Animals (Korean: 애니멀즈) is a South Korean reality-variety show; a part of MBC's Sunday Night lineup, along with Real Men. It first aired on January 25, 2015[1] replacing Dad! Where Are We Going?. It features eleven celebrities who experience living with a variety of animals in an area created for the show called Animal Town. On March 16, 2015, MBC confirmed that the show would be cancelled after 3 months due to low ratings.[2][3] The show ended on March 29, 2015 and was replaced by King of Mask Singer.
For the filming of the segment, 'Three Bears', Park Joon-hyung, Yuri, Jang Dong-min and Kwak Dong-yeon visited the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, China to meet the panda triplets.[7]
Format
The show was originally divided in three segments. Park Joon-hyung, Kwak Dong-yeon, Jang Dong-min and Yuri in the segment, 'Three Bears', where they visit a zoo in China to meet the panda triplets, Seo Jang-hoon, Don Spike and KangNam in the segment 'A dog went to kindergarten' where they visit a kindergarten and babysit six children and some dogs, Kim Jun-hyun, Eunhyuk, Jo Jae-yoon and Yoon Do-hyun in the segment 'OK Farm' where they experience living with animals such as ostriches, goats, sheep, donkeys, calves and pigs.[8]
Cancellation of 'Three Bears'
On February 9, 2015, MBC released a statement saying the segment 'Three Bears' will be cancelled, due to reports of Canine Distemper Virus spreading among the pandas. The viral disease has already caused the death of four pandas in China in the past few months, and the Chinese government decided to prohibit contact between non-zoo officials and the pandas. With the February 8 episode being the last episode with the segment, the show will continue with the two remaining segments, 'A dog went to kindergarten' and 'OK Farm'.[9][10]
Cast
Segment
Name
Three Bears
Park Joon-hyung Kwak Dong-yeon Jang Dong-min Yuri
A dog went to kindergarten
Seo Jang-hoon Don Spike KangNam
OK Farm
Kim Jun-hyun Jo Jae-yoon Yoon Do-hyun Eunhyuk
Ratings
In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will in be red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue.