appearances from the members' friends. After their shooting is completed, Kim Sook, Hong Jin-kyung, & Min Hyo-rin then successfully convinces Music Bank PD to include their song in the nearest date. Park Jin-young, You Hee-yeol, Kim Jun-ho, Kyungri, Nam Chang-hee, , Sleepy, , Jackson Wang, Won Seung-yeon (Music Bank'''s main PD)"Shut Up"'s official MV is first shown at the end of the episode. |- ! 15 ! 15 | July 15, 2016 | With only 7 days until debut, the members go on a trip to relax and open up to each other, but they end up still practicing for their upcoming debut. Later on, "Shut Up" is finally released, along with the teaser for their MV, and the song manages to rank #1 after 4 hours. The members then proceed towards Music Bank for their long-awaited debut. | Park Jin-young |- ! 16 ! 16 | July 22, 2016 | The Unnies finally debut live at Music Bank (while still maintaining their #1 rank at online music charts). The second dream comes to an end and the members present a gift to Park Jin-young as they bid farewell. | Park Jin-young's last recurring appearancePark Jin-young, Gugudan, Tae Jin-ah, Taeyeon, U-KISS, Hosts of Music Bank (Kang Min-hyuk, Solbin), crew |- ! 17 ! 17 | July 29, 2016 | Jessi is chosen as the third dreamer, choosing to learn boxing. But after starting this dream, she discovers that the other members' prepared a surprise with the crew: her real dream is to spend time with her parents who live abroad, and complete three tasks chosen by her father. | Lee Kye-in |- ! 18 ! 18 | August 5, 2016 | The three tasks from Jessi's father are revealed: one related to the past by playing basketball together; one to the present, seeing Jessi perform; and one to the future, organize a pretend wedding.
! 19 ! 19 | August 26, 2016 | The members fulfill the two first tasks, and start to organize the pretend wedding. | Oppas: Nam Chang-hee, , Sleepy, , , Kim Dong-jun |- ! 20 ! 20 | September 2, 2016 | Jessi's pretend wedding is a success. The fourth dreamer is chosen as Hong Jin-kyung, whose dream is to host her own television show. | Ha Jung-woo (via phone); Oppas: Nam Chang-hee, , Sleepy, , , Kim Dong-junKim Tae-ho (via phone), , Song Eun-i (via phone), Jang Jin |- ! 21 ! 21 | September 9, 2016 | The members then tell Jang Jin of Hong Jin-kyung's idea for her dream of a Hong Jingyeong Show. The members start brainstorming to find ideas for the show with each member asking for advice from several people. The members then present their ideas to Jang Jin, with the director deciding Jin-kyung's idea of environmental awareness in regards to health & well-being as the best theme for the show. The members then meet up with "Speech Dart" professor Kim Hyun-ah (who guested in MBC's My Little Television) to help them in their speech as TV presenters for Hong Jin-kyung's dream. The PD then announces that the volleyball player and Olympic competitor Kim Yeon-koung would be a special guest and a "dreamer" for several episodes.