Do-ol Ah-in Going All Directions

Do-ol Ah-in Going All Directions, also known as Do-ol Ah-in Go In All Directions, is a 2019 South Korean culture talk show program on Korean Broadcasting System presented by actor Yoo Ah-in and contemporary Korean philosopher Do-ol Kim Yong-ok. It airs on KBS1 on Saturdays at 20:00 (KST) from 5 January to 23 March 2019 for 12 episodes.

Do-ol Ah-in Going All Directions
Promotional release poster
Also known as	Do-ol Ah-in Go In All Directions Dool Ain Ohbangganda Doolain
도올아인 오방간다
Genre	Culture Talk show
Presented by	Do-ol Kim Yong-ok Yoo Ah-in
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Production location	South Korea
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Korean Broadcasting System
Original release
Network	KBS1
Release	January 5 (2019-01-05) – March 23, 2019 (2019-03-23)

Overview

Do-ol Ah-in Going All Directions is a hybrid of lecture and variety program that reinterprets a hundred years of modern and contemporary history of Korea that transcends the past and future, and communicates through generations and genders.^[1][2]

It was created as a special project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea and the March First Movement. The title "오방간다" (Oh-bang-gan-da) is derived from the Cardinal direction, and refers to 'all directions' and 'joyful and excited state'.^[3][4] The title was created by Yoo Ah-in, and he directly participated in the planning, co-writing and co-directing each episode, including casting the performers.^{[5][6][unreliable source?]}

Format

A new concept of hybrid variety show made by unexpected combination of professor Kim Yong-ok (pen name: Do-ol), actor Yoo Ah-in and folklore singer Lee Hee-moon. Each episode brings different topics related to history, culture, social-politics and current affairs. The talk show takes Korean theatre style and emphasizes impromptu elements or improvisations given by Yoo Ah-in and Do-ol that involves the audience and musicians. The talk show opens with audience survey, then a lecture from Do-ol, follows by Yoo Ah-in's personal stories and experiences, and opinion-sharing with audience. Lee Hee-moon performs Korean folk music in the program's opening and closing.

Cast

• Do-ol Kim Yong-ok - Presenter
• Yoo Ah-in - Presenter
• Lee Hee-moon - Singer, Obang-shin ('the god of five-directions')
• Prelude - Jazz band

List of Do-ol Ah-in Going All Directions episode

Episodes	Broadcast Date	Title	Topic	Rating
1	5 January	Why are We Here Now?	Prologue	3.9%
2	12 January	We are All Special Beings	Choe Je-u, Donghak, equality	3.3%
3	19 January	Live Together in the World	Choe Si-hyeong, Donghak, gender equality, child rights	2.7%
4	26 January	Do You Love Korea?	Ahn Jung-geun, patriotism	3.4%
5	2 February	Knowledge is the Nation's Power	Ahn Chang-ho, education	3.0%
6	9 February	We Can Change the World	Lyuh Woon-hyung, participation, expression	3.7%
7	16 February	We are Independent People	Choe Nam-seon, Declaration of Independence	2.7%
8	23 February	Don't Forget Me, Hong Beom-do	Hong Beom-do, Battle of Chingshanli and Bongo-dong	2.6%
9	2 March	Act As You Know, Yun Bong-gil	Yun Bong-gil, independence activist	2.4%
10	9 March	Let Me Have No Shame, Yun Dong-ju	Yun Dong-ju, resistance poetry	2.4%
11	16 March	Liberation And Trust For Full Independence	Syngman Rhee, reunification	2.5%
12	23 March	Beyond Conflict And Peace	Jeju Uprising, Yeo-Sun Incident	3.4%

(Ratings: Nielsen Korea provided)

• This talk show program aired on KBS1 which is commercial-free.