| Youn's Stay | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Reality show |
| Directed by | Na Young-seok Kim Se-hee |
| Starring | See list |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original languages | Korean English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Gurye County,South Jeolla Province |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company | CJ ENM |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | January 8 (2021-1-8) – April 2, 2021 (2021-4-2) |
| Related | |
Youn's Stay (Korean: 윤스테이) is a South Koreanreality show which premiered ontvN on January 8, 2021, and aired every Friday at 21:10 (KST).[1]
Due tothe COVID-19 pandemic situation, many important changes were made to the original format of the reality show "Youn's Kitchen" for the third season, leading the producers to make the decision to release it under the new title "Youn's Stay".[2][3] It is the firstspin-off ofYoun's Kitchen.
The show is a rebrand fromYoun's Kitchen, in which the cast members operate ahanok guesthouse, specially for foreigners who have lived in South Korea for less than a year.[4]
Since travelling abroad was not possible due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the reality show took place in Korea to run a traditional hanok guest house inSouth Jeolla Province instead of opening a small Korean restaurant overseas. According to the series producer, Kim Sae-hee, the show's purpose was to show the guests (who were mainly foreigners who have lived in South Korea for less than a year for educational or business matters) part of the culture and "beauty of Korea" that they couldn't see freely due to the pandemic.[2]
Matching the change of format, it is stated in December 2020 that the new season is renamed "Youn's Stay".[5]
On April 1, 2020, it is revealed that production had tried to takeYoun Yuh-jung,Lee Seo-jin,Jung Yu-mi andPark Seo-joon abroad to film the third season ofYoun's Stay but were unable to due to the COVID-19 situation.[6]
On October 26, 2020, the new addition of actorChoi Woo-shik is announced.[7] Choi is known forOur Beloved Summer and the highly awarded movieParasite in which actorPark Seo-joon also played.
Choi joins as the new intern of the hotel, while Youn stays the owner and CEO. Others are promoted: Lee as Vice President, Jung and Park as managers.[8]
The part-time helper,Shin Gu, does not appear in this show.
While the initial plan was to produce a third season for the original program "Youn's Kitchen", the production had to facethe COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and shutdown in 2020, leading to major changes in the show format. First, the filming of season 3 which was planned for March 3rd 2020 overseas was postponed until the second half of the year, monitoring the global situation.[9][6]
On October 26, 2020, it is announced that, after considering filming in January 2021, the filming would take place in Korea in the end of November 2020.[7] However, for safety reasons related to the COVID propagation, the location was kept secret. The broadcast was also scheduled for January 2021.[10]
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 1 | 2.172 | 2.654 | 2.950 | 2.919 | 2.849 | 1.971 | 1.859 | 1.753 | 2.025 | 1.890 | 1.797 | 1.661 | 2.208 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[12][13][14] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | January 8, 2021 | 8.210% | 9.828% | |
| 2 | January 15, 2021 | 10.212% | 11.699% | |
| 3 | January 22, 2021 | 11.486% | 13.280% | |
| 4 | January 29, 2021 | 11.404% | 13.204% | |
| 5 | February 5, 2021 | 11.578% | 13.339% | |
| 6 | February 19, 2021 | 7.852% | 9.148% | |
| 7 | February 26, 2021 | 7.591% | 8.069% | |
| 8 | March 5, 2021 | 7.315% | 8.556% | |
| 9 | March 12, 2021 | 8.272% | 9.534% | |
| 10 | March 19, 2021 | 7.145% | 7.715% | |
| 11 | March 26, 2021 | 7.390% | 8.591% | |
| 12 | April 2, 2021 | 6.613% | 7.458% | |
| Average | 8.756% | 10.035% | ||
