Wizard of Nowhere

Wizard of Nowhere (Korean: 오지의 마법사; RR: Oji-eui Mabeopsa) is a South Korean travel-reality show on MBC TV that started airing on June 5, 2017. The cast of six, divided into two teams, goes to another country for three days. In those three days, they are given missions to do. Before midnight strikes, they must reach their destination for the day. The cast has no phones or wallets or money with them, or even personal belongings. All they have are the essentials from the producers: sleeping bags, tents, cooking equipment, utensils, and some hiking gear. Most of the time, they rely on hitchhiking to complete strangers to get around.

Wizard of Nowhere
GenreVariety show, Reality show, Travel documentary
Directed byKim Joon-hyun, Seo Jeong-woo[1]
StarringVarious artists
Country of originSouth Korea
Original language(s)Korean
No. of episodes31 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)Park Jeong-gyu[1]
Producer(s)Ahn Soo-young[1]
Production location(s)Multi-countries
Running time70 minutes
Release
Original networkMBC
Picture format1080i
Audio format2 channels Dolby Digital
Original releaseJuly 30, 2017 (2017-07-30) –
May 27, 2018 (2018-05-27)
External links
Website

Broadcast timeline
Episode typeBroadcast dateBroadcast time
Pilot June 5, 2017Mondays at 23:00 (KST)
June 17, 2017 – July 1, 2017Saturdays at 23:15 (KST)
Regular July 30, 2017 – September 3, 2017Sundays at 18:45 (KST)
September 10, 2017 – November 12, 2017Not airing due to MBC Labor Union strike
November 19, 2017 – May 27, 2018Sundays at 18:45 (KST)

Cast

Regular members
MemberEpisodesCorresponding Location
Kim Su-roPilot 1–4; Regular 1–31
  • Nepal
  • Georgia
  • Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Sicily
  • Tasmania
  • Sri Lanka
  • Estonia
Um Ki-joonPilot 1–4; Regular 1–9, 21–31
  • Nepal
  • Georgia
  • Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Sri Lanka
  • Estonia
Yoon Jung-sooPilot 1–4; Regular 1–31
  • Nepal
  • Georgia
  • Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Sicily
  • Tasmania
  • Sri Lanka
  • Estonia
Kim Tae-wonPilot 1–4; Regular 1–19, 26–31
  • Nepal
  • Georgia
  • Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Sicily
  • Estonia
Choi Min-yongPilot 2–4; Regular 1–5, 10–20
  • Nepal
  • Georgia
  • Sicily
  • Tasmania
Kim Jin-woo (WINNER)Regular 1–25
  • Georgia
  • Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Sicily
  • Tasmania
  • Sri Lanka
Han Chae-youngRegular 6–20, 26–31
  • Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Sicily
  • Tasmania
  • Estonia
Eric NamRegular 16–31
  • Sicily
  • Tasmania
  • Sri Lanka
  • Estonia
Don SpikeRegular 20–31
  • Tasmania
  • Sri Lanka
  • Estonia

Guest members
MemberEpisodesCorresponding Location
Niel (Teen Top)Pilot 1–4Nepal
Kim Yong-woon (Kim Jin-woo's father)Regular 8–9Kamchatka Peninsula
Oh Se-deukRegular 15–19Sicily
Yook Joong-wan (Rose Motel)Regular 21–25Sri Lanka
Han Hyun-minRegular 22–25Sri Lanka

List of episodes

Pilot
Episode #Broadcast dateVisited placeCast member
1–4 June 5, 2017 – July 1, 2017Nepal

