Three Meals a Day | |
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Also known as | Three Meals, Samsi Meals |
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Starring | Various artists |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 106 |
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Production location | South Korea |
Running time | 70 – 90 minutes |
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Original network | tvN |
Original release | October 17, 2014 – July 10, 2020 |
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Three Meals a Day (Korean : 삼시세끼; RR : Samsi Sekki) is a South Korean reality cooking show. It aired on Friday nights on tvN starting October 17, 2014.
The cast live in a little rural or fishing village three days a week and use whatever food they find there to create three meals a day, while various celebrities from Seoul make guest appearances for dinner.
Producer-director (or "PD") Na Young-seok previously directed the popular variety shows 2 Days & 1 Night , Grandpas Over Flowers , Sisters Over Flowers and Youth Over Flowers .
When actor Lee Seo-jin was on Grandpas Over Flowers, the crew gave him the nickname "Cooking King" due to his poor cooking skills. Their jokes about Lee starring in a fake cooking show titled Cooking King Seo-jinnie (a parody of King of Baking, Kim Takgu ) eventually became the genesis for this show. Cast as his co-star was singer-actor Ok Taecyeon; the two had played brothers in the Korean drama series Wonderful Days . [2]
The press conference for the show was held on October 15, 2014 at the 63 City Convention Center in Yeouido, and was streamed live on tvN's YouTube channel. [3]
Kim Kwang-kyu, who had previously been a guest in the first season, became a regular cast member for the second season. [4] In addition to cooking three meals a day from scratch, Lee, Ok and Kim were given the additional task of growing and harvesting crops from spring to early fall (grocery shopping was strictly prohibited). [5] [6]
On October 13th, 2016, a press conference was held for Fishing Village season three of the show. Consisting Lee Seo-jin, who was previously on the show, and new members Eric Mun and Yoon Kyun-sang. The new season is to set to take on a fishing village theme. [7]
On July 1st, 2019 a new season with the theme of a mountain village, starring an all-female cast of Yum Jung-ah, Yoon Se-ah and Park So-dam, is confirmed. [8] The first episode of this edition was broadcast on August 9, 2019. [9]
Three Meals a Day drew a great response from Korean viewers and became a trending topic numerous times on Naver, a Korean search portal. It received viewership ratings of 6%, which is high for Korean cable television for which a 1% rating is considered a success. [10]
Originally 8 episodes were planned for the first season, but the show was extended by two episodes. A "director's cut" epilogue also aired, for a total of 11 episodes. [11]
Title | Location | Broadcast Date | Broadcast Time (KST) | Total Episodes | Director | Cast |
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Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village 1 | Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do | October 17 – December 26, 2014 | 21:50 – 23:10 | 11 | Na Young-seok | Lee Seo-jin, Ok Taec-yeon [12] [13] [14] |
Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village 1 | Manjae Island, Heuksan-myun, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do | January 23 – March 20, 2015 [15] [16] | 21:45 – 23:10 | 9 | Cha Seung-won, Yoo Hae-jin, Son Ho-jun (replaced Jang Keun-suk) [17] [18] | |
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village 2 | Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do | May 15 – September 11, 2015 | 21:45 – 23:25 | 18 | Lee Seo-jin, Ok Taec-yeon, Kim Kwang-kyu [19] [5] | |
Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village 2 | Manjae Island, Heuksan-myun, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do | October 9 – December 11, 2015 | 10 | Cha Seung-won, Yoo Hae-jin, Son Ho-jun | ||
Three Meals a Day: Gochang Village | Gochang-gun, Jeollabuk-do | July 1 – September 16, 2016 | 12 | Cha Seung-won, Yoo Hae-jin, Son Ho-jun, Nam Joo-hyuk [20] [21] | ||
Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village 3 | Deukryang Island, Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do | October 14 – December 30, 2016 | 21:15 – 23:00 | 12 | Lee Seo-jin, Eric Mun, [22] Yoon Kyun-sang | |
Three Meals a Day: Seaside Ranch [23] (Fishing Village 4) | August 4 – October 20, 2017 | 21:50 – 23:25 | 12 | Lee Seo-jin, [24] Eric Mun, [25] Yoon Kyun-sang [26] | ||
Three Meals a Day: Mountain Village | Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do [27] | August 9 [28] – October 18, 2019 | 21:10 – 23:00 | 11 | Na Young-seok, Yang Seul-gi | Yum Jung-ah, Yoon Se-ah, Park So-dam |
Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village 5 | Jukgul Island, Nohwa-eup, Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do [29] | May 1 [30] – July 10, 2020 | 21:10 – 23:00 | 11 | Na Young-seok | Cha Seung-won, Yoo Hae-jin, Son Ho-jun |
In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest | AGB Ratings [31] | Notes | |
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Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | ||||
1 | October 17, 2014 | Youn Yuh-jung, Choi Hwa-jung | 4.287% | 3.979% | The beginning of the episode shows where the idea of this program originated and how Lee Seo-jin and Ok Taecyeon were cast. Before the show started, they were given seeds to grow and were told to bring them to the first filming day. They are also introduced to Mingki, the puppy that they have to take care of. The PD gives them the show's rules, that are: besides rice, all other ingredients used must come from the farm; every meal would be made according to the production team's menu; preparation for winter will be undertaken during their free time; for the sake of integration into farming life, cell phones will be taken away. The day after, Taecyeon tries to make sorghum rice for breakfast, but is unsuccessful because he missed one of the steps while making it. The guests are Seo-jin and Taecyeon's co-stars from Wonderful Days Youn Yuh-jung and Choi Hwa-jung. For the guests, Taecyeon and Seo-jin cook meat that they got from the production team. To pay their debt, they must harvest 2 kilograms of sorghum per kg of meat. |
2 | October 24, 2014 | 5.729% | 6.484% | Jackson, a two-year-old goat, is introduced. Taecyeon milks Jackson and makes Ricotta cheese from it. Seo-jin makes caffe americano using a stone grinder. He says that he can still taste the pepper in the coffee. A few days later, Seo-jin and Taecyeon are given five hens, named Sofia, Olivia, Matilda, Elizabeth, and Grace. They try to make egg rolls from an egg that one of the hens laid. They also build a hen house for the hens. In the second segment of this episode, the guests are Seo-jin's co-stars from Grandpas Over Flowers : Shin Goo and Baek Il-seob. Seo-jin and Taecyeon have to take care of them and cooked for them. They cook meat for them, so the harvesting sorghum debt is increasing. The show also lays out the hierarchy, where at the top is the two guests, followed by Na PD, slave Seo-jin, Mingki, and maknae slave Taecyeon at the bottom. | |
Shin Goo, Baek Il-seob | |||||
3 | October 31, 2014 | 6.697% | 7.765% | Seo-jin prepares oxtail soup for breakfast. A few days later, Taecyeon arrives at the house first and finds that Jackson has returned; Jackson becomes a permanent pet along with Mingki and the hens. Taecyeon upgrades the stove by adding two levels of bricks, hoping he would feel more comfortable. They make bibimbap for lunch using three eggs that were laid by the hens. They go to the market to buy jars for making kimchi. After they're done with the kimchi, they make roasted laver and store some of them in the container. Guest star Kim Kwang-kyu arrives early in the morning; Seo-jin and Taecyeon are still sleeping and weren't able to welcome him properly. Kwang-kyu and Taecyeon harvest sorghum to pay Seo-jin and Taecyeon's meat debt, while Seo-jin washes dishes. Kwang-kyu harvests seven lanes of sorghum and Taecyeon only harvests three lanes. | |
Kim Kwang-kyu | |||||
4 | November 7, 2014 | 6.963% | 8.099% | ||
Kim Ji-ho | |||||
5 | November 14, 2014 | Ryu Seung-soo | 6.984% | 8.859% | |
