Unexpected Q (Korean뜻밖의 Q) is a 2018 South Korean television entertainment program which aired on MBC every Saturday at 18:25 (KST). The show took over the time slot of long time variety show Infinite Challenge.[1]

Unexpected Q
Hangul
뜻밖의 Q
GenreVariety
Talk Show
Presented by
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes25
Production
ProducerChoi Haeng-ho
Production locationSouth Korea
Running time90 minutes
Production companyMBC
Original release
NetworkMBC
ReleaseMay 5 (2018-05-05) –
October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)

Cast

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Hosts

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Permanent Cast (starting from episode 3)

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Question Panel

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Episodes

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2018

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Episode Broadcast Date Guest(s) Remark(s)
1 May 5 Noh Sa-yeon, Seol Woon-do, Eun Ji-won (Sechs Kies), Kangta (H.O.T), Yoo Se-yoon, Sunny (Girls' Generation), Seo Eun-kwang (BtoB), Solar (Mamamoo), Song Min-ho (Winner), Sejeong (Gugudan), Dahyun (Twice)
Answering guests: Kang Jae-hyung, Seo Joo-kyung
2 May 12 Ji Sang-ryeol, Eun Ji-won (Sechs Kies), Ahn Young-mi, Hangzoo (Rhythm Power), Jung Joon-young, DinDin, Bomi (Apink), Seungkwan (Seventeen)
Answering guest: Hyun Sook
1st change in format of the program
Starting from this episode until episode 6, the show uses a team battle format, each team consisting of 2 persons
3 May 19 Hong Seok-cheon, Yook Joong-wan (Rose Motel), Ahn Young-mi, Kim Jae-hwan (Wanna One), JooE (Momoland)
Answering guest: Wax
Eun Ji-won, Yoo Se-yoon and Seungkwan have become the permanent cast of the show starting from this episode
4 May 26 Jo Sung-mo, Ahn Young-mi, Hangzoo (Rhythm Power), Lee Seung-hoon (Winner), Mijoo (Lovelyz)
Answering guest: Park Mi-kyung
5 June 2 Defconn, K.Will, Shindong (Super Junior), DinDin, Kim Chung-ha
Answering guests: Kim Won-jun, Rooftop Moonlight
6 June 9 Ji Sang-ryeol, Defconn, Leeteuk (Super Junior), Lee Seok-hoon (SG Wannabe), JR (NU'EST)
Answering guests: Lovelyz
Episode Broadcast Date Teams[a] Remark(s)
7 June 16 Team Soogeun: Eun Ji-won, Kim Young-chul, Shin Bo-ra, Minho (Shinee)
Team Hyunmoo: Yoo Se-yoon, Seungkwan, Kim Chang-yeol (DJ Doc), Yerin (GFriend)
2nd change in the format of the program
The permanent cast and guests will be divided into Team Soogeun and Team Hyunmoo
8 June 23 Team Soogeun: Seungkwan, Park Sung-kwang, Solbi, Mingyu (Seventeen)
Team Hyunmoo: Eun Ji-won, Yoo Se-yoon, Jang Su-won (Sechs Kies), Muzie
Close Friends Special
9 June 30 Team Soogeun: Yoo Se-yoon, Jang Do-yeon, Seolhyun (AOA)
Team Hyunmoo: Eun Ji-won, Seungkwan, Jimin (AOA)
For only this episode, the permanent cast and guests will decide their teams based on songs that selected by team's leaders
10 July 7 Team Jiwon: Jun Hyun-moo, Seungkwan, JooE (Momoland)
Team Seyoon: Lee Soo-geun, Koyote (Kim Jong-min, Shin Ji)
For only this episode, Eun Ji-won and Yoo Se-yoon become the leaders of their teams
11 July 14 Team Soogeun: Yoo Se-yoon, Heo Kyung-hwan, Jisoo (Blackpink)
Team Hyunmoo: Eun Ji-won, Seungkwan, Don Spike
Starting from this episode, the two team leaders decide their teams based on songs that selected by casts and guests
12 July 21 Team Soogeun: Eun Ji-won, Lee Guk-joo, Hoshi (Seventeen)
Team Hyunmoo: Yoo Se-yoon, Seungkwan, Gyeongree (Nine Muses)
13 July 28 Team Soogeun: Yoo Se-yoon, Sandeul (B1A4), Kei (Lovelyz)
Team Hyunmoo: Eun Ji-won, Seungkwan, Lee Seok-hoon (SG Wannabe)
14 August 4 Team Soogeun: Eun Ji-won, Yuju (GFriend), Ju-ne (iKON)
Team Hyunmoo: Yoo Se-yoon, Seungkwan, Bomi (Apink)
15 August 11 Team Soogeun: Eun Ji-won, Hwang Chi-yeul, Seo Eun-kwang (BtoB)
Team Hyunmoo: Yoo Se-yoon, Seungkwan, Sejeong (Gugudan)
16 August 18 Team Soogeun: Eun Ji-won, Yoo Se-yoon, Seungkwan
Team Hyunmoo: Han Dong-geun, Seunghee (Oh My Girl), JooE (Momoland)
Episode Broadcast Date Guest(s) Remark(s)
17 August 25 Sayuri Fujita (Japan), Abigail Alderete (Paraguay), Greg Priester (United States), Petri Kalliola (Finland), Oumaima Fatih (Morocco)
Sunny Kim (MIPFormats Korea branch CEO), staff of the MBC Overseas Sales Business department (Cho Yeon-hyung, Lee Eun-sung)
From this episode to episode 21, the format of the program is Project Rescue Unexpected Q
1st part of the program: PD Choi Haeng-ho's discussion with the program cast
2nd part of the program: Global Special Emoticon Quiz, using a team battle format, each team consisting of 2 persons, plus discussion segment between the cast and the sales professionals
- No broadcast on September 1 due to 2018 Asian Games Live telecast of Japan vs South Korea Finals soccer match.
18 September 8 Andreas Varsakopoulos
Team Hyunmoo: Park Sung-kwang, Hangzoo (Rhythm Power), JooE (Momoland)
Team Jiwon: Jang Su-won (Sechs Kies), Lee Guk-joo, Sandeul (B1A4)
Team Seyoon: Don Spike, Park Hwi-soon, Kei (Lovelyz)
Team Seungkwan: Ji Sang-ryeol, Lee Seok-hoon (SG Wannabe), Solbi
1st part of the program: Selection of the Global Ambassador
2nd part of the program: Emoticon Quiz Championship
19 September 15 Team Seyoon-Hyunmoo: Don Spike, Park Hwi-soon, Lee Guk-joo, Kei (Lovelyz)
Team Seungkwan-Jiwon: Ji Sang-ryeol, Park Sung-kwang, Lee Seok-hoon (SG Wannabe), Solbi
1st part of the program: Emoticon Quiz Championship finals
2nd part of the program: Lee Soo-geun's preparation and attendance for BCWW 2018
20 September 22 Im Ho, Park Hwi-soon, Park Sung-kwang, Lee Yong-jin, Lee Jin-ho Welcoming Chuseok Fun Special: Unexpected Q in Joseon
Seungkwan is absent due to overseas concerts schedules
21 September 29 Managers of the cast:
Kim Hee-sung (Lee Soo-geun's manager), Han Jae-sang (Jun Hyun-moo's manager), Kim Do-hyun (Eun Ji-won's manager), Park Chan-ho (Yoo Se-yoon's manager)
Seungkwan is absent due to overseas concerts schedules
Episode Broadcast Date Teams[a] Remark(s)
22 October 6 Team Soogeun: Eun Ji-won, Yoo Min-sang, P.O (Block B)
Team Hyunmoo: Yoo Se-yoon, Sleepy, Lee Yong-jin
Format of the program returns to the one used in episodes 7-16
Seungkwan is absent due to overseas concerts schedules
23 October 13 Team Soogeun: Yoo Se-yoon, Lee Seok-hoon (SG Wannabe), P.O (Block B)
Team Hyunmoo: Eun Ji-won, Defconn, Seunghee (Oh My Girl)
Seungkwan is absent due to overseas concerts schedules
24 October 20 Team Soogeun: Eun Ji-won, Seungkwan, DinDin
Team Hyunmoo: Yoo Se-yoon, Park Sung-kwang, Solbin (Laboum)
25 October 27 No guests Final Episode

