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The most popular shows on SBS, ranked by popularity. Tap any show for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.


Running Man
2010
country: South Korea
These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!


Law of the Jungle
2011
country: South Korea
Law of the Jungle is a hybrid reality show combining elements of drama and documentary. The show is hosted by comedian Kim Byung Man, and each episode invites various celebrities from the various field. So far, many of idol stars and famous actors have appeared on the show. The show introduces viewers to exotic locations around the world where celebrities must work together in order to complete missions and survive. The cast celebrities travel to less habituated, natural places to survive on their own and experience life with local tribes and people. In each location, the guests are tasked to hunt and prepare their meals and also create shelter for the tribe. They sometimes confronted by many difficult challenges. Where will the tribe visit? And how will they survive on their own? Stay tuned to check out!


TV Animal Farm
2001
country: South Korea
No overview available


My Little Old Boy
2016
country: South Korea
How much do you know about your grown up son? In Mom’s Diary, the daily lives of the grown up celebrity sons are closely observed by their mothers. Do you know why your son drinks so much these days? How much do you know about your son’s philosophy in his life style? Heart-warming moments of observational communication between a mother and a son can be seen on Mom’s Diary.


Inkigayo
1998
country: South Korea
The program is a weekly music show that features and introduces viewers to the most popular artists in Korea. Every week, they ask viewers to vote and select the most popular song of the week.


X-Man
2003
country: South Korea
Celebrity guests are split into two teams to compete in various contests. One guest, known only to himself, is designated the "X-Man", and does his best to cause his team to lose the contests. At the end, all guests try to determine the X-Man's identity.


Soonpoong Clinic
1998
country: South Korea
No overview available


Taxi Driver
2021
country: South Korea
A former special forces soldier delivers revenge for victims of injustice while working for a secret organization that fronts as a taxi company.


Agent Kim Reactivated
2026
country: South Korea
When an unassuming dad's daughter goes missing, he dusts off his old black-ops skills to track her down — only to attract the wrong kind of attention.


Shooting Stars
2021
country: South Korea
Female soccer teams comprised of celebrities and non celebrities, working together to battle it out on the soccer field. Most have little soccer experience, but with the coaching from various Korean soccer legends, the team members grow with a fierce passion that leads to inspiring victories and regretful losses. Each team is grouped by certain types i.e. comedians, models, foreigners, actresses, etc. Unpredictable and exciting, the games are filled with fun intensity and emotions on high.


Dr. Romantic
2016
country: South Korea
An eccentric, triple board-certified virtuoso surgeon leaves a top job in Seoul and ends up at a provincial hospital, where he mentors young doctors.


Story of the Day When You Bite Your Tail
2020
country: South Korea
No overview available


Master In The House
2017
country: South Korea
Almost everyone has a question regarding life and the goal of life. In order to find the answer, the four young men with full of curiosity regarding their lives, Lee Seung Gi, Lee Sang Yun, Yuk Seong Jae, and Yang Se Hyeong, head to find their master to learn things and get a correct answer. They find the master and spend a day in the master’s place to learn things that they didn’t know, and wish to know. Whom will they get to meet? And what will they learn throughout the stay?


Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant
2018
country: South Korea
Baek Jong-won, whose sharp business acumen and cooking mastery earned him a nickname 'the chef with golden hand,' is here to revive failing restaurants. Owners who bear Master Baek’s harsh criticism and take his advice will make their business fail proof!


Real Romance Love Letter
2003
country: South Korea
Male and female contestants compete for "each other" in romance games. For example guests have to dance in order to impress the person they are after. Contestants are artists, actors, models, comedians, and MCs of the South Korean entertainment industry.


Flex X Cop
2024
country: South Korea
A chaebol cop joins forces with a gritty detective to take down criminals with a touch of wealth and a whole lot of wit.


The Penthouse
2020
country: South Korea
Three women who live at Seoul's most luxurious penthouse apartment will stop at nothing to protect their status and their children's futures. But a murder at Hera leaves one mom questioning her place in this elite society and puts her on the road for revenge.


Unanswered Questions
1992
country: South Korea
A current affairs/journalism program that investigates unsolved cases and looks into various problems in society, religion and more.


The Heirs
2013
country: South Korea
After a chance encounter in LA, two teens from different social backgrounds reunite at an exclusive high school attended by Korea's über rich.


Show!terview with Jessi
2020
country: South Korea
Jessi is a Korean-American rapper and singer who brings a new style of talk show to South Korea. She is cheerful, straightforward, bold and witty with the hottest singers, actors and personalities in the industry. Jessi conducts an unpredictable and unstoppable interview from the very beginning. The chemistry between MC Jessi and the guests begins!


My Demon
2023
country: South Korea
A pitiless demon becomes powerless after getting entangled with an icy heiress, who may hold the key to his lost abilities — and his heart.


Business Proposal
2022
country: South Korea
In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind date to scare him away. But plans go awry when he turns out to be her CEO — and makes a proposal.


Sold Out on You
2026
country: South Korea
A work-obsessed cosmetics CEO and a top home-shopping host struggling with insomnia cross paths, and through an unexpected romance, begin to heal the emptiness in their lives.


My Love from the Star
2013
country: South Korea
An alien who came to Earth 400 years ago is almost able to return to his own planet, but when he meets a famous actress, he doesn't want to go home.


