Wizard of Nowhere
South Korean TV series or program
Wizard of Nowhere (Korean : 오지의 마법사 ; RR : Oji-eui Mabeopsa ) is a South Korean travel -reality show on MBC TV that started airing on June 5, 2017. The cast of six, divided into two teams, goes to another country for three days. In those three days, they are given missions to do. Before midnight strikes, they must reach their destination for the day. The cast has no phones or wallets or money with them, or even personal belongings. All they have are the essentials from the producers: sleeping bags, tents, cooking equipment, utensils, and some hiking gear. Most of the time, they rely on hitchhiking to complete strangers to get around.
Broadcast timeline
Episode type
Broadcast date
Broadcast time
Pilot
June 5, 2017
Mondays at 23:00 (KST )
June 17, 2017 – July 1, 2017
Saturdays at 23:15 (KST)
Regular
July 30, 2017 – September 3, 2017
Sundays at 18:45 (KST)
September 10, 2017 – November 12, 2017
Not airing due to MBC Labor Union strike
November 19, 2017 – May 27, 2018
Sundays at 18:45 (KST)
Cast
Regular members
Member
Episodes
Corresponding Location
Kim Su-ro
Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–31
Nepal Georgia Kamchatka Peninsula Sicily Tasmania Sri Lanka Estonia
Um Ki-joon
Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–9, 21–31
Nepal Georgia Kamchatka Peninsula Sri Lanka Estonia
Yoon Jung-soo
Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–31
Nepal Georgia Kamchatka Peninsula Sicily Tasmania Sri Lanka Estonia
Kim Tae-won
Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–19, 26–31
Nepal Georgia Kamchatka Peninsula Sicily Estonia
Choi Min-yong
Pilot 2–4; Regular 1–5, 10–20
Nepal Georgia Sicily Tasmania
Kim Jin-woo (WINNER)
Regular 1–25
Georgia Kamchatka Peninsula Sicily Tasmania Sri Lanka
Han Chae-young
Regular 6–20, 26–31
Kamchatka Peninsula Sicily Tasmania Estonia
Eric Nam
Regular 16–31
Sicily Tasmania Sri Lanka Estonia
Don Spike
Regular 20–31
Guest members
Member
Episodes
Corresponding Location
Niel (Teen Top)
Pilot 1–4
Nepal
Kim Yong-woon (Kim Jin-woo's father)
Regular 8–9
Kamchatka Peninsula
Oh Se-deuk
Regular 15–19
Sicily
Yook Joong-wan (Rose Motel)
Regular 21–25
Sri Lanka
Han Hyun-min
Regular 22–25
Sri Lanka
List of episodes
Pilot
Episode #
Broadcast date
Visited place
Cast member
1–4
June 5, 2017 – July 1, 2017
Nepal
Regular broadcast
Total episode #
Regular episode #
Broadcast date
Visited place
Cast member
5–9
1–5
July 30, 2017 – August 27, 2017
Georgia
Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Kim Jin-woo (WINNER )
Kim Tae-won, Choi Min-yong, Yoon Jung-soo
10–13
6–9
September 3, 2017November 19, 2017 – December 3, 2017
Kamchatka Peninsula
Yoon Jung-soo, Um Ki-joon, Han Chae-young
Kim Su-ro, Kim Tae-won, Kim Jin-woo, Kim Yong-woon
13–19
9–15
December 3, 2017 – January 14, 2018
Sicily
Yoon Jung-soo, Kim Tae-won, Choi Min-yong, Eric Nam
Kim Su-ro, Kim Jin-woo, Han Chae-young, Oh Se-deuk
20–24
16–20
January 21, 2018 – February 4, 2018 February 25, 2018 – March 4, 2018
Tasmania
Yoon Jung-soo, Han Chae-young, Kim Jin-woo, Don Spike
Kim Su-ro, Choi Min-yong, Eric Nam
25–29
21–25
March 11, 2018 March 25, 2018 – April 15, 2018
Sri Lanka
Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Eric Nam , Kim Jin-woo
Yoon Jung-soo, Don Spike, Yook Joong-wan (Rose Motel), Han Hyun-min
30–35
26–31
April 22, 2018 – May 27, 2018
Estonia
Kim Tae-won, Yoon Jung-soo, Don Spike, Han Chae-young
Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Eric Nam
Ratings
In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red , and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each year.
2017
List of ratings in 2017 (episodes 1–13)
Episode #
Broadcast date
Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[ 2] (Nationwide)
TNmS[ 3] (Nationwide)
1
July 30, 2017
5.2%
5.1%
2
August 6, 2017
5.9%
6.2%
3
August 13, 2017
5.7%
5.8%
4
August 20, 2017
6.0%
7.5%
5
August 27, 2017
4.9%
6.3%
6
September 3, 2017
5.5%
5.9%
Ten weeks break due to MBC Labor Union strike
7
November 19, 2017
6.1%
5.8%
8
November 26, 2017
6.5%
6.9%
9
December 3, 2017
5.2%
5.6%
10
December 10, 2017
6.3%
7.2%
11
December 17, 2017
7.3%
6.3%
12
December 24, 2017
8.3%
8.8%
13
December 31, 2017
5.9%
5.3%
2018
List of ratings in 2018 (episodes 14–31)
Episode #
Broadcast date
Average audience share
TNmS[ 3] (Nationwide)
AGB Nielsen[ 2] (Nationwide)
14
January 7
6.8%
7.0%
15
January 14
7.2%
6.6%
16
January 21
7.3%
6.3%
17
January 28
7.6%
6.7%
18
February 4
7.4%
7.9%
Two weeks break due to PyeongChang Olympics 2018
19
February 25
7.3%
7.2%
20
March 4
7.4%
6.0%
21
March 11
7.8%
6.6%
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March 18
No airing of show this week
22
March 25
8.1%
6.3%
23
April 1
7.2%
6.2%
24
April 8
6.4%
5.8%
25
April 15
6.2%
5.4%
26
April 22
6.8%
5.7%
27
April 29
5.6%
5.9%
28
May 6
5.1%
4.5%
29
May 13
5.7%
4.5%
30
May 20
5.4%
5.0%
31 (End)
May 27
5.0%
5.0%
Awards and nominations
References
Current segments Former segments