Ratings

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In the ratings below, N/R means no record or not reported, the highest rating for the show will be in red and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue.

2018

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Ep. Broadcast Date TNmS Ratings[2] AGB Ratings[3]
Part 1 Part 2 Part 1 Part 2
1 May 5 3.2% 4.2% 3.4% 4.2%
2 May 12 3.7% 4.4% 3.6% 4.3%
3 May 19 3.0% 3.1% 2.9% 3.0%
4 May 26 2.6% 3.5% 3.1% 3.3%
5 June 2 3.1% 3.3% 2.9% 3.1%
6 June 9 2.6% 3.2% 2.4% 3.1%
7 June 16 3.5% 3.8% 3.3% 3.6%
8 June 23 2.2% 3.7% 2.0% 3.5%
9 June 30 3.1% 3.4% 2.9% 3.2%
10 July 7 3.1% 3.6% 2.9% 3.4%
11 July 14 2.7% 3.2% 2.6% 3.0%
12 July 21 2.7% 2.9% 2.6% 2.1%
13 July 28 3.0% 3.1% 2.7% 2.8%
14 August 4 2.4% 3.2% 2.3% 3.0%
15 August 11 2.4% 2.9% 2.3% 2.8%
16 August 18 2.3% 3.6% 2.2% 3.3%
17 August 25 2.5% 3.3% 2.4% 3.0%
18 September 8 NR 2.7% 2.9%
19 September 15 1.8% 2.1%
20 September 22 1.9% 2.7%
21 September 29 2.8% 3.0%
22 October 6 2.1% 3.4%
23 October 13 NR 3.1%
24 October 20 3.0% 3.9%
25 October 27 NR 3.3%

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2018 18th MBC Entertainment Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Jun Hyun-moo Nominated [4]
Top Male Excellence Award, Music/Talk Show Lee Soo-geun Nominated
Eun Ji-won Nominated
Entertainer of the Year Award Jun Hyun-moo Won
Best Male Award, Music/Talk Show Yoo Se-yoon Nominated
Best Male Rookie Award, Music/Talk Show Seungkwan Won
2019 23rd Asian Television Awards Best Game Or Quiz Programme Unexpected Q Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "[공식입장] '무도' 후속 '뜻밖의Q', 28일 첫방 확정...이수근 MC". huffingtonpost.kr. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2013-11-28.
  3. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings". Nielsen Korea (in Korean) – via naver.
  4. ^ "[MBC연예대상] 대상 이영자, 송성호와 뜨거운 포옹 '역대 최초 女 2관왕'". 부산일보 (in Korean). 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Names in Italic font are of the hosts and the permanent cast of the show
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