From Park Seo Joon to Ji Chang Wook: Korean variety shows on Viki featuring your favourite stars

Sometimes one K-drama simply isn't enough. For fans missing their favourite actors between drama releases, Korean variety shows offer something even better - unscripted chaos, travel adventures, emotional moments, cooking disasters, and celebrity friendships that viewers rarely get to see on-screen.


From Park Seo Joon traveling without plans to Ji Chang Wook opening a restaurant, here are the Korean variety shows currently streaming on Viki that bring some of your favourite stars into a completely different world.



If you loved seeing celebrity friendships in action, this series delivers pure unpredictability. Park Seo Joon, Jung Yu Mi, and Choi Woo Shik travel across South Korea without fixed schedules, accommodations, or even confirmed destinations, creating spontaneous moments throughout the journey. The series also reimagines the beloved Youth Over Flowers travel format with a more chaotic twist.

Fans wanting something completely different may want to start here. Chef JP Anglo teams up with Filipino stars Jodi Sta. Maria, Francine Diaz, Janella Salvador, and Arci Muñoz alongside Ji Chang Wook to build a Filipino pop-up restaurant in Gangnam. The result is equal parts food show, cultural exchange, and unexpected comedy.

Not every variety show needs competition or chaos. Set in a quiet countryside village, Bonjour Bakery follows celebrities running Korea's first senior French dessert café using locally sourced ingredients. Featuring Kim Hee Ae, Cha Seung Won, Kim Seon Ho, and Lee Ki Taek, the show leans heavily into healing content and slower-paced storytelling.




If romance and relationship analysis are your thing, Heart Signal 5 remains one of the biggest dating variety franchises. Contestants live together while navigating romance, while panelists Yoon Jong Shin, Lee Sang Min, Kim Eana, Roy Kim, and Billlie’s Tsuki attempt predicting who will end up together.

Short-form content dominates social media - and this survival series turns that pressure into competition. Contestants must create attention-grabbing content in just two minutes while receiving guidance from mentors Lee Byeong Heon, Cha Tae Hyun, Jang Keun Suk, and Jang Do Yeon.



This show remains one of Korea's most recognizable variety programs, with Yu Jae Seok, Kim Jong Kook, Song Ji Hyo, Haha, Yang Se Chan, Ji Suk Jin, and Ji Ye Eun continuing missions packed with betrayals, games, and celebrity guests.

This show offers something quieter, following celebrities through ordinary routines and solo living experiences with personalities like Jun Hyun Moo and Kian84 guiding viewers through daily life.



Park Bo Gum may be one of Korea's biggest actors, but this series shows a different side. Using his real barber certification, he opens a temporary countryside salon alongside Lee Sang Yi and Kwak Dong Yeon, helping local residents while celebrity guests join throughout the series.


For viewers wanting something wholesome, celebrity fathers take over parenting duties alone for 48 hours. The result is equal parts adorable, chaotic, and emotional as audiences watch famous dads navigate childcare without backup.

Whether you're waiting for your next K-drama release or simply want to see actors outside scripted roles, these variety shows offer everything from travel disasters and romance to emotional family moments and unexpected friendships.