6 | November 21, 2014 | Go Ara | 7.231% | 9.169% | |
7 | November 28, 2014 | Son Ho-jun, Choi Ji-woo | 7.799% | 8.990% | Taecyeon only makes a short appearance in this episode. He couldn't join the shoot because of 2PM's world tour. |
8 | December 5, 2014 | 8.177% | 9.277% | Taecyeon was absent because of 2PM's world tour. | |
Lee Soon-jae, Kim Yeong-cheol | |||||
9 | December 12, 2014 | Lee Seung-gi, Kim Kwang-kyu | 8.746% | 9.368% | |
10 | December 19, 2014 | 8.946% | 11.043% | ||
Youn Yuh-jung, Choi Hwa-jung | |||||
11 | December 26, 2014 | — | 5.748% | 6.274% | This episode is a director's cut and the last episode of the first season. There are no guests. |
Average | 7.028% | 8.119% |
Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest | AGB Ratings [31] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | |||
1 | January 23, 2015 | — | 9.676% | 10.052% |
2 | January 30, 2015 | Son Ho-jun | 10.413% | 12.118% |
3 | February 6, 2015 | 10.549% | 10.590% | |
4 | February 13, 2015 | — | 12.381% | 13.941% |
5 | February 20, 2015 | Jung Woo | 13.338% | 13.018% |
6 | February 27, 2015 | 12.810% | 13.658% | |
7 | March 6, 2015 | Choo Sung-hoon | 13.042% | 15.086% |
8 | March 13, 2015 | 12.838% | 13.703% | |
9 | March 20, 2015 | — | 8.645% | 8.811% |
Average | 11.521% | 12.331% |
Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest | AGB Ratings [31] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | |||
1 | May 15, 2015 | — | 7.886% | 8.775% |
2 | May 22, 2015 | Park Shin-hye | 7.477% | 8.006% |
3 | May 29, 2015 | 8.240% | 8.783% | |
4 | June 5, 2015 | Ji Sung | 8.857% | 9.958% |
5 | June 12, 2015 | 8.685% | 10.079% | |
6 | June 19, 2015 | BoA, Yoo Hae-jin | 8.432% | 9.872% |
7 | June 26, 2015 | 10.500% | 11.419% | |
8 | July 3, 2015 | Kim Ha-neul | 11.990% | 13.805% |
9 | July 10, 2015 | 11.197% | 12.258% | |
10 | July 17, 2015 | Choi Ji-woo | 12.148% | 15.095% |
11 | July 24, 2015 | 10.918% | 11.878% | |
12 | July 31, 2015 | Son Ho-jun | 10.310% | 9.742% |
13 | August 7, 2015 | Hong Seok-cheon | 10.654% | 11.564% |
14 | August 14, 2015 | Lee Sun-kyun | 10.188% | 11.053% |
15 | August 21, 2015 | 11.165% | 12.180% | |
16 | August 28, 2015 | Park Shin-hye | 11.112% | 12.091% |
17 | September 4, 2015 | 10.766% | 11.933% | |
18 | September 11, 2015 | — | 7.351% | 7.468% |
Average | 9.882% | 10.887% |
Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest | AGB Ratings [31] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | |||
1 | October 9, 2015 | Park Hyung-sik | 12.815% | 14.258% |
2 | October 16, 2015 | 12.890% | 14.103% | |
3 | October 23, 2015 | 11.862% | 13.558% | |
4 | October 30, 2015 | — | 13.284% | 14.719% |
5 | November 6, 2015 | Lee Jin-wook | 11.671% | 11.231% |
6 | November 13, 2015 | 11.503% | 13.226% | |
7 | November 20, 2015 | — | 12.336% | 13.015% |
8 | November 27, 2015 | Yoon Kye-sang | 11.600% | 12.700% |
9 | December 4, 2015 | 11.732% | 12.345% | |
10 | December 11, 2015 | — | 9.677% | 10.522% |
Average | 11.937% | 12.968% |
Episode # | Broadcast Date | AGB Ratings [31] | TNmS Ratings [32] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | Nationwide | ||
1 | July 1, 2016 | 10.785% | 10.957% | 10.7% |
2 | July 8, 2016 | 10.181% | 10.572% | 8.8% |
3 | July 15, 2016 | 11.587% | 12.483% | 9.4% |
4 | July 22, 2016 | 10.564% | 11.591% | 10.3% |
5 | July 29, 2016 | 11.056% | 12.075% | 10.3% |
6 | August 5, 2016 | 10.194% | 10.127% | 12.0% |
7 | August 12, 2016 | 9.164% | 9.833% | 10.4% |
8 | August 19, 2016 | 8.971% | 9.376% | 11.9% |
9 | August 26, 2016 | 10.840% | 11.630% | 12.2% |
10 | September 2, 2016 | 9.478% | 9.306% | 11.3% |
11 | September 9, 2016 | 9.328% | 9.483% | 10.6% |
12 | September 16, 2016 | 5.178% | 5.244% | 5.7% |
Average | 9.777% | 10.223% | 10.3% |
Episode # | Broadcast Date | AGB Ratings [31] | TNmS Ratings [32] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | Nationwide | ||
1 | October 14, 2016 | 11.536% | 11.788% | 13.0% |
2 | October 21, 2016 | 9.661% | 10.038% | 11.0% |
3 | October 28, 2016 | 10.587% | 10.306% | 11.6% |
4 | November 4, 2016 | 10.057% | 9.769% | 11.1% |
5 | November 11, 2016 | 9.934% | 9.843% | 10.6% |
6 | November 18, 2016 | 10.036% | 10.529% | 11.4% |
