To accompany your daily free time, watching something exciting like Korean variety shows is the right choice, one of which is a variety show with the theme of a battle of wits. Not only is it fun to watch, shows that feature competitions full of puzzles and logic will make viewers focus and think hard.
As has been widely discussed recently, University War, a Korean variety show about a battle of wits, is now a favorite of many people.
Similar to University War, here are recommendations for seven South Korean variety shows about battles of wits that are guaranteed to be exciting and no less interesting.
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Recommended Korean variety show for a battle of wits similar to University War
For those of you who have watched University War, you will definitely be curious whether there are other shows with a similar theme. University War itself is an event about a battle of wits featuring participants from various top universities in South Korea such as Seoul National University, KAIST, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Yonsei University, and Korea University.
Below are seven Korean variety shows about battles of wits that you can watch in your free time.
1. The Great Escape (2018-2021)
The Great Escape (2018)/Foto: tvN
Consisting of four seasons, The Great Escape requires players to find a way out of a room full of puzzles. To escape from a room full of mysteries, members will be faced with challenges with different themes and contain important clues.
Rating Mydramalist
Season 1: 8.7/10
Season 2: 8.7/10
Season 3: 8.6/10
Season 4: 8.5/10
Number of episodes
Season 1: 13 episode
Season 2: 13 episode
Season 3: 13 episode
Season 4: 13 episode
Main cast: Kang Ho Dong, Kim Jong Min, Kim Dong Hyun, Shin Dong, Yoo Byung Jae, PO
Streaming sites or platforms:-
2. The Devil’s Plan (2023)
The Devil’s Plan (2023)/Foto: Netflix
The Devil's Plan brings a survival mission full of logic and mind games with a prize of 500 million won. Participants include celebrities and influencers who must rely on their own clever strategies to win the challenging game.
Mydramalist rating: 8.6/10 Number of episodes: 12 episodes Main cast: Ha Seok Jin, Boo Seung Kwan, Lee Hye Sung, Suh Dong Joo, Park Kyung Rim, Patry Guillaume Streaming site or platform: Netflix
3. The Genius (2013-2015)
The Genius (2013)/Foto: tvN
The Genius consists of four seasons which aired from 2013 to 2015. The show featured participants from various backgrounds and professions where they had to reach the top position with intelligence to win prizes in the form of money. Each episode, one contestant will be eliminated.
Rating Mydramalist
Season 1: 8.5/10
Season 2: 8.1/10
Season 3: 8.4/10
Season 4: 8.4/10
Number of episodes
Season 1: 12 episode
Season 2: 12 episode
Season 3: 12 episode
Season 4: 12 episode
Main cast
Season 1: Park Eun Ji, Choi Chang Yeob, Lee Jun Seok, Kim Sung Gyu, Hong Jin Ho, Kim Poong
Season 2: Kim Jae Kyung, Eun Ji Won, Hong Jin Ho, Lee Sang Min, Im Yo Hwan, Lee Doo Hee
Season 3: Kim Jeong Hoon, Ha Yun Joo, Jang Dong Min, Oh Hyun Min, Shin Ah Young, Lee Jong Beom
Season 4: Hong Jin Ho, Lee Sang Min, Lee Jun Seok, Jang Dong Min, Oh Hyun Min, Kim Kyung Ran
Streaming sites or platforms:-
4. Problematic Men (2015-2019)
Problematic Men (2018)/Foto: tvN
The cast will be given clues to guess the identity of the guest for each episode. Once the guests appear and are introduced, they will work together to solve a series of puzzles that require intelligence at different levels.
Rating Mydramalist
Season 1: 8.2/10
Season 2: 8.3/10
Season 3: 8.0/10
Number of episodes
Season 1: 156 episode
Season 2: 55 episode
Season 3: 13 episode
Main players: Jun Hyun Moo, Lee Jang Won, Kim Ji Suk, Tyler Rasch, Ha Seok Jin, RM, Park Kyung, Joo Woo Jae, Ddotty
Streaming sites or platforms:-
5. Bloody Game (2021&2023)
Bloody Game (2021)/Photo: MBC
Bloody Game raises the concept of survival where participants compete to be the best. Armed with their own intelligence and strengths, each participant will go through challenging games and be eliminated one by one until there is only one best winner.
Rating Mydramalist
Season 1: 7.8/10
Season 2: 7.7/10
Number of episodes
Season 1: 12 episode
Season 2: 14 episode
Main cast: Lee Sang Min, Jang Dong Min, Syuka, Choi Ye Na, Park Ji Yoon, DEX
Streaming site or platform: Prime Video (Season 2)
6. The Time Hotel (2023)
The Time Hotel (2023)/Photo: TVING
Set in an incredibly charming hotel, where time is the key to survival. Contestants from various fields will be pitted against each other through a series of games that require brain and physical intelligence.
Mydramalist Rating: 7.9/10 Number of episodes: 10 episodes Main cast: Hwang Je Sung, Monika Shin, Layone, John Park, Shin Ji Yeon, Kim Hyun Kyu Streaming site or platform: VIU
7. Match of the Century: AI vs. Human (2021)
Match of the Century: AI vs. Human (2021)/Foto: SBS
As technology advances, artificial intelligence or AI is predicted to endanger human life. To find out how advanced AI is and see its potential, a group of human experts competed with AI in several games including golf, stock trading, song composition and mind reading.
Mydramalist rating: 7.7/10 Number of episodes: 5 episodes Main cast: Jun Hyun Moo, Hwang Kwang Hee, Kim Eana, Ock Joo Hyun, Park Se Ri Streaming site or platform: –
Those are the recommendations for seven Korean variety shows with a battle of wits theme similar to University War. They all have interesting concepts and are no less exciting, Bun.
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