Vitamin () was a South Korean variety show, which airs on KBS2, KBS's cable and satellite network for comedy and variety shows. The show had several line-ups of hosts, including Yoon Da-hoon, , Kang Byung-kyu, Jun Hyun-moo, Kim Yong-man, Lee Hwi-jae, Eun Ji-won, , , and Kim Tae-hoon. The show ended its run on March 9, 2017 after 14 years.
Format The show relies on a variety program format and aims to contribute to the development and improvement of the quality of lives of citizens by providing valuable information along with entertainment. The show discusses recent and relevant topics such as aging prevention, sex, the truth about Adam and Eve, and the birth cycle. Through a trilogy, or even a tetralogy, the program attempts to approach these topics profoundly and systematically, with a new point of view and satisfy viewer's curiosities. There are panels of medical experts and guests who talk about the set topic with the hosts and learn new ways to be healthy.
Former hosts Timeline
List of episodes
2003
Episode Air date Title Featured guests1 June 29 - -2 July 6 - -3 July 13 - -4 July 20 - -5 July 27 - -6 August 3 - -7 August 10 - -8 August 17 - -9 August 24 - -10 August 31 - -11 September 7 - -12 September 21 - -13 September 28 - -14 October 5 - -15 October 12 - -16 October 19 - -17 October 26 - -18 November 2 - -19 November 9 - -20 November 16 - -21 November 23 - -22 November 30 - -23 December 7 - -24 December 14 - -25 December 21 - -26 December 28 - -
2004
Episode Air date Title Featured guests27 January 4 - -28 January 11 - -29 January 18 - -30 January 25 - -31 February 1 - -32 February 8 - -33 February 15 - -34 February 22 - -35 February 29 - -36 March 7 - -37 March 14 - -38 March 21 - -39 March 28 - -40 April 4 - -41 April 11 - -42 April 18 - -43 April 25 - -44 May 2 - -45 May 9 - -46 May 16 - -47 May 23 - -48 May 30 - -49 June 6 - -50 June 13 - -51 June 20 - -52 June 27 Thyroid Park Jung-ah, Im Ye-jin53 July 4 Voice Lee Hyun-woo (born 1966), Yoon Jong Shin54 July 11 Sweat Ahn Jae-hwan, Choi Hyeon-ho55 July 18 I'm afraid of exposure! Varicose Veins -56 July 25 Liver Kim Jong-min, Son Ji-chang57 August 1 How to handle an emergency situation Jo Eun-sook, Le Kwang-ki (actor)58 August 8 Emergency Preparedness59 August 22 Osteoporosis Kim Se-hwan, UN (band)60 September 5 Sex -61 September 12 Star Star Health Hwang Shin-hye62 September 19 Contraception 63 October 3 Pregnancy and Infertility -64 October 10 Birth of Life - Myth -65 October 17 Cancer Birth Heritage -66 October 24 Postpartum Health Ji Sang-ryeol, Iconiq67 October 31 Vitamins Kim Hyun-jung68 November 7 Dietary Fiber & Lactic Acid Bacteria Insooni69 November 14 Mineral (nutrient) Lee Soo-young70 November 21 Essential amino acids Lee Seung-chul71 November 28 Successful Aging - Women -72 December 5 Successful Aging - Men Kim Jong-min73 December 12 Brain Aging - Stress -74 December 19 Aging - Skin, Muscle, Bone -75 December 26 End of Year Special -
2005
Episode Air date Title Featured guests75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 August 14 Heechul (Super Junior)108 August 21 109 August 28 110 September 4 111 September 11 112 September 25 113 October 2 114 October 9 115 October 16 116 October 23 117 October 30 118 November 6 119 November 13 120 November 20 121 November 27 122 December 4 123 December 11 124 December 18 125 December 25
2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
Episode Air date Title Featured guests April 5 Huh Gak448 August 8 , Jang Wooyoung (2PM), G.NA, , Jo Eun-sook464 December 19 End-of-Year Health Watch Special Sunggyu of Infinite465 December 26 Hereditary Cancer , , Bae Ki-sung, , Chun Myung-hoon, ,
2013