7 | November 25, 2016 | 9.685% | 10.369% | 10.6% |
8 | December 2, 2016 | 10.646% | 11.464% | 11.4% |
9 | December 9, 2016 | 10.169% | 11.736% | 11.1% |
10 | December 16, 2016 | 11.395% | 11.588% | 12.4% |
11 | December 23, 2016 | 10.866% | 12.527% | 10.6% |
12 | December 30, 2016 | 7.524% | 7.964% | 7.5% |
Average | 10.175% | 10.660% | 11.0% |
Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest | AGB Ratings [31] | TNmS Ratings [32] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | Nationwide | |||
1 | August 4, 2017 | Han Ji-min [33] [34] [35] | 10.568% | 11.403% | 10.9% |
2 | August 11, 2017 | 9.233% | 9.812% | 9.8% | |
3 | August 18, 2017 | 9.817% | 11.431% | 10.0% | |
4 | August 25, 2017 | Lee Je-hoon [36] [37] [38] | 8.740% | 9.595% | 9.1% |
5 | September 1, 2017 | 8.330% | 9.003% | 8.2% | |
6 | September 8, 2017 | Seolhyun (AOA) [38] [39] [40] | 9.116% | 9.388% | 10.0% |
7 | September 15, 2017 | 8.764% | 9.681% | 8.6% | |
8 | September 22, 2017 | Lee Jong-suk [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] | 9.810% | 11.471% | 9.5% |
9 | September 29, 2017 | 8.580% | 9.250% | 8.9% | |
10 | October 6, 2017 | Shinhwa (Lee Min-woo, Andy Lee) [46] [47] [48] | 9.049% | 9.641% | 7.9% |
11 | October 13, 2017 | 9.085% | 10.162% | 9.0% | |
— [49] [50] | |||||
12 | October 20, 2017 | 6.046% | 7.212% | 6.2% | |
Average | 8.928% | 9.837% | 9.0% |
Season | Episode number | Average | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
1 | 1.837 | 1.991 | 1.844 | 1.725 | 1.822 | 1.420 | 1.722 | 1.448 | 1.695 | 1.707 | 1.274 | 1.680 |
Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest | AGB Ratings [31] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | |||
1 | August 9, 2019 | Jung Woo-sung [52] [53] | 7.231% | 7.507% |
2 | August 16, 2019 | 7.764% | 7.529% | |
3 | August 23, 2019 | 7.243% | 7.200% | |
4 | August 30, 2019 | Oh Na-ra [54] [55] | 7.122% | 7.236% |
5 | September 6, 2019 | 6.635% | 6.338% | |
6 | September 13, 2019 | Nam Joo-hyuk [56] [57] | 5.614% | 5.683% |
7 | September 20, 2019 | 6.671% | 6.913% | |
8 | September 27, 2019 | 6.184% | 5.652% | |
9 | October 4, 2019 | Park Seo-joon [58] [59] | 6.886% | 7.141% |
10 | October 11, 2019 | 6.895% | 6.812% | |
11 | October 18, 2019 | 5.280% | 5.001% | |
Average | 6.684% | 6.637% |
Season | Episode number | Average | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
1 | 2.492 | 2.625 | 3.179 | 3.026 | 2.828 | 2.751 | 2.806 | 2.949 | 3.084 | 2.987 | 2.104 | 2.803 |
Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest | AGB Ratings [31] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | |||
1 | May 1, 2020 | — [61] [62] | 9.276% | 8.861% |
2 | May 8, 2020 | Gong Hyo-jin [63] | 9.842% | 10.818% |
3 | May 15, 2020 | 12.188% | 12.814% | |
4 | May 22, 2020 | 11.378% | 12.580% | |
5 | May 29, 2020 | Lee Kwang-soo [64] | 11.472% | 12.503% |
6 | June 5, 2020 | 10.869% | 12.228% | |
7 | June 12, 2020 | 11.194% | 12.931% | |
8 | June 19, 2020 | — | 10.981% | 11.645% |
9 | June 26, 2020 | Lee Seo-jin [65] | 12.199% | 13.945% |
10 | July 3, 2020 | 11.686% | 12.613% | |
11 | July 10, 2020 | — | 8.594% | 9.427% |
Average | 10.880% | 11.851% |
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2015 | Best Production in Creative Content | Na Young-seok | Won | |
Grand Prize (Television) | Na Young-seok | Won | ||
Best Entertainment Program | Three Meals a Day | Nominated | ||
2016 | Grand Prize (Daesang), Variety | Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village 1, 2 | Won | |
Grand Prize (Daesang), Variety Performer | Lee Seo-jin (Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village) | Won | ||
Best Content Award, Variety | Three Meals a Day | Won | ||
Variety Icon | Cha Seung-won and Yoo Hae-jin (Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village 1, 2) | Nominated | ||
Lee Seo-jin (Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village) | Nominated | |||
Made in tvN, Actor in Variety | Son Ho-jun (Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village 1, 2) | Won | ||
Variety "Slave" Award | Kim Kwang-kyu (Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village 2) | Nominated |
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