Star Golden Bell
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Star Golden Bell was a South Korea
n variety show
broadcast on KBS. In addition to the main MC, Jun Hyun-Moo (전현무), there were two additional hosts, Kim Je-dong (김제동) and Lee Chae-young
(이채영), who were either in charge of administering games or were challengers competing against the celebrity contestants. Star featured 5 lines of 4 people each (the lines named after each Korean character) which had various celebrities from music, film, television, and musicals. The last line ("Bell") contains regularly appearing celebrities. A popular show, it occasionally entered the Korean top 20 chart. The show consisted of mini-games, which have certain prize amounts. The winning celebrity is then given the opportunity to ring the bell by correctly answering a riddle. If he or she is correct, the money is donated in the winner's name. All "winnings" go to a charity of KBS's choice; the last donation, in the amount of $110,000, was made on July 1, 2008.
In April 2009, it was announced that the show would be undergoing a spring overhaul, with main host Ji Seok-jin (지석진) and MC Oh Jeong-yeon leaving the show. Their replacements are host Jeon Hyeon-moo and actress Lee Chae-yeong.
As of April 2009, the show features four main stages after a lengthy introduction of the various guests; each stage win adds money to a pot that can be "won" at the end of the game. The first features Nicole from Kara
playing a version of a word guessing
game with each line; due to her relative inexperience with the Korean language
, the segment has become popular among viewers.
The second segment was a fill-in-the-blank guessing game, in which the lines compete against each other to find missing characters in a set of four words, which reveal a new word or term. Each win results in guests winning food prizes. The next segment determines the potential "Golden Bell" ringer in the form of a matching game, in which the guests have to match various objects to each other, an example being singers with their hit singles. Unlike its initial version, the game is open to any guest. Currently, the second segment consists of a dictionary game, in which MC Hyeon Mu and MC Chaeyeon give hints to each line in order for them to guess the word. In the first hint, the two MC's act out a scenario, many of which have Hyeon Mu wearing ridiculous wigs and various other outfits. If the line does not guess the correct word, they move onto a second hit, for a smaller dollar amount. This time, a dictionary definition is read. Previously, the positions of the first and second hints were switched. If the word still has not been guessed, a third, less-valuable hint is given, in which the consonants of the word are shown.
The final segment, which has remained unchanged, has the winner of the third segment answering a difficult riddle or trivia question. If the question is answered correctly, the amount in the pot is deposited into the donation pot. If the question is answered incorrectly, the day's amount is lost.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n variety show
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
broadcast on KBS. In addition to the main MC, Jun Hyun-Moo (전현무), there were two additional hosts, Kim Je-dong (김제동) and Lee Chae-young
Lee Chae Young
Lee Chae-young is a South Korean actress. She debuted in a music video called "Come On" by the Hip-hop group Turtles in 2003. The following year, she appeared in Rain's “I Do” music video and in 2007, Yoon Mi Rae's “Did You Forget It”. Her first television drama was Witch Yoo Hee, a romantic...
(이채영), who were either in charge of administering games or were challengers competing against the celebrity contestants. Star featured 5 lines of 4 people each (the lines named after each Korean character) which had various celebrities from music, film, television, and musicals. The last line ("Bell") contains regularly appearing celebrities. A popular show, it occasionally entered the Korean top 20 chart. The show consisted of mini-games, which have certain prize amounts. The winning celebrity is then given the opportunity to ring the bell by correctly answering a riddle. If he or she is correct, the money is donated in the winner's name. All "winnings" go to a charity of KBS's choice; the last donation, in the amount of $110,000, was made on July 1, 2008.
In April 2009, it was announced that the show would be undergoing a spring overhaul, with main host Ji Seok-jin (지석진) and MC Oh Jeong-yeon leaving the show. Their replacements are host Jeon Hyeon-moo and actress Lee Chae-yeong.
Format
Since the beginning of the show, Star Golden Bell has evolved from single line challenges (games involving one team at a time) to group line challenges (games involving the lines going against each other), although it has since moved to a mixture of game types. Star Golden Bell has four "stages" of gameplay in which celebrities can win money to donate. At the end of the first three stages, three contestants were picked to play the fourth stage in order to win the pot.As of April 2009, the show features four main stages after a lengthy introduction of the various guests; each stage win adds money to a pot that can be "won" at the end of the game. The first features Nicole from Kara
Kara (band)
Kara is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media . The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara (Hangul: 카라, Japanese: カラ, often stylized as KARA) is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media (DSP). The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara...
playing a version of a word guessing
Word guessing
Word guessing refers to a method of reading where a beginner reader doesn't know what a word is in a sentence, so he/she guesses what the word is and reads the rest of the sentence to confirm their guess, e.g. The fox jumped over the dog...
game with each line; due to her relative inexperience with the Korean language
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
, the segment has become popular among viewers.
The second segment was a fill-in-the-blank guessing game, in which the lines compete against each other to find missing characters in a set of four words, which reveal a new word or term. Each win results in guests winning food prizes. The next segment determines the potential "Golden Bell" ringer in the form of a matching game, in which the guests have to match various objects to each other, an example being singers with their hit singles. Unlike its initial version, the game is open to any guest. Currently, the second segment consists of a dictionary game, in which MC Hyeon Mu and MC Chaeyeon give hints to each line in order for them to guess the word. In the first hint, the two MC's act out a scenario, many of which have Hyeon Mu wearing ridiculous wigs and various other outfits. If the line does not guess the correct word, they move onto a second hit, for a smaller dollar amount. This time, a dictionary definition is read. Previously, the positions of the first and second hints were switched. If the word still has not been guessed, a third, less-valuable hint is given, in which the consonants of the word are shown.
The final segment, which has remained unchanged, has the winner of the third segment answering a difficult riddle or trivia question. If the question is answered correctly, the amount in the pot is deposited into the donation pot. If the question is answered incorrectly, the day's amount is lost.