SBS Variety Show ‘Master Hang-jun’ Featuring Jang Hang-jun, Song Eun-i, and Kim Poong to Premiere on the 15th

SBS has released a three-person poster for its new cinematic talk variety show ‘Master Hang-jun’ and announced its premiere on October 15. In the poster, director Jang Hang-jun, production company CEO Song Eun-i, and assistant director Kim Poong appear wearing tuxedos and holding golden trophies. The program is set up with Jang Hang-jun conducting auditions to cast top actors for his autobiographical film, ‘Master Hang-jun’. It is a talk show where Jang Hang-jun and actors engage in conversations regarding casting, with Song Eun-i and Kim Poong by his side. According to SBS, the program will begin broadcasting on Thursday the 15th at 9 PM.

An audition format searching for cast members for an autobiographical film

‘Master Hang-jun’ is based on the setting that Jang Hang-jun is looking for actors to appear in an autobiographical film titled with his own name. SBS introduced the program as a "secret audition held by Jang Hang-jun, who was sometimes pathetic and sometimes submissive, but more brilliant than anyone else," to cast top actors for his autobiographical film ‘Master Hang-jun’. The actors participating in the audition will converse with Jang Hang-jun to appear in his next work and engage in a tug-of-war over casting.

The program centers on conversations between Jang Hang-jun and actors regarding the theme of casting. Ahead of the broadcast, the production team highlighted who the top actors participating in Jang Hang-jun's next work audition will be and what stories they will tell to be chosen by Jang Hang-jun. The structure is teased as a format where actors reveal their stories and share honest talk, while continuing conversations with Jang Hang-jun regarding roles. SBS described it as a "chewy, flavorful talk show of push-and-pull between Jang Hang-jun and stars." Specific details regarding the participating actors and the audition have not been revealed in the released materials.

Three-person poster featuring tuxedos and golden trophies

The poster released by SBS features Jang Hang-jun, Song Eun-i, and Kim Poong side by side. All three are dressed in tuxedos and smiling while holding golden trophies. The production team introduced the poster by highlighting the three individuals' bright, healthy smiles and the trophies. The trophies in the poster convey an atmosphere as if aiming for an Oscars win, and related reports also described the setting as aiming for the Oscars, the dream stage. This is not an announcement of an actual award or film production result, but rather a direction captured in the released poster.

In the poster, the three appear as a team centered around Jang Hang-jun. SBS used the expression "Master Squad" to describe the appearance of Song Eun-i and Kim Poong guarding the sides of Jang Hang-jun. According to the released materials, Song Eun-i participates in the program as Jang Hang-jun's long-time partner and production company CEO, while Kim Poong takes on the role of assistant director. The roles and attire of the three are presented as the main components of the poster. Reports announcing the poster release mentioned that the golden trophies and tuxedo attire evoke the Oscars, but detailed scenes regarding how the audition will proceed during the broadcast have not been revealed.

Song Eun-i and Kim Poong join centered around Jang Hang-jun

In the program, Jang Hang-jun is set as the person directly casting the performers for his autobiographical film. Song Eun-i joins as a partner who has watched Jang Hang-jun for a long time and as the production company CEO. SBS introduced Song Eun-i as Jang Hang-jun's "best partner," and supplementary reports also described the two as colleagues who have maintained a long-standing relationship. Kim Poong takes on the role of assistant director in the program. SBS described him as an unpredictable person, and other reports also introduced him as an assistant director with unpredictable charm.

SBS reported that Song Eun-i and Kim Poong reliably guard the sides of Jang Hang-jun, and promoted the talk synergy the three will create as an expected element of the program. The composition includes Song Eun-i, who has worked with Jang Hang-jun for a long time, and Kim Poong in the role of assistant director. While the roles and relationships of the three were introduced in the released materials, the progression of each episode or the names of the actors participating in the audition were not included. The program is expected to be built around the meeting of these three individuals and the actors visiting for Jang Hang-jun's next work audition.

Teasing top actor auditions and casting push-and-pull

The top actors visiting ‘Master Hang-jun’ will participate in the audition for Jang Hang-jun's next work. According to the program introduction, actors will step forward for the audition to be chosen by Jang Hang-jun, and Jang Hang-jun will converse with them regarding casting. The main content of the broadcast is teased as what stories the participants will tell and what kind of conversations they will exchange with Jang Hang-jun during the casting process. SBS introduced the actors' honest stories, unrestrained talk, and the casting push-and-pull with Jang Hang-jun as elements of the program. However, the released materials do not include the list of participating audition actors or the casting results.

The production involves directing by Lee Dong-won and Kam Yu-min, with writer Kim Myung-jung participating, and it is co-produced by Content Lab VIVO. SBS introduced ‘Master Hang-jun’ as a new cinematic talk variety show and stated that it is a format where Jang Hang-jun and stars share stories under the setting of an audition. The broadcast schedule known at the time of the poster release is Thursday, October 15 at 9 PM. ‘Master Hang-jun’ will premiere on October 15 at 9 PM on SBS.

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