This roundup organizes recently released or confirmed variety, reality, and talk programs by first air date, channel, and format.
New Variety, Reality, and Talk Show Information
as of June 3, 2026
This article focuses on schedules, genres, audience trends, and program introductions so visitors can quickly check the key information. Unconfirmed details are not stated as fact; the post is built around basic information that can be verified.
New Variety, Reality, and Talk Show List
GBRB: GoFarm DoFarm Animal Farm
First air/release date: 2026-06-19 · Channel/Network: tvN · Category: Reality
In this installment of the GBRB series, the members leave crop farming behind and take on a new kind of rural life while staying at a ranch on Jeju Island.
Tzuyang, How Many Meals?
First air/release date: 2026-05-30 · Channel/Network: ENA · Category: Reality
YouTube star Tzuyang’s first solo variety show on television, an endless mukbang variety program in which the cast struggles to satisfy her enormous appetite until she finally declares, “I’m full.”
Yu Jae-seok Camp
First air/release date: 2026-05-26 · Channel/Network: Netflix · Category: Reality, Comedy
A group-camp variety show where beginner campsite owner Yu Jae-seok and unpredictable staff members Lee Kwang-soo, Byeon Woo-seok, and Ji Ye-eun complete an everyday escape by chatting, playing, and fooling around with guests.
Undercover Chef
First air/release date: 2026-05-21 · Channel/Network: tvN · Category: Reality
Korea’s representative celebrity chefs go undercover as “the youngest kitchen staff.” If they start from the bottom at the local restaurants that formed the foundation of their cooking, how far can they climb?
Pomnyun Road: The Monk and the Guests
First air/release date: 2026-05-19 · Channel/Network: SBS · Category: Reality
A road-trip journey of impromptu Q&A, traveling along the boundary between emptying and filling in search of the “true self”: “How should we live to be happy?”
Director’s Arena
First air/release date: 2026-05-15 · Channel/Network: Lifetime, ENA · Category: Reality
Now it is the era of short-form dramas. Short dramas will open a new horizon in the Korean content market; if a director cannot capture viewers within two minutes, there is no next chance. Who can grab attention with an intense story in a short time and create an addictive drama viewers cannot escape once they start watching?
Kill It: Style Creator War
First air/release date: 2026-05-12 · Channel/Network: tvN · Category: Reality
A fierce real survival competition among 100 female style creators. The war begins for one and only one style icon.
Cooking Is Painful
First air/release date: 2026-05-09 · Channel/Network: tvN · Category: Reality
Cooking without inspiration is a tragedy. In search of new ideas, “show” chefs and “real” chefs team up for a challenging team project by four chefs with four different colors.
Pre-Watching Checkpoints
For variety shows, the format, presentation style, cast combination, and episode-by-episode guests often affect satisfaction more than the plot. Checking whether a program is travel, observation, talk, competition, or another format first makes it easier to choose content that fits your taste.
Note
Broadcast schedules, release dates, showtimes, and ratings may change depending on broadcasters, theaters, and OTT platforms. Before watching or booking tickets, please check the ticketing site or official schedule information again.