‘The Greatest Show: Taekwondo’, Pre-released Video Gets the World Buzzing…All-Time Lineup

TV Jun 26, 2025

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Photo courtesy of MBN
Photo courtesy of MBN
MBN’s new Taekwondo nonverbal performance audition entertainment program ‘The Great Show: Taekwondo’, which is scheduled to premiere on the 27th, is already garnering hot attention through its pre-released video.

The casting for this program is being evaluated as truly ‘unprecedented.’ From global stars with 60 million followers worldwide to YouTube creators with over 400 million views on a single piece of content, the combined number of followers and subscribers of each cast member is truly astronomical.

One of the key performers of this year’s ‘Great Show: Taekwondo’ is the Taekwondo performance group ‘Taekwon Cree’.With a whopping 60 million followers worldwide, they are a unique team formed by Taekwondo practitioners and creators from various fields.Their participation, which has already gained explosive popularity overseas and raised the status of K -content, is expected to further increase the program’s global impact.

As soon as their names were revealed, various social media outlets were flooded with enthusiastic responses such as “Is Taekwondo Kri real?” and “I can’t believe I saw this stage on TV!”

Photo courtesy of MBN
Photo courtesy of MBN
Another hot topic is Lee Do-hyun, a leading figure in the street workout field.He is loved for achieving over 400 million views with shorts, and as a bare-handed athlete, he achieved the feat of advancing to the finals with a unique and unconventional performance using the horizontal bar.Lee Do-hyun’s amazing movements that seem to defy gravity and his performance of boldly taking off his top drew explosive reactions from viewers, as even judge Lee Yu-ri couldn’t hide her bright smile.

The cast members who participated in ‘Great Show: Taekwondo’ are not just participants, but ‘icons of each field’ who each lead a huge fandom.Their participation, which has hundreds of millions of followers and subscribers, is being evaluated as an innovative attempt that completely changes the casting formula of existing entertainment programs.

However, due to the nature of audition programs, it is unknown which of these individuals will survive until the end.These individuals are not just popular online, but are also true experts who have been recognized for their unique skills in their respective fields, making the results even more difficult to predict.

Online communities and SNS are already responding with comments such as, “It’s more exciting that these skilled players could be eliminated,” and “It seems like the perception of Taekwondo will completely change.” In particular, the interest of overseas netizens is also hot, showing its potential as global content early on.

MBN ‘Great Show: Taekwondo’ can be viewed every Friday at 10:40 PM starting on the 27th.



Reporter Lee Su com jin sujinl22@donga

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