Episode Air date Title Featured guests Notes466 January 2 2013 New Year's Special: Genetic Illnesses , , , , , , 467 January 9 2013 New Year's Special: Health Plans - Males Huh Gak, Bae Ki-sung, Park Wan-kyu, , 468 January 16 2013 New Year's Special: Health Plans - Females Hyomin (T-ara), , , , 469 January 23 New Year's Health Plans: Dieting , JeA (Brown Eyed Girls), Brian Joo, Hong Kyung-min, , Jo Se-ho, 470 January 30 Allgeries , Kang Min-hyuk (CNBLUE), Kim Sung-kyung, Jeon Soo-kyung, , , 471 February 6 Special Feature: World Health Food Annabel, Christina Confalonieri, Ida Daussy, Robert Holley, Enes Kaya, , Sam Hammington 472 February 13 Nutrition Conditions 4Minute (Gayoon, Jiyoon), , , , Inati (DMTN), Jung Dong-ha, Park Hyun-bin 473 February 20 Warning Voices , , , , , Sistar (Hyolyn, Bora) 474 February 27 Expiry Dates and Mold , Jeong Ga-eun, , Sunwoo Yong-nyeo, , , 475 March 6 Colds Aren't Infectious , , Park Wan-kyu, , , , 476 March 13 Golden Time , , , Kim Hyun-chul, , Jo Kwon (2AM), Taemin (Shinee) 477 March 20 Lipolysis Kim Ji-hyun, , Park Joon-hyung, , , (U-KISS), Noh Woo-jin 478 March 27 Jeju-do 479 April 3 Dementia , , , , Soohyun (Sunny Days), K.Will, Hong Jin-young Jung Eun-ah and Kim Yong-man's last episode as hosts.Kim Yong-man is absent. Alex Chu replaces him. 480 April 10 When My Stomach Hurts , Park Jun-gyu, , Kim Dong-sung, , Lee Hae-ri & Kang Min-kyung (Davichi) Lee Hwi-jae, Park Eun-young and Eun Ji-won's first episode as hosts.481 April 17 Stroke Fixed: , , Kim Na-young Non-fixed: & Hwang Kyu-lim, Secret (Hyosung, Hana), Lee Jung-sup, Lee Hye-jung and Kim Na-young's first episode as fixed panellists.482 April 24 Breast Cancer Fixed: Lee Jung-sup, Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young Non-fixed: Hong Seok-cheon, , Teen Top (Chunji, Niel), 483 May 1 Diabetes and Hair Loss Fixed: Lee Jung-sup, Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young Non-fixed: , Park Hyun-bin, , , , 484 May 8 Osteoarthritis Fixed: Lee Jung-sup, Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young Non-fixed: , Park Joon-hyung, T-ara N4 (Hyomin, Jiyeon), 485 May 15 Self-massage VS Masseur, Housewives' Depression, and Food Inspections Fixed: Lee Jung-sup, Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young Non-fixed: Robert Holley, Seo In-guk, , , 4Minute (Gayoon, Jiyoon) 486 May 22 Lemon Detox VS Juice Detox, Thyroid Cancer, and Honey Fixed: Lee Jung-sup, Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young Non-fixed: , Lee Pa-ni, 2PM (Taecyeon, Nichkhun, Wooyoung) 487 May 29 Stomach Vitamins & How to Use Smart Nutrition Fixed: Lee Jung-sup, Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young Non-fixed: , , , , Lee Ki-chan 488 June 5 Pregnancy Fixed: Lee Jung-sup, Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young Non-fixed: Kim Hyun-chul, , , , Lee Jung-sup's last episode as a fixed panellist.489 June 12 Colo-rectal Cancer Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young Non-fixed: , , , , Kim Ji-hyun, 490 June 19 Tooth Health Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young Non-fixed: , MBLAQ (G.O, Lee Joon), Jang Min-ho, , Park Wan-kyu 491 June 26 Female Urinary Disorders Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young, Non-fixed: , , , , Byeon Gi-su's first episode as a fixed panellist.492 July 3 Summer Diseases Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: Sistar (Bora, Soyou), Robert Holley, , 493 July 10 Diet: Attack of Obesity (Gag Concert Special Feature) Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: , Kim Jun-hyun, , , 494 July 17 Genetic Disease: Mother-Daughter Special Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: Ko Jun-yeong (Lee Hye-jung's daughter), Jo Hye-run & Choi Bok-sun, Um Aing-ran & Kang Su-hwa, Kim Jae-kyung & Kim Eunjin, } & Lee Yeong-hui Guests brought their mothers/daughters along to the show.495 July 24 Invigorating Food Special Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: Hong Jin-young, Lee Ji-ae, , , 496 July 31 The Enemy of Diets: Carbohydrates Addiction Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young Non-fixed: , Shin Ji, Park Hyun-bin, A-Jax (Seungyeop, Jaehyung), Park Hwa-seung (Yurisangja) Byeon Gi-su is absent.497 August 7 Hwa-byung Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: Chun Myung-hoon, , Ahn So-young, , ,498 August 14 Hypertension Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: , , Kim Jong-min, , Skarf (Hana, Jenny)499 August 21 Disc Herniation Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: Park Jun-gyu, Clara, , Wink, Teen Top (Niel, Ricky) 500 August 28 500th Episode Special: 10 Years of Peace! 