The Fiery Priest
2019
country: South Korea
People commit variety of ugly crimes these days. However, they forgive themselves by giving testimony every week. They believe that they can repent just by having faith. But the truth is that they have faith to repeat the sins again and again without remorse. These people atone for their evil deeds just to feel comfortable and carefree. It is not about the victims who are suffering because of them. They say every people are equal before the religions. But it is time to discriminate people who only uses them for their interest. Screening if they are really good people, punishing if they deserve to be punished, and defending justice is needed for modern day religion. A priest with this sense of justice teams up with a detective and a prosecutor. They try to solve the mysterious death of an elderly priest and serve justice.


Whenever Possible
2024
country: South Korea
We're looking for someone who has free time to hang out with us. Whenever Possible.


My Royal Nemesis
2026
country: South Korea
A Joseon-era villain doomed to die opens her eyes in modern-day Seoul — where a ruthless chaebol heir may be her last chance to rewrite her fate.


Family Outing
2008
country: South Korea
Family Outing Season 1 was a South Korean variety show; a part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup, along with Gold Miss is Coming. It was first aired on June 15, 2008, and was one of the top rated programs on Sunday Korean television. In each episode, the "Family" travels to different parts of South Korea and takes care of the house of an elderly family while that family goes on a vacation. The "Family" then accomplishes the tasks left for them by the house's owners. The first season ended on February 14, 2010, and a second season featuring a brand new cast, production team, and concept, aired until July 11, 2010.


The Legend of the Blue Sea
2016
country: South Korea
A mermaid from the Joseon period ends up in present-day Seoul, where she crosses paths with a swindler who may have ties to someone from her past.


Temptation of Wife
2008
country: South Korea
One night Goo Eun Jae got drunk and Jung Gyo Bin took this opportunity to take advantage of her. Eun Jae and Gyo Bin got married but their marriage is not a very blissful marriage. Eun Jae's best friend, Shin Ae Ri, openly flirts with Gyo Bin in front of Eun Jae. Gyo Bin decided that he did not want to remain married to Eun Jae and tried to kill her. Eun Jae was presumed to have drown and died. Gyo Bin thought he was successful in killing Eun Jae and moved on with Ae Ri. Months later, Eun Jae is back for revenge but she assumes the identity of another woman, Min So Hee, who had killed herself. How will Gyo Bin react to a girl who looks exactly like his presumed dead wife, Eun Jae? Will he be tempted by So Hee?


The Judge from Hell
2024
country: South Korea
A cruel and vicious judge, who wields power only for herself, meets a warm and cheerful detective who puts the victims first.


Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
1998
country: Japan
MegaTokyo 2040: Tokyo’s workforce is riddled with robots that tend to go on destructive killing sprees. Four young women gear up in cybernetic suits to battle an evil corporation’s bionic pawns while its grip on the city threatens to strangle humanity. In order to shut down an android uprising, these heavy metal heroines flirt with a critical meltdown in an adrenaline-fueled death match between woman and machine!


Six Flying Dragons
2015
country: South Korea
The ambitious success stories of 6 people surrounding Prince Lee Bang Won, and the ideological and political conflict between Prince Lee Bang Won and Jung Do Jeon, the man instrumental in helping King Taejo establish the fledgling Joseon nation.


Suspicious Partner
2017
country: South Korea
Noh Ji-Wook is a prosecutor in the Central District Prosecutors’ Office who ends up switching professions to a private attorney. He harbors a trauma stemming from an event in his childhood involving his parents and his first love. Eun Bong-Hee, a Taekwondo athlete in her youth, is a prosecutor trainee who has become a murder suspect. Eun Bong-Hee and Noh Ji-Wook both find themselves being the focus of a killer.


The First Responders
2022
country: South Korea
A police station and a fire station adjoining each other cooperate in combating crime and fire in the most brutal and tragic cases.


Vagabond
2019
country: South Korea
Stuntman Cha Dal-geon gets involved in a tragic airplane crash and ends up discovering a national corruption scandal in the process. Go Hae-ri, the oldest daughter of a deceased marine, decides to work for the National Intelligence Service as a secret ops agent in order to support her mom and younger siblings, although all she wanted to do is to become a civil servant.


While You Were Sleeping
2017
country: South Korea
Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. On the other side of the street, Jung Jae Chan, a rookie prosecutor, and his younger brother Seung Won become their new neighbors. An unusual dream involving Hong Ju, ruthless attorney Lee Yu Beom, and a life-saving intervention leads Jae Chan to realize their destinies are intertwined, as they begin sharing dreams and connecting in mysterious ways.


Take Off Your Shoes
2021
country: South Korea
Four DolSing (returning-single/divorced) men looking for happiness in life invite guests to their homes.


Ugly Alert
2013
country: South Korea
Gong Joon-soo is a man who's had a rough life and early on had to fend for himself. He takes the blame for a murder his younger sibling commits and serves time in prison. There he learns to sew and acquires a trade. With his newly acquired skills, Joon-soo goes to work for Na Do-hee at a fashion company. Do-hee has inherited her job because her grandfather built the company. But even though she inherited her position, she is serious about doing a good job and is something of a workaholic.


Dynamite Kiss
2025
country: South Korea
A passionate fling in Jeju ends abruptly — until fate reunites an heir and a young woman when she joins his company, disguised as a married mother.