Young Actors' Retreat

Young Actors' Retreat
Promotional poster
Hangul
청춘MT
Literal meaningYouth MT[a]
Revised RomanizationCheongchun MT
Genre
Created byKim Seong-yoon (planning)
Written byJi Hyun-sook
Directed byJeong Jong-chan
Music byPark Seong-il
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes8
Production
Producers
Running time54–68 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTVING
ReleaseSeptember 9 (2022-09-09) –
October 21, 2022 (2022-10-21)

Young Actors' Retreat[3] (Korean청춘MT; RRCheongchun MT) is a South Korean entertainment program planned by Kim Seong-yoon, featuring the cast members of Kim's previously directed television series Love in the Moonlight (2016), Itaewon Class (2020), and The Sound of Magic (2022). It premiered on TVING on September 9, 2022.[4][5]

Overview

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Members of each drama team mix together, play various MT games, and travel together, building new friendships and creating pleasant memories.[4]

Cast members

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Love in the Moonlight Team Itaewon Class Team The Sound of Magic Team

Episodes

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Ep. Original release date Title Location(s) Guest(s) Running time Ref.
1 September 9, 2022 "We met again"
(다시 만난 우리)
Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do
Itaewon, Seoul
68 minutes [6][7]
Team leaders of each drama team; Kim Yoo-jung, Park Seo-joon and Ji Chang-wook are tasked with finding their team members who are hiding in different places related to the filming locations of their own dramas.[note 1]
2 September 9, 2022 "It's the first time, but it's fun"
(초면이지만, 즐겁습니다)
Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do Yoon Kyung-ho 63 minutes [6][7]
Three drama teams arrive at the base camp in Boryeong. Then the members are mixed up and the teams are rearranged as Team Red[note 2] (led by Kim Yoo-jung), Team Yellow[note 3] (led by Park Seo-joon) and Team Blue[note 4] (led by Ji Chang-wook) and they play games to win their dinner.[note 1]
3 September 16, 2022 "A dramatic summer night"
(극적인 여름밤)
Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do Yoon Kyung-ho 65 minutes [8][9]
Based on the results of previous games, each team gets to enjoy different meals for dinner. Afterwards they participate in horror training at an abandoned school in which the losing team will face a penalty.[note 1]
4 September 23, 2022 "Shall we talk casually now?"
(우리 서로 말 놓을까?)
Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do 56 minutes [10]
After the breakfast prepared by the team who placed last in the previous day's horror training, cast members split themselves in to two groups at their choice, to enjoy either Hanok experience or outdoor activities. Team Outdoor[note 5] goes on a thrilling zipline while Team Hanok[note 6] spends their time at the base camp itself.
5 September 30, 2022 "Hold your breath and dive in to youth"
(숨 참고 청춘 Dive)
Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do Kim Hye-eun 54 minutes [11]
After zipline tour, Team Outdoor enjoys lunch and then takes pictures at a photo booth. Team Hanok plays board games and those who lost prepare lunch. Then again all the members gather at Daecheon Beach where three drama teams participate in a flying chair tournament.
6 October 7, 2022 "The story of the rain and you"
(비와 당신의 이야기)
Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do Kim Hye-eun 57 minutes [12]
Flying chair tournament ends and the losing team prepares breakfast the next day. Then, the three drama teams play 'scream in silence' game to win money for ingredients for their tent bars.
7 October 14, 2022 "Young actors' bar"
(청춘포차)
Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do Kim Hye-eun 60 minutes [13]
Based on the results of the previous game, each drama team gets different budgets for their tent bars. They go shopping to buy ingredients and make preparations to open their food trucks.
8 October 21, 2022 "Youth and its last night"
(청춘MT 마지막 이야기)
Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do Kim Hye-eun, Lee Jun-hyeok, Yoo Jae-myung, Jo Han-chul 66 minutes

Production

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In May 2022, Kim Seong-yoon was reported to be planning a new travel entertainment program with the actors who appeared in the works he directed and several actors were reportedly considering the offer.[14] On June 30, casting of the 15 actors was confirmed by TVING.[15]

Release

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Episodes 1 and 2 was released on TVING at 16:00 (KST) on September 9, 2022, and a total of 8 episodes will be released every Friday for 7 weeks.[16]

Soundtrack

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Tracklist[17][18]
Young Actors' Retreat
Soundtrack album by
  • Jong-ho
  • Park Seong-il
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)
Genre
  • Rock
  • metal
Language
  • Korean
LabelVlending
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."A Fairy Tale of Youth" (청춘동화)Cho Dong-heePark Seong-ilJong-ho (ATEEZ)3:49
2."Theme of Young Actors' Retreat" (Heart Fluttering Ver.) Park Seong-il 2:34
3."Theme of Young Actors' Retreat" (Innocent Ver.) Park Seong-il 2:06
4."Theme of Young Actors' Retreat" (Light Ver.) Park Seong-il 1:58
5."A Fairy Tale of Youth" (청춘동화; Inst.) Park Seong-il 3:49
Total length:14:16

Notes

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  1. ^ Term MT stands for Membership Training.
  1. ^ a b c Ahn Bo-hyun is absent in the first three episodes.
  2. ^ consisted of team members Kim Yoo-jung, Park Bo-gum, Hwang In-youp, Choi Sung-eun and Lee Joo-young.
  3. ^ consisted of team members Park Seo-joon, Yoon Kyung-ho, Kwak Dong-yeon, Chae Soo-bin and Ji Hye-won.
  4. ^ consisted of team members Ji Chang-wook, Kwon Nara, Jung Jin-young, Ryu Kyung-soo and Kim Bo-yoon.
  5. ^ consisted of members Park Seo-joon, Park Bo-gum, Kim Yoo-jung, Hwang In-youp, Ahn Bo-hyun, Kwnon Nara, Lee Joo-young and Kim Bo-yoon.
  6. ^ consisted of members Ji Chang-wook, Choi Sung-eun, Jung Jin-young, Kwak Dong-yeon, Chae Soo-bin, Ryu Kyung and Ji Hye-won.

References

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  12. ^ Kim Ji-won (October 10, 2022). "[종합] 박보검, '뮤뱅' MC 경력직다운 댄스 실력…포차 운영비 벌기 위한 '몸부림'('청춘MT')" [[General] Park Bo-gum, 'Mubang' MC career-like dance skills... 'Struggle' to earn operating expenses for the cart ('Youth MT')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Naver.
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