Night Goblin

Night Goblin
Also known asMidnight Madness
GenreReality-variety show
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes32
Production
ProducerLee Ji-sun
Production locationSouth Korea
Running time80 minutes
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseJuly 30, 2017 (2017-07-30) –
March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)

Night Goblin (Korean: 밤도깨비) 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

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Name Nickname(s) Duration Notes
Lee Soo-geun
  • Master-of-Skits Goblin
  • Hasty Goblin
 Episode 1 – 32 Acting as main MC and in-charge of on-the-spot skits and the oldest among the Goblins.
Jeong Hyeong-don
  • Furious Goblin
  • Senior Jung
  • Crazy Goblin
 Episode 1 – 32 Second oldest of the Goblins and always the first one to explode and complain about why they need to camp overnight.
Park Sung-kwang
  • Leader Goblin
  • "Main MC"
  • Park Pyongyang
 Episode 1 – 32 Likes to act as the main MC and sometimes gives comments and instructions to the Goblins through their group chat.
Lee Hong-gi
  • Hong Goblin
  • Hong-Kwang
  • Self-Proclaimed Smart Goblin
 Episode 2 – 32
(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.
Kim Jong-hyeon (JR)
  • Baby Goblin
  • Weak Goblin
  • Variety Goblin
  • Kim Heh Heh Heh
 Episode 2 – 32
(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

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Name Nickname(s) Duration Notes
Chun Jung-myung
  • Chun-Kwang
  • Fighter Chun
 Episode 9 – 19
(absent in episodes 14, 15) 		Actor. First fixed variety show in his career.[2][3] Known for his strength when hitting butts. On January 8, 2018, JTBC has announced that he has left the show due to schedule conflicts.[4]

Program

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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

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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

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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

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2017

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List of episodes (1 – 21)
  • The reference mark (※) is used to denote the "time fairy" among other guests in any particular episode.
Ep. # Broadcast Date Location Hot picks Guest(s) Note(s)
1 July 30 Geundeok-myeon, Samcheok
  • Korean twisted doughnuts
 Seungkwan (Seventeen)
Soyou※
2 August 6 Ganghwa Island Kei (Lovelyz)※
  • Kim Jong-hyun and Lee Hong-gi join as permanent casts
3 August 13 Yongin Mamamoo (Solar, Wheein)※
4 August 20 Goyang
  • Slide on the swimming pool at Bukhansan Water Park
 Choi Jung-won
Yura (Girl's Day)※
  • Lee Hong-gi joined the group later due to FT Island concert
5 August 27 Gunsan
  • Anpan and vegetable buns from Lee Sung Dang
 Cao Lu (Fiestar)※
  • 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
 No guests
  • Special voice appearance by Park Shin-hye through phone
  • Change in concept of the program from this episode
7 September 10
  • Busan Air Cruise
 Lee Yi-kyung
Jang Sung-kyu※
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
 No guests
9 September 24
  • Gyeongpodae Pavilion
  • Chodang Soft Tofu
 Jang Sung-kyu※
  • 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
 No guests
  • Lee Hong-gi is absent due to FT Island's Japan concert tour
11 October 15 B1A4 (Jinyoung, Gongchan)
12 October 22 Suwon
  • Paldalmun Namun Market food trucks
  • Helium balloon (Flying Suwon)
 No guests
  • The cast challenges to be the last in line to ride the Flying Suwon
13 October 29 Kim Won-hyo
Shim Jin-hwa
Baekho (NU'EST)
BUMZU
Oh Na-mi
  • 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
 Tiger JK
  • 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
  • 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 BoA
  • 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
 No guests
  • 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
 Hyun Jin-young
Duetto
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
 Jo Woo-jong
  • 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 — — No guests
  • 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
 Chang Kiha

2018

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List of episodes (22 – present)
Ep. # Broadcast Date Location Hot picks Guest(s) Note(s)
22 January 7 Pohang Chang Kiha
23 January 14 Seongnam Gugudan (Sejeong, Mina)
  • Winter Vacation special
  • Special appearance by child dancer Na Ha-eun
24 January 21
  • Cheonggukjang restaurant
  • Black sesame pasta at a brunch restaurant
 Ji Sang-ryeol
Sejeong (Gugudan)
  • Winter Vacation special
25 January 28 Seoul Kim Ji-won
  • 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 Song Eun-i
Kim Sook
Ahn Young-mi
Park Ji-seon
Kim Min-kyung
Oh Na-mi
  • 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 		Song Eun-i
Kim Sook
Ahn Young-mi
Park Ji-seon
  • 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
 Kim Byung-man
Park Jung-chul
Niel (Teen Top)
  • 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

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Episode 21 (which was supposed to be aired on December 24, 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 December 24, 2017 (the original broadcast date) to be a special broadcast of the show.[5]

Ratings

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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

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List of ratings (episode 1 – 21)
Ep. # Broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[6] TNmS Ratings[7]
Nationwide Seoul Capital Area Nationwide
1 July 30 1.675% NR 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 2.788% 3.117% 3.3%
9 September 24 2.571% 2.750% 2.9%
10 October 8 2.339% 2.567% 2.8%
11 October 15 1.738% NR 2.1%
12 October 22 2.025% NR 2.3%
13 October 29 2.634% 3.290% 3.3%
14 November 5 2.085% NR 2.5%
15 November 12 2.299% 2.362% 2.7%
16 November 19 2.161% 2.219% 2.8%
17 November 26 2.302% NR 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 1.123% NR 1.5%

2018

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List of ratings (episode 22 – present)
Ep. # Broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[6] TNmS Ratings[7]
Nationwide Seoul Capital Area Nationwide
22 January 7 1.620% NR 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 2.083% 2.4%
29 February 25 1.538% 2.0%
30 March 4 1.204% 1.6%
31 March 11 1.275% 1.4%
32 March 18 1.326% 1.7%
  • Note that the show airs on a cable channel (pay TV), which plays part in its slower uptake and relatively small audience share when compared to programs broadcast (FTA) on public networks such as KBS, SBS, MBC or EBS.
  • NR rating means "not reported".

References

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  1. ^ Kim, Eun-ji (February 26, 2018). "[공식]JTBC 측 "'밤도깨비' 3월 중순 종영, 녹화 마쳤다"" (in Korean). Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Lee, Seung-gil (September 7, 2017). "천정명, '밤도깨비' 新멤버 합류 "정형돈·이수근 매우 좋아해"" (in Korean). Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Kim, Seong-won (September 7, 2017). "'밤도깨비' 천정명 합류… "망가짐 마다하지 않겠다"" (in Korean). Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  4. ^ Shin, Na-ra (January 8, 2018). "'밤도깨비' 측 "천정명 하차, 후임 없이 게스트 체제" [공식]" (in Korean). Retrieved January 8, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Hwang, So-yeong (December 21, 2017). "'밤도깨비' 측 "故 종현, 촬영분 방송 NO...스페셜로 대체"" (in Korean). Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Top 10 list for TV programs [select the date from drop-down menu]". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "TNMS Ratings on Naver". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved September 18, 2017.
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