Youth Over Flowers
| Youth Over Flowers | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | Friends Over Flowers |
| Hangul | 꽃보다 청춘 |
| Hanja | 꽃보다靑春 |
| Revised Romanization | Kkotboda Cheongchun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kkotpoda Ch'ŏngch'un |
| Genre | Travel, Reality |
| Written by |
Lee Woo-jung Choi Jae-young |
| Directed by |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 29 |
| Production | |
| Production locations |
Seoul Peru Laos Iceland Namibia Botswana Zimbabwe Zambia Australia |
| Running time | 90 minutes Fridays at 21:40 (KST) |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | August 1, 2014 – January 9, 2018 |
| Related | |
|
Grandpas Over Flowers Sisters Over Flowers | |
Youth Over Flowers (Korean: 꽃보다 청춘; RR: Ggotboda Cheongchun) is a South Korean travel-reality show which premiered on tvN in 2014.
Editions
I. Peru
The three singer-songwriters went on a backpacking tour of Peru, with Machu Picchu as their ultimate destination. They went to Peru on June 25, 2014, and were only informed about the trip three hours before the flight, causing them to travel with no luggage.
II. Laos
Similar to the previous season, the three actors (who all starred in Reply 1994) were also not informed about their trip to Laos and only found out about it three hours before the flight. They went to Laos on July 7, 2014, and returned on July 14, 2014.
III. Iceland
This season of Youth Over Flowers was initially announced with three cast members, Jung Sang-hoon, Jung Woo, and Jo Jung-suk. The three actors went to Iceland on November 25, 2015, whereas Kang Ha-neul, who thought he couldn't go due to his commitment to appear at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, was surprised by the Youth Over Flowers team and taken right after the award show to join the other actors on November 26, 2015. The four actors were given a mission to see aurora before they return home on December 4, 2015.
IV. Namibia & Zimbabwe
On January 22, 2016, Ahn Jae-hong, Ryu Jun-yeol, and Go Kyung-pyo were surprised by Youth Over Flowers team during the last day of their Reply 1988's celebratory vacation in Phuket, Thailand and were taken to Namibia. Park Bo-gum who had returned from Phuket early for his Music Bank filming was taken right after the recording concluded. The actors stayed in Namibia and Zimbabwe for 10 days and returned to South Korea on February 2, 2016.
V. Australia
After completing the mission on New Journey to the West 4, Song Min-ho chose to film Youth Over Flowers with his band (Winner) as his prize. The wish were granted and Youth Over Flowers team tricked Winner and took them to Australia on October 10, 2017. They stayed in Australia for 7 days and returned to South Korea on October 18, 2017.
Airtime
| Airdate | Airtime |
|---|---|
| August 1, 2014 – October 10, 2014 | Friday at 9:40 PM KST |
| January 1, 2016 – April 1, 2016 | |
| November 7, 2017 – November 28, 2017 | Tuesday at 10:50 PM KST |
Ratings
2014
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| Average ratings | ||
| 1 | August 1, 2014 | 4.6% |
| 2 | August 8, 2014 | 5.5% |
| 3 | August 15, 2014 | 5.7% |
| 4 | August 22, 2014 | 4.9% |
| 5 | August 29, 2014 | 4.8% |
| 6 | September 5, 2014 | 3.8% |
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| Average ratings | ||
| 7 | September 12, 2014 | 5.4% |
| 8 | September 19, 2014 | 5.7% |
| 9 | September 26, 2014 | 4.8% |
| 10 | October 3, 2014 | 5.0% |
| 11 | October 10, 2014 | 3.7% |
2016
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| Average ratings | ||
| 1 | January 1, 2016 | 8.2% |
| 2 | January 8, 2016 | 8.5% |
| 3 | January 15, 2016 | 7.8% |
| 4 | January 22, 2016 | 6.9% |
| 5 | January 29, 2016 | 6.7% |
| 6 | February 5, 2016 | 8.2% |
| 7 | February 12, 2016 | 7.5% |
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| Average ratings | ||
| 8 | February 19, 2016 | 11.8% |
| 9 | February 26, 2016 | 10.4% |
| 10 | March 4, 2016 | 8.8% |
| 11 | March 11, 2016 | 8.3% |
| 12 | March 18, 2016 | 6.2% |
| 13 | March 25, 2016 | 5.8% |
| 14 | April 1, 2016 | 4.1% |
2017
| Ep. | Date | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen | TNmS | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | November 7, 2017 | 3.377% | 3.797% | 4.9% |
| 2 | November 14, 2017 | 2.376% | 2.855% | 3.6% |
| 3 | November 21, 2017 | 2.236% | 2.485% | 2.6% |
| 4 | November 28, 2017 | 1.692% | 1.549% | 2.2% |
| 5 | January 9, 2018 | 5.880% | 6.742% | 7.1% |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards | Best Content Award, Variety | Youth Over Flowers | Won |
| Two Star Award | Jo Jung-suk | Won |