10 More Years to Live! Reputation Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: Haeeunlee, Jo Hye-ryun, Kim Hyun-chul, , KARA (Hara, Seungyeon) 501 September 4 Intermittent Fasting Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: , , BEAST (Yang Yo-seob, Lee Gi-kwang), , Bae Ki-sung 502 September 11 Shingles Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: , , Ahn Ji-hwan, , 503 September 18 Chuseok Special: Emergency Illnesses Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Na-young Non-fixed: Heo Kyung-hwan, Shin Bong-sun, Son Jun-ho and Kim So-hyun, , Choi Jung-won & Jang Chang-sook, Bae Ki-sung Kim Na-young's last episode as a fixed panellist. Byeon Gi-su is absent.504 September 25 The Three Common Illnesses During Season Changes Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: , , Park Sung-kwang, , Crayon Pop (Choa, Geummi) 505 October 2 Overcoming Climacterium (Menopause) Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: Jin Mi-ryeong, , , , , Kim Sook 506 October 9 Rheumatic Arthritis Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: Lee Jung, Christina Confalonieri, Lee Man-ki, , Robert Holley, Hong Yeo-jin IU fills in for Park Eun-young as a host.507 October 16 Addiction to Sweet Flavours Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Sook, Byeon Gi-su Non fixed: Chun Myung-hoon, Hong Seok-cheon, Jang Young-ran, ZE:A (Heechul, Kwanghee) Kim Sook's first episode as a fixed panellist.508 October 23 Secret to Eternal Youth Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Sook, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: Oh Uk-cheol, Kim Hyun-chul & , Park Jun-gyu, Sunny Days (Sunkyung, Gyuhee) 509 October 30 Osteoporosis Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Sook, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: Kim Jong-seo, K.Will, , Lee Pa-ni, Mr. Mr (Tey, Changjae) 510 November 6 Alcohol Dependency Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Sook, Byeon Gi-su Non-fixed: Lee Kye-in, , Danny Ahn, , , Park Joon-hyung . Byeon Gi-su's last episode as a fixed panellist.511 November 13 Hair Loss Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Sook Non-fixed: Yang Sang-guk, , Kim Jong-min, Sayuri Fujita, , (R.ef) 512 November 20 Headaches Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Sook Non-fixed: Jo Kwan-woo, Kim Young-hee, Heo Kyung-hwan, , Lady Jane, Kang Kyun-sung (Noel) 513 November 27 Sudden Death Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Sook Non-fixed: (Cool), Insooni, Robert Holley, Lee Hyuk-jae, Sechs Kies (Kim Jae-duck, Jang Su-won) 514 December 4 Dementia Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Sook Non-fixed: Shin Dong-seon, Park Wan-kyu, , , TASTY, 515 December 11 Three Common Winter Illnesses Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Sook Non-fixed: , Kim Wan-sun, Danny Ahn, Christina Confalonieri, Secret (Sunhwa, Hana) 516 December 18 Sports Star Special Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Sook Non-fixed: Kim Dong-hyun, Choi Byung-chul, Park Han-yi, Shin Soo-ji, Kwanghee, Hong Jin-young, Park Hyun-bin 517 December 25 End-of-Year Special! Red Card King of the Kings Fixed: Lee Hye-jung, Kim Sook Non-fixed: (R.ef), Robert Holley, , Jeon Soo-kyung, Shin Dong-seon, Kim Hyun-chul, Bae Ki-sung
2014