Text/Blue Phoenix
It is said that the Korean variety show industry has two major mountains, namely Liu Zaishi's Liu Line and Jiang Hudong's Jiang Line. Liu Dashen has a high degree of national popularity, and holds several popular programs, and has always been sitting firmly in the position of a brother in the host of Korean variety shows; while Jiang Hudong often makes mistakes in the program because of his unobstructed mouth, and is wildly sprayed by strict Korean netizens, and the program ratings are always a little worse than Liu Zaishi.
Liu Jiang and Liu Jiang were also a good pair during the "XMan" period, but after becoming famous, they opened the king does not see the king mode. A few years ago, the Korean variety show industry was the absolute world of Liu Dashen, but with the suspension of "No Pick" and the sluggish ratings of "RM", Liu Dashen was also seeking to break through his new direction, so the random talk show "Liu on the Street" came into being. Jiang Hudong, because of his improper words and deeds, faced with great pressure from public opinion, PD found another way to atone for his sins in the form of "sinners", launched the network variety show "New Journey to the West" to test the waters, but did not expect that this variety show ratings were continuously renewed, and even suppressed the god's "Liu on the Street".
Is this Liu Dashen's aura not working? Or has Jiang Hudong's counterattack drama over the years been successful? In fact, it is not, but the different forms of these two programs have led to the difference in ratings between heaven and earth.
The main MC is the heart of a show and a key factor in attracting viewers early in the show's broadcast. Compared with Jiang Hudong, who is always "guilty of words", Liu Dashen's national favorability is obviously higher. Therefore, "Liu on the Street" is a talk show with the perspective of the god as the core, focusing on ordinary people in the streets and alleys, not like a traditional variety show, but with a bit of roadshow meaning. But for South Korean audiences who are accustomed to watching lively scenes, such a warm and slow show is obviously not quite right.
On the other hand, Jiang Hudong, when "New Journey to the West" was broadcast, no one was optimistic, compared with other variety shows broadcast by taiwan networks, this "New Journey to the West" was only broadcast on the network, and the communication channels were much weaker. And several MCs of the show have also been criticized by Korean netizens for various problems. However, the program PD came up with the program setting of the holy monk and three apprentices, so that these MCs with "previous convictions" appeared in the variety show as sinners, which greatly increased the interest of the human setting. Speaking of the form and links of the program itself, perhaps the god has done too many lively variety shows and wants to focus on the lives of ordinary people, so there is this show "Liu on the Street". And the MC lineup is not like the mighty Liu Line in the past, but only Cao Shihao accompanies the god and does the auxiliary MC. The situation of street quiz programs is too much, and it is difficult for MC to control, but Liu Dashen's handling is more than enough, which shows the high level of the hosting skills of the gods.
It's just that the audience doesn't buy how deep your skills are, and for most people, lively and fun is an important factor in attracting viewers. "Liu on the Street" does not suddenly make people laugh at the explosion point, nor does it deliberately throw the stem, and even the devil clip is rare. What flows in this show is the attention and warmth of ordinary people.
Some netizens said that although the first few episodes will look boring, and the control of the gods over passers-by is not as good as the control of celebrity guests in the past, but if you stick to watching, you can feel the interestingness of this show. The natural combination of touching and funny, as well as the state of the god becoming more and more successful, all indicate the gradual improvement of "Liu on the Street". But for the audience surrounded by various variety shows, in addition to the god's true love meal, who has the time to wait?
"New Journey to the West" is different, the "sinner" character design first makes people shine, and the four MCs are old partners from the old production team of "Two Days and One Night", and they can catch each other's paragraphs without deliberately creating stems. The form of the program is to explore the meaning of cultivation with variety shows, and by the way, it combines the customs and customs of the Chinese city of Xi'an, which is not only a funny variety show, but also a travelogue that goes deep into Xi'an.
After the renewal of the "New Journey to the West" series, the concept of the first season of characters and travelogues continued, reaching more countries and regions to shoot, and the ratings also climbed steadily. In November 2018, in the ranking of South Koreans' favorite variety shows, "New Journey to the West 6" of "Atonement Journey" is even more powerful than the star reality show "I Live Alone" to occupy the top position.
Compared with the popularity of "New Journey to the West 6", it is the tepid ratings of "Liu in the Street", and it is no wonder that some people say that this may mean that the position of the korean variety brother has to be changed, this seat god has been done for so long, Jiang Hudong should also go up and try it.
When it comes to the relationship between Liu and Jiang, it is also worth playing. Although they hosted the show together in the early years, the status of the jianghu was similar, but Jiang Hudong temporarily retired due to the scandal, Liu Dashen was innocent, and his status climbed all the way up to the death to suppress Jiang Hudong. The so-called king does not see the king, the former partners have not been on the same stage for 12 years after their independent development, and the brief meeting of the two mountains in the variety show "Please Give a Meal" also makes people feel a hint of embarrassment.
In this round of competition between the superior student Liu Zaishi and the bad boy Jiang Hudong, it seems that the "evil forces" have the upper hand. However, at this time, it was a little too early to make a conclusion about the dispute between the first brothers, the strength of the great god was placed here, and it was not certain whether Uncle Hu Dong would say the wrong thing again. In short, in the Korean variety show industry in 2019, the continuous competition between the two mountains will be a good-looking highlight.