Regular broadcast
Total episode #Regular episode #Broadcast dateVisited placeCast member
5–91–5 July 30, 2017 – August 27, 2017Georgia
  • Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Kim Jin-woo (WINNER)
  • Kim Tae-won, Choi Min-yong, Yoon Jung-soo
10–136–9 September 3, 2017
November 19, 2017 – December 3, 2017		Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Yoon Jung-soo, Um Ki-joon, Han Chae-young
  • Kim Su-ro, Kim Tae-won, Kim Jin-woo, Kim Yong-woon
13–199–15 December 3, 2017 – January 14, 2018Sicily
  • Yoon Jung-soo, Kim Tae-won, Choi Min-yong, Eric Nam
  • Kim Su-ro, Kim Jin-woo, Han Chae-young, Oh Se-deuk
20–2416–20 January 21, 2018 – February 4, 2018
February 25, 2018 – March 4, 2018		Tasmania
  • Yoon Jung-soo, Han Chae-young, Kim Jin-woo, Don Spike
  • Kim Su-ro, Choi Min-yong, Eric Nam
25–2921–25 March 11, 2018
March 25, 2018 – April 15, 2018		Sri Lanka
  • Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Eric Nam, Kim Jin-woo
  • Yoon Jung-soo, Don Spike, Yook Joong-wan (Rose Motel), Han Hyun-min
30–3526–31 April 22, 2018 – May 27, 2018Estonia
  • Kim Tae-won, Yoon Jung-soo, Don Spike, Han Chae-young
  • Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Eric Nam

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.

2017
List of ratings in 2017 (episodes 1–13)
Episode #Broadcast dateAverage audience share
AGB Nielsen[2]
(Nationwide)		 TNmS[3]
(Nationwide)
1 July 30, 20175.2%5.1%
2 August 6, 20175.9%6.2%
3 August 13, 20175.7%5.8%
4 August 20, 20176.0%7.5%
5 August 27, 20174.9%6.3%
6 September 3, 20175.5%5.9%
Ten weeks break due to MBC Labor Union strike
7 November 19, 20176.1%5.8%
8 November 26, 20176.5%6.9%
9 December 3, 20175.2%5.6%
10 December 10, 20176.3%7.2%
11 December 17, 20177.3%6.3%
12 December 24, 20178.3%8.8%
13 December 31, 20175.9%5.3%

2018
List of ratings in 2018 (episodes 14–31)
Episode #Broadcast dateAverage audience share
TNmS[3]
(Nationwide)		AGB Nielsen[2]
(Nationwide)
14 January 76.8%7.0%
15 January 147.2%6.6%
16 January 217.3%6.3%
17 January 287.6%6.7%
18 February 47.4%7.9%
Two weeks break due to PyeongChang Olympics 2018
19 February 257.3%7.2%
20 March 47.4%6.0%
21 March 117.8%6.6%
— March 18No airing of show this week
22 March 258.1%6.3%
23 April 17.2%6.2%
24 April 86.4%5.8%
25 April 156.2%5.4%
26 April 226.8%5.7%
27 April 295.6%5.9%
28 May 65.1%4.5%
29 May 135.7%4.5%
30 May 205.4%5.0%
31 (End) May 275.0%5.0%

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResult
201717th MBC Entertainment Awards[4][5]Program of the YearWizard of NowhereNominated
Top Excellence Award, Variety CategoryKim Su-roNominated
Excellence Award, Variety CategoryYoon Jung-sooNominated
Choi Min-yongNominated
Rookie Award, Variety CategoryHan Chae-youngWon
Um Ki-joonNominated
Kim Jin-wooNominated
Best Teamwork AwardWizard of NowhereWon
Special Award (Variety Show)Yoon Jung-sooWon
Best Couple AwardKim Tae-won & Yoon Jung-sooNominated
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References
  1. "Wizard of Nowhere's production team on MBC official website". MBC (in Korean). Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  2. "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr.
  3. "오지의 마법사 : 네이버 통합검색". search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  4. Jung Yoo-na (December 29, 2017). "[MBC 연예대상] 전현무 대상·박나래 최우수상…'나혼자산다' 싹쓸이(종합)". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  5. Ha Soo-jeong (December 29, 2017). "[MBC 연예대상 종합] 전현무 생애 첫 대상-올해의예능상 '나혼자산다'". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved December 29, 2017.
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