Begin Again (Korean: 비긴어게인) is a South Korean television program which airs on JTBC.
Season 1 aired on Sundays at 22:30 (KST) from June 25 to September 10, 2017.
Season 2 aired on Fridays at 21:20 (KST) from March 30 to June 29, 2018.
Season 3 aired on Fridays at 21:00 (KST) from July 19 to November 8, 2019.
Season 4, also known as Begin Again Korea (비긴어게인 코리아) aired on Saturdays at 23:00 (KST), from June 6 to July 4, 2020, and on Sundays at 23:00 (KST) from July 12 to August 9.
A New Year Special series, also known as Begin Again - Intermission (비긴어게인 - 인터미션), aired on Fridays at 22:30 (KST), beginning January 6 to February 10, 2023.
Contents
Overview
Reputable musicians from South Korea travel overseas, to places where no one knows anything about them, and hold busking events. They would introduce themselves to the people in other countries through their performances.
For Season 4 (Begin Again Korea), different from the previous 3 seasons, the cast members travel around South Korea to conduct Social Distancing Busking. The main purpose is to present music as a gift, to console the Korean citizens who have gone through difficult times due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Spin-offs
A year-end special titled Begin Again Reunion (비긴어게인Reunion) aired on December 22, 2020, with the lineup featuring Yoon Do-hyun, Lim Heon-il, Paul Kim, Henry, Lee Hi and Lee Su-hyun.
An online version of the show Begin Again Open Mic (비긴어게인 오픈마이크) was launched, and videos are uploaded on the show's YouTube channel on Mondays and Wednesdays at 18:00 (KST) beginning May 11, 2021. Originally, Begin Again Open Mic was aired on JTBC from December 29, 2020, to February 11, 2021.
A New Year Special titled Begin Again - Intermission (비긴어게인 - 인터미션) aired from January 6, 2023, to February 10, 2023, with two lineups airing interwoven. Group 1 featured Lena Park, Kim Jong-wan (Nell), Kang Min-kyung (Davichi), John Park, Choi Jung-hoon (Jannabi), Kim Do-hyung (Jannabi) and Jeong Dong-hwan (MeloMance) while Group 2 featured Yim Jae-beom, Ha Dong-kyun, Kim Feel, Heize, Hynn, Sungha Jung and Kim Hyun-woo (DickPunks).
Cast
Season 1 (Begin Us)
Lee So-ra
You Hee-yeol (Toy)
Yoon Do-hyun (YB)
Noh Hong-chul
Season 2 (Team Kim Yoon-ah)
Kim Yoon-ah (Jaurim)
Lee Sun-kyu (Jaurim)
Yoon Gun
Roy Kim
Jeong Se-woon (Episode 5–7)
Season 2 (Team Lena Park/Family Band)
Lena Park
Hareem
Henry
Lee Su-hyun (AKMU)
Season 3 (Family Band)
Lena Park
Hareem
Henry
Lee Su-hyun (AKMU)
Lim Heon-il
Kim Feel
Season 3 (Dick2JukPaulTaeng)
Lee Juck
Taeyeon (Girls' Generation)
Paul Kim
Jukjae
Kim Hyun-woo (DickPunks)
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4 (Begin Again Korea)
Discography
Recordings of some of the busking songs were released digitally on various music sites.
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.
Note that the show airs on a cable channel (pay TV), which plays part in its slower uptake and relatively small audience share when compared to programs broadcast (FTA) on public networks such as KBS, SBS, MBC or EBS.
NR rating means "not reported".
TNmS have stopped publishing their rating reports from June 2018.
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4 (Begin Again Korea)
New Year's Special (Begin Again - Intermission)