TV Shows that will melt your stress away
What comes into your mind if you think about TV shows? There are plenty of TV shows covering a lot of interesting things like talk shows, news, comedy show, weekly drama, documentary, and so on. There are many reasons why people are entertained by TV Shows. It might be because of the information provided, the program concept, or even the casts starring in. What is your favorite TV show? If you do not have one, you will probably enjoy these shows especially when you are feeling down or need some time to heal yourself with nice and peaceful footages. If your TV channels are not providing them, you can watch them on online streaming platforms with any language subtitle.
1. Hyori’s Bed and Breakfast
Going on a short vacation to a beautiful place like Jeju Island is definitely a good plan. Sea breeze, peaceful ambiance, clean environment, and beautiful scenery will help you getting rid surfeit of city life. But what it is like to stay in a superstar house for a couple of nights? This TV program shows how a Korean Pop diva, Lee Hyori manages her personal house in Jeju Island into a homestay where people can stay and have their meal while enjoying their trip in Jeju. In season 1, Hyori and her husband got help from Lee Jieun (IU), a famous singer in Korea to serve the guests in charge of cleaning, cooking, and providing other services. In season 2, Im Yoona, a member of the legendary group Girls’ Generation, and Park Bogum, a talented actor replaced Jieun in doing the tasks. Even though they are celebrities, they serve the guests just like how ordinary homestay hosts do. They try their best to provide good hospitality and make great memories with the guests. In this show, you can also see how the guests spend their time in Jeju differently. Some of them enjoy their ‘me time’, and the others come with their beloved ones enjoying interesting activities that can be done in Jeju. At the night, when all guests come back to the homestay, you can see the natural interaction between the guests and the hosts showed by how they spend their time together talking about their life, having barbeques, and even playing games. This rare sight yet heart-warming interaction between celebrities and ordinary people wrapped with aesthetic footages and the beautiful sound of Jeju’s nature will surely ease your mind.
2. Little Forest
Lee Seung-gi (singer and actor), Jung So-min (actress), Park Na-rae (comedienne), and Lee Seo-jin (actor) are challenged to take care of children who are growing up in the city with a modern and cramped environment to stay 2 days and 1 night in the countryside away from their parents. It is to provide children to experience nature life where they can play anything with their body and creativity without exposure to internet. You can learn many things about children's development and nature as the casts are professionally trained in taking care of children. Despite their busy schedules, Lee Seung-gi and Jung So-min are certified child psychology counselors, while Lee Seo-jin and Park Na-rae were trained in the cooking course for young kids. They also have to build fun activities for the children such as a treehouse and suspension bridge with their own woodworking skills. You will realize how simple it is to clear your mind just by watching cute children spending their time in nature accompanied by celebrities who are skilled yet entertaining.
3. Begin Again
If you love music, this show may be your source of happiness. Begin Again is a TV program where talented and respected South Korean musicians doing busking in several beautiful cities all over the world. Some of them are Dublin, Manchester, Montreux, Lisbon, Budapest, Berlin, and the last one is Seoul, South Korea. The casts usually performed in public places such as park, café, and traditional markets where people are enjoying time leisurely. They mostly performed Korean songs and also did several Western cover-song. Although most of the songs are in Korean, the casts successfully made audiences immersed in the songs. This show proves that people do not need to understand the language to enjoy music because music itself is the language. Be ready, this show might make you miss the life before Covid 19, because who does busk in the middle of the pandemic? Consists of four seasons with many musicians, here are some of my favorite performances.
Song: Spring, Spring, Spring by Roy Kim (Begin Again 2 in Portugal)
Song: You Mean Everything to Me - Park Jong Hyun covered by Lena Park and Lee Suhyun (Begin Again 2 in Portugal)
Song: When We Were Young – Adele covered by Kim Taeyeon (Begin Again 3 in